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not happy jan

not happy janGippsland, VIC

  • 11 reviews
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phone arrived fast, but cant get it activated

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My old phone died thought i would try southern phone. my new nokia 2720 arrived within 48 hours, great start. Have since spent approx 6 hours on 4 different days trying to get thru to get it activated. NO LUCK. i WORK FOR MYSELF so estimate the wasted 6 hours and the lost phone business ( no phone for 9 days ) has cost me around $1500, should have just gone to telstra. Went to mediation with southern phone to try and get the phone activated, but they refuse to call and we just go back and forth with emails wasting another day . The most difficult user unfriendly obstinate company i have ever dealt with .



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Chris S

Chris SGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 3 reviews

Very Poor Customer Service - Switching Provider

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Plan TypePost-Paid Sim Only
Plan Cost per Month$22.00
Included Data per Month7 GB
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HI Chris,
I am really disheartened to hear that you have had this experience with us recently and I apologise for the inconvenience this has caused you. Are you able to respond to my private message with your account details so I may assist you?



Chris S
Chris S

Too Little Too Late. You want to assist me now after I called twice and you couldn't do a thing for me and provided me the worse customer service I have ever had. Have already switched to Moose and their service is so much better and friendlier.

MaryB

MaryB

  • 2 reviews

Dreadful, go elsewhere

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This mob are completely hopeless. I tried to get switched over from a previous Sky Muster provider. I had all the gear and just needed the provider switched. They said it would take a few days, then after my next call it was going to take 2 weeks then finally 6 weeks. At that point I tried another provider who connected me in an hour!
A few weeks in my internet suddenly stopped just after an email from southern phone saying I was " on my way". I had rung them after going with the other provider to say don't bother but they had taken my connection. The new mob had to do another one, again took an hour. Now I have received an invoice!! Am on hold for long enough to write this up.

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Southern Phone
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Hi Mary,
I am really sorry to hear that this has happened and I would like to sort this out for you. Can you please respond to my private message with your account details so I may help?



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On hold wait times are terrible

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Plan TypePost-Paid Sim Only
Plan Cost per Month$16.00
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Horse tragic

Horse tragic

  • 4 reviews

SOUTHERN PHONES - PATHETIC SERVICE

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Southern Phone
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Talk to english speakers & it works!

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Great coverage in the bush & great value. Would recommend to anyone, I've had no problems at all. Started on a green plan but coverage eas sketchy, contacted them & switched me to orange without any hassles.

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Plan TypePost-Paid Sim Only
Plan Cost per Month$25.00
Included Data per Month5 GB
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Hi Bec,
Thanks so much for your positive feedback, we really appreciate it! *Shelby

Sputnik1949

Sputnik1949Launceston, TAS

  • 5 reviews

Very happy with the service AAA++++

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I have been with Southern Phone mobile phone for about 18 months or so now. The service has been so good my wife also changed over. Coverage seems to be very good in Tassie. There are several plans to choose from according to the amount of data you generally use.

I can't comment on their internet services but I have found the mobile phone service great!

Very happy
Michael

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Plan TypePre-Paid Sim Only
Plan Cost per Month$22.00
Included Data per Month7 GB
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Natasja Brock

Natasja BrockWestern District, VIC

To bad you can’t score minus stars.

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Every week I have at least one day no satellite nbn now already more than a week. Every time the same questions . Even links to look things up on the internet you don’t have
Never want anything to do with them any more. Worst company ever . Gangstar rating can’t be what they like you to see impossible with so many complaints about them. Even if you are paying your bill upfront al the time you get treated like dirt .

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Southern Phone
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Good no frills mobile service

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Have had Southern Phones as my mobile provider for many years and am happy with the reasonably priced no frills mobile only service. Have just changed phones and a call for a new sim was answered quickly.

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Hi,
I am so glad to hear that you have been enjoying our service. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you wish to discuss your account and or service further so we can help. *Darian

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Phil

PhilIllawarra, NSW

  • 2 reviews

Terrible service

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Kim B.

Kim B.Hunter Region, NSW

  • 6 reviews

Perfect - Just what i needed

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I live 30 mins from heart of town, and get good clear service everywhere I've been through Newcastle. Unlimited texts saves me heaps. I only use 1 gig of data a month so cheap month to month plan.

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Plan TypePost-Paid Sim Only
Plan Cost per Month$9.90
Included Data per Month1 GB
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Southern Phone
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Damnit

Damnit

  • 7 reviews

Worst ever

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This company is terrible.

