cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Fuming with o2. What can I do?

Jake2014
Level 1: Joiner
  • 7 Posts
  • 2 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

I started my contract in April 2013 on a £32 a month tariff with 750MB of data. To cut a long story short, every month since then I've been going over my limit and making my bill come up to about £60 a month because I've been purcashing the overpriced one-off data bolt-ons (£25 for 1.8GB of data)

The Live Chat representitives knew how much I was paying each month, because they were the ones adding the bolt-ons. Last month one advised me to change to a £42 a month tariff with 2GB of data because it was the "best tariff for data".

Anyway, I've found this month that I've still gone over the 2GB data and bought all of the available one-off data bolt-ons (so this month's data will yet again be over £70).
I went into the live chat to ask what I could do and got told that I could have been getting an extra 4GB of data for only an extra £5 a month!!

 

Absolutely fuming that I've been paying £60 a month for using like 2.5GB of data alltogether, as well as the fact that the other guy lied to me and said the £42 a month tariff was the best I could get, I asked to be changed back to the £32 a month contract and have the extra 4GB of data for £5 every month (totalling £37 a month for 4.7GB of data).

He said no, because I'm not eligible to change my tariff again. I only changed it because I was lied to and told that it was the best one I could get! Anyway, I accepted the extra 4GB of data every month  and so I will now be paying £47 a month for 6GB of total data (instead of paying the £60 for 2.5GB of total data).

However, I'm really angry that I'm not being allowed to go back to my old tariff and pay £37 a month. Also, I'm equally angry at the fact that I was lied to by the other o2 representative and that it took another live chat person over a year of seeing me paying £60/£70 a month to tell me that I could have actually been getting even more data for only an extra £5 a month.

 

 

What can I do?

Message 1 of 27
5,394 Views
1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Accepted Solutions

MI5
Level 94: Supreme
  • 151778 Posts
  • 650 Topics
  • 28843 Solutions
Registered:
Complaints process here http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=Companion,question=ref(User):str(Mobile),C...
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.

View solution in original post

Message 2 of 27
4,048 Views
26 REPLIES 26

MI5
Level 94: Supreme
  • 151778 Posts
  • 650 Topics
  • 28843 Solutions
Registered:
Complaints process here http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=Companion,question=ref(User):str(Mobile),C...
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.
Message 2 of 27
4,049 Views

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi,

 

 

Use wifi when and where possible.

 

Look at what your doing each month to accrue these data usages.

 

Once you have changed tariffs its not always possible to return to it im afraid.

Message 3 of 27
4,047 Views

jonsie
Level 94: Supreme
  • 95674 Posts
  • 612 Topics
  • 7137 Solutions
Registered:

In light of the fact that you qualified for the 4GB/£5 added data and you were misadvised about the best tariff for your needs, I would definitely go down the formal complaint route : O2 | Complaint

Message 4 of 27
4,033 Views

Anonymous
Not applicable

I agree.

 

Do let us know how you get on.

 

Perhaps if you PM @Toby he may be able to assist you.

He is the Community Co Ordinator.

 

http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/60444

Message 5 of 27
4,026 Views

Anonymous
Not applicable
Hi and welcome to the community.

When you were advised to change tariff that should have been recorded in your account as you would have had to pass security.

Therefore as adviced I would recommend you follow the complaints review process referring to when your tariff was changed and how you feel you were miss-sold. Of course whilst there is a 4gb bolt on now, you will need to ascertain whether it was available back then. Tariffs are changing all the time.

Good luck. Please let us know how you get on.
Message 6 of 27
4,024 Views

Jake2014
Level 1: Joiner
  • 7 Posts
  • 2 Topics
  • 0 Solutions
Registered:

Thanks for the advice guys. The Live Chat complaints is closed at the moment. Does anybody know if the people on the phone (number 202) will be from the UK? I struggle to talk to foreign people as I never understand what they're saying and feel rude having to keep asking them to repeat.

Message 7 of 27
4,016 Views

Anonymous
Not applicable

from 202 on your phone are normally Uk Based callcentres.

 

Monday-Friday 08:00 - 21:00
Saturday 09:00 - 18:00
Sunday 09:00 - 18:00
 

Message 8 of 27
4,013 Views

Anonymous
Not applicable
Hi

Please note Live Chat is NOT for complaints. Live Chat is for basic enquiries only.

Please use the link above to email your complaint. They usually take between 7 and 14 days to investigate and get back to you.
Message 9 of 27
4,007 Views

jonsie
Level 94: Supreme
  • 95674 Posts
  • 612 Topics
  • 7137 Solutions
Registered:

There is a live chat for complaints, usually UK based. I used them myself when in Thailand.

Message 10 of 27
3,981 Views