Virgin Media Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Looking at 6,520 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers frequently report unreliable service, with many experiencing constant broadband outages and slow speeds. People also express significant dissatisfaction with customer service, highlighting difficulties in contacting support and encountering unhelpful or incompetent assistance. Reviewers are often frustrated by pricing, mentioning unexpected bill increases, hidden fees, and a lack of reward for customer loyalty. However, some customers also noted positive interactions with specific staff members, such as engineers and certain customer service representatives. These individuals were often praised for being polite, helpful, efficient, and knowledgeable during installations or when resolving particular issues.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

abysmal service, paid extra for better connection and it barely reaches downstairs. no support with install when outlet was in a weird position. they double bill if you don't cancel two months before... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Clearly a cover up fake organization just set up to scam people until the government will eventually have to step in. They grease up politicians and do shady deals to have the monopoly on areas and th... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not a reliable service. Contract up soon, will not be renewing. Broadband drops out but Virgin says service working, then wait for 24 hours before asking for a callout in case it fixes itself. If this... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've spoken to 4 advisors so far and all have been unable to activate our free Netflix subscription. All have tried the same fix even though I've told them it's not working. Asked for a credit to cove... See more

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Virgin Media helps homes across the UK stay connected and entertained with broadband, TV and home phone services. We know reliable connectivity matters every day, whether you are working from home, streaming, gaming or keeping in touch. We focus on making it easy to join, set up, manage your account and get support when you need it. We read the feedback you leave here on Trustpilot and use it to improve. When things do not go to plan, our aim is to put them right as quickly and clearly as we can.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Virgin Media the let down specialist

Received a great call from Virgin media guy to arrange the package only to be let down twice on the installation date ! Calling on the day off agreed install towards the end time of visit. So after waiting in all morning only yo receive a call to offer a new date 8 weeks down the line. What a joke of a customer service reaction. Your only as good as the reviews you receive Virgin so you best start taking note !! Remember everyone a good deal is only as good as the service you receive.

23 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Screw Virgin Media.

I've been a loyal customer of virgin media since many years going back all the way back to the first time i moved to the UK and safe to say that their services are the worse and most stingy ever.

I'm paying for a 1gb wifi connection and it reaches below 100mb in my room and i ringed them up describing the issue and they replied that it requires to be below 30mb for a wifi booster/extender/pod????
You're fine with me being around 100 when i bought a package for 1000????????

Please save your money and shop elsewhere because these are the worst.

23 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Multiple hard credit searches so they can try and sell you other products

Before joining virgin media please be aware they make MULTIPLE hard credit searches, even if you only ordered 1 product. I’ve spent the last 2 years building my credit score up from nothing. Turns out virgin media have a dedicated team for this (creditfileamendments”at”virginmedia.co.uk) because they do it often. What they don’t tell you is it will take 3 weeks for them to even look at your email, months to apply the change and rectify your score, when it took them 1 minute to fraudulently apply the extra searches to then try and sell you their other services. Complaints keep being closed without resolution, person on the phone keeps thinking I’m talking about 3 direct debits being set up and not the 3 hard credit searches I’m actually talking about. Going around in circles.

16 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid avoid avoid

Avoid, if I could give zero stars I would. Terrible billing nightmares throughout, poor customer service teams on the phone with long tedious scripts. Never had a call that took less than 50 minutes amd most over 1 hour.

23 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We received amazing help from Dan &…

We received amazing help from Dan & Steve (technician ID 12411) who attended our property to carry out a full assessment of our cabling and what would be needed in order for us to get broadband working, Daniel came out first and carried out the initial assessment and was really friendly and helpful and ensured that his appointment was promptly followed up by a technician to complete the broadband installation in our home, both Dan & Steve were extremely helpful, professional and really installed confidence in virgin media, both gentleman were really friendly and extremely helpful we could not thank them enough for their time and effort in getting our broadband installed and running.

13 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible customer service. Ignored and left in silence.

If I could rate lower than 1 star I would. I've been having issues with only my upload Speed for over a month now. Virgin have been nothing but useless. Was originally blamed on my end for being at fault when I had tested every cable myself and new cables. After a while they finally sent someone out, the guy was nice, checked the fiber line and found no fault, told me was the hub 4 so he replaced it with a hub 5. There was no improvement whatsoever and when trying to get I contact with them I've been left with nothing but silence. My last reply from them was on the 1st of July. They said they could send out a higher level engineer to check the line. I replied the next day saying I was free the dates they provided and heard nothing since. I have sent 2 follow up emails and nearly a month later still nothing.
Since they got fined by ofcom I have noticed my upload speeds have improved so I have a feeling that has something to do with the improvement but I have yet to hear back from them or know what the issue with. I've supplied evidence to them of my upload speeds and still monitor it hourly and keep the results logged. And still no follow up from them.
The custome service is absolutely useless and all the people I have been in contact with seek to have no clue what they are talking about.

