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JohnDGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 3 reviews
- ADSL
- Verified customer
Belong is so slow that one instance of Netflix or YouTube is not working properly
I subscribed to Belong in Clayton South area which has ADSL+ service (In Feb 2020). Main reason for doing this due to slower TPG connection. I thought TPG was bad until I experienced Belong. Now I realised TPG was much better. With this current Belong service I can't watch 2 screens of movies (YouTube and Netflix). I tried to contact the service desk who is repeatedly keep on saying this is the best they can give me. I keep assuring them on previous TPG stats where we were watching minimum 2 screens of YouTube. Today I have lodged a service req...Read more
uest to terminate it. They will charge me around 200 dollars but I will happily give this money to get rid of their service. Belong Team, Please stop fooling people of Victoria by promising them all dodgy schemes. Your service is terrible and you should be ashamed to charge 60 dollars for this non-reliable service.2 comments
Hello Viktor, I was talking about one YouTube video. Anyway Belong's speed and service is terrible. I had to pay 200 Dollars to come out from this contract I signed. I should have checked this website... Read more
before going ahead with Belong. Guess I paid for my mistake. I do not have service request pending under Belong anymore, not sure which sorting out you are talking about.
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Alison L.
- 2 reviews
Terrible service during the pandemic
So, during the upheaval of the pandemic, my partner and I moved temporarily interstate to be with our families and did not realise that our internet payment had not been debited. No emails or anything, Belong disconnected our service and charged us $150 as a termination fee. I paid that but when we returned home and the internet was not connected, we were informed that due to the virus, they can't reconnect us because they have no staff. So, they had the staff to disconnect our service and charge us $150 but can't reconnect us despite the fact that we have a modem set up and connected and no outstanding payments. We are students about to start online exams and have no internet. Thanks, Belong, we'll be going elsewhere.
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BelongBelong
It's weird you weren't notified of the impending disconnection, we usually give customers a couple of texts to let them know when a bill is overdue, and a heads up that the service could be cancelled ... Read more
if it's not paid. It's an automatic process though so there's a chance something's fluffed up along the lines :( We really do wish we could've reconnected you, hopefully once this cease sale is over you'll give us another chance so we can make things right. -LexiSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
JosephGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
Using covid 19 for non existent customer support, very embarrassing an damaging to belong,
For a company that provides an internet service I find it incomprehensible that there staff can’t work remotely ( maybe there using there own service) 3 days before any notion of contact to resolve a problem, or via call, covid 19 of course, how can other providers manage. Bad bad an bad, had no problems for 12 months but had no need to contact, its a shame. Just spoke too shriad he was very good although this is 3 days after an email, now it’s another possible 3 days for a technician. Think that’s me an belong done, word of mouth won’t do them any good either !
2 comments
BelongBelong
Hi Joseph. Thanks for being a part of the Belong family. Due to COVID-19, our call centres have been closed. Good news, our customer support teams are online and ready to help. We're working really ha... Read more
rd to respond to all our customers inquiries as soon as we can, as we know that a solid home internet connection is more important now than ever. We're glad Shriad was able to help you out, and by the sound of it book you a tech appointment. Once the tech appointments done and dusted, flick us a message here: https://belong.com.au/contact-us and let us know how it went. Take care. -ShaunIt went very bad on your end as firstly your Technician came, by this time it’s Been 6 days, he blamed the previous technician and said my apartment wasn’t assigned a line, he managed to get the modem... Read more
lights on But one was flashing he then said I needed to contact belong for me reconfiguration code. To connect. NO online chat Just an email message that says they’ll get to you in 3 days, a day later I did get a reply asking for my DOB, Cha, Jerwa, Happee all the names on the emails did NOT once try solve answer or help me or correspond, you are telecoms company getting support by other means is a given, Finally by the end of Monday I received a call telling me it’s the governments fault and I need to change to NBN after a year of no problem at all. On the call Rekesh said I had to email belong and wait 4 days for a response. Covid has affected everyone but no way are you using it as a scape goat for extremely bad and none existent customer service.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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LisaSydney, NSW
- 4 reviews
Shocking service provider
They are shocking, staff are lazy and do not even log calls or attempt to cooperate and fix issues, then they wonder why customers are so so so cross. Try another provider
2 comments
BelongBelong
Hey Lisa,
We're sorry to hear that and we totally get your disappointment. When you get a chance, please hop onto this link: and click on the blue 'Help' icon. Fr... Read more
om there you'll be able to get in touch with our support team who will get back to you as soon as they can. -ViktorViktor this issue was managed by the ombudsmen where i was advised Belong would not manage my account however you charged my. I have flagged the transaction as fraudulent and your idiots on Instagram ... Read more
still can't fucking fix it. I will take you to courtSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
AmbzSydney, NSW
Terrible customer service - still being charged for service I'm not using and not able to cancel
I have lost my job due to Covid-19 and have not been using my internet service since I moved out of my place mid March, unable to get through to speak to anyone and have put in multiple requests to have the service cancelled since then, have received a couple of emails over the space of a month and a half to say the request has been resolved but it hasn't. I'm still being charged for a service I'm not even using and completely out of work and unable to speak to anyone. Beyond frustrated, this company is hopeless, I will never use them again.
