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Momentum Energy
- 10 reviews
- 1 like
They don't call back
I tried to sign up with momentum energy over 10 days ago. They still haven't called back with a quote. My address didn't show up in their system. I called 4X and they still haven't called back.
Appalling behaviour
After trying to contact them repeatedly to sign a new contract, they didn't return my calls and then when I finally got through to someone, they hiked up the prices. I couldn't believe it was 3 times more than the original. Then, I sent the signed contract to them, I was one day late because of bloody covid and they rejected the contract. To insult us further, they hiked the prices up again 3 times that of the original contract. My blood is boiling and I feel so sick from this whole business. They need to go out of business. These electricity prices are not sustainable and people are going to go without.
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Don't offer the plan they advertise
I was going to join one of their electricity plans offered in my area. Single rate with good pricing. Then in the process they call me to say that they can only offer me TOU, despite having always been on single rate with all my providers. Useless at best, "bait and switch" at worst.
- 2 reviews
No response for info
I'm not a customer. I sent them an email to ask why I would be applied a $2.98/day charge because of my type of meter, which happens to be a smart meter? I've received no reply & sent them another email to say 'don't bother to respond, I'm not joining Momentum'.
Hi Mark, a daily charge is to ensure there is always a supply of energy to your property. I'd love to look into this further for you - if you'd like some further clarification, please email info@momentum.com.au. -Harriet
Hi Harriet, It wasn't that 'daily charge', but the point was I received an automated email response to my question which said a rep would contact me within a certain time frame. I wasn't contacted at ...
Read moreall even after giving them a lot longer to respond....therefore I'm not interested.Find out how Momentum Energy compares to other Energy Providers
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- 2 reviews
Terrible customer service.
Takes ages to get on the phone with anyone, they leave you on hold for such a long time. Can't even organise a simple visit from THEIR supplier without keeping me on the phone for hours.
Update:
They're now suggesting I take 5 days off work (every 2 months) to wait for an appointment with their retailer....
Read more The lunacy continues.Hello MBD,
I'm sorry to hear about you've not had a great customer experience with us, we are more than happy to discuss this with you if you are open to giving us a call on 1300 662 778 (8 am - 7 pm...
Read more weekdays), you can also reach us by email at info@momentum.com.au. We would love to know more about the service that was provided to you so we can inform the relevant team involved.I've already escalated it and nothing has been done - also had to wait multiple business days to even get a response. Judging by the other reviews I'm not the only one experiencing this sort of poor customer service. Get better.
- 8 reviews
- 13 likes
New Customer - Absolutely Disappointed Terrible Service, Should Never Have Chosen Them
Joined up momentum energy around 2-3 months ago and just needed the simplest task done, adding my partners name to our invoices. Have called up 4 times now, including just now with the service provider hanging up on me mid-call. I ask for this basic of task about 3 weeks ago and they still cannot complete it.
On top of that, their meter readers cannot perform the simple task of opening a gate to check our gas meter. Stay away from this company, they're absolutely pathetic.
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- 2 reviews
Self Serve
Price for everything is skyrocketing and sometimes you'll have to try and rely on yourself and technology to save on costs. I hate to say this but unfortuantely this may involve signing up to a service where it is so automated that you know someone has lost their job because you've cut the middle man to save on cost. I chose Momentum simply because they offer Self Serve and their online registration interface is easy to use. If you are not tech savvy then stay away from this company as it is not any cheaper and the cheaper Self Serve plan will ...
Read morehave no customer support at all. However, if you are good with computers you dont mind subscribing online and setting everything up yourself - the Self Serve Plan allows you to register your details / direct debit details online by yourself just to get the best rates around.Related Articles
- 4 reviews
- 1 like
Product is enticing - but we are "not eligible" as we do not meet the credit requirements
Finally, a carbon neutral energy company. We wanted 100% Green energy too. Oh wait... we want to sign up and are told we aren't eligible to sign up as we don't meet the credit criteria. Both my partner and I have tried and the same problem happens. Went to livechat and they said there may be an issue with this approval process and that they will need to call me to do a credit check over the phone.. or you could fix your issue.
People want green and carbon neutral energy, and this is just your way of saying no to people who care about the environment enough to want to pay extra for these.
- 2 reviews
- 5 likes
tricky company! be aware not get into trap
Looks price competitive when saw their marketing promotion, then moved to this company. However have not received first gas bill but received rate increase notice! really tricky! be aware not get into this company.
Hi Wendy,
Thanks for your review and for your concern. ...
Read more The rates increase going ahead on 1st of February is largely from increased cost passed on from the gas network, who manage the supply lines to properties. Reviews for gas are usually conducted and applied in January in Victoria and is then passed on to retailers. Unfortunately we have had to pass on some of these costs to customers. If you would like to chat to our Rates Team to review your rates, they can be reached on 1800 794 824 from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. -TedHi Luke, if the rent is increaded on 1st Feb why the current promotion rate on the Momentum website is still much lower than the increased price I was informed in the increase fee notice? is it the w...
Read moreay to lure new customers then increses the rate after one month they sign the contract with Momentumn?Hey Wendy,
Thanks for your response. Our rates are always updated to be correct at the time of access. This is not intended to be a lure or promotional rate; but, quite simply it is the rates that we had at that specific point in time.
-Tim
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Zero stars
I would not recommend them to my worst enemy. Zero communication and landed with an astronomical bill .their reason a series of wrong readings . Now I have huge bill and the bill does not add up as I was having unusually high bills even before the huge billl
Stay away at all costs
Hey Pasi,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review and rating. It's not great to read that there have been concerns with your bills. We'd love the opportunity to check into any other ways we can assist you.
