Virgin Media Disconnected by MISTAKE - no broadband, TV, phone, O2 SIM & Netflix
Awoke Sunday to no internet, home phone, TV, Netflix or O2 - everything had been cancelled and disconnected overnight. Apparently Virgin Media disconnected me immediately due to the fact I five days ago agreed to a fibre line installed by Openreach in July 2025. Virgin Media assured me Sunday at 10am that I would be reconnected to everything in 3 hours - they let me down. Since then I called Virgin Media over 5 times and to summarise Virgin Media admitted it’s not my fault, it was their mistake. I am astonished that a complete disconnection of media services can occur instantly with no texts or calls or anything with the customer to confirm. I also note that contractually Virgin Media are in breech of my consumer rights and are obliged to give notice of 30 days etc when disconnecting services etc. The Virgin call centre on Monday also unhelpfully suggested I just use my O2 sim for internet etc - well I would have but since Virgin Media cancelled my O2 SIM I can’t! Virgin Media reassured me then I would be completely connected again in 48 hours from when the form was submitted by the agent on Sunday 18th May. So service should have resumed at 10am Tuesday 20th May, missing the second deadline agreed now. Two of us work from home and rely on the broadband, plus we have kids so you can imagine! It’s also a nightmare when your mobile sim which you use to authenticate your work / banking apps etc gets cancelled without warning, it’s been enormously time consuming to unravel just that part of it - I don’t think Virgin Media have taken my disconnection issues seriously at it all and don’t seem sincerely concerned about the enormous stress and disruption it’s causing. Later on Monday 19th May I was emailed that Virgin Media have resolved my complaint, magically without even speaking to me again or re-connecting me! They are now requesting I send the equipment back. I’ve wasted hours of time already, so any suggestions of how to expedite reconnection would be much appreciated so I can actually get the services that I am paying for and end this horrible fiasco. I’m trying to speak to someone who can help at the call centre too and not having much luck.One touch switch vs 30 day notice - do they interfere?
Switching to vodafone. The agent at vodafone said to cancel the 30 day notice first before switching. But the VM agent said it's fine to use the one touch switch without having to cancel the 30 day notice. I recall reading this could interfere but considering vodafone and virgin media use separate infrastructure it should be fine. Quite confusing, any advice on this?