Forced upgrade, not honouring our old rate
So our apartment building in Esquimalt was set up for fibre, with a port over each door. We were told we didn't need to upgrade. Then we were told we did need to have the new fibre internet installed because the copper system would be dismantled and were given a day for techs to enter. Voila, our internet stopped working on a weekend because they dismantled the copper system before the tech guys visited. Put in a ticket, the tech guys came and installed the new fibre system. Told them we didn't want or need a high speed tier, and they told us we'd get a break on the price for the inconvenience of no internet for several days, 75$ or something. Never happened, of course. But here's the real issue-- the guy who came around to set up the initial installation dates for each unit looked at our account, and said that we could get our old copper rate of 84$ per month grandfathered in if we called before August (the date our 2 year intro plan expires and becomes about 140$, a ridiculous amount for basic internet). Well (after the usual nightmare of navigating the AI screening system) my husband just spent an hour on the phone with a guy who a) couldn't seem to get it through his head that our fibre system was already installed, b) kept trying to upsell add-ons or higher speed tiers that would supposedly make our bill cheaper, and c) said he would transfer to a supervisor, but disconnected instead and called back only to offer the same un-helpful options. The upshot is we are going to have to escalate outside the company because Telus is not honouring what the rep told us was possible -- keeping our old rate of 84$ if we called before the August renewal daUnfortunately this is typical of Telus now, the worst service, long phone waits, inconsistent advice and a failure to honour promises re rates.
Possible to Halt Billing After 2 Year Contract?
Hey, so I am under a 2 year contract for my wifi. I want to close my account immediately once the 2 year contract is done because Telus is trying to open an AI data centre in my city. I don't want my money going to them anymore but can't afford the contract closure fee. Has anyone does this before or should I just call near the completion of the contract? Thank you!
Cancelling Telus Internet service, why does it have to be so difficult ?
Everytime I call in to talk with loyalty team member reagrding moving/cancelling my internet service, it gets disconnected after 21 minutes and if i walk-in to store they say they cannot help with cancelling service and I have to call loyalty team but loyalty team seems to always auto-disonnect my call after 20 mins of staying in line. What is going on ?
Solving an escalation
I spent 2.5 hours with Telus yesterday speaking to 3 different employees & waiting. Telus is not honoring the verbal offer that I was given by the first agent - they are redacting their statement and breaking the verbal contract that I entered with them when I agreed to proceed with the offer. I escalated the issue and requested a supervisors intervention, he agreed to look into the issue and call me back the following day at a time conducive to my work schedule. He called me back with no answer other than redacting the offer, I also requested a call back to cancel TV services as I already waited on hold to do it the day before and they were unable. I was told I would get a call this evening from a cancellation rep and I would hear back from him. No one contacted me. My experience with customer service has been horrendous. If this does not get rectified I intend on issuing a formal complaint.
Internet service contract expiration arbitrarily changed by TELUS
I signed up in October 2023 for what was then called "office" internet, with a 3 year contract (expiring October 2026). At the end of 2024 we moved, so I started inquiring about moving my existing service to our new home. After several back and forth emails and phone calls, I was told that the move would not be a problem, since the same fibre 1G service was available at my new location, and that the existing static IP address could be kept as well. On the date scheduled the TELUS installer came to connect the service but, surprise, I was told me that he was not aware of this been a continuation of a business plan, but a new home installation. After a couple of internal call on the tech part, my service was enabled (also got a new account number). After several calls with tech support, my static IP was as well. Fast forward one year, and I contacted TELUS to inquire about possibly switching to home service ASAP, or when my contract expires, and also ask about TELUS repeatedly overcharging my account, even though a valid CC has been on file according to the MyTelus website. In the course of multiple phone conversations, I am told that my contract is now set to expire in November 2027. I kept asking the reason why this could have happened, since my original contract duration was 3 years, not 4. Eventually the rep tells me that the reason for the change was the move itself: according to them there was simply no way the contract could not have been "reset" by moving, even though this was never pointed out to me ever during me asking about moving my service I asked to be called back by a supervisor, and she confirmed that the move was the one and only reason for this. There is NOTHING they can do, except moving me to monthly renewals, which effectively doubles my costs for the next 2 years. I've been with TELUS since the 90s, copper, DSL and finally fibre. I just wanted to ask if anyone knows if the story I've been told makes any sense.