Vodafone Reviews

Name: Vodafone
Address: -, - United Kingdom, Newbury
Rating: 1.21

1.2 Rating 2,012 Reviews

5 %

of reviewers recommend Vodafone

1.2

Based on 2,012 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier
Average Delivery Time	Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 26%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 76%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week
Customer Service	1.2 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

About Vodafone:

Communications products, services and solutions for your business. Get the technology and flexibility you need with Vodafone Business. Vodafone Business - phone contracts and mobile broadband for small business and sole traders.

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7836 191 191

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info@vodafone.co.uk

Location:

-, - United Kingdom
Newbury

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"Trustpilot reviews\r\n\r\nReview of Vodafone UK\r\n\r\nVicky Ladizhinskaya\r\n11 reviews\r\nGB\r\nRated 1 out of 5 stars\r\nUpdated 10 minutes ago\r\nVodafone broadband nightmare\r\nAm more than three weeks into a nightmare with Vodafone routers restarting by themselves and cutting me off in the middle of important work meetings.\r\n\r\nI have serious health issues and have to work from home with Vodafone having caused incredible stress and worsening of my health due to their appalling technical service.\r\n\r\nVodafone broadband technical help desk support staff are super nice and follow up on calls but are following scripts like computers and are obviously trained to deflect from the actual faults with Vodafone equipment and have no technical training .\r\n\r\nInstead of getting advanced technical support to investigate why their routers restart by themselves on a regular basis they keep blaming the network, and my electric connections, which Openreach engineers, which Vodafone sent can show me clearly are working.\r\n\r\nI now had disrupted work and endless stress since before Christmas with no compensation, no alternative solutions provided by Vodafone and no resolution to the problem with their routers.\r\nWill continue to post updates.\r\n\r\n17\/01\/25 - Vodafone just admitted on a recorded call with me that they don't have engineer support for their service, and refuse to replace the faulty router the sent me. Appalling service. Will be looking for alternatives and will continue posting updates on my ongoing nightmare with them. Vodafone forum is full of complaints of their routers resetting themselves so demand routers being replaced until they get to you one what works.\r\n\r\n18\/01\/25 - router restarted at least half a dozen times yesterday losing internet connectivity and again several times this morning and it is only 07:00. This is a \"new\" router Vodafone provided earlier in the week. Obvious headway and software problem with their routers they refuse to admit"

Vodafone 1 star review on 18th January 2025

Vicky Ladizhinskaya

Vodafone 1 star review on 16th February 2024

Barbara Jackson

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Utterly hopeless - bought a MiFi router which you manage through an app. Their systems insist they send a security code to the router to set up anything - but its completely invisible. Their systems appear to have been designed by complete idiots.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“worst company ever.. run by idiots who lack education.. havent the brains to carry out simple tasks, speak to different people from god knows where... useless waste of space company adviod at all cost. if you want to be ripped off !”

