Posts under ‘bully-boy tactics’

A product that doesn’t work reliably and a router that drops the WiFi completely in the next room.  Avoid this company and product at all costs.

Shell Energy Broadband Reviews recently posted on broadband.co.uk

10 March 2023

Reviewer Joanne: Location Leeds: Date 2023-02-15

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Absolute joke of a company message you 5 days before installing to say they cancelled order after waiting 2week STAY CLEAR

Reviewer Ron Bell OBE: Location Blackpool: Date 2023-02-14

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Absolutely disgraceful service that pass you round in circles with no solution. read more

“Appalling!! Was with post office, brilliant but they sold out to Shell. Wish I had left then. Just moved home and as stuck on contract decided to stay with Shell, huge mistake!!!  No Internet, no service at all. Complete shambles of a company. Avoid at all costs. Complaints are totally ignored. Rude staff on phone and emails ignored. Government should pull plug on them as Broadband provider.”

Shell Energy Broadband Reviews recently posted on broadband.co.uk

Reviewer Peter H: Location Windsor: Date 2022-11-28 read more

1 0 Dec 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

DO NOT GET THEIR BROADBAND!!

DO NOT GET THEIR BROADBAND!!
My mother-in-law, 84 yrs old, was switched to Shell Energy via the Post Office a couple of years ago, without consultation. She’s never received a paper bill, never set up an online account and had 1 initial letter which she forgot all about..
Having early memory loss issues & a service outrageously slow, she thought her laptop had broken.. @£32 per mth (!!)
We switched companies, providing notification & she’s literally received dozens of threatening emails since, demanding money for a router they didn’t provide, termination fees for a contract she never signed and attempts to access a final bill I already paid.. I’ve called many times, explained the circumstances-they said they would stop.
This is harassment of an elderly woman, shame on you. read more

Feel free to draw your own conclusions from my nightmare experience.

Shell Energy Broadband Reviews recently posted on broadband.co.uk

Reviewer james guthrie: Location dunfermline: Date 2022-11-15

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appalling service if your looking for broadband DO NOT GO WITH SHELL, look elsewhere, shocking customer service, broadband signal is terrible constantly disconnects, speed is nowhere near what it is supposed to be, constantly disconnects worst broadband service i have ever had

Reviewer Stephen: Location Manchester: Date 2022-11-15 read more

LEAVE ME ALONE SHELL!! STOP BULLYING ME AND SENDING ME EMAILS ASKING FOR MONEY WHEN THE PRODUCT YOU SELL DOESN’T WORK AND YOU WONT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT!!!

28 August 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

DO NOT USE SHELL

DO NOT USE SHELL. We have had the worst internet connection for months now and have even had to upgrade our phone contracts just to get online. We have contacted shell several times, who have done absolutely nothing to resolve the issue. They are now trying to charge us 273 as an early termination charge which I refuse to pay as I will not pay for a product that DOES NOT WORK!! LEAVE ME ALONE SHELL!! STOP BULLYING ME AND SENDING ME EMAILS ASKING FOR MONEY WHEN THE PRODUCT YOU SELL DOESN’T WORK AND YOU WONT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT!!! read more

18 August 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Abysmal service

Abysmal service. Cannot get through to speak to someone who can actually assist. Biggest regret switching to Shell broadband. They do not care about the customer at all! Broadband was supposed to go live 08 August. Eventually sorted 12th August. Received a bill for more than what was quoted even though I had no service initially. Not a happy customer. Can somebody at Shell broadband please actually help?? read more

16 July 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Threatening automated phone call

If you have broadband and homephone from this company and pay quarterly be warned. My bill was sent out late and I paid by return of post. The money was taken from my bank account and I thought no more about it.

