806 Customer Reviews over 21 pages
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- Bristol
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2017-05-16
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Email: about to abandon long-cherished @waitrose for following reasons:-
Have to say there is a sickening sense of recognition, reading the reviews: email today, as Sunday: 'Service Unavailable'.
Leading up to this, loading email increasingly sensitive (if I move onto other window, it 'times out' out of pique!). Deleting one item at a time is incredibly time-consuming; worse, is accessing older pages - which I have painstakingly cleaned of any mails over 50kb - times out, dawdles, has to be refreshed.
The whole system is plainly overstretched and breaking.
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- Bromsgrove
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2016-05-24
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John Lewis made a big mistake contracting PlusNet to run its broadband. Arguably the most respected brand on the High Street being dragged down by the shysters from Yorkshire. Everything about PlusNet is bad; From the overuse of traffic management reducing your download speed (to below 1Mbp in my case, normally 4-5Mbps) to the truly appalling customer service. Like some other reviewers I decided to take advantage of no penalty charges to leave after a price hike. Although the change to my new supplier went through without problems it was then followed by numerous E-mails that seem to come from a demented robot. It included penalty charges of course disguised under another name, bills for negative amounts, complaints that I had cancelled my direct debit (I hadn't), then thanking me for reinstating it,and phone call charges for the period after the change to new supplier. Phoning customer services was a complete waste of time as they were either too stupid to understand or didn't care. I am now going to complain to Ofcom.
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- Broseley
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2020-12-15
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Paid for DSL broadband was supposed to have been activated yesterday, but is still switched off. No explanation given for the delay. Contacted support, and waited for over 30 minutes, before giving up. Their online email support form appears to have been disabled, so you can't even contact them this way.
The sales people are the only ones who answer their phones, and the one I spoke to ACTUALLY ADMITTED they deliberately disabled their email support. AVOID AVOID AVOID.
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- Buckinghamshire
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2018-10-25
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Customer Service?
Simply hopeless!
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- Buckinghamshire
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2017-08-26
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- Bucks
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2017-04-15
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- Builth Wells
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2019-01-25
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- Builth Wells
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2019-01-25
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So disappointed, customer support seem to be trying, 9 queries logged now, no action taken, their website is not fit for purpose, only shows grey page when looking for itemised landline calls, they have to send me hard copy of same before I'm prepared to pay them, cancelled my 12 month contract with them(what a performance!),so disappointed.
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- burnham market norfolk
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2017-11-30
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They keep writing threatening to charge me because i have exceeded their credit limit of £50, they are treating me more like a delinquent teenager who is over his overdraft limit at Barclays than a retiree who gets really peed off when threatened by a supplier.
No amount of calls to them have made any progress, so its off to Sky next month.
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- Burnley
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2019-09-27
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Joined in June, all ok with BB but they changed my phone number after assuring me it would stay the same.This was rectified after a week and I was told I would receive an account credit. Since then no bills produced and no payments taken from my account. No info on their website and no response to my online enquiry. Very poor and disappointing.
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- Bursledon
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2016-11-12
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Swapped from plusnet to John Lewis to save £10 per month.The process was painless. The new connection is more stable and faster, which is odd as JL broadband is actually provided by Plusnet, or so I'm told. The regular dropouts in service have stopped and it is usable after 16:00 on a week day, something the Plusnet wasn't so good at. Overall, its not bad. I wonder if the improvement is due to the router being replaced from an old BT Hub3(that is not a mistake, I was using a BT hub on the Plusnet service) to the JL one, although it has the same specifications? Speed is hovering around 10MB
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- Burton-on-Trent
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2017-12-05
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It would seem that most people have had problems, Although there have been problems it makes agreat deal of difference when the operators speak clear english and are very helpful. The speed is slightly lower than bt but it is consistant where bt used to drop considerably. All in all I am well satisfied
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- Caernarfon
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2017-07-19
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Absolute rubbish
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- Caerphilly
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2017-03-04
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Internet did not work for two days because they serial numbers on the back of the router had not been logged on to their system. Only the fourth operator spoken to was able to work this out. The others said it was a problem in my house. The refused to answer emails beforehand asking how to set up additional email addresses under John Lewis. Nothing on their website either. Turns out you only have one email address. There are no instructions on how to set up for Macs modern operating systems for email. The anti virus system is not supplied for Macs but there is no indication of that on the website. Simple a very poor product - which I believe I have been missold and I will cancel tomorrow.