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I have called only to be told we don’t have an explanation for what happened .
Any man/woman with half a brain should never have any dealings with this unscrupulous organisation.
Be warned “ a lesson well taught is a lesson well learnt”
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- 2 reviews
The country will be in a better position and so will we if we’re in Australian hands.
There is no better option. They are the only fully Australian company we have. All the rest are owned by companies overseas. This is a displacement of power not just for our country but for each of us individually each time we talk to them. As far as l’m concerned this is the only option.
Momentum energy app.
Hi, I need to add momentum energy app in my iPhone 11, but I can’t find the right way to do it. Can you right a little advice for me please?
Hey Alfonso.
Thank you for your rating and comments. At the moment we don't have an app for the My Account service. You can add the mobile site as a web clip through Safari as an easy way to monitor your account.
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- 9 reviews
- 2 likes
Gas switch over
Finally got things setup today, after 2 hours working out why the My Account showed inaccurate data. After finally having someone recoginse an issue they call back and say that as I didn't select at sign up that I had a old closed account, when I logged into My Account portal it linked a non active account - hence its my fault.
I checked the online sign up - zero option for pre existing closed account - only two options: 1. New Customer, 2. Add a service to a current account and or plan.
Letter of apology only after demanding it. I like tha...
Read moret their Aussie owned - but I should never have gone back. They are in this case for gas not the supplier - and although they are regulatory approved - I will still be logging a case with EMVO for the staff attitude and belittling of concerns, making me feel like I was all at fault - its an issue with the signup - not even the call center staff issue - but I work to hard to waste my money on arrogance. I use gas, I pay the due amount, that's it.Hi Casper, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review and rating.
It's not great to read there had been errors with getting your account set up, and we'd love the opportunity to check if there's...
Read more anything further we may be able to do to assist you.So now you have sent an sms saying issue with meter reads, when it was even scheduled to occur again - simple incompetence - staff keep saying no idea why we would send that info - im sorry this is no...
Read morew the 5th time on this to get a simple meter read and transfer to occur - your simply just incompetent.Excuses are ranging from supplier issues / failure for staff to advise me of full and correct protocol / sms sent - excuse to say that the system generates but we cant tell you why, maybe because its ...
Read morehappened in the past. just lame excuse after excuse and zero accountability until its pointed out for to you.Use our energy plans comparison tool
dont touch them
we was geting high estimated bills double what the actual bill was so when i asked about it thay offerd to put in a smart power meter
from the day the smart meter went in we could no longer use our oven
i told them about it thay said it was the oven we got a new oven at a cost of $750 and it still wont work
thay refuse to beleave thay could have anything to do with it
but now i have a new oven i did not need and still no way to use it
Hi Beny,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a rating and review. ...
Read moreIt’s not great to read you haven’t had a great experience with us. I’d like to address your concerns around your oven, as typically such appliances have a dedicated switch on your switchboard. It sounds like something has gone wrong when the electricity network for your area have organised exchanging your meter. We can definitely have a look into other ways we can assist you, and best course of action for getting this resolved. You can reach our Customer Service team on 1300 662 778 (8am – 7pm weekdays), or by email at info@momentum.com.au Hoping to hear from you, -Tim- 2 reviews
Disgraceful behaviour of treatment of disadvantaged people and elderly.
They don't do mail bills no more, even for people who need it. They are Charging by the % of a bill in a different plan for disadvantaged people and elderly to still get their bills. Trying to force them into changing plans to pay outrageous amounts of money when most are on Disability pensions and struggling with money these kinds of people get penalised while people techno savvy get the cream off the top.
And they don't set a price based on the price of your bill month to month. And was told by a guy at accounts department, if price of bill ...
Read morerises, so does the amount payed for paper posted bills. While their rewarding people who can do online and work modern technology apps and computers. Elderly people also still function this way needing the option of paper posted bills, due to it being this way in their day and some are unable at over 6yo to ever catch up with technologies having never used it. But momentum is giving the young and people good with technologies cheap prices on a their standard bill rewarding this group of clients. Momentum only care about money and business. And cater to young people who can work a computer who can self serve their own bills expecting every one to follow no matter what a person's needs are. With no compassion towards people with special needs, their case workers are argumentative and show zero empathy to people with brain disorders or intellectual disabilities or elderly people who need a paper posted bill. Go with a company who does, there's many others out there who charge under $10 a set price for an old school posted bill, avoid momentum if you have special needs and are still in need to use paper bills to pay at the local post office.Hi mradic01,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and rating.
We can definitely appreciate your concerns around both being able to ensure you're on a competitive rate for your energy, whilst a...
thank you for your reply but I doubt you can help, I pursued it with the energy ombudsmen too. As the ombudsmen believed this was a problem not only for my friend who has a disability, but all people ...
Read moreof an elderly age, or the many people in this country with special needs. He has and many others like him no problem with momentum energy plans or rates part.Questions & Answers
times for off peak electricity
Dear Momentum Customers and Ex Momentum customers, -
Does Momentum eventually price gouge people who are on a concession after one year, or a few years, or is it only the non-concession customers that they eventually price gouge?
Thanks in advance.
Regards, Anonymous762
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Hi Joe, it sounds like the tariff assigned to your meter isn't what suits you best. After signing up with us (or your chosen retailer), you can request to change your tariff type from TOU to single ra...
Read morete. It is at the distributor's discretion, but we can always request this on your behalf for you. If you'd like us to look into this further, please call us on 1300 662 778 or email us at info@momentum.com.au. -Harriet