Hi All. I wonder if you can help me? I've been out of contract for some time and I've been trying to renegotiate a new contract but unless I press option 1 (Add a new service) I never get to speak to anyone. The phone service is also rigged to prevent anyone from being able to leave Virgin Media. If you select that option no one ever answers the phone.
Today, I called and spoke to someone who called herself Selena. I was only able to speak to her by selecting option 1. She said the only deal she can offer me for the same package I already have is at the price of £51. I told her I've been a customer since 1997, when it was Telewest Blueyonder that ran the service. I asked her about loyalty deals because two people who worked for Virgin Media told me that there are supposed to be loyalty deals that can be offered to long term customers. She said that the £51 deal for broadband and talk weekends was the only offer she could make for that service. She then told me to call again and select options 1; 4 and 5 which would take me to "customer relations". I told her I didn't think that was correct and she said that it was. She was wrong. That took me to notifying Virgin Media of a bereavement. That simply gave me an automated message that said I might be better filling in an online form and then it just looped right back to all the original options.
I've also tried using the Virgin Media website, which for an internet service provider, is an absolute disgrace. I went to a link I was told about when I'd called previously (virginmedia.com/packagechange) but that page can't be found just like lots of other pages on the Virgin Media website. I want a better deal or to leave Virgin Media completely. As I haven't been in contract for some time now do I still have to give one months notice to leave? Unless someone online here can help me with that then I'll have to write to the postal address.
If you can't help me with this then I'd appreciate it if you could direct me to someone who can. If I have to I'll make a complaint to Ofcom.
I hope someone can help. I'm fed up of the whole situation.