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- Caithness
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2018-03-01
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Had JL broadband for a year. Broadband was extremely slow in the evening towards end of contract. Customer service was good when I needed to contact them about technical problems. However the billing department is inept. My final bill was vague, so I asked for an itemised bill so I could see what I was paying for. After six weeks I'm still waiting despite numerous reminders. Rather than provide the information they passed the bill to a collection agency. Promised phone calls but they never call. Overall I would avoid.
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- cam gloucestershire
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2018-12-17
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I tried to download my first bill, no joy, I tried phoning but they cut you off.I sent an e-mail to question why 23rd November, no answer. I have cancelled my DD and gone back to BT for some decent service. I will pay my last bill when I get an explanation from them, but I will not pay any cancellation fees as I consider they have breached their contract for service.
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- Cambridge
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2019-09-14
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I switched from a very expensive SKY service to John Lewis which I later found out was backed by Plusnet. My experience has been good. My costs reduced from £66.80 per month for SKY to £25 for mostly free phone calls and unlimited broadband (I now use freesat). Customer service has been excellent, bband speed is ditto (I'm close to the exchange) and I cannot fault the cost. I receive an email to inform me about my next bill and it's always accurate. I expected good, reliable service from John Lewis, and that's what I've got. Unless their prices skyrocket when my contract is coming to an end, I'll stick with them.
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- Cambridge
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2015-12-10
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Infact Its ZERO RATING. Horrible! Pathetic! Ordered yesterday and cancellenig today After 20 mins of horrible wait I got hold of an agent who took my details initially I called to change the engineer appointment and I was put on hold and then they disconnected the call . There was no call back .. No apology and I called again after 20 mins got to the same dept who transferred the call to another dept as I had made up my mind to cancel this pathetic service. Every time I say cancel my order , I get a mobile message on my mobile from JL saying your phone order is getting delayed and they disconnect my call. I am not a kind of person who writes reviews. But this Experience PLZ STAY AWAY UNTIL JLB grows out of its infancy.
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- Cambridge
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2020-10-07
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I wish I had paid more attention to the reviews of John Lewis broadband because everything people have said is 100% true. I placed my order over 1 month ago and am still without a working connection. This has also included over 4 phone calls (and having to be on hold for 30 mins plus) to useless and uninterested staff. I keep being told that it is not their problem and that the problem is with BT but surely it is their responsibility to chase BT to ensure that they fulfil customers orders. To anyone thinking of joining - please don't do what I did and ignore all these reviews! Join someone else!
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- Cambridge
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2015-07-10
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I imagine that most customers will use this service because they trust the company. Be prepared for a shock. John Lewis do nothing , they put it all through Plusnet who are incompetent . They agreed to install on 25th June but never turned up , so we reset a date for today and again they never turned up . I even had to ring them to chase progress because they are too lazy to ring me even after assuring me that it would get Meg Mackays personal attention because they let me down before.The whole experience is dreadful and it feels like nobody cares at all for the customer. Plusnet pretend to be John Lewis so watch out.
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- Cambridgeshire
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2016-12-06
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Be aware NO PARENTAL CONTROL! Very bad customer service. Migrated earlier than requested. Both first two months billed more and had to keep chasing it up several times! Normal waiting on cust.serv. about 20mins. What a disappointment as went for JL due to the standard of their cust.service and fairness. All resolved in the end but took hrs on the phone with them. Stuck now for a year as no way to cancel contract based on non-satisfaction unless paying over £100! Not recommended at all. Not what you expect from John Lewis.
