Adding Sky Cinema - the frustrating hoops
So I've just renegotiated my Sky Tv and Broadband package for the next 2 years which starts on the 19th Dec. Very happy with that. Now as we've done over several years is add Sky Cinema over the xmas period as a rolling contract, cancelling it in the new year because it wont get watched really then. Normally I can add this via the virgin box, but it states "technical issue" which i put down to the contract crossover. So I start the webchat. Explain clearly I want to just add sky movies as a rolling contract cost Agent: great news we can add sky movies to your package for £xx how does that sound? Well given how your £xx cost is almost double what I will be paying - the answer is no. It soon felt that the webchat route was not helping as we were regularly having this tussle about what I wanted. So try the phone route "So i can see your contract expires in Jan 26" "Nope, just renewed it" "Oh yes i see that, so what i can do is add sky movies to your package and it be £xx a month for 24 months" "No, I dont want sky movies for 24 months" Turns out when we finally got to agree what it is I wanted, the agent couldnt do it and had to pass me to retentions "Thanks for waiting, I see your contract expires in Jan 26" *sigh* "no, ive just been through this rigmarole with the first agent..here is what i want (spelling it out clearly) Once again I had to dodge the "adjust your pavkage for 24m" discussion Net result is they still cant add it on, as there is one work order on my account and they cant add sky movies as a rolling ct until that work order is complete on 19th Dec. I mean talk about over complicating things. Virgin should have the ability to have two charges on an account - the contractual terms and then any bolt ons that are added by the customer. In the end had to sack the whole thing off. Absolute waste of time.
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?Virgin Media Login
I have tried for the past three weeks to logon to my virgin media / O2 Mobile account and can't. It presents with this error stating that I should turn off VPN??? Use another browser, etc etc etc. Having come back to virgin after 18 months it seems that service and customer care have vanished. A chat with a bot? then eventually a person, I think stated that he would raise a ticket to resolve this. That was over a week ago and no contact. The error is below Instead: Use a device you've signed in on before Try again from a familiar connection If you're on a VPN, switch it off and have another go Still stuck? If this keeps happening, get in touch with us (quoting reference IDF-12B) and we'll help sort it. Getting anyone to answer the phone is near impossible, I give up after 30 mins waiting on the phone answering daft questions to another bot, that doesn't understand what I'm asking and punching various numbers on a keypad to transfer between who??? Please get this fixed, its been over a month since it was installed and well and truly fed up. This is not customer service this is unjustified, unhelpful and not fit for purpose.Not received gift
Joined on the offer for free tv or money off account, went with tv and now after a month and the time to get out of contact passed they are now saying I’m not eligible, no more detail then that but next person I speak with saying stock issues and I am eligible then next person not eligible. Left hand does not know what right hand is doing but have the call transcript with the tv being offered and accepted so I’m going to raise a complaint with Communications Ombudsman as this is false advertising and poor service. Why offer if you have no intention to follow up. Very poor service for new customersRidiculous service
I have received 3 or 4 emails from VM telling me my package is due to expire and I can renew for another 18 months, which I was happy to do. However the latest email I got shows a price increase. I have, without success, tried to contact to get this sorted via Terri the bot and been put through to various humans and then I get cut off. I got as far as getting a cost from one agent which was not acceptable. I appreciate the agents are busy, however I am busy too. I am now an hour into my latest online chat and had no response from the agent for 25 minutes and counting. This quality of service, the fact the the broadband keeps dropping and I can’t get the same package as a new customer is the final straw and want to take my business elsewhere, however I can’t because I can’t speak to anyone at Virgin. I have been a customer for the last 15 or so years and never had many issues, but I have better things to do than sit about waiting on some bot to connect me. Game over.Major Connection Issues Hub 5x