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Posted 6 years ago

“They sell you a product and service which has no control after you've taken it then you have to keep ringing to sort the bills out that are inflated you cant communicate with them and they never have any record of your issues so they never get resolved STAY WELL CLEAR”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I wish I had never had anything to do with this company. Laughably awful service.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Absolutely shocking customer service, I have been paying for data which apparently i requested 3 years ago - although they cannot show me any proof of this. My number has been dormant for 9 months and i was assured that i would pay the minimum amount but they continue to charge me extra data and roaming fees which i never requested on the account.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I bought a new phone and Vodafone SIM package from Carphone warehouse.My old phone also with a Vodafone SIM had the number that I wanted to keep and transfer to my new phone. I contacted Vodafone, gave one month's notice on old phone and asked that it would be changed to PAYG so then my old number could be ported over. A month later filled out form to port number, next day my new phone number was PAYG !!!. Contact Vodafone by live chat, was given lecture about not buying through Vodafone. Passed to customer services, given another lecture, Days have gone by, old phone and new phone now both on PAYG, can't make or receive calls on either phone. Live chat, customer care, porting team, making life as difficult as possible, and are happy to take direct debit for both my phone's every month, but can't carry out a simple task of porting my number over. I've cancelled my old phones direct debit, I'm sure if I cancelled my new phones direct debit, I'd have the baliffs around knocking on my door. My advice is don't buy from Carphone warehouse, because it upsets Vodafone employees. Maybe when they sell less SIM packages and lose jobs they might realise that as long as they sell at whatever outlet, it keeps them in a job. They are honestly the most pitiful bunch I've ever had the misfortune to deal with. Loyality means nothing, I will know next time to go with a different provider.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“This company is seriously a joke. Placed my order online, received confirmation and followup direct debit emails. Also received the router and then till the agreed installation day no comms. When contacted webchat on the agreed installation day to find out when to expect an engineer visit, I was told that there is a problem with my order and I need to call call centre. Called call centre and then was passed around different 3 different departments. Every one had their own version of the issue. In the end, told that vodafone is having an issue with online orders and that I need to place my order again. I decided to end this stupidity there and cancelled the order instead.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“VODAFONE CON AND PROVIDE DISTASTEFUL, RUDE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE. STAY CLEAR. I am still struggling to get to the end of many issues from 3 years ago, for instance, Vodafone took a contract out under my name and they eventually advised me that it was indeed set up in 'error' and would refund several hundreds of pounds back into my account - still waiting! They also said they would provide me with insurance but did not after coning me into thinking I had this but when my phone stopped working they made it impossible for me to use/claim the insurance. After only a couple of weeks my new phone started overheating and they claimed I would have to pay for the phone to be fixed, it was still under the warranty and I do not appreciate a faulty phone and getting blamed for the issue in the process. Luckily I used my initiative and went to apple, they gave me a new phone within minutes - thank goodness for Apple! The problems go on and on....... the customer service s non-existence, demoralising, rude, unprofessional and full of broken promises. The nail in the coffin; the most recent interaction was with a specific member in the prime contact team, she took poor customer service to another level. This is the worst customer service I have EVER received in my life, she was rude, snidey, insensitive, spoke over me, passed their faults onto me and twisted everything. To some up she treated me in the most dehumanising and disgusting way possible, I was shocked to say the least. There are many other companies that will provide you with dignity, good customer service and better deals, I strongly suggest you invest your time and money with these reliable and professional companies.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“This is by far the most ridiculous company in the U.K. and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone! In my first week in the U.K. I've signed up for a 13 pounds dongle contract with then that provides me with 3GB of data. Contract was for one month and they said I shouldn't have to cancel. Two months later, I receive an outstanding bill of 560 £. I called to enquire to be told that this was sent by mistake. A month later another bill was sent to me with 620£. When I called to clarify the annoying bills, they said I had exceeded data usage by 20GB. For the 3GB I paid 13£ and for the rest I owe them 620£. When I asked about the reason why I wasn't told that I exceeded data usage, they stated that they had texted me on the number (that was a dongle). I told them this is fraud and I wouldn't pay. They then used a company called Fredrickson to collect the money and I ended up paying 760 pounds for a 13 pounds one month contract!! This has caused me major distress and I had just arrived to the UK. If also affected My credit score. This is such an unprofessional company and everyone should avoid it as much as possible and not fall into one of its traps!! I still wonder how this company hasn't been accused with fraud yet!!!!!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Avoid this company. Just sorted out an ongoing saga. Mistakes all made by vodafone and it was me, the customer who had to spend a great deal of time (travelling to stores and on phone) to get it sorted out. It took over 1 month! Worst customer service Ive have ever came across. Trying to cancel my personal contract and now work contract.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Vodafone are appalling on all levels.. customer service is a joke nobody can help even a call back ended in them getting funny with me! take money from you don't keep you informed have the cheek to say look at your app which seems to be down all the time!i will never use them again”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Worst customer service ever. Dealing with utter morons!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Finally managed to cancel my monthly contract for the third time in July 2018 after first cancellation on 4th of January 2018 which hasn’t gone through because of Vodafone error and second attempt in March. Been taking for ages (2 years contract which finished in December 2017) even with screen shots of the first 2 cancellations that they completely ignored but would have been useful in a court case should they have not sorted this out. If anyone reading this wants to cancel their contract with Vodafone I advise you to take screen shots or record the cancellation confirmation, name of advisor and reference numbers as they will not do it from the first attempt, they will still try to take money from your bank account and charge you. Definitely will not use Vodafone again!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Vodafone Rodney for £60 it's the worst company ever customer services is rubbish said that they would call me back to sort out refund never called me back want to charge me 25p a minute after they robbed me. I only wished to top up £30 yet they took 60 from my bank account. When I got in contact with these guys all they could say was we can cancel your SIM so they want to cancel my SIM and Rob me for £60 absolutely appalling I wouldn't advise anyone to go with this company”

