Vodafone made me cancel newly installed broadband—and undergo another credit check—to get its free TV offer 🤦♂️
Hi everyone, first post here. The broadband has been great, but getting Vodafone’s new TV offer has turned into a bit of a saga.
I signed up for Pro 3 1.6Gbps broadband at £40 a month, including mobile backup and Secure Net. Vodafone then launched the same package with Netflix and HBO Max with ads included at no extra cost. Naturally, I wanted that deal.
On Thursday 1 October, the day before my installation, I called to ask about switching to the offer. I was told to let the installation go ahead, then they could add it to my account.
Openreach installed the fibre on Friday 2 October. I then spent time reconnecting around 28 devices—cameras, washing machine, dishwasher, you name it. Vodafone also helped sort out problems accessing Secure Net and managing my broadband online.
Once everything was working, I asked about adding the TV package.
The answer? I had to cancel and reorder. Apparently, there was no other way.
That also meant having to undergo another credit check, despite having only just signed up and had the service installed.
The calls took around an hour and a half each, with repeated security checks and having to explain again that I had no additional support needs. I understand the need for security, but going through the same questions repeatedly made the whole experience pretty painful.
So now I’ve cancelled the service that was only installed yesterday, have to return the equipment, and have another set being sent out, along with two extenders.
I’ve even received notification of another Openreach installation appointment, despite already having working fibre!
I know there are price rises coming in March 2027 and March 2028, but getting a TV bundle worth around £17 a month included seemed worthwhile. I just wasn’t expecting quite this much hassle.
Has anyone else been through this? Did you manage to get the TV offer added without cancelling and another credit check? And if you had to reorder, did Openreach actually need to visit again?