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Reviewed Sept. 21, 2014
I have had Comcast Xfinity for about a year and technicians have been to my house over TEN times. They change the cable boxes almost every time they come. They were here a week ago and now they are coming back to change the box AGAIN. I'm so fed up with them, I'm going to cancel my plan and if they ask me to pay a penalty, I will sue them. This is the most horrible cable company I've ever had.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014
Customer service agent was rude, keep telling us that nothing was wrong with their equipment. 20 minutes later and 2 phone calls they figured out the cable modem was no longer compliant with their network upgrades.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014
On Thursday evening 9/11/14, I was watching a program on DVR when the screen went black. I called customer service the next day and a tech was sent out on 9/14. He changed out the modem & box. When he left On Demand no longer worked. I have called them at least 10 times & was told that a supervisor would return my call. I have not yet received a call and 9/20 still have the problem. How do you ignore your customers?
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014
I went to return cable modem to your local store when sales rep in Richmond, CA sold me the Xfinity Home service. He quoted me with all my service same as previous. If I get Home service my monthly bill will be drop and I will be keeping the same services. Now after 1 month going back and forth, my bill jumps to $201.00 instead of $125.00 as quoted (for 6 months and after that 16.99 will drop of installation). Again spent approx 1 hrs with sales rep, he assure me that bill will change back to $125.00 as quoted and I will be getting difference back as adjustment.
As soon as I got home my channel drops again to basic instead of digital prefer. I don't know what is going on. Now they are charging me for early termination $75.00. I don't understand for what? I did not change anything. Services: Digital prefer, Blast internet, Home service for $125.00 for first six month and after that $109.00. Posted message on Facebook, Twitter, email but no resolution.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014
In the start of Aug of 2014, I called Comcast to find out 3 things. The first was if I was paid up a month on the bill and they told me YES. The second was to find out when my bill would be printed, they said the 20th, and the third was to turn off my service before the bill was printed. The service was turned off on 8-12 so they should owe me a few days of lost service - you would think. WRONG!!! They have all their boxes back and I still got a ** bill from them. Go figure this one out. First their bill is over $10.00 higher than what I was paying them which was $51.48 with taxes for both internet & TV service. So when I got their last bill from them I called them on 9-11-14 and no one could tell me why I owe them money if I was paid up a month to start with nor could they tell me what the money I owed them was for.
So on 9-19-14, I called the Corp. Office and all I got was a recording. Go figure, even they don't want to handle these issues. So I tried the billing number again on 9-19-14 at 4:36 pm. Talked to a gal but man, when it hit 5:00pm she hung up on me!!! She wanted me to provide proof of the date the service was turned off, Like they don't know this stuff!!! I mean how stupid do you think I am. If I have to I will contact my lawyer & have him handle it. Now do they really want to go down that road?????!!!! You talk about being Ticked off, I was!!! They haven't heard the last from this gal and this I promise!!!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014
We contracted with Comcast for an alarm system. The first vacation we went on in February there were 3 false alarms. Comcast said it was a faulty sensor and came out and replaced it. Police charged $112.00. Second vacation in March - Same thing different windows. Police charged approximately $300.00. Comcast came out and checked all sensors and replaced batteries. 3rd vacation in July 5 - false alarms. Comcast came out and replace the control box. Police charged $900 and we are cancelled from response. Paid Comcast $3,000.00 for the alarm plus monthly fees and no rebates for the police charges, plus no police response. Still working to try and fix. I would not recommend this service to anyone.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014
On September 5 2014, I purchased a new TV. The following day, I went to a Comcast service center in Lake Worth, FL to pick up an HD set-top box. After waiting over an hour in a crowded, cramped waiting area, I was given a used set-top box and was instructed to call an 800 number to have the box activated. I went home and called. The rep on the line sent numerous signals to the box, but was not able to activate it. They told me they can send a technician to my house, but it would take a week. I reluctantly opted to go back to the service center on Monday, 9/8 in Boca Raton, FL near my work.
After waiting 45 minutes in line during my lunch break, I was told they couldn't exchange the box because it was not compatible with the equipment in my area, although it was the next town over. That evening I went back to the service center in Lake Worth, waited there another hour and was told they were out of the newer HD set-top models and I was given a very old set-top box with a manufacture date of 2008, six years old! I took it home and when I hooked it up, it started malfunctioning - turning itself on and off repeatedly. I was totally frustrated! I contacted Comcast customer service and I advised them of my situation but the best they could do was to offer an appointment for Monday, 9/15 A WEEK LATER!
When the technician arrived, he did not want to replace the box, but instead replaced only the coax cable. The unit worked for about 10 minutes and went back to turning itself on and off. I immediately contacted Comcast and was given another appointment for Wednesday, 9/24. I stayed home from work that day, but unbelievably no one showed up. I contacted Comcast and was told there was no appointment on file and was given another service appointment for today, Friday, 9/26 which I was assured was set up in the system. Unbelievably, no one showed up AGAIN!!! How can Comcast treat their customers this poorly? Why, because they do NOT care! Three weeks after purchasing my new TV, I still have not been able to watch it. I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH COMCAST!!!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014
We moved to a new location and a couple of days later I realized that my Comcast email was no longer working. I contacted Comcast only to be placed on hold for several minutes. I spoke with one of their representatives and they could not assist me. They told me what they thought the issue was (a new account was created for me). That just sent me over the top. I contacted Comcast four more times. On the third call I asked to speak with a supervisor. They told me it would take up to 2 hours. It's been two days and no one from Comcast has contacted me. I called one more time and finally I got assistance. They merged the two accounts together.
First of all why didn't someone inform me that a new account was going to be created? Second, why did I have to place so many calls to this company to get my issue resolved? And last, I would bet their associate didn't pass my information along to the supervisor and or the supervisor had too many other complaints that day. Comcast customer service is beyond poor! I don't dealing with this company and going elsewhere.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014
The volume getting louder, this happens all the time! Also too many commercials over the past few months. 14 minutes of commercials in a 30 minute show. I am paying for this service/cable TV, this is unacceptable! I can see this happening on the network TV. Not pay TV. Pay TV was not suppose to have and did not have commercials at the start. I understand everyone wants more money, but this is out of control. What can I/we do about the situation?
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2014
Ok, I am really pissed off right now. I've been with Comcast for the last 15 mos and have received not only the WORST customer service EVER, BUT the worst internet service ever. I have had internet problems since I've have them, and a tech has came out 4 times...the 3rd time they were suppose to bring a new modem, and failed to do so, but still charged us for it. My bill is wrong pretty much every month, and this month has probably been the moment that has taken the cake.
The last time I called, the conversation went on for about a total of 2.5 hours with 3 or 4 reps to get my bill adjusted and fix my internet service that was not working AT ALL for some reason. A representative initially said that he would reimburse us for the days that our service wasn't working (which means every day we called in, which is hardly anything considering the fact that who is going to call Comcast everyday) and I began to tell him that that was not satisfying enough. Then he told me that he would reimburse me for the time (14 mos) that I have been paying them for the modem. I was ok with that. So, now I call in to pay my bill, the credit is not on there. OF COURSE! The rep I initially talked to said there are no notes stating that promise, so I told him to pull the call. He says only a supervisor can do that...I say fine.
He transfers me...after 10 mins of waiting on hold, Anna answers. She tells me that I am NOT going to receive that credit because it isn't applicable and refused to pull the call. "So your reps just make up numbers and promises to get me off the line?" And she says, "I'm not sure what he said." PULL THE CALL!! She refuses and tells me there is nothing she can do for me. I said, "you call this customer service?" She says, "yes." Wow....
The fact that I have issues every month isn't enough already? The fact that they can see my account and the amount of times I have called in and complained, and had appointments to have reps come out isn't enough. She is a supervisor and refused to give me the credit I was promised. EVEN if it was an error on the behalf of the rep that promised it initially, she did nothing to fix the issue and gave me NO customer service whatsoever.