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Posted 7 years ago

“The customer service provided at Vodafone is completely unacceptable and unsatisfactory. Employees at Vodafone continue to make promises that they do not keep, which becomes increasingly frustrating for any customer. Although it may seem as Vodafone offer good value for your money, please be aware of their poor customer service, overcharging and phone service in general. I would advise any potential customer to avoid this company at all costs and search elsewhere.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“First of all I wouldn't even give this company 1 star but was unable to leave a review without a rating. Secondly, under no circumstances would I ever use Vodafone again. After canceling my contact they continued to bill me for several months. I rang regarding this they assured me it had been sorted out and no balance was due and advised me to cancel the direct debit which I did. Several months later I had a letter saying I owed them money as they had continued to try and take the monthly payment. I rang again and explained the situation. If you have ever tried to contact Vodafone by phone you will know what a nightmare this simple task is. Actually getting to speak to anyone in the first place is a complete nightmare: option after option to press on the phone and then speaking to a recording to tell them what your call is about only to be told they haven't understood you and you end up going in circles. Once through to them it is a game of being passed from one person to another, all of them clueless! After about 2 hours on the phone I was told this time the issue had definitely been sorted and I did not owe them any money. Three months later and I have had a letter for a debit collection agency collecting an outstanding debt from Vodafone. Been through the usual 2 hours of what is, basically, a joke on the phone trying to sort the matter out only to be told I have to deal with the debt collection company now - who by the way have been very helpful and quick to respond. Vodafone are the most unprofessional company I have ever dealt with and quite honestly a joke. They are, in my opinion, crooked as well. Don't use this company unless you want to be extorted.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Everything horrible company to deal with extremely unhelpful.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“After over 20 years of loyal service I've never seen such a decline in this company, from a clear industry leader to utter and complete garbage! Expensive doesn't come close I ended up paying £30/ month on SIM only plan with a 5 year old iPhone! No apologies for knowingly forgetting to apply any loyalty discounts. My wife's problems on her account have taken a month to sort out, caused her undue and incessant stress, the last time being stuck on the phone for 1.5hours being passed from one clueless operative to the next from Liverpool, Ireland and 3 trips to India (or wherever the offshore centre is) never mind the one hour delay in answering the simple call I made yesterday to 191 get my PAC code. Either way I'm off immediately as I finally have my PAC code and my wife will be leaving as soon as the contract is up. Will be writing to Ofcom and reporting them for knowing ripping us off for months the unethical conduct and appalling customer service! Frankly I wouldn't stay with Vodafone if they offered me a contract for free. I wish review sites had a zero star rating as this would be more appropriate! Truly terrible company!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Vodafone couldn't even tell Carphone Warehouse the correct additions to their packages, I was promised free Spotify, however, Vodafone told me this wasn't the case, regardless of what Carphone Warehouse had been informed by them so I quickly cancelled my contract with them within a week (well within the 2 week cooling off period). They went on to tell me I owed them £3 for long text messages I'd sent, (i don't recall sending these messages but didn't think much about £3) I then, months down the line, received an email telling I owed them £33 or they would take action, on the sam I'd received a letter from the debt collectors as they'd advised them to send me a letter. I phoned Vodafone up and felt very pressured to pay the £33. They told me I hadn't cancelled until mid April, which was completely incorrect. Therefor, I had to pay for nearly a months worth of the contract which I used for only a week.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I have been a customer of Vodafone last 3 or more years. I have recently placed an order and have upgraded my two lines. As I had to return one of the phones and needed to replace it with something else, all my account was messed up. Jut because of return department diddn't accepted door to door exchange, other line upgrade was also deleted and waisted one whole week to sort out and re-order the phones. As existing deal was given to me at the rate i was pleased and due to the mistake Vodafone customer services did, I was not offered the same deal once all it was cleared and tried to do my upgrade again. I have spent nearly 6 hours on the phone tried to resolve this issue and each time I called after explaining the matter, waiting on hold for minutes, times where lines were disconnected, and did not receive a call back, obviously had to call back and re-explain the entire problem to new advisor, kept waiting backward and forward hours, nothing was clear and could not get the upgrade sorted as well as the offer Loyalty team given were taking away offered some other products more expensive. AI had asked, i should be compensated due to the hassle i was involved with but the answer was no and couldnt get anything out of all. More then all, Vodafone is restricting the way they are working and not able to save you any money, if you try to extend your contract renew or upgrade. All you will be doing paying. I was charged out of data when the switch was made in between upgrade and disconnected my line, removed my data and left me in the middle of country site with no internet. I was charged £10 for adding extra data and £6.50 for using out of data plan which was 200MB of internet as I didnt realise I was out of data. Then they didnt refund any of these, where I previously owed £26 pound refund due to another refund 6 months ago and so on....... Originally, did like the idea being able to use my package in europe and calls to UK when travelling, however more or less all other networks are offering similar deals with better customer services. Not highly recommended...”

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Posted 7 years ago

Vodafone is rated 1.2 based on 2,012 reviews