Then I received a suspicious automated phone call threatening to cut off my phone and broadband. Thinking this sounded like a scam particularly as payment was requested over the phone I phoned Shell to point out someone was making scam calls on their behalf, since I knew I’d paid the bill. But it was not a scam they were deadly serious. ‘Bills were sent out late and it takes a while for payments to be received in our accounts’.
What a pathetic response from Shell! I’d expect a commitment to send bills on time, set realistic deadlines and to cease threatening automated calls. Was this irrelevant response also written by a machine?? read more

28 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Trustpilot you are being played just…

Trustpilot you are being played just like my 83 year old mum. Shell are leaving generic replies to make it look like they are concerned about complaints being made,and promises of call backs not being made. SHELL I DO NOT WANT ANYMORE GENERIC FEEDBACK THAT FOBS PEOPLE OFF ALL I WANT IS FOR MY MUM TO GET HER £333 THAT YOU HAVE OWED HER FOR MONTHS WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PLAYING AT? TREATING PENSIONERS LIKE THIS. JUST ANSWER ON HERE WHEN? WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO PAY UP. SHELL YOU ARE DISCUSTING!!!! BY THE WAY I HAVE LEFT MY MUMS ACCOUNT NUMBER WITH THIS REVIEW. read more

“Its like Fred Carnos Circus run by people with no idea on how to treat customers.”: Avoid at any price!: wouldn’t trust Shell to boil an egg.”

27 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Another fine mess by Shell.

Just had my first bill after changing to fibre broadband and it should have been £32.88 per month. I didn’t get a first bill and was told I was in credit from paying in advance for my original broadband package of 2mbps with Post Office when it was migrated.
So no get billed is £196.54!!!! I ring and spend over half hour talking first to a computer then to Nazeem who says I had a call out charge added. I said yes as Openreach left cables to 5 houses disconnected after moving a telegraph pole. I was asked again if I requested a call out, well obviously as I had no phone/internet! Nazem contradicts a previous message that said if the engineer is called out for any reason there is a charge! Shell already paid me a weeks compensation for loss of service and yet I am still billed. Also no mention of how much I was in credit from my pre-change-over contract. Its like Fred Carnos Circus run by people with no idea on how to treat customers. As someone else said, another Talk Talk type company. Avoid at any price! read more

“Was swapped from Post Office to Shell 6 months ago. Haven’t had a single day of constant internet since. Drops out 50 times a day. I’ve spent hours on the phone with them”: “It’s been nothing but a nightmare. Slow, unreliable, customer service queue too long…”: “THE worst service AND customer service I have ever encountered. Hassle started in December with the “super fast” fibre broadband that wasn’t. Utter garbage and broken promises…” read more

“Hi Everyone. Shell broadband Etc. I’m not going to repeat what people have been saying about Shell, from my own experience they are the worst company I have ever dealt with.”

25 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

SHELLSHOCKED

Hi Everyone. Shell broadband Etc. I’m not going to repeat what people have been saying about Shell, from my own experience they are the worst company I have ever dealt with. So with that in mind let’s get down to how we can all play our part to bring this company down legally. Money Money Money,  they cannot survive without money. Boycott all shell products and services, tell family and friends to do likewise. Get on to social media spread the word. Word and mouth will spread like a forest fire it just needs you to do your bit. Shareholder a perfect storm is coming, will your shares become worthless, should you even be supporting this bad company. The top brass at shell need to know what’s happening, their email address is on the internet fill their inboxes with your truthfully thoughts. The people in the UK deserve better lets get rid of this crap company from our shores. read more

25 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

This company has the very worst…

This company has the very worst customer service in the planet. I was without internet for days. I work online and couldn’t work for 3 days and a half. They never sent an engineer. I saw an Openreach vsn, and the guy was good enough to come and check my connection. It was the router. The engineer sent his notes, and Shell should have sent the router. They wouldn’t. It was not the engineer that they sent, although it was an Openreach engineer, who was the only person who knew what SERVICE is. Horrible, unhelpful, terrible company. Good riddance. read more

“Absolutely atrocious customer service.”:

” …no reply to any emails, phone line disconnects and I haven’t received anything in writing in the post! Awful company.”

