I had been a Sun Cellular subscriber for over 5 years. Last April, I received a text message saying I can claim a loyalty phone again when the 2-year contract expires. It means I will get a brand new phone of my choice, and renew my contract for a locked period. I chose a Nokia C3-00. Since I have a P600 plan, the holding period was shortened from 30 months to 24 months. So he gave me the phone and I was happy.
Then came the problem. Halfway through May, I received a text saying my account has reached 70% of my credit limit. I was surprised because I am a regular payer, and my average consumption is only around P800-1000 a month. My credit limit is P3000.
I called customer service and they confirmed that I have data charges of P1400 in the latest bill, and more in the unbilled charges. WHAT!???? I asked for a reversal. I am positive that I did not use this service. After several exchanges of emails and 2 phone calls to a call center (called once at 3PM, asked to speak with a supervisor, the agent said they do not have one), still the charges were not reversed.
I have read from several blogs that similar instances happened to them; would opt to cancel the account but since I just renewed, I would have to wait for 2 years.
I seek help from anyone - NTC, Digitel management, media - to help us subscribers be cleared away from this scam.