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BelongBelong
Oh gosh this is definitely not the type of thing you should be worrying about right now I'm sorry it's been so hard to get through to us Ambz and I hope you find a new job soon :(
If you've put in mu... Read more
ltiple requests about the same thing we do have to resolve some of them as duplicates but we should be responding to at least one of the tickets with some help. If none of the tickets you've raised are still open please send a new email through our contact us page (https://belong.com.au/contact-us), mention the previous ticket numbers you've raised and that you still need help.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
MattSouth East Queensland, QLD
Lengthy wait times, lack of customer service and responses to complaint unsatisfactory
Requested a reconnection of service and was not told of the reconnection fee applicable on our initial enquiry. Paid this as well as the subsequent invoice received a week or so later (at this point our service had still not being connected). In total had paid over $300 for a service that wasn't connected and where we were initially told it would only take 5-7 days. Over the next 23 days which it took for the service to finally be reconnected (which didn't even involve a technician visit) we contacted the customer service team by email and phon...Read more
e several times (phone support was completely closed), to which we didn't receive any response other than the auto response sent to all enquiries. Then finally after submitting a complaint by email we received a phone call about 5 days later saying would be another 3 days. On the 5th day we finally got service but did not receive any contact or response confirming that this has been completed. Part of our complaint was a request for our reconnection fee to be reimbursed to us and also for the fees paid for the time period where we had no service to be reimbursed or credited to our account. To date we have still not received any response or acknowledgement to this part of our complaint. I have no doubt however that the invoice for the next month requesting more money to be paid will be received on time. Covid-19 seems to be the excuse for all and any problems experienced. It shouldn't be forgotten by any business or any person in customer service that communication is key and generally clients are somewhat satisfied that they have been contacted and that their enquiry or problem will be rectified as soon as possible. When there is no communication being received and no direct way of contacting the company, this only aggravates the situation and creates further problems for the company to acknowledge and deal with.2 comments
BelongBelong
Hi Matt. We aim to be open and honest with our customer's, resolving any issues as soon as we can - so i'm sad to hear you've been having a rough time with getting your service reconnected. If you hav... Read more
en't already, please respond to the last message we sent you and we'll investigate why you haven't been given a response about receiving a refund or credit. P.S. If our customer need to get in contact with us urgently, they can send us a message here: https://www.belong.com.au/support. We're working really hard to respond to everyone's messages as soon as we can. Take care. -ShaunYes I have been reconnected an again have notice nothing being said an how I paid for something i wasn't recovering i sorry an yes the service is running as it had befor but it don't change I paid ur ... Read more
company an wasn't getting anything to show for it not even a Discount or next month free on next bill considering the lengthy wait time I had to endure even when i paid an still no service the mixed/lack of inflammation given in witch cost me more then the 70 dollars an fee I was charged as I wasnt able to work from home an lost income due to thisSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Consumer05SYDNEY
- 5 reviews
Is Anyone There?
If it worked at all in the past few weeks, it was extremely slow and intermittent. On important conference calls I had to use the Personal Hotspot on my phone and went into excess data. Belong's call centre was closed, the chat room was automated and didn't provide technical support. I ended up calling the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman to get them to facilitate cancellation of my account. I gave it one star because it was the lowest rating.
