Diversity in Virgin Media Engineering team
We had issues with our WiFi when we first set up the Virgin Media router. Engineer Louise (62290) visited our home, and she was absolutely fantastic. She carefully identified the problem inside the house and then went on to fix the cabling in the street cabinet. Louise was incredibly knowledgeable and genuinely committed to ensuring that every part of our home had strong WiFi coverage — and she succeeded. It was also wonderful to see a female engineer representing Virgin Media. As a woman working in software development, I know what it’s like to be in a male‑dominated environment, so being supported by the brilliant Louise 62290 was especially meaningful. Her professionalism and dedication truly made a difference.All surrounding streets have Virgin Media with FTTP except mine
Hello! I live in London, and I have been waiting for fibre for several years. I have checked the fibre rollout map and it looks like in my area, Virgin Media is the only provider available for FTTP, openreach has plans to build but the entire area does not have openreach at all. I currently have FTTC (fibre to the cabinet) with BT but I have not renewed contract in the hopes that I would get fibre by 2026. It's now nearly the end of January and still not a single update since the beginning of last year. Upon further research, I found out that literally all streets surrounding mine has full fibre with virgin media available except mine, which is incredibly frustrating. I have filled out interest forms before but no luck. The only information that I have is that fibre is "planned" but honestly by the time Openreach comes I most likely won't even live here anymore. Is there any way to contact somebody at Virgin Media to come take a look at a possible connection? It's literally a 10 second walk from my street to the one that has fibre, and I believe my other neighbours would most likely sign up as well.SolvedMoved home, account not activated, and account inaccessible. No WiFi 2 days in.
I’ve recently moved home and had let virgin media know ahead of time. The place already has Virgin installed so only required a quickstart and I brought my equipment with me. Day 1, no WiFi, no option to activate. Called CS they advised 24 hours. 24 hours go by, no WiFi. call again, CS refused to proceed with the conversation because of security questions around the new account that I’ve received no letters/correspondence for. Can’t confirm the bill amount or due date as the account isn’t even showing in My Virgin Media, only my old account showing as closed. rang back 10 minutes later and this time they were happy to speak and put me through to a manager without the security questions for the new property. Advised the kit was still active at old address and they would manually transfer and would only take a few hours. Another 24 hours later still nothing. I have no WiFi, and I can’t talk to anyone about it because I can’t confirm the details of an account I’ve never seen or had access to. has anyone else had similar issues with moving home? Anyways to navigate the abhorrent customer service team?
Installation Delays from November 2025 to January 2026 – Urgent Help Needed
Dear Virgin Media Team and Community Members, I am posting this detailed report to highlight the significant delays and poor communication I've experienced with my broadband installation. As a new customer, I expected a smooth process, but it's been anything but. I'm hoping an official VM representative can investigate my case urgently, provide a firm resolution, and confirm compensation details. Below is a comprehensive overview of the situation, including timelines, communications, and impacts. Contract and Order Details: - Service Address: Eastleigh, SO50 - Contract Summary Sheet Created: 6th November 2025 - Contract Summary Sheet Number: 100387XX1587 - Minimum Contract Length: 24 months - Services Ordered: M500 Broadband (Full Fibre Connection) + Netflix Standard with Ads - Broadband Speeds (as per contract): Advertised: Download 516 Mbps / Upload 52 Mbps Normally Available: Download 498-542 Mbps / Upload 48-52 Mbps Minimum: Download 258 Mbps / Upload 26 Mbps Detailed Timeline and Delays: - 6 November 2025: Originally promised completion around this time after contract signed on 6th Nov. - Mid November 2025: Surveyor visited and identified "additional/extra work" needed near roadside and request complete way leave application form - 4th December 2025: First rescheduled installation date – missed, no show. Reason given: extra work on outside. There is completed the wayleave form and returned - 18th December 2025: Second rescheduled date – again delayed with same "extra work" excuse. - Current (31st December 2025): Now pushed to 10th January 2026. Still no progress, no permit details, no subcontractor info. I've called Pre-Install Team (0800 052 1734) and Customer Services (0345 454 1111) multiple times – always "waiting on contractor" or "extra work required". I've checked Hampshire Council and one.network myself – no VM roadworks permits listed for my postcode. Interim Solution Issues: VM suggested using a broadband dongle or extra SIM card. I purchased one as advised, but signal in SO50 area is extremely poor – frequent drops, low speeds, completely unusable for Work from Home (Zoom/Teams calls impossible). I've told VM this multiple times. They verbally promised reimbursement for my costs and compensation, but nothing in writing yet, and no clear amounts or dates. Impact: This has caused major disruption to my work-from-home setup, extra costs, and a lot of stress. The repeated missed dates and vague excuses are unacceptable. Compensation Expectations: Under Ofcom Automatic Compensation: - Missed appointments: £31.19 each time - Delayed start: £6.24 per day from first missed promised date This already adds up to a significant amount. Interim dongle does NOT reduce this entitlement as it's inadequate. I also want full separate reimbursement for my SIM/dongle costs. Requests: 1. Please urgently review order and provide written confirmation (email or PM) of: - Exact reason for delays and "extra work" - Firm installation date (no more changes) - Subcontractor details and any permit status 2. Confirm full Ofcom automatic compensation calculation and credit timeline 3. Confirm reimbursement process for my interim costs 4. If this cannot be resolved soon, provide penalty-free cancellation option Any advice from others in Eastleigh/Hampshire with similar driveway or delays work? How did you get it resolved or claim compensation? Thank you – really hoping the VM team can step in and sort this quickly. Best regards, AlexSolved727Views0likes18CommentsResidential address registered as business
Hi, I have been told my address is currently registered as a business address. It’s a 5 bedroom detached property, there is no business here. Customer service and sales have said that they can manually override this, (which is what they have done in the past as there is Virgin HBB and tv currently live at the address), but I would really rather it be changed to residential to avoid having to jump through these hoops! Thanks, Emma102Views0likes5CommentsMy neighbour recently got connected but I'm not eligible for some reason
Hi, I've been actively trying to get Virgin to come connect my house for years now. Filling in the form showing interest dozens of times but have had no success in the 10+ years of living at this property. Recently my neighbour inquired about getting Virgin and had to get permission to have Virgin come and potentially run the line across my property. This has now come and gone and I know that my neighbour has access now. I've called to the customer support team to try and get an engineer out to survey/connect my property but only get transferred from department to department with nobody knowing what to do in this situation. Allegedly an engineer came out and decided it wasnt economically viable to pursue connecting the property but how come my neighbour who's further from a main road has been connected? I'd greatly appreciate any help in this matter. Thanks.120Views0likes7CommentsMoved from Sky to Virgin Media
Hi I've recently joined Virgin Media and now waiting for the equipment to arrive. I read online and when going through the process the following is mentioned "One Touch Switch: What is it and how does it work?" I selected to notify yourselves when I want to Switch across - but how does this work as its extremely difficult and time consuming to get through to an actual person to speak to? Does the Switch happen once my equipment has been activated, or can I install and let you know a specific date that I want my broadband to be switched on and cut off from Sky? Any help would be appreciated since as being a new Customer trying to reach you via telephone is an utter nightmare so far.... Thanks Zack