1,452 Customer Reviews over 37 pages
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- Sheffield
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-10-19
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Avoid. Internet always slow and drops out. Switched to a new service and they couldn't even be bothered to let us know when they'd cut the WiFi, I'm studying online so I'm relying heavy on the Internet at the moment so to be left without anything to access my lectures is ridiculous. They also lied to us about speeds in our area and said we couldn't get fiber or anything faster than 10mbps. Funny how we now have fiber and 70mbps.
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- Chester
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-10-18
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Broadband keeps cutting out for a few minutes at a time. Signal doesn't get to the front room in our house. No matter when you leave in or out of contract you get charged £15. Its unavoidable. What a joke. Won't be using their broadband, fuel stations or energy again!
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- Shrewsbury
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-10-17
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- St Helens
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-10-16
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I moved to superfast broadband. According to their speedchecker I was getting 28M downstream and 0.1M upstream. On independent speedcheckers it was more like 6M downstream 0.1M upstream. I can't use it very effectively for my work, as the upstream bandwidth is not sufficient to provide video on a zoom or teams call. I had Sky previously on exactly the same line with absolutely no issues at all. I believe Shell use TTB and I would avoid them at all costs, pay another £3 a month and get a useable service.
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- Llangollen
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-10-08
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We have just about given up on Shell Energy Broadband. There are major issues with the speed dropping to the point where you can't even load a webpage (streaming is out of the question) or the service disconnecting for up to a week. It has been continuous different issues while we've had Shell Energy Broadband and we're now looking to find a different provider.
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- Derbyshire, England
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-10-01
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Broadband... id be better off on dial up. We've had issues from day one. speeds so slow it takes 10 mins to open a webpage. constant drops. Been in contact with them for 7 months. They have no clue as to whats going on and why my internet isnt stable. They sent two engineers out who found faults and fixed them. then they claimed they sent out another and charged us £80. Avoid them at all cost. seriously just avoid, if you want a headache that badly just bang you head against a wall. Theyre beyond useless and theyre broadband is rubbish, as is their customer service
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- Manchester
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-10-01
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AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!
Absolutely the worst broadband provider EVER! It even takes the title over from when we used to be on dial up.
It's slow as a snail but the that's not even the worst part of it.
It drops connections over 50 times a day. Trying to have calls with work without interruption is neigh on impossible. I can't wait to switch once I am out of contract. Pay the extra and go with a known established brand!
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- Worcestershire
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-30
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My review is about their pricing. I signed up through Martin Lewis Money Saving for a VAT inclusive deal. But they're charging VAT again on top of the contracted VAT inclusive deal. Although I got them to agree it's incorrect, they've still taken the wrong amount from my bank. I'll win in the end but this is hassle I could do with out. I thought talktalk were bad, this lot is worse. GRRRRRRRRRR.
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- Herne, Kent
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-26
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Broadband seems okay, router they supplied failed after a week and although I was told a new one would be sent out, it never arrived. Reconfigured the previous ISP's one after getting the details from Shell (which took 3 phone calls, the first two I spent over an hour waiting and gave up).
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- Heywood
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-23
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Problems from day one with the internet connection and the internet speeds. Upgraded from sky broadband to shell fibre optic and sky broadband was far quicker. Customer service is non existent. They take days/if not weeks to reply to mails and claim to have contacted me when in fact this has never happened once. 3 months later and I still have these problems but if I cancel they will want a cancellation fee so I’m stuck with a slow broadband. Will never use this provider again. Reccomend no one does!!
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- Heckmondwike
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-22
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- Leeds
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-16
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Best company for speeds and contention.They use TTB as their Network i have used TTB resellers for the last few years and find them very good.
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- Greenock
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-14
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Absolutely stay away from this company, 13 days in still no service and not a soul within customer service care and I actually wonder if anyone has a Brian cell, anytime I ask to go to cancellation I'm put to a random department
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- Northamptonshire
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-14
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Broadband poor, customer service don't offer a reasonable solution, just overall a massive disappointment.
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- Manchester
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-11
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Not very helpful to people who have fallen on hard times due to covid. Asked for an extention to pay my bill by a week from now and have been told they will suspend my services anyway until it is paid. I got laid off from work for a few months and only just been able to go back and am still awaiting first wage. Cutting me off means I can't do my job from home meaning I don't get paid! Not very helpful shell energy! I'll pay my bill then ill be looking elsewhere!
