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elsecloaked's Review for iDNET

 iDNET (Broadband Fixed Line)
Posted: 19th Apr, 2021    By: elsecloaked
Half Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star
Title: "What do you mean by pings?"- IDNet Tech
In a sea of good reviews, for me personally, a single bad review usually makes me think that there's something wrong with the individual, or they had unrealistic expectations of the service.

This was the case for me an IDNet, like most consumers who like to inform themselves before making a commitment like changing ISP, I looked into IDNet and concluded although there are a few outliers with a bad experience, the general feedback is that they're fantastic and offer some of the best support in their price bracket.

My experience was a stark contrast to this expectation.

In the face of evidence being presented to IDNet regarding a physical connection problem on my new line, new as in physically new line installed next to an existing one, IDNet refused to take ownership to readily send out an Openreach engineer, I ended up getting out my original ISP to sort it out. Openreach agreed the fault was caused by the new line install. I've had to cut away a large portion of my review to update due to the character limit - To respond to IDNet - they didn't offer any assistance on resolving things locally and working with them equated to "replace your equipment" which I did, to no avail. Still, back to square one, they blame everyting else. Sky didn't charge and committed to not charging for the Openreach visit.

I at least got my money back for the first month.

Time With Provider: 1 Weeks
Package Name: FTTC VDSL2 - SoGEA, no VOIP
Value
Half Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star
Speed
Half Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star
Support
Half Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star
Services
Half Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star Empty Star
Response From iDNET

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review.

You had a new SOGEA service with IDNet while keeping your original service with another ISP. You reported a speed issue with your SOGEA service, the support team investigated straight away. All tests passed with no fault detected.

As with all fault cases where tests pass, we recommended you carry out local checks before proceeding to engineer visit as Openreach will raise a charge if no fault is found or the fault is caused by non Openreach maintained wiring or hardware, which is then passed on to the customer.

This is a well established, procedure as detailed on our FAQ and an opportunity to significantly reduce the risk of these charges being raised. If a customer declines to carry out these checks and wishes to proceed straight to engineer, we will arrange this without delay – providing the risk of the charge is accepted.

Sadly, you did not wish to work further with us to investigate locally and declined to accept the risk of charge, preferring to terminate the service. And although no failure was detected in IDNet's service or support, we offered a full refund of the months service as a goodwill gesture.

I am sorry you feel that your experience with IDNet was less than excellent however, I'm confident the team supported you in an efficient and professional manner following our procedures accurately.

Sincerely,
IDNet

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