I always stand up for what I believe in and what is right even if it means standing alone...In life standing up for your rights is never easy but it is very important to embark on this Long and difficult path to enforce and protect your individual and consumer rights.We all must be aware of our rights.In exercising our rights are we truly free individuals.

I have won many long customer battles against Banks,Phone Companies, Airlines, Electronics Companies etc. I have devoted time and energy to demand positive resolutions for myself and people around me. I hate it when one is denied what every customer has a right to...and that is when I find it important to address it and complain about it. I know it takes time to escalate matters but somehow I prefer to address it no matter what. Having lived in America for sometime, I give a lot of importance to Individual Rights.

It is my nephew who inspired me to write this blog. He felt the importance of his rights and the need to address this subject in a blog very early in age when he was unhappy with the services of a certain Airline. It was then that he suggested that I should write a blog concerning such matters too.

Everyone has certain rights but we are usually not informed about them or do not exercise them. We have a right to be heard...and we must never forget that. There is One Right for All and None should be discriminated. One has the right to question and a right to information. With growing middle class touch 400 million and consumerism, Indian Companies need to become responsive to Consumer complaints and grievances. Ignoring such complaints could lead to big financial losses for the company on consumer complaints being upheld by Consumer Courts.

In this blog, I would like us to share our knowledge about how best to address our complaints effectively as a customer or consumer. It is also important to inform people about the poor customer services provided by reputed brand names. But I would also like to hi-light the names of companies and brands who have co-operated with customers and given positive responses. Please do share your experiences too.

You do not win every battle in life but you learn lessons from it and hopefully live to win it some day. Through this blog ,I would like to inspire people to stand up for their rights and if needed fight for it but the fight for your rights has to be fair and honest. I aim to create a direction and awareness for people who are not given their due rights as an individual first and then as a consumer. There are always solutions and there are way to reach those solutions or alternatives as customers through proper channels.

Whenever you have been able to get your rights heard, you should generously share that knowledge as how best to achieve that so that others could follow that too. Pay it forward ! We should share knowledge and in doing so we will learn more from each other. Alone you can stand up for your rights but with people behind you and with you , there will be more force in it and consumers and customers will not be taken for granted. United we stand in getting value for our hard earned money...United we stand in ensuring we get good customer service.

When there is a will there is a way. When you stand up for your rights and for others , somebody will listen to you sooner or later. Your voice will be heard ! But for that you have to speak out ! Silence can sometimes be mistaken as weakness or indifference. Always know your rights and request for those rights to be implemented but if they are not then demand that justice be served.


Always stand up for your rights...

Consumer Rights Consumer Might !

" Sadaa Haq Aithe Rakh ! "

"Manzil mushkil to Kya... Humhe to us rah par chalna hi hai..."


Thursday, October 22, 2015

Vodafone's Dishonest Business Tones

Vodafone is dishonest in it's dealings with customers. Over the time there have been lots of instances when they have overcharged customers or forced them to pay for services they have not subscribed to.  Vodafone's customer service is misleading and deceptive.  Vodafone often charges customers for services that they have not activated even after assurances that they won't.

Their customer service representatives as well as the Nodal office mislead customers in believing that their complaints will be addressed. But the complaints are actually never addressed at all or the investigations regarding complaints are left incomplete and unresolved.

Every time Vodafone innovates & upgrades it's technology in India, the customers have to suffer as Vodafone simply can't handle the up-gradation smoothly which results in disrupting the services of the numbers of most of their customers but Vodafone masks it's inability to handle upgradation successfully by blaming it on their customers.

Vodafone harasses customers even after the customers submit updated documents regularly on their demand. Instead of questioning their staff who do not update information of a customer even after verification of documents, they impulsively disrupt the services and deactivate the numbers of customers when customers request for a proper investigation or a written apology for the inconvenience and harassment caused. This has happened in my case and so many others.

In my case my number was deactivated because I insisted on an inquiry to take place regarding the inconvenience and stress caused to me by their Customer Care Team and Noida Vodafone shop. The other alternative I had given them was an apology letter to be sent to me for harassing me beyond comprehension even after my co-operation in submitting updated documents in June 2015. I was even willing to co-.operate again but on the condition that an investigation takes place to know why their staff did not update the information on my account after they had verified my documents on the 3rd of June 2015 which resulted in barring of my calls twice and eventually deactivation of my number. I asked them to restore my services and apologise to me to seek my co-operation in submitting documents for the second time but they refused to apologise or investigate ! Further they did not even let me take my number to another company through mobile number portability.

