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scottbarnett600
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3 days ago

Wifi pod - customer support scam/lies

I recently signed on for a new contract, it included a hub upgrade from 3 - 5. I had an existing pod which is now not compatible, after a lot of back and forth, they agreed to send me a new compatible pod. 

I have spoken with upwards of 10 members of the "customer support" team for an hour or more each time, every single person has lied, fobbed me off or actively abused me on the phone.

I'm pretty tech savvy and committed to sorting a problem, but I've never had such a horrendous experience as this. 

The loop is just constant, get through explain the same problem, they don't get it, pass me to someone else, who says they'll sort it, promises they'll call me back that it's being resolved, but nothing they can do on the phone, assurances...then nothing and it starts again.

They apparently can't send any emails of evidence of what's been said or promised, they can't generate bills or contracts, they can't share what the status is of an issue and they don't have the contact details of any internal teams or staff....so essentially there is no customer service.

Anyone manage to avoid the scam/doomloop and actually get something resolved?

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  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta

    Call the Activation Team on 0800 953 9500,
    request the VM Pods are re-paired to the replacement VM Hub 5.

    • scottbarnett600's avatar
      scottbarnett600
      Just joined

      That number just takes you to the same place as the regular customer service, these are the same liars I've been dealing with for 3 weeks.

      • Daniel_Et's avatar
        Daniel_Et
        Icon for Forum Team rankForum Team

        Hi scottbarnett600 ๐Ÿ‘‹ Thank you for your posts and welcome to the Virgin Media Community ๐Ÿ™‚

        We're really sorry to hear about the poor experience you've had and that you feel this way ๐Ÿ˜”

        I can see you've spoken to the team since your most recent post. What's the latest information you've been provided in terms of how we're going to go about dealing with this matter for you?

        Please pop back to us at your earliest convenience.

        Thank you for your support Client62 ๐Ÿ‘

        Regards,
        Daniel