18-10-2024 10:19 AM
I ported my Sim from Vodafone to EE and was send out a new sim. Their first screwup was with the delivery being made to the opposite block of appartments. Fortunately, the guy they delivered it to is a work colleague in my own team and was able to hand me the sim the next day.
I put the sim in the phone and it doesn't work so I go the store after 24hrs and they try to sort it out. The guy checks the database and says the phone number they send me belongs to a completely different person and that my vodafone sim has never been ported. Which is true, since I still have the Vodafone sim running in the background. He tries to do something extremely hopeful and says if it works the sim should start the next day, because the store couldn't just give me a new sim in my case (Which is fine, I mean no offence to him since he atleast tried to help and connected with the customer service himself). I waited there for around 30 minutes after work for this.
Next day, the sim still isn't working. I went to the store again to tell them this and the lady says this, please mark the exact words, 'the store cannot do anything about this. You'll have to call customer service youselves'. This is not the response they should be having when a customer visits their store. I didn't say anything on the day, because I didn't mean to disrespect someone right then and there.
Next day, I give a call to customer service phone number that was sent to me with the sim, and they say this is the wrong service and can't help me. I would have to call another number. If it was wrong, why would you send it to me in the first place? I didn't get the number on my own, its on the bill they sent with clear words, in case you want to cancel the order in the next 14 days, call this number from another mobile. He gives me another number though, and I hopefully give them a call and the response? 'We cannot do anuthing about it now cause our systems aren't working at the moment and we do not know when they'll restart'.
18-10-2024 04:31 PM
One more advice if you can offer.
My sim isn't even registered on the network. My phone says sim not provisioned.
Then why would an customer service agent ask me to call a UK number from that sim and keep connected for 2 minutes?
What part of Sim not provisioned, or not connecting to the network do they not understand? Because I've just tried to do that and it cannot call anyone because of no network. Are they horribly undertrained? Or are they just trying to make a fool out of the customer?
I hope you can explain this to me.
18-10-2024 05:01 PM
Once again, I'm really sorry that this experience has fallen short of what we would expect for you, @Rattlerat.
In regards to the advice you received to try making a call - this would be relevant advice if the issue purely lay with the number port, as when a SIM first activates on our network this is what also initiates a port request for the next available date.
In this instance though, as you mentioned this sounds like a SIM provisioning issue rather than anything to do with the port-in request, so it won't make any difference.
Without viewing your account I can't say for sure, but it sounds like this can be a number of different issues, but we'd always expect our team to support you with things.
How was it you requested to cancel this, and was any reason given for why this would take a few days?
Peter
18-10-2024 08:36 PM
I requested it through the customer service phone number I was given. And tbh I don't know why it will take 24 to 48 hrs to cancel. But I'm willing to wait for it.
Is there any way of contacting some higher up at EE, not to complaint about things but you know letting them know about stuff and let them know where they need to improve.
19-10-2024 12:26 PM
@Rattlerat The form here Fill out our complaints form | Help | EE is the best bet. I know you mentioned not making a complaint specifically but that form will go to our executive team who will be able to pass on any necessary feedback and make sure your issue does get resolved if you are not been getting the assistance you need on the normal customer service number.
Though hopefully all action needed has been taken on your last call and if so the executive team can just send on the feedback you provide.
Alex
19-10-2024 01:57 PM
Thanks Alex!