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- Wimbledon, London
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-11
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Awful internet! I should have known the price was too good to be true. It constantly drops out and the speed is so slow. I can't have my video on during Zoom meetings which is a problem now that I'm working from home. And I've just discovered that I need to pay a £15 "cease charge" to cancel my contract - even though I'm out of contract! Avoid like the plague!
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- Chester
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-11
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Avoid at all costs! We signed up for Superfast Fibre Plus guaranteeing 30Mbps in Dec-19 for 18-month contract. By March I am already recording 2Mbps for large parts of the day. I contact them from Mar to Aug with this issue. They change router but no improvement. By Sep we are recording 0.2 Mbps one meter from the router and their customer service is saying we are delivering 30 Mbps. Being an engineer I fail to understand why you would lose 28.8Mbps from the supply to the router to one meter from the router! In the end I paid to get out of these jokers. Useless customer service and failed supply.
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- Wisbech
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-10
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I was with Zen, but migrated to Shell because I'd save a fiver a month. Worst decision ever. My internet is almost unusable. Upload speeds ranging from 0mbps to 3mbps.
I can't watch youtube, nor facebook videos and as I don't own a television, I watch youtube things instead.
I managed to call their technical help and discovered that my setup was fine, all the tests I'd done prior to calling them, were fine,swapped filters, turned stuff on and off all to no avail. Changed from their crappo technicolour router back to my decent Fritzbox and still no decent upload speeds.
Last resort will be tp send a BT engineer to check my setup and get charged £65 when he can't see anything wrong despite already ascertaining that there's nothing wrong. Basically, I went from Zen with decent download *and* upload speeds, to Shell with rubbish upload speeds and it's not their fault. Nothing to do with them. Pay £65 for an engineer.
Heed this warning. DO NOT go with Shell is Hell broadband.
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- Cleeve North Somerset
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- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-10
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It doesn't deserve even ONE star but there is no ZERO option available. Definitely the worst provider I've had. Wifi frequently fails. Zoom meetings are a nightmare as the broadband width (very low at the best of times) cuts out completely at least once every session! Email complaints are completely ignored. It is clear from all the reviews I've read that I will just be wasting my time if I make a telephone complaint. I feel I've been conned.
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- swansea
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-07
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Do not sign up to theses jokers, off more than its on...contact them several times to be ignored...slow, and intermittent useless!!! Disgusting company who will take your money but will not provide a service...regulators must/should stop this useless company!!!
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- London
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-07
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Worst company ever!!!!
Been without internet for the past 7 months.. and they keep charging me for it. I’ve called them so many time, asking to review my case, they just state that the charges are fine because from their end all connections are good. I asked them to check data flow and they refused to do so.. I’m just so dissatisfied about this company.
AVOID at all costs!!!!
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- Wellingborough
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
- Date
- 2020-09-07
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Constantly drops. VERY poor speeds. Unusable. And if you complain they just try and upgrade you to a more expenisve package, Use phrases like " well you cant expect it to work on the package you are on". HORRENDOUS. AVOID AT ALL COST.
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- Exeter
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2020-09-06
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I have read the reviews and yes they are bad, but they do not exagerate. Customer service and accessability is CHRONICALLY bad, speeds of broadband are regularly less than one tenth of a megabite and ALL of the time not much faster than that. Their engineers (when they come) agree and there is nothing they can do about it. They really are the WORST of the Worst. I hope this information saves at least some people from an absolute horror
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- Coventry
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2020-09-03
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I've been having broadband issues for the past two months, numerous phone calls and emails yet the standard response is too many devices, which I've proven to not be the issue by providing tests over Ethernet with only one device connected. Anyway the majority of devices are smart bulbs, smart plugs and a thermostat, leaving only a laptop and TV.
The pings spike up to 8000ms and nothing will load not even the Google homepage. Also the guaranteed speed range is 8-14Mbps yet I regularly get as low as 0.5Mbps, again they don't see that to be an issue. Their advisors don't know what pings are so their answer is that I need fibre when in reality they just need to fix my broadband.
To summarise, if it works you'll be lucky not to experience their shoddy customer service. However, if you do have issues get ready to collate proof otherwise they won't believe you! Then by some miracle escalate the complaint which is very difficult as they won't usually let you past the customer service advisor! Overall pretty rubbish for a well established name but clearly they haven't got their customer service right!!!
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- Wakefield
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-30
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Awfull truly awfull ,bad in every way. Difficult to contact don't return calls, poor weak speeds cuts out compleatly at times average supply 1 to 2 mg or less,
They think this is all they have to provide and they (shell) deem this acceptable.
