Really poor speed and Rubbish Customer Service

[Mylie]

I've had slow speed for over two years and cannot get  this resolved.

All TT want to do is blame home wiring or connections and charge me £75 if this is the case.

[I was previously a Shell BB customer and forced back to TT when the service was sold on]they did send an BT engineer and he confirmed a network fault in the area, but this has never been rectified.

TT say they don't guarantee any speeds, even if the speed is nowhere near the 65mbps Im paying for.As you can see below my service is rubbish yet I'm forced to stay with TT until my contract expires in January 2025 when they will charge me even more for not delivering a service!

I've spent hours on the phone and via live chat [there's generally an understanding/language issue]. I simply want the service and speed somewhere close to what I'm paying for or leave TT without penalty, any suggestions welcome!

[Mylie]

Hi Michelle

Thank you for the contact number. I'll call over the weekend, is it a Uk based team?

Regard's

Terry

[Michelle-TalkTalk]

Morning,

Please give our dedicated team a call on 0345 172 0088, they'll be able to help with this.

Thanks

Michelle

[Mylie]

Hi Chris

Many thanks for supplying that speed  information.

I'm confused as to why during the migration from Shell I was put on a package Fibre65, when it's clear I can get nowhere near the speed suggested! 

Also will I be paid some compensation for the time that my speeds were at a max of 13.9mps?

[Chris-TalkTalk]

Hi Mylie,

The minimum guaranteed speed isn't showing on our systems, but I've checked the data provided directly from BT Openreach and the minimum guaranteed downstream sync speed is showing as 38.51Mbps (based on fault free lines and ideal home environments) - your current sync speed is 48.9Mbps. Hope this helps

Chris

[Mylie]

Hi Gliwmaeden2

Yes it was allegedly the 'Migration Team' team on live chat yesterday,It's just a complete shambles!

I have to agree that speed has improved since the last engineer visit, I just need to know what speed I should contractually receive for the package I'm paying for, why is everything with TalkTalk so unecessarly  protracted? I'm simply asking what I would consider a fundamental  question ie: am I receiving what I'm paying for! Any information much appreciated

[Gliwmaeden2]

Have you ever spoken to the Shell Migration team, @Mylie?

Same 03451 720088 number.

They may have a record of your contracted minimum with Shell. 

[Mylie]

Hi Michelle 

Yes spent around 45mins and as usual got nowhere.

They say the minimum speed for my fibre 65 is zero and that's why it's shown as that on the speed test graph. 

Can you please clarify what contractual speeds I should be getting on the package for my location?

[Michelle-TalkTalk]

Morning,

Did you manage to reach our Live Chat team?

Michelle

[Mylie]

Ill give it a try, but as I'm sure you know it takes a while and usually gets nowhere!

[Gliwmaeden2]

Odd!

The other place to check is in contract documents sent by email when you took out the contract, @Mylie, or just use Live Chat today.

[Mylie]

Hi Gliwmaeden2,

Many thanks for your advice, i've run this test many times and the broken line is always showing at zero!

See below test i ran today, interestingly the missing data from the 29th was the day of the  engineer visit.

[Gliwmaeden2]

If you check My Connection and test your speed you'll see your minimum guaranteed speed for your particular line showing as a broken line below your speed readings for the past week,  @Mylie. Accessed via Service Status Dashboard. 

[Mylie]

BT Openreach engineer attended as agreed on the 29th August, multiple faults were identified on his test equipment and a new master socket was fitted, wonder why this was not changed on a previous BT visit? Also find it difficult to understand why talktalk had tested the line multiple times in the past but couldn't identify any faults until very recently!

The speed at this time has improved but speed tests fluctuate considerably, can you please clarify expected speed to my property based on my tariff of Fiber65.

[Karl-TalkTalk]

Hi

Appointment amended to 29th AM directly with Openreach.

Thanks  

Karl. 

[Mylie]

Hi Karl 

The appointment should be for Thursday 29th August and not the 22nd as in your email.

Please ammend asap and confirm?

[Karl-TalkTalk]

Hi

I always send T&C's via PM.  If they ever change, it saves leaving old T&C's visible to confuse any reading them.

I've booked Openreach for Thursday 22nd AM (8-1).  Is this date ok, or do you need to change it ?

Karl.

[Mylie]

Hi

I've replied to your PM:

I will agree to the items listed in your PM, but firstly you need to confirm the date & time

just wondering why we have gone private when no personal details have been posted?

[Karl-TalkTalk]

Hi

I've sent a PM with some details, can you please confirm acceptance of the Openreach engineer conditions.

Thanks  

Karl. 

[Mylie]

Hi Michelle

I am forced to agree to a visit, but will not agree to pay a fee if the engineer cannot find the fault, after all it's TT that state that there is a line fault 'The line test today has detected a potential fault towards the property and specifically requests that we book an appointed visit to the property. This engineer would also check externally but they would first check from the property first.'

I can arrange to be at home [my loss of earnings] on Thursday 29th August AM 08.00 - 13.00, please confirm?

[Michelle-TalkTalk]

Hi,

We can only book specific line engineers when the line tests detect a potential external line fault. The line test today has detected a potential fault towards the property and specifically requests that we book an appointed visit to the property. This engineer would also check externally but they would first check from the property first.

Potential engineer charges would only usually apply if the engineer was unable to find a fault and connection works ok when they visit, if the fault is located on any internal wiring or your own equipment or if the main socket was damaged internally. Openreach maintain the line up to the test socket so if all testing has been completed at the test socket with different equipment then it most likely that the fault is external and charges wouldn't apply, but only the engineer can determine this during the visit.

Thanks

Michelle