I have been EXTREMELY patient with this company and I have just been screwed over. I pay way too much money for them to treat me the way that they do, and for my service to be this terrible!!!!! I am strongly considering a lawsuit. Calling them every month takes way too much of my time, when I just have to call the next month because something isn't fixed. I have began to hate this company simply because they do not care about me as a consumer and I am regretful for giving them a chance.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2014
Comcast representatives lied about the total charges per month. After going over all equipment, fees, tiers of service, etc. I was guaranteed to keep all of my old channels and all of the same terminals and equipment including my dvr for a total of 135 dollars plus tax. 2 days after installation my channels changed and I had to call them to have it reinstated. Then we get a letter saying that we have not been charged for two terminals and our bill will be going up 16 dollars. After several calls then waiting for a supervisor to call back, all I get is there's no way anyone quoted me that price - although they won't check their recording to verify. I was careful to verify everything item by item and had her repeat everything included and the total price before taxes. They choose to call me a liar and won’t check the recording that she guaranteed would be on file if there was any discrepancy. (I did this because they've lied prior.) Why can't they check the recording and honor the deal that they made. I'M IN FOR A LAWSUIT! SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP THE LIES TO SECURE OUR BUSINESS!
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2014
I moved into a new apartment and was transferring my service from the old place to the new place. I scheduled it for a Sunday because I was having surgery the very next day (reconstruction due to breast cancer) and would be recuperating in bed. I waiting in my new empty apartment for the tech to arrive between 10am and noon. My husband called me and said, "Let the cable guy in. He has been pounding in the door for 10 minutes." I proceeded to walk around my entire building... No cable guy here. My husband then asks for the address he is at and he is down the street at the wrong address.
Ok...mistakes happen no biggy... The tech shows up... walks into my living room and informs me he can't install my cable because dispatch cancelled the appointment because it was the wrong address. The tech gives me his id #; and makes ME call to reschedule. He informs me that he is now obviously free so they can send him right back out. 8 hours sitting in an empty apartment and 2 additional calls to customer service... Nothing!!
I have called Comcast Corporate... Nothing... I have called every person from Comcast and they either hang up, transfer me or give me the same scripted line...So I had my surgery and came home to recover in bed staring at the wall because they just DON'T CARE... I would like to start a class action lawsuit against Comcast for mental distress... These are no mistakes... They abuse you on purpose... They must be stopped.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014
I spoke to a Comcast agent yesterday looking for pricing and she wanted to pull my credit because their offers are based on credit worthiness. I did not want a credit pull and said to assume my credit is excellent and if I decided to use their service she could then pull it. I had to break off the call due to an urgent call so never made a decision about service. This morning I received a notice from my credit monitoring service that Comcast had pulled my credit anyway!!! Never will use them!
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014
My internet has been spotty for months. I returned the splitter, that did not work. I returned the Modem, that did not work either. Someone came out and look things over and made a few changes to my equipment, that didn't help either. The next guy they sent out climbed up the pole and discovered that I wasn't correct properly so he fixed that, which also did not help. So then they sent out another "contracted" person to rerun the cable from the box to my unit. Still didn't work, so I exchanged the modem again. I was attempting to follow the instructions to change my network name and password (which don't work) so I called tech support and the rudest guy I have ever spoken with in a customer service center helped me, but hung up before it was complete. I've about had it!
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014
Just want to warn anyone that may be considering going with Comcast, don't do it! Their customer service is absolutely terrible and no one knows what they are doing. They need to get their crap together and get their heads out of their rears! I want everyone to know how angry I am at Comcast!!!!! First of all, they come and install the wrong equipment, then after days of phone calls with them of trying to figure out why we weren't getting our channels, they have to send another tech out. Well, the box outside had a filter on it so that's why we weren't getting our channels. Ok, so we get charged for a 2nd tech visit. I was told that they could not take that charge off, even though it was not our fault we weren't able to get the channels.
So I told them to disconnect us and they said they were sending boxes for us to return our equipment. Ok, a few days go by, we get a package at the door from Comcast........ it wasn't boxes....... it was another HD box?!?! So I call AGAIN. This guy tells me I have to go online to send myself boxes. Couldn't find anywhere on their website to do this. I call back yet again. Guy tells me he will send boxes. This was last Tuesday. Still no boxes and I got a bill from them telling me that I owe them $190 for unreturned equipment. So, I guess I will be dropping off the equipment on the other side of town at the customer service center. How convenient!
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014
I picked up my TV boxes on Friday, hooked up on Saturday, no tv. Called phone services on Sunday, on hold for 45 minutes, no resolution. Called again on Sunday night, still nothing. They said a tech. would come by between 2-4 Monday. No show. I don't like being lied to!!! Went into the local office and waited in line 1 hour. Got to the person and was told they could do nothing for me for 5 more days. We have now been on hold with no more help all day Monday. We are cancelling Comcast and going to Dish Network or DirecTV!!!!
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2014
I purchased Comcast Triple Play in June 2013. Every 3-4 months they have tried to increase the bill. On top of that, in April the internet started this intermittent dropping many times day for no reason. I call in and have to explain for 2 hours each time so then they schedule a tech to come to the house. That tech arrives and states the problem is not in the house or on the property but upline closer to office because other customers are having same problem at the same time in my area. The techs leave and corp closes the account. That forces me to call back and reopen the case and it all starts all over again.
I also demanded a credit for which they say when the problem is fixed, they will fix the account. That works out for them as they have no intention in fixing the problem. To top things off, my husband wanted the Sports package for the winter (which we did last year for $4.99) and I added $10 upgrade for more Christian channels. When the bill came 2 days ago it went from 99 to 196!!!! As well as last night we had nothing for over a half hour and I got nowhere with these people talking for 2 hours last night and several hours today. They promise to fix within 24 hours but I know it is just the same old song and dance. Anyone know a good lawyer??? How about good service with another company???
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2014
I called Comcast this morning to cancel one of my premium channels and inquire about a DVR... 7 hour later on the phone and chat, my account still isn't right. The first person I talked to cancelled all of my premium channels. He talked me into the X1 system and told me the only way to do it was to have the Triple Play package (I don't need a home phone). I asked for a cost, was told to wait a minute.
10 minutes went by, he came back and told me he had my new phone number for me (I had not agreed to the new service yet). I asked how much the package would cost and was told to hold again... at which time I was disconnected. I figured I would call back later, but when I went to watch TV I noticed all my HD channels were no longer working and all my premium channels were gone. I then called Comcast back and tried to resolve it. I was passed from person to person with no one ever resolving the issue. Seven hours later I am still working on it.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2014
I contacted Comcast to set up an appointment for September 8th on August 29th. The reason was the technician that came out on August 15th did not have the proper order and my services were set up incorrectly. My appointment was rescheduled without my knowledge or approval to September 15th. My husband had already taken the day of September 8th off and if I had not logged on to my account, I would not have known that my appointment was rescheduled. After I called and spoke to another representative with no luck, my appointment was still scheduled for September 15th between 8 am - 10 am.
On September 15th, I contacted customer service at 11:20 am when no one had arrived and was told that no one could come out to complete the job that was requested today. Again, there was no notification, no phone call or anything. I asked the representative to transfer me over to a supervisor as I did not want to reschedule. I was placed on hold for three minutes and hung up. When I called back, I noticed that my appointment was now scheduled for October 2nd. Again - no approval from me. I spoke with a customer service representative in the technical department on 9/15/14 at 11:52 am named Antonio. (Antonio claimed he didn't have his ID# and did not provide it.) I was placed on hold for 15 minutes waiting to speak with his supervisor LaToya. I asked Antonio not to put me on hold because I was disconnected the last time I was on hold with a customer service representative. I was placed on a silent mute for 15 minutes and then placed on hold for 30 minutes without being informed what the status of LaToya coming to the phone was.
