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“Customer service,Is diabolical”

★☆☆☆☆

written by nigelorchard on 16/12/2019

I went to UK wholeSale direct , as the prices was very good @ 19.99 per month so I gave my card details to pay for the whole year, set up a direct debit for another bill that wasn’t included in the original payment of £1.99 a month, then about June time this year they said I owe them £260 , Absolutely ridiculous, and when you talk to them they are very aggressive, then you agree on a price of £25 a month on a card , now they send a bill for £35 because I don’t use direct debit , after all the trouble I had with them , i’ve close my account today , and won’t be using them again in the future or recommending them to anyone.

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Uk_Wholesale_Customer_Service's Response to nigelorchard's Review

Written on: 17/12/2019

I am really sorry to see that you are not happy, in general we are proud of our customer service so it is especially disappoint to see that we have let you down in this area.

We have responded to you by email yesterday to go through your monthly charges so that these are clear and to try and make you a happy customer.

The price you agreed was £19.99 however you opted to save an extra 20% on this price by paying 12 months line rental at once.

Between June 2018 and June 2019 (1 year)
You paid a total of £25.60 which on average was £1.93 per month.
This were for other monthly charges that were taken by direct debit e.g call charges and not your line rental.

Why was it so low? because the annual line rental was separate as you agreed for the extra discount.
You had an invoice for £230.11 for the 12 months line rental, you had not paid this which is why we asked you to pay this along with the monthly invoice in June this year.

This annual invoice is not collected by direct debit, it requires you to make a Card, Bacs, or Cheque payment. This was advised in June 2018 on the original phone call and also in a large box in the middle of the invoice itself.

On the call recording you did not provide your card details to make this payment when you originally ordered and although we could have been more persistent with our credit control to obtain payment it was owed and was paid in October 2019 when you made a card payment. If you would like to listen to the original call recording to verify that you did not provide the card details then please give us a call and we can arrange this for you. Like anyone we are not immune from making mistakes but on listening to the recording you did not provide us with the card details so we relied on you making a payment on the invoice.


Moving on to your next point after the 12 month extra discount your line rental has returned to £19.98 which includes both lines.
In addition you have other services and VAT, this brings the total to £25 as you say. This was based on Direct Debit and in October 2019 you cancelled your Direct Debit.

The prices did not change, you was still charged £25.91 up until December 2019.
On this invoice as you had cancelled your Direct Debit on October and still not setup a new one and had also not paid your November invoice despite our reminders. A late payment charge of £5 was therefore added to the December invoice.

Late charge for unpaid invoice
Therefore the bill is correct we have not changed the prices but as set out in our terms and conditions where a direct debit is cancelled and no payment is made on an overdue invoice a charge is added which we do feel is fair an reasonable. As we have highlighted on the email we sent you the same late charge with BT Business is £40 where we only charge our customers £5.

I am really sorry that you are not happy I know that the person you spoke to has been working with you both yesterday and today and hopefully some of your faith has been restored as we do work hard to ensure that our customer service is as helpful and friendly as possible, you always speak to a small team of specialists in the UK to help you the best the can, I can't apologies enough that you have felt that the lady that you spoke to was aggressive, It saddens the whole team that we have let you down and do hope that this was a one off instance and not your general experience.

We are still working with you and hopefully we will have the opportunity to prove that we not only provide the best prices but also that our customer service is friendly, supports you and is always on hand whenever you need us.

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Nigelorchard's reply to Uk_Wholesale_Customer_Service's Comment

Written on: 18/12/2019

If you look at my accounts, I've already paid Novembers account period in advance on the 25 October, of £127.40. until 30/11/2019.

Again, I didn't realise that when I called your accounts department this morning, 16 December

I was relying on the honesty of your accounts department, she was just complaining that it was overdue, that's why I paid it again today, 16th Dec, but looking at my accounts, after the fact, it's already been paid. And then you've got the cheek to charge interest on what has already been paid,

Someone called me yesterday, who was very nice I must say, and said that all payments must be paid in advance, I said I paid the £25 again for November, which was already paid, in October to the accounts department , and another £25 again yesterday, to this lady, by my calculations, I'm actually paid up until the end of January,

As for your comment that I didn't give you my card details, did you ask?, I would like to hear the tape recording ,, you've been taking a direct debit from my account over the last 12 months. So obviously that was all set up.

