Shell Energy Broadband Home Broadband Reviews

Sometimes the best way to get a feel for a broadband provider is to read what those who are already customers think of the service they're receiving.
Below are all the reviews we've received for Shell Energy Broadband.

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Recent customer ratings for Shell Energy Broadband

Based on 45 customer ratings since Jun 2024 ( )

Satisfaction

1.77 stars

Customer Service

2.25 stars

Speed

1.9 stars

Reliability

1.6 stars
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    Reviewer

    Santiago

    Location

    London

    Date

    12/07/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    I’ll give them -5 if I could, worst internet company please if you can do not sign up, it’s so hard to leave.

    Reviewer

    Barry Oakley

    Location

    Stone

    Date

    01/07/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    “Shell Energy Broadband”, originally owned by Post Office but now owned by Octopus Energy is an appalling company in terms of so-called customer service and needs reporting to OFCOM. I believe the Octopus broadband operation is in turn run for them by TalkTalk, another cowboy, fly-by-night outfit with a poor reputation and also owned by an asset management company. “Shell Energy Broadband” is only contactable by an expensive landline number and it is impossible to speak immediately with a real person to query anything pertaining to bills.

    Reviewer

    Afia

    Location

    Denton

    Date

    30/06/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    3.00 stars

    Speed

    3.00 stars

    Reliability

    2.00 stars

    Comments:

    I had an engineer come out who insisted that he needed to fit yet another box despite 2 others being there, he started drilling and apologised that he'd not pointed that out before proceeding. He cracked and pushed in a brick trying to put the fitting on the outer wall and didn't point out what he'd done, he'd put a blob of glue on the brick to rectify it and left. Once I'd seen the damage, i rang through to Shell who proceeded to push me to claim against Outreach who are a sub contractor that they use, telling me i have to fill out a form and basically Shell had nothing to do with it. I have a contract with Shell so didn't expect this runaround being pushed to sort out the mess through an outside company they used. I rang through to Shell several times and despite the agents trying to help, it all endedup with me having to claim through Outreach. I ended up getting the damage sorted and left it there. Shell have disappointed hugely with this system that they have. I have bought into a service that they offered so therefore would've expected them to resolve this

    Reviewer

    Luna

    Location

    Portsmouth

    Date

    25/06/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Every second it off. I called several times with no solution still stopping every second

    Reviewer

    ShellHater

    Location

    Coventry

    Date

    24/06/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Absolutely shocking internet, had it for 2 years and it cuts out 60% of the time and hardly even works, can’t even load a f*cking google page half the time even if it’s supposedly 70mbps, can’t handle more than 2 devices and has made using online services an absolute hell over the past 2 years, a retarded monkey with a potato could develop a more stable internet service than this shitty 1950’s broadband service, my mind does not fathom how we internet can be this substantially bad over half a century after humans landed on the moon, I am abysmally disappointed in the moronic clumps of cells, that produced this product, truly an anomaly to the human condition.

    Reviewer

    Sam B

    Location

    London

    Date

    19/06/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    I would give them 0 stars if I could. I pay each month for terrible, slow bad internet. I can barely get any work done at home because of it. Their customer service is dismal, and they blame the customer for slow internet even though they are the company providing the broadband. DO NOT SIGN UP WITH SHELL - it is simply not worth it. Spend more money elsewhere. I cannot stress this enough. I didn't even know I had signed up for an 18 month contract as over the phone they said it was just 12 months. They do not make it easy to leave at all.

    Reviewer

    Libby

    Location

    Walton

    Date

    17/06/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Moved house told us the WiFi will be up on Friday reset the box nothing. Called them today and was told there was no engineer available for a month

    Reviewer

    Lauren

    Location

    Croydon

    Date

    13/06/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    AWFUL I complained since they took over the line that I only had intermittent connection. It took them 11 months to give me a new router as the original was faulty. Complete waste of money. Can't wait to get out of my contract. Despite not providing me with internet as per contract they wanted to charge me over £200 to leave.