2 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Hi Kat, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the issues you've experienced with your broadband service and the trouble you had whilst trying to get it resolved and we'd like the opportunity to investigate this further. We're unable to help on this platform but please get in touch using one of the following contact methods so we can do so:
Call: 150 (free of charge) from a Virgin Media landline or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4gTCFy7
WhatsApp: +44 7803 089 684
Facebook: https://bit.ly/4hsaHd0

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting company with no problem…

Disgusting company with no problem supplying an intermittent internet connection at a high price. Every 2 days my internet goes down but not long enough to receive their insulting compensation of £5 for a 24 hour period. Been with Virgin years and have no problem with engineers just the company who are greedy and leave you with no internet and don’t care as long as you pay them an over priced charge…

22 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Hi, thank you for your feedback and we're sorry to hear that you've experienced ongoing intermittent connection issues and that the service has not met your expectations. We'd like the opportunity to review the issues you've experienced. We're unable to help on this platform but please get in touch using one of the following contact methods so we can do so:
Call: 150 (free of charge) from a Virgin Media landline or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4whWCmW
WhatsApp: +44 7803 089 684
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TQkEHj

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Got multiple boosters with them

Got multiple boosters with them. Package that offer 500mbps and im only getting 90mbps on a good day. Ive called and complained constantly and they do nothing about it. It took 5 years to to get a new hub with them. They're terrible And will not be going back with them again!

22 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Thank you for your feedback Kurt and we're sorry to hear that you're not receiving the speeds you expect and that you feel your concerns haven't been resolved despite raising them multiple times. We'd like the opportunity to investigate this further. We're unable to help on this platform but please get in touch using one of the following contact methods so we can do so:
Call: 150 (free of charge) from a Virgin Media landline or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4pDASQ6
WhatsApp: +44 7803 089 684
Facebook: https://bit.ly/4fPa3oC

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have been with Virgin for years

Have been with Virgin for years. And never experienced anything like the last few weeks. The service the last 2 weeks has been poor. Engineer booked to change boxes, took time off work no one turned up. I couldn’t VM 3 times prior and was told not to worry it was all booked! The 3rd person had actually booked it for a different Friday… I had screen shots to confirm what was said. Rebooked for a Saturday they arrived this time, 3 days later boxes don’t work. 3 days before another engineer can come out, another day off work to wait.

22 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Hi Lorna, thank you for your feedback and we're sorry to hear about the issues you've experienced over the last few weeks with the engineer appointments. We'd like the opportunity to investigate what happened. Please contact us directly with your account details so we can review your experience and provide further support. We're unable to help on this platform but please get in touch using one of the following contact methods so we can do so:
Call: 202 (free of charge) from a O2 mobile or 0344 809 0202 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4wlBdcM
Facebook: https://bit.ly/44OX5B8

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The technician who done the work was…

The technician who done the work was excellent

20 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Thank you for your review Callie and happy to hear that one of our technicians provided excellent service and made a positive impression during their visit. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Called up as a prospect customer for…

Called up as a prospect customer for some "easy" information, spoke to someone in sales who unfortunately was not able to answer my question.

I was passed around from pillar to post to confirm if CGNat IP leasing was used or if it was just Dynamic.
Prior to the call I found conflicting information, this triggered the call, several agents not able to confirm this.

Requested escalation or a case to be raised to a department that would be able to provide me this information, but I was met with pushback from their agents.

When I finally spoke to the manager, they eventually managed to get the information requested, when requesting for the call recording I was placed on yet another hold where the manager ended the call on me.

I was on the phone for over an hour.

This has to be a joke, I will also be sending an email across to their head office as clearly there are several issues with their customer service and technical support team.

22 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Hi Dean, thank you for your feedback and sorry to hear that your experience trying to find more information about IP leasing was disappointing. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, as feedback like this helps us identify where improvements are needed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Aaron my engineer was a great help at…

Aaron my engineer was a great help at getting my new Broadband up and running .
He was very courteous and even asked for a vacuum cleaner to clean up the dust caused.by the installation

20 July 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible company

Terrible company with terrible internet. Shocking connection almost all of the time. Absolutely awful.

