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Support refuse to replace faulty router.

ajsci
3: Seeker
3: Seeker

Our wifi signal has recently degraded to the point that there's 20% signal from 10 feet away with line of sight, and sometimes zero signal in the next room.

 

After trying every possible way to fix it myself, I contacted online support and spoke with them for an hour. The only solution they could come up with was for me to buy a wifi booster for £15? Even after repeatedly being told the issue exists in the same room as the router. They also said as my router was the newest model, so a replacement wouldn't fix my issue. Completely disregarding the possibility (certainty) that the hardware could be faulty.

 

I wasn't satisfied with this so I asked two or three times to be put through to someone that could cancel my contract, but I was completely ignored. I then looked for other solutions such as putting the router in to modem mode and using my own, which I used to do with Virgin very easily. This apparently isn't so simple and requires torturing yourself through Vodafone support. I then looked to buy my own replacement Vodafone router on ebay. Again, seemingly not an option.

 

Is there anyone here that could help? I feel like we should just cancel the direct debit.

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Amanda
Community Manager
Community Manager

@ajsci - I'm sorry to see you're still having issues with this. 

Our Home Broadband Technical team usually run remote checks on your router, to check for faults - then if anything flags up we can look at the process of getting it exchanged. It sounds like they've ran these and they can't identify any faults. 

So we can double check it and what's happening with your complaint, please come and chat to us over Facebook or Twitter. 

WelshPaul
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

Unplug the router from the mains and call support and tell them the router died. No lights, no nothing!

Have to send you a replacement then. 

ajsci
3: Seeker
3: Seeker

Issue resolved by sourcing my own replacement vodafone router off ebay. I was expecting a headache but I didn't have to configure a thing, I just plugged it in and it worked like normal. I now have good wifi signal again.

 

I think I'll be writing my first complaint to OFCOM about this fiasco. I hate complaining but this was unbelievable.

Jayach
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

Glad to hear it has worked, I'm surprised it didn't need to be registered to your account by Vodafone. 😀