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1.2 Rating 2,366 Reviews
3 %
of reviewers recommend Virgin Media
1.2
Based on 2,366 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier, Own Driver
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 15%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 81%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.2 out of 5
Avg Email Response Time
-1 hours
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Truly shocking customer service. From being promised that my contract has been renewed at a discounted rate - only to get billed twice in the renewal month, to customer service agents who hang up when they can't resolve your issue. Even worse I have had two incidents of customer service agents telling me they had applied a refund, only to get charged the full amount again the following month. If you value your sanity - AVOID
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Posted 4 years ago
Frustrating service with no customer support. Certainly not worth for what we pay for especially if you need broadband to work from home. It won’t work when you need it most!
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Posted 4 years ago
I gave this company one star because there is no option to give no stars. Virgin Media have left an 85 year old lady who lives alone without a phone for the last 5 days during a Covid pandemic.In March she went to live with her brother and sister in law during the Covid Lockdown period and unfortunately her phone bill was overlooked resulting in disconnection. Her brother and sister in law (who live several hundred miles away) are in their 80s themselves, and have their own serious health issues.Now that lockdown restrictions have eased it was time for the elderly lady to return to her own home. But despite paying the bill as soon as the error was realised, numerous calls (with multiple departments including customer service and their press office), hours and hours spent on hold and then explaining the same thing over and over again, and multiple promises to reconnect - ranging in duration from 2 hours to 74 hours - the phone is still disconnected. This vulnerable old lady is on her own. She doesn't have a mobile - many 85 year olds don't- and has no way of contacting the outside world. Virgin have now decided that an engineer is required (it is a week today since my first communication with Virgin about this and at no point has anyone mentioned an engineer) and have made an appointment for Thursday (today is Tuesday). I live over 200 miles away from my aunt and she has no family close. Her one friend is shielding. There is no-one to tell her what is happening. And do Virgin give a toss? No. According to them it is being treated as an emergency! An emergency created by them! An emergency that could have so easily been resolved. And emergency that has caused unmeasurable and unnecessary stress. This is inexcusable.
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Posted 4 years ago
No matter how many times you call to cancel your account the ladies in Philippines tell you its closed then just ignore you. And never actually close your account and keep billing you. Appsolute joke! I used to like virgin, however I would never use thier procuts again!
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Posted 4 years ago
Warning Cancel the DD with your bank before cancel with Virgin I gave the 30 days notice to cancel, they cut it off 30 days later and 37 days after canceling they are Direct debits and are uncontactable on phone after waiting 30 mins, their whatsapp service is just automated and no use
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Posted 4 years ago
I did call them many times regarding my slow speed issues, they asked me to reset the router and I did so but having the same problem. they said they can't improve my speed even I am supposed to have 100mbps and now having between 2mbps to 20mbps the speed is up and down all the time. I also did request with them to send an engineer at home when convenient and fix the issue but they refused to do so saying they can not see their device fault. Then I told them I am not happy with the service and request to cancel my contract but they said I have to pay early termination charge. I am suffering from the last five months with this issue and facing mental torcher. Thank you.
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Posted 4 years ago
Intermittent internet issues throughout the day, awful customer service and overall literal garbage company. Potential new customers steer clear of VM.
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Posted 4 years ago
wouldn't have it back if it was free absolute garbage customer service, broadband is garbage and the TV package is garbage especially in comparison to sky. They sell you you "amazing" broadband with speeds upto and over 500Mb but what they dont tell you is you'll be losing connection 3-4 times a day. I would rather have 50Mb thats secure and stable than virgins garbage.
