Hi Andruser,
I have been trying to contact Virgin Media since 30th Jan 2021 after agreeing the DEAL of 100Mb fibre B.band, Mixit TV + Virgin TV 360 Mini box, Talk weekends and Phoneline @ £46.99 per month plus quick start delivery (I installed all the equipment myself) and FREE ACTIVATION. I received an email from the Virgin Media Team which clearly stated the ACTIVATION FEE was FREE, worth £35.
I have been trying to make contact with someone at VM for two weeks now. I have spent over 5 hours on the phone, but due to some mix up with the security password which I thought was the one relating to if you forget your password. I don't even remember creating a password relating to phoning in to customer service.
I have tried texting 07533 051809 (three times over three days 7th, 8th and 9th Feb) ALL OF THE TEXTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED. The mobile text customer service number (07533 051809) which I saw online while going around in circles on the help area of the VM website.
I posted on this site under the post (Free activation fee has been charged on my account) on Tuesday 9th Feb and added to the post on Thursday 11th FEB. So far I have hundreds of views, but NO REPLYS at all.
I have read literally dozens of other complaints from NEW customers on the Virgin Media Community. A lot of the complaints regarding errors in charging for activation and other one-off costs which some people have emails proving their cases but unable to make direct contact with Virgin Media.
ALSO
Before agreeing to the package I had been chatting with a VM chat agent by the name of Junwill who stated made the following statements:
Junwill
at 17:21, Jan 30:
I understand. Since you’ve mentioned that you’re looking to get our Big Bundle + Drama, this is indeed the best based on your needs. Kindly tap the image below to check its price and overview


Or I understand that you said you don't need a sim now but for only £40.99/month you can get our Oomph package; we’ll double your Broadband speed from an average speed of 108mbps to 213mbps and throw in a 5GB SIM with unlimited minutes and texts.
And perfect timing as both comes with free activation fee worth of £35! Which package do you prefer?
You
at 17:22, Jan 30:
Ok thanks, so I should just go ahead with organising my requirements online at VM.
Junwill at 17:24, Jan 30:
Yes, I'd be happy to help you all throughout and answer your questions that might arise. Which option/package you prefer, Stuart?
The FIRST email I received after clicking confirm on my computer stated that the activation for FREE.
The biggest frustration is that I was previously a Virgin Media of over 15 years up until Sept 2018. I was really hoping that Virgin Media had improved their customer service.
Alas for me to be offered a deal and FREE activation which was confirmed by both the chat agent and in the FIRST Virgin Media Order email I received within minutes of clicking on the confirm button. Then when the contract email arrived and the free activation fee had been added to the costs is infuriating to be honest. For nearly three weeks I have been trying to resolve this situation with both customer services and the community forum.