They are too rigid to accept their mistakes and take responsibility for their careless actions. Their staff and customer service representatives are so rude and insensitive. Vodafone as indifferent as it is in it's approach towards customers even allows it's representatives to threaten and harass customers continuously to cover up their lies. As it is in recent times Vodafone Nodal and Appellate seem to be incapable of resolving conflicts fairly and effectively as they blindly support their teams.

I had a Right to Investigation of my matter but Vodafone denied me and others that ! I feel it is very important to address our Rights and that too collectively as customers against Vodafone if that is going to make them listen and not take Indian customers for granted !

 It is absolutely important that we as customers stand up for our rights as customers when our rights are being abused by companies like Vodafone. We must find a way to protect the rights of customers who are wronged  ! Responsibility has to be fixed on them for not doing their job properly or this would be very unfair to any customer dealing with their unpleasantness. The time has arrived that we as customers stand united against such injustice !

United we stand in getting value for our hard earned money...United we stand in ensuring we get good customer service specially in return for our co-operation !

We have a right to be heard irrespective of whether we win or not ! There is One Right for All and None should be discriminated. One has the Right to question and a Right to information. With growing middle class touch 400 million and growing consumerism, Indian and Foreign Companies here need to become responsive to Consumer complaints and grievances. Ignoring such complaints could lead to big financial losses for the company on consumer complaints being upheld by Consumer Courts.











Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Think twice b4 getting a new Vodafone connection !

Think twice before getting a new connection with Vodafone India. Read the reviews-

http://www.complaintboard.in/complaints-reviews/vodafone-l245.html

Basically there are more complaints and bad reviews regarding their atrocious customer service, overcharging and barring of calls. In my case my number was deactivated because I insisted on an inquiry to take place regarding the inconvenience and stress caused to me by their Customer Care Team and Noida Vodafone shop. The other alternative I had given them was an apology letter to be sent to me for harassing me beyond comprehension even after my co-operation in submitting updated documents in June 2015. I was even willing to co-.operate again but on the condition that an investigation takes place to know why their staff did not update the information on my account that they had verified my documents on the 3rd of June 2015 which resulted in barring of my calls twice and deactivation of my number. I asked them to restore my services and apologise to seek my co-operation in submitting documents for the second time but they refused to apologise or investigate ! Further they did not even let me take my number to Airtel through mobile number portability.




Vodafone plays dirty by deactivating my number before an investigation could take place and they would have to apologise in written !

Any customers who would like to stand up for their rights against Vodafone...please contact me. We have to find a way for our Rights to be protected. I will exhaust all my contacts to find all avenues where we as customers could be helped. Thanks to Vodafone's bullying now I am more determined than ever to find ways to stand up against them and all who abuse our Rights ! 


I had a Right to Investigation of my matter but Vodafone denied me and others that ! Vodafone deactivated my number before an inquiry could take place and before I could port my number...



Vodafone deactivated my number to prevent me from taking my number to another company through mobile number portability

Vodafone is going to be nailed for threatening me and harassing me through their   uncouth employees like Sunil ( 01171272522), Sunder at 199 and the Noida Vodafone Store Manager Sector-18 next to Millenium shop. They have been shouting at me and threatening to deactivate my number just because I requested for a proper investigation to take place to prove that I submitted documents. Sunil told me that he would be giving my number to someone else. They were not ready to send an apology letter too. They have deactivated my number.
Vodafone has spoilt my Navratri and my mother's birthday party by disturbing me beyond comprehension. Now all the more I will not spare Vodafone. Sooner or later they will pay for their lies.How can they hire such uncouth people ? Why can't their seniors order an investigation ? Just before I could port my number, they deactivated my number and that is just not allowed specially when I have paid my bill. They had no right to stop me from taking my number to another company. I will pursue this matter further !

Gang Warfare of Vodafone continues ! Vodafone should not be allowed to operate in India !


I am being threatened by their Manager Sunil that they will now give away my number to someone else. I had submitted my documents but still my calls were barred and now they are bullying me continuously.Basically they want women to keep visiting their shop over and over again and that is why they refused to keep the documents even when I visited the store with updated documents so that they could instruct me to keep visiting the store many times. They refuse to apologise in writing and refuse to carry out an investigation ! Nodal and Appellate are useless as they are letting their uneducated and cheap staff bother customers specially lady customers. 

