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“Front line Staff are friendly and helpful. Fine when...”

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written by chris porter on 10/04/2009

Front line Staff are friendly and helpful. Fine when you have straight forward queries. However, I have had a problem where Tesco Mobile network blocked my phone (a pay as you go with £13) on it. Spent SIX days of constant phoning and were promised calls back from Managers, but they never happened. I had one call back on the evening of the sixth day and my phone was put back within a minute or so. (was told to wait 1 hr). So far have not received a straight answer from this mobile network provider. Needless to say are going elsewhere.

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“I will be asking for my PAC code very soon. I really...”

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written by on 29/11/2008

I will be asking for my PAC code very soon. I really cannot recommend this service.

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“Since December, 2007 I have tried to maintain a direct...”

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written by on 08/11/2008

Since December, 2007 I have tried to maintain a direct debit account with Tesco mobile. Since June of this year for no apparent reason, the direct debits were stopped by tesco. On each occasion they blamed me for cancelling the direct debit. Each month, we phoned the customer services to try and resolve the situation and each time, we were assured that it had been sorted out. Every month since, we have had to go through the same process again and again. I WOULD NOT recommend Tesco Mobile. DO NOT USE AT ALL COSTS. They will promise Clubcard points and discounts, but month after month they have reduced me to tears of frustration!

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“I am so disappointed with the service that I have...”

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written by Bev Bruce on 15/10/2008

I am so disappointed with the service that I have stopped using this phone.

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Smiler03's Response to Bev Bruce's Review

Written on: 31/01/2009

I disagree with this review because Tesco uses the O2 network, the problems you are having are due to coverage, not Tesco, unless you expect 100% coverage for the UK which no company claims.

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“I have used Tesco mobile for the last year or so but I...”

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written by pattosan on 08/09/2008

I have used Tesco mobile for the last year or so but I will never use it again. Every day on 4 or 5 occasions I am unable to call, receive calls or text due to "no signal" I live in Liverpool and whether that matters or not I dont know. I have previously used VIRGIN & VODAFONE without these problems. I did e-mail Tesco Mobile some months ago about this problem but never did get a reply.

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“Tesco mobile is on the o2 network in UK and free mins...”

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written by musicsite8 on 02/09/2008

Tesco mobile is on the o2 network in UK and free mins you need to top up by £15 per month if you want the extra minutes.

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“I went for one of their 18 month contracts with a free...”

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written by pkg01 on 08/08/2008

I went for one of their 18 month contracts with a free 32" tv. After jumping through some hoops to get a tv, I found it to be faulty and actually a recalled model. They have since sent another, which is missing instructions and remote. To send out returned tvs as new is despicable.

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“Tesco now prefix outgoing calls to favourite numbers...”

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written by Hugh Jardon on 03/06/2008

Tesco now prefix outgoing calls to favourite numbers with "Calls to your three favourite numbers are now half price!". They describe this mindless repetitive torture as a "Voice whisper" and refuse point blank to stop doing it, claiming "Our marketing team recently performed a survey which resulted in them thinking that all our customers would appreciate this new service; recent feedback however has told us otherwise since a minority of our customer base have expressed their disappointment with it."
Believe me,after a couple of months, this time wasting woman is starting to drive me mad!

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“Tesco Mobile seemed a good option - if you are...”

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written by on 10/04/2008

Tesco Mobile seemed a good option - if you are prepared to have your sim card controlled by Tesco.

I tried to set up a pay as you go sim for my elderly parents so I wanted to store their numbers on the sim card as I wanted them to be displayed so my parents had the minimum hassle. Tesco said sorry but you cant have the sim card enabled to record your numbers as you want to have them displayed you must have them shown how Tesco wants them stored.

Sorry but no so I'm leaving Tesco Mobile.

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“The service and customer service were excellent, as...”

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written by catherio on 01/03/2007

The service and customer service were excellent, as was the value for money. However, I didn't pay for my mobile and for my prepay calls to have my phone commandeered by Tesco marketing. This was a major downside and the reason I ultimately left the service.

