Vodafone Reviews

Name: Vodafone
Address: -, - United Kingdom, Newbury
Rating: 1.21

1.2 Rating 2,007 Reviews

5 %

of reviewers recommend Vodafone

1.2

Based on 2,007 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier
Average Delivery Time	Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 26%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 76%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week
Customer Service	1.2 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

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Communications products, services and solutions for your business. Get the technology and flexibility you need with Vodafone Business. Vodafone Business - phone contracts and mobile broadband for small business and sole traders.

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"Trustpilot reviews\r\n\r\nReview of Vodafone UK\r\n\r\nVicky Ladizhinskaya\r\n11 reviews\r\nGB\r\nRated 1 out of 5 stars\r\nUpdated 10 minutes ago\r\nVodafone broadband nightmare\r\nAm more than three weeks into a nightmare with Vodafone routers restarting by themselves and cutting me off in the middle of important work meetings.\r\n\r\nI have serious health issues and have to work from home with Vodafone having caused incredible stress and worsening of my health due to their appalling technical service.\r\n\r\nVodafone broadband technical help desk support staff are super nice and follow up on calls but are following scripts like computers and are obviously trained to deflect from the actual faults with Vodafone equipment and have no technical training .\r\n\r\nInstead of getting advanced technical support to investigate why their routers restart by themselves on a regular basis they keep blaming the network, and my electric connections, which Openreach engineers, which Vodafone sent can show me clearly are working.\r\n\r\nI now had disrupted work and endless stress since before Christmas with no compensation, no alternative solutions provided by Vodafone and no resolution to the problem with their routers.\r\nWill continue to post updates.\r\n\r\n17\/01\/25 - Vodafone just admitted on a recorded call with me that they don't have engineer support for their service, and refuse to replace the faulty router the sent me. Appalling service. Will be looking for alternatives and will continue posting updates on my ongoing nightmare with them. Vodafone forum is full of complaints of their routers resetting themselves so demand routers being replaced until they get to you one what works.\r\n\r\n18\/01\/25 - router restarted at least half a dozen times yesterday losing internet connectivity and again several times this morning and it is only 07:00. This is a \"new\" router Vodafone provided earlier in the week. Obvious headway and software problem with their routers they refuse to admit"

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Dreadful, dreadful, dreadful! - staff don't tell you about friends and family discounts worth 20% if you work for NHS or other big companies. - items on display in the shops are routinely unavailable and staff have no idea when they're coming in. - manager in my local branch (Epsom) hides in the back office "on his lunch break" at peak times, leaving staff to handle queues of angry customers (and turn them away if they need something "only the manager is authorised to do").”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Worse mobile phone company i have ever dealt with avoid avoid avoid they tell you nothing but lie after lie and deny they ever said things to you , when you ask to get a copy of the call that's meant to be recorded they can't find it how convenient”

