Hi John_GS,
Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.
I did managed at last, after several attempts again today, to get through using 150 on the landline, but even after making contact the person I spoke to had to put me through to yet another number to 'discuss my contract', as he was obviously not able to deal with me.
I then had to wait again on hold for around 30 min, despite the fact I had asked the first person if I was going to be waiting a long time again, to which I was told (twice!) that I would be put through in 3 or 4 mins, which of course I guessed was not going to happen!
The second chap I spoke to (Krishna) was very good and helpful, and although in the end I decided to finish my contract, I would certainly consider him to be the kind of customer service representative I would expect to be dealing with from a large company like Virgin Media, as he knew what he was doing and not just reading info off a screen.
It does amaze me though, (although it shouldn't!) that no attempt in any way is ever made to keep loyal customers unless you decide to leave, then all the stops are pulled out to try and reduce your bill to keep you!
I have been a cable customer for around 17 years, from the Telewest days, but up until recently I didn't have any choice for getting good Broadband speed other than from Virgin Media, (to be fair, the Broadband connection has been very good over the years) but now that there is a decent Fibre connection in my area I will move to that and save a lot more money.
However, I'm not naive enough to believe that nowadays there are any Media or Energy Suppliers, Banks or Insurance companies that really care at all about keeping their existing customers, or indeed having a good easily contactable customer service department, so for my phone and Broadband I'm willing to take a gamble and try elsewhere, ..... you never know, I might get a surprise, ..... but I'm not holding my breath!
Regards,
Vince.