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- Cambridgeshire
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2017-06-13
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PlusNet in disguise! Absolutely dreadful service after 3 phone calls and 2 weeks of promised broadband was given another 6 days notice - was advised it was staff not placing the order and there's nothing that can be done - Unparallell incompetency - avoid like the plague!
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- cambs
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2019-09-19
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customer service.....awful
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- Canterbury
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2020-06-27
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When I moved house I called JL to take the boradband to the new address. 2 weeks later I was expecting it to be working. When it wasn't I called to find out why only to be told the order had not been put through their system. I was told someone would call me to rectify this - they did not and when I called back to try and re-order the broadband package, I spoke to someone who was very patronising and not at all apologetic. I gave up and signed up with someone else as I felt the experience had been so poor.
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- cardiff
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2016-04-10
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Absolute rubbish. Broadband speed is like a snail . Constant problem with being disconnected from the internet everytime it rains you get disconnected every couple of minutes. John Lewis then decided to up their prices and said if customers wished to leave because of this they would not have to pay any exit fees. After advising them that I wished to change companies as a result of this price increase they then emailed me and said I would have to pay a cancellation fee. After sorting this out they then tried to bill me for their services after I had changed to another provider. It is impossible to contact this company by phone as you just get left on hold forever.This company do not deserve any stars.
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- Cardiff
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2015-10-22
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When I moved house I decided to switch from sky to John Lewis Broadband Service based on the Which review. It has been an abysmal experience of customer service. It takes about 30-40 minutes to get through to them by telephone. Unfortunately the online query service doesn't seem to really work in the way it should in that my queries just languished with key parts of the message being ignored. I only managed to get results when I rang through to John Lewis complaints department and stressed that I had got nowhere with them and it was they who chased the query. If I had not have done that I have no idea who I would have ever got the problem resolved! I would never recommend.
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- Cardiff
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2018-02-03
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I take the engineers about a month to install the broadband. You pay one month for nothing. When you put your order they suggest times within a week. Very disappointing! The reason I chose them over BT is that they offer the service for only 12 month instead of 18.
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- Cardiff
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2019-02-26
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- Carmarthen
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2020-02-13
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Chronic service signed contract end of Nov for £20 a month for a year . Service stared 10th dec first bill £22 (they put it up £2 a month before my line even started. Have had to ring customer service every month since as bill wrong every time. Staff seem bored and uninterested. John Lewis should be embarrassed to be associated with their provider.
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- Carnforth
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2020-02-16
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Broadband as supplied was fine and as expected. No issues during the initial 12 months. But once out of contract the price rose by 25% so I looked elsewhere. Found a much cheaper provider and moved. Noticed several months later that no refund had been made on the last months overpayment. Had to check bank statements, find my old broadband account details etc. Rang up Plusnet, the JL provider and was given some half baked tale about why the money hadn’t come through. A cheque has now been received. I urge all leavers to check they have had any monies due. JL distances themselves from the problem. JL clearly Happy to take Plusnets cash for the name association, but not willing to take the flack from the same association. Shame on JL. I expect nothing better from Plusnet.
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- Central London
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2018-09-22
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They have introduced a new payment system which is a disaster. They have no idea what they are doing. You wait 44 minutes for someone to answer the phone. The online 'my account' is 'unavailable'. Their direct debit reversed itself out of my account as they applied for it a day before they said they would. My bank said they had no control over it. Since then it has been a catalogue of errors, apologetic emails, then today threatening emails. I have complained to the Chairman of John Lewis about the poor service and the awful reputation they are giving the Partnership. When I first joined them 4+ years ago for my phone in London, they were great. Now, they are absolutely not. If I want appalling customer services then go to the cheap providers, or BT. You do not expect it from John Lewis. I am going to Zen who provide an excellent service for me at the house in Norfolk.
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- Central London
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
- Date
- 2018-07-31
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AVOID John Lewis Broadband at ALL costs.
