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Openreach Reviews

1.7 Rating 213 Reviews
17 %
of reviewers recommend Openreach
1.7
Based on 213 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Own Driver, Postal Service
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Live Chat, Email
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
2 out of 5
Avg Email Response Time
22.75 minutes

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Openreach 1 star review on 8th August 2024
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Openreach 2 star review on 8th August 2024
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Openreach 1 star review on 2nd May 2024
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Openreach 1 star review on 22nd November 2023
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Help no Broad band. No help from anyone
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Posted 1 month ago
Prompt response from engineers, undeniably professional installation process, their work is beyond compare
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Posted 1 month ago
My broadband has not been active since Wednesday , I have no service to my sky glass & any other devices needing internet access. An engineer visited yesterday and left saying it was sorted, it is not! He constantly blamed the last engineer for not doing his job properly He then moved my router to an old line that has not been in use for over 10 years, said he was going to check lines outside the house and never returned. I understand junior engineers need to train but that’s twice now you have sent someone that obviously is not experienced enough to fix issues that don’t just involve a small tweak. Appalled by this service
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Posted 1 month ago
5 weeks and still waiting. Is openreach after a comedy award.
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Posted 1 month ago
I had an issue with were the ONT had been placed, SKY told me it wasn't their problem, and I'd have to pay 65 to have it moved. My husband is ill and had medical reasons for it to be moved. Thankfully open reach took ownership, responsibility and moved it, no argument no charge. Very pleased shame the same couldn't be said for SKY. Ty open reach
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Posted 1 month ago
After six months of Openreach telling stories, nine engineer visits, they finally got my line up to speed six month ago. The events followed in order to what happened when moving to BT internet from Vodafone, plus the exact same claimed repair. On record of telling my internet supplier the problem at the beginning of engineers first visit. Now been on holiday for two week and returned to no internet, then slow speed. Is it going to be a third experience of Openreach’s story telling. I will keep you updated. I will not leave my name as repair may never happen if they identify me.
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Posted 1 month ago
useless bunch of idiots
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Posted 1 month ago
This company ignores ALL communication from customers and BT.Notably, we scheduled for engineers to dig up garden for cable trench to change over to digivoice service when I was not working so that I could leave without being obstructed.They ignored this and turned up extremely early on THE only day in the week that I work!!! Not only that but because we were not there to greet them they then rang the door bell repeatedly-waking me up and making my working day really difficult later as I had a panic -attack. We also arranged for connection and changeover a week after our return and were forced to re-arrange times and dates several times whilst on holiday in Bali-unbelievable(because Openreach kept countermanding arranged days and dates and booking days and times that were ridiculous as we were away for 3 weeks on the other side of the world holidaying.We wanted an engineer to connect the fibre cable and junction box after we got back so that we had wi-fi until we were ready for the changeover. We also needed the engineer to set up the back-up and check the system was working at optimum.So obviously he needed access to interior.Again Openreach ignored our communication and completed the changeover from copper service to fibre a few days before our return-result :2 days later (one day sleeping, getting over jet lag and the next day reading e-mails, post and emptying cases-tv and wi-fi was not working. Because the engineer had done the final connection, our tv and wi-fi had been disconnected using our old hub so we were forced to get out all the equipment: new hub, leads, back- up modem and disc.This took a considerable length of time and left us stressed, tired and anxious undoing the fabulous holiday we had just had.Thank you so much Openreach for your arrogant, self-serving, dismissive, unprofessional company.If we had to do it again, we would choose ANY one of your competitors-on the basis that they couldn't be any worse!! In conclusion, do not believe the marketing proposing that it is easy to install and that they will work with you.What you'll actually get is the antithesis,plus stress and anxiety.
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Posted 1 month ago
11 weeks waiting for a fibre cable to be run four visits messed up every time ran wrong cables absolutely shocking mess up and not even made priority pathetic service will be posting on Facebook as well
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Posted 1 month ago
Phoned the Openreach ‘helplines’ to report (again) a longstanding problem with our degraded copper line preventing us from changing our service provider (Openreach unable to replace it four years ago as ‘it would cause potential damage to our neighbour’s garden). The operator just kept repeating the same thing ‘contact your service provider’. Then put the phone down on me. This is an infrastructure issue, so not at all responsibility of my supplier - I want to move from Virgin cable to another cheaper above ground cable supplier. I phoned Ofcom who were much more helpful. All companies will have to replace copper cables for full fibre by December 2025. Just hope Openreach have the capacity to meet this deadline!