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Posted 9 years ago

“zero customer protection.pick pocketed in becarlona. Bills reached £800+ where they then barred the phone for calls to Senegal. Apparently I was liable for calls they knew I did not make as they have never featured before on my bill nor have I ever gone over my bill of £54 in the 3 years I have been a customer! Very very disappointed. Unable to replace the iPhone 6 that was stolen and now have a Nokia (£40 phone) on the same monthly chargé. Thanks Vodafone!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I ordered 2 sim cards on the 16th and it is the 23rd now. 1 has not arrived. the 1 that has arrived has ZERO coverage. every time you switch phone on it says NO NETWORK COVERAGE so cant even make a call never mind text data, etc... so called Vodafone after 2 days thinking it would sort itself out while numbers etc were being transferred by PAC code. over the next 4 days I have called, chatted and emailed Vodafone only to be told after waiting upto 1hr 20 mins (min 40 mins each time) that there is an emergency their end and they cut the call. I have used online chat and told them the issue and mid conversation the chat cuts off also my calls cut off when I get through to the department on phone. it seems like they don't know how to fix so they either say hold on I pass you through to a team and I find myself back in the que listening to the automated options I just spent 40 mins going through already or when the person picks up they cut the call. I have counted .. wait for it.. an unbelievable 22 calls to Vodafone where my call has never made it to the end., it always cuts off. well yesterday finally I have had enough and still in my 14 day get out clause I called to cancel both. guess what.. the call cut off but straight after I got an email to say they had disconnected the number! this meant that any pac code to keep my number could not be received by text to the phone as they disconnected the number! I called for THREE hours last night and spoke to 5 advisers who each cut me off or dropped my call. this morning before the rush I was up at 5 on chat.. no joy getting an adviser and 7.30 - 10.15 I was on a call being passed once again pillar to post to get hold of the PAC code. I did not get it. so the number I have had for 22 years is somewhere out there in the world for anyone to get thanks to Vodafone and their shoddy service. when I called to tell them to cancel the contracts they said I had 35 days to use the pac code. when I use the pac the service with them would disconnect. instead they immediately disconnected me leaving me without communications and causing considerable damage to my company as I couldn't take bookings or field customer calls etc.. that aside the time and anxiety this has caused is immeasurable. the only number I could get through on is a chargeable number that has now cost me £80.60 in calls. thanks a bunch Vodafone. get this. in my desperation I even went in store but the woman laughed and said I would have to call them once again. extreeeeemly frustrating being left on hold and told all sorts of stories being told you are being transferred to another department and doing security questions over and over and all for what? last night I was so stressed with it I couldn't sleep and all day today I have been on the phone sorting this. it is now finally sorted buut has taken a further 2 hours of my time. I am exceedingly stressed and as for the other sim card?,... you guessed it it never arrived but guess what.. they charged me £25 for a months use of it and now I have to call again to get a refund... DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER VODAFONE. COVERAGE IS POOR AND SERVICE IS EVEN WORSE. good luck trying to get hold of anyone. one interesting point though. online there is a chat service. when you select that you want to leave it says "sorry you are leaving and goodbye" but there is no one to help on chat due to high demand... if you click that you are a new customer or have a bill query .. hay presto! you get through!!! this company is a joke... and then some. im actually getting trading standards onto them and it became such a fiasco calling and getting cut off over and over with no call back that I started recording the calls. im so infuriated and stressed out with Vodafone that I am going to put on YouTube later for all to hear. the last guy I talked to actually laughed down the phone at my predicament and then ... dropped my call after I had waited 42 mins to get through.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I have been a customer of Vodafone for 10 years and they show absolutely no respect to loyal customers whatsoever! I rang to renew my contract and see if I could get a new tariff after buying an iPhone 5. After having a long conversation with an agent over the phone and she offered me a nice new price plan with 4g which is what I was after... at no point did she mention that vodafone do not supply 4g to iPhone 5's! By the time I got my phone and transferred the sim over to the new sim I had missed the cooling off period and they refuse to take responsibility for LYING to me about supplying 4g. Its a shame that they think there is "nothing they can do" when really they have the power to treat loyal customers as they deserve to be treated. Instead I have been lied to and tricked into them getting more money out of me. I'm now stuck on a 24 months contract with a phone that I cannot use 4g on!!! Its safe to say that I will NEVER be using Vodafone EVER again!! If they continue to treat their loyal customers this way they won't have many left. Onecom and Vodafone = AVOID AT ALL COSTS. They are just a money grabbing corporation!!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“The Vodafone customer services department used to be all fine and good until I left the country to travel abroad for business. I had only recently canceled my Pay monthly contract to switch to PAYG, as I was aware I would be out of the country for a very long time, but wanted to keep my Vodafone SIM and number. Then all the trouble began. First I noticed I could neither make nor receive calls or even recharge my SIM, which had been blocked and several attempts to get through to Vodafone left me constantly getting the following message: "We're currently experiencing extremely high call volumes Sorry for any inconvenience. Why not speak to an adviser online using Live Chat? Alternatively you can get help and advice using the My Vodafone app or our support site, or by logging in to your account." A Live Chat service which always seemed to carry the message: "Live help back shortly. Try again shortly." And whenever I, by some miracle did get through, I was tossed from department to department and the problem was never solved, until I finally got through to someone who told me my number had been "retired" (deactivated), and there was nothing I could do to get it back. So annoyed and disappointed at a Vodafone customer services department that used to be so helpful.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Been dealing with Vodafone since start of August and now nearly October and the issue is still ongoing, terrible if you ask me!! They keep passing me around to different people, telling me someone will call me back but never does, I'm the one always chasing them! Disgraceful customer service”