Finally, Antonio came back on the phone and stated he was waiting for LaToya to finish the calls in front of me before getting to my call. I was confused because he had originally told me that LaToya was logging in to take my call and he went back over to her desk to check. But then he put me on hold for 30 minutes and comes on AFTER the 30 minutes of holding to tell me he's still waiting on any supervisor to pick up. In customer service, it's appropriate to let a customer know that you are still with them working on their problem. Especially a customer that is already upset. After finally checking in with me, I was placed back on hold for another 30 minutes without being checked on or informed about any updates. Unfortunately, I had to disconnect the call without getting any further information because I had to handle other business.
Are customer service representatives really allowed to sit and have a customer on hold for over an hour after checking in with them only once on updates? Or is this their way of "resolving" an issue with an unsatisfied customer and hoping they will just hang up and the problem will go away? I feel like Comcast has taken my money, but not provided me any service or support that they promise in ALL of their advertisements. A supervisor is never there to assist you, the customer service representatives are uncaring and dismissive of any issues or complaints you have. I will continue to make complaints on Comcast's website until this issue is resolved. This is disappointing and disheartening. I can't believe that Comcast has been in business this long with this type of service.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2014
Doesn't do the outside work. It's been 3 wks with no service at my house.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2014
No phone or internet service - dead in the water. 5 calls to Comcast today; on 2 I was disconnected after indicating why I was calling. Had to start the call and their ridiculous prompts all over again. First rep @ 7 a.m. this morning promised a technician between 12-5 TODAY and to expect a call within "a couple of hours" to confirm the arrival time. Second rep at 1:40 p.m. indicated a technician was working on the problem remotely and there would be someone at my home between 3-5 p.m. TODAY. He said to expect a call within 1.5 hours of the arrival to confirm the time. Third rep at 4:55 p.m. said the ticket was still open and as of now they do not have anyone available until 3 days from now. Asked for supervisor and after 10-15 minutes on hold listening to their AWFUL messages and music, no supervisor available. Supervisor at 5:40 went through the same thing we tried at 6:30-7:00 this morning.
What a colossal waste of her time and mine. No mention of today, no mention of remote troubleshooting - nothing. They lie, lie, lie. Their records are out of date - they say I have an "end of life" modem. The internet modem was new 10 months ago, the phone modem was new when I had problems 3 months ago. I told 2 reps the same thing twice today and yet it's still not correct. This is at least the 3rd service outage this year. ENOUGH! As soon as it is fixed (if while I'm still breathing) I will be on the phone buying service from one of their competitors.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2014
Comcast charges for the cable that connects the box to the TV if a replacement is needed. Comcast charges for an HD box. TWC does not. HD is the standard.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2014
I have been a customer for 12 years. At this very moment I am searching for a new provider. I agree with every single comment that has already been written as a complaint. Customer Service is a minus 0. Techs are a minus 0. Speed has slowed down to snail mail. It is -75%. It is suppose to be faster and it is slower than ever before. I am paying for a TV/internet service and have been for over 12 years. Which is costing me more than $70.00 a month and I don't even use their service for TV. I use Dish network. They told me however for the last 12 years that I can't drop it or they will drop the internet. Someone needs to get a lawsuit going against them. I suggest that Consumer Affairs and those who monitor business practices within the internet/television providers start making them live up to what they advertise.. I have been dropped on the phone a million times, spent hours on the phone trying to resolve internet issues.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2014
Let me start off by saying, I have been with many cable companies in the past. Although I have had a few terrible experiences, NONE of them compared to the money-hungry monstrosity that is Comcast. Their customer service is beyond terrible and the employees are just plain rude and condescending. From "discounts" being promised, only to be billed for it later, to obscene amounts of money being thrown away every month, boycotts are in order. This company WILL NOT get another dime from me.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2014
I have been a Comcast customer for years and wanted service transferred to new address. A tech was in my neighborhood at the install time but went to house 2 doors down. He finally shows up at my house and because customer service got the address wrong I have to call and have the mess straightened out. I canceled an install with Frontier to stay with Comcast as they offered me a better deal. By 9:30 am we have everything straightened out and I should get a call from the local technician by 10:30 AM to tell me when they can come back and install. By 11:30 I call them back as I have not received my call to schedule the install. Customer service tells me I am next and I should get a call by noon. At 1:15 I call back, and am told again that I should get a call within the hour. It has been nothing but repeated "I understand your frustration" repeated in my ear for hours now!!!
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2014
I've been on the phone with different people from Comcast. They all give me different prices. I was convinced that the whole package was a better deal. They never told me about the hidden fees. How my monthly bill was going to be doubled. Whenever I called customer services and spoke with them, they just said you want it or not. They were not really explaining to me what happened. I also told them I wanted internet only and two different people gave me different prices. They are a scam!!
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2014
I set up a payment arrangement to have an EFT on my checking account on September 5, 2014. I went to local office on September 4, 2014 and paid bill in cash. Called Comcast to stop EFT, was told it was a legal binding contract and that they could not stop it, that I would have to stop payment through my bank - so I did and spent 31.00 dollars to do so. They of course tried to send it through and of course it was kicked back. So imagine my surprise when a paper check hits my bank from Comcast for this arrangement. And because they deposited a paper check into their account they were able to bypass the stop payment. I don't even use checks... Everything I do is with cash or debit card. So bank has opened a fraud investigation on Comcast.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2014
In May 2014 a tech replacing my digital adaptor failed to remove it from my account. I found this out in July 2014 when I received a letter charging me $1.99 a month for it. Through repeated phone calls since then, Comcast doing their research tickets which did nothing and a Comcast ordered home inspection to look for the box, I am told I will be charged until it is resolved and will not get credit. I pay almost $200 month for my Comcast services for 5 years at this address and more at other addresses. I have had them charge me wrong before but this time they will not resolve it and are definitely treating me like I am a thief.
In a prior circumstance they mistakenly charged me $8 a month for a long time before I caught it, but refused to give more than 6 months credit or even look into how long it had gone on. No ifs, ands or buts there. Today a supervisor reiterated their position on this and offered to open yet another research ticket. They are openly refusing to remove the charge that I must pay to keep my services until their research ticket is done but the research tickets do not get done. Ergo, I must be a thief! It is beyond comprehension to me that I pay so much monthly and yet they insist on charging me $1.99 a month for something I don't have or I lose my services. Can anybody help? I cannot possibly be the only person they do this to.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2014
Ok, so we have been having this problem with Comcast since we got our service about 3 months ago. They have charged us for 2 lines - we have only one. We PAID the installation and yet it keeps popping back up on the bill even after being told it would be taking care of. Now after having to call them again because the charges are STILL on the bill, my wife calls, talks to them - they ask to speak to me (bill in my name). They get my info, ask if I want her added to my account so that they can talk to her without having to bother me. I tell them no. Give her back the phone and then I am told they added her to the account even after I told them NO. Seems like there could be reason to look into a lawsuit on something like this. Adding people to your account against your will is against the law... I'm pretty sure of that...
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2014
I should have learned from my past experiences with Comcast!!! I got my bill today and I am always receiving additional fees on my bills... Today I called about a reconnection fee for my bundle. My services were never interrupted... I paid it on 8/14 and the fees showed up on 8/17 - I called customer service and they refused to take off the $18 reconnection fee. I will no longer be using Comcast.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2014
I was on the phone with Comcast for 5 hours. While on hold, they dropped my call and thus lost my appointment. When I was finally able to reach them again, the next available time was 8 days later than the original date. They should look into further training their employees thus opening up more appointment times.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2014
Oh my God Comcast sales rep named Jacob gave me a very good deal and I accepted it only for my bill to come in it was double the price. Before he installed the service he was calling me everyday. Now my bill is out, he never pick up my calls anymore. Comcast has very poor customer service. I wish they will go away... Please everyone beware of anyone called Jacob from Comcast.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2014
I called comcast and placed an order, the technician showed up to do the install. He did not have enough equipment and informed me that he did not have a signal coming into the house. He ordered a new cable to be ran. The work was done a few days later and after waiting 3 weeks, I called them back for them to complete the install. I was informed by a salesperson that there was no record in the system associated with my address or phone number. He proceeded to take the new order and informed me that the price I was quoted was wrong and that the new price would be $30 a month higher, additionally there would be a $39 charge for the installation. We got disconnected and by the time I called back the comcast offices were closed.