My VM connection completely dropped off on Monday 24th around 5pm. It was very intermittent since, coming on and off, tried shutting the hub down and restarting. I'm on a Hub 5x the XGSPON line. Resetting to factory settings (which would temporarily restore service at a decent speed only to drop to being poor soon after). Initially in my VM app it showed they could see a fault in the area and that we could book an engineer. Later on this disappeared, saying no faults in the area. We tried calling VM, which was futile as they constantly drop the call after a robot message. I left it overnight, to Tuesday 25th. The connection is intermittent, or running very slow anyway. Plugging anything into the ethernet port, my houses switch, doesn't work, none of the device wired throughout the house work. I tried through a unfi UCG gateway, which shows 100% packet loss. But connecting to the VM hubs wifi, gives an intermittent though poor speed connection. I contacted VM in the evening and get through to someone, who runs me through the usual tests, and says they can't see an issue on the line after checking with level 2 support, annoyingly, running samknows, it was apparently showing full speed to the hub and to my mobile....yet it was struggling to load a basic Google search. But now day 3, 26th, same problem. Still a poor connection, nothing connected to the hub via wire works, e.g. my network switch and any devices wired to it dont seem to work when i try via cable, trying the UCG gateway sends signal to a wireless AP, which sometimes connects and sometimes doesn't, or connects without Internet or very poor speeds. I'm not sure what the issue, and VM seem useless. Another guy on the phone prior had said it would resolve by yesterday evening as they were aware of issues, which was clearly not true just to get us off the phone. The guy I had spoke to from the technical team said I was the first person he'd spoke to on the day about having intermittent or poor connection issues. Advice on what it could be, whether hub, connection or what else to get would be appreciated. Observations Hub light has stayed white, not changed to anything else. Even when reset, it stayed white. Hub also is in normal router mode, no changes there. Can only get some level of service when connected to VM hub wifi, though poor speeds Ethernet Wired devices, like connecting a switch to it, does not work, and also seems to cause connection issues for the devices connected to the hub on wifi Unifi Gateway when connected, shows 100% packet loss from the Hub, SamKnows tests apparently show normal speeds to the hub and to my mobile, but it cant load a google page sometimes.... Other wired devices I have tried, at times give an error "Error obtaining IP" or something similar Resetting the hub to factory settings, briefly kicks things to working sometimes, not everything, and then quickly diminishes to poor service again. Even when connected to the VM hub now, as long as the connection is stable, it shows I am getting half my usual speed on tests, but is behaving way slower, e.g. could be showing 60-70mbps, bit still struggling to buffer 1080p youtube videos at times etc. Things tried: Restarting Hub Resetting to factory settings Plugging devices on the ethernet ports, the ports work, but devices like those through a switch get no internet, or give "connected without internet" error. Called VM, they had me do all the same, also reset things from their end. I hear the Hub 5 had some sort of issues with DHCP, or devices being assigned IPs, could this be something similar? Thank you.Terrible Service when Moving Home.
I am due to move to a new home that is not currently supplied by Virgin Media, meaning I cannot take my services with me. I gave Virgin Media my new address and moving date, I was told I would be given an email address to which I should send proof of my new address so they could waive the early cancellation fee. I did not receive any such email, I had to find an email address myself. I emailed a copy of my mortgage agreement but heard nothing back. I had to start a very convoluted web chat, only to be told the evidence I had sent was not acceptable, I asked why and was told that they did not know. I resent the email with the mortgage agreement in a different format. I wrote in the email that I would like conformation that the evidence was received and that it was satisfactory. Again I got no response. I have since printed the mortgage agreement and sent a hard to copy to Virgin Media, writing in the accompanying letter that I would like a response to confirm receipt of the documents and that they are acceptable. I have had no response. I have tried to call Virgin Media to discuss the matter, but have been on hold for hours. This feels like a deliberate attempt to run the clock down until the 28 day limit on sending proof of address is reached, and they can then charge me the cancellation fee. I would like to have taken my Virgin Media services to my new home, but, through no fault of my own, I am unable. I now feel that Virgin Media are treating me like I have done something wrong and, unless I can prove otherwise, will charge me a huge amount of money. I have the documentation to prove my new address, but it feels like I am being blocked at every turn when I try to submit my evidence. Before this, my experience of Virgin Media was positive, the services were always reliable. The way I have been treated since telling them I have to leave has left me feeling angry and I would now avoid ever having anything to do with them in the future. Moving house is stressful enough, without having to battle Virgin Media to avoid charges that I simply shouldn't have to pay. The customer service has been disgusting. I will be making a complaint to the communications ombudsman and I will not be paying the early cancellation fee as I have tried to do everything asked of me.No renewal contract but Netflix downgraded
