Transparent Communications Reviews 

643
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Looking at 34 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the excellent service, competitive prices, and the wide variety of products available. Many people highlight the fast and efficient delivery, with items often arriving within 48 hours or even the next day. The products themselves are generally well-regarded, working as expected and meeting customer needs. However, some customers also noted issues with delivery, including packages not arriving or being damaged, and difficulties resolving these with the company and carrier. A few other people also felt that certain products did not meet their specific requirements, such as a scanner unsuitable for artwork or an HDMI extractor that didn't function as anticipated.

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Product

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Price

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered a Dell 1Tb SSD just before midnight on Wednesday, item was shipped on Thursday and delivered by DPD on Friday. Fantastic service and all for the best price I could find from any supplier. I... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've ordered twice from Transparent in the last couple of weeks and both times they have been extremely efficient; the items arriving within 48 hours of ordering. They also had some more-difficult-to... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Found Transparent by accident really, so dipped in and found they had products at very competitive prices, so ended up purchasing. Although packaging was damaged when arrived, I assume this was due t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Product in stock, delivered in 48hours, packaged well, working as designed. I specifically needed a NVME enclosure with an ASM2362 microchip, for stability with Linux OS. I cannot verify the chip dire... See more


Company details

  1. Computer Shop
  2. Cloud storage service
  3. Phone and internet services
  4. Printer store
  5. Telecommunications service provider
  6. TV shop

Information provided by various external sources

Transparent Communications is a leading UK supplier of IT, AV and networking hardware, providing products from leading brands including Draytek, Drobo, Netgear, Epson, Casio, Samsung, Smart and Acer. The company was founded in 2002 as a family business based in South Wales and specialised largely in a range of communications equipment including phones and bluetooth headsets. Over the coming years Transparent steered itself more to the business line of products such as routers, switches, IP phones/cameras and network storage (NAS) devices aswell as moving premises to Oxfordshire. After a successful acquistion of the company in Jan 2011 by brothers Steven and Richard Warwick, the company was moved again to the outskirts of Portsmouth on the South Coast and has experienced dramatic growth, culminating in the launch of a brand new web-site and an expansion in its range of products from 4,500 to over 40,000 products. Despite the current difficult economic climate Transparent has continued to enjoy success and growth over the past 12 months making us well placed to continuing offer great value and service to our customers throughout 2012 and beyond. We always endeavour to provide the highest quality of service to our customers and always appreciate your feedback. If you have any comments, feedback or ideas about improving your shopping experience then please feel free to contact us at any time at support@transparent-uk.com.


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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend!

Ordered after 4:30pm on the Thursday and the TV stand was delivered the following day during business hours. Exceptional service and product was great too.

26 June 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From ordering to dispatch Transparent…

From ordering to dispatch Transparent exceeded expectations. However, Parcelforce let the side down by not completing the delivery within the stated time slot and instead claimed no access at the time of delivery. Unfortunately, my doorbell camera was unable to corroborate that the failed delivery actual took place at the specified. Nonetheless I have no qualms using this company again.

4 June 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

NVME enclosure, delivered and working perfectly

Product in stock, delivered in 48hours, packaged well, working as designed. I specifically needed a NVME enclosure with an ASM2362 microchip, for stability with Linux OS. I cannot verify the chip directly, but it is working perfectly, so I am confident it is the correct chip.

13 May 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered a QR Scanner

Ordered a QR Scanner, arrived promptly was exactly as described and needed. Was also nearly half the price of other sites for the same product.

23 March 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Speaker

Great service great product good communication and quick delivery many thanks from a good company

19 February 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I dealt with the boss and got a great…

I dealt with the boss and got a great deal. I was happy with the level of service and supper fast delivery.
The service was so good that I sent him a personal message of thanks.
The product is fantastic!!. so, great product with an excellent service to boot. What more could I want.
Would I deal again, you bet I would.
Big thank you for an impeccable experience.

28 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hope you don't have issues...

Transparent offer a large variety of products and competitive prices. But I ended up having an issue with the delivery of the product. As any other shipper, Transparent required a signature when delivering goods via FedEx.

Unfortunately, this time around, the FedEx driver did not actually deliver the package and wrote my name in text under the "proof of delivery". I have then raised an investigation with FedEx and informed Transparent (same day). They raised their own investigation with FedEx as well.

My investigation came back a day later with a result - "We apologise for this fault, please return to the seller for a replacement or a refund".
The second investigation by Transparent came back a day later and FedEx advised that they will attempt to re-deliver the parcel.

After chasing Transparent again, they raised a 3-rd complaint with FedEx and still have no results. So far I am stuck without a product, nor a refund for a week.

As their automated system asked for feedback, i am sharing this experience.

Will add an update once the case is closed.

EDIT: Update from 27/01/26:

So far they have continued to pass this matter back to FedEx to investigate. I have not received any updates or communication from Transparent since my last 3 chaser emails over the past 3 business days.

Luckily, i have paid with Paypal and have raised a dispute with them as well. Will share the rest of my experience as it unfolds.

EDIT: Update from later on 27/01/26:
Transparent have just confirmed that a refund will be issued.

15 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service and very good price

Ordered a Dell 1Tb SSD just before midnight on Wednesday, item was shipped on Thursday and delivered by DPD on Friday. Fantastic service and all for the best price I could find from any supplier. I will certainly be purchasing from transparent again. Great job

9 January 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Be careful - Returns can be a tricky (and Costly Business)

Transparent offer great product, competitive prices and lightning fast delivery. But… when I recently purchased, what I thought was, a HDMI Arc Sound Extractor only to find it didn’t actually do that… (extract sound from my TV’s HDMI Arc port). I asked if could return it and after I proved (with photos and my word) it was in ‘pristine’ condition eventually Transparent said that they would accept the return minus £10 and I had to pay the postage!!
After they said I could return it I purchased the correct HDMI Arc Extractor from them - with no problems whatsoever.
I haven’t come across this before. Sorry, genuine mistake on my part, but definitely won’t be buying
anything else from Transparent!

19 December 2025
Unprompted review

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