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04-06-2021 10:39 AM
Hi
This is probably more one for the community mods but you guessed it. It's another poor poor showing from Vodafone Customer Service.
Late 2020, I got a new 5G handset. Rang Customer Service and they put me on to a 5G plan without hesitation. Recently however, I noticed I'm not picking up 5G in places where I used to and soI started keeping an eye on it more closely. I realised that I'm not picking up a 5G signal at all anywhere I go.
At the end of Jan/start of Feb 2021, I renewed by SIMO deal. I put 2 and 2 together and came to the conclusion that he must have removed 5G from my tariff when I recontracted but I wasn't told that this would be removed.
So I rang a last week and spoke to two different people. The jist of it was that they can't do anything and someone will call me within a week to resolve it. 8 days went passed. No callback.
I've spoken to the complaints team today and was put on hold for 25 minutes before the chap came back, took me off hold and appeared to disconnect the call. He didn't call me back either.
Rang a second time. Spoke to someone else on the complaints team who appeared very apologetic and essentially said to me that the tariff that I've been placed on is not 5G compatible, would have to be changed and he will discuss the options with the migrations team and come back to me. He's put me on hold for 45 minutes, cold transferred me to someone else who I've had to explain the issue to again and go through security again only to be told that I need to pay more than double my current monthly charge if I want to move to a 5G compatible tariff which is not something I'm willing to do.
She suggested I come here in the hope that one of the community mods can assist me in a better way than complaints team have via the phone.
04-06-2021 11:29 AM - edited 07-06-2021 10:45 AM
As far as I'm aware, all tarriffs include 5G if it's available, although there have been reports from people failing to pick it up. The first thing, obviously, is to make sure it's selected in your phone's network settings (it probably is).
Assuming all's well there, drop the Social Media team a note on Facebook or Twitter. Once they've got your details privately, they can go away and get the matter sorted rather than trying to do it while you're on the other end of a call or chat session.
04-06-2021 12:44 PM
What phone do you have? Android or iPhone?
04-06-2021 03:14 PM
Hi @anrgy_man. I'm sorry you've had a poor experience with us. I'd recommend double checking that 5G is available in your postcode, you can do this by entering your postcode into our Network Status Checker.
We're unable to access accounts over the forum, however, please pop our Social Media team a message with a link to this thread so you don't need to repeat yourself. If you select the options "Get Started" and "Asked to DM", you'll be routed through to an agent. They'll be able to investigate your account and get you on the correct plan. Please let us know how you get on 🙂
12-06-2021 09:58 AM - edited 12-06-2021 10:17 AM
Some of the lower packages don't have 5G.
My friend experienced the same issue recently.
Bought an iPhone 12. Was on a 5G tariff. Regraded and lost the 5G. The Vodafone team advised there was nothing they could do to reprovison it.
Long story short, she cancelled and went to EE.
12-06-2021 10:13 AM
EE also sell non 5G plans still too. IT's about time they just accepted they can't fleece customers for more and let everyone use 5G if they have a suitable phone.
14-06-2021 09:17 PM
What an absolute palaver this is turning out to be.
I initially made the call to Vodafone about this on the 27th May.
Today is the 14th April and I am in exactly the same position as I was then and there is no solution on the table.
The person from complaints puts me through to upgrades to upgrade my tariff to a 5G one. Upgrades then tell me that all tariffs are 2, 3, 4 and 5G compatible and therefore the issue is unrelated to my tariff.
Complaints keep repeating the same line - there is no 5G in at my postcode. I know there isn't! That isn't the issue. I don't get 5G anywhere I go! I've been in the middle of Manchester City Centre and still don't get it. I've been to the same places where I had 5G previously and no longer get 5G!
I spent 11 years working for Telefonica. I know how these things work. I am absolutely convinced that something has gone awry when my simo tariff was upgraded. The timings are too coincidental. It sounds like I need someone who is technical to look a bit deeper. I know from experience that the front-end of the system may say something is provisioned correctly but when you look at the network settings, it's not provisioned correctly. Just a guess. I have no idea how Vodafone systems work but script reading is clearly not working here.
Not sure where I go from here.
14-06-2021 09:29 PM
What phone do you have? Android or iPhone?
There is a reason I'm asking, many people have had issues like this, and it's easier to find the issue if you have an Android phone.
14-06-2021 09:31 PM
Yes. I have an Android phone. I have checked the settings and it's set to 'Prefer 5G.'
14-06-2021 09:38 PM
Download Cellmapper.
Run it and look for the line 5G DCNR status when you're in a 5G area. If it says restricted, Vodafone are blocking you. The only way it seems to fix this is to get Vodafone to do a full deprovision/reprovision on your account. If you can get a screenshot of it when in a 5G area, that may help us diagnose any issue too.