02 Sim card - Mis-sold
Absolutely furious. We moved from Sky to Virgin in January, as we had a Virgin Media sales rep turn up at our doorstep in December, who basically sold us the benefits of moving to the Virgin Media Volt Bundle at £95 per month. We explained that one of us are currently paying for an sim only deal with 02, at £15 per month. Mohammed (sales rep) then explained that he could remove this cost completely, as the bundle included an 02 sim card. This was part of the monthly subscription we paid to Virgin Media (within the £95). We were then sent the FREE o2 sim as we were told that there isn’t any charge for the contract. However, since setting this SIM up, moving the numbers around, we have now received an email advising that we would be paying £21.27 from 10th March. We have been mis-informed, mis-sold this sim card as we did not agree to pay for an 02 SIM at £21.27 a month. We were told that the sim cost was covered within the £95.00 per month. 02 customer services said this is an issue that Virgin Media need to fix but unable to find a number to discuss it. Can anyone from @virgin media help with this?191Views0likes7CommentsHow do they get away with it?
Two days after only enquiring about broadband in chat , a sales person, let's call him RAY knocks at the door. He tells me he will: 1. Pay off what I owe to Plusnet (£105) 2. Make sure my price doesn't increase due to RPI 3. No bills for first 2 months 4. No set up fees 5. Increase 500mb speed to 1gig "I'll tell them you have an O2 sim" 6. Knock £5:a month off the monthly fee 7. Be there for any help or queries after I'd heard of the terrible customer service. Next day I get a contract via email. 500mb speed and bill for £60 odd quid covering next two months. App confirms no credit. Smelling a rat already I use texts to get this written down. Firstly, when he said he'd pay Plusnet he meant he'd credit my Virgin account with £150 to cover this and first two months. Explained the contract I had was automated. I responded so I'll get an updated one? No answer or my request to give me a ring. Getting frustrated I said please send me a new updated contract or even confirm (all I had was verbal) what and how much I was paying for. Reasonable request? Nope! "Well just cancel, this was the best deal I've offered to anyone this month" So guess what? I cancelled. And that was a process that took nearly 90 mins to do. I was repeatedly asked for proof of my offer as they has NO record of it. I've registered a complaint as after doing a quick search I'm not the only person who this has happened to. I don't get it, they spend millions of glossy TV adverts and advertising and then employ muppets like RAY who turn up at your house, promise you the earth then won't confirm in text or email what they've offered as they are obviously LYING. This is the second time I've tried to join and had to cancel at the last minute. I don't need this hassle, I've had to explain to my young son with Asperger's that the 'nice ' man from Virgin was actually a liar. We'll see what the complaint brings but I'm not holding my breath for a good outcome. How do they get away with it? It just tarnishes the Virgin name and everything associated.Solved3KViews1like8Comments