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Piss-poor Orange/EE service

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SpeccyBat · 14/09/2013 11:54

Internet connection is down and my ISP (Orange) don't work weekends? Im a techno numpty so that't why I PAY for their assistance.

Got my School inspection starting Monday, I have last minute lists piling up and I think I'm going to have a stroke.

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SpeccyBat · 14/09/2013 11:55

I mean, SERIOUSLY? They dont work weekends?

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RedToothBrush · 14/09/2013 12:26

Well, I sincerely hope you have more luck with their customer service than I've had recently.

Over 5 years ago, I changed my phone from contract to pay as you go. It had once upon a time been in my father's name and I'd never got round to changing it even though I paid the bill (to him) as he's useless at dealing with things like this. So eventually I'd thought it was about time I did.

Fast forward to two weeks ago. DH had bought me a new phone and I'm switching to a contract again with a different company but keeping the same number I've had for years and years.

Phoned up. They refused to change it over. Said that it was still in my father's name. Despite the fact I'd changed it, and its been a pay as you go phone since I'd changed it.

Very annoying as my father is now even more useless at dealing with things like this and takes forever to get to do it.

So DH, being pretty, annoyed tweets Orange complaining about their poor customer service, the fact they had refused to put through to supervisor about why the details on the account were totally wrong when they refused to advise us why it was still in my father name (he'd put me on hold for 5 minutes and then told me there wasn't a superviser on shift anyway) and when the operative was asked his name he simply hung up!

Their advice and solution: "Send your father-in-laws death certificate".

DH responded by asking at what point he had said his or even suggested his father-in-law had died?

Their response "Sorry for the confusion. Refer to the advice we have already given you". Unfortunately the only response they had given was to send a death certificate.

So DH politely asked whether they were advising he should kill him father-in-law in order to be able to do this...

So I'd suggest tweeting them, if they weren't so utterly thick.

Otherwise good luck when you do get through to their customer service. I hope its better than their mobile phone customer service.

FlapJackFlossie · 14/09/2013 14:12

Where I live you will see all the neighbours pacing up and down the garden path waving their mobiles in the air desperately trying to get a signal (Orange/EE). All the time. We just have to live with it.

EustonRoad · 14/09/2013 14:16

I am getting fucking sick of EE. I changed from O2 because I was sick of the often poor coverage and appalling customer service. I am lucky if I get 3G these days let along anything else.

RedHelenB · 14/09/2013 15:16

It's not their fault that you haven't changed your father's account into your name Redtoothbrush so yabu. Speccybat that's awful, definitely change providers as soon as you can, I thought everyone was r4 hours/7 days a week nowadays.

IAmNotAMindReader · 14/09/2013 15:31

Atm EE are taking 3 contract out instead of 2. They decided an upgrade was a separate contract. Our phone service is usually down 2 days a week. When it is up you have to stand in the middle of the garden to get a signal.

Everything Everywhere? pffft more like Nothing Nowhere.

RevoltingPeasant · 14/09/2013 15:51

Wow, I have normally actually had good service from them Sorry to hear this!

Their OrangeCare or whatever it is now is good. Twice they have couriered out replacement phones when ours have broken.

Groovee · 14/09/2013 16:53

Never had any help from orange. They cut me off my paid for the year contract for 10 days and refused to refund me, because someone at their end had the wrong address.

I was gutted when Tmobile was bought from them. But dh is with EE and I find my signal is great on EE.

LynetteScavo · 14/09/2013 16:58

Orange were a nightmare when I switched to using them as an internet provider (they suggested we might want to use another company, as they realised they were being so crap...I think it was reverse psychology, as I stuck with them, and waited 2 weeks for them to connect us!).

But they have twice sent out replacement phones within hours.

Sokmonsta · 14/09/2013 19:13

Tmobile EE are the same. Apparently since EE came into being, they've reduced the number of masts at least in our area. I'm guessing they've done much the same all over. They've no answer as to why it keeps dropping my Internet.

Ilovemyself · 14/09/2013 19:52

Had serious issues with a repair on my wife's phone. One email of complaint, 2 free upgrades ( to an iPhone 5 64gb and a Samsung Note II ) without contract extension and a months free bill I am now happy they are taking my complaint seriously.

They are suffering serious growing pains after the T mobile merge and from the conversations I have had it looks like the next month or so will be taken up sorting hem out.

Fingerbobs · 14/09/2013 19:54

I've def had help on weekends from EE/orange. I've spent about 2 hours on the phone to them in the last couple of weeks. My Internet kept falling over and eventually they found that there was a problem at their end with my account. It was also v slow and they sent me a new router. It's still not v quick but it is a bit better. It was frustrating waiting for the help desk people to go through their flow chart to get to the same conclusion as non-geek me but they did it in the end. I hope you get hold of someone soon.

Bunbaker · 14/09/2013 19:57

The customer service from Orange is pants. I bought DD a new mobile phone yesterday as her contract was due. We didn't renew with Orange.

cariadmawr · 14/09/2013 19:58

We have 3 phones here 2 of which are still stuck on contract with.bloody orange till next Aug service is shocking and customer service is another word for bloody pants !!!!!!!! Been with them about 15 years not for much longer roll on end.of Aug 2014

RedToothBrush · 15/09/2013 08:40

The point was I HAD changed my account to my name!!!

Perhaps you would like to learn to read.

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