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Aboyy's avatar
Aboyy
Tuning in
2 years ago

Charged for wrong speed for 18 months!

My 18 months contract was up for renewal so called to see what my options were. We'd always been a 500mb customer and recently upgraded to a VOLT 1Gig package. 

To my surprise (shock), I was told the maximum speed at my property had ALWAYS been 350mb.

This means I've been potentially overpaying hugely for the past 18 months, despite any discount offered. Anyone else experienced this and claimed compensation back as such. I have the documents stating that all of these services were put in place, we even had some guys come over and dig up the road for the 1GIG updated! 

 

Thanks, A 

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  • Robert_P's avatar
    Robert_P
    Forum Team
    2 years ago

    Hello Aboyy

     

    Sorry to hear of the broadband package confusion, package speed for the last contract and the maximum available at your property. We appreciate you raising this with us via the forums. Welcome to the community.

     

    It's certainly strange that you were put on a package of a higher tier than was available at your current property, it is possible for different addresses on the same postcode to have different tiers available and is usually in the case of MDU's (Multi Dwelling Units or Flats) where these can change from other properties.

     

    We can see you have spoken to the team today, what did they advise in regards to this?

     

    Rob

    • Aboyy's avatar
      Aboyy
      Tuning in
      2 years ago

      It’s only four flats in a 150yo building. The whole area apparently can only get 350mb so not entirely sure how it happened twice (once at point of booking to 500mb and then upgrade to 1GB) 

       

      I did, the manager was away so they couldn’t discuss credit or refund. Essentially what I think needs to happen is a refund (cash value not credit) of the difference between a 350mb and 500/1g service for the last 18months – regardless of any new customer discount applied.

       

      Thanks,

      A

      • Ayisha_B's avatar
        Ayisha_B
        Forum Team
        2 years ago

        How did the team leave things with you?

        Is a manager going to call you back?

        Let us know so we can offer further support if required.