Plusnet Home Broadband Reviews

Sometimes the best way to get a feel for a broadband provider is to read what those who are already customers think of the service they're receiving.
Below are all the reviews we've received for Plusnet.

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Recent customer ratings for Plusnet

Based on 4,094 customer ratings since Sep 2025 ( )

Satisfaction

4.34 stars

Customer Service

4.46 stars

Speed

4.05 stars

Reliability

4.3 stars
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  • Reviewer

    Martina

    Location

    London

    Date

    02/09/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    This is the worst experience ever regarding broadband and then speaking to their technical team to fix the problems. The staff basically told me to be quiet, stop complaining, and to stop calling. I was screamed at, spoken to in a rude and condescending manner, insulted. I regret joining plusnet and its been hell every week for 9 months since I joined. The broadband is weak, it drops constantly and this is after 5 engineer visits and 3 routers. I give up.
  • Reviewer

    S.Head

    Location

    London

    Date

    01/09/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Worst internet provider ever! I have had countless problems with Plusnet. We have booked for the 4th or 5th engineer to come out and 'fix' the problem. The first 3 engineers made the internet even worse. We've had to buy an internet booster to try and make it better ourselves. I would not recommend them please save your money and find a company that actually can provide an internet connection.
  • Reviewer

    John

    Location

    Brechin

    Date

    01/09/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Worst ever went to take out SIM only no credit check them they tell me they do credit check and don't tell any one wanted over2 week had to call customer service berry nasty people and no sorry or anything and have to. Wait a nother 21 days for a full refund worst service provider ever
  • Reviewer

    Melanie

    Location

    Portsmouth

    Date

    01/09/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Been with plusnet for a couple of years, stuck in a contract. Honestly the worst WiFi provider I have ever experienced. The WiFi speed is atrocious, keeps cutting out and not working. Even when you call customer service you end up talking to some robot, and when you finally talk to a human being they just check their end and say oh well it’s working, even though it’s not. AVOID THIS WIFI PROVIDER.
  • Reviewer

    Al

    Location

    Warrington

    Date

    30/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Worst mobile and broadband service I have encountered in last 10 years! Staff are incompetent and in cases actually lie! Made manager listen to call and confirmed this despite initially trying to excuse it. Routers are substandard and was offered £60 to buy my own after the 3rd replacement!!! Avoid this company at all costs
  • Reviewer

    scott

    Location

    London

    Date

    29/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    I join them over a year a go and I have had slow speed and not working they have gift systems that if you go back with them they give you £50 I did get mine plant as so and don't join them
  • Reviewer

    C N

    Location

    Hertfordshire

    Date

    29/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    2.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    So pleased to have left Plusnet. Had to put up with a noisy/whistling router for 18 months and broadband that kept dropping out numerous times a day. Approaching the end of contract, I received so many emails from Plusnet, each giving conflicting information. I called to give notice and how strange - suddenly my landline wouldn't receive incoming calls and Broadband connection was even worse! Since moving to new provider a few weeks ago - phone works fine, broadband never drops out and we have a lovely, quiet router.
  • Reviewer

    Duncan Stanley

    Location

    Blackburn

    Date

    26/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    2.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    2.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    very poor service, slow, and unreliable, Customer Service is None existent,
  • Reviewer

    Steve Greenwood

    Location

    Manchester

    Date

    25/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    I left BT to go over to Plusnet. Its been rubbish from the day this was installed. Ive had more problems than Ive ever had with any broadband provider. One my Broadband day it dropped out 25 time. And, they told me this when id phoned up to complain. They said leave it a couple of days. Then called back and said its settled down now. Rubbish it cuts out everyday especially at night. terrible supplier and hate been stuck with them for another year.
  • Reviewer

    Jamie

    Location

    North West

    Date

    24/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    2.00 stars

    Customer Service

    2.00 stars

    Speed

    4.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    I have to restart my router at least once a week, and I was charged to move house, something I've never experienced before with an ISP.
  • Reviewer

    Jeff Wright

    Location

    Northumberland

    Date

    24/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Broadband very slow, router is pathetic, customer service even worse, wished I had read the reviews before hand, what ever you do please keep away from these cowboys!!
  • Reviewer

    Lee

    Location

    Pontypo

    Date

    20/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Left Talktalk to join these worst mistake of my life no Internet for over a week and all they do is blame openreach. Stay well clear even talktalk was better than these and their service was ****.
  • Reviewer

    Inessa

    Location

    Westminster, London

    Date

    19/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    2.00 stars

    Customer Service

    2.00 stars

    Speed

    2.00 stars

    Reliability

    2.00 stars

    Comments:

    Terrible broadband provider. Let's start with how they delay setting up my service by 18 (!) days. During the service period, the speed was terrible, dropping off significantly at times. If 3 people were using the internet at the same time, that would pretty much stall everything. Yesterday my contract ended and today a bill was still generated! I have just discussed it with a customer support rep and he suggested that either I pay it and they will refund it, or cancel my direct debit. Why wasn't it done properly on their end?! Are they hoping that some people will just not notice that payments keep going through? This is just an extremely poor focus on customers all around. I will never use PlusNet again.
  • Reviewer

    Spunbob

    Location

    Birmingham

    Date

    16/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Joined Plusnet standard broadband from Now Broadband previously. I dont have fibre in my area. Broadband was working fine with Now,but Plusnet was a disaster from day 1. We all worked from home as it was lockdown and Now Broadband was fine. So why did Plusnet fail me, we had problems everyday of the week. Always losing WiFi and getting shouted at by kids. Plusnet tried doing things their end, but then just said its my problem as they're showing fine from their side. But I know that was rubbish as other suppliers never gave me issues at all. After all I was using the same phoneline, just different useless Plusnet router. Having given up now I've moved to Virgin, I've still got 9 months left of my 18 month contract but il pay to get away from these clowns. Seriously it should be easier to get away from a disaster service like Plusnet. Maybe award winning but what about those of us they can't send a decent supply to?? Surely they should do more or let us go without penalites?? I'm cancelling my sim with them just because I'm so angry at paying £89 early exit fee to leave them. Good riddance Trashnet. Would give zero stars if I could
  • Reviewer

    Emilijus Jankauskas

    Location

    Grays

    Date

    16/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Unable to deliver the speed they claim to be able to deliver, broadband hub unable to send wifi signal through an open room so I have to keep my computer wired to an extender, customer service unable to pick up a phone in 1h time, 4 engineers could not fix a minor cabling problem, they increased my monthly charge from £30 to £43.00 without contacting me. In order to cancel the contract they wanted to charge me approximately £300.

    overall if it would be possible ill rate it as -5 stars not recommended at all. My worst decision ever on choosing this broadband supplier.
  • Reviewer

    Linda

    Location

    Cumbria

    Date

    13/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Joined up online 4.8.21, payment of £23.95 taken on sign up. Email from Plusnet 5.8.21 could not find a working line at my property, despite me already having broadband, but they had found a spare line that they could install for £49.99! I both emailed and telephoned Plusnet who at no time offered any explanation for the no line story. The order was cancelled but it has taken a further two phone calls to be informed that my refund of £23.95 was made on 12.8.21 although I am yet to receive it. A totally dishonest company who I would avoid at all costs!
  • Reviewer

    Walter Duncan

    Location

    GLASGOW

    Date

    12/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    5.00 stars

    Customer Service

    5.00 stars

    Speed

    5.00 stars

    Reliability

    5.00 stars

    Comments:

    I joined plusnet in March 2019 after being with Sky for 16 plus years,and it's the best decision I have ever made,reliable,good price,and my broadband has never missed a beat.
    The only downside I have is the plusnet hub one router is not the best,so I upgraded to a bt router and the rest is history,once you pair it with BT it works perfectly,would highly recommend plusnet if my experience is anything to go by.
  • Reviewer

    Christine Chandler

    Location

    Boston

    Date

    10/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    5.00 stars

    Customer Service

    5.00 stars

    Speed

    5.00 stars

    Reliability

    5.00 stars

    Comments:

    Internet went down. Called helpline phone answered after one ring, engineer visited next day, was kind and courteous explained everything. He did a temporary fix as the wire coming out the ground was too short to fix. Three days later another engineer came, dug up the path replaced the wire under ground and returned path to normal. Outstanding service I will recommend this company to all.
  • Reviewer

    Dave

    Location

    Nottinghamshire

    Date

    09/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Went to plusnet from bt as I needed to save money and all the awards they supposed to have, worst mistake ever, the wifi is terrible, the speed is a good 10-15mbps slower which is a lot when all we can get where i live is 56mbps max, it cuts out all the time and the range it covers is alot less as well. I'm amazed that my WiFi is the same line and everything, basically the same company yet comparatively you are worlds apart. The online chat was disabled which I thought was odd as during covid I would have thought it was a better option for contacting there home workers, I tried calling numerous times but gave up after, 30 to 45 minutes of waiting on hold.
    I looked again today and the online chat is working, YAY, but wait, every option on there just comes back with a bot saying call us on customer services number and then it abruptly closes the chat, this is all except the sales line oh they talk to you, they want your money! Are you paying for these awards??? The only other company I have needed to contact a couple of times recently was sky and they manage to answer you during covid so not an excuse. Overall won't be staying with plusnet
  • Reviewer

    Donald Hensby

    Location

    Brighton

    Date

    06/08/2021

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    5.00 stars

    Customer Service

    5.00 stars

    Speed

    5.00 stars

    Reliability

    5.00 stars

    Comments:

    Had Plusnet for a couple of years and it’s never let me down no dropouts it’s been very reliable