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Unfair overcharge

  • July 14, 2025
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Dear Simyo Customer Service,

I recently joined Simyo as a new client and was surprised to receive my first invoice showing a significant overconsumption charge. Unfortunately, I did not receive any prior warning notifications—neither at the 80% nor the 100% usage thresholds—by SMS or email, as I understand is standard policy.

At approximately 23:30, I received an email informing me that I had exceeded €100 in overconsumption. This was the first indication that something was wrong. By the time I logged in to investigate, the amount had already increased further, in large increments of €50 or more within a matter of moments.

I immediately paid the outstanding amount (€101) and turned off my SIM card to prevent any additional charges, as I am genuinely concerned about how rapidly the charges escalated and the absence of any warning system in place. Had I not been awake at that moment, the costs could have continued rising significantly without my knowledge.

As this is my first occurence with Simyo as a recent customer, and considering that I received no alerts regarding my usage, I kindly request that this matter be reviewed and a fair resolution offered - refund/ deduction of charges. This unexpected charge has placed considerable financial strain on me, and I hope we can come to an agreement that reflects both the unusual nature of this situation and good customer care.

I look forward to your prompt response and assistance. Otherwise, I will, regrettably, need to explore alternative service providers.

Sincerely,
Martavildan

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Hi ​@martavildan,

Thank you for your message. I'm sorry to hear that you incurred charges outside your bundle due to data usage.

We always send warning messages at 80% and 100% usage of your data bundle through text. These text messages come directly from the network and are always leading. In the last text message we also clearly indicate what the tariff is from that moment on (€0.15 per MB) and that it is wise to turn off the internet or to buy an internet bundle. From Simyo, we do our best to warn our customers in time. If you have incurred high costs outside your bundle within a short period of time, we block your SIM card as a precaution and send an e-mail about this. We try to block the SIM card from €100, but as consumption is processed with a delay in our system, the charges can exceed €100 depending on how many MBs have been consumed.

We've recently introduced the option to enable a data cap for €0.50 cents per month. I recommend enabling the data cap to prevent this from happening again. We have also created a topic on the forum with detailed information about the data cap.

I understand that you did not make the costs consciously. Can you send me a private message with your 06 number and personal details? I'll be happy to see what we can do for you to resolve this together.

Kind regards,
Roeqajja

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Roeqajja
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  • July 15, 2025

Hi ​@martavildan,

Thank you for your message. I'm sorry to hear that you incurred charges outside your bundle due to data usage.

We always send warning messages at 80% and 100% usage of your data bundle through text. These text messages come directly from the network and are always leading. In the last text message we also clearly indicate what the tariff is from that moment on (€0.15 per MB) and that it is wise to turn off the internet or to buy an internet bundle. From Simyo, we do our best to warn our customers in time. If you have incurred high costs outside your bundle within a short period of time, we block your SIM card as a precaution and send an e-mail about this. We try to block the SIM card from €100, but as consumption is processed with a delay in our system, the charges can exceed €100 depending on how many MBs have been consumed.

We've recently introduced the option to enable a data cap for €0.50 cents per month. I recommend enabling the data cap to prevent this from happening again. We have also created a topic on the forum with detailed information about the data cap.

I understand that you did not make the costs consciously. Can you send me a private message with your 06 number and personal details? I'll be happy to see what we can do for you to resolve this together.

Kind regards,
Roeqajja