Re: Slow Broadband Speed

Question

I am having the same type of problems I just joined BT from another provider as they have cut my broadband speed in more than half since July the 1st 2012 I live in a small Welsh Vallley called Gilfach Goch.  I have two seperate internet lines into this house one with BT and one with Sky they have both has their speed cut by more than half I spoke with a BT engineer at the local exchange today who told me that BT know that there are severe Broadband problems here in Gilfach but that the BT management is refusing to allow engineer's to track and repair the fault.  So all I can say is that unless BT does it's job and repairs the fault in this area I will not pay them for such a extremely poor levell of service and I would also suggest that people start complaining to Ofcom about the service issues as I most certainly will be.

Answer 1

As you can see from above the BT Mods do not appear to like the truth being told about how bad BT service is in essence you must not say anything bad about BT.  I can honestly say that I do not suffer from the rose tinted spectacles of the Mods myself as someone else has pointed out that BT make you sign an 18 month contract in advance I will point out now that BT if they are providing less than the service that you agreed to and were receiving prior to signing said contract will be in breach of their own terms and conditions and they are also liable under the Goods and Services act which states that a company must provide the agreed to service in a reasonable time frame and with due care.  If this is not the case then they potentially face a claims for damages against them and they would have to explain their lack of services in a open court room you can file these types of claims using the Money claim online service should the individual choose to do so and you would of course have to be prepared to argue your case and pay the required fees.  As I have already been informed that BT knows about the problems here in Gilfach and is not willing to do the required repairs to deal with the loss of services this clearly puts them in a breach of contract situation and potentially liable for said damages as well as a fomal complaint to the Telephone regulator ofcom finally it is up to the individuals own choice as to what course of action they choose to take whether they wish to continue paying for poor service or trying to deal with it the facts around here speak for themselves.