The next day I called back and was quoted the same package for $5 more dollars a month and an install worth $60. Again we got disconnected and now the monthly price was $125 and the install price $200. Comcast is the most dishonest company I have the misfortune of dealing with. They used the bait and switch tactics and kept changing prices and install cost. I highly recommend you re-evaluate if you are considering comcast services.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2014
Where do I start? Here is a list of my problems in trying to get my internet installed with Comcast: First installation attempt, our builder had the gate locked so installation had to be rescheduled. This is the builder's fault. I asked the tech to wait for 15 minutes while I was trying to get the builder to come by and unlock the gate. He told me that he cannot wait and rescheduled the installation.
Second installation attempt: the tech showed up within the promised window. After some investigation, the tech told me that he cannot do the install because the builder did not leave a string for him to pull the cable from the meter to the garage through the buried PVC pipe. The tech told me that his supervisor would not let him run the cable above ground since it will cross my neighbor's property. The tech then proceeded to inform me that if I can get a string to pull through the PVC pipe, he will come back and complete the installation. He even gave me his cell phone number and assured me that it would not be a problem for him to come back.
I then found an electrician to come on that same day and fish through a string so that Comcast can run its cable. I called the tech numerous times and left him a voice mail but never got a response. At 3PM on the same day, I called customer service. The customer service rep told me that don't worry the tech will come back by 8PM to complete the installation. At 6PM, I called back again to check the status. A different rep tried to help me but the call kept dropping. I could get a call back but the rep cannot hear me. I gave up and called back in. A different rep got me in touch with the technical support team. The technical support team told me that I am next on the list.
At 7PM, I called back again to check the status. A different rep transferred me to the technical support team again. The tech team apologized but did not know why the previous technical support team would told me that I am next on the list. He told me that his supervisor would put an expedite ticket in and I could get the installation the following day at the earliest or the next couple of days. For what it is worth, I did not believe a word your company is telling by this time.
The next day (Sunday), I called back and was told that there is no scheduled installation and I would need to schedule an installation. The rep gave me a date and time. The next day (Monday), I login into the system and there is no scheduled installation notice on my account. I called again, this time the rep scheduled it and ensured me that it is in the system. I login to verify the scheduled installation. FINALLY the installation day came. The tech showed up (I was not home since I don't live there full time) and did the installation. 3 hours later my son told me that the installation is complete. Comcast cannot use our purchased modem although it is listed on your website as an approved modem. I went ahead and have the OK to lease a Comcast modem.
A week after the installation, my neighbor texted me asking "when is Comcast coming back to bury the cable"? BURY the cable! I was surprised to learn this. I had thought that Comcast cannot run the cable above ground and must pull the cable through the pipe during the previous installation attempt. I had to call in to schedule a drop and bury the cable appointment.
In conclusion, I spent $120 to get a string fished through the PVC pipe so Comcast can complete the installation. I spent $120 for a modem that I cannot return anymore because it has been more than 30 days since the initial service request. I am out $240 PLUS the numerous hours on the phones waiting and wasting my time so that Comcast can get a monthly recurring charge from me? I can assure you that as soon as my contract commitment is up, I will be switching provider.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2014
I've been your customer for not even a whole week and as soon as I am done typing this email, I am calling AT&T and going back to them. The experience I've had for the past couple of days with Comcast is extremely bad. I've spoken to more than 10 people and each person just gives me the runaround, can't help me, transfers me to the 'correct' department for help and then nothing... The other department can't help either and another transfer, another person who transfers me and so on and so on.
This has been going on since I've become a customer and I'm done. I found this email on the internet and am not too sure this will help resolve anything either, but this is the last try. I ordered the Comcast cable and internet and was expecting to get the equipment your company is advertising on TV and on the internet, which is the X1 DVR, instead I received a DVR that is probably at least 10 years old. It's huge, it can only record 2 shows of which one I have to watch at the time of recording, which kind of defeats the purpose of me recording that program.
I've been with AT&T for past 8 years and I've had their DVR for that amount of time which recorded 4 shows at the same time and while recording I was able to watch live TV. I understand that Comcast's new X1 does that same thing now that AT&T have been doing for years, only that is not what I received. When I first contacted your customer service to get the correct the X1 equipment that I was originally expecting to receive, I was told that I can only get that with the triple play service, which at the time of me ordering Comcast was not explained. I would have never switched from U-Verse to Comcast if I was told that the equipment I will be getting is probably more that 10 years old. That would make no sense to go from a nice DVR back in time to this ancient one I received.
The only reason I was tempted to change was not cable but the internet. Comcast does have a faster internet than AT&T but I am not willing to sacrifice cable service just for little faster internet. Top DVR that records several shows at once is the company standard now and I was extremely surprised that Comcast would even send such an old DVR to a new customer since we're in 2014 and technology is quite nice now.
Anyways, I was able to speak to a person at the resolution dept who told me that I am able to get the X1 with the double play service I have, but I have to pay $60 for the 'upgrade' fee. Since I told him that I do not want to pay that 'upgrade' fee because technically it's not an upgrade, I just want the equipment I was sold by your TV and internet ads, he told me to call sales dept back and speak to a supervisor to get that fee waived.
When I talked to a supervisor he told me at first that the X1 box is only available w/ the triple play and the person who told me I can get it for $60 upgrade fee w/ my double play lied to me because that's not an option... I was then disconnected (one of many many disconnections I went through) and then I got another supervisor back on the line. He told me that I can get the X1 DVR w/ my double play for a fee of $150 (and of course the people I spoke to earlier who gave me different if lied).
Since again, I was arguing that fee he said he can't help me. I have to call the resolution dept again and talk to them. When I got yet another person on the phone, she said (Arial) she will get to the bottom of things because she heard how frustrated I was and was more than willing to help, which would have been wonderful if not for the... Yep, you guessed it... Disconnected while on hold. One of the many times I was on hold and transferred, once I was actually transferred to a law firm to leave a message, as confused as I was by that transfer I did not leave a msg at some law firm.
So as you can see I am beyond frustrated, beyond dissatisfied, beyond confused, and somewhat angry at this whole ordeal I was put through since I've become your customer not even a week ago. When I was ordering this service, again, I was not told that I have an option to get your X1 equipment or your 10-year-old equipment and since I was enticed to switch to Comcast based on your TV and internet ads that is what I was expecting. I hope that this email will be read by someone who actually cares but since the experience I've had forgive me for being skeptical.
Hopefully someone can help me. I am hoping to hear back asap regarding this major issue/problem if not, there are options out there w/ companies who care. I was extremely satisfied w/ AT&T with the service and customer service through out the last 8 years I was with them. I wanted to give Comcast a try only because of internet, but after this ordeal I'm really not sure if that's even an option. You are more than welcome to contact me to resolve or even discuss this complaint. I will research other email addresses to send this complaint to as many Comcast contact as possible. Corporate offices need to know what type of experiences your customer service people are putting people through.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2014
I spent the entire day either in chat or on hold with Comcast yesterday and there wasn't a single person who knew what should or could be done. My cable/internet was turned off without warning yesterday. I knew my bill was past due but not in the amount to warrant a disconnect. I always pay my bill around the second week of the month, every month and I have never been disconnected before.
After a long and arduous conversation in chat with 3 different people, it was found that my last bill was generated while last month's payment was still pending, prompting the computer system to think I was 2 months behind. I was told after hours that all I had to do was call collections, give them my bank information and they would post date a payment for this Friday and my service would be restored. The one and only time I spoke to someone in collections, my wife wasn't home and I had no access to our bank account information. She came home 10 minutes later and I then proceeded to call and sit on hold with Comcast for an additional 3 hours.