1 comment
BelongBelong
It's the worst when your internet connection plays up especially given the circumstances of what's going on at the moment :( That being said slow speeds and dropouts are issues we can definitely get f... Read more
ixed up. Although our call centres are closed you can still get in touch with us through our support page here -->https://www.belong.com.au/support. You'd just have to click the 'help' button on the bottom right of the screen.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Amali P.Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
Impossible to cancel the service!
I was trying to switch to Belong NBN which seemed to be available when all this COVID-19 stuff started but a few days after, when I tried to request for it, it was no longer available. As a result I have had to go with a different provider who set everything up today (Sorry Belong, this was your own fault!). Now I am trying to cancel my Belong service which seems impossible as the 'Support' offered seems to go around in circles and you cannot create a request to cancel. I'm very disappointed with the way Belong has responded to all of this and I want to cancel my service immediately. I cannot find an email address anywhere either (not surprised!) so if anyone has one, please let me know what it is.
2 comments
BelongBelong
Hi Amali. I'm sad to hear we've let you down. If you'd like to cancel your service, flick us a message here: https://www.belong.com.au/support. Just a heads up, due to COVID-19, some of our teams are ... Read more
unable to work so support is taking longer than usual. We're working really hard and we'll respond as soon as we can. Take care. -ShaunIt says "Error 404 The page you're after could not be found"! Like I said, impossible to cancel!
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Internet has been down for 2 weeks
Signed up with Belong in May 2022, everything was perfect, received modem and was set up within a couple of days. Since late May 2022 till 31 March 2020, I have not had any issues with Belong and was praising them to a friend over the phone.
But as of 31 March 1pm when my internet went down I have been very unhappy as it has been 14 days exactly and still internet not working. There have been emails going back and forth back and forth and nothing has been solved. My monthly payment was taken out on 1 April and had not any internet service ...Read more
(this is very wrong and I will asking for a refund). I will be cancelling my service by the end of the week if nothing has been resolved. I have heard Aussie broadband are good and reliable and I think you can actually talk to someone. When you get on to the website it has the same old mesasge every day for the past 2 weeks: - We've noticed there is a network outage in your area so your internet might not be working. We're really sorry this is happening and we're working to fix things. We'll update this page when everything is back up and running. I am at a lost as to why this is happening and why I have not had any explanation on what the problem could be very frustrating.1 comment
BelongBelong
Hi Siple. We know that a solid home internet is more important now than ever. Outages don't help either.
Due to COVID-19, some of our customer support teams are unable to work. If you need urgent hel... Read more
p you can contact us here: https://www.belong.com.au/support . If you need more of an update, click help and follow the prompts.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Brent S.Southwest, VIC
- 2 reviews
- ADSL
- Verified customer
Not a bad option for the price!
Internet is great. Was very difficult to set up initially, it took weeks for the service to be up and running. Call centre is not great but have had no issues since setting up!
1 comment
BelongBelong
Woohoo! I'm glad your service is running smoothly, Brent. Thanks for taking the time to provide us with some feedback - we're always looking to improve our services so our customers can have the best experience possible. -Shaun
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A TuuSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 3 reviews
Bad Experience
Had bad experience when signing up a year ago and still having issues. I thought I’ll give them a chance but I’ve had it. I had a move request put in then called back 16 March to cancel and they gave me their word it has been canceled. 19 March 8am my service got disconnected. Called support told them to check if they have canceled my request and again was assured yes. A day later still no internet called them back and then I was told it was a system error, they will put another new connection through but I have to pay $60 for it when I have on...Read more
ly used two weeks of data I have already paid $60 for. Till this day still no internet and lack of communication from the team. They don’t listen to their clients when we try and explain a situation. They are quick to get you off the phone with false promises.1 comment
BelongBelong
Sorry to hear you had such a terrible time with moving your internet, A :( If you can chuck us a quick message here https://m.me/BelongAU we'd love to look you up, see what's happening, and get you connected ASAP. -Dave
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Connection Issues Constantly
In 25 years this has to be the worst internet service I have used. I have more connection drop outs than I've had meals. If I could rate this service a 0, I would. I have lost count of how many times I have been on important live paid projects, streaming etc and dropped out and lost money and time. I would be halfway through a paid streamed project upload and it would drop and I would lose the download and hence not get paid. When NBN arrived later this month, hello iinet! If you want connection problems them you Belong with Belong...
