1,452 Customer Reviews over 37 pages
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- West Yorkshire
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- Shell Energy
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- 2022-03-09
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The worst company I have had the misfortune of dealing with in over 50 years. Avoid like the plague
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- West london
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-09
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SHell broadband ( take off first letter) - was with Postoffice before and was very satisfied.now the service has been taken over by shell, internet speed has slowed right down and i am unable to send emails.
If service does not improove, will be forced to seek new supplier !
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- London
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-08
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Terrible service for shell energy broadband customers. Eternal long contracts where you have no rights in terms of speed, which is far below the contract and what they promise. You can’t even cancel without hefty cancellation fees even if you are moving home where the service is not provided. You call service and all they want is to screw your over. Been trying to get rid of them for ages. I returned the router asap and paid for the usage I had. I also submitted a formal complaint and there is no mercy, no help when you wanna leave due to all this shortcomings. Avoid!! If speeds are slow they don’t care and charge! I wish they would let me go without further trouble and hefty fees when they provided awful internet for months and they still punish the customer. Horrible! Avoid at all cost.
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- East Midlands
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-07
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Pathetic up & download speeds. Paying for 35mbs download speed, receiving 1.5mbs for approx 20 hrs @ day. Up to 4 mbs for the other few hours.Impossible to watch video content. Emails fail to send. Often unable to do BB speed test because of slow speed. Cust Svcs slow to respond and try to blame everything but their own service. They expect customers to pay for engineers even when it is them at fault. Buffering as I write this. It may not upload. It dropped out again. I am stunned Shell have achieved an average of 2 stars. Somebody somewhere is being generous!
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- Ml67ae
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-06
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Crusty with Shell energy and decided to try there broadband,Big mistake. Made the order and received router approx 30 days later and at that point new that it not suitable and no where near the BT service I had moved from so I cancelled within the 14 day cooling off period but was told my cooling off STARTS from my phone booking and they are charging me £287. They will not budge on this even though I cancelled on first day of receiving router. The land line does my work stop after 6 days of telling them and the broadband is slow or not possible from room to room. Please don’t be caught out like me. Avoid Avoid Avoid.
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- Ayr
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-05
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Was moved across from the post office. Was with the post office for 6 years. So far very negative experience of shell. Was sent a threatening email advising they would cut off the service as I hadn’t paid. I had paid as this was a monthly direct debit. Spent 30 mins on the phone to get through. Was told to ignore the email and they would take a double payment as I hadn’t paid. Sent them a copy of my bank statement showing that the money had gone out of my account. When I complained I basically got nothing more from them than the enquiry was resolved
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- Ferndown
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-05
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Poor internet speed, running at the slow rate guarantee. Customer service is a joke! Standard non helpful responses to all my issues with no solutions. Avoid, very expensive for a very poor service
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- Lincoln
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-05
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Never have I met such a totally inadequate customer service. Used the on-line chat-uselessm, was told I needed to ring. Spent hours listening to music, then told I needed to speak to Customer Service - that was who I had just rung !! That would be another 25 mins. at least. Never known such atrociuous service. I will make a claim for my wasted time.
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- north Devon
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-04
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Oh dear on phone sorry to keep you waiting over 1 hour and still waiting will be changing as soon as the post office contract is up.
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- WATERLOOVILLE
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-04
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Just been on the phone for 44 minutes listening to the worst music I've ever heard,I called the cancellation phone number, got through eventually and was told that he could not cancel my contract had to speak to another person who has or theorisation, this was Friday 4.30pm they don't close until 8pm but I was told someone would phone me on Monday, what crap service
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- London
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-04
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Disgraceful company. Took over my Post Office broadband (I never had a problem in 6 years with PO). Shell cut me off straight away, blamed a cable for it. Made my buy a new router, exactly the same as the PO one. Didn't work. Said I didn't know what I was doing and was plugging it on wrong (!). Still awaiting compensation. Every time I speak to them I have to wait 45 mins on hold listening to their vile music and adverts. They have missed the March billing date for PO customers, so we will be charged double in June. I want to leave but I wonder if they're going to try and ruin my credit record and send the bailiffs round for non payment of non existant bill. The most disgraceful company I have EVER dealt with (including Talktalk circa 2008) and Vodafone. In fact, it's an insult to put those two companies in the same feedback as Shell. I cannot wait to get away from them, and yet I'm afraid to leave. They are pathalogical liars, they say they're going to do something, and just don't. WHy should they, I'm only some crappy PO customer that was forced on them. If only I'd read the reviews I could have avoided the horror of dealing with this vile company. Unless you really are stupid, don't go anywhere near them, don't buy their expensive petrol either. That's all they're good for - pumping gas.
