31-10-2024 08:24 AM
Since getting broadband with EE/BT openreach, there have been continual takeover attempts.
I have had EE broadband for 3 weeks.
Every 2-3 days I get letters, texts and emails telling me there has been a take over attempt on my Internet.
I have been on the phone to EE customer services nearly everyday for three weeks.
I am told there is nothing they can do, as they can't see who is making the takeover request. After getting passed around multiple departments, most calls ending with a "sorry, there's nothing we can do".
The process to deal with this is just seemingly non-existent.
I am trying to change my service address with EE-Openreach...so I offered the idea that my the takeover attempts are being generated internally. And there's some sort of circular sillyness going on.
But again ..I was told that they can not confirm or deny that.
In order to takeover someones broadband you need to provide name, email, phone,card details etc. but apparently nobody in EE has access to this information from the person continually trying to require the services at my address...I have even been told this Information doesn't exist. It's a joke really.
Any help with this situation will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
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31-10-2024 12:34 PM
@DanielC86 the rules which are mandated by Ofcom are used by all ISP's. See Ofcom's Help page. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/switching-provider/how-to-protect-yourself-from-slammi...
But why are you trying to change your address? Have you taken over someone elses Broadband?
Does the BTw DSL address checker recognise yours and the other flats address - or just the whole building? https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL/AddressHome
31-10-2024 01:21 PM
@DanielC86 wrote:
none of them are trying to get broadband with EE or any ISP that uses openreach
The latest migration process, One Touch Switch, now includes non-OR ISPs.
31-10-2024 01:36 PM
@DanielC86 And if depending on the type of situation then below may also help.
31-10-2024 02:53 PM
Hi Mustrum
I hit solution by mistake..it didn't solve it. But thanks for the reply
31-10-2024 02:57 PM
The apartments I am in are new and are classes as new build and have new postcodes.
The postcodes were taking e while to go live and an EE agent said... well, get everything set up..and when you get your new post code it's really easy to just change it over.
He lied. It's actually quite complicated. EE need to log a data integrity issue openreach and it takes up to 5 working days for OR to change the address...and then EE can also change it.
The take over attempts make my tickets with open reach null and void.
So I am having continual take over attempts and I also can't change my address.
And EE seem to lack a process that deals with this kind of issue
31-10-2024 02:57 PM
@DanielC86 if you had hit it again you could have undone it, but I have done it for you.
Still interested in getting to the bottom of what is going on.
31-10-2024 02:58 PM
Hi, thanks for the reply but I am not fully sure what that means?
31-10-2024 03:01 PM
You said "any ISP that uses openreach" & I'm pointing out not only OR.
31-10-2024 03:04 PM
Thanks for clarifying 😊
So. For example.
If my EE account and open reach connection was registered for the whole building.
122-114. Like it currently is.
If the lady in the apartment upstairs tried to get virgin broadband.
It would trigger a takeover attempt with EE (despite EE and Virgin not sharing any of the seme infrastructure)
31-10-2024 03:08 PM
@DanielC86 ok that makes more sense now. Alas when the system is not followed it takes a bit longer to sort out.
The builder/landlord should have sorted out postcodes before anyone ordered anything. So now it needs a co-ordinated effort - if all the apartments are trying to sort this out independently it will take much unravelling. The ISP's are the ones who can start the ORDI process with Openreach, I am guessing not everyone is using EE?