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Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 3:28 PM
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Last Month I renewed my yearly line discount by paying in advance and in full as it was drawing to an end. I spoke with the advisor who took all my card details and ensured that payment was successful. At the same time I enquired about my unlimited calls and broadband which was also on a discounted rate.
I asked one simple question,
"As i have paid for my line rental upfront, will I continue to get my other discounts on my phone calls and broadband, or would i need to cancel and start again?
Advisors answer: "No everything on your account will continue as it is and you don't need to do anything else as nothing will change"
Obviously not as I have just been billed for the full amount and when i called to ask why i was told that I should have cancelled and started again!!! And should wait another twelve months.
Now I’m losing out. Either there was an error made by the first advisor or they thought I would not notice if they overlooked it.
Can anyone advise as I would be more than happy to cancel and start again as this is an account i pay for my pensioner mother.
This is unreliable advice, as I wouldn't have got the discount on the line rental and ignored the other.
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 3:46 PM
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PlusNet will now tell you that the original advice was wrong, and that the second advisor was correct. Alternatively, PlusNet may come up with a completely new perspective.
Whatever happens, you will have no way of proving what was said in either of your phone conversations. It's called the 'Call Centre Culture', and it works to the advantage of the call centre operators - it's time for a major investigation similar to the rip-off practices of the energy suppliers - the privatisations of the 1980s were intended to put an end to these monopolistic practices.
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 4:05 PM
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You wouldn't enter into a new contract for broadband so your existing deal would continue until it ran out
So if you signed up for a discounted broadband contract that would continue until the discounted period ran out
Line Rental Saver is completely independent of your other contracts/discounts
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 4:17 PM
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Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 4:21 PM
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You also should be aware that all calls are recorded and can be checked so your supposition in your first post isn't right
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 4:29 PM
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The promise of recorded phone calls is as unreliable as the information which is so easily denied.
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 4:31 PM
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I've had a look into this for you and I can see that your broadband discount was outlined and agreed to by yourself on Ticket: 67752200.
As Oldjim stated already: arranging Line Rental Saver is separate to any existing discounts for broadband on your account. By taking out LRS this will not apply further discounts to your broadband. The advisor was correct in saying that everything would continue on your account as normal.
To explain this in more detail I have created Ticket: 82782903 on your account.
I'm sorry for any confusion caused by this.
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 4:37 PM
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13-03-2014 4:52 PM
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13-03-2014 5:31 PM
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Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 6:07 PM
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Without prying for any further details, The OP said...
Quote from: scoprion Last Month I renewed my yearly line discount
which meant he had done this already around the same time last year...
Now the OP might not have realised at the time, but the BB discount is separate to any agreement on the phone package. I would guess that last year, The OP agreed a discount with PNET which was placed against the cost of the BB. 12 months later called up and renewed the phone payment and asked if the BB and calls will change. Since the adviser has not made any changes to them has confirmed nothing will change...
Yes the Pnet staff member could have done a bit more to check if anything else was changing such as discounts, but whos to say discounts were mentioned at all during this conversation?
Eitherway,...this..
Quote from: KK Scoprion - you made the mistake of speaking to only one call centre operative. Did you ask for his/her name and make a note of the date and time?
PlusNet will now tell you that the original advice was wrong, and that the second advisor was correct. Alternatively, PlusNet may come up with a completely new perspective.
Sounds more like call centre scaremongering than actual help which the OP was looking for.
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 6:34 PM
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I've also never known them not to be able to find a telephone recording of a conversation / offer etc.
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 6:35 PM
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The correct response from PlusNet staffers to people who are looking for a specific response to a specific problem would be to tell them to follow the usual channels, and ring the call centre.
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 6:44 PM
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Quote from: DomS I've always found PN Staff on the forums to be honest and admit if they've made mistakes.
I've also never known them not to be able to find a telephone recording of a conversation / offer etc
Most people deal only with the Call Centre, and never make contact with PN staff on the forums.
How many times have you needed to find a telephone recording of a conversation/offer etc?
Re: Bad Practice by Plusnet Advisor
13-03-2014 6:56 PM
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I do have to agree with what Linn and others have said, the customer was told the correct information and PN shouldn't be discussing their case in a public forum in detail as it is in breach of DPA.
PN don't just do what other lazy representatives on forums do, and tell everyone they have to phone up, they actually help and where DPA is concerned they will quickly and helpfully take all discussion to the ticket system.
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