I finally just started picking options until I could get a live person, every one I talked to told me there was no manager or supervisor available to talk to (if they even exist) and there was always loud talking and laughing in the background, completely unprofessional and rude. The last person I talked to said and I quote "there is no button I can push to turn your service back on and if I transfer you, you will just sit on hold, there is no one that can turn your service back on, you just have to pay your bill." I hung up on her.
I find it hard to believe that after 8 hours of talking with Comcast, no one could fix the mistake that they made and no one could find anyone or direct me to someone who could even though the one time I did speak to someone in collections, they said all I needed was the bank information but everyone else I spoke to acted as if they never heard of that before.
I am not looking into other cable services because when you call you either speak to an uneducated, rude, ghettofied jerk who doesn't give two craps about you or you speak to someone from India who has no more helpful options to give you other than "turn off your cable box and then turn it back on" literally. Comcast, you should be ashamed. You charge ridiculous prices and offer such poor customer service. It's pathetic. I could have better help at an elementary school.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2014
Comcast tells you one thing on the phone and then sends you something that's about double in cost from your conversation. Comcast calls you two or three weeks before your payment is due and say you owe it to be current and you have two weeks or more. Comcast is down probably 10 percent of the time from my experience and when they come to your house and make your services worse not better and then they charge you whatever they want.
They were the most horrible company I deal with and that goes back for years. When you question them about the charges, they can't explain them. They just cut off your services slowly and so you are intimidated and afraid so you end up paying early and too much almost all of the time. I went down to their service center and it was full of people that were complaining, yelling, being loud, doing everything. Everyone down there, they were really upset with this company. I'm at their services, policies and their overcharges... I canceled the TV services and I'm shopping the rest of the coverage is to get away from them once and for all time!!!!!
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2014
On Thursday Sept. 4, 2014 due to age and the weather, the Comcast video cable became disconnected from the house and was lying on the ground and partially in the air where it is connected to the service line. We still are receiving a cable signal, however, the cable line partially being up in the air can be considered a safety hazard and can cause injury to someone and being the property owner I would be responsible. I contacted Comcast via their 1-800-Xfinity number and spoke to a customer Rep. who told me it would be between 24 - 48 hours before a technician can come out and restore the line.
Called Friday morning and said this an "emergency" since anyone could possibly become injured. They put in an emergency ticket and we were supposed to be contacted before 8:00 p.m. by a technician. 8:00 p.m. came and gone with no technician. Called Saturday and was told that the technician tried to call but got no response. I told the service rep. that we were home all day and evening and no one called. They put in another emergency ticket (# **) and again a technician was supposed to come by and restore the line by 8:00 pm and the rep. even promised that would happen. Service Rep. was Benny and his ID # is **. 8:00 pm came again no one showed up. Called Sunday and talked to Daniel from Mexico who after 20 minutes hung up on me.
Called again and talked to Sawil from the Philippines and was told that the Emergency ticket had been filled out that the job was fixed. I said that is not true and that the line is still partially on the ground and up in the air and poses a safety hazard. They reissued the emergency ticket and was told again someone would come by 8:00 pm. Again no one showed up. Called today Monday Sept . 7 and talked to another person in the Philippines and was told a technician would contact me by 11:48 am. Again no one called. Surprise, Surprise.
The number that I used was supposed to be a local Savannah number and you get routed to the 1-800-Xfinity number. Also magic happened that we are scheduled to have a technician come out on Sept. 11, a week after I reported it. All the numbers for Comcast that are listed in the Savannah phone directory no one answers the phone. It is amazing that to get something fixed in Savannah, GA you have to talk to someone as far away the Philippines. They need to change their phone number from 1-800 - Xfinity to 1-800-JOKEONU.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2014
So I spoke with Comcast again today. Last week we had outages and this week we are starting out with more outages. In this digital age we are in dire need of reliable phone and internet services for our company which operates predominantly online, however in the past year I have been in charge of the account our business has had over 15 outages that have disrupted our business.
Each outage or service disruption leaves our clients in a lurch because they cannot contact our business and in turn, business is lost. We are credited for the service for the day, but a measly $10 maximum credit is minuscule in comparison to the amount of business we have lost. My colleagues and I want to work with a business that has ethics, customer service, great products and reliability. Why is this so hard to find with an Internet and phone provider? Get your act together Comcast.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2014
I think Comcast must have the worst customer service I have ever encountered. I just switched to them in July 2014, because my Verizon contract was up, and the monthly fee was due to increase substantially. Comcast was offering a much cheaper deal for more services. So I switched. Silly me. In the last 2 months I have called Comcast more than I did in the 3 years I had Verizon. Each person tells me something different. No one has the answer. They tell me they will come out to work on something, but never show. Or, they show up late - then I was told I would get a $20 credit on my bill for their lateness, but that never appeared either. I lose channels, or they are so digitized that they are un-watchable. Sometimes I can use On Demand, but sometimes not.
When the service was installed the new line needed to be buried, and the tech said he would set it up. 3 weeks later nothing had happened, so I called. No one knew what I was talking about. I wish there was a person you could take your complaints to, but that doesn't seem to exist. One of the customer service reps said she would transfer me to the dispatch person for my area (Annapolis, MD). I was connected to dispatch for Chicago and Houston. And that person told me he couldn't transfer me back, so I would have to call back again. And be on hold for another 30 minutes. These people make me sick!!!! I am about to cancel if I don't get some type of satisfaction soon. Don't they know how much people hate their company??
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2014
I had a past due bill of $41.23 that was due on August 25, 2014. I got a call from Comcast rep stating that the bill was past due. He said I could write a post dated check Sept.1 for that amount. I end up coming up with the money and paid the $41.23 on the Aug. 25. I call them back to tell them to cancel the posted dated check which they agreed to. They still went into my account and took the $41.23 out of my account. Never did the representative stated that the check would still go through til I call back and complained about it! They put my account in negative and an overdraft! I had caught up the past due bill. Another bill was coming up but it wasn't due yet!
Comcast took the $41.23 and deducted from my account to pay the other bill that wasn't due yet. We had not made any arrangement on that bill! They had no right to go into my account to pay on another bill that was not due yet! Did they commit fraud by going in my account using my posted dated check to pay another bill that wasn't for that bill. The check was only for the past due bill! Some of Comcast Rep was very rude about this matter! They put the $41.23 back but they won't pay the overdraft fee. They cause this problem. Now I can't trust Comcast to go in my account! They might decided to pay Comcast bill that is not due yet! Be careful!
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2014
I have a business in Shreveport, LA. Used to have another internet carrier, but switched to Comcast BUSINESS, because rates much cheaper. Here's our current status: for 10 days, our internet is OUT at our BUSINESS. We have done everything to contact Comcast, and it is literally unbelievable that a business customer has been unable to let them know we're out of service. It's their modem that gave up. It died. So, because the area is now out of service, they don't know we're out. We have called repeatedly to Business Comcast, and it just sits on hold for half an hour. We have an online acct, but there is literally NO OPTION on the website to let them know VIA EMAIL that our service is out. WE WILL DEFINITELY BE CHANGING BACK TO ANOTHER CARRIER. If any one gets this by Sept 8, please have Comcast contact us and restore service. Thanks.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2014
I contacted Comcast, reluctantly, after hearing of so many fraudulent practices, but they are the only gig in town. I called to order internet and cable service. I was told that I would get internet service and a basic cable service with 25 channels for only 39.99 and was also told that I couldn't get internet service only (I don't watch TV). I set up an installation date, rearranged my schedule to meet their needs and never received a confirmation letter. In the meantime, I needed internet service so I went to their website which states that you can receive free wi-fi through many different hotspots.
They did provide me with a free hour of service. When the service expired, I went back to looking for the free "hotspots" and connected to a secure free x-finity network. However, to get service, I had to pay 19.99, nothing FREE about that, which would take me up to the day they were coming. I called them on that day to confirm and they said that my installation date was a week from that date. I explained that I had been told that day and they apologized. I then asked for a credit for the 19.99, as a courtesy, plus the 19.99 I would be charged for the extra week, plus the 19.99 for the other computer in the house (the 19.99 connection can only be accessed through one device).