When watching catchup tv on my mobile there was constant buffering.

I live 30 minutes from town and couldn't make phone calls or access the internet while there. When I called to ask why the person said it was probably my handset or because of 5G work both of which are untrue because my mobile is now working fine with my new provider. Steer clear of this mob because they are useless.

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Plan TypePost-Paid Sim Only
Plan Cost per Month$15.00
Included Data per Month1 GB
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Dave 82316

Dave 82316Central Queensland, QLD

  • 5 reviews

The Best and Worst Service

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Plan TypePost-Paid Sim Only
Plan Cost per Month$45.00
Included Data per Month3 GB
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Dave 82316
Dave 82316

At least southern have English speaking people on their phones unlike Optus and Telstra all of whom have heavy accents and limited English.
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Nick

NickSydney, NSW

  • 5 reviews

On hold for an hour three days in a row.

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Sky muster nbn down, reset as instructed. No result.
Three days on phone.
Around an hour on hold each day.
Cheap is not always good.
The customer service lady was short and not apologetic which made me feel even more frustrated.

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Plan Cost per Month$90.00
Included Data per Month120 GB
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Rocio

RocioGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

Worst Internet company ever

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Super slow service, I think it was faster in the 90s with dial up.

Every time there is an issue you have to spend a minimum of 1 hour waiting on the phone for them to reply.

Now, we have been with no internet for over 2 days. I work from home and this is a big issue. Yesterday I spend an hour and half on the phone, when I finally go to customer service, they just couldnt solve it. Today, over an hour waiting plus 1 hour talking to customer service and after 2 and half hours total at 7.55pm they hanged up on me. I guess they were closing. And of course, still no service.

Every internet company has its issues, but this one is the worst I have ever had in my life seriously.

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Rocio
Rocio

Hi, thank you for your response. I replied to your private message earlier today and still no response. And still no internet either.

Southern Phone
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Good Morning Rocio,
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delayed response. I have now responded to your private message. *Yvette

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Deplorable service and waiting times on hold

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Claim statement sent but not arrived via email - shocking waiting times on hold - matters not resolved & they don't seem to care - chat line drop out - very poor customer attitude or no follow up to resolve.

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Dave

Dave

  • 6 reviews

Awful, just please don’t go near

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Paul

PaulPerth, WA

  • 2 reviews

Terrible service. Never again

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Crap service. Hit you with an overdue bill/late payment because you pay on the day. But due to bank transfers goes through overnight then hit you with an unrealistic bill to go on top. Been on the phone for over 30mins. Absolutely crap. Never again

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Plan Cost per Month$10.00
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Bilsco

BilscoWide Bay-Burnett, QLD

  • 7 reviews

All of Southern Phone is appalling.

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I have never experienced such a terrible company than that of Southern Phone. Their systems are shockingly bad, you can never find out how much data you have used. Customer Service is close to non-existent. DO NOT SIGN UP TO SOUTHERN PHONE.

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Plan Cost per Month$44.00
Included Data per Month11 GB
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Southern Phone
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Unprofessional bungling

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If you want: 2 hour phone waits, promised call backs that never come, no responce to online communications, 7 day Diconnect notifications SENT the day before the disconnect and recieved after it. & zero notifications when there is a problem with your payments, go with Southern. If you want a professional very cheap service, go with Kogan mobile

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Plan Cost per Month$22.00
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Southern Phone
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Hi Amos,
I am sorry to hear about the experience you have had trying to contact our team. I have sent you a private message requesting your account details so I can assist with your enquiry.

Amos
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anonymous

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I recently bought the $16 postpaid plan forr 3gb, i received the sim and transferred over my number. I was aware that activation may take 24-48 hours however after this period i was able to call make unlimited outgoing phone calls and texts as well as use the data HOWEVER was not able to receive any incoming phone calls. When called on my number it would go straight to voicemail,except for landline. I tried to contact customer service but they were not responsive due to bush fire crisis. please help fix this, has anyone experienced this before?

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Damnit
Damnit

This happened to me also as well as not being able to use the intertnet when I was in town. I live in regional Oz. I fixed the problem by changing providers. Life's too short to mess about with incompetence.

Southern Phone
Southern Phone C.Southern Phone

Hi there,
I am so sorry to hear that you have been having this issue. I would like to have a look into this for you. Could you please respond to my private message with your account details so I may assist you? *Shelby

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