John Lewis 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 John Lewis Broadband.

Recent Customer Ratings for John Lewis

  • Satisfaction
    2.2 stars
  • Customer Service
    2.5 stars
  • Speed
    2 stars
  • Reliability
    2.3 stars

Based on 100 customer ratings since 2021-09-18 (Show all time ratings)

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Ratings are left by users of our speed test as well as by reviewers. Recent star ratings summarise the last 12 months of ratings or the last 100 ratings placed, whichever is largest.

806 Customer Reviews over 81 pages

  • Reviewer
    Location
    Limehouse
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      2 stars
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    On hold for an hour for the second time this week. Have only been a customer for 5 weeks and really regretting switching. Customer service is non existent - had to threaten reporting them to Ofcom over a billing issue - and now have now service for the last 24 hours. John Lewis need to review this partnership before it damages their brand.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Norfolk
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      2 stars
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      5 stars
    • Reliability
      3 stars
    Comments
    Been with jl for over 4 weeks just noticed that I can only call out from house phone and not recieve calls today payed my bill one day late considering they give u 14 days to pay , as soon as I payed they cut me off ...., I'm really annoyed as my husband uses the phone for his business so u can imagine how many calls we have lost , however today been trying to call JL from 3 and each time I've call been on hold for 30 mins so gave up then rang at 5.30 bear in mind they close at 6 I was on hold till 6.45 really disappointed with the service so will be on phone first thing in morning , fingers crossed I get it sorted xx
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Wales
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    I have only been with JL for a month. Broadband drops out every time I use the phone. This results with a very slow download speed currently running at 112kb/s. Have had this problem for the whole four weeks. Phone JL and they fix it for a few hours ad then it starts all over again. I have been holding on the phone this evening for 58 mins and still no answer. Time to give up and have just been answered. HOORAY.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Hampshire
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      3 stars
    • Customer Service
      2 stars
    • Speed
      4 stars
    • Reliability
      4 stars
    Comments
    I couldn't gain access to the internet all day yesterday and was unable to get an answer from the service team between 8 am and 11pm- at one point I held on for 40 minutes listening to tasteless crap music and a useless message telling me that I didn't have to phone in as it was possible to fix most of my problems online! I called the service team at 6 am this morning and finally got an answer - I was told that JL mainframe had reset my router's code and that I had to reboot it - I was told how to do this and ten minutes later normal service was resumed! Later I discovered that the JL website had crashed owing to Black Friday demand. Are JL trying to do too much with too little equipment? I gather from other websites that there have been problems with the JL website for at least two years. If the JL broadband service does crash again would it be asking too much for JL to put a recorded message on the helpline explaining what the problem is instead of leaving customers to wonder for 24 hours what on earth is going on?
  • Reviewer
    Location
    u.k.
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      2 stars
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      3 stars
    • Reliability
      3 stars
    Comments
    I would strongly recommend that anyone thinking of joining John Lewis Broadband read all reviews for Plus Net , because that is who you will be dealing with !! I have had all sorts of customer service problems in the 3 months since I signed up with them. John Lewis PLC don't want to know about the problems and simply referred me to the customer service dept which is run by Plus Net ! They have shown total incompetence in setting up a simple direct debit and simply accused me, incorrectly ,of cancelling it. I have printed off 100 pages of communications with them and wasted days trying to make a payment to them. Their systems to pay online do not work and it is a joke trying to get through on the phone unless you have hours to wait on hold. I left talktalk just before their latest problems and feel I jumped from the frying pan into the fire!! The more I investigate ISP's , the more I realise how shambolic they all are.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    U.K
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      3 stars
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    I changed to John Lewis recently, and needed help , phoned there help line, all you get is loud music, nobody says anything at all, I am seriously thinking of cancelling already, the service is hopeless. so much for the John Lewis name. I really thought I could rely on them WRONG AGAIN ;
  • Reviewer
    Location
    New Malden
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Comments
    Absolutely terrible. No one answers the phone. Slow isn't the word. Would definitely not recommend.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Fife
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      2 stars
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    This service was okay to start with. (I joined on the basis of good service) Had problems with continual drop off for a week. Got through to the help desk, once, after waiting for 30 minutes. Supposed to have been fixed. Still have same problem. Tried to call, 4 calls totalling more than 1 1/2 hours. No response. Do not bother unless you just like listening to 80's pop music (must be aimed at there target demographic, or cheap like the service) How can they rate themselves as good. Will change provider as soon as possible. Seriously bad service.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Devon
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      2 stars
    • Customer Service
      2 stars
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    Admittedly fibre optic broadband has only just been installed and I was warned speeds my go up and down initially, but since I've had it I've had to phone John Lewis 4 times; each time I've waited in a queue for around 45 minutes; my broadband connection keeps cutting out; and the last few days my speed has fluctuated between 0.56mbps and 2.84mbps instead of the 34-40mbps advertised!! Not at all what I'd anticipated based on reviews read etc. Sorely disappointed.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Haltwhistle
    Reviewing
    John Lewis Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    SHOCKING, I too wish I had read the reviews before committing, its 2 months now from start to getting a line but, still no broadband and the support phone!!!! well I have not been able to speak to anyone yet just the music, had to hang up in the end as I have a life

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