Plus Net won't let me upgrade?! Ready to leave
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Plus Net won't let me upgrade?! Ready to leave
25-09-2014 10:09 AM
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I moved to my new house and originally ordered the 40/20 product (which several Plus Net representatives have since claimed don't exist, despite it being on the website and despite me having it) because the line estimate for my line was 38-56mb downstream, 14 mb up.
Of course, having worked for BT in the past, I know how stupid the OR line checker is and how it has a single estimate for an entire street, not based on the line. I could've ordered the 80/20 package from new but decided to play it safe.
I move in, and suddenly realise I'm right next to the DSLAM cab. Sync speeds (as verified by OR engineer) are over 80/20 and hooking up a modified Huawei modem confirms that sync speed is in fact 85/42. Plus Net themselves have confirmed 80/20 sync speed as well.
So, we get on the phone to Plus net to switch to 80/20 which I need for work - cue being stuck on the phone for ages to finally be told we can't upgrade because my line estimate is 38mb. I've been through several departments and several tickets and Plus Net says no!
The sync speed on the line is 80/20!!! I'm maxing out 40/20 and the line will easily take 80/20 seeing as I'm right next to the DSLAM.
What is going on Plus Net?! Literally trying to throw money at you and despite your technical team saying yes (take you literally 30 seconds to change the line profile), because your billing system says no, we don't get it?
Fortunately I have Virgin available as a backup but I was hoping to stick with Plus Net because I need the higher upload speed of FTTC for work too
Re: Plus Net won't let me upgrade?! Ready to leave
25-09-2014 10:13 AM
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did you use that attitude when you spoke to them on the phone?
of course, if you feel you could get better service elsewhere then you'd be a fool not to leave and go to them.
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25-09-2014 10:15 AM
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jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
Re: Plus Net won't let me upgrade?! Ready to leave
25-09-2014 10:19 AM
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Quote from: chenks76 maybe, just maybe, it's the "know it all" attitude you seem to be exuding.
did you use that attitude when you spoke to them on the phone?
of course, if you feel you could get better service elsewhere then you'd be a fool not to leave and go to them.
The know-it-all attitude is only because I'm annoyed after going through the grind several times, I and my wife have always been very courteous on the phone, as we always are. Thanks for the top tip though.
Quote from: jelv What does http://www.dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/adslchecker.welcome say?
BT OR checker has 38-55mbit downstream for the whole street. But we do get 80/20 sync, which is why it's frustrating
Re: Plus Net won't let me upgrade?! Ready to leave
25-09-2014 10:26 AM
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In any case if it's saying up to 55 for you where the heck are Plusnet getting 38 from? It sounds like there is something in the Plusnet system that caps the estimate at 38 if you are on the 40/20 product.
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
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25-09-2014 10:30 AM
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Plus Net take the conservative low estimate of the clean line OR record (i.e. 38MB for the end of my street) to avoid people getting their hopes up too high. But again - actual sync speed is 80/20 (as confirmed by Plus Net themselves, so they're clearly aware) because I'm right next to the cabinet, hence frustration 😞 It's a billing system issue on Plus Nets part which they won't budge on
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25-09-2014 10:38 AM
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25-09-2014 10:40 AM
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25-09-2014 10:40 AM
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25-09-2014 10:45 AM
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IP Profile for your line is - 77.44 Mbps
Upstream Rate IP profile on your line is - 20 Mbps
(ignore the speed test itself of course! I'm on an office connection right now)
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25-09-2014 10:49 AM
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25-09-2014 10:52 AM
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Re: Plus Net won't let me upgrade?! Ready to leave
25-09-2014 1:39 PM
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Sorry to hear about the confusion surrounding this change, As I'm sure you're aware, we still provision a service on 80/20 even when providing the 40/20 product and we just restrict it on our side so we can easily make the switch for you but it sounds like the agents you spoke with have been sticking to the details they can see on the checkers estimate.
If you're happy with the change in price I'm sure that one of the CRT members on here can make the changes for you, just let us know and we'll get this queued up for you.
Re: Plus Net won't let me upgrade?! Ready to leave
25-09-2014 2:04 PM
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That would be massively helpful - thank you! Yes please if you could, I'm happy to pay the extra
Just to confirm - I've only recently signed up as mentioned, so would like to carry on with the special offer (8.99 for 6 months then 19.99, we're currently on the 3.99 for 6 then 14.99).
Thanks again
Re: Plus Net won't let me upgrade?! Ready to leave
25-09-2014 2:53 PM
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I'll have a word with the instant account change wizards and see about getting you switched over today. You should be fine to keep the remainder of the offer on the new product so I'll ask for that to be re-applied for you too.
You should see the changes take hold over the course of the next hour or so
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