on 16-10-2023 17:40
A week ago my Virgin internet stopped working and the router started flashing red. I restarted the router and checked the cables. During this period my tv still worked albeit the box kept telling me there was no internet. Last Friday Virgin emailed me to apologise for the disruption to my service and stated that the down time was down to a software issue as the regional control center and that I should be back up.
My internet has been down ever since and now I can't even watch TV because a message pops up every few seconds saying the internet hub is not connected. I have an engineer booked for tomorrow. I have been unable to get through to a human being on the phone.
Not happy.
on 16-10-2023 17:42
I should add that at the weekend my router switched from flashing red to flashing green
on 16-10-2023 17:48
If you phoned in the fault when it started your should be eligible for compensation for a total loss of service on the broadband/phone.
https://www.virginmedia.com/help/billing-and-payments/automatic-compensation
on 16-10-2023 18:00
That would involve them answering the phone. The phone line just says we will send you a text and they hang up before getting near a real person.
on 16-10-2023 18:03
You can log faults automatically here:
https://www.virginmedia.com/support/help/service-status/identification/identify
on 16-10-2023 18:04
If you got an automated response, acknowledging a fault, that logs the issue for the compensation AIUI. Similar for the automated service status number 0800 561 0061.
on 16-10-2023 18:10
That page claims I have no faults and sends me around in a big circle. I did go to that page multiple times last week.
on 16-10-2023 18:11
They only acknowledged I needed an engineer. I don't think that counts as them acknowledgement of full service outage?
on 16-10-2023 18:16