1,452 Customer Reviews over 37 pages
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- Halstead
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2023-03-01
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What a awful service signed a 18th month contract with them for broadband and phone calls when the bill comes in its higher than original agreed phoned them up and got absolutely nowhere whats the point of agreeing a contract then the company does not abide to it if I could give them zero stars I would
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- Bexleyheath
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-11-19
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TOTALLY INEPT! My mother has had no phne line sine they cut her off for essential works on 10th November. She has a pay as you go phone and has used all her credit trying to call them. I was on hold in total for over an hour being passed from one imbosil to another hung up in the end due to my phone bill. Get you act together Shell and fix my mothers line NOW! 86 years old nad no contact service available shame on you bunch of inept idiots!
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- LONDON E18
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- Shell Energy
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- 2022-10-19
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STAY AWAY! They promised service, in the end Openreach attended and said they could not offer even basic DSL never mind fibre - but of course by then old service was turned off - so now I am without and have been for weeks - and they take days to reply
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- Sidcup
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- Shell Energy
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- 2021-06-28
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Customer service appalling. Broadband reliability non existent. Patronising customer service
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- Liverpool
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2023-10-17
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What an awful company,switched provider to BT and still being charged by Shell even though they know they are not providing a service, typical oil company should never have been allowed into the telecomms sector or any sector for that matter they have done enough damage to the planet, crash and burn suckers!
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- Chatham
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-08-27
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If you have any other option then better chose them over shell energy as they are just time waters and does not care about customers at all. As shell energy is relatively new broadband provider I decided to give it a go. I was waiting for broadband to be up and running and even received a router. Then I received the email that my order been cancelled???? I got on the phone with them immediately and had to wait over 40 min on hold to be told that they cannot help and the best I can do is to place the order again and hope(?!) that it will not be cancelled next time. I have already waited over a week and I said I would like to log a complaint for them as a feedback and to improve the system that is wrong and disappointing for customers but lady said she will not do it as there is nothing else to be done(?!). Honestly I wanted to be their new customer but with this attitude and lack of care I would not recommend it to anyone.
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- Coatbridge
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2024-04-06
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Disgusting having left withbno internet forc6 days now and i am disabled and reky on wifi fir my door ringbell and cintact with family and friends.
Promised a new power-packed only for next day to be contacted saying i need new router and woukd be wirh me in 24hrs...still nothing.
Made complaintxas this is second time (1st time was an outside problem) and given £2.17 comp.
The company has also been sold without infirming customers to Octopus, who inturn use talk talk, neither provider would i ever choose.
Cannot get customer complaint who soeaks and understands english and constantly talk over you after being on the phone on 4 seperate occassions for well over 2hr.
Never use this awful company
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- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-08-20
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I change my broadband provider on a reasonably regular basis so I have dealt with quite a few different companies over the years. Shell is without doubt the ABSOLUTE worst from no connection to customer support, absolutely everything has been not bad but absolutely terrible. Please AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.
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- Derby
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2023-12-21
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If I could give no stars for shell broadband I would .I have tried everything that they say over the last 18 months an nothing works.I am using my own data as I write this .beacuse no Internet .trying to get out of the contract is impossible but they do not provide a service. NEVER JOIN SHELL BROADBAND .You have been warned TERRIBLE
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- Alfreton
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2023-02-20
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Absolutely awful service if I could give minus stars I would, 3 months of misery tried to cancel contract they want £250 ,How dare they,They are not supplying me a service ,I so wish I had read the reviews from other people,PLEASE DO NOT USE SHELL BROADBAND
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- Alfreton
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2023-02-20
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Absolutely awful service if I could give minus stars I would, 3 months of misery tried to cancel contract they want £250 ,How dare they,They are not supplying me a service ,I so wish I had read the reviews from other people,PLEASE DO NOT USE SHELL BROADBAND
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- bradford
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2019-06-05
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i thought the broadband service from shell would be excellent as they are a big company and new to bb services but this is the worst broadband i have ever had and tha includes talktalk it disconnects every 10 minutes and sometimes is on and off like a light switch surely they must be aware that either their service wrong or there is something wrong with the router as if i reboot everything it will work for a day or so and then keep disconnecting again and as i have just started a 18 month contract i dread to think what the termination charges are but anyone considering joining them please thin twice YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
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- Princess risborough
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-10-07
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Since I changed from bt I findes the broadband goes off and on . Difficult when my heating works from internet. When playing music one song then goes off nightmare
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- South Normanton, Alfreton
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2023-04-05
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The worst broadband provider, I have ever had the displeasure of being with
I have never had any problems with other providers in my area always a good signal, but shell it’s rubbish can’t wait for my contract to end so I can get some decent broadband
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- London
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-12-01
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Worst customers service and broadband
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- London
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2021-06-21
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NO stars for this company, it is shame not having no stars! The 4 people I have got in touch do not have any idea how to resolve problems apart than cancelling my order! Really bad
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- Horwich
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-09-27
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- Chadwell heath
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2018-02-06
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Excellent speeds and connection.
