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BlueManc1
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4 months ago

TV and Broadband service issue

Morning All,

It appears I am not alone in being frustrated with the level of customer service offered by Virgin. I rang on Friday as I have an ongoing issue with both broadband and TV. I requested to speak to a manager/supervisor and was told no one was available. I was, however, told I would receive a call back within 24 hours. On Sunday, I called back as no call had been received and was once again told a manager/supervisor would call me back within 24 hours. I have just called the customer services team again as still no call back. They have now provided me with a customer complaint number. When I asked why one had not been given to me on Friday or Sunday, I was advised it was because I had not made it clear I was complaining! They have told me I will receive a back today, but if I don't, then I can use the complaint number to take to an external body. So, they are already admitting the possibility that a return call would not be made. As an aside, the only way I could get through to the cluster services team was to select the option  to say I was leaving. Because surprise surprise they answer calls if you wish to leave. I have worked in customer services for over thirty years and can honestly say Virgin Media hands down offer the worst experience I have had to endure. We will see what today brings, but having waited four days for a call back, I am not holding my breath. 

 

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  • Hello BlueManc1

     

    Sorry to hear of the service issues experienced and the problems getting this looked into by the team. We appreciate you letting us know via the forums and we're here to help. Welcome to the community.

     

    We can see you have spoken to the team earlier today where a case has been raised for you, what did they advise during the call in regards to the next steps? Manager call backs can be upto 72 hours also.

    • BlueManc1's avatar
      BlueManc1
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      An engineer (the third one) is due to visit my property today between 12.00-16.00 today. They have not arrived yet. With regards to the call back time, two separate individuals advised it would occur within 24 hours. When I rang today, I asked three times, and it was confirmed three times I could expect a reply today by COB, i.e. 22.00. If your time frame of 72 hours is correct, maybe the customer services team needs to be advised of this? Not to be advised of the correct time frame when you are making a complaint only inflames the situation. As I originally requested to speak to a supervisor/manager on Friday, then the 72 hour time means I should expect a call today. The next steps were if they don't call back, I can use the complaint number when I contact an external party. This was their suggestion, not mine. Again, the fact they were already indicating I might have to go outside of Virgin Media to resolve this hardly gives me faith that a call will be received. I wait to see... 

      • Vikki_M's avatar
        Vikki_M
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        Hi BlueManc1, 

        I'm sorry to hear you haven't received the call back.

        I'll send you a private message now to check the status of the complaint.

        Please look out for the envelope in the top right of the page and pop back to me when you can.