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Proof of barring required for lost phone - Customer service not helpful at all

AJ95
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Hi all,

 

I'm at my wits end here and do not remember the last time a company's customer service has upset/stressed me out this month. I lost my phone early last month and requested proof of usage/proof of barring from O2 on the same day that I had lost my phone for insurance purposes.

 

I was made to wait, close to 4 weeks before I finally got one of the documents (proof of usage)  despite being told it will only take 3-5 working days  multiple times. I have had to call O2 customer service again (keep being directed to off-shore service btw!) and again to ask for the proof of barring document and they've been telling me that theyre unable to block handsets despite it being on their help page that they do?! They also are unable to write an e-mail confirming that a blacklist request has been submitted.

 

https://www.o2.co.uk/help/device-and-sim-support/lost-or-stolen-device

 

It's literally on the first ilne of the page here.

 

They told me to come into store recently too, so I had to spend an hour travelling to do that and the folks at the store told me I had to call customer service...after telling customer service about this, they've then told me to ask Samsung if they can do it?! What on earth is this service.

 

When I then told my insurance company about all of this, they've confirmed from their databases that O2 did not even blacklist the handset and that it's being used right now too, so I'm incredibly upset and stressed at this service.

 

I've read all the guides here on the forum but just wanted to ask if someone can please tag someone from O2 that is not off-shore and can help me here. It's been over a month and this is ridiculous and I just want it over with. I just need proof of barring for my insurance, I don't know why it's so difficult.

 

I'm incredibly sorry for venting here and going on a rant but can someone please link an O2 staff member who can help me here, I'm desperate at this point.

 

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Enlli
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Regretfully we no longer have any O2 staff here. We have a Community Manager, but they are not associated with customer service, and even that role is being covered by somebody part time while the full time manager is on leave.

This leaves little thar can be done from here

This is not O2 and we are all customers here similar to yourself and cannot answer account type queries.
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Bambino
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@AJ95 I'll tag the community manager, but they're the only staff available here, and will most likely be unable to help you.

@Kei-M_O2 can you please respond.

I DO NOT WORK FOR O2



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Oxonian
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If your problem is not yet resolved @AJ95, I suggest that you contact O2 by social media. Unfortunately, this is a customer to customer community so we cannot access your account or offer other direct help. 

 

You can message O2 on social media :-

 

Facebook : https://o2uk.co/O2CFB

 

X (previously known as Twitter) : https://o2uk.co/O2CTW

 

Instagram : https://o2uk.co/O2CIG

 

The social media team are based in the UK and have a good reputation for solving problems. 👍

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