The customer service rep. put me on hold and came back and said that my bill would reflect a credit from the 70.00 monthly fee that I would be paying. I asked for the original price quoted, plus email confirmation of the installation date, plus credit for having to pay a weekly fee on each computer. I was told I would receive those emails in 5 minutes or so. I received no notification. How did I resolve it? I chose VERIZON instead. I can't get cable TV through them, only satellite, but I wasn't lied to and am not having money extorted from me. Why Comcast is allowed to continue to function under their current fraudulent business practices is beyond me.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2014
We have been a Comcast customer for over 15 years at home and have other accounts too. I tried to change our services online as we hardly ever watch TV. Currently, we are paying close to $300 per month for TV, internet and cable. I tried to get $99 per month triple play and it would not let me. I signed as a new customer and got a call in less than a minute, but found out I have to call a different number. When I call the customer service, I was on hold and listening to advertisement for about 15 minutes and then they told me I have to call back on a week day. I ended up cancelling my service and sign up for a new service the next day. That saved me about $3000 per year. Anyone who feels they can charge existing clients about 300% of new customer price, needs to reconsider their business strategy!
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2014
My husband and I have been with Comcast for over 3 years and always paid our bill on time. The last bill we got we paid June and July 2014 bill. They never sent another bill. We tried for weeks to find out what we owed could not get information. After repeated calls for weeks we finally got someone to give us some information they said we owed $419.00. We argued they said they had sent our bill by e-mail but they did not have a e-mail address on our account, promise not to interrupt or disconnect our service, and we could make payment arrangements and we did. Two days later our service was disconnected and said there were no notes in our account about the last conversation.
We found out they had not made notes on our account since June 18, 2014. Further investigation they are not accredited with better business bureau. They have repeatedly lied to us and called us the liar. Before they turned our service off they sent a tech out he did not need to come out, he said all they had to do was push a button he was there for 2 hours waiting on the company to call him back. The tech stated that Comcast does this all the time. They gave me an address to return equipment and the address did not exist. It was a residential area. When I called Comcast to tell them there was not a office there he became nasty and tried to send me up the road an hour away. He threatened to charge me for the equipment if I didn't return it. My husband could not use his phone because comcast took over his phone and kept directing him to comcast trying to get him to pay the bill. This was 2 days of this and we told them if they did not quit we would sue them and we gave them our attorney's name. We haven't heard anything from them since then.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2014
I have been trying to get a television problem fixed for at least 3 weeks. They have sent 3 techs out and it isn't any better. I am getting tiling and no sound during that time of tiling on just a few stations, but they are the ones that I watch a lot. One of them is the NFL channel. So, today was the 4th appt set for 3-5 pm and a no-show. I called and the young man set it for 5-7 pm today and was very apologetic. Well, NO-SHOW!! So I call and a young girl was very nice and told me that the appt was cancelled and set for 6 days from now. WHAT!! I didn't know anything about this and who the .... cancelled it today. She couldn't answer so I asked to speak to a supervisor. He told me the same thing that it was cancelled today and set for 6 days from now. Well, they are having internal conversations and leaving the customer, me, out of it.
I proceeded to give him the long story of this is the 4th tech for the same problem. Now I'm .......... and he said that he saves a few appts for these types of issues. So I will see someone at 8 - 10 am in 2 days. What bugs me the most is the lack of communication and apparent issues internally. And it's Saturday and cancelled plans this afternoon and dinner tonight for this .... We'll see what happens. Close to leaving and I know they won't give a ....
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2014
I will provide more details later but comcast is stating that they have Filipino TV in Jacksonville which they don't have, and billing for the service. They also double the installation charges. They promise refunds that never happen, they tell you it will show up on the next bill but doesn't happen. Bunch of thieves and they will be going to jail. I plan to file a complaint with the BBC and join any lawsuits. They got me for around $300.00.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2014
I requested to get internet service in my home. I was promised quick and reliable service that only required for the technician to come and run the service to my home and I would install my own modem. When the technician arrived (at the last minute, right before the hour deadline), his first question after introducing himself, was where I wanted the line. I told him that we wanted it in our master bedroom. He right away went out checking for cabling that had already been installed when the house was built (since 1972), and finally said he could not do it because there was no outlet in my bedroom and that I had to hire another company to rewire the house. This information was not relayed to me when I requested for the new service.
First of all, the wires are old and since this was a new service (AT&T ran a new wire to the house when they installed our internet service, letting us know that the wiring was too old, which is understandable and obvious) I had assumed that they would come and run a new wire to the house and be done with it so that I could install my modem. The excuse the technician gave was that they were not professional enough to do this type of installation and so that I would have to hire other professionals to rewire the cable to the house.
Preparation of the customer is necessary to warn him of what Comcast really offers. This was unprofessional of the corporation that has the monopoly of internet service (besides AT&T which is slower, but professional when it comes to installations). I told the technician to cancel our order. This was verified by a call I received to verify that I had cancelled and was never asked why, but I did let them know that the technician could not install the wiring. I'm going back to AT&T, professional and reliable, even if it's slow and expensive but it surely beats the unprofessional treatment by Comcast (this was our second experience with Comcast, I had given them about 5 years before I gave them a second chance--the first time, their initial charge did not coincide with what I was charged, over $200 more on my credit card which they did not want to credit, but fortunately, I have a bank that cancelled the charge). Comcast, go back to school and become professional.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2014
I wanted to change the number of channels I receive which one would think would be easy to do.... alas over 90 min later with a rep on the line I am still being "put on hold". He keeps telling me things that are useless to me like "Comcast does have packages that start under $100 for new customers".... Well as a 10+ year Comcast customer, apparently those packages are not available to me, so why tease me! Just give me a fair price for a package that I can use!
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014
I switched from AT&T about 2 years ago and didn't know in advance that my analog landline was replaced by a digital one, which means that the new one will not work if electric power goes out. A major bummer here in quake-prone CA! Since then I've realized that a landline is almost useless, since we have cell phones, except for receiving lots of unwanted marketing calls. I use donotcall.gov a lot but this has not slowed down the unwanted calls. Comcast allows you to block 15-20 calls but this is not enough because marketers can easily use many different numbers.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014
Gotta wonder why they broke up AT&T in 1983. Comcast is a monopoly! Their customer service sucks. Just got off the phone for the 3rd time, found out they outsourced it to the Philippines. Their network engineer told me I had a line problem causing a slow and interrupted connection. I made an appt for 9/3/14, found out today the appt was never made. After 2 phone calls, I now have a new appt in 4 days on Sunday. At least now I don't have to take another day off, but 4 more days for lousy service. I have the Arris wifi modem.
They came out to my home w/i the last year, so why am I having line issues?? Many times in a day, a search goes unanswered, email says request cancelled, it reminds me of dial up. I wish for competition and lower prices. I'm done with triple play, will lose the phone & tv at the end of contract. Can't wait. Can use pc for tv and antenna for local channels. Can you imagine free tv once again? Can get Netflix, Roku. Die Comcast die!!!!!!! You suck!!!!! Use USA for customer support center!!!! Get a clue. Die Comcast die!!!!!
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014
I am now having to address my concerns, issues, and problems, that relate far back as June 2, 2014, when I first placed a phone call to Comcast (1-800-934-6489) to find out and determine the cause(s) of my changes in billing from $54.29/month to $79.46/month (billing date 05/20/2014). On 06/12/2014, I called and first talked to a Renz, from the Philippines, then a Munide and also to Erma. I was told that my current TV & Internet (Double Play) program offer had expired and I need to either pay the new fees or obtain a new offer/deal that was available. I was offered a Triple-Play offer for $84.99. I told Renz I had not had to pay for my new/recent updated converter boxes/equipment, that I currently had, and that I was not and did not want to pay for any new converter boxes/equipment. Erma then told me she wasn't able/authorized to give or provide me with discounts or reductions, so she then connected me with Darrell, in the customer Loyalty Department.