Very happy.
Thank you.
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- Borehamwood
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-02-20
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Stay AWAY from this broadband they are a bunch of scums, I had to cancel my broad band because my home was renewed,the engineer was there with my neighbour, t7ried to contact them the day before stating that my landlord didn't allow me to have it they said I would have to pay costs over this, the broad band was not installed, it did not go live and the engineer was there called them on the 19/02/202 which they put me o hold for over 50 mins, to cancel again because there was no open breach cable, they scums twists the things around saying that there would be a cost for £65 for missing the appointment the scums first told me they needed 48 hours before the engineer updated the report, then after they kept on saying I miss the appointment and I should be glad there would not be any extra costs, requested to speak to manager she did not put m through to him instead put me on hold for another 40 mins. They still send an email to make another appointment with the engineer , i told them I would be making a complain to OMBUDSMAN they say I could do it on they website tried to go in comes to appoint that it doesn't let you further. YOUR BLOOD Sucker just want your own commission to pay of your salary, an email will be send to every were I can to put your **** company down.
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- Rotherham
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-05-27
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My elderly mum was having trouble getting through to customer services after receiving a letter stating her bill was overdue(She has never received an itemised bill)I rang customer services myself to ask for proper bill.Funny how you can get through to them in a few minutes if you press the number to pay a bill!!( previously mum was on the phone for hours, not able to get through) I was assured an itemised bill would be sent through the post last week, so what happened today? Another threatening letter saying if you do not pay you will be cut off.No bill again so rang today to ask for a bill again and they informed me they would send a bill out.Wouldn’t hold out too much hope.Terrible service for the elderly as no way to pay your bill( if you do actually get a proper one!)Unless over the phone or via bank.Had no trouble with the Post Office like this.Wouldn’t recommended this company , just threaten pensioners.
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- Uk
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-21
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The broadband is fine once you have it, but customer service is terrible. When I signed up for Shell broadband in 2021 the customer service was excellent. I don't know what has happened since but having to wait over 40 minutes to renew a policy is ridiculous.
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- Didcot
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2022-03-24
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I sign 18 months contract for 63mbps downloading speed and up to 19mbps uploading speed and i get 12mbps download and 1 mbps upload speed. Because i get over 5 times slower internet i was trying cancel this contract but they told me if i cancel i have to pay them cancelation fee - 310£... liers. I DO NOT RECOMEND TO ANYONE
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- London
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2021-10-07
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Absolutely shocked to pay them £30 charge for not returning law quality router. I haven’t heard other providers do that !
Avoid them
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- Wakefield
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-08-14
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Disgusting company, poor customer service.
Wont admit their own faults, try and pass the blame onto someone else then when they are pulled up on it start demanding money for time related charges when you didnt agree to them in the first place
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- Wakefield
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-01-17
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Signed up Aug 19
Nothing but trouble, minimal connection, router flashing red. Poor customer support and communication with false promises.
4/5 of no service but still collecting the direct debit but want to offer a £5 goodwill.
Avoid at all cost!
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- Otley
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-03-12
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It's 2 months since I switched to Shell Energy Broadband on my rural ADSL line. Due to distance from the cabinet / exchange, my speed has never been more than about 2mbps down and 0.5mbps up.
Initial setup on the go live day was fine. The supplied router is plug and play. Make sure you use the RJ11 cable that comes in the box. It is 4 core whereas many other cables are 2 core. I tried a good (shielded, just 25cm) 2 core cable and found that my line speed halved.
While getting the supplied router up and running was a breeze, things get a bit more complicated if you want to use your own hardware. You need your ADSL user name which can be seen in the router's web interface, but the password is hidden. I rang the technical support team who gave me the password over the phone.
My first bill was high than I was expecting which is a bit of a worry when you're dealing with a new supplier. On looking more closely, I'd been billed for about 6 weeks which is why it was more. This could have been communicated more clearly.
The service is working really well for me. I've got broadband that's as good as my previous service with the added benefit of anytime phone calls.
I know about the "disconnection fee" and will surely query this if it's applied when the time comes. OFCOM guidance is that it can only be applied where the provider has actually incurred a fee themselves so as a consumer, you are entitled to ask for proof of this.
