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K0mbatW0mbat
2: Seeker
2: Seeker

I've been trying to get broadband at my new address for months.

Vodafone's availability checker says that my flat cannot be supplied, so I rang sales.

 

They said that the broadband team needed to put in a request to upgrade from Silver Key to Gold Key with Openreach, and maybe give Openreach an email after a couple of weeks to check progress. So as far as I was aware that request was done and I needed to wait until it had gone through.

 

Waiting a while and still no luck, I keep ringing Vodafone and being told to be patient.

I ring Vodafone today and now I'm told that no request was put through, that it's not how that works and that I need to contact Openreach? But when I spoke to Openreach they said that it's the Service Provider's responsibility to put a request in!!!

 

I'm getting very close to the end of my tether. I've been trying to get broadband for a while now and I just want it resolved. Checking other service providers say that they can supply my address, but I want to go with Vodafone because I have multiple other products with them! I've also checked the neighbouring flats in my building and Vodafone can supply them!

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Jayach
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

Unfortunately "the computer says no" complaints about Vodafone are rife on here. My suggestion, go elsewhere, it will help save your sanity.

Great :Smiley_with_tongue_out: I'm currently on the phone with Vodafone trying to get them to submit an ORDI request to Openreach.

Apparently this is what needs to happen, and is the Service Providers responsibility.

I've even got Openreach documentation that backs this up, so not taking no for an answer!

Jayach
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

Excellent, let us know how it goes.😅

HelpfulBadger
11: Established
11: Established

As a bit more info (and potentially context) into what happens with OpenReach products

There are 3 address "types" within OpenReach's system-

Gold - There is an OpenReach service already at the property (and probably active) or there has been an OpenReach service at the property in the past.

Silver - OpenReach has pulled these addresses from the Royal Mail postcode database, but there isn't (and has probably never been) an active service.

Bronze - No one sees them very often, but let's say you want broadband at a guards house which isn't in royal mail's database, a Bronze address would be created and the order placed on that.

 

The "proper" way of changing a silver (or bronze) address to a gold address is simply to place an order for a service at that location, something that Vodafone's systems simply wont allow them to do based off the numerous reports of those issues (it probably has something to do with Vodafone stopping ADSL service, as a normal line has to be ordered and then upgraded unless you can get fibre all the way to the property, but that's just a guess).

 

Vodafone won't likely be able to proceed far with an ORDI request, as they can't update any information about lines (and premises) other than their own, and all it will do is confirm the address is, in fact, Silver - I wish you luck however!

 

Like in most of these cases imo, OpenReach says Vodafone can do something, which actually means "Vodafone is allowed to do this thing" and no one in Voda actually knows what they're doing.

 

Edit below:

ORDI = OpenReach Data Integrity

An ORDI request can change a silver address to a gold one, but only if the provider of an existing line submits a request to move the "location" of an existing line in the database to a silver address.

Fantastic thanks for that. So I need to actually go and order broadband through another Service Provider that can actually sort it out, and then switch to Vodafone?

 

Time to find a provider that won't give me a long [Removed] contract and a large exit fee.

 

[MOD EDIT: This post has been edited to remove off topic/personal information/inappropriate content please see Community Guidelines]

Jayach
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

@K0mbatW0mbat wrote:

Fantastic thanks for that. So I need to actually go and order broadband through another Service Provider that can actually sort it out, and then switch to Vodafone?

 

Time to find a provider that won't give me a long [Removed] contract and a large exit fee.

 


To be honest, if you find another provider, why not stick with them? The price difference will easily be eaten up by any early termination fee. Now aren't far behind in price (and ahead if you include the fact it has phone calls included) and only a 1 year contract. They do a one month contract, but you have to pay £65 connection fee and router delivery..

So I've been doing some hunting. And I haven't found any other providers that will supply my property, at least just from trying to use their online portals to take out a contract. Despite my neighbours in the same apartment building having internet.

 

Maybe there's something wrong with my property, I'll contact my landlord.