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Posted 4 years ago
At beginning of August 2020 my TV box developed a fault, rang Virgin for assistance and was told I'd be texted a number to call but no text received, waited for several hours and rang again and got same message and again no text. Rang next day and same happened. Managed to get hold of engineer who installed package and he advised that at the point where you are asked about receiving a text press option 2 which I did. Eventually got someone explained problem and a replacement was agreed. Replacement arrived several days later but it was not a TV Box but an AC Converter! So back to endless waiting on phone and finally managed to get someone who confirmed I'd been sent the wrong thing and a new TV Box would be sent out. Waited few days and it came, but was different type of box. Tried to install it but existing HTML cable would not fit the port. Back to Virgin and a further lengthy process getting through. This time I was told I should buy a new cable. I then explained that I was renting this equipment from Virgin so that I could access their services which they had agree to provide and I was paying a lot of money for it and it was for them to provide the right cables. He backed down and went off to do some checks. Came back and told me I had been sent an old box and not the right one and he agreed to send out a new one, TiVo box. He also said he would arrange a credit for me due to the inconvenience, but I have yet to receive it! After several days a new TV TiVo box arrived and I tried to instal it but it would not instal. Back to Virgin for another couple of hours on the phone, further checks made and indeed there was a problem their end, there was an 'occasion' (?) that required coding changes. He helpfully did some work on it but I had to go off to prepare for a Zoom meeting before all was completed and he agreed he would complete task and call me. At some point I received a email thanking me for changing me package showing I was now being charged for 2 TV boxes, that is the new one and the old one that did not work, however it turned out the guy I spoke to misunderstood when I described the equipment I now had at home which included the old TV box as an indication I had and was using 2 TV boxes! I should add a glance at my package would have shown 1 TV box. I then received yet another invoice should that my charges had been increased again, so back to Virgin, this took some nearly 2 hours on online chat which she looked into it. Eventually agreed that I would be charge £83 pm till November 2020 and £86 thereafter. Then I get an invoice should my next bill will be £107! Every time I have spoken to Virgin they have not done what they say they will do, I am still without their TV package save for Freeview and now I have to spend yet more time to sort out the bill! Whatever you do avoid Virgin if you can. On the positive side I do get fast broadband with the assistance of boosters in an area where there is only fibre to roadside junctions and copper from there.
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Posted 4 years ago
Terrible Customer Care!! Called on July 16th and agreed a new package instead of leaving. Received a mobile sim as part of and cancelled my contract elsewhere and ported number over. Didnt receive my new hub so called again to double check - yeah all fine should arrive soon. Still no hub so called again - Sorry Mr Gavin we cant give you the deal we agreed! Not only that but they put my normal bill up from £53.99 up to £89.39 with a new activation fee and package change admin fee! Asked for a call from complaints multiple times - apparently they sent me a letter 17 days ago that never arrive and nobody has even bothered to call me. I've called them at least 8 times to chase the situation and nobody seems to care. I was promised a call yesterday within 2 hours - its now been almost 24hrs and no phone call. Best part is... i know someone on the exact package they say they cant give me. I've been a loyal customer and referrer but this has ruined the brand for me. What a nightmare, i think i would get better customer service from Sky, NowTV, BT etc... Virgin you should be ashamed. DIRECT DEBIT CANCELLED! If you cant even bother calling your customers who are unhappy, lets see how quickly you call for your payment!
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Posted 4 years ago
When there’s a fault they can’t help. My WiFi went down On 18th August, rang Virginmedia 3 times that day and an automated message confirmed there was a fault in my postcode area and engineers are aware but the issue is complexed. Rang them the following day another automated message states problem should be resolved by 12pm. Rang them in the evening, same automated message reiterating complex issue. After waiting approx 50mins got through a human being call handler who confirmed the problem which may not be resolved until 24th August. As a customer this is totally unacceptable, emailed top brass at Virginmedia as yet no reply. If I could I would award these incompetent clowns zero stars. Now considering go over to Sky Broadband
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Posted 4 years ago
Manipulative and kept changing the info given. Don't sign up for them
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Posted 4 years ago
awful, money grabbing company. they over charge me every month, so every month I spend hours on hold to be told "it's sorted", to find that the next month I'm over charged again. It's so stressful to go through, every month, that it's now affecting my mental health - dreading the bills and subsequent calls. I genuinely think they make it so difficult so that customers get tired and give up, and Virgin get more money. Despicable company.
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Posted 4 years ago
stay away from this company!!!!!!