 I have the right to take this number to another company through mobile portability specially when I have cleared all my dues. Vodafone may block my calls but they have no right to take away this number to cover the mistakes of Nodal and Noida shop. 

Monday, October 19, 2015

Vodafone- Your changes in technology is not good for customers always !


Change is always not Good !

I just remembered that the person at the Vodafone Store told me today that my calls may have been barred due to the updates on the server and I suddenly remembered that last time as well as his time there were some changes introduced in their system and I even wrote about it in my blog then. 

Every time Vodafone innovates & upgrades it's technology in India, the customers have to suffer as they can't handle the up-gradation smoothly which results in disrupting the services of the numbers of most of their customers but they mask their incapacity and inability to handle upgradation successfully by blaming it on their customers. That is why always before that they send a SMS to say that we need to submit the documents again or our calls will be disrupted. Why don't they simply admit that like always they will in fact end up disrupting our services at the time of up gradation ! 

They always send a mail informing about the up gradation of their technology just before the SMS in which they threaten to disrupt services on account of documents. I guess the SMS follows the email to prove that the calls were barred because of the customer ( even after submitting documents calls get barred for some time )  and not their mistake at the time of upgrading their technology. I just don't understand but there has to be some connection. I wonder what actually is the truth ! But what the store staff is saying may be correct. 

Vodafone- Vodacare number 199 team intimidating customers ! Their motto- Happy to make customers Unhappy !


It is such an unpleasant experience to even register a complaint at Vodacare's number 199 because they refuse to give you a reference number for it leave alone address it. Most times they even disconnect the calls or keep you waiting so long knowing well that you would be charged for it . What is most frustrating is that every time you have to explain your case from the beginning. There is lack of co-ordination between their various teams and they cover for each other all the time.

I had to talk for so long to convince the Shift Supervisor today to register my complaint against the person Sunder who harassed me tonight. It is my right to demand for a reference number against any complaint or query I put forward ! But he refused to accept that till the time I said that I would post this feedback on social media.

Their latest stance is that whatever may be Vodafone will not apologise and the supervisor wanted to know what evidence I possess to prove that I visited the store with updated documents. I refused to divulge that information completely. He also said that an investigation will not be carried out. Why not ?This is really some sort of gang warfare by them against customers. All this bullying is happening because of the encouragement of the Nodal team who did not do their job in June or now. So the other alternative left for them is to cause deep stress to the customer so that the customer crumbles and gives in. I am not going to be bullied or threatened ! I will stand up for my rights to prove that they are lying all the way.

The entire night I have spent calling them and reading reviews of their services. All customers are fed up of the bad attitude of the Vodafone Customer Service specially towards lady customers. Later I will be posting screenshots of some of the bad reviews. I wonder what kind of people they are hiring to deal with customers.

The supervisor at 199 told me that their customer service team and the Vodafone store said that I was not willing to submit my documents which is so untrue. Time and again I have said that I had already submitted updated documents in June 2015 and even after all the bullying, inconvenience and harassment caused by them,I was and am willing to submit those documents once again on the condition that Vodafone carries out a thorough investigation as to why false information was provided regarding my case or they send me a written apology letter accepting that it was their mistake that they did not update the information on their system that I had submitted the updated documents and they were verified but even then they barred my calls.

But it is clear to me from the mails and conversations that they are too rigid to accept their mistake. Their supervisor Naresh says that while they may agree that I visited the store with the documents but that information has not been updated by people concerned and so based on their evidence in a way they can imply that I did not submit documents which is so absurd ! It is like a Hotel Receptionist failing to find time to update Information of a guest check-in on the computer and later holding that as an alibi that the guest did not check-in at the hotel on that day just because the computer reflects that !

For God's sake Vodafone you think the above is excuse or proof enough to prove that I did not visit the store ! Like I said to the supervisor, if Vodafone Specialised care team and Nodal have made a mistake then they should gracefully accept their mistake instead of uttering a thousand lies to hide one lie. They have to take responsibility for their mistakes before expecting any co-operation from the customer. They have to admit that they reacted impulsively and disconnected my services without an investigation or getting to the root of the matter. Even after co-operating all the way so many years, I am getting this kind of treatment by Vodafone !