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Sean S.
- 2 reviews
Do not use TPG in Australia - regardless of the deal
I have been with TPG for two years - to start with it took 6 weeks to connect the internet after I have started paying for the internet - had issues with proving I was at the address - I had to deal with someone in the Philippines and had to wait a minimum of 40 mins each to to talk wit them. I have now gone to change addresses and this is a bigger drama. I am a middle aged man who works in the IT industry. My strongest advise is to not use them.
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ZackSydney, NSW
- 3 reviews
Can accc please close this company down?!?!
Had problem from day one for both my retail shop and home. Connection keep dropping ALL DAY! Kept calling service center and was nearly impossible to callin, when they couldn't resolve the issue, they will trick you by telling you they need to connect you to their escalation team and the phone will cut off during the transfer...so you call again and the nightmare repeat again and again. Over 6months have passed and the problem have not been resolve. Currently waiting for ACCC decision to terminate the contract. Do not be fool by their cheap price! Read all the reviews here and stay away from TPG!
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ArielSydney, NSW
Should be option with zero star
I try to fix my internet since February and now is May. On the phone minimum 40 Min many times and nothing. There is no costumer service. Completely Useless company. Not mention that now try to resigned and I can't. Max speed 2mb/s 21st century
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ozresortSydney, NSW
- 2 reviews
Worst internet provider ever - Dont go with this company
We were left on hold for 2 hours. Their emails tell us to phone the help desk. More waiting no one ever calls you then they cancelled our service as they could not get an hold of us. This is after emails saying we want the service don't cancel. Our business now without internet and we are losing money. we are going to the ACCC and Dept of Fair Trading and Ombudsman. NOt worth dealing with a company with no customer
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Not happy!
I am an Essential Services Emergency Officer for a hospital and I work from home at the moment due to COVID. I switched from ADSL to NBN and was assured I would have internet connection right through to NBN installation. Hospital had to supply me with a dongle when I lost my internet - straight after I called to organize the switch to NBN. I also lost 3 days of work due to the mucking about. Incidentially my downstairs neighbour still had TPG connection so it wasn't an area problem. I complained to Customer Care and after telling me I had conn...Read more
ection right up to time of switchover, I was then given the old run around by just answering me with the"we will get back to you email" and of course they never did. The NBN serviceman told me I had "no service" when he came to connect. Great job TPG!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
SCAM! AVOID AT ALL COST
First of all, customer service is an absolute joke. They just treat their customers as soccer balls, which they kick from team to team one by one. I have been transferred to SIX different teams before one of them finally is WILLING to address my issue.
Second of all, TPG will scam their customers. I have requested to start my 18 months contract at the beginning of the coming calendar month since the house is still under renovation. The sales representative has confirmed that she can delay the "mark off" of installation so that I can just start...Read more
the contract when I want it. But then after two days, I have received an email and SMS saying my installation is completed, which means the installation is "marked off" and the contract starts immediately. I brought this issue up with TPG, saying one of their colleagues has promised and confirmed with me that they can definitely delay the "mark off" hence the start of the contract. However, the rude customer service representative refused to help me and said there is nothing they can do once the installation is completed. TPG is a scam, they make you sign this waiver so that you can't complain when something goes wrong, and they won't compensate for anything. If it wasn't for the slightly lower price than their competitors, I wouldn't have gone for TPG. Now I am stuck with this terrible customer service (and maybe slower speed from what I read) for 18 months.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
MickSydney, NSW
- 5 reviews
- NBN 50
- Verified customer
Less reliable than the ADSL2 I had before...
If you use NBN for trading or gaming, as I do, do not touch TPG with a barge pole...
I requested the switch from TPG ADSL2+ to TPG NBN 50 plan in September 2022.
The connection happened in November 2022 and was not off to a good start: the installer bored through my cold water pipe in the wall, despite having a tool for detecting such things sitting on the floor next to him. He then, while enlarging the hole in the wall to make it big enough for the called plumber to fix the pipe, bored through the hot water pipe... It would be comical if my ca...Read more
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Stay away from TPG!!!
Absolute garbage NBN, and even worse customer service. I have been experiencing dropouts on my ADSL and was told by TPG I needed to upgrade to NBN when it becomes available in the next few months. I followed their advice and upgraded and things only got worse. I've been without any stable connection for weeks now. They offered a complimentary upgrade but upon following up, there was no formal request and it was clearly a lie.
Customer service is incompetent and wait times are horrendous.
When I've had enough and wanted to leave, they told me...Read more
that I would not be liable for any compensation. Furthermore i was threatened by their customer service staff with an early termination fee (I'm only 1 month into an 18 month contract). I have submitted a complaint to the financial ombudsmen as this company should cease to exist, and they should face a tribunal for misleading customers and threatening those who try to leave.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
DannyGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 3 reviews
Stay away unless you want a world of pain!
Cannot contact TPG at all! Most disgusting level of service I have experienced with any company in my life. I'm currently paying 2 internet bundle bills for over 2 months waiting for TPG to sort it out. Only offer online chat support which you can't even get through to. They certainly deserve their rating. If you read the good reviews it's just people who are happy with the connection/speed from what they had before and let's face it, they're just an NBN reseller and need to provide you with support, so TPG are great at taking your money, just not the support bit. I took the risk and paid the price. Believe all the reviews here and stay away!
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ByoungSydney, NSW
Slow customer service
Asked a new service two months ago but couldn't make it yet.
I was waiting the modem after the application but had not been arrived and found that TPG cancelled my application at their will.
Unable to make contact too.
Had to hold the line for longer than half an hour or even 1 hour whenever I tried to make contact.
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Double billed for 5 months.. still waiting 2+ months later for an "assessment" of the situation.
