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19-10-2016 12:30 PM
HI I'm currently switching from sky broadband, I have recieved my router etc, but been without internet service for over 24 hours, how long does the swith over generally take?
Is it your policy to explain any switch over details? I have recieved nothing to say which date my broadband will become live a little disconcerting since I need a data connection for large spreadsheet for work and cloud, impossible to do on my mobile.
Everything is set up correctly, occasionally I try sky to make sure they havent gone down (which they havent and have been good so far), I hope this was a wise decision on my part.
I feel forced to say, generally finding information on your site is very poor so far.
02-11-2016 12:28 PM
Vodafone - are you trying to annoy me here?
Will you please stop spamming me with the following message:
This is to let you know your Vodafone service will be activated on 01/Nov/2016. Please plug in your router and switch it on before 8am on that date. Please be aware that your service may take until midnight to become active.
You've sent me an email with this information 5 times today. Yes, I did exactly as you told me and no, I still don't have any internet access. Stop rubbing it in and sending me these bloody emails.
02-11-2016 02:42 PM
Well I'll just give this another quick bump in the hope that somebody from Vodafone might have the common decency to try and find out why it is now 14.5hrs past my activation time and still I have no internet at home.
You know, show us new customers why we should have faith in you. I'm going to continue bumping until you have an update for me, or you ban me - your call I guess.
03-11-2016 09:49 AM
Well Vodafone - a big thank you. I am now into day 3 of having absolutely NO INTERNET CONNECTION.
You apparently have an issue that you have no ETA when will be fixed and I am expected to accept this. I am expected to continue indefinitely without any kind of connectivity because your fantastic engineers cannot solve a problem on your own network.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
This is absolutely pathetic and a joke of a service. I am now going to spend the next hour phoning ISP's in an attempt to beg how quickly another ISP can take this line away from your terrible service and give me a connection.
I have done the rounds, BT, Sky, Talk Talk, PlusNet and on each occasion I've swapped I've had 30 minutes of downtime.
So far we've had 50hrs which is not on.
I shall continue to SPAM your forums and I shall continue to call your so called engineers.
There is no such thing as cannot. I do not really care about your engineers attempting to fix the issue, I do care about them getting ME connected.
I want to speak with somebody who can do this. Sort this ##~## out.
03-11-2016 10:57 AM
Hi @Soofla
I'm very sorry for the experience you're currently having.
Unfortunately we aren't able to help from here, our dedicated Broadband Team can help you if you call us on 08080 034 515 or talking to our Broadband Live Chat Team here.
I hope this is rectified for you shortly.
Regards,
Meg-B
03-11-2016 11:31 AM
Here is how that has worked so far:
1st November.
8:00am - Talk Talk Router disconnected, Vodafone router plugged in.
6:00pm - Vodafone Router on Solid Red & Green lights - no Internet.
8:00pm - Phoned Vodafone to enquire how things were proceeding. I was told everything had worked fine, switch over was complete, however I do need to wait until midnight.
2nd November.
7:30am - Vodafone router on Solid Red & Green lights, no internet
8:45am - Called Vodafone. Was informed there is a network issue that is preventing many new cusomter's routers from registering on the Vodafone network. Expressed my diappointment and explained I wanted the situation sorting today.
Was advised to when getting home to unplug router for 30-45 minutes and then plug back in
7:30pm - Vodafone router switched off and unplugged
8:15pm - Vodafone router plugged back in and swithched on.
8:45pm - Vodafone router solid green & red lights, no internet
9:00pm - Phoned Vodafone. Told to try some further reboots. Informed there is a network issue that the 3rd level technicians are working on. No ETA could be provided
3rd November
7:30am - Vodafone router Solid red & green lights, no internet
11:00am - Now at work, my Ubiquity WiFi unit is still displaying as offline, so still not internet connectivity
11:15am - Called PlusNet who can get me connectivity on November 18th.
As you can see, your broadbnad team CANNOT help me. I need someone to find out from somebody important, the organ grinder so to speak, as to when this issue will be resolved. I need to make a decision, so I cancel and know that on November 18th I will have connectivity or do I wait, and hope you guys will solve the issue before?
Interestingly, Plus Net guy said they use the same infrastructure as Vodafone and they have NO KNOWN ISSUE. In fact if there was a problem with new users being authenticated they would not be taking new orders, obviosuly not an issue as they can take an order from me. Odd eh?
03-11-2016 11:31 AM
Oh, and until I've got an answer I'm going nowhere, so this post will keep on getting bumped.
03-11-2016 02:24 PM
HOW THE ##~## CAN YOU NOT HAVE AN ETA ON THIS???
Latest update after call to Vodafone at 14:25
04-11-2016 08:33 AM
And day 4 of no broadband and no ETA begins.
To anyone reading these forums - please, please, please seriously think about it before you make a move to these jokers.
You pay peanuts.....
This is a top 100, tax evading company/ISP who so far cannot get someone connected 4 days after their going lvie date.
04-11-2016 03:27 PM
Hello @Soofla
I completely understand your frustration and anger at this experience, our apologies.
I'm afraid members of staff working this forum do not have access to Broadband records or systems, the best way forward is to call our team on 08080 034 515 or speak with our Live Chat for further updates.
Louise
04-11-2016 04:25 PM
If your only choice is phone or live chat, go for PHONE, for the love of god... do not touch that LIVE chat. You will face off with a person lacking common sense and the ability to make decissions outside of what their PC screen tells them to say to you, trust me, do not touch that chat.... lol