Darrel, from the customer Loyalty Department, told me that in order to get my equipment without fees he would have to give me a reduction, or/and then after 6-months I could call back and get an additional discount of $10.00/month for 6 months!!! I never receive his/that discount. Then, on 06/12/2014 @ 2:40PM, called Comcast again, 1-800-934-6489, trying to get my phone line connected, and working, as I had received my Arris TM22G Internet/voice modem and I was told by calling the Comcast technicians could connect and get my phone working. I first talked to a Catherine in the Porting Department (877-397-9734). Catherine told me that I had to call and talk to the 'Telephone Coding Services' people which was a recorded message and set of instructions to get my old phone number changed from AT&T services, over to, and converted to my new Comcast phone service. She also told me that my current or existing phone number was **.
I had some questions about the setup and needed to call back, but in the process Erica answered the call @ approximately 3:00PM, and she introduced herself, and told me that she saw my vast list of problems and as a Senior Comcast employee that had word in many departments including the Loyalty Dept., in the technicians dept. and now she was in the Sales Department. She told me that, I will give you free installation as it was an available deal/offer that day, along with my getting an upgrade to the new X-1 program, that was offered and all for the same price of $84.99 per month service fee(s). I told her about the $10.00/month discount that Darrell gave me back on June 2, 2014 and she told me she/they would also apply that discount as well.
Well I still am getting billed for an extra undisclosed, and UN-agreed to and additional Fees of $10.00/month for some HD Technology Fee each month!!! This is wrong and I consider it to be a form of Bait-and-Switch [the action (generally illegal) of advertising goods that are an apparent bargain, with the intention of substituting inferior or more expensive goods], scamming, Deception and or even fraud. To expound and illuminate the vast problems and concerns of Comcast Customers you only need to go to the Web (**).
I have repeatedly talked, and went down personally to the local Comcast office here in Chico, CA. @ 427 Eaton Road 95973, and Talked with a ** and also to the/his Assistant Store Manager **, and to this date, I have yet to get or have gotten a single viable or reasonable results to my concerns. Comcast has yet to produce any viable evidence, recordings, documentation, or results to disprove my claims to my original, and only, agreement to the $84.99/month total fees/month for 12 months. Comcast has also and yet even give me a single contact by phone by anyone who can, and will be able to resolve my ongoing issues & conflicts with my wrongful billings, and/or to be able disprove my original agreement that was in agreement to the $84.99/month service fees for my current 1 year or 12 months Deal Offer, that I received back on June 2, 2014 from Darrell in Comcast Customer Loyalty Department and to my/our agreement made by and in which I also made with Erica back on 06/12/2012 @ 3:00PM!
If all this is not bad enough, this month I was charged/billed for $4.99 rental fees for a movie called Divergent, in which I ONLY viewed as the/a Trailer, just to see if it was even worth seeing in the first place. What kind of company is constantly and consistently allowed to get away with this kind of corruption, and receive NO corrective actions or compensation for Their Wrongful Action, Doings & Billing Practices, I ask you? So now I have to ask, What is it Going to take, after three months of no results, to get this wrongful billing resolved, TODAY!
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014
I have never encountered worse customer service or such ridiculous billing issues. I never received a bill after two months of service, so I didn't even think about it being due. They shut off my service. I called to complain and note that I never received a bill. This happened three times before I cancelled. The last bill they sent had two months of service, when I had only been provided with one. The rep told me that I had no choice but to pay it or have the bill sent to collections.
The bill is now in collections, and my choice is to pay it or have it put on my credit report. Now I am going to have to dispute this and may not even win. I pay my bills on time, but I refuse to pay a bill that I do not owe. I have seen multiple complaints about this online and have talked to three people personally who had the exact issue with Comcast. How is it that they can get away with this? Why should I have to prove that I don't owe something when I pay all of my bills on time each month? This is infuriating.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2014
I have never dealt with a company with such bad customer service. I was not even able to cancel my services. The customer service line kept hanging up on me every time I mentioned the word cancel. Pathetic customer service standards.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2014
I used their app and it showed no outage. I had app schedule a call back. Re-authenticated and told me they were working on it but it wasn't an outage?? No ETA? And tried to sell me business class (which shares same lines and offers no better reliability) and actually accused me of violating my agreement by trying to VPN into office??? Comcast service is down weekly in our area sometime for minutes but not unusual for it to last 30 mins or more and sometimes hours (as in the case this morning). Why does the FTC and government allow companies in the marketplace to create monopolies like cable companies? I pay 50% more for internet service in FL than in NC!!!
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2014
I contacted Comcast via telephone and placed an order for service and installation. I was scheduled and a tech came out with no problem. Once they were there, I was told that the line was cut and had to be replaced. That process was started before the tech left. Within the next week, the new line had been installed and Comcast scheduled me for an appointment without me being notified. I had to cancel plans that I had previously made to wait for their arrival that never actually happened. I was called by a tech and told they were in route but in turn, no one ever showed up.
After calling and complaining and speaking to a manager, I was placed on the schedule for the next day which was Sunday, August 31, 2014. Again no one showed up. This was after being contacted by the dispatch center and being told the tech was in route if not in front of my home. Upon calling back numerous times, I was constantly told that my ticket was still open and someone would be out but nothing. I am without TV, Internet (which my child needs to complete homework assignments) and telephone, and I have a disabled woman (my mother) that lives with me so I need the phone for those purposes. This entire weekend was spent waiting for someone to show up and my plans canceled. Comcast doesn't seem to care one bit about the customers according to my experience this weekend.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2014
So originally I had spoke with a Comcast sales representative about lowering my bill. It was part of a special offer for long time customers. She said she would. I find out later, Comcast has been charging me 80 bucks a month for a fairly substandard internet connection (no cable or anything, just internet). This was 35 dollars more than the deal that was promised to me, and worst of all because I'd been auto-paying, I hadn't noticed for several months that this had been going on. So I call them, and let them know. They say there's nothing they can do to lower my bill to the promised rate, but they noticed extra charges that were unnecessary on my account. They assured me over the phone they'd removed some of those charges bringing my monthly bill to about 56-57 dollars including tax.
I check my account online. The balance due was indeed lowered to around 57 dollars. However, when I finally do get billed automatically, Comcast again goes back to charging 80 bucks a month! So I call back, threaten to terminate service with them. They have no record whatsoever of the previous phone call I'd made to lower the bill! I was placed on hold after many apologies, and finally was told that they could once again lower my bill. I see the balance due - it's many days before it would be deducted from my account, so again, I'm angry but thinking also that I've gotten the issue resolved. Now I check my balance, and I see the exact same thing is happening again. I'm about to be billed 80 bucks again. I've recorded the previous phone call but knowing how Comcast works, even if I take that in and share it with them, I'm dubious that they'll actually do anything about it.
I'd drop them in a heartbeat if I could, but they were the ones who wired the building I'm in to begin with. I make 17,000 a year in Washington DC. I've been out of college a year and trying to find a better job. In the meantime, I'm being extorted by Comcast, who continuously provides bad service. 3 different times I called to make an appointment to have my router checked out because of how slow my bandwidth was. 3 different times, the sales technicians did not show up. I was apologized to for this over the phone, and yet I'm still being billed as if I'm being given the customer service of a lifetime. This is absurd. How do I even fight this?