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Posted 9 years ago

“In a nutshell Phone broke 17th August, promised new one in store 1st September, didn't turn up. Promised new phone 11th September, didn't turn up basic answer was "tough, you'll have to wait." After 4 hour web chat and phone call ( yes 4 hours) with "customer service" promised new phone would be delivered to my home address on 15th September, after staying in for 10 hours for delivery, no phone and no explanation. New phone promised in store today, guess what? no phone. Store manager told me it was nothing to do with Vodafone it was the repair company! Only given 1 star because I have to. This is, by some distance the worst "customer service" I have ever encountered.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Vodafone have by far the WORST customer service I have ever experienced - do not go to them!!! I've spent hours and hours (probably days) on hold waiting to speak to someone - even their 'live chat' function is less than useless - and then when you finally do get through they fob you off saying they will speak to a manager and call/text you back with more details.. Of course they never do. So you end up in a vicious cycle of spending another day on hold, rinse, repeat. Unless you will never need any support or help with your contract DO NOT GO TO VODAFONE. It's not worth the hassle.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“It is a shame that they cannot be awarded zero. Vodafone is the most appalling company I have ever had the misfortune to deal with. My phone stopped working over a year ago, the report said it was water damage, the only water it had been near was in my pocket, and I promise I did not wee myself! They would not replace the set, the phone didn't work so I have had the pleasure of paying for a service that they didn't give me for over a year. I tried to cancel my contract today, I spoke to 5 different people and still have not been able to cancel it yet, I will try again tomorrow. To say they are con merchants is to under egg the pudding, they are the equivalent of the highway robber of olden days, and should end up the same way as Dick Turpin, buried in York!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Vodafone Coverage is Appalling - Princess Royal Hospital Locksbottom, near Farnborough Absolutely zero coverage at the Princess Royal Hospital Locksbottom, near Farnborough. My mother is in Hospital there and it is impossible to call my family with my mobile to update them on her progress. Not to mention they are unable to call me due to the non existant coverage. For Vodafone not to have any coverage at all in a London borough NHS Hospital is totally unacceptable, and shows what a useless mobile phone company they are.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I have been with Vodaphone for two years, I took out an Iphone 4 with 8 GB that they sold me for £54 a month!!! Not knowing much about phones, I took it and have never been as disgusted with customer service!! I'm finally at the end of my 24 month contract and cannot speak to anyone to cancel my contract, it is IMPOSSIBLE to speak to someone over the phone. I never have 3G anywhere, nevermind 4G as I was told. Literally such a waste of time and money, its a wonder how they're still a company. Worst phone experience EVER.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Absolutely dreadful, I was leaving Vodafone due to constant lies and miscommunication over an upgrade I wanted. The upgrade was a month lat and upon several attempts at finding out what is going on, one advisor told me that it would be delivered that day, despite no communication from vodafone or courier. The phone never arrived kept being told few more days. I ended up cancelling, my whole contract but waited till the actual termination before using the Pak code. I needed an updated pak code, potentially 10 mins tops once in the right department. I kid you not, I spent 4 hours was transferred 7 times from billing to cancellations and back, no one could give me a Pam code. It's ridiculous. Stay away!!!!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Incorrect billing. Charged my business account, for someone else phone number. Never got a refund. You ring them and you are on hold for 2/3 hours at a time. So, I have written to the Chairman three times. Jeroen Hoencamp. Each time I get a letter back asking me to ring them. Stupid pointless Company. Recently, cut my phones off for not paying the bill. Which they failed to collect via DD. Confirmed by the bank. After a 2.5 hour phone call, I realised that they have been billing me incorrectly. So. Unless I pay the bill. They will not realise my telephone numbers. But I am able to prove that the billing is incorrect. Utterly useless.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“hands down the worst company i have ever dealt with. customer care are just plain liars, and that's if you can get hold of someone, so all round bad that i simply have not got the time to list the many many bad things about them, if this review stops one poor soul from taking a contract with these pirates then i am happy. if you are thinking of going with this company save yourself a lot of heart ache and money and go with anyone but these. they are in a league of their own when it comes to disgusting service AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!! A YOGURT POT AND STRING WOULD BE BETTER THAN THIS TRULY AWFUL COMPANY”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Vodafone is a communication company bent on reaping people off. After paying off vodafone and cancelling my contract, was charge another fee from the air. Gave my details to drs to disturb my life. Always overcharging me that I got scared to use the line. Paid 168 pounds in a month, infact of u love ur life, dont dare using Vodafone.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Only go with Vodafone if you can tolerate them removing a lot of money from your bank account for several months. Some people could loose their home if what Vodafone has done to us happened to them! After getting 3 upgrades with them in June they have basically helped themselves to money out of our account ever since. one withdrawal alone was for nearly £300. we have called them at least 15 times which last approx. 1.5 hours a time whilst we repeat what has happened again and again. The phone calls always end up with apologies and the promise to refund the money they have STOLEN and its never shows up. I get that companies make mistakes but 3 months of calls and promises and 2 visits to store and they still have our money. This is totally unacceptable and if anyone else took money from someone without their permission it would be call theft! The worse thing of all I queried the bills before the 1st payments were even taken and was assured by Vodafone that it was an error and no money would be taken from our account. Lies Vodafone Lies!”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I have just been in your Beverley shop . I was helped by two very polite and friendly young men. I am an elderly lady so only use my phone for texting and calling. They soon sorted my queries out evening ringing my phone to make sure it was alright . You have got some very good staff in those two young men . Many thanks Mrs Smart”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Vodafone are the most dreadful company I have ever had to deal with. Someone has cloned my account and I am in the U.S. For a couple of months and no one can help me and then they have hung up on me after being on hold for two hours trying to sort out more mistakes that someone has made on my account. I have worked in the service industry and can not believe they can get away with treating people like this. I would avoid them at all costs your sanity is more important than a mobile phone.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Had a recent upgrade and been promised £26.17 including VAT, 3 months on and l am paying £35!! First phone that l had send out was faulty, and had a replacement send instead, but been charged TWICE £40 x 2 months!!! I got my upgrade on the 31st of the June, but VODAFONE decided to make my contract and charge me from 13th of the same month!!! And that's not all.., when l called 'customer service' of this disgraceful company and spoke to number of South African assistants for 4 hours, l had a refund issued for me, amount of £63.73 instead of £82.21, reference nr IN01432023115 Of course when l checked my account, refund wasn't paid in full and my contract still remains £35 a month instead of £26.17!!!! I will make sure that this is going to be passed around all over the internet and EVERYONE knows about incompetence of this company!!!!”

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Posted 9 years ago

Vodafone is rated 1.2 based on 2,007 reviews