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EE deal can't be matched again

Brotata
Investigator
Investigator

I spoke to an EE telephone advisor who offered me an upgrade deal on 5G Smart Hub (unlimited). They couldn't match Vodafone or Threes deal, however they were willing to waive the upfront cost and take 10-15% off the online advertised monthly bill.

I was undecided as it's still an extra £10 a month compared to vodafone/Three, so advised I'd call them back. I called up 30 minutes later to go ahead with the upgrade, however I was told by a different advisor they couldn't match the deal that I had been given earlier. They could only offer the online advertised deal. They advised they would get the original advisor to call me back 2 days later when they were back on shift. I never received the call, so rang up again yesterday to see if anything could be done. The advisor I spoke to couldn't match the original deal either, however could offer a small reduction. I've been told there was nothing more they could do but try and ask the original advisor to call me back again.

At the moment I'm waiting for a callback, however I don't know when they'll next be on shift or whether I will receive the callback.  I'm just worried if I have to ring back again, I will keep going through the same process. Is there anything anyone can advise on how to deal with this? I understand that if I'd rang back on a seperate day, the deal might have gone, however I called back that same evening.

I also just wanted to advise, all of the telephone advisers were incredibly friendly and are a true credit to the company. Despite not being able to resolve my issue, they all seemed to be doing everything within their position to help, which I really did appreciate. 

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Brotata
Investigator
Investigator

Also, I forgot to mention - I tried to do this online, however it wouldn't allow me to upgrade my router, only the sim. This meant that I couldn't apply my NHS discount of 20%.  I asked the advisors if they could apply this over the phone, however they said this could only be done online. 

Ali_A
EE Community Support Team

HI @Brotata 

It sounds like you were called by our Loyalty Team. 
They are unable to schedule call backs, outside of the planned loyalty calls as any deals have to be accepted first time, which is why you've not received any calls from the advisor yet. They are unable to accept any incoming calls.  
Sorry for any disappointment this may have caused. 

NHS and Perk discounts can only be added when upgrading online. 
Did the upgrades team indicate why it wouldn't allow you to upgrade the router online? 

Ali 

Hi Ali, 

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my query - it's greatly appreciated. I haven't been contacted by the loyalty team, as all my calls have been inbound to the EE upgrades contact centre. When I go to select the upgrade option on my account, it will only let me upgrade the sim card and won't allow me to do this to a mobile broadband package. 

I was initially hoping to see whether you could match or get close to three/Vodafones 5G packages. For example, Vodafone offers an unlimited 5G Gigacube (unlimited internet) for £36 a month and £15 upfront, whereas EE offers the 5G Smart hub (Unlimited internet) for £50 a month and £100 upfront. The original advisor advised that they would try and waive the upfront fee and see if they could apply the equivalent of the NHS discount due to me not being able to do this online (I've already spoken to your I.T. technical team regarding accessing the app/online).

I'd prefer to stay with EE but I just don't know how to proceed with this. 

Ali_A
EE Community Support Team

@Brotata 

Are you able to use the NHS discount if you try adding a new line Mobile Broadband deal?

It may be worth speaking to the upgrades team again to see if the best deal they can match for you, without having to use the NHS discount. 

Ali