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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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Open reach... Where do I start we are a business and booked moving broadband and phone in January and was told "oh you are in what we call gold property" meaning it's a real easy install.. arranged day 4th march sub contractor from MJ Quinn turns up 5 hours late looks at outside of building which is all one grd floor level " can't do that mate haven't got the right tools " and just drove off saying nothing more..the engineer looked like he had just got out of bed and was jist not interested ... I complain to our provider BT because you can't talk to Open reach ...I get a choice of choose my days 6th 7th 8th that's good i think... But oh no on the 6th get a txt canceling all and an agent will phone me shortly... That's 3 days ago nothing cal after call no one can tell me what is happening..open reach have the monopoly so just do what they want which is nothing...they should be called "Open don't reach" useless..
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Posted 1 month ago
Open reach failed to attend 8 consecutive appointments, had the audacity each time to attempt to charge us £140 for cancelling!!! I think I’m now at around 15 hours worth of phone calls. 6 months down the line and still no further on. The stress and time spent on this has been crippling to the business not to mention our mental state. Never in 40 years of running a business have we dealt with such an incompetent company.
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Posted 2 months ago
Can not speak to anyone
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Posted 2 months ago
Driving on the M62 today near Elland Road Leeds at 11:48 and a sign written Openreach Vauxhall Movano van (Reg number DL23 TXC) that was entering onto the motorway via the slip road gave me some road rage because I didn't move into the outside motorway lane to let him enter onto the motorway via his rules. The rules state that the road user entering the motorway via a slip road should adjust their speed and position to suit the motorway traffic when entering as per the following - Joining the motorway (259) Joining the motorway. When you join the motorway you will normally approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining motorway. You should give priority to traffic already on the motorway check the traffic on the motorway and match your speed to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane not cross solid white lines that separate lanes or use the hard shoulder stay on the slip road if it continues as an extra lane on the motorway, remain in the left-hand lane long enough to adjust to the speed of traffic before considering overtaking -After blowing his horn at me he then started to gesticulate at the side of me has he passed inferring that I was a Wan*er. I tried to contact someone at Openreach to complain but that would appear impossible. Will probably have to put the dashcam video on YouTube.
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Posted 3 months ago
When the job isn’t straight forward, the engineers can bounce the job off to each other for months without anything be holding them accountable.
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Posted 4 months ago
Engineer never introduced himself. Gave the impression he just couldn't be bothered. Lacking in customer relations. All in all a negative experience.
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Posted 6 months ago
I have been waiting for open reach to instal sky for over about 6 -7 weeks . They turn up without an appointment and magically expect me to be in , they know that they can not do any work at my house without me being there. They make an appointment date and expect me to be in even though I’m on holiday, sky can not cancel them so they turn up, once they tell me to stay in for three named dates, then sent me a message at 6am on last day and say they not coming that day, then turn up and I’m out. They then have the nerve to cancel my order ..so I have to start again , . , ! Then say to sky they have a back log so can not come on the date sky requested. I can not contact them direct . Their systems and communication is appalling , they must waste an aweful amount of time going to peoples houses as not arranged with customer the appointment and we and sky can not cancel with them coming if not convenient . Are employees being paid for visits when they know the customer isn’t going to be in . It leases me to the conclusion that they Must be appallingly managed .I woukd suggest that They need an internal investigation into their practices and communication and improve their service . Appalling . It is extremely stressful added to this I do not now have a landline phone use, have lost me phone number, do not have internet to use my computer and programmes on the tv .
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Posted 7 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
The most unreachable company on earth. Twice took the day off to wait for openreach. Did not turn up then proceeded to lie and said that we weren’t in. They are an absolute disgrace. They cannot carry on like this utterly disrespecting the public on an monstrous scale.
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Posted 1 year ago
Open reach are disgraceful I’ve not had Internet now for three weeks and my family member works from home it’s been terrible they were meant to come today and they have not
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Posted 1 year ago
BT engineer supposed to be with me to fix a fault between 8am-1pm. Still not arrived at 4.15pm. Then I discovered the engineer had marked the job as started at 12.56pm. It had not. BT engineers are clearly lying about hitting targets. Couldn't care less about customers missing a day's work.
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Posted 1 year ago
Your Engineers are complete LIARS! My provider is BT. Your engineer did a partial job citing that the external wiring could not be completed due to a blocked tube. He advised someone would come and complete it. He lied. I am now going into my second week with no internet, I work from home. BT somehow can’t get hold of you to book an appointment as you’re lying engineer completed the job. Absolutely disgusting 🤮 service.