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- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-04
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Very very poor customer service. Over 2 weeks I submitted 6 emails /messages and had no response. I finally received a reply which was insulting. It was nothing to do with my complaint and they obviously had not read my complaint.
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- Sutton Coldfield
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-04
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Post office customer transferred to Shell energy. Customer service is terrible, by far the worst I have experienced in any company. Called but no answer after an hour of waiting, live chat had no response or automated responses, messages them using messenger which got a reply every 4-6 hours and eventually got a call from customer service. Agreed a price of £21.99 a month + £30 good will payment for difficulty in contacting them. My next bill they took £37.00. Refused to refund so I told them I would leave. Was still in cooling off period so arranged with BT. Now shell energy have sent me an email saying they want me to activate my new account and have set up another direct debit. Avoid them at all costs. Maybe cheap but quality is poor
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- London
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-04
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Transferred from post office and moved home.they offered new contract which i accepted.
When engineers visited,they could not connected to my existing cable and wanted to make more holes on front windows which i did not allow and they left
Upon calling shell,i was confirmed that contract will cancel itself in couple of days.
I called them up today and they want me to pay £350 cancellation charges.
Note: cooling off period has ended 7 days before they sent engineers and we customers have not right if thier engineers fail to carry out thier jobs properly
I am devasated and can not pay £ 350 for the service they never provided.
Please advise
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- Fareham
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-03
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As my broadband has not yet installed. I can only say that the customer service is the worst and if no installation and How can I get their service. They are helping and waited on the line over an hour. Totally wasted the time. There are plenty good providers.
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- Huddersfield
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-03
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Not happy at all my internet went down a couple of days ago I tryed phoning customers services up was on hold for an hour and a half eventually got threw. They did load’s of tests unplugged leads did full reset Of router Was told the internet would eventually come back on. Went to work few hours came home still not on. Iam not happy
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- Pickett
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-02
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Awful service and even worse customer service.
If you can get through to someone then they can’t deal with the issue and have to request a manager to call you back( they can’t put you through)
Up to 48 hrs wait which when they do not call you ,you have to wait another hour on the line to request a manger call you. If I could give zero I would
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- Manchester
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-02
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Shell recently has taken over from the list office, had loss of connection for over four weeks,I've sent numerous emails & tried to phone them but no response..Appalling Service
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- Mold
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-02
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Disgrace no customer service on hold on phone and live chat for an hour .leaving adap
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- DARTFORD
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-02
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My next door neighbour a 97 year old widower`s phone has been off for over 2 days. We were on the phone for over 4 hours and then her daughter for another 2plus hours in the evening unable to get through to Shell energy .That is unacceptable in my eyes .
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- Tunbridge Wells
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-01
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Got transferred from Post Office broadband who always had fantastic customer service. I'm not sure this lot have any customer service agents at all. Been on hold for 1 hour now. Stupid music and asking me every 30 seconds whether I want faster broadband. Nope, I just someone to pick up the phone and fix the broadband I have!
AVOID
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- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2022-03-01
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Upon being transferred from the post office to shell, I now have absolutely no landline connection at all without any explanation or cause! Getting through to them is insanely difficult to boot. I have been on hold now for nearly a full hour!! they simply do not employ enough staff to meet demand.
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- Borders
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-01
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Garbage. Was persuaded to upgrade to super fast fibre when I moved a few hundred yards. Drops every single day since the start. Several phone calls. Open reach visit. Still the same. Sick of bringing it up with Shell and it not getting fixed. Their own line test today showed speed at 18 when meant to be 40 with guaranteed minimum of 25. Utter, utter garbage response to my issue.
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- Lancashire
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-02-28
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Been on phone for 2 hours waiting for an operator. Don't think customer services for Shell broadband actually exists. If they are having an high volume of calls then they are having a high volume of problems. They have not contacted me in any way about broadband cost or any contract I have to adhere to for which I have not agreed to yet. Terrible service in comparison to Post office
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- Aberdeenshire
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- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-28
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Got moved from P.O to Shell. They took over a week to respond to an email with a cut and paste response not answering any of my questions.Stay clear , don't use and I'll be switching if I ever get through to "customer service".
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- Cambridge
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-02-28
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Broadband is down since last Friday and nobody really cares about it. Shell energy customer service is a nightmare. Really difficult to contact them and they are not providing any really help. Avoid them. I have to wait for 6 more months until the current contract expires.
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- North Wales
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- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-28
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Need an option for zero stars here. I am trying to deal with a query about my account after it was transferred from Post Office Telephones to Shell Energy. The best description of their customer service is that it is non existent.
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- Slough
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-02-27
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My problems started when my internet connection went down, trying to contact the company was a nightmare, after 4 phone calls and finally waiting 1 hour 10 minutes I got through, total of over 2 hours waiting on the phone ! Only good point to report is that an engineer arrived the next day to fix the problem, another bad point is then when moving house I am told I must take out a new 18 months contract, definitely will change when my present contact expires.