2 comments
BelongBelong
We're sorry you haven't had a good experience and dropouts aren't a good thing to be having. We get that you need it for work, but we don't advise using it for that sort of thing if you're relying on ... Read more
it for an income. We do want to get the dropouts fixed and you may run into the same problem with other providers if it's an issue with the cables outside or inside the house. Can you send us a message here: https://m.me/BelongAU and we'll investigate for you. -Viktor'We get that you need it for work, but we don't advise using it for that sort of thing if you're relying on it for an income.'
So what your saying is, 'Don't use our internet if you need internet to w... Read more
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Jayme-Lee B.South East Queensland, QLD
Fantastic Service
I have been with Belong about 5 years now. They were the only ones who didnt want to charge me $300 to connect (supposedly my home had never had a phone line in 20 years). I have had very few issues with connectivity. The odd issue i have had with my modem not connecting, a quick phone call and its fixed in less than 5 minutes. Not a fan that the customer service team has moved overseas now, it can be difficult to understand the workers on the other end which is my only gripe.
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BelongBelong
Thanks for the great review Jayme-Lee and for the feedback. We're always wanting to improve and just this can help us do that. It's great news that you're loving the service and thanks for sticking with us for such a long time. -Viktor
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UnhappySydney, NSW
Woeful customer experience.
Worst customer experience I’ve had in years. After logging an issue more than a week ago, and being promised a three day fix, am still waiting for an update.
Have had to purchase phone data as I need internet at home for work.
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BelongBelong
Sounds like the issue is a bit bigger than expected, we can feel the frustration though and you shouldn't have to keep waiting for an update here. Please, chat with us here: https://www.messenger.com/t/BelongAU and we'll keep you in the loop. -Taylor
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Drop outs then disconnected
We chose belong when moving into our rental unit in May 2018. The price they offered was great and we had been recommended from a friend. Since May 2018 we have probably had over 10 drop outs where you have to call belong to get them to fix it, which usually could be fixed over the phone. This itself was frustrating enough. On Friday the 29th Nov 2022 Belong disconnected our service because we did not switch to the NBN. My partner called them on this day to which they couldn't work out why our service had been disconnected and that they would c...Read more
all him back within 48 hours. I called Belong the next day and it was then that they told me our service had been disconnected and that we would need a NBN technician out to install the NBN, and that they couldn't reconnect our service while his happens. Booked a NBN technician who was to come out on Friday the 6th Dec between 1pm-5pm, neither my partner or I could be home because of work, so I had to ask my mum. NBN technician turns up around 1pm to the wrong address (next door) my mum has to wave him over. He then says he can't install the NBN because our address is listed incorrectly through Belong. The NBN technician is then constantly trying to call my partner who is in a work meeting. I then have to call Belong to get them to fix our address (which I had asked them to do many many times) and told they have but it won't take effect immediately. The NBN technician leaves because he can not install the NBN because the address is wrong he won't get paid. So we then have to call Belong back to book another NBN appointment, which is another week away. Very disappointing with the experience we have had with Belong, I don't think they should be able to disconnect you if you don't switch. We had a NBN technician come out a few months ago to install but he could not because he needed access to the roof and we live on the bottom floor, so we would need access to another persons unit. We will be changing providers after this.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Amanda
- 5 reviews
- ADSL
- Verified customer
Best provider
Iv had so many bad experiences with Optus and tpg, I'm so glad for belong, no issues or poor internet iv never had to call them for any technical issues, thank god so happy
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belong appalling service
Hopeless. 3 appointments one cancelled with no notification. Service tech feat. Modem doesnt work. No one takes responsibility for any thing. Just dreadful - you should be ashamed of yourselves Belong. Appalling
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LelbuckNorth-West & West coast, TAS
- 2 reviews
Belong - give them a go
Connected 6 months ago. Well priced. Surprised at the poor reviews. We connected with no problems. It was easy and quick. Have experienced no problems. Would recommend Belong to others.
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Abbie
- 2 reviews
AWFUL!
Belong left me without internet for 2 months and promised on so many occasions to fix the problems. I had to follow up endless amounts of times and wasted so much time on the phone to them. Sooo terrible it's a joke!