25 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Useless customer service

Absolutely atrocious customer service. I was switched by force due to Ofgem price cap and Pure Planet going bust. I couldn’t get a bill off this useless company for almost six months, despite having a smart meter. Then I got two within a short period of time totalling over £700 where normally I would pay less than half of that. They didn’t get meter readings for three and a half months and imposed a daily average calculated on my usage during the coldest months of the year. Absolute b*ll*nds! read more

“Broadband still not working after 6 weeks.”: “Straight away I noticed how slow the speed was and how long it took to connect to sites. Tried to call Shell, but could not get through, tried emails but no reply…”: Absolutely terrible service and bully boy tactics.”: “I would strongly advise people to avoid Shell”

23 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Awful customer service. read more

“Seeing how many bad reviews are on here the last few days I can see why. Terrible company…”: “I have never had this type of total disinterest and incompetence before with any company.”

23 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Was switched to shell when previous…

Was switched to shell when previous company went bust. shell by far are the worst company I have ever delt with . 2 visits to fit a smart meter. Sending me a letter saying they have to increase my direct debit to over £400 a month way UNDER my usage.as I will not pay a ridiculous amount each month I cancelled the direct debit and simply pay each month for actual energy used not a penny more not a penny left. Shell have marked my credit file a month in arrears.but not updated it for over 3 months. Customer service is awful they simply too big to care as soon as I am able to switch I will be leaving my money be better spent elsewhere read more

The prize for “MOST USELESS COMPANY ON THE PLANET”
goes to …….
SHELL ENERGY

21 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

MOST USELESS COMPANY ON THE PLANET

The prize for “MOST USELESS COMPANY ON THE PLANET”
goes to …….
SHELL ENERGY

– Incorrect invoices
– Backdated price increases
– Customer Service who ignore communications
– Refusal to provide full details of the tariff I was on
– An IT system which could not correctly download any bills
– An IT system which will not allow me to enter meter readings.
– An IT system with insecure login
– Payments listed on my account but not credited to my account. read more

“I must warn potential customers not to sign up with Shell Energy who have the worst customer service that I have ever encountered ( or even thought possible)”

21 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Incompétence

After they wanted to increase my monthly payment from £31 to £43 I decided to finish I was ask to return my Router in the pre payed bag at the post office & I got a recipe with a tracking number & a few days later it was delivered. But I received 2 emails saying I hadn’t returned it, I said you are wrong & gave them the tracking number & it’s taken 2 weeks to admit I was right. I did stop my direct debit otherwise they would have taken £30. I’m now with NOW TV at £21 a month & twice the Broadland speed. read more

19 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Excellent “non” service from Shell…

Excellent “non” service from Shell Energy. Have been trying customer number all day to speak to their broadband section. I keep on getting “due to unforeseen circumstances “ messages advising us to phone later. This is not acceptable trying to deal with a company that doesn’t have a contingency plan set up. Poor show and cheerio as I will be voting with my feet. read more

“Snail’s pace download speed of Shell Broadband”

Shell Energy Broadband Reviews recently posted on broadband.co.uk

Reviewer Dave: Location Staffordshire: Date 2022-06-13

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Have a line fault Shell aranged for Openreach to contact me when they are coming, waited three days but no call from anyone. Have tried to phone Shell six times. waited at least 30 minutes to 45 minutes not answered. fed up with this so called caring company, off back to another provider

Reviewer Shahin Hussain: Location Rochester: Date 2022-06-13 read more

14 June 2022

The content below is sourced from current verifiable customer reviews of Shell Energy published on Trustpilot.

Very poor company, terrible service

Very poor company, ridiculous estimated bills, avoid at all cost

Terrible company

Terrible company, poor customer relations, threatening text messages when I have upped my direct debit with them every month and make one off payments which they don’t seem to apply to my account. It is impossible to speak to a human being, you have to leave your account number and phone number on an automated line with a promise of a call back that never comes. I have done an online enquiry form disputing what I am paying and don’t even get an acknowledgement. I have so far paid them £511 this month alone yet my balance has gone up not down. This company are an absolute joke!! The sooner I can move supplier the better. I am only with them because pure planet went bust and I was automatically moved to shell. They clearly can’t cope with the new volume of customers but are more than happy to take our money! read more