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Posted 4 weeks ago
Been with out internet since March 9th. No communication, rude , no interest in doing the job, terrible customer service!!
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Posted 1 month ago
Cowboys!!! Avoid and think twice if you are asking for fibre. Turn up unannounced drill holes in your walls and run cables where they like. They are deliberately difficult to contact. A company you can’t call on the phone! Really? Will run wires for your neighbours across your house Willy billy and it’s up to you to get them to move it. Check out the telecommunications act 1984 and if it’s nearer to your house than 2 metres complain.
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Posted 1 month ago
I returned home to find that an overhead cable had been installed between 2 existing poles and over my front garden, close to the top of a tree. My wife had been home all day and nobody from Openreach had bothered to inform us of the work being carried out. I assume that this is to avoid problems with people objecting and delaying the work. This routing has obviously saved Openreach money, as keeping it away from my property would involve a new intermediate pole outside my property. This would not have been a problem for me as there are so many others, including power lines, that another one would make no difference. I contacted Openreach to complain and eventually spoke to someone in India. This just resulted in communication frustration. I called again and spoke to someone, again in India, who at least had a better mastery of English. He assured me that the complaint had been registered and that I would be contacted within a week. After a week and no contact I used the QR code on a local pole to register another complaint and this started the ball rolling. Again initial response was via someone in India. Later an engineer turned up at the house quoting the ‘Flying Wires Act’ giving them overriding permission to basically operate outside the norms of consideration and respect. He apologised for the lack of consultation but only offered to sheath the cable close to the tree. I rejected this, as it would have made it more obvious. Or just try and tighten it to raise it clear of the tree. I said he could tighten it but that I wanted a letter of apology for not consulting with me prior to the work. He said that he would arrange for that. After numerous emails, phone calls, and a letter attached to an email (all from India), I received an apology (from the Indian representative) for the lack of consultation. A request for compensation for all my trouble has been rejected, and despite my objection, Openreach have now closed the complaint.
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Posted 1 month ago
Next door had Openreach engineers fitting a service. The engineers constantly walked over our garden and brought ladders in to work on the roof/gutter. When my partner asked what they were doing they just said, Oh, didn't know anyone was in, I was going to knock! When he was told that this was a privately owned house and he should not be on the propert nor fixing things to it all he said was.. 'It won't take long love'. He ignored what my partner had said even though she repeated it several times. He continued to walk through the garden and fix the cable along the gutter. Also the cable has been left dangling and goes across the upstairs window. Also there was loops of loose cables left on the ground in front of the front door. It's been 1.5 mo ths now, no-one has come back to fix it. They cane onto our private property , accordingvto their website they have to apply for access first and let you know. Not just walk on it without knocking. I have trued numerous times to contact then to so this all out but no joy. They cannot be contacted. We are not a customer of theirs. They have not responded to anything. Do they think tjis is acceptable? Do they think their workmanship us acceptable? Next door are not bothered and don't want to know as they have their Internet. But their cables are drooping over our windows. Absolutely disgusting service, no customer service, don't adhere to their own standards as per their website. Horrible company. If it foes nit get sorted. The cabkes are going to get lashed. Bet they come out then! Avoud this company if you require work that needs manners, skills, competance and some form of after service.
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Posted 1 month ago
Engineer turned up after 3 week wait without broadband to install full fibre. Once he completed job there was no internet coming from router, engineer says there was a fault with outside line but will definitely be working tomorrow as they will be working on the issue overnight. 7 days later still no Broadband, keep calling my new supplier (Plusnet) but keep getting same answer- we are waiting on a response from our supplier to complete the job. No idea why engineer couldn’t complete the job when he was here installing full fibre- so frustrating.
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Posted 1 month ago
Engineer damaged property. Now I am having to do all the work to find someone to repair the damage. They might give me the costs. Who knows.
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Posted 2 months ago
Always turn up with three vans - 2 crews sitting in the van . Who coordinates their work schedule, it’s crazy !!!
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Posted 2 months ago
I am ill, and nearly 80 years old, I live alone and need regular hospital care. I had to change to NOW BASICS because my previous provider would not accept it. It was arranged to change the contract on 18 January 2024 but my landline has not worked since that date. Openreach is said to be the problem but no explanation is given, just repeated, meaningless e-mails promising date after date which is then just ignored. Shameful. This locality has long had poor reception for mobile phones and the reception is poor and unreliable.
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Posted 2 months ago
Openreach is rated 1.7 based on 135 reviews