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- Wirral
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2019-09-17
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Have got speeds quoted and set up went without a hitch and exactly on time. So far so good
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- London
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2019-11-04
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Usage to date : 3 months.
No. of previous Broadband suppliers : 3.
Speed : Decent but not as fast as previous suppliers. Especially noticable on Netflix loading times.
Reliability : A couple of minutes of dropped connection, about once or twice per week on average, but tolerable.
Customer service : Friendly, average waiting time 20 min.
Other notes : Initially provided with faulty router, hence no connection for a week. Sent over engineer to confirm this. Router replacement received about 2 days later. Later, errorenously charged for engineer visit (around 80 GBP) so had to contact them to correct this.
Not recommended as it has under performed in all categories compared to previous suppliers.
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- Newcastle
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-03-31
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Absolutely shocking don’t attempt to play any console games with this connection....! It’s terrible! Doesn’t even reach my kitchen which may i add is 2 metres away! The whole lot the price and the results are absolutely ridiculous and so not worth the bad head...
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- ipswich
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2022-11-20
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was okay with post office. utter dog poo now. no helpline on sundays. will leave. and its a post office router so they can fk off trying expecting me to return it to them as it is not theirs. just read the other reviews and avoid. i did not ask for this change either.
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- Coventry
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- Shell Energy
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- 2021-04-15
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Avoid this company.
Given start date.Nothing happened.Told them waited 24 hours nothing.No phone no broadband.
So cancelled it.They now want a years worth of internet and phone paying for.Jokers
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- Coventry
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2021-04-16
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The worst company I've ever had the misfortune of dealing with.
They try to walk over your consumer rights.£300+ bill and never searched anything and never made a phone call.
Should be closed down straightaway.
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- Ilminster, Somerset
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-11-25
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Very disappointing broadband from Shell Energy. Speeds are slow, keeps dropping WIFI connection, out of focus TVstreaming catch-up. Customer service is slow and ineffective probably made worse because the WIFI keeps dropping the connection.Very punitive charges for cancellation during contract period and also have to pay penalty for moving when the contract ends. Don’t make the same mistake as me. Shop elsewhere!
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- Tamworth
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2019-05-29
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My broadband went live on Wednesday,whilst I was out the country,so on my return on Saturday I set up my new router etc,but couldn't connect to the internet, it's now Wednesday and still no connection, having phoned them on numerous occasions I'm first told there's an outage,then a walled garden problem,what does any of that mean?? Fobbing me off I think!!! I'm then told it should be sorted in 2 to 3 days,so that's a full week with any internet,missed important emails,missed eBay purchases, internet TV not working etc,how about if I was running an internet business through this connection!!!!
Extremely poor service,leave well alone,wish I'd never joined them!!!!
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- Sheringham
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-01-06
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Absolutely shocking company and I will get out as soon as I can.
As I write this review I have been on hold for 45 minutes waiting to get through to find out where my router is, which should have been sent out by them a week ago (this is only because I purchased a house which uses their broadband and they insist on a new router for a new customer). What a stupid system as the other providers I have used have ALL just transferred the service without the need to change the router.
Still waiting for them to answer so BEWARE if you decide to use them, you have been warned, from a very dissatisfied new customer and as quickly as I can an ex customer.
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- Birkenhead
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2023-09-30
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I've had it 3 days and it's dropped 4 times. Gonna read the cancellation policy, it's ruined my Ryder cup
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- Widnes
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2019-07-22
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One star is too good. They use talk talk. It’s like going back ten years, the speed, the service, the price. All ten years ago expectations.
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- Edinburgh
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- Shell Energy
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- 2021-09-15
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The main issue that I had with Shell Broadband was after ending the contract. The router was returned but constantly got email reminders to return the router! Customer service was poor, therefore to ensure that I was not charged £35 for returning the router, I cancelled the direct debit. I was in credit by £6+ but decided rather lose that amount compared to £35!
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- Kent
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2018-09-07
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They actually charge you £15 now to leave! Outside of your contract! Section 5.11 in their t&c's. They say it is to cover the admin. cost of the transfer! Also tried to say that this is 'standard', it bloody isn't! Despicable! Avoid them at all costs!
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- PLYMOUTH
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2024-02-03
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The service is terrible 6 months reporting problems with the Internet dipping in and out .had to pay extra for data with my phone provider .No Internet from yesterday engineering not coming until Tuesday. Decided to leave this sham of a company been told i will have to pay an early termination fee .How are they allowed to get away with this .like others i wish i read the review .Don't choose this company going cheap isnt good when you have no service .
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