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Review summary

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Considering 47 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people were dissatisfied with the service, finding it unreliable and often non-existent, even after payment. Customers frequently reported issues with customer service, describing it as unhelpful, unresponsive, and difficult to reach, with many experiencing a lack of urgency and follow-up on their concerns. Reviewers also encountered problems with billing and payments, including incorrect charges, unexpected fees, and debits for services not received. Some people mentioned difficulties with contacting the company, with calls going unanswered and tickets being closed without resolution. The staff were often perceived as unprofessional and unhelpful, failing to address issues effectively.

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Service

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Customer service

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Payment

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Customer communications

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Staff

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pathetic service delivery from the supersonic team. No sense of urgency to their customers despite the number of calls or tickets pleading for urgent resolution. I was supplied a new ZTE router which... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting this company could not care less àbout the customer. Absolute waste of time. Have been with them since October pay for 150 up down, lucky if the speed is 10. So tired of contacting the tech... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very unprofessional..my banking details was used for another client and their amount of 3000 was debited off my account instead of 399..breech of popi act...and to date nothing has been done even tho... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

How can I give a 0- rating. Absolutely useless. First month and I can not work remotely, can't even stream. Support department is useless and shrug their shoulders at 2 and 12 up and downloads respec... See more


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Supersonic gives you super-fast, super-reliable internet - with fibre and broadband coverage across South Africa. #internet #broadband #fibre #isp #supersonic #ftth #lte


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TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am working from home no wifi…

I am working from home no wifi connection since 9am this morning it is 13h00 now which leaves me unproductive for the past 4 hours I had lots of faith in Supersonic in the beginning but I'm afraid I ca not say the same now this service is pathetic every flippen second day there's a outage what is the sense of paying for wifi I am busy shopping around for new network for a company who takes their clients interest be heart I am so a noted frustrated annoyed and the list goes on still sitting cannot work and no updates on the Florida park restoring off connectivity

August 23, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Subpar at service, excellent at avoiding customers for support

If I could give them -10000 I would their service is subpar and when you provide notice of leaving your subscription, they debit your account anyway.
We have tried resolving through calling customer service, through emailing our agent we signed up through and nothing we have not received a single cent back for just under a year now we have been trying .Pathetic service I hope they go bankrupt if this is how they deal with loyal customers. (We had been with them for a few years before cancelling)

August 12, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SUPERSONIC IS THE WORST

My service was not connecting the whole day yesterday 30 July 2023 it was on off, off most of the time off. This connection is less than a month but I have experienced this 3 times already. The whatsapp line is just not helpful at all. I told them what is happening. They just dumped my conversation and said I did not respond. I regret the day I took these people as my service provider. Before this I was with Telkom for 3 years and their connection never gave me any problems not once. It's their billing system that is frustrating.

July 30, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Super only by name

I have been trying to cancel my subscription with them for 2 months without luck. The fact that the acknowledged my request on one occasion means they are aware of my request but the fact they have ignored me since means this is a deliberate practice aimed at extending payment as long as they possible can. They will not beat me on this and I will recommend that anyone choosing to use them in future only does so with a legally binding assurance that you can cancel with one months written notice to a specific email address. You have been warned.

July 17, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11 days into contract and no progress…

11 days into contract and no progress on receiving any services.copy paste every day saying they will be in contact and nothing,absolutely no interest at all.i am a new client and if this is the service before being connected I cringe at what is ahead.so many complaints about the service provider so I suspect they won't be interested I another complaint.

July 11, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Standard reply for and blaming loadshedding

You will wait long for help when you call. They will redirect you to a robotic WhatsAPP service and you will not get the help you need. If you are lucky to speak to an agent it will become clear that more needs to be done to provide an informed staff to deal with technical issues.

July 3, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Started out so well but went downhill

Fibre product mostly works well but whenever you have a problem it takes an age to get resolved. I've had to contact support three times in as many months, and it was like pulling teeth every time. I've now been without fibre for three days, leaving me scrambling for alternative options. I have a case number but have not heard anything from them since. The cancellation e-mail is sitting in my drafts ready to be sent as soon as I contact a new provider.

June 27, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

Terrible service. When I insisted to speak to technical support the operator operator put the phone down. Their Whatsapp line is a joke. Only automated responses with zero follow up.

June 25, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer support

Supersonic is hands down the worst ISP. A position they probably only share with Telkom.
For the record, I've only used them because I've had no other choice.

Issues include:
1. Incorrect billing- in one year I've had 2 instances where Supersonic fails to debit my account and then does not inform me via phone or writing that my account is overdue due to their failure to debit me and then threaten you months later without any warning.
2. Constant line speed issues. - if you like paying for a 100Mbps line but to recieved a 10Mbps speeds this is the place to go.
3. Useless customer support and WhatsApp chatbot - every attempt to speak to actually people gets diverted to a chatbot that is so useless and frustrating to use that is borders on insanity. The chatbot doesn't reply to you for several hours but ends the chat seconds after waiting for you to reply. The people in accounts just apologize but doesn't ever fix any account issues.
4. Cut connections- I've had 2 occasions where fibre installers that install lines to neighbouring properties break my line in the DB box in the street yet supersonic wants me to pay for the reconnection despite not causing the damage or having access to their db boxes.

In summary, if you can avoid this company, do it.

June 8, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Supersonic struggles resolved

I struggled with cancelling of one line and application for a new line at Supersonic. I was extremely unhappy and then I got hold of Annari Bonthuys, one of the Team Leaders. She turned my experience around and my problems were sorted immediately. The customer service line and whatsapp line need to up their game, and Supersonic needs more people like Annari.

May 24, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid at all costs

Possibly the worst service provider of any service ever. No customer service, poor connectivity, incorrect invoicing, no replies to emails and almost impossible to cancel.

December 1, 2022
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