Shell Energy Broadband Home Broadband Reviews

I've been using different providers over the years and Shell Energy is the worst.
The connections have akways been unstable. For three times during last year, it's dropped for two or three days, becuase They couldn;t fix it over the phone, and could only send their engineers at least after two days.
Their customer service phone lines have been always busy, so did their online chat. I've been waiting each time calling them at least 30 minutes, and one time more than two hours online.
There was no help available from Saturday night. I had to purchase three times data add-ons to work on my mobile. I was told there was no compensation even I complain.
Finally, they claimed that they sent me the Tracked48 label by email but they never did. And now I'm calling them again, and waiting again online for their response, even now that I've left them!
I'd strong recommend to avoid them at all cost!

I have been with post office broadband since the beginning. I always pay the bills on time. Since Shell took over I received a bill saying I hadn’t paid the bill. I phoned up and was told that they had missed sending a bill so l paid then and there! A week later I received another letter sayingI still hadn’t paid. I rang up and a recorded message informed me that the letter had been sent in error and to ignore it. Another letter dated four days later arrived accusing me of still not having paid and threatening to cut me off and telling me to make a payment immediately. I of course rang the company and I finally got through and when I explained the man said he couldn’t help and cut me off !!! WHAT A TERRIBLE COMPANY!

I was landline only with the Post Office then Migrated to Shell. My copper cable will not support broadband so I have a router using Three mobile. Shell Broadband are now setting a direct debit at £30/month for a service I never ordered, I don't need and will not work. I cannot contact anyone to explain. I keep cancelling the Direct Debit at my bank

Migrated from Post Office after many years of excellent service The service from Shell in every way rubbish I have tried to move to another supplier and Shell have blocked this do not sign up to this company

I was a Post Office customer and migrated to Shell. Since then I too am unable to receive incoming calls on the landline. I can make calls and the broadband works. I have tried to call the call centre. When I did get through they did a test and said that they would call back ! How, the landline is unable to take incoming calls ? The Asian call centre reading from a script was unable to comprehend the issue. I have had no incoming calls for a week now. I have tried to contact them again but with o success. The only answer is to jump ship to another provider, which I have done. This prompted the only email response I have had from Shell to state that I may not be able to keep my phone number. Nice bit of PR Shell you muppets.

3 hours on the phone, I’m currently on the phone again! AVOID!!!

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

Absolutely disgusted, Shell took over all the post office broadband contracts. Firstly they have changed their billing dates and haven't legally notified the customers, secondly they have lost payments during the switch over and are constantly sending overdue letters when there is no debt. Customer service dreadful and left on hold anywhere from half hour plus. Would never recommend this company and in the process of switching broadband suppliers.

Absolutely awful services!
Before agreeing for the contract I asked them if later I'll change my address if possible to move my broadband too and they said yes. While I was at the first address problems every few days, the modem wouldn't connect. When contacting them they were asking me to follow some stupid steps every single time and with the same result: no connection. I'm an engineer and networking isn't a secret for me and I can troubleshoot a network connection. Very disappointed. Then I moved to Salisbury from Swansea. Here they refused to install the broadband saying that the address doesn't look available. I went for another broadband network, but had to pay for Shell Broadband many months for no service at all. I asked them to interrupt the contract, since they couldn't hold their word to install the broadband connection to a new address. I paid everything, even paid 35£ for the modem. Then I'm seeing on my credit report that they reported that I didn't paid my bills at them. I never missed a payment on my history, but they reported me that I didn't pay my bill?
Absolutely disgusting!
Now I'm at BT and, don't know about others, but they don't compare. Stay away from Shell Broadband!
It was a mistake in which I got because of their better prices and promised speeds. Lies! I wasn't even getting, when the line was connected, more than 30-40%. They were like it's my fault, my location.

Lost connection, didn't find help all that could be said is we will get someone out in a week to see the problem. Couldn't tell me if there a problem on the line or works but did say it would not be the router.

We were in the process of changing to shell but our present company as they offered a good deal and we were not gaining anything. I rang to cancel or rather not go ahead , I was on the phone an hour and he was extremely rude and told me I couldn’t cancel without a charge as I’d passed the calling of period . Most of this time I was on hold . When I said I was within my rights to not go ahead I was cut off. Vile person , very bad customer service. I will look into changing my energy as well now.

Friends phone line disconnected today.
She has been on phone trying to find out why most of afternoon. She is so fed Up so I am trying to contact Shell. Transferred to what they call "customer service" sat listening to recorded music and message. Taking well over an hour.
Whole thing is like a joke "Customer Service" Glad I use another provider. whole thing is unfortunate for my friend who was previously with the post office with no problems.

Without doubt the worst broadband provider out there. There are Uncontactable on the phone for hours, chat on line you go from position 10 back to position 19 twice that happened Internet totally unreliable.

It it a Joker company
Very poor standard service really disgrace

Absolutely hate this company I’ve got 7 day without internet and nothing from them to many complaints to even say

Absolutely no problem with the changeover to Shell Energy Broadband and I had 12 months of the best service ever. Not one problem and the router had a good range.
I was so pleased with their performance that I emailed asking for a quote to stay with them, unfortunately they didn't reply until 10 days into my contract with another provider.
The day after my contract ended was the start of all my problems. Demanding the router be returned in 9 emails even though I sent it on the first day after my contract with them ended. I gave them the tracking details which showed it was delivered to them on 10th March. I have just received another reminder this morning (23rd) to the effect I would be charged for the router if I didn't return it (they've had it for 2 weeks now).
This rang alarm bells and I checked on the reviews for Shell. Sure enough people have been charged and are fighting to get their money back. D/D form cancelled immediately.
The next problem was they cancelled my online account then sent me an email with a link to that account for my final bill. I have emailed them numerous times requesting a final bill but so far no reply. I will happily pay any money I owe as soon as they send me a final bill.

Terrible company, was transferred from Post Office,and they miss sold a new plan to me.
Reduced my cost, but failed to tell me it didn't include VAT, so the plan and amount is the same as before.
Was looking for a better deal elsewhere...now I'm tied into this scamming fraudulent company...

Shell broadband is not a very good broad band service at all

Was swapped over from po broadband after having no issues with them for over 5 years.
From day 1 have had issues with regards to what my contract is.
I signed up for their superfast broadband plus at £29.14 a month. First month i was charged £94.43 for the service. Was on hold for over 2 hours. Got swapped and moved from person to person and then cut off.
Raised a complaint via email nearly 4 weeks ago and its still not been answered.
Bill was paid and online chat was started which they then after 3 days worked out the had not sorted my contract out so were passing my details to the relevant department.
My bill this month is now £38 which is still not the £29.14 agreed from the contract i am not receiving.
Noone has rung me with regards to my complaint.
Today my internets stopped working so the service i am recieving is dire compared to PO broadband.
Trying to get this sorting is like walking through treacle. I will be changing providers and if they think they can charge me for contract as they havent started the contract properly in the first place then i wont be paying.

Terrible