Perhaps it will never be estimated the amount of nerves and time lost and the stress relived while trying to get Virgin Media broadband and TV package repaired. About five (!) weeks ago suddenly the internet connection disappeared and cable TV as well. So, I called to Virgin Media to inform them about the problem. It took about 40 minutes to get a response. The adviser that responded said that he will book a technician to come. It would take one week. That means, next week, Tuesday. One week without internet, living in the UK, where almost everything is done online, is not too bad yet, as you can 'smell' from the Virgins attitude. Wel, it is true, there are billions of people in our planet that have never heard of internet. However, the story didn't finish here. When came the day for the technician to arrive, nobody came. So, I called again to the Virgin. Guess what. Again after a tiring 25 minutes on the phone finely someone picked it up, and when asked what happened to the technician, told that the booking was canceled. Why? Because someone from my side canceled it. Thats complete rubbish. Ok, the adviser then told me, sorry about that, we can book a technician for next Tuesday. Second week without internet. I have to pay all my bills, and to do some work there, as well as all my connections with my family and friends are on internet. Even that cable TV, which can be relaxing after a hard day of work, is 'dead' now. Ok, there was nothing else to do, I would wait one week more. When the next Tuesday came, again, there was no signs of any technician. I called back to Virgin to see what is happening. Needless to mention the exhausting half an hour or so waiting on the phone again, finally someone answered. I asked where is the technician? To which I was answered that the booking for technician to come was canceled again. By who? The adviser could not explain very clearly. However, she apologized and suggested I booked a new booking for the next week, Wednesday. I felt it was pointless to continue explaining or arguing to this adviser, as she was clearly just an ordinary worker doing her job. Te guilty people are somewhere there in the upper offices.

So, I was forced to wait a third week. When the next Wednesday was approaching, it was Tuesday, and I decided to call beforehand just to check the exact hour the technician will be arriving. Again it took about 20 minutes to contact anyone, just to be told again...sorry, the booking was canceled, and nobody is going to come on Wednesday, the next day. But we can book the technician for the next week, she said. Fourth week!!! Guess what? I waited the fourth week, until the next Wednesday. It was yesterday, the 27th of June. And nobody came again. And I called to the Virgin again, to ask what has happened this time. Th adviser responded after some half an hour of waiting on the phone. He told that the booking was... canceled again. Why? Because it appears that they (Virgin technical staff) checked the details of my booking and found that it was booked regarding the Virgin Media cable TV box failure, and because they checked it via online (somehow), they decided that it was ok. So they decided to cancel the booking.

Now that is a complete rubbish. Incredible. I can't believe all this that is happening. It is already beyond my ability to cope with my anger. Today, I called back to the Virgin Media. The adviser said he will book a technician for Monday, 2nd of July. But who can believe he would come? I don't anymore. On Monday it will be five weeks already. And very likely the service won't be repaired again. Today I am writing a complaint to Virgin Media, and if they won't take any action and compensations for the time lost, bills paid, and phone costs, I will do all my best to go to other institutions to proceed with my complaint. Even if to the court if the need be. I am appalled at the Virgin Media. the worst service ever. I have experienced similar difficulties with some other internet providers. But not to this extent. I am quiting it as soon as possible and will tell my story to all the people I meet on my way what intend to join Virgin. Don't do it.

Well i find virgin media an absolute joke. I have been requesting since february 2007 for somebody to contact me with regard to my tv package and why i am paying double the about for exactly the same products i was receiving in august 2005 when i first took this service out!!! 14 e-mails, 7 phone calls and 5 letters later i have still not received any response or explanation!!! The only thing i have received is a threatening letter saying that i have breach my contract by canceling my direct debit... which i threatened to carry out twice before actually taking action and following it through. Wouldn't you??? I just want to sort the £137 they say i owe and get rid of them and go to sky as they are offering me a lot more than virgin anyway!!! I should have done it along time ago.

Last night (13th June 07) my telephone worked perfectly. Today it does not. After spending more than 15 minutes on their phone line trying to speak to something OTHER than a machine we were told the phone line was down and would take 5 DAYS to get an engineer out!! This is absolutely ridiculous!

What makes this even more annoying is that the direct debit payment for the telephone and internet went out to them yesterday. Their service and whole attitude is complete rubbish... and i can guarantee i will not be paying full price for my rental next month after nearly a week of not being able to use it.

I feel like telling Virgin Media to shove their service where the sun doesn't shine.

Re:

Ryan Pursey
Customer Loyalty & Resolutions Manager
Virgin Media
Matrix Court, Swansea SA7 9BB

In early April my telephone line was accidentally cut.

It took ten days for a technician to come to repair the line. When he did so he made a temporary repair and he claimed that another operative would call within the week to execute a permanent repair.

When eventually I rang Virgin Media they made another appointment for last Thursday 17th May. I explained that I was not going to be in on that particular day only to be told that it was not necessary for the technician to have access to the property since the phone line was external.

The phone was working perfectly except for the ten days the line was cut. When I returned last Thursday the line is completely dead. When I contacted Virgin Media on Friday 18th May, they said that the operative was not able to affect a repair since access to the property was not possible. But he did something to the external phone wire otherwise I would be able to receive phone calls as on the previous day.

They have now offered me May 29th as the only time another technician can come as they are short of staff.

Bearing in mind that the phone number concerned is a Church line there are a certain number of emergency calls in and out.

As if to add insult to injury I was offered