10-06-2026 08:07 AM
Hi, I had EE full fibre broadband and TV installed last week, the broadband works fine but the TV box keeps crashing with error code IPC 6023 and won't record anything, it will still work using the apps but not via the program guide.
I have spent literally hours on the phone to no avail. Initially after doing the usual reboots, I was told it just takes time and would right itself, then it was because my order was still showing as open even though everything was fully installed, when the order did eventually show as completed nothing had changed so I again I went through the usual round of rebooting, etc, and EE performed a factory reset of the TV box, I thought it had started working, but it crashed after 10 minutes, so I had to go through the whole process again, before I was passed through to level 2 support. After further testing I was told it was a problem with the BT exchange, which the would sort and phone me back the next day at 6 pm. At 6pm the phone rang once and then they hung up, so I spent the next hour getting through to level 2 support which include 30 minutes waiting for someone to pick up and then another 30 minute trying to get past level 1 support.
This time I was told that there was no exchange fault, but he problem could be that I had a network switch connected, even though I had previously been told this was fine and my router is connected directly via ethernet to the TV box ( I have tied wifi)
I disconnected the switch and waited an hour for them to ring me back but it had still crashed.
I am now being passed through to the triage team, which I presume is some sort of level 3 support.
Anyone else with this problem that was resolved?
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12-06-2026 01:08 PM
Yes I did.
Thanks for your help, but I am losing the will to live and am in the process of cancelling the tv subscription.
10-06-2026 08:28 AM
There are many different causes of IPC6023, and it can take a while to go through every scenario. Sorry you've not had the best experience with callbacks, but the correct process has been followed - HTL2 have done all they can, and it'll now be passed to triage so that end to end network diagnostics can be performed.
10-06-2026 09:07 AM
Thanks for replying, but in the meantime I am paying for a service that doesn't work, I can't record anything and I have wasted hours on the phone. I am beginning to seriously regret moving away from Virgin `media.
10-06-2026 09:11 AM
Once the fault has been fixed, you'll be entitled to a refund for the full time that you were without service.
12-06-2026 05:52 AM
Still no further forward. I missed a call back on Wednesday because I was in an area with a poor EE signal, but was promised a call back yesterday, which didn’t happen, I was also given a number to text so that a person from second level support could phone me back without me having to wait in a queue. After queuing for half an hour I was spoken to a person from first level support who insisted on doing the usual switching on and off and even initiated a video call to watch I was doing it correctly. She then said she would get 2nd level support to call me back, which didn’t happen.
Any thoughts on how to get out of this mess?
12-06-2026 07:57 AM
Sorry to hear you have similar issues.
Worst thing ever.Like snakes and ladders ,move forward 2 go back 6. Spent about 6 hours in total on live chat soft resets,hard resets,unplug this,plug in that etc ."escalated" to response between 24-48 hours level 2.I now don't believe they have an answer to this and it's now pass a parcel till you give up.
Perhaps less money spent on advertising and more on r and d would help.
Should never have been shunted from BT to EE.
12-06-2026 09:52 AM
@0scar1 I can see the notes on your fault. They show that the relevant fixes were applied and it should work - the call back was to ask if it was now working for you, as our logs show that traffic is now flowing correctly to the hub.
It's also noted that you have Apple Homepods connected to your network - there is a known fault that these can block EE TV traffic. If EE TV still doesn't work then please turn the Homepods off, reboot the EE hub, and then test again.
12-06-2026 11:14 AM
Well if someone had called back I would have been able to tell them that it isn't working. In fact it's not even waiting the usual 4 minutes before crashing. I have switched all my HomePods off but it has made no difference, I even resorted to doing yet another factory reset of the Tv box, but it still crashes straight away.
12-06-2026 12:53 PM
Don't bother factory resetting your TV Box - IPC6023 is never caused by an issue with the TV Box, and factory resetting will never clear it.
The guy who was scheduled to call you yesterday unfortunately had a very busy day - he was also the guy due to be helping me with a different issue, and he didn't reply to me until late last night. That's not an excuse I know - I just want to assure you that you weren't forgotten about.
Did you restart your hub after turning off the Homepods? Once they trigger the fault, it doesn't clear until the hub is also restarted.
I can update the case notes with your response, to save time.
12-06-2026 01:08 PM
Yes I did.
Thanks for your help, but I am losing the will to live and am in the process of cancelling the tv subscription.