Delayed Installation

Yes, this is common, read down this forum for examples. Make sure you keep copies of all communications from VM as you will be entitled to compensation for the delays. Regrettably there is little you can do to speed things up. 

i have just posted similar, last night. Signed up in November 2023. Keep telling me i need external works outside my house laying cables. But the sub contractors have not come out!! Thus i cant get anything installed. 
Numerous calls to pre installation dept - who just pretty much lie and fob you off. 
im at my wits end here too? 

seems like you actually have had people out? So do you know the reason why so many visits? Is it a complex job? 

Hi Hodson88 👋 Thank you for your post and welcome to the Virgin Media Community 😀

We're sorry to hear about the poor experience you've had and that you feel this way 😔

In order to look into this for you further, we'll send you a private message on here. Look out for the envelope in the top right-hand corner.

If you're on a portable device with a smaller screen, click on the icon in the top right-hand corner and select "messages" from the additional menu options.

Regards,
Daniel

Update three Virgin media vans turned up today, after an hour they told my wife they needed to check something and would be back shortly but never returned, marvellous service 

This is just their way of introducing you to the Virginmedia style of service. They work hard to get to the bottom of the customer satisfaction tables.

If you do ever get connected, you'll know how it works. 

Update- chatting with Daniel_Et again today, advised engineers coming out today to external work, great we’re getting somewhere. Then they don’t bother turning up, not a phone call not an email sweet **bleep** all. Oh and a text message to say install appointment delayed another two weeks 

Still no update on permits for road works to be carried out, local council say no permits have been applied for, reply from our complaint advises to call pre installation team who can not tell us anything just that they are waiting for permits 

The "coming today, trust me" is the standard answer to get you off the line. 

The "waiting for permit" is the standard answer to excuse the lack of progress. 

They will either install one day, or decide the installation is too difficult /expensive to continue. Unfortunately there is little you can do in the meantime apart from counting the compensation. 

Well guys we’re in April and guess what still no broadband! External work still hasn’t been done, virgin blaming Avonline and Avonline blaming Virgin. Still going round in circles with customer services and the call centre in India isn’t making the experience any better 

That's really sad. You will be due for the statutory compensation, but I suspect you'd rather be having the broadband connection.

Could you get a quicker connection from another supplier? You aren't committed to Virginmedia and can cancel at any time.