Big increase in complaints at Plusnet

[#1]

As i am sure some will be aware Ofcom have published their Q3 2015 complaints report
As can be seen from the graphs below, PN have the biggest increase of complaints for broadband and landlines  (from Q2 to Q3 2015) of any major ISP .
To many people this will not come as a surprise , certainly does not to me, very sad to see the way thing are with PN at the moment
PN what is been done, to hopefully see a decrease in the next quarter ?

More info here : http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2015/12/ofcom-name-worst-uk-mobile-tv-broadband-isps-q3-2015.ht...
Kind regards
Mike

[#2]

Interesting that BT's graph had a similar upward slop for the last quarter.
It's also disappointing to see TT has been creeping up over the last 3 quarters.
Where to go next? I was debating between those two for when my contract expires. 

[#3]

I don,t think i would ever go with TT,but as you say where to next,i was thinking the same.

[#4]

well you do get what you pay for.
so if you want more personal support then you need to go with the more niche ISPs and you pay more for that.
as they say, pay peanuts and you get monkeys.

[#5]

It's not surprising complaints are increasing when you see posts like the one I've seen today on Usenet p.s.c-f:

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I'll leave it to the Faults Team as they're in a better position to stay on top of things assuming the fault needs escalating to BT Wholesale. Looking at the ticket pool in question, the oldest tickets are from the 8th, so you shouldn't be waiting too much longer. Apologies for the delay, looks like the faults department is pretty busy ATM. -- |Bob Pullen                   Broadband Solutions for |Support                            Home & Business @ |Plusnet Plc.                            www.plus.net +--------------- twitter.com/plusnet ----------------

A week's backlog on looking at the ticket pool for issues that need escalating to BT Wholesale! WTF

[#6]

I have a ticket in that pool , mine came off hold at 7.06am on the 7th Dec, 8 days in zero update , now that is award winning service NOT!

[#7]

I think next year PN will possibly lose some customers to their competitors

[#8]

Cheapness isn't everything; especially cheap service.

[#9]

Quote from: jockwav

I don,t think i would ever go with TT,but as you say where to next,i was thinking the same.

I used to think I would never use TT.
The fact I'm considering them shows how far PN have fallen in my view.
As for BT --- I once used them for dialup (20 years ago    ) --- I said never again.
The fact I'm now considering them says more about the present state of PN.

[#10]

Well, thinking seriously about next year.

[#11]

I don't see any point in jumping ship as my line seems stable and I have no other problems - YET

[#12]

It's all down to what you expect from a provider, But if like me you want decent uk support via telephone that is answered within a reasonable time-scale by knowledgeable staff  and faults ect resolved in a timely manner , as well as a host of other things regarding the actual service you get, then none of the 3 named would be my choice, I was bitten once (plusnet) Even switching my line rental away from the thieving BT due to being sick of helping subsidise  their BT sport  and their Free offers of bb with cash-backs and vouchers/prepaid cc , and that is after 10yrs ,so much for looking after loyal customers

[#13]

Quote from: Oldjim

I don't see any point in jumping ship as my line seems stable and I have no other problems - YET

It's down to balancing the risk and impact. If you are retired and not having internet for a few days would only be an inconvenience then the savings are worth having. But if not having internet would be a problem, being with a budget ISP is probably not a smart move.

[#14]

Being retired or not makes no difference,if you are paying for internet then it is only reasonable you get what you pay for.

[#15]

And being cheap means no SLA so there's no commitment or reasonable expectation on fault resolution time.