Converge Technology Solutions UK (Stone Technologies Ltd) Reviews 

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i wanted to order a TP-link HX220 unit. Website showed in stock but thought to check as have been caught out before. I called and was told they were in stock, so i placed my order. I received confirma... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The driver and team are very friendly, efficient and very helpful. Highly recommend them. From Birkbeck College, UoL.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been running IT systems for 25 years now and Stone have been a great vendor through all that time. They have great prices, providing kit that "bang per buck" normally beats anyone else tendering... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

… unlikely to use again. For one, yet again dodgy tracking by DHL (their chosen courier) claiming a failed delivery attempt where non took place (we have cameras). Secondly, when I sought to query th... See more

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  1. Computer & Accessories store
  2. Business and IT Consulting agency
  3. Computer Hardware Company
  4. Computer Shop

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Converge Technology Solutions (Stone Technologies Ltd) is a leading IT recycler and provider of ICT solutions to UK Public Sector and Private Sector organizations of all sizes with the vision to make a true and lasting impact on the way IT is sold, providing a full circular procurement cycle to new and existing customers, for the good of the environment and future generations. Organisations of all sizes can purchase directly from our website, or for a more personalised service we can set you up with an account manager.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

i have been using Stone for years and…

i have been using Stone for years and have always received excellent service and good value with their products.

20 April 2021
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Hi, many thanks for your kind review, really pleased to have helped you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service end to end.

I have used Stone for many years now and they have been one of the best companies I've worked with. No request is too small and the support from the team during Covid-19 lock downs was brilliant, ensuring delivery of laptops and essential IT.

16 April 2021
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Hi Jason, many thanks for leaving your review. We're delighted to hear your thoughts, and glad to have been able to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Responsive

Responsive, flexible, and reliable services.

15 April 2021
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Hi Pete, many thanks for your kind review. If there is anything more we can help with, please let us know.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant, 5* would recommend

Brilliant company, was awarded for a tablet for our Daughter through Family Fund. Was offered a range of different models and chose her an iPad. We have had zero issues and it arrived quickly and before the expected date!

Thank you so much!

14 April 2021
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Reply from Converge Technology Solutions UK (Stone Technologies Ltd)

That's great, I'm so glad your daughters iPad arrived early. Many thanks for your review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No issues as a business user

Been using these guys for years. They're very competitive and I've always had great service from Joe and Jamie. Any issues I've had have been sorted out quickly. Their on-site repair guys are great.

11 April 2021
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Many thanks for your kind review Stephan, I'll be sure to let the team know.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Buy a gaming PC from a trusted band, not them...

I wish I'd checked the reviews before buying a gaming PC from them through the family fund. The PC was faulty from the start and could not handle being used for gaming despite it being the highest spec they had (i7 with GTX 2080) and an additional £1112 on top of the family fund grant. Whether it was overclocked or just badly put together they clearly don't know what they're doing with their so called "gaming pcs".
Why on Earth the family fund use this company beggars belief, not just the fact that the machines are faulty but the customer service is atrocious. The first time they took it off to be "repaired" they sent it back stating they had replaced a component (not one we were having issues with) and that the faults we reported were no longer there. Of course they were and after enduring rudeness and gaslighting when trying to communicate with them they sent it off for repair again, finally "found" the fault and offered a refund.
Never have I come across a PC company who have actually tried to attribute poor performance to "the wrong mouse" being used but here they are.

I got my son an MSI laptop with similar specs for the same price and my son hasn't been happier.
The only reason I wanted one from the family fund was for the 3 year warranty but a 3 year warranty is useless when the machine is faulty to begin with and just causes families with children with additional needs unnecessary stress and hassle.
Better off taking the risk and just buying a decent brand for the same price knowing the machine itself will work.

9 February 2021
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I am really sad to read this and very sorry this is the experience you have had. If you would like to send your Family Fund details to familyfund@stonegroup.co.uk, I can look into this further and help to rectify any problems.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely disgusting Scam

Absolutely disgusting. Spend £600 pounds for a terrible laptop that is forever breaking. It is incredibly slow and my school just decides to stick with them, its a scam

6 January 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely disgusted.

Absolutely disgusted.
I spent £400 to upgrade from basic to ryzen 3.
It is useless. How can these people rip off disabled children?
I have an engineer here now whom has previously dealt with this company and had the same issues resulting in a violent meltdown from the child in question
My child broke his heart on Xmas day having a present that didn't work.
Do not buy from these people.