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“It's a shame that Tesco Mobile don't allow customers...”

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written by marksuckling on 26/04/2006

It's a shame that Tesco Mobile don't allow customers to download the version of software that was bug free. Or at least warn people of the problems associated with the present software updates.

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“I've been with Tesco Mobile for about a year. At the...”

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written by CharlieBabbage on 30/11/2005

I've been with Tesco Mobile for about a year. At the start everything was OK, but now I'm really fed up. I receive calls and texts alright, but nearlly every time I make a voice call, either I can't hear the ringing tone, or if I do get through, then the call gets cut off after a few seconds and my mobile shows 'Call failed'.

I have phoned the Tesco Helpline several times, who admit there have been problems, but I also wonder if there could be a fault with my handset which is now very old - it's a Philips Savvy.

I would appreciate advice from others. Should I try transferring my Tesco SIM card to a new handset, or just give up with Tecso and transfer elsewhere?

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Miked Uk's Response to CharlieBabbage's Review

Written on: 06/03/2006

Tesco Mobile is a good service! I have saved myself a fiver a month from my old network provider, o2, by going on the Tesco Mobile Value tariff.
They have created a new tariff called Tesco Mobile Extra. Do not go on this tariff! It ain't worth it as you have to top up £15 a month. You can save yourself £10 from this tariff by buying bundles at £2.50 a piece for 30 days. If you ever use up your bundles then they will be half price than the standard tariff.

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Miked Uk's Response to CharlieBabbage's Review

Written on: 22/05/2006

The phone I got was given to me by my sister. It is a Nokia 6100. I have had no problems calling people and sending text messages.
I think that your Philips Savvy is coming to the end of it's days. Tesco Mobile do sell cheap phones. Perhaps a Nokia 1101 will do?

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239848_Frogspit's Response to CharlieBabbage's Review

Written on: 23/04/2006

the phillips savvy is an old handset maybe it would be a good idea to update the handset there are many handsets available on tesco mobile and very cheap as well.

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“Both my wife and myself have had Tesco Pay-as-you go...”

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written by chunkyman on 20/04/2005

Both my wife and myself have had Tesco Pay-as-you go phones. We have often sent text messages to each other but have not recieved the message until hours afterwards, sometimes 12 hours later. I am now on a different network and text messages are recieved practically instantly.

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Asked by cbb2016 on 11th February 2016 Report this content
Tesco is continuing to try to take payment for phone contracts which have been de-activated, resulting in my ex-partner being sent a letter from a debt collecting agency threatening court action if payment is not received. He set up payment with his card, on what was our joint credit card account at the time, to Tesco Mobile for our daughters' phones. The accounts have since been de-activated but Tesco are still requesting payment from, what is now, just my credit card account. I have contacted my bank and they have now stopped payments to Tesco but advised that I cancel the contract with Tesco. We have both phoned Tesco to resolve this, separately and together, but continually fail at the security questions - I suspect because the card details are mine and therefore different to when the payment was set up. Add to this the fact that the Tesco account is in my ex's name but the payment is in mine! We can't access the accounts online because they are de-activated! Tesco can offer no solution to this, despite us suggesting we go to a store, together, with photo ID etc. This surely can't be the first time this has happened? My ex has now received a letter from a debt collecting agency threatening court action if £100 odd is not received within the week! Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks

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Report this content jasondunlop Written on: 11/02/2016
By the sounds of things you have done everything you can to resolve this & Tesco are obviously still not listening! Contact them one last time by e-mail, send your email directly to their complaints department and let them know that if they do not resolve this within 14 days then you are going to take it up with the financial ombudsman. Its an easy thing to do & its free. I would also make your complaint via their facebook page and make it as public as possible! (Capital Letters & Bold Print) Believe me when i say big companies like Tesco fear being exposed for poor service via media sites like facebook. I think you'll get justice on this sooner than you think if you do both these things. Good Luck..... JD
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