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Aditya MajetySydney, NSW
- 5 reviews
- ADSL
- Verified customer
Low Cost and Reliable internet service provider
I recently got an ADSL2+ connection from Belong. It costs $60 per month. I get 10Mbps download and 2Mbps upload speeds. I had a pleasant experience with them right from the beginning. If you don't want all the bells and whistles provided by expensive internet providers and want just the internet, this is your go to. I even got an 80$ belong mobile credit. Only issue I faced was with the technician visits. Technician didn't turn up twice and appointments got rescheduled, this is because they use Telstra technicians and don't have much control on it. However their customer service is excellent and has less wait time. Happy with my internet connection and it is even NBN ready. I highly recommend it.
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Questions & Answers
Xiaotong W.asked
I have requested moving my belong service on 7th April, I got the SMS saying connecting date is 28th April, and I should wait for the activation SMS then connect my modem. It's already 3 days late and no SMS. No call center working, no any other number I can call to really TALK to someone in belong to fix my problem. And all the support page in belongs website is not really helpful, more interestingly, belong didn't forget to charge me for the new service monthly fee, I don't even have connection!! I mean, I know it's due to covid19, but when your promised connection due date has come and you didn't do anything, at least sent another SMS to tell your customer what's going on and how long they have to wait more? I'm in the dark here!
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BelongBelong
You definitely are in the dark Xiaotong and sorry we haven't given you any updates on what's happening. If you jump onto your account, it will give you a rundown of how the move is going.
If this is still showing that the connection date is the 28th, then contact us here: https://www.belong.com.au/support and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. -Viktor
I got the activation SMS after writing that review. And your link doesn't really work according to my situation. Viktor. The new situation is when I plug my modem, it's not working, only power and wifi lights were on, sync and internet lights were off. I haven't pay my monthly fee yet, since I didn't get any service from belong. Now I have two questions.
First one is did belong sent me a new modem for the new house? Because the reason I'm using my old one is that i haven't received anything yet. Maybe I should use the new modem, old one doesn't work in the area I moved in.
Second is since I didn't get any service from belong, how much is the cost to cancel my contract, I don't want to wait for another week unless it doesn't get solved soon.
if you really want to solve customer 's problems, please start with asking useful questions to keep things moving forward, instead of stalling the time.
BelongBelong
I'm sad to hear you're having a rough time. If you flick us a message here: by selecting the 'Help' button, we'll be able to answer any question you have. Chat soon. -Shaun
Cys80asked
How about Instead of wasting time protecting your image get off this site and reply to the real emails in your belong inbox and solve people's problems?!
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BelongBelong
Hi Cys80. We’re working really hard to respond to all our customers messages, as we aim to resolve any issues as soon as we can. Due to COVID-19, some of our teams are unable to work so support is taking longer than usual. If you need urgent help you can contact us here: https://www.belong.com.au/support. Take care. -Shaun
Cassandra D.asked
Belong I have been without internet close to a month now! You are still charging me without providing any internet service. I’ve contacted you on numerous times and you give some generic response which deliberately stalls an actual commitment to fix the issue. Including that a technician will contact me. I’ve received no contact from no technician at any stage. I need the internet for work and my children’s online education. When will a technician be contacting me to resolve the connection issues?
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BelongBelong
Hi Cassandra, sorry it's taking us a while to properly get back to your messages. We're running short on manpower at the moment (due to COVID-19) so it's taking us much longer than usual to resolve issues and update our customers.
That being said since you've already sent us some messages/emails I'm sure we'll get back to you soon as we're working as hard as we can to reply as fast as we can to all our messages.
Thank you for your patience! -Lexi
Thank you for your response Lexi but unfortunately this is the same rhetoric as the other responses I have previously received from Belong. This is not an acceptable response in effectively solving the issues I have raised.
As a matter of urgency I expect this matter to be escalated to your immediate supervisor so the matters can be properly resolved.
Don't hold your breath. They basically replied to me after 7 days asking "do you still need help with your connection" without even bothering addressing any of the requests or questions I asked (mind you the question I asked wasn't even that time-sensitive and they could have just addressed it right there and right then instead of not bothering with it at all and ask me to reply basically with the same questions.). it's beyond ridiculous even with COVID19 going on. Try TIO if you can't get it resolved with them. Plenty of other providers would give you proper service.
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BelongBelong
We're sorry to hear you have to disconnect John and that the speeds aren't enough. With ADSL, the speeds are limited so running 2 videos isn't always going to work. Depending on the quality you play t... Read more
he videos in will also make a huge difference if you're wanting to play 2 at the same time. We'll be in touch in regards to your service request and we'll get it sorted for you as soon as we can. -Viktor