Residential 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, Emma
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, AlexMoved 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?My 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.Moved 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 ZackRe-routing cable outside property
I have my fibre cable run from the back lane of my property, pinned to an outside wall running along the wall, around a side gate and then around the outside gable wall of the house into the house. I'm having some work done on the gate \ side wall which will need the cable re-routing from where it is, or, the tidier and easier option would be to run a cable from a newly installed cabinet on the street oputside the front of the house. Ive confirmed its a virginmedia cabinet but how do I find out whether its ready to have live installations running from it - it'd be by far the easiest and tidiest option but trying to ask this question through customer services hasnt got me anywhere. Any help appreciated.Partial service (DS only)
Hello, I am making this post to get some help in regards to partial service(DS only). I have had intermittent connection and had an engineer come in today who installed a signal booster box and said that the signal was too low. I have checked service status dashboard (https://www.virginmedia.com/help/check/status/result) and it shows as my installation has been cancelled. I am getting quite frustrated as this is now 1 week with these issues since I got my new contract and got a new hub 5. Internet keeps constantly dropping and speeds randomly drop every 20 minutes or so. Check attached pictures and please let me know if you need anything else as I really want this to be sorted.
