SSE 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 SSE.

Recent Customer Ratings for SSE

  • Satisfaction
    2.5 stars
  • Customer Service
    2.6 stars
  • Speed
    2.4 stars
  • Reliability
    2.5 stars

Based on 100 customer ratings since 2021-11-14 (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.

496 Customer Reviews over 50 pages

  • Reviewer
    Location
    Milton Keynes
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    Was fine for first 2 months than they show you down and ask you to pay more for fibre broadband.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Harrogate
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    Very poor ADSL service, customer services is non-existent unless you wish to stay on the phone for close to 30 minutes listening to Nat King Cole before you get to a real person. Constant dropouts, high latency issues whilst playing PC games (WoW etc) extreme lag & rubber banding. Overall very displeased with service. In other words AVOID THIS ISP LIKE THE PLAGUE...
  • Reviewer
    Location
    North East Scotland
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      5 stars
    • Customer Service
      5 stars
    • Speed
      5 stars
    • Reliability
      5 stars
    Comments
    Received the new service on the agreed date. When setting up the calls to the Customer Service Centre were answered after only a short delay. I had previously contacted BT and done a telephone tour of India before I got a UK Call Centre! I am now receiving a much better broadband/telephone package for almost half the price. So far very happy certainly pleased 'I went for it'.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Manchester
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    Switched to them phone and broadband at the beginning of August. Then they disconnected my broadband and now I'm in 5th week of trying to get it re-connected. Nightmare company to deal with, constantly fobbed off by support and still don't know when I will have broadband back. The few pounds you may save with them is really not worth it.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Westhill, Aberdeenshire
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      5 stars
    • Customer Service
      5 stars
    • Speed
      5 stars
    • Reliability
      5 stars
    Comments
    Just had fibre bb installed this morning, was online immediately with speeds of over 34mbps download speed and over 9mbps upload speed. I was sceptical as SSE are the new kids on the block but so far so good. All for £10 a month for 2 years!
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Oxford
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      5 stars
    • Customer Service
      5 stars
    • Speed
      5 stars
    • Reliability
      5 stars
    Comments
    Was previously with BT elsewhere - changed to SSE when I moved. Cannot fault the broadband or phone service. Given a date when it would be connected - no delays. Good speed and reliability. The wireless router provides good connectivity around the house. All this and about a sixth of what I was paying BT.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Essex
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      3 stars
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      5 stars
    • Reliability
      4 stars
    Comments
    Customer service has been awful - broadband delayed by six weeks. They didn't contact us to arrange fitting of the new fibre modem, failed to correctly book a fitting date. On the plus side now installed we are getting 36mb on fibre.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Scotland
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Ratings
    • Satisfaction
      1 star
    • Customer Service
      1 star
    • Speed
      1 star
    • Reliability
      1 star
    Comments
    Placed order for phone and broadband expecting to be up and running within the stated 23 days .. but nothing .. phoned them after 5 weeks to be told the engineers were working on it .. after 6 weeks still nothing so phoned them again to be told there was a line problem that they had contacted BT about and unfortunately they could not transfer me over, I later checked with BT & line was good and unbelievably they never even contacted BT to ask about transfering my line .. best to avoid and got with a reptutable ISP provider.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    Hampshire
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Comments
    no stars as did all reading up about them, spoke to them on the phone to ask a few questions, then phoned next day only to find that they would only supply the service if you had a phone line already, I had established that this was not required, then they moved the goalposts, although the offer was not supposed to end till 16/9, I wasted hours on this for nothing.
  • Reviewer
    Location
    normanton
    Reviewing
    SSE
    Date
    Comments
    After reading reviews, I thought I'd change from BT to SSE. But I've been on the phone now for 29 minutes, and still not answered. A woman keeps thanking me for my patience and tells me my call will be answered as soon as possible. I think I'll stick with BT.

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