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30 mins with a Chatbot to save £130 (€150) per year

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Random321 · 21/03/2026 12:58

How on earth do utility providers get away with such poor customer service?

I've just spend 30 minutes with a chatbot as my bill increased as my contract expired year.

Surely, it should be only right to speak to a person (I tried but failed the automated entry questions even though the answees were right).

They must be making a hell of a load of money from the customers who don't notice the increase or it wouldn't be worth their time operating like this. Clearly not losing customers as a result.

There's no way a conversation with a humsn would have taken as long!

Just a rant but anyone rlse think it's ridiculous - sane with insurance - ring up and shop around every single year. Loyalty not rewarded.

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MsGreying · 21/03/2026 13:22

Just ask for an agent or human.

When hitting numbers on keypads I found the # key worked well with some organisation the other week.

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