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- West Sussex
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-28
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I have met some real bad customer service over the years. But even the worst come a very poor second to this bunch of clowns. If you ever get a problem you can rely on them not to sort it out.
The only thing they can do is take your money
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- Chatham
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-27
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If you have any other option then better chose them over shell energy as they are just time waters and does not care about customers at all. As shell energy is relatively new broadband provider I decided to give it a go. I was waiting for broadband to be up and running and even received a router. Then I received the email that my order been cancelled???? I got on the phone with them immediately and had to wait over 40 min on hold to be told that they cannot help and the best I can do is to place the order again and hope(?!) that it will not be cancelled next time. I have already waited over a week and I said I would like to log a complaint for them as a feedback and to improve the system that is wrong and disappointing for customers but lady said she will not do it as there is nothing else to be done(?!). Honestly I wanted to be their new customer but with this attitude and lack of care I would not recommend it to anyone.
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- Birkenhead
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-26
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I pay for super fibre optic as tbey say but its the slowest Internet i have ever had most of the time its less than 5mbps and it constantly cuts out for hours theres no customer service and theres no website to tell if its a problem on there end even though it is horrendous internet company do not bother.
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- PORTSMOUTH
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-24
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The worst company ever, even tho they work thru TalkTalk.
Made no attempt to port my number which I had had for 10 years, then said it was lost.Do not look at emails .do not return calls, difficult to reach on phone,
AVOID,AVOID,AVOID!
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- Beckenham
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-17
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Unable to actually order Broadband with them as they keep cancelling my order accidentally. Customer service doesn't help. Avoid at all costs.
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- Southwest
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-14
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Moved house, tried to move contract over to new house. Was told we would not receive an early termination fee. However, 3 months later, being pestered to pay £150 for an early termination fee! Impossible to get through to them over the phone. Absolute rubbish.
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- Wakefield
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-14
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Disgusting company, poor customer service.
Wont admit their own faults, try and pass the blame onto someone else then when they are pulled up on it start demanding money for time related charges when you didnt agree to them in the first place
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- Featherstone
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-13
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Complete rubbish at times less than 1/2 mg , or no internet connection.very difficult to contact, speaking to a human not easy! Fail to respond to email complaints , call backs by management promised ( doesn't happen) worst company we have ever had for Broardband , then want to charge penaltys to change to better provider when there supply not fit for purpose.
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- glasgow
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-12
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absolutely the worst provider I have ever used. download speed 1.5mbps
upload. 85
they not only want paid 30 days notice to leave but a £15 admin charge.
5 days after official complaint nothing from ANYONE.
one word PATHETIC
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- Manchester
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-10
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Simply the worse, shop around if your already locked in a contract with these cause some companies will pay your contract out like Iv luckily had done. 15 months of absolute garbage lmao
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- Solihull
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-10
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AVOID AT ALL COSTS
31ST July i was meant to be connected, its now the 10th august and have no connection still. Openreach are to blame apparently. Customer care is a total shambles. Yet they expect money to be paid b4 ive even got my services up and running. Really wish id read reviews before signing up with them.
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- Mirfield
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-07
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AVOID AT ALL COSTS - Poor customer service. I applied to join Shell Broadband then cancelled due to poor customer service reviews. Instead of cancelling at my request, the company alleged that I had a poor credit rating and to check with experian, checked with experian and my credit rating is 999 out of 999. So Shell get facts totally wrong, and I have threatened a formal complaint if they do not correct the records. If anyone is thinking of joining - DO NOT JOIN - I am a doctor in a respectable profession - for them to allege a poor credit rating is totally out of order.
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- Eastbourne
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- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-06
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Truly the worstcustomer service of any provider I have had. Difficult to get in touch with and they charge you to do so. Without a reliable working telephone line for over seven weeks due to their reluctance to pay for work needed at the exchange. Closed down complaints with responding to them. Refused to issue deadlock letters. Will be seeking contract cancellation through the regulator or the courts if necessary. Understand this company charges £15 to leave whether in contract or out of contract (T&C'S). Broadband speed is good considering we are within a mile of the exchange, but given one star because the router is rubbish and wifi is poor throughout(bought a Ubiquiti Unifi access point wifi to boost signal).
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- Salford
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-04
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- Denton
- Reviewing
- Shell Energy
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- 2020-08-03
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Joined Shell broadband after Years of BT. Maybe I'm one of the lucky ones but so far Shell is ten times better!!
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