    Reviewer

    S Ferg

    Location

    Fife Scotland

    Date

    07/06/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    2.00 stars

    Customer Service

    3.00 stars

    Speed

    2.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Connection constantly falling!! Cannot wait to be out of contract period

    Reviewer

    Madeline Erwin

    Location

    Belfast

    Date

    04/06/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Only had it in a month and speed is next to nothing,signal keeps cutting out and have reset box multiple times,had to end up cancelling service,stay away from this company don't deliver what they promise and when you sign up they don't tell you it's £10 for box

    Reviewer

    Omy

    Location

    London

    Date

    30/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    2.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Cuts off multiple times day and night So angry at husband who switched to this awful company I can’t work from home, we can’t watch anything on streaming services without being interrupted Avoid at all costs

    Reviewer

    Wallybob12@gmail.com

    Location

    London

    Date

    29/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Utter CACK! We switched to Shell broadband 3 weeks ago and have no signal at all. They keep saying passing the blame on Open Reach saying it’s faulty infrastructure. Funny how everyone else and neighbours are getting broadband with their providers! Stop fleecing consumers and motorists with your sky-rocket prices and provide a decent service for a change!

    Reviewer

    PeterB

    Location

    Slough

    Date

    29/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    2.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    4.00 stars

    Reliability

    4.00 stars

    Comments:

    Broadband has been good but customer policies/service is very poor.

    Reviewer

    Rhi

    Location

    Wiltshire

    Date

    28/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Was great to begin with, was cheap and you got what you paid for, but now it's so slow and in the evening I can hardly connect to it at all it just regularly drops out or has such low signal strength it won't work past my living room which is a small room. Tried to call to cancel so I could switch and was told they are transferring to talk talk so all accounts were locked and I can't leave until the transfer is done so call back in a week or 2. Disgusting.

    Reviewer

    Christie

    Location

    Nottinhamshire

    Date

    24/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    5.00 stars

    Customer Service

    5.00 stars

    Speed

    4.00 stars

    Reliability

    4.00 stars

    Comments:

    This is by far the best company I have had. I put in a complaint of single dropping on the 16th May. This problem was a problem with previous supplier also. They sent openreach the next morning. Turns out my line had been hit by lighting. 4 months I'd be complaint to talk talk before this with no answers. All my sockets and line changed that day. New router ordered also and arrived within 3 days. Calls to update me every step of the way. Also offered a refund I did not ask for. 6 day turn around and fastest speed iv had in months. Great customer services! Highly recommended!

    Reviewer

    Mike

    Location

    London

    Date

    17/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    I have to wait until the beginning of January to tell those cowboys to fluck off! They make VM look top class.

    Reviewer

    Gemma

    Location

    Harlow

    Date

    15/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    My service didn’t go live so I’ve never actually been a customer, despite sending another router which didn’t work. I spent almost a week on the phone to their useless customer service & I was told they’d waive their early cancellation fee. I returned the equipment but they’ve billed me £107.38. I cancelled within a week this is not legal. I’ve been a customer since f Octopus energy for years & I’m considering cancelling as they now own Shell.

    Reviewer

    P Reynolds

    Location

    Date

    15/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Absolutely shocking internet speed, after charging me £24 for over 6 months for speeds between 3-7MB I finally managed to cancelled the contract as not fit for purpose! Now Shell are sending me emails every month saying my account is in arrears and threatening to take action ..I am 76 years of age and this is taking its toll on me .. do not use this company if you can avoid.

    Reviewer

    Fozz

    Location

    Leeds

    Date

    04/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Speed

    1.00 stars

    Reliability

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Absolutely rubbish, kept disconnecting. When we contacted them to report the problem they did nothing to help, have now switched to virgin. No problems at all l

    Reviewer

    Shona

    Location

    Hertfordshire

    Date

    03/05/2024

    Ratings

    Satisfaction

    1.00 stars

    Customer Service

    1.00 stars

    Comments:

    Absolutely shit company, long wait to get through, dreadful music and staff dont really care, company should be shut down, staff member I spoke too was abrupt and couldn't give a shit! AVOID THIS COMPANY