By your response, to my review., I can see you're just trying to promote your business instead of actually defining the issue , unfortunately I don't agree with your comments, because my November account was paid in October.





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“Excellent Service for more and more years!”

★★★★★

written by wesleydowns on 14/04/2018

UK Wholesale have been providing our phone lines for some years now and we have never been disappointed. The customer service has been of the highest standard and just seems to get better year on year. When we have a need in our telephone requirements nothing is too much trouble and the service is personal and tailor made to meet our business needs. We feel that UK Wholesale is a company we can totally trust to deliver the best product and service at an excellent price and that our business interests are very much theirs. Well done and thank you to UK Wholesale.

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“excellent service provided”

★★★★★

written by BOKER123 on 28/03/2018

I was very pleased with the service provided by Vikkie and her team. Everything went very smoothly including the engineer turning up on time. A very nice experience considering the stories you here from some people who change broadband suppliers. MANY THANKS

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“Best phone/phone line provider”

★★★★★

written by restorer on 22/03/2018

No complaints at all about the products and services I get from UK Wholesale. Been with them for about 12 years now and although other companies regularly try to get my business UK Wholesale is always cheaper. Plus they do NOT raise their prices to me. Openreach provides the physical line and when I have had line problems one call to UK Wholesale and they get straight onto it and get it sorted out. Never had any problems with broadband provision with them.

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“Customer service second to none!”

★★★★★

written by allielsie on 31/07/2017

Fantastic customer service from the very start. Efficient and friendly - cannot recommend highly enough. Have spoken with several members of the team, regarding transfer of both phone and fax lines - all have been friendly and quick to resolve any queries. Most competitive pricing we could find too! Thank you all - we will spread the word! :)

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“Broadband provider and after sales service”

★★★★★

written by RichardPeck on 26/06/2017

Having used UK Wholesale Direct for many years I had a need for a new broadband at another premises and once again the help and service was first class and we were up and running the day before we needed it for a major job - cannot sing the praises of my contact enough thank you.

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“The best service and help you could ever get”

★★★★★

written by xfMiller103 on 17/06/2017

The best service you could hope for all questions are answered all enquiries are dealt with in a professional manner THE BEST 5*

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“Customer”

★★★★★

written by Ciren21 on 15/06/2017

Staffed by real people, based in the UK, who know what they are talking about and are extremely nice. Fabulous value for money. Very efficient. Always someone real on the end of the phone. Never had a problem with them.

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“Service”

★★★★★

written by Tonyxxxxxxxxxx on 24/05/2017

Service to join was excellent nothing was a problem. The lady who dealt with me sorted everything out was not a problem also kept me updated. Thank you again. Would recommend to friends etc, also did price promise and beat xtl prices.

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“UK Wholesale Review”

★★★★★

written by OscarRollins on 11/05/2017

I am very pleased that have chosen UKW to change my telephone and broadband services to. The service I have received has been prompt, polite, helpful and a huge improvement from the service of my previous provider. It is so pleasant to call UKW and be able to talk to someone within a few minutes rather than hang on for a long period of time. Also I have been able to talk to the same person, by request, each time I have called which makes the process so much easier. I do not usually respond to requests for reviews but because of the excellent service I have received I feel it is justified. I have recommended UKW to many friends and I know that some of them are changing to them. I am not related or associated with any person, that I know of, employed by UKW; this is a genuine review.

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“Great Service”

★★★★★

written by 362Long on 06/04/2017

Great service, can do attitude. Breath of fresh air compared to faceless moronic corporations

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“Highly recommended”

★★★★★

written by Javonz28 on 05/04/2017

We are a company with various sites across the country and have slowly (over the last 2/3 years) been moving all our telephone and broadband lines to UK Wholesale as the current ones came to an end. Our savings in 1 year alone was over £5000 by switching to Uk Wholesale. I have one person that I deal with (Vikkie) who is excellent. I have a direct telephone number to her and if we do ever have any problems, within 1 call Vikkie checks the lines and sorts out the problem. If it is something she can't do she arranges for BT repairs within 48 hours. We have been with numerous other companies over the years who have not given half the service Uk Wholesale have but charged double/triple the amount! We are so pleased with them that we are now moving all our electricity contracts to them also as not only are their prices excellent but their customer service is second to none. I would highly recommend this company and in particular Vikkie.