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- Denyer
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-27
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I was told at the point of renewal after 1 year that if I did not move provider within 24 hours I would automatically default onto another years contact. The shell representative said it didn’t work like mobile phone contracts, where you defaulted onto a month by month rate. They said it’s in the T+C’s which it wasn’t. When I asked for her name she accused me of abusing her and hung up. 8 weeks later and I’m told on a Sunday lunchtime the matter has been resolved internally but no details enclosed and the matter is closed.
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- Worcestershire
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-25
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Shocking customer service ,they put me on hold over an hour,they did this twice .I wanted to end my contract .they never messaged me back or callback .when I did get through on the phone eventually they lied and said they would send me an email to confirm my cancellation, ive never received this email.then they sent me a letter confirming cancellation. That was two weeks ago.yesterday I got two more letters off shell energy ,one stating my broadband contract had ended ,the second letter stated my direct debit was just set up ? I checked with my bank ,and after I cancelled my direct debits with shell,they took the liberty to set up a new direct debit, shocking treatment.the bank have had this happen before off this company ,we were with the post office before they sold to shell.I would avoid this company like the plague .absolutely shocking shambles .
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- Barnsley
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-02-25
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Broadband has been down since last Friday. Everyone i have spoken to has been pleasant and seem like they are trying to help but so far have not resolved the issue. After spending hours on the phone and a week without wifi i have asked for a goodwill gesture of a discount from my next bill and they have said no.
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- Llandudno
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- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-24
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Awful service,I have had no network connection for almost two weeks. Endless hanging on for technical department. No replies to emails sent.
Promised call back within 24 hours, nothing.
Had no choice but to change provider even though I’m still in contract.
Of course I’ve had an automated response from Shell charging me for leaving.
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- NORTHAMPTON
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-02-24
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Don't do it. They give you a 14 day opt-out option - what they don't tell you is that that expires before the service gets activated!! So, if it's god awful once live - they reply with 'there will be a cancellation fee'!!!
Even the CS agent knew it was a scam, 'most people just scream at me about it' he said!!! 30 mins to get through to tech support, tried to blame my devices first (of course) then had to fix it.
Avoid. Use pigeons instead.
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- Tunbridge Wells
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- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-24
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Terrible customer service - I've been on hold for 45 mins yesterday and another 30mins today, so far...
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- Bristol
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-23
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Terrible experience of customer service when Shell repeatedly messed up an already clumsy transfer across of former post office broadband customers. Emails and complaints unanswered, many hours on phone to different call centre staff, each contradicting the other! Avoid.
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- Cumbria
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-02-22
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The router (allegedly new) uses old security and on all Apple devices says “weak security”. Over an hour to customer services, complete joke. Never had this with sky!! They assured me it’s secure but I don’t believe them. Certainly won’t renew after contract runs out. This is day 1 and totally unsatisfied with no resolution from shell.
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- Kent
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- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-22
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I was changed from the post office and received a bill from shell I did not recognise.have emailed the times with no reply.this looks like the worst public relations I have seen.keep clear.
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- Witham
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-21
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I was originally with Post office broadband which was happy for number of years. Then last year post sold all broadband telephone to shell energy i did not want to go over to them. Only been with shell months and had numerous problem with speed prices was originally paying 27.00 pounds. Telephoned them today asking when getting bill been told will get a bill in march will have two months plus want charge 37.00 pounds instead of old agreed price was paying do not go shell energy they are worst company if like holding phone for 50 minutes then go to them only another 7 months of my contract left then i will cancelling go back to proper company not shell energy.
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- Enfield
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- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-21
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An absolute shambles of a service. Whilst my speed is pretty good when it’s actually working, the reliability is poor at best. My service drops out at least 5 times a day (on a good day). I may have got a great deal but this has been entirely negated by the shocking service. Can’t wait till I’m able to cancel!
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- Jakube
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2022-02-21
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THE WORST ISP EVER.
The service tests quite well on a speed checker, but in the real world, it is sluggish and unresponsive and can take 10 to 20 seconds to load or refresh a web page. I always use a wire connection, but if I connect to my upstairs neighbour by wifi, on the same laptop, the service is much better. Every six months or so, the service begins to falter and has to be rebooted - sometimes three times a day. Typically, the correct lights are illuminated, but there is no connection to the internet.
When I manage to get through to Shell, they go through the same questions and checks that they previously did and the service becomes useable again - for a while. This time, they said they needed to send an engineer around, but that they would charge me for their time, if they couldn't find a fault, I wasn't able to be at home, or in some undefined way the engineer decided that I was responsible for the problem. What did I do? I left.
THE WORST ISP EVER.
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