NOW 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 NOW Broadband.

Recent Customer Ratings for NOW Broadband

  • Satisfaction
    1.9 stars
  • Customer Service
    2 stars
  • Speed
    2.1 stars
  • Reliability
    2.1 stars

Based on 269 customer ratings since 2023-04-24 (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.

699 Customer Reviews over 70 pages

  • Reviewer
    Location
    Norwich
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    Never received hub, called 1 day before going live, was originally lied to by customer services claiming hub was delivered. Later told by another employee they were running behind on dispatch, could not give me any information about delivery date.
    Was still charged bill on day internet was meant to start while still having no hub.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    London
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      2 stars
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    No internet/phone line since 19th July. Engineers could not be bothered to fix the fault. 16 days later still not fixed. Asked for manager three separate times. No call. No idea if it when this will be fixed. Paying for Sky Sports, Movies and Entertainment to name but a few. No service. No Netflix. Had to cancel three subscription channels. Engineers haven't reviewed the situation since 26th August. Umpteen calls resulted in nothing being done.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Lancashire
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      3 stars
    • Speed
      3 stars
    • Reliability
      3 stars
    Comments
    Service is good. Customer service is non existent. Only tv customers can chat online. Broadband customers have to call but no number is listed on website or in member area. Online bot just sends you to member area.i changed payment details but they still trying to take from old details. Obviously they don't want my money lol
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Crewe
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      4 stars
    • Speed
      4 stars
    • Reliability
      4 stars
    Comments
    Have had Now Broadband on and off for a few years. The transition to them has always been straightforward and their Fibre broadband has worked well for streaming/gaming. Never had any need to contact customer services.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Solihull
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    Unbelievably poor service.
    Extremely slow speed. I can’t believe this company is still standing here despite this poor service.

    I wish I could have another choice. Their speed is never as good as they promise. I even sent them the screenshot of speed which was just below 1Mbps, but they still didn’t pay any attention at all. I can’t even see a 5 minutes youtube video with this broadband without being interrupted 3-4 times due to poor speed.

    Thanks to my EE mobile connection which has far better speed than this broadband, which I have to use so often to send my emails or do my office work, which is impossible with this broadband.

    I wouldn’t recommend this connection to anyone at all. I even asked them to terminate, but they wouldn’t do it. I wish I could know how to complain against this company. Does anyone know how to do that?
  • Reviewer
    Location
    London
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      2 stars
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      3 stars
    • Reliability
      3 stars
    Comments
    Got my installation address completely wrong & despite repeated efforts to get them to amend it, they kept saying 'we use the Openreach address for your property' when I went online to Openreach used their post code checker for broadband for my address, up it came with my correct full address. Now ignored it even when I sent them the screenshot.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Northwood
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      3 stars
    Comments
    I ordered my broadband end of June to have it ready for the 15th of July but they kept pushing back my installation date without any reason. So no internet for 2 weeks, I then had to switch to BT. Avoid them if you need your broadband quickly
  • Reviewer
    Location
    milton keynes
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      5 stars
    • Reliability
      5 stars
    Comments
    I was happy with now until they disconnected me by mistake...one week later after 4 calls to customer so called care no call back from manager to get it sorted, still no internet and no idea when it will be back..if u like after care don't use them!
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Altrincham
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY.
    I signed up to Now Broadband after seeing them on a comparison site. I wish I hadn't.
    I waited weeks for the broadband to be set up, and was then told an engineer needed to come out. First, the engineer turned up unannounced and didn't have the right ladder to set us up. The day after, another four engineers arrived and got us sorted.
    The internet was good for four days, until it was cut off. When I rang them, it turned out our order hadn't been placed properly, and I was told it would be sorted within 24 hours.
    I rang back a day later, and was told actually the whole order needed to be re placed, which would take a week (even though it worked fine one day before).
    This was supposed to happen on 27th July. When I phoned to confirm it today (26th), it turns out I'm now booked in for early August.
    So we're out of pocket, I'm spending half my life waiting for engineers or speaking with call centres, and still have no broadband to allow us to work from home.

    Shocking service, useless company, do not use.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Gloucester
    Reviewing
    NOW Broadband
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    Avoid NOW Broadband.
    They overcharge, do not preserve your existing phone number, are late in making connections, and then do not honour 'compensation' they offer for their mistakes.

    My father is 92.
    He wanted to change to NOW broadband to save a little money.

    They failed to process the order in January.
    In February they started a transfer, this was to be made on 11 March.
    They did not request a working line transfer until 14 March. 3 days late.
    So the phone went dead.

    Because they were late the telephone number was put into quarantine.
    So a 92 year old is expected to change all his contacts at the hospital, doctor, bank, credit card etc to suit NOW.
    Openreach and OfCOM say the number is preserved and available, but the current provider has to sort it out, instruct (and pay for) a 'manual' transfer.

    After a month, and many calls by mobile, they actually got the connection working.

    Their supervisor in Londonderry, offered 3 months free of charge as compensation.
    What they actually did was take £33 a month instead of £18 every month.

    When he complained about overcharging they deducted £15 from his bill, then said he was in arrears, and disconnected his broadband.

    NOW never reply to any emails.
    The CEO Marina Storti appears to not exist.
    In short, they are a shower of s***.
    Avoid at all costs.

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