Waiting for call from management after a complaint. How long is it likely to be?!
Sorry but this is long! A month ago, I told Virgin I was moving house through the messaging system on their website. I requested to see if there was a better deal than my current package as I had been on it since 2014. What I expected to be a quick chat, turned into over 2 hours - they said they were experiencing technical difficulties. The operator told me there were 3 options that were better and then told me option 3 was best which was for volt with an O2 sim. She told me the broadband was better, (I believed it was M500 which can be boosted), free Netflix with adds, and I thought my tv would be at least the same or better. I am usually a cautious person and so asked many questions and felt her increasing, persuasion to accept option 3. E.g. ‘so, shall we go with option 3?’ My chat messed up and was keeping previous chats so it became very hard to get the correct points across. I was worried to come off the messaging as I would potentially have to go back through it all and with the pressure of moving house, accepted. However, it turns out she put me on Volt 350 and mix it tv which is worse than my original package. We have lost loads of channels. I am out of the cooling off period but called today and spoke to retentions as I feel they have messed up (been a customer for years). They offered me different packages at higher costs. I just wanted the package I had been told I was getting at the price I was quoted and that I had accepted. It has been sent as a complaint where I now need to wait for management to call me which can be 7-10 days whilst putting up with the pathetic number of tv channels and recordings we can’t watch. I was told it would be over £1000 to cancel the contract should I go to another provider. Awful- especially as they messed up originally. So, how long have others had to wait for call from the team please?Perpetual Broadband Issues
I decided to switch to Virgin Media Broadband last year. They had just installed fibre in my area and came offering a great Black Friday deal. I took some time to think about it and went ahead. Unfortunately it’s something I’ve been regretting ever since. After a short time, my internet started to drop out at the same time every day. It would go off for around an hour or so. It became a predictable pattern, and so I decided to contact Virgin Media. A technician was sent out, they checked over everything, cleaned the cables and so on. Everything should be OK. It wasn’t OK, the problem was still happening. So, again, I got in contact with Virgin Media. Another engineer was sent out; this time they discovered that my neighbours connection was dropping at the same time as mine. The problem was somewhere further down the line and a separate team would have to look at it. Weeks go by and nothing happened, so I got in contact with Virgin Media again. At this point I was super frustrated because I couldn’t seem to get the agent to understand that I’d already had someone come out and that the problem was further down the line. They insisted on asking me basic questions about my set up and sending “strong signals” that should fix it. I decided to complain; after which they did send a team out to fix the problem. The fix lasted for a week or so before the connection started dropping again. I have since had three more engineers out. Cables replaced, cables cleaned. One of the engineers checked our neighbours connection again and found that theirs is still dropping out at the same time as mine. Another fault was found and supposedly fixed. Except the very next day, the same problem, my connection dropping predictably, multiple times a day. At this point I have no idea what to do. It’s affecting my work and my leisure time. I asked at what point I can be let out of my contract due to their inability to provide me with a stable connection. I was told that if the engineer thinks it’s unfixable they will put a note on my account. But they always think they've fixed it. Ahh dear. Honestly wish I’d never switched, it’s done nothing but add extra stress and frustration to my life. What do I do?New Build Property
I have a new build property that has virgin cabling and is connected to the virgin box, however, Virgin are saying they are unable to provide service to the property. I have spoken to the sales team who have been incredibly unhelpful and keep telling me to register my interest, which I did 7 months ago. The house next door is servicable (existing build). The sales department have said they are unable to connect me to anyone who can help or unable to send an engineer without placing an order, which they can't do as the system says no. There must be a way around this. We have been in this property for 7 months and not getting anywhere!Have I been scammed?
I have purchased a bundle which includes a Hisense smart TV as an incentive (have to say it was a big reason why I opted for Virgin Media in the first place), but there is absolutely no sign of the TV! I was told it’ll be delivered 45 days after installation, then 55 days, and we are now 75+ days and I’ve still not had it delivered. I’ve tried to speak on the live chat and just get told that the “back end team is working on it” and someone will be in touch within 48-72 hours, but countless 48-72 hour periods go by and there is no communication whatsoever. This is the worst customer service experience I have ever received, to the point where I am starting to think I have been scammed!! Has anyone else experienced this problem?2 month delayed install following move, but no refund on bills and reset contract length...