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“Do not use this company !!!”

★☆☆☆☆

written by zqJordan1994 on 22/01/2017

After our contracts expired, I was told that I can write them a letter to cancel their services and give them a 30 day notice. After doing this, I was sent a disconnection fee but they told me that I would not be charged a fee because I was out of contract. The company is awful. through out the years they would cut my services off with no notice if I was late with paying. They offer you brilliant prices but after a couple of months these brilliant prices disappear. Their customer service is awful. I phoned them up to complain and they put the phone down on me . You can not speak to management if you have a complaint.

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“Terrible Company, AVOID AT ALL COSTS”

★☆☆☆☆

written by Rovvert1968 on 26/10/2016

We are a property management company and we interested in changing 1 of the phone lines, which operates the electric gates at an apartment block, eventually, got it through to the staff member exactly what i needed and were they able to provide it. I opted for the pre-pay 1 year line rental in advance and the invoice arrived in the post a couple day later and their terms stated i had 14 days to pay to it. Next day they rang me looking immediate payment and i stated the invoice terms state di had 14 days to pay. However, my the apartment block is a dormant company they then wanted my home address and details to secure the line, ( which was being in advance) when i refused they started getting 'tetchy' with me. Never have i ever had to supply my personal details to secure a phone line for any of my developments, even with BT!!! Eventually i agreed my own company, could act as guarantor for them, but still that was not good enough for them, as the address were the same... however, i agreed i would pay the fee the next day when i got back to the office, but didn't get it paid until the next working day after that. I decided to email the company and query why they were being so aggressive in requiring my home details etc, only for them to turn round and say ok,. we are not going to proceed with the contract, have your money back. They also then stated they didnt think i would have the authority to take out the contract, which i confirmed i had. The whole attitude of this company is so terrible, i am glad i discovered the real side of them before committing to further business with them. My advice, DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR BUSINESS,

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Roxy214's Response to Rovvert1968's Review

Written on: 22/01/2017

uk wholesale Direct are absolutely terrible for any business to use.

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Boxo's reply to Roxy214's Comment

Written on: 06/04/2017

hmm,, this is a worry I have been debating going with this company, and said I did not like the t&c`s but the guy tells me they are not pushy at all when dealing with late payment?? and has even sent an e.mail stating the t&c`s are not true to form ??

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“UKWholesale Direct to be avoided due to terrible services ”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 20/02/2015

UKwholesale adviser's were helpful we were never able to get the fault sorted which lasted for nearly five years. Telephone line use to crackle and was iterating for me and customers. Also the broadband was intermittent which resulted in loss of time in trying to process orders over the Internet. We complained on numerous occasions and even had a BT engineer visit our premises who "confirmed that we had no detectable fault at our end of the line". So in short we paid for a service that they did not fully provide for nearly five years. When we decided to try a new provider they invoiced us for £199 for not giving them 30 day notice even though we only signed a three year contract which had expired by nearly two years. Then they informed me that they were withdrawing thier services to our store two days early because we had not paid them the £199 which would leave our business with out a Telephone or Internet. I'm normally not the complaining type but I felt so mistreated and disappointed by the whole experience that I thought it only right to warn any possible future customers what they could be letting themselves in for. Minus Five Star would be closer to my rating.

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Boxo's Comment

Written on: 06/04/2017

hmm that`s a worry!

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“I run a florists in Worthing and was very concerned...”

★★★★☆

written by Emma87 on 26/08/2010

I run a florists in Worthing and was very concerned about switching my line to another company as we get a lot of our orders over the phone, however I took the plunge as the offer looked very good and so far so good. I have not had to contact them, except when I was panicking to make sure everything would be okay and the person I spoke to was lovely so I have no complaints there. The price of the bill what they promised it would be and this has made my stress and worry that everything was going to go wrong worth it in the end. I have only given it 4 stars because I never like to give full marks and I have only been with them for a few months so I am leaving the door open just in case.

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Report this content roxy214 Written on: 23/07/2017
This company is bad for your business. Terrible customer service. I was advised by their agent that once the notice period had been completed, I would not be charged for leaving. After giving them notice and waiting for the required period to end. I was sent a bill that included a cancellation fee. Be very careful with this company . They offer cheap line rental and calling fees but it doesn't last for long and a day late on paying your bill can result to your lines being cut off.
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