Broadband switch day come and gone... No Internet and nothing from plusnet

[#1]

Switched broadband and phone line from Sky to Plusnet due to price and Plusnet reputation for good customer service. Phone line went live fine on Thursday and broadband due yesterday (24hrs without Internet is a major inconvenience as we both work from home - wasn't made clear during switch order). Yesterday came and went - no Internet, no message from Plusnet. Tried to call this morning to get an update - phone line just shuts down after saying 'we'll let you know when it's ready'. Internet chat service not available. So now I have no idea when we might have internet and seemingly no ability to call anyone to find out. Obviously the customer service reputation was unfounded! Can someone please let me know what is happening with our order?

[#2]

I have the same issue! Phone line installed on Thursday and engineer said broadband will be ready Friday. Received a couple of texts to say won't be up and running yet and hub is solid orange with a flashing red light.

[#3]

Finally some communication from plusnet - an email to tell me my bill is ready!!!

[#4]

Hi @brendanjmdaly, thanks for getting in touch.

I do apologise for the lack of communication there has been, I can see you have since been in contact with our support centre and your account has been activated.

If you need any further assistance, don't hesitate to get back in touch.

[#5]

Hello

I am still waiting for my broadband to be connected....how long will it take to connect?

[#6]

@Missyk, I've checked your order and unfortunately our suppliers have advised us that the engineer has determined that there's a capacity issue at the cabinet(The green box in the road). This means that there aren't any spare working fibre ports to connect your phone line to. We've been advised that this is being worked on and to review on Wednesday. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

[#7]

Hi Gandalf

Thanks for this. At least I know the reason for delay now other than just threes a delay with no further explanation. What happens if still not connected by wed?

[#8]

No problems. If you're not connected by Wednesday it's likely we'd just be given a new review date.

Feel free to let us know over here if you need us to chase anything up.

[#9]

Hi Gandalf

Still no word regarding broadband. It's a week now. 😔

What is the possibility of just switching me to normal broadband and cancel the fibre? It's a bit of an inconvenience now.

[#10]

Hi @Missyk, 

I've just checked the order again and it's still delayed for capacity with a review date of the 18th, but as there's a chance it could get delayed further on this date. Unfortunately there's no escalation path for capacity delays so it's either a case of waiting until capacity is freed, or we can cancel it and activate ADSL.

If we go down the ADSL route we can then place a regrade to fibre and allow that to go back into delay and monitor it. At least that option will give you some connectivity in the mean time. 

Let me know your thoughts. 

[#11]

Hi Jolo

That sounds like a plan. Can we go down the ASDL route? Will I still have to pay the same amount though...?

[#12]

@Missyk,

I've requested the current fibre order to get cancelled, once the line has updated we'll placed the ADSL order for you. We'll use the current open ticket to monitor everything for you.

With regards the price, we can do an account change to the same applicable ADSL version for you while the fibre order completes, or we can leave it as it is an credit back the difference off future bills until the fibre order completes. If you've signed up for a discount offer I'd suggest the second option otherwise it becomes a bit of a pain for you. 

Let me know what you think. 

[#13]

Hi I think the first method is fine. I don't think I have any discounts or offers.

[#14]

@Missyk,

Thanks for confirming. I've updated the ticket with some specifics. Let me know if you need anything clarifying. Thanks.