3,751 Customer Reviews over 376 pages
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- London
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2014-01-08
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PLUSNET = more like SCAMNET: Absolutely awful service
I recently joined plusnet and have been sorely disappointed. Glad I was smart enough not to enter a contract. It did mean forking out £100 to get set up (and ripped off) but at least I can give notice immediately.
It started with me being lied to and told the up front £100 payment included 1 month in advance. Since this was paid before the service went live, I was told that in the next month, I would be refunded pro rata
Then, to throw a spanner in the works, plusnet tried it on and said they were taking a random debit I had not agreed to and which contradicted the contract. I had to contact my bank to block it.
This led to a catalogue of problems. By the time the actual agreed monthly direct debit came round – due the mistake made by plusnet, my bank had not yet unblocked the account. So I was forced to pay by card.
To add insult to injury, I was badly ripped off as plusnet claimed I had to pay another month in advance. So I have paid 2 months in advance for only a few weeks service!
So watch out for this scam. Make sure you get the written contract upfront. I now have to write the card provider I used to make the most recent payment and tell them to block plusnet in case they try to take more money.
SCAMMERS! I am so annoyed I got ripped off. Now begins the battle to get my money back from these scam artists.
PLUSNET: It is very short sighted to scam the public like this – what happens is online reviews such as this appear to warn other potential victims, and you will get the reputation you deserve
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- Norwich
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2013-12-07
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Speaking with customer service depts. normally fills me with dread, but they seem to be a necessary evil in life, so...after my discount period came to an end I contacted PlusNet to see what they could offer for a new contract. This call was handled in such a professional, helpful, and friendly manner that I immediately signed up again for another 12 months. It is very unusual for me to immediately roll over and renew without fully exploring the market for the best deal, but having had no complaints with PlusNet on any level to this point, and having recently experienced shoddy service from various other customer services, PlusNet is the best encounter I have ever had with a customer service dept. by miles.
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- Doncaster
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2013-12-06
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Signed up, gave them a mac code, paid my money. Moving from BT. Didn't hear anything for a month. Got onto customer service, no one had dealt with my transfer. Told to get another mac code (more hassle from bt) Looks like they didn't want my business. They are part of BT so probably don't like people changing to the same service for less money than bt. Waste of time, customer service wait time on phone.... 30 mins. They didn't do me proud!
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- Somerset
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2013-12-05
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Horrifically bad. Took over two lines on 1.11.13 and its been a disaster ever since. Two engineers have been sent out to check the "faults" there are no faults on the line or with the equipment - the fault is Plusnet. Customer service is shocking - hours and hours listening to overloud music and being passed from pillar to post to speak to people who do not have a clue what they are doing. Promises of the same or cheaper bills are false - they've doubled. Having had a wonderful service from a company that they have "acquired" we are now experiencing the worst service known to mankind, actually there is NO service at all! Don't touch them with a barge pole.
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- Hants
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2013-12-04
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Stay away from them. only way to contact them is a 30min wait on a premium nr. No Email address and no way to resolve problems. They have an ironic playlist while you wait too - someone there has a sense of humour!
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- Hartlepool
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2013-12-01
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Plusnet is great unless you have to communicate with them!! The queues for holding on to speak to them is a nightmare, at least an hour today!! If you contact them about an ongoing problem, because of their system of a reply within 24 to 48 hours, you daren't phone them, because you know all it's going to do is put you further and further back to sorting your problem. It's the same if you email, having said that, between their ridiculous jargon for eg:- "ticket instead of question", their unbelievable website which is so difficult to navigate round, you need a degree in itself, to send that email. Like so many companies today , they are greedy obtaining as many customers as possible through reasonable pricing, but then not interested in an infrasructure, capable of giving a good service to those customers!! In my opinion, they seem to do everything they can to obstruct reasonable communication with them. Having said that, their pricing seems ok and I didn't have a broadband speed problem at my old address. Both times that I have had trouble, at my old address, it was never really resolved, I have just moved and a week later, I still don't have a landline/broadband and I haven't had any communication from them advising me of any progress!!!
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- Basingstoke
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2013-11-21
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We have been with plusnet for 18 months and have had no problems at all. Good speed, no drops in connection, great customer service.
Just moved to a new house and at the same time we reviewed my plan to an even better one with a discount.
Customer service is always really good and great that they use an 0800 contact number.
Internet is always on and always works with no messing about - that's all we need and that is what plusnet provides!
Would definitely recommend.
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- London
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2013-11-20
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2 months after switching my ISP (using MAC code etc, as advised), clearing my last bill and cancelling the direct debit, Plusnet started harassing me for 25 quid. My crime? To have switched to a service provider they didn't like (Post Office). When the salesman told me this charge wouldn't have been applied if I'd switched to BT, I laughed in his face and hung up. Now I'm getting debt collectors' letters
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- Torphichen
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2013-11-17
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Slow speed. however they say you judge a company on how they react when things go wrong. Plusnet are truly dreadful. Line is down and they have no service level agreement with BT to fix. Result is I am to be without a phone or broadband for a month. I cannot speak to BT they wont speak to BT and when I phone they say they will phone back in 3 days -what a joke of a company!!
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- Gloucestershire
- Reviewing
- Plusnet
- Date
- 2013-11-13
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Like some of the above comments, we have been with Plusnet for years. Recently the customer service and the costs/charges have been despicable: Bar one operater that we spoke to all others have been unprofessional sarchastic and far from offering the "reliable service" that they promote. They charged us for their mistakes which appears to be standard practice these days. WARNING:- DO NOT USE PLUSNET.
I would not recommend them to anyone and will certainly never use them again myself.
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