Openreach Reviews

1.7 Rating 135 Reviews
16 %
of reviewers recommend Openreach
1.7
Based on 135 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Own Driver, Postal Service
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Live Chat, Email
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Avg Email Response Time
22.75 minutes

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Openreach 1 star review on 2nd May 2024
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Openreach 1 star review on 22nd November 2023
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Pleasant courteous and did a really good job would not leave untill problem was sorted and it wasn’t easy so thank you to Colin who came to Horsham Saturday 12 -8-23 @8.00am Roffey
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Posted 8 months ago
Do not use this company. Will ruin ur brickwork. Will tell u u have ur box where they say. Not where u would like it. Will chat ur partner up if she's home alone. Will lie about u to there boss. Pls do not use if u can. Complete assholes
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Posted 8 months ago
Vodafone used these cowboys to install a cable. They damaged my cctv in the process and will not pay to fix it. They sent someone out to take pictures then called me up saying that the pictures of the damage do not show damage. Absolute scam artists.
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Posted 8 months ago
Terrible experience. Waited 2 weeks for an installation date which I had to book off work as someone had to be home to let them in. They came and said they didn’t have the “right ladder” but they would sort out the box on the inside so no one would have to be home next time. The engineer then left and said he’d come back in 5-10 minutes - he never came back and I just a notification from the company that the date had been rearranged and I would have to be at home on another date to let someone in. This is extremely disappointing customer service and they clearly hire people with minimum qualifications and skills and label them as “engineers” .
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Posted 9 months ago
Worst company ever and horrible rude workers. I would give 0 stars. I've been waiting for over 2 months now for them to fix the broadband, with no luck. Got them coming over several times, did nothing and left without notice.
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Posted 9 months ago
If it was possible to leave 0 stars I would. I have had a total of 4 engineer visits and 10 engineers come to look at my property for what should be a routine broadband installation. Each time they told me the ladders weren't long enough, and that a hoist wouldn't work. None of them ever wrote any case notes, so each time they would come back and say the same thing - ladders aren't long enough. It felt groundhog day. I've waited 2 months for internet. Possibly the worst company I have ever had the misfortune to deal with.
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Posted 9 months ago
Have left a very vulnerable 93 year old with no phone since 4th July. Contractors cut through the line and it was reported to Openreach as a welfare case which they are supposed to resolve quickly. We have been informed today that they are not even going to do the repair until Monday 10 July. This is disgusting and they should be ashamed of themselves as the phone is this man’s lifeline
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Posted 9 months ago
Had a note put on the post next to my house on Friday informing me about planned work on the post on Monday - no other information to me or my neighbours. Monday turned up and the phone and internet were disconnected. When speaking to the Openreach engineer he told me that we should have been informed that we would be without service this morning. A communications company that don't know how to communicate. Unfortunately I can't leave less than one star 🤬
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Posted 10 months ago
Installer arrived at the wrong time. Did his job but failed to change the installation status to complete. This means my Fathers landline is unable to receive incoming calls. My father is 79, disabled and vulnerable. Vodafone are blaming OpenReach. OpenReach are telling me to speak to Vodafone. Absolutely disgusting service from both parties! It’s been 2 weeks now and still no further forward.
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Posted 10 months ago
My engineer, Peter Chard, called out to us this morning at 8.30 am - first class service, helpful and contacted me 3 times to keep me updated - cannot recommend his expertise enough. Thank you Nikki B
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Posted 10 months ago
Only gave one star as couldn’t give 0 stars Had so many engineers out looking at a job it’s simply impossible to comprehend Left dangerous cables in garden exposed but still no rush 3 months waiting for broadband Between them and sky not sure who is worse.
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Posted 11 months ago
Failed to turn up on four occasions to sort out a landline extension. I eventually managed to contact them and they said that I would get a call to rearrange the visit. Still waiting for the response. Totally useless!!
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Posted 11 months ago
Openreach engineer was lovely but when he called a colleague to ask advice as he was unable to rectify the issue for my 91yr old vulnerable mother his colleague told him to say he was going to his van to get a part and then drive off. He said he’d done it in the past. Openreach and Bt show utter disregard for vulnerable customers. I will raise it with Ofcom but it’s hard to believe they’ve been able to do this for so long without regulatory intervention
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Posted 11 months ago
Cross over (drop Kerb) contacted them in January 2022 charged site visit £350 came out in April nightmare trying to contact them, gave me plans and photos on what they were going to do. Had to then pay inadvance £4812.67 in May 2022. Wanted the work for September after chasing again in August they came back to me and said due to company's contractor changes they couldn't do it but if my own contractor could do it they would give me a refund, so they sent plans by email. Then on the day a man delivers the BT lid and stands to watch less than 1hr. Job completed by my driveway contractor. Chased my refund in October,November and December getting no joy jumping through hoops long story short finally got refund April 2023 but without my knowledgment or warning they deducted over £720 for an email and standing around for a job they couldn't organise in time because of their internal changes and charge me such alot without agreement and hassle trying to get anyone to respond. When I complained they just it was worth the deductions for the time. So BT employee's get paid alot for very little work and are allowed to hold your money for 7-8 months with no comeback. VERY poor customer service not taking the customers time, stress and money worries into account caused by them
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Posted 1 year ago
Paid by local government to upgrade my village. Speed may have gone from 30 to 35 at the most and much less reliable, lose it for whole chunks of the day. Yet a new build site in the village is going straight to fibre, and OpenReach are not going to spread it to the rest of the village. Useless shower, BT in all but name.
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Posted 1 year ago
came to fix neigbours landline and ended disconnecting 15 local residents broadband. now without broadband for 10 days, useless company
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Posted 1 year ago
The engineer arrived less than 24 hours after being called out. He was very helpful and found the fault and repaired it quickly. Thank you . Albert Mott.
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Posted 1 year ago
I paid upfront for the engineer charges and it was taken straight from my bank as sort of arranged with talktalk..? Anyways,moving on from that,this pre paid technician has failed to show up at the two designated times (12hrs of my waiting/wasted time!) So I phoned talktalk who said that the job had been reported as complete?? Which it obviously wasn't! Arranged for me YET ANOTHER appointment date which is in two more weeks!! Same outreach non show service has been designated. Why the hell don't they give the job to another company that can be arsed?? Disappointed, enraged aswell as fed up, is an understatement. Utterly useless!
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Posted 1 year ago
I was very happy with the service I received. Amend was courteous, efficient, and very quick. He should have had his hi-viz jacket washed, though!
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Posted 1 year ago
Uncaring left where I live in a mess a dangerous for me. I have a disability and they ignored the Equality Act 2010 I used. Worst company ever they just don't care.
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Posted 1 year ago
Openreach is rated 1.7 based on 135 reviews