- Order by phone: 0800 033 8006
- Blog
- Coverage checker
- Store locator
on 10-30-2024 10:28 AM
Hi - I hope someone can advise please?
I recently had to cancel my 3 Broadband subscription after relocating due to very poor signal reception. I was by then out of contract and on the monthly rolling one. I, mistakenly as it turned out, tried to cancel online, which the site said was possible but for some reason, didn't happen. After a short period, I contacted Cust Servs to confirm cancellation only to be told I hadn't cancelled at all and I should have rung them to do it. Ok, my mistake. I was told I would have to pay that month's bill (which I did) and that my subscription would be cancelled that day and end 1 month later on 12/10/24. I asked the Cust rep to confirm cancellation and the date, which he did verbally but I didn't receive a notice of cancellation via email or post.
After the end date had passed, I checked my account via the 3 app. The app said account closed. I assumed from this that my account was fully paid up to the stated date and no more money was owing so cancelled my direct debit.
Yesterday (29/10/24) I received a call from 3 (assume billing) saying I owed a month's subscription! I tried to explain what had gone on and that they should examine my previous (recorded?) conversation. He was having none of it and got quite heated. I stated that, as far as I was concerned, my obligation to 3 was at an end.
I checked online and my account details show an outstanding amount of £15.28 yet states "No active lines are found" and "You don't have any active plans".
Either the Cust rep didn't cancel my account, or did, but billing haven't picked it up and think I'm still a customer.
Any advice/clarification would be welcome as trying to get sense out of Customer Services is getting me nowhere.
TIA, RJ
on 11-01-2024 03:46 PM
Hi @RichJ,
I'm sorry to hear about your experience in terms of your cancellation. Based on what you've shared, the conversation in September I assume, involved paying your arrears, and then putting in a one month notice to cancel on the 12/10, so that's why a further payment has been requested.
That being said, if everything has happened as you described, I can see your point of view in thinking the account didn't have anything further to pay. We can't determine precisely what happened from a public forum without account access, to check the notes and timeline of events, but I'll be happy to get you in touch with some colleagues who can take another look, and hopefully get this settled as fairly as possible.
I'll send you a PM to get you in touch with some more help.
To view your private messages on the community, click on your avatar image in the top right of any community page, then "Messages".
Thanks,
Jonathan
Mod tip! The author of a post can hit 'Accept as Solution', to highlight a reply that helped solved their query.