I renewed my package as per my online account which stated ‘Choose this deal and keep your current Virgin Media plan without losing anything.’ I received conflicting information and prices from Customer Services, but in view of the above statement and that my pre contract documents stated ‘Netflix Standard’, I renewed. I have today received an email from Netflix confirming my plan is now with Ads. However, I have not even received my formal contract documents from Virgin and my account has not even been updated. Virgin have misrepresented the renewal of my contract. It stated in writing I would not lose anything and therefore my services should be exactly the same as what I was receiving prior to my renewal. Additionally, my online account stated one price 2 months before renewal, but increased the cost 20 days before it was due. Nowhere did it state that the price would increase the closer it got to renewal. I am now paying more for less!!! The service from Virgin is abysmal. I have been a customer from 20+ years. At least it seems that Sky are upfront about their services and charges. I expect to receive what I signed up to (the same as I had before) and I will take this matter further, but I am unsure what steps to take, as when you call Customer Services they are very unhelpful and previous experience with the Complaints Team is that they do not actually read your complaint. Any advice?No Early Termination Fee in final bill
Hello, I cancelled my services on 23/09/2024 and was told over the phone I'd incur an ETF of around £80 and the final amount would be stated in my final bill. However, I have yet to receive a final bill. Since cancelling I have received 2 bills for my October and November usage. My broadband has now been disconnected. Frustratingly, I joined youfibre who offered to buy out my contract, providing I send them a bill that itemises the fees - which I have not received. I raised a complaint on 06/10/2024 and was assured that I'd receive the final bill that outlined the charges by 24/10/2024, but I've just received another bill for November. This is hugely frustrating. Can anyone help?Virgin O2 Volt Cancellation issue
In November 2021, I entered into an agreement with Virgin Media for a broadband connection, which included an O2 phone contract at a reduced cost. Unfortunately, due to complications during the broadband installation, the service had to be canceled. Regrettably, the cancellation process did not extend to the associated O2 phone contract, leading to me incurring charges beyond the initially agreed amount of £3 extra a month on my broadband and instead having to pay £15 a month which subsequently was raised to £19.64 for unknown reasons. Despite numerous attempts to resolve this issue over the past two years, the O2 phone contract remained active. This has resulted in me paying more than initially agreed upon, a situation that has negatively impacted my credit history due to a failed payment when I first attempted to cancel the service. My concern is no query I have took up with o2 in the recent or distant past has ever been addressed. This includes someone using my details for over 4 years and the numerous attempts I’ve made in order to get this contract cancelled. When contacting o2 I get told it’s a virgin problems and when contacting virgin I get told it’s an o2 problem. My last call I was told it was an o2 360 problem yet I was still unable to get anything resolved. To top this off I called to cancel my contract on the 18th of January and this wasn’t actioned which resulted in me having late payments on my account. I attempted via chat 3/4 times and was again told this was done before eventually managing to cancel through Twitter or X as it’s currently known. This has negatively impacted my credit rating. To clarify, I have never used or even activated this sim! I want to emphasize the urgency and severity of this matter. Not only have I been financially burdened, but the consequences extend to a negative impact on my credit history which has affected credit applications and hindered me since. I have no escalated this to the ombudsman and if that fails I will go down the small claims court route which I’m reluctant to because I don’t believe any refund I will get via small claim can compensate for the time and stress this has caused me. I am also owed money by virgin that they will not release even though they have stipulated that this is owed to me. Has anyone had this experience or does anyone have any advice that can help?