Their service is absolutely appalling. I signed up with them 6 weeks ago - still not even a router that works! They are the worst provider I've ever had. GO ELSEWHERE IF YOU WANT GOOD, EFFICIENT SERVICE
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- Central Scotland
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2021-05-10
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taken money, no broadband and impossible to get money back! absolutely appalling. they got all my details wrong despite many repetitions(other than my card details funnily enough) took money out of my account, no communication from them as they took down wrong email , name etc....... ??? essentially stole £29 of my money , i cancelled when they were unable to fix my name, email etc on the account. they also promised switch over would happen on weekend then this wasn't possible( they just said what we wanted to hear so they could get a sale) don't be fooled by the British call centres since the people do not want to help and are very difficult to communicate with! I have made 10 phone calls over the last 2 weeks in an attempt to get through to someone with a brain cell who can help me. i'm polite on the phone to them but it is really frustrating they come up with all sorts of excuses as to why they can't refund (no access to a system until after 5 pm? they can only refund with a cheque but need authorized by a very senior person who is never available) Many of the call centre staff do not have a good grasp of english and have no desire to help customers. they'll promise a call back from a manager but then they never call back... one manager did call eventually but said he couldn't access the system and promised to call back .... i doubt i'll get my money back - ive heard some people have to wait weeks. thiefs. if a person walked into John lewis and shoplifted they'd get done. Why is it ok to nick people's money John scammy lewis?
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- Chatham
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2016-05-21
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appalling customer service,very unreliable broadband phone service intermittent.
They put up their prices a few months ago and offered an opt out if you wanted to cancel.So two months ago I terminated my contract but they have ignored this and despite many attempts at contacting them they are still sending me bills and threatening letters.Avoid their broadband like the plague.
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- cheadle cheshire
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2017-04-23
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Terrible, a con, pLUS NET under the jOHN lEWIS Brand, Devaluing the brand, avoid avoid avoid.
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- cheadle cheshire
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- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2017-03-21
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avoid avoid avoid, awful customer service, they try to blame you for everything and warn you that BT will charge you for coming out, if you are lucky enough to get through to themm even late at night. Trashing the John Lewis brandname. Avoid avoid avoid!
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- Cheltenham
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2015-09-22
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Do not take out Broadband or phone line with JL, I called them to notify them I was moving in 2 weeks and they my broadband and phone that day. Refused to try and reconnect me. I took out another contract with another provider and know JL have engaged a debt company to cut an early cancellation charge from me. It was JL that cut me off although I was paid up to date! C U in court JL.
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- Cheltenham
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2017-03-11
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I have an intermittent drop out on my fibre broadband which can go off for minutes or hours at a time. Despite complaining since mid January I am getting nowhere and have been chronically told different stories. Clearly JL admit they can see the drop out but 4 engineers from Open Reach can find no fault. I appreciate open reach servive poor but I have been lied to by JL as well. The engineer this week sought permission via his supervisor to replace my master socket which remains in bits since the last phone complaint as this has made things more stable. Said had to go back to JL for permission. Next day I am called to say fault closed! On further enquiry I find they have not had anything back from OpenReach and I have to wait till 4pm today for response. This morning I have email to say fault sorted! A miracle as my socket still in bits. Someone is lying and I am fed up. I expected much more for the John Lewis brand
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- Cheshire
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- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2015-12-18
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I'm a new customer. It has never worked. Impossible to get Support phone answered. All help is internet based - I have no internet. Only phone line that gets answered is for new sales. Draw your own conclusions.
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- Cheshire
- Reviewing
- John Lewis Broadband
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- 2020-04-27
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Back in November I wrote a dire review of John Lewis having left BT.
The problems were blamed on the lines in my house although I was convinced that wasn't true. One support person seemed to go beyond the norm in trying to help and I was grateful but I decided to leave. There was a penalty to pay but it seemed worth it.
A day later Open Reach apologised to the entire town about their failures during the previous weeks.
So I retained my account and since then connectivity has been pretty good.
They would not be my first choice provider but at least I'm happy to wait until the end of my contract.
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