Wifi is 23Mbps - Agent have stopped responding. An absolute disgrace.
Disclaimer: The service status has been saying its fine, theres a nearly 1m clearance around the Hub and the cables are connected securely, only as of 18:01 today has it started saying there is 'intermittent signal in your area' but the speed has been awful since installation on the 1st. Virgin Media customer service is a joke. 3 days of trying to get in contact using the Whatsapp number - to no responses, the phone line which had me on hold before the connection dropped and, of course, the worlds most waste of time chat bot which I actually had the closest thing to, well anything, with. I have gone through that chat bot 8-10 times yesterday alone, each time it tells me to update my plan but I pay for 264Mb and I'm getting 23, more than -100% of what I pay for. After going through that it will occasionally put me through to an agent - after routinely failing to sign me in and/or fail to acknowledge that I was already signed in. The first agent asked 1 question then left, ater the second asked 2 questions and then stopped responding entirely for over and hour, so in a seperate tab I went through the whole process again - got another agent got 4 messages into the conversation before being left again, long enough that the chat open time (8am-8pm Mon-Sat, it is now Sunday) ended, very convenient. I've had this wifi since the 1st of July and i have never once had it go above 30 without using a booster, standing directly next to it and only using a single phone - exclusivley to run the speed test, and that went up to 42Mbps. This is a tiny 2 bed flat, and we both have to work and need a steady and stable wifi connection to do so which is why I chose to pay more for the 264Mb rather than just getting the cheapest option, and yet im getting not only less than the cheapest would provide but im getting less than the lowest average speed my friend get and they live in the middle of nowhere. Theres no excuse for this degree of failure from every side of the issue its ridiculous. Im not wasting time sat on hold just for the connection to die and I'm not hours just to have the chat close again. If anyone has an actual fucntional email so I can get in contact with an agent in writing that wont spontaneously clear at any given moment like the chat bot does, I would really appreciate if you could share it. Just to add because I'm so sick of hearing it from the AI chat bot - no I will not upgrade my plan you cant provide me what im already paying for why would I pay you more?? Frankly I dont want to pay you now - I'm literally not getting it, I'm having to use mobile data.29Views0likes2CommentsHow do they get away with it?
Two days after only enquiring about broadband in chat , a sales person, let's call him RAY knocks at the door. He tells me he will: 1. Pay off what I owe to Plusnet (£105) 2. Make sure my price doesn't increase due to RPI 3. No bills for first 2 months 4. No set up fees 5. Increase 500mb speed to 1gig "I'll tell them you have an O2 sim" 6. Knock £5:a month off the monthly fee 7. Be there for any help or queries after I'd heard of the terrible customer service. Next day I get a contract via email. 500mb speed and bill for £60 odd quid covering next two months. App confirms no credit. Smelling a rat already I use texts to get this written down. Firstly, when he said he'd pay Plusnet he meant he'd credit my Virgin account with £150 to cover this and first two months. Explained the contract I had was automated. I responded so I'll get an updated one? No answer or my request to give me a ring. Getting frustrated I said please send me a new updated contract or even confirm (all I had was verbal) what and how much I was paying for. Reasonable request? Nope! "Well just cancel, this was the best deal I've offered to anyone this month" So guess what? I cancelled. And that was a process that took nearly 90 mins to do. I was repeatedly asked for proof of my offer as they has NO record of it. I've registered a complaint as after doing a quick search I'm not the only person who this has happened to. I don't get it, they spend millions of glossy TV adverts and advertising and then employ muppets like RAY who turn up at your house, promise you the earth then won't confirm in text or email what they've offered as they are obviously LYING. This is the second time I've tried to join and had to cancel at the last minute. I don't need this hassle, I've had to explain to my young son with Asperger's that the 'nice ' man from Virgin was actually a liar. We'll see what the complaint brings but I'm not holding my breath for a good outcome. How do they get away with it? It just tarnishes the Virgin name and everything associated.Solved3KViews0likes8CommentsIgnored Complaints
Anyone had experience of ignored Complaints. Raised 2 over that last few weeks ( plus numerous chats and calls) and both been closed with no response or update so clearly not acting in line with VM published complaints procedure. Just want to get a response and get my account resolved all through a renewal of contract that wasn't done right and cocked up by VM. Thanks for any pointersSolved1KViews0likes9Comments