29 December 2020
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Reply from Converge Technology Solutions UK (Stone Technologies Ltd)

Thank you for taking the time to leave this feedback, I am really sorry to hear your chosen device did not work as it should for your child on Christmas Day. The business was closed over the Christmas period and I apologise if you were unable to get the issue rectified at the time. Are you able to confirm if this has since been fixed for you by our support department? You do have 3 years warranty and accidental damage cover but if you would like to contact me at familyfund@stonegroup.co.uk I can look into this further.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

5 weeks to get a Ryzen 3 PC from them

5 weeks to get a Ryzen 3 PC from them, Family Fund of £500 plus had to pay a further £376, told they were waiting on a part for the PC, I should have looked around first, as same spec PC was £480, it's a shame this company is scamming disabled Kids, when the PC finally arrived, it was in a plain cheap Cardboard box packed with paper, considering they charge near twice the actual price of the PC a more substantial mean of packaging, NOT sure why the Family Fund use them, reviews all seem terrible, extremely poor customer service, and weeks and weeks to build a PC, but when they take your Cash, you are told 2 weeks delivery times...
DONT USE THIS COMPANY

22 November 2020
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Reply from Converge Technology Solutions UK (Stone Technologies Ltd)

My sincere apologies for the delay in delivering your families chosen PC. Sadly there have been ongoing issues with world wide constraint on components during the pandemic, and this has seriously impacted on waiting times and I am very sorry about that. In relation to pricing, Stone Group do not over price or take advantage of any family. The package chosen by Family Fund must include 3 years warranty and accidental damage cover which has a zero excess to families. This must be considered when looking at the cost of any package. We work hard with manufacturers to gain any discount possible for the charity, however our buying power is not comparable to the likes of Argos, who will purchase thousands of one model, therefor obtaining volume discounts they can then choose to pass on to customers at "heavily discounted" prices.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Painful

Have had multiple bad experiences with this company. I'll list some examples and you can draw your own conclusions.

- Ordered a battery, they shipped a motherboard (don't know how that can happen)

- Ordered laptop RAM, they sent desktop RAM

- Sent a laptop to them for RTB, they replaced the motherboard with a lower spec one without telling us. Spent the next 2 weeks swapping it back to the proper sort and then needing to also switch another board too (as the lower spec MB is incompatible with another board)

- Have had many experiences where they blame us for inducing damage on components that are legitimate warranty failures if they have marks of any sort, thus rejecting them.

- Once sent a device to them that they requested for investigating an issue with the design (we had had lots of warranty failures with a particular component). We had to wait about 3 months for the device to get back to us and they never really said what they concluded from the investigation.

All in all a rather painful experience. Whenever I see a warranty failure on a client's laptop with even the slightest mark a cringe at how painful the warranty claim process will be.

The few upsides are the customer service is friendly and warranty swaps are usually quick (1-2 days from when you raise the claim; if its approved)

They seem to be trying to improve on their shipping mess-ups too.

The real problem here is they come across as being reluctant to approve any warranty swap if there is even the slightest reason not to (such as a mark or supporting clip that's been slightly bent, even if that obviously wouldn't have had anything to do with the warranty failure).

19 May 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

one of the worst companys ive dealt …

one of the worst companys ive dealt with ,
order placed 11th December 2017, now 4th January 2018.
no contact from STONE since order was placed.
tried calling Cant get through ,
sent messages through facebook messanger., only got reply today.
instead of telling the truth {sorry we messed up,]
nope , we are in the process of building a acer of the shelf laptop.?????
we have to install software on it , office etc { takes 1 hour not 14 days }
we been very busy, then dont over reach and take orders you cant meet.

what is with people these days , who just cant say SORRY WE MADE A MISTAKE. we will put it right asap instead of excuses and lies...

here,s a idea...1 make order ...2 contact buyer to confirm order and estimated

4 January 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

stay away from these they dont cover the warranty !!!

I paid extra for a three year warranty these guys were quick to blame me everyone i spoke to was blaming me very poor service and poor complaints handlers such a joke left me worse off really bad stay away from these guys for your own good dont risk it !!!! you will be extremely dissapointed

20 August 2011
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