Case Studies

The following case studies are based on actual complaints received by TDR.
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These examples provide a good cross-section of the types of complaints TDR can help with. All identifying information has been removed.

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Data usage

A customer exceeded his data usage allocation for mobile internet use and incurred charges over and above the standard monthly fee.
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Premimum rate 0900 charges

A customer could not recall having made any calls to a premimum rate 0900 number.
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Internet faults

A customer had a series of internet faults which disrupted her service.
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Worldwide mobile phone

A mobile phone that could be used worldwide doesn't meet a customer's expectations.
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Small business owner has trouble with his free-call number

A small business customer offered a free-call number for his customers to use. 
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Not-so-new number allocation

A customer moved house to another area and was allocated a new phone number - which had previously been used by a business.
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Contract termination and final billing

Having cancelled phone and internet contracts, early, a customer set up an instalment plan to pay the final bill and termination fees.
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Mobile phone buttons ‘fell off’

After nine months of use, a customer requested the provider repair their mobile phone’s damaged keypad.
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Dropped calls not a mobile phone fault

After experiencing ‘dropped calls’ on his new mobile phone, a customer returned the phone to the store where he’d bought it.
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Replacement phone not up to scratch

After a customer’s mobile phone was damaged, she received a replacement touch-screen phone through her insurance policy.
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Conflicting accounts

After accidentally machine-washing his phone, a customer understood his provider would provide a replacement.
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Misinterpreted sales advice

Having signed up to a new phone and internet package, offered by a visiting salesman, a customer received a bill bigger than he expected.
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Old and new package confusion

When signing a contract for a new package, included increased broadband, a customer assumed his old package’s overseas calling offer would still be included.
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GST change increases price

When GST went up, a customer did not expect his contracted price to increase.
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Mobile phone contracts

About 18 months after a customer bought a mobile phone, on a two-year contract, it started playing up.
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International Data: No Room to Roam

This case involved a hefty international roaming charge shock. 
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Fibre installation

Fibre installation: Miscommunication and false information.
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Miscommunication woes

Miscommunication woes: Repayment plans gone wrong.
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Overhead fibre installation

Overhead fibre installation: Sometimes you can’t always get what you want.
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A fault on the line

A fault on the line: When is compensation available?
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Transfer of service

Transfer of service gone wrong.
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Hacking

Hacking: Who is at fault?
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Missing iPhone

Derailed delivery of new iPhone.
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Disconnection and debt collection

A case study about a customer’s failure to maintain monthly payments for a mobile device.
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Premium-rate frustration

Surprise charges of over $4000 for 0900 number.
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Service switch and debt collectors

Provider transfer, communication issues and a bad credit rating.
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Online gaming disruption

Connectivity interruptions over the holiday period.
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Email service changes

Lost emails and lost profits for small business owner.
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Third party charges

Weeks without an internet connection. Who pays for external IT support?
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Bill shock - $2k over data cap

This case study highlights how mobile operators work and how costly exceeding plan limits can be.