MSE News: BT's takeover of EE given green light

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  • [Deleted User]
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    Spookieuk wrote: »
    In customer service maybe. :D

    You are obviously not fully aware how internet connections work.
  • bluenoseam
    bluenoseam Posts: 4,612 Forumite
    I just hope that BT don't employ EE's services department, the reason I left EE was getting between 2-5 texts a DAY from them trying to sell me data packages. In the end I ditched EE & went to BT Mobile where I've had maybe 5 texts from them in the 4-5 months I've been with them. For what it's worth EE told me they "couldn't do anything" about it.....
    Retired member - fed up with the general tone of the place.
  • maddocks2379
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    robin58 wrote: »
    Not quite. Plusnet seems OK at the mo.

    UK customer service centres and good pricing.

    How this will go after the merger God only knows and he ain't telling.:A

    yea plusnet are ok, apart from restricted upload speeds on the 38mb and the fact they are owned by BT again
  • robin58
    robin58 Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    edited 18 January 2016 at 1:35AM
    maddocks2379 wrote: »
    yea plusnet are ok, apart from restricted upload speeds on the 38mb and the fact they are owned by BT again

    Yes OK.

    But Plusnet customer services are manned by call centres in the UK.

    Not like BT, mostly in India reading a script which they can't deviate from because they don't understand the nuance of the speaking British culture.

    Plusnet are willing to negotiate with you at the end of your contract.

    BT basically offer you want they think they can charge you and get away with it. If you haggle with them they might take a fiver off.

    As for the 38mb upload speed. No fibre company gives that speed up, only on download speed. So you must be running a server farm or gaming.
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  • OldGreyFox
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    Futuristic wrote: »
    Virgin about to me kicked off EE network, was already planned to sell of to Vodafone. Looks like this will happen soon upon near end of Virgin Mobile<>EE contract.

    Kicked off by whom ?

    http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/news/industry/38348/ee-ceo%E2%80%99s-virgin-media-pledge-.aspx

    Vodafone no longer interested in exchanging assets etc etc

    http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2015/09/vodafone-terminates-swap-talks-with-virgin-media-parent-liberty-global/
  • minislim
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    edited 18 January 2016 at 10:15AM
    robin58 wrote: »
    Not quite. Plusnet seems OK at the mo.

    UK customer service centres and good pricing.

    How this will go after the merger God only knows and he ain't telling.:A

    i used to say that. till my renewal last nov.

    took forever to get through to customer services. It was reported on here a while back a while back they'd cut back on this. they even closed retention's at 7pm now too!

    then when i finally got through they couldn't give me a good deal.

    so i though "wait until black friday, they'll have some sort of good deal"

    waited until hen and nothing materialised.

    four good years with plusnet, but some internal meddling from BT have ruined a good product!
  • Mrs._Jobston
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    I will not be a BT customer out of principal.
    I have a mobile phone that is 10 months from the end of a 24 month contract. Will I be able to have it cancelled if BT take over do you think?
  • Mrs._Jobston
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    Must say also, I know it makes barely any sense due to the BT infrastructure being used by most providers, but after I left BT for TalkTalk my service seemed to improve dramatically. Also my bills halved obviously.
  • robin58
    robin58 Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    edited 19 January 2016 at 1:05AM
    minislim wrote: »
    i used to say that. till my renewal last nov.

    took forever to get through to customer services. It was reported on here a while back a while back they'd cut back on this. they even closed retention's at 7pm now too!

    then when i finally got through they couldn't give me a good deal.

    so i though "wait until black friday, they'll have some sort of good deal"

    waited until hen and nothing materialised.

    four good years with plusnet, but some internal meddling from BT have ruined a good product!

    Strange that. I called on 28th November during the Black Friday offers.

    I was offered without a fight, free broadband (17mb), down from the £9.99 I was going to pay at the end of my contract. Plus given £75 cashback offer as well. Line rental was being paid in January at the line saver rate

    Was surprised because I was expecting to have to really haggle.

    I must admit I did do some groundwork before I called up and told them that Sky would only charge me line rental and EE would do it for £1, plus line rental.

    You should have rung again. You might have got someone else who would have given you an good offer. Never take the first offer offered.

    Having said that, I did, as it was to me, a bloody good offer.
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  • robin58
    robin58 Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    edited 19 January 2016 at 1:05AM
    Finally some good news. BT bringing their call centres back to the UK.

    No doubt these will also do the EE side of things after a while.

    All we need now is for them to use the Plusnet model of customer care.

    http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/18/bt-hires-1000-uk-staff-after-complaints-indian-call-centres
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