22 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Thank you for your feedback Brad and sorry to hear that you've been experiencing issues with your connection and that the service hasn't met your expectations. We'd like the opportunity to investigate this further but unfortunately we're unable to help on this platform. Please get in touch using one of the following contact methods so we can do so:
Call: 150 (free of charge) from a Virgin Media landline or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4pB1y3N
WhatsApp: +44 7803 089 684
Facebook: https://bit.ly/4yACTAt

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Service is generally ok, but beware

Service is generally ok, but i feel like they cheated me.
Last year they sent me an email with an opportunity to upgrade my router because they newer models had to be used. So when I went through the process they want a £50 connection fee at the end, buried at the bottom of the page.
So I left it, suprise surprise a few weeks later I was told I had to upgrade my router and they would send me a free one out (no additional charges). So it looks like the earlier £50 fee was an attempt to get something out of me.
with the new router I get the opportunity to upgrade my speed for a small fee, I think it was £6 a month or something. Thought why not, now somewhere buried in that process it may I have said this would mean I'm exiting my current contract and starting a new one. All I saw was terms and conditions apply. It was certainly not in a prominent position as it should have been. Now at this time I was 15 months into a 24 month contract with a decent discount. A month before my discount ended I went to compare other suppliers, to my shock discoverd I was 8 months into a new 24 month contract .
What is worse I am now paying nearly double compared to what a new user pays. Needless to say when this contract is up for renewal I'm off.

21 May 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review.

We're sorry to hear you're unhappy with your experience. We understand your concerns regarding the router upgrade, associated charges, and the renewal of your contract following the speed upgrade. We aim to be clear about any changes to services and contract terms, and we're sorry if this was not communicated as clearly as it should have been. We'd like the opportunity to look into this further for you.

Can you please get in touch using one of the following contact methods.

Call: 150 (free of charge) from a Virgin Media landline or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4wBXnYx

WhatsApp: +44 7803 089 684
Facebook: https://bit.ly/4pyDr65

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would give 0 stars for this shambles of…

Would give 0 stars for this shambles of a “service”. Moved house and have been promised on a number of occasions there will be a site assessment. A week has gone by and nothing! No sign of an engineer and no service provided. My elderly parents have no connection with very poor reception. Stay away from this awful company! The only reasons we haven’t left is the outstanding contract. They take your money and provide ZERO service! There’s a name for that!!

22 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Thank you for your feedback Elif and we're sorry to hear about your experience and understand your frustration at the delays and lack of communication you've encountered after moving home. This isn't the level of service we aim to provide and we'd like the opportunity to investigate what's happened. We're unable to help on this platform but please get in touch using one of the following contact methods so we can do so:
Call: 150 (free of charge) from a Virgin Media landline or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4pBeCX6
WhatsApp: +44 7803 089 684
Facebook: https://bit.ly/4pEprrp

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Outage with no compensation offered

Internet was down for three full days during a work-from-home week and the only response was a scripted apology, nothing offered for the downtime.

22 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

We're sorry to hear about your experience. We understand how frustrating it must have been to be without internet access for three days, particularly during a week when you were working from home. We appreciate that the disruption had a significant impact, and we're sorry that our response left you feeling unsupported.

We'd like to help with this. Please get in touch using one of the following contact methods.

Call: 150 (free of charge) from a Virgin Media landline or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4pypfK6

WhatsApp: +44 7803 089 684
Facebook: https://bit.ly/4bbT39E




Rated 1 out of 5 stars

4 years and 18 days of suffering

4 years and 18 days of suffering . To get out of contract you have to be are artist .For Virgin intermittent connection is normal and quick fix is solution . 12 engineer visits ??

21 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Thank you for your feedback Tihomir and sorry to hear about your experience and understand how frustrating it must have been to deal with intermittent connectivity issues over such a long period and we'd like the opportunity to look into this further. We're unable to help on this platform but please get in touch using one of the following contact methods so we can do so:
Call: 150 (free of charge) from a Virgin Media landline or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4wl8eWx
WhatsApp: +44 7803 089 684
Facebook: https://bit.ly/4vGmhox

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling. Still waiting for a refund 5 weeks later

It has been over a month waiting for a refund of £105 and still not paid. They are very quick to take money from you but seem to have no intention of paying back what is owed.

No wonder they got given the largest fine ever issued by OFCOM.

Absolutely appalling. If I could rate them zero stars I would

22 July 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Virgin Media

Thank you for your feedback Liz and sorry to hear about the delay in receiving your refund and understand how frustrating this must be, especially when you've been waiting for over a month.
We'd like the opportunity to investigate this further. We're unable to help on this platform but please get in touch using one of the following contact methods so we can do so:
Call: 150 (free of charge) from a Virgin Media landline or 0345 454 1111 from any other phone
X https://bit.ly/4gSISKS
WhatsApp: +44 7803 089 684
Facebook: https://bit.ly/453Mkv3

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