Straightforward really. VM gave me a confirmed install date in early August (house move). Eventually installed at the end of September. Have just receieved first bill...for full amount and with a 'new contract' date. Was expecting £6.24 delay compensation x 55 days, and also expecting my existing contract to be maintained rather than being re-tied in to a new one. Am more than slightly disgruntled. Best course of next steps? So much for automatic compensation scheme...feels a bit devious tbhDodgy lack of complaint registration? Recommendation: escalate to Ombudsman
I tried to raise a complaint in September and didn't receive any acknowledgement and no way of tracking the complaint. They also didn't email me my live chat transcripts. I just tried to raise another complaint and had the same problem on the web form - tracking number ****, and 'there's nothing to see here' when you click 'track your complaint'. I've noticed other people mentioning the same thing - seems very suspicious that they've been aware of this issue for so long and there's still no resolution. After 8 weeks since my first complaint I plan on escalating to the Ombudsman, I have proof of the issue and it's totally unacceptable to have no escalation route. All I've been trying to do is change my direct debit bank details - the bills page on my account just asks me to 'clear outstanding charges' endlessly before I can change my direct debit details, but then after making the payment you still can't change it. So you're essentially paying multiple times for the same terrible service just for them to ask you for the bill again a few weeks later. Just posting here to recommend that anyone else facing the same issue makes a complaint to the Comms Ombudsman. Even if you don't have proof of your initial complaint try to get in touch with them after 8 weeks have passed, just to see if you can get them to take it up. I think they need to be aware that VM aren't following their own process.Complete Install Failure
I wanted to share the experience I've had with Virgin Media's 'installation', as a word of warning to those considering joining. I'm a new Virgin Media customer, so the property required a full fibre installation, including running the cable from the pavement to the house. I noted the 'Preparing your property' section of my online account stated that their partner engineer will contact me to arrange the external work. To my surprise, I came home on Wednesday last week to discover they had 'completed' the external install already. As part of this, they fitted the external cable box to a chimney breast, and added a horrible looking concrete dam across the drainage channel that's part of the pavement, which still left a loop of cable sticking out. Somewhat fortunately the unset concrete forming the dam washed away in the rain, leaving even more exposed cable on the pavement. I phoned the customer support line to explain this install wasn't completed correctly, and that they would have to reroute the cable for it to be possible to complete any internal installation. I was told the external reinstall would be rebooked for today, and the previous internal install rebooked to also occur today. Apparently this would "put everything right" and ensure it would all be done on the same day. I phoned again to confirm this a few days ahead and was then told the previous advisor was mistaken, the internal install hasn't been booked, and can't be done today. I am rebooked for two weeks time as this is the next available slot, but can still expect the external reinstall to occur today. This morning, a very helpful engineer arrives to complete the internal install only. The one that was apparently never booked, and cannot be completed. He does what little he can in the time slot he has (drilling the cable through the wall in a sensible spot and leaving a length outside the property to be connected into the street) and suggests it's unlikely the external install engineer will appear. Sure enough, no external install is completed. I phone again, to be told they'll have to rebook a second time, and am again offered a date over two weeks away. In the meantime, I have two lots of trailing cable, a damaged wall, a trip hazard in the pavement, wasted a day off work, face having to take even more time off (with associated cost), and am without service for over two weeks. Naturally I've raised a complaint, but so far have been offered a pitiful amount towards my next bill and no actual resolution. I'd leave Virgin Media if I had any faith they'd restore my house to its previous condition. All the above is clearly dreadful customer service in response to a frankly idiotic install attempt. I post this in the hope Virgin Media get their act together, and to make prospective customers aware of how they sometimes operate. I have no doubt new customers don't usually suffer this, but the way Virgin Media have handled this case is something they should be aware of. Anon
Account Issues
Hello. I recently joined Virgin. I never received an account number and my router was meant to be delivered 11 days ago. Support is unable to find my account, however sales were able to find it and said the previous tenant has an active order at the apartment. How can this be resolved, support are such a pain to go through each time as they can’t comprehend the situation. Do I just go to a different provider at this point?