Got a notification that ADSL was getting cut off and I needed to contact them if I wanted to switch to NBN.. my partner was moving in so I let it disconnect and we transferred his (also TPG) NBN to my house instead. TPG then charged us BOTH full plan costs for the next 5 months until we realised. Contacted them first week in March .. after numerous follow up emails and calls, the best they can give me is "it's under assessment and you will have to wait" with no ETA on outcome or refund possibly.
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sarahGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
low quality customer service
TPG's technical support is very hard to get through. It only provide 'on-line' chat and very very difficult to be replied. Even though you are luck enough to reach them, they will close chat box before get any problem being fixed.
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Terrible customer service and lack of accountability
It’s funny, when I decided enough is enough, I need to let others know about my experience and provide them with an insight, the first review I read was exactly what is happening to me.
I’ve been on a goose chase for over a week trying to get my service up and working, especially how it was meant to be a nice little surprise for our 9 year old son on his Birthday. The moment my $99 left my account (instantly) I’ve had nothing but rubbish served up and I Regret following through with this company. I’ve been promised Many things, a call back, a ...Read more
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Abysmal Service. Much Regret. Many Sad Face.
I was very sceptical of using TPG, but a friend recommended them to me (I guess some people have good experiences). After signing up they took my $99 and the problems started. They had issues identifying my address, then said a technician was coming on a certain date, then said my service had been cancelled entirely, sales reps referred me to technical support, tech support referred me to customer support, customer support referred me to sales reps..... and around and around I went spending hours on hold, speaking to people who speak like rob...Read more
ots and have no care for your concerns. Finally decided to cut my losses and ask for a refund... but you can imagine how that went. Please don't bother with them. They might have the best value deal, but it's not worth it. Try Tangerine. Try Aussie Broadband. Try Southern Phone. Try literally anyone else.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Steve H.South East Queensland, QLD
NBN 50 Pan joke.
I pay for the NBN 50 plan, TPG said my line will only provide an average of 46mbps. The last 3 weeks I have averaged 10mbps. No it is not Covid as it happens all the time. I have spent hours on chat and calls and have still been unable to talk to anyone. The back up service is totally unacceptable and I will be changing to a company that answers their phone.
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NairSydney, NSW
- 2 reviews
Going downhill
TPG NBN is just horrendous and their customer service is just a joke. How can you expect to be in business by making your customers wait for hours and hours at end only to get through to someone on a chat who does not help or promises to help but just does not help.just stay away from TPG
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Beware of auto-deductions by TPG
I would have given 0 stars for TPG if that was an option in this review.
I recently moved homes and reached out to TPG customer care a couple of months in advance to transfer my connection. I received a few token replies from TPG initially after which there was a period of absolute silence. That took me to the strange world of TPG's customer care, where emails are not answered and phone lines keep me on the queue for hours. I tried using their online chat which seems to be some kind of joke - an auto bot that keeps repeating the same questions...Read more
and keeps you waiting online for hours. At the end of all this, I eventually gave up and moved to an internet provider who were much more receptive to customer needs. Then comes the whammer- TPG auto-debits my account for internet that I did not use! What I found the most annoying is that TPG cannot answer phones or emails about installation, but are quick to respond to cancellation and auto-debit my account. So, the system still works, but its crooked enough to work to the benefit of the company while fleecing customers!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
SimonSouth East Queensland, QLD
TPG take your $ for a service they know they can't deliver reliably
I believe TPG dishonorrably takes your $ for a service they know they can't deliver reliably. So far TPG have failed to provide internet for 31 days this year - and is expected to be out for 43 days. Last year I also lost many days to TPG ADSL2. The third time it failed I was told the copper was 'serviceable' but the technicians told me the copper was rubbish. The most recent TPG fix attempt gave me less 0.4Mb/s (less than 1Mb) for the first day and then nothing again ..so how was that "serviceable". TPG will take your money and try to provide...Read more
a service over a copper network they know has major problems, and when it fails, their business plan is to blame Telstra and avoid proper compensation. I was offered a 5 gig sim for a 43 day outage, and then on complaining a 20Gig SIM for a 43 day outage.... about enough for about 4 days. I feel like they are just milking customers dishonourably to make money from a system they know will provide poor service. See https://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2013/09/19/3851924.htm "Telstra's Group Manager of Corporate Affairs, [name removed], said: "We are not going to keep archaic technology going just for a couple of service providers who do not want to upgrade... We cannot keep a copper network in this country for half a dozen ISPs who want to make a quid." Don't use TPG or anyone that is taking your money to deliver on the copper network they will not maintain properly .Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
YvesSydney, NSW
- 2 reviews
Installed fast and working well
I selected them because they were the recommended provider from my strata. The purchase experience was good, they called to setup an installation date. The internet works well since. The speed is as advertised (90MBps) which is unfortunately a bit slow, not TPG's fault, thank you Australia :-(
Only 4 stars because it's a bit slower in the evening.
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Hong YuGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 2 reviews
The clerks have accents
TPG is the dot-com company that I've been using for more than five years. All in all, it is ok. I hope the service of their salespersons can be improved.
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Questions & Answers
Moeasked
TPG is useless - no one answers the phone for tech support. Live chat just keeps going in circles. 24 hrs and counting w/o internet, I am going to contact TIO about this as this is just pathetic
Dum Aszasked
Hey TPG.
How is your internet so terrible?
1 answer
The internet is provided by the Australian National Broadband Network (NBN), however the terminal equipment, sales and management is operated by commercial organisations such as TPG and AussieBroadband.
Hence they provide the terminal equipment which interfaces to the NBN Wide Area Network (WAN) connection, plus they collect the money and deal with their customer technical issues.
The quality of their supplied terminal equipment is the key and that is what we had difficulty with.
Simon chiuasked
How to change nbn phone number
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