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Posted 4 years ago
Absolutely abysmal experience! Do not use! We needed to transfer account from flatmate who's leaving, we called VM and was assured same package with same cost at £26 per month can be transferred over to me, except must start another 12 months contract and pay transfer fee of £20, which we accept and invoked the transfer. When we received VM email confirming transfer complete with new account number, we logged on website to set up online account and ddm, but VM website says A/c number wrong, and requested Area reference which isn't stated anywhere! We called, wait in queue for 25mins, answered, told new account number not coincide with my name, cannot proceed, refused to help further! Then received email from VM with my first invoice for £52 per month, not £29! Called, waited 43mins, told it's new monthly total, previous monthly total £26 cannot be transferred, we explained that we were told same package at same price can be transferred by VM, but VM customer service will not budge. On opening the first invoice, I found my correct 9 digit account number and area reference, so I tried to register an online account, but this time, VM's website says, an account has already been set up for my NEW account, and it was in the name of our previous flatmate, even though he was on a totally different account number! So I still cannot open on online account! Luckily when I emailed my application to apply for transfer, I was concerned that we only had a verbal assurance from VM regarding retaining the £26 monthly bundle cost, so I had mentioned in my email that I'm applying for this transfer based on the assurance that its the same package at the same price. We called again to try and lodge a formal complaint, waited 30mins, call automatically dropped. Called back, waited another 45mins, answered, and as soon as I stated we wanted to make a formal complaint, the call was dropped! As advised by local council consumer services officer, we've sent in a formal written complaint, as we've given up ringing their customer service, and cannot use their website form as it requires an online account which VM's system is unable to allow me to register. After persistently refusing to reply and broken promises, VM now alleges we're late in paying our bills, so now imposing late charges etc and has terminated our service, thus rendering us in serious position of not able to work from home! In desperation, we called VM, waited over 50 minutes in queue, spoke to "customer service" who sounded very emphatic, says will take ownership of our complaint, truly understand our case is urgent, will escalate and Manager will get back to us within two hours" That's two days ago, still no reply whatsoever! Have filed complaint with CISAS, the official ofcom regulator, but as this process is going to take weeks, guess VM is using this tactic scan to force desperate users, especially those working from home in this CV19 period, to cave in and pay up! Entire experience have been stressful, but more bewildered as to how a supposedly professional company like Virgin Media could have such an unprofessional infantile customer service, and how our current system could allow such inconsiderate corporates to take advantage of our national plight is beyond me ... shame on Virgin Media. We will definately not be using this company again and would strongly NOT recommend Virgin Media, shame it's another British sham
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Posted 4 years ago
I have reviewed this with a one because you have to score something to leave a review. I have been a very happy customer for years up until April this year when I decided to downgrade my package to Wi-Fi only as I had lost interest in 200 channels of repeats and rubbish and the sport was none existent. Three days after agreeing a new contract I received a call from a Virgin Rep making me all sorts of offers and agreeing a new price to include sport. Three days after this the sport and some other channels were removed and when I queried it I was basically accused of lying about my conversation and if I expected to have what I claimed I was told it would cost another £45pm. Not happy I told the customer services that I might have been better cancelling at the outset at which stage the guy hung up on me and cancelled even though I had not actually asked for that. I spent quite a bit of time rectifying this as the WI-Fi and weekend call package is a decent deal and the Wi Fi is brilliant. Now this months bill appears with call charges at weekend and Virgin now claim that all though calls at weekends are free,if you exceed a 60 minute call time you have to pay 17 pence a minute excess charge above this. I can find no information on this hidden charge in their literature or advertising. Personally I have had enough of Virgin, I have been misinformed, blatantly lied too and overcharged as well as treated as unworthy by a company that hides behind Co-Vid 19 as an excuse to ignore you.
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Posted 4 years ago
I've had an incredibly bad start with Virgin. I called weeks in advance to set up the wifi in my new place to avoid being here working from home without wifi. I received a weirdly garbled text from Virgin late on a Saturday night that my Monday installation was being moved back nearly three additional weeks later. I got repeat messages -- one a day after the original installation date and then the same message two days after -- telling me that the external work had been completed. However, when I called to try to move my installation date earlier, they could only move it 1.5 days earlier. The customer service agent sounded like a robot just repeating, "I'm sorry but we have no availabilities sooner" even when that wasn't a response to what I was actually saying (I heard them the first time). It feels very clear to me that they don't care that it takes them SIX weeks to set up wifi, which is an utterly absurd amount of time. If there are not enough availabilities for engineers to set up wifi for customers within six weeks, they clearly need to hire more engineers because right now they are providing appalling customer service. account # - 113295401 area reference for london - 15
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Posted 4 years ago
I would strongly advise anyone wanting join virgin media please don't they rip you off I am currently with them but I am leaving them as my broadband is a disgrace all it keeps doing all day everyday is disconnecting and reconnecting when I am paying money they treat you great when you first sign up but after 6 months they intend to put the prices up and make your broadband mess up once again i would strongly advise anybody not to join them they are useless.
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Posted 4 years ago
I have an issue with broadband. Trying to speak to someone on chat or the phones for the last 2 days has been unsuccessful. It appears that customer support isn’t part of their vocabulary.
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Posted 4 years ago
I’m absolutely shocked and frigging fuming about Virgin media’s apparent policy on transferring accounts!! My dad whose critically ill in hospital and I’m trying to sort some issues out had some blarsay customer service advisor have the audacity to tell me that to transfer an account within the same household is £20!! Are you F**king kidding me charging to swap a name on an account of someone whose ill hospital!! And to too top it off of he dies it’s free!!! Are you mad?! you ought to be disgusted with that service absolutely f**king disgraceful !! Families dealing with illnesses and you want to extort more money for transferring a sodding name!! 😡🤬😱😮🤷🏽‍♀️😑🤦🏽‍♀️
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Posted 4 years ago
Virgin Media is rated 1.2 based on 2,366 reviews