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Posted 1 month ago
They failed to turn up on two occasions without any notice and I still haven’t had my fibre installed all of the cables and ducting is complete but they have not returned to install
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Posted 1 month ago
Absolutely disgusting customer service of open reach. We have been trying to get Internet since July with two different Internet service providers and they are struggling with open reach cancelling appointments and delaying work. If I had another Internet provider in Cornwall I would switch to them without question. My partner and I are both remote workers and we have suffered incredibly because of open reach.
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Posted 1 month ago
THIS IS NOT 5 STARS BUT I WANTED/NEED THIS TO BE A FIRST REVIEW SEEN! ZERO STARS!!!! Took more time off work to have broadband fitted, 2nd no show, I have their modem here if they want it back they will have to call round for it. If they think for one minute that I’m going to go out of my way to return it back to them they have another thought coming. 2 days annual leave wasted, staring out the window for 10 hours waiting for these muppets to fail to attend again.
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Posted 1 month ago
Took more time off work to have broadband fitted, 2nd no show, I have their modem here if they want it back they will have to call round for it. If they think for one minute that I’m going to go out of my way to return it back to them they have another thought coming. 2 days annual leave wasted, staring out the window for 10 hours waiting for these muppets to fail to attend again.
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Posted 1 month ago
Decided, due to rising prices with my current provider SKY to switch to Vodafone broadband. Purchased my internet package on the 28/08/24 via Vodafone website. Booked a days holiday via work for the Installation to take place on the 19/09/24 so that I would be home for the full day. I received numerous notifications regarding the installation date, letting me know that the engineer would be arriving between 13:00 and 18:00. Stayed home all day, no engineer attended to install. No notification that they would not be coming, no call, text, email nothing. Telephoned Vodafone today, 20/09/24 automated service, the only way I could get through to Vodafone complaints was to pretend that I wanted an upgrade! Straight through to a human then as they thought I was going to spend more money with them. I dealt with 2 very helpful call handlers, Luke and the Depack. They did their best to try and resolve this problem, however, I was told that an engineer would not be calling today to install and that I would have to wait another week for this to be installed I explained that I only had yesterday left as a days holiday via my work and that today I have had to take one days unpaid leave to try and get this installed or sort it out. They kept offering me the 25th which is a Friday and I am at work and there is no way that I can take this day off, to try and get this installed. I have told them that my only window for an engineer to visit is either the afternoon on the 23rd of September or afternoon on the 24th of September he kept saying that the earliest that they could do was the 25th. I’ve told them this cannot happen apart from the fact that I am going to be without the Internet for a week I do not have any more holiday allowance left to take from work and I have had to take unpaid leave for today, although they have offered me £30 compensation me taking the day off as unpaid leave has cost me a further £70. I do not recommend Vodafone. I have been told that a manager will call me later but do not use this company , it started off well but very rapidly went downhill. I do not recommend.
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Posted 2 months ago
Useless. Engineer did not show up and no reason given. Now have to wait over a week to get Internet
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Posted 2 months ago
Dreadful service. Had to wait 8 weeks for second visit, couldn’t complete the job on the first!!! And still my internet isn’t connecting after the second visit. Wasting time on the phone to someone and making excuses. I heard that they get paid even if work isn’t completed. Hope I never need to use them again. Used them through supplier- UW
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Posted 2 months ago
Can’t ring them. Ironic as they are apparently in the business of phone communications. They text asking for a text response back. Only their text services doesn’t work.
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Posted 2 months ago
Two engineers. Poor communication. Lack of skills. Avoid these guys to do a job. You'll be sitting 5 weeks with no Internet or bankruptcy if your running a business.
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Posted 2 months ago
Great service engineer work on my internet line untill it was up to speed brilliant customer service he did a great job and kept me informed about everything he was doing one very happy customer
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Posted 2 months ago
Openreach is rated 1.7 based on 213 reviews