17-11-2023 10:11 AM - edited 17-11-2023 10:43 AM
Was with BT for a number of years, aside from the odd issue my connection was rock solid and had Halo 3+ 900mbp FTTP, however saw the new EE announcement with the 1.6Gbs speeds and WiFi 6 Hub and thought I'd upgrade. Waited a cople of weeks for the dust to settle and then thought I'd call up and place an order for an 'Upgrade' as prompted on the My BT webpage, and thats when the the fiasco began........
First operative on the phone was that up to speed with the packages and said I couldn't have the 1.6GB speed (although the EE site says I can?), then said I could have the 'Essentials' (00 deal with 3 months free etc, so I went for that and added the smart wifi extenders also, however apparently due to my email address being used on BT is the same as EE it couldnt be completed and had to be escallated and I would get a call next day......the call never came.
So rang up the next day and spoke to another advisor who said I couldn't have the essentials package and had to have the full works package as it had to be an upgrade and more expensive than my BT package......it was only a couple of pounds more and I wanted the updated hub so went ahead with it......again, order had issues with the email and had to be escalated...(by this time overall I had spent in excess of 2 and a half hours on the phone) and would be confrimed the next day.
An email arrived late the next day to confirm the order and that the equipment was being sent out, great! However no Hybrid Connect included for some reason.......called up again, nothing can be done until the equipment has been delivered so to call back then.
Equipment turns up (a day later than promised), no hybrid connect.......I plug it all in and cannot access the broadband tab or wifi controls (states I am not allowed to view the page or there has been an issue). So I call up again and am told that its to do with the switch from BT, they delete my BT ID which didnt fix it and then said the issue needed to go to the offline team to rectify whichcan take up to 5 days to sort, however most are completed in 24 hours (they also say they are going to send me the hybrid connect which was missing and would have it by Tuesday). Waited 3 days, still no update and cannot access the app controls etc and no Hybrid Connect delivery....
So, I call them again......and apparently even though they sent out some of the equipment my order is shown as failed (still says open on my order page), as such the issue was never escalated and the hybrid connect not ordered.
This advisor has said he needed to cancel my order and wait at least 24hours to re order it......I am awaiting a call back on Sunday Morning to arrange the re order, however I am not confident I will get that call or the order will go through
So far a total of almost 5 hours on the phone and no further forward, plus don't actually know who my broadband is with?!
I have used the BT Forum in the past and the mods on there are very good as escalating issues such as these to the correct teams for speedy resolutions.....is it the same on the EE one?
I appreciate that its a new system, but surely someone at EE knows how to rectify these issues and with the push to get BT customers onto EE it should be pretty straight forward.
24-11-2023 05:45 PM
Since regrading to BT Full Fibre 900 and plugging in my own router, my speeds have jumped from 930mbps to 980mbps.. Silver lining I guess! 😂
12-12-2023 09:27 AM
Thankfully I read this post before cancelling sky package and moving BT internet and sky to a new EE TV package. BT and EE must be mad offering this new set up and not making it easy to change everything to EE
12-12-2023 09:39 AM
I'm still waiting for this to be all sorted, the Mods I have been speaking with from BT/EE forum via phone and messages have been very good escalating and trying to sort it, however it seems that a full resolution is out of their control and they are having to rely on the backroom teams, who don't seem to know what to do, but they are the ones that need to sort it all out.
Luckily my broadband is still working fine, so I think its just gonna be a case of waiting it out and hope they manage to get it sorted soon, just hope by waiting it doesn't get overlooked or forgotten about.
30-12-2023 07:42 PM
So, another update on the saga.....I have had an email today to say that my first EE bill is available (technically I'm still with BT and am still being billed by them) and it covers the period from the 3rd January 2024 to 10th January 2024 (which apparently is my EE usual billing date), what is also interesting is the open order which they were not able to close and may have been causing the issue has disappeared (was there yesterday AM) plus was asked for feedback via for someone helping me yesterday helping me with my account but I didn't speak with anyone........ does this mean the connection is finally being transferred after almost 2 months?!?
Still cannot access anything on the app though, perhaps it will go live on the 3rd Jan.........lets see what happens next!
30-12-2023 10:58 PM
Similar story to mine, currently with BT on their 900 / 110 package & ordered the 1.6Gb package from EE with an engineer visit yesterday 29th December to actually go live with EE.
No engineer at all after having a day off work.😡
No contact from EE via either text or email, certainly no phone call.😡
Sat here wondering what happens next. Do I contact them, do they contact me.🙄
01-05-2024 07:55 PM
I am having great difficulty and at my age (77) I am finding it very difficult to cope. I was getting nuisance calls and phoned BT to try and stop them. Somewhere along the line I found I was transferred to EE as they assured me it was the same as BT. Then without my knowledge they cut my landline off so I've missed important medical calls. It's been 3 weeks now with so many promises someone will sort it out for me but nothing happens. I have literally spent hours on my mobile. I was supposed to be called by someone called Emma on 2 separate days but she never phoned. I am promised call backs which never happen. Can someone tell me what I can do to get this sorted before I go crazy !!
01-05-2024 08:02 PM
@regandruth I'm so sorry, that's unacceptable. I'll send you a private message so you can get in touch with your details.
Neil
01-05-2024 08:56 PM
Hi there,
What router do you have?