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2014
Comcast has a terrible customer service. My wife was on phone with at least four different reps., asked for mgr and while talking was disconnected. Called back and asked for same mgr and the rep said they will call back, but never did. TERRIBLE SERVICE. I work for a utility co. myself and if we EVER TREATED OUR CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS we would be out of a job. COMCAST SMARTEN UP, will probably look for NEW INTERNET co.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2014
Comcast was working across the street from our home and all our services (phone, internet, TV) were disconnected. It is five days later, and still no service. After multiple phone conversations, and multiple lies, I can only say they have no integrity. They have transferred me, disconnected me, were a no show for an appt, and placed the blame on me. They said I reported that only my cable TV was out, not true, and that is not a priority for them. When it asked to speak to a supervisor, I was placed on hold for 57 minutes. I am done with Comcast. This is clearly the WORST customer service I have ever encountered.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2014
The crowning blow of my experience is when the "contractor" technician who came to set up my internet and cable literally stormed out of our home, slamming the door behind him after rudely refusing to give us the service listed on his assignment saying it was in the comments section so he didn't see it (which is Comcast's fault but his delivery was outlandishly unacceptable). I have been on the phone with Comcast for HOURS the past two weeks most of the time with "customer service representatives" whose English (or training) is not sufficient to take care of simple questions. I had to repeat the exact same information to them over and over regarding my MAC address on my modem and my street address on the same phone call when supposedly it was saved in the system each time I gave it. This is 2014, computer systems have no excuse for a delay of saving information (IF that's their excuse). I've had to redo setting up a secondary authorized user twice over different days. I opted for the "call me back when you're ready" option on the customer service line and even then, one time I was on the phone for 1 and 47 minutes just to get them to send a simple signal to my modem.
The last 15 minutes (max) were when they were actually trying to send the signal, the rest was me slowly repeating information to five different people who assured me it would be saved and they "needed it one more time" but in the end they said I needed a technician to come out. The first available appointment was in NINE days and that's the one who came and stormed out of my house. During my nine day wait, I was sent a bill and I have not even had a single minute of service yet. I called the billing department and they are the only ones who were remotely helpful but I still have a large mistrust for anything anyone at Comcast says because of my experience thus far. I have also called multiple times over the last week only to input my information and get disconnected. This has happened 5 times in one day. I have no idea how Comcast is still in business because I've yet to meet any one who has had a good experience with them. A company who does not treat paying customer as such has lost sight of any sense of true business.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2014
So I am house sitting and about to move into my new apartment. I called ahead of time so I can guarantee that I will have internet when I move in. I Get to Comcast station to pick everything up (Line was 2 hours long of people returning equipment for poor service). I leave to go and hook it up (Over the phone I was explained how simple it is etc.) and I find out that the online light isn't appearing. I Called Comcast and was transferred to a lady asking me to try all the coaxial hook ups. Nothing worked, so she informed me that My line was deactivated because the person who lived here before moved and took the service with them. So she said all I need is a tech to come out.
This is where I get frustrated and not by the fact someone has to come out. I Was told I would have to wait an entire week for someone to come out and switch the line out. A job that takes 5 mins. I live right down the road from Comcast and see the repair trucks in their lot. I was so frustrated that I will be stuck without entertainment that I am now in the process of going with a different company. Comcast needs to change how they activate. When I first called this information should of been given to me. So I can schedule the tech to come out sooner than later. Comcast transferred me to 3 departments and the last person I spoke with hung up on me. I Live in Everett, Washington. These people are scum and they have no sympathy or have any understanding what it is like for your kids not to have cartoons on Netflix and Hulu just because the internet company is lazy.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2014
My 80 year old aunt moved from one apartment to a senior citizen's apartment. We had to wait 5 days for a service tech to install the equipment for telephone and cable. On the day of service the tech connected the cable he left the modem for the telephone and told my aunt the line will take approx. 20 minutes for connection and left the building. It is now day three without a connection. I called the company about no connection and the telephone service tech tried to troubleshoot the problem. No solution was found. The tech gave a ticket number and stated someone will be out for the problem the next day. I called to verify the appt. the next day and no ticket number or scheduling was found (lie #1). After talking to a different tech I was told someone will be out today to service the problem (lie #2). Needless to say nobody came to service the problem. Due to the lies and the lack of service Comcast has lost two customers.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2014
Mom moved two weeks ago, not too far, but hd dvr sports package was missing. Called to ask them to please ensure we had the exact same package as two weeks ago in our old house. The young woman was impossible, wanted to give me a "temporarily (sic)" phone number? After an hour plus she assured me sports would come on soon. And that our package was $147. I was fed up and frustrated. Sports appeared BUT internet was then out. Again, Called, lovely young man, got internet signal fixed, after forty five minutes. But sports channels disappeared, immediately after we hung up. Called again...seems the first girl had changed our package, added double the internet speed, added a new telephone number, none of which were requested or discussed. So this nice person changed things back to the way they should be. And said our cost would be $109. BUT, after another sixty minutes, we hung up, and lo and behold there were no channels at all and cable on a second TV was out as well.
Talked to a FOURTH not so nice person, who said he was sending signals to both TV sets/boxes...no channels. After holding, and talking, etc and at least another forty minutes, guy said since no signals were received, it must be our fault and they will have to send out a technician. This was a Wednesday, and tech could not come until Saturday. I asked to speak to a supervisor, NOW THE FIFTH PERSON, explained the previous issues, and was told I must have done something to the box, the wires, whatever....he said it must be MY FAULT, NOT COMCAST, yada yada. Supervisor was borderline rude and said you'll just have to wait for technician. Another thirty minutes wasted. On Friday late afternoon, we received a call from Comcast to confirm that WE WISHED TO CANCEL OUR COMCAST SERVICE...! After another twenty minutes they understood we never asked to discontinue services.
Technician arrived on Saturday. They told him our receivers didn't exist, the serial numbers were wrong. After dealing with his center, he was finally able to correct the problems. We still have no idea what we are paying for service. I made a simple call to ask Comcast to please add my mom's sports channels, which seemed to have disappeared in the move two weeks ago. Seven people and about eight hours later and we are completely confused and Comcast can't tell us what we are paying for internet, and cable. Thank god we changed our phone service to another provider.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2014
Converted from Directv & ATT to Comcast and bundled my services. Home phones still do not work and it has not been 5 day. Call their 800 number and it was down. They make appointments and do not show up. Before checking up your in home set up they disconnect everything and then tell you they cannot connect. Have sent over 4 hours on the phone this past week trying to resolve. Today is their last shot.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2014
July 10th, 2014 8:35 AM. Called in for service. Ordered the HD triple play consisting of a 26 channel lineup, extra high speed internet, and a full security system with additional equipment: discussed the fact that I have TIVO and needed cable cards, customer service assured me she would send 2. July 19th. Subcontractor shows up. Quickly asses the TIVO; states he doesn't know how to deal with that, tell us we need to reschedule, he has no cable cards. Call customer service, unapologetic, heavy accented lady tells me there are no Saturday appointments ever. I get frustrated with the language barrier as well as of COURSE there are Saturday appointments, this WAS a Saturday appointment! Ask for supervisor. Another unapologetic, heavy accented lady says she'll reschedule us for 2 weeks, Saturday. Fine. Annoyed. But Fine.
August 2nd (2 weeks later). Wake up realizing we never got a confirmation call the day before, wait a bit then call to confirm. Unapologetic, heavy accented customer service lady says we have no appointment. We'll have to reschedule. Nope, these people are terrible. Highly annoyed. August 4th (nearly a month later). Go into Comcast Store for 1 last time to beg Comcast for service. Nice, seemingly knowledgeable lady reviews the issues we've had so far. I ask for a clean slate, new order, from the beginning. Ordered the HD triple play consisting of a 26 channel lineup, extra high speed internet, and a full security system with additional equipment: discussed the fact that I have TIVO and needed cable cards, she assigned me 2. Handed them to me, so I would have them when technician shows up. Made new appointment for 3 weeks out but improved upon that date, moving me up to Aug 16th. Better Customer Service leads me to be a little more confident time. Wrong.
August 16th (5 weeks after initially ordering service). Had a confirmation call yesterday, thinking we're all on track. For morning appointment, wait around till 11 to call in and check status. I am assured that the tech is coming, just running late. Be there by 1:30. Wrong. Call again. He's later, will be there by 4:30. Aggravated but I wait some more on my day off. Been sitting home All Day, WAITING on my DAY OFF. Call again at 4:30. He'll be there by 6, at 5:45 unapologetic, heavy accented lady calls me to tell me they'll need to reschedule!!!!!!! At this point I am beyond offended. How disrespectful to ask me to wait in my house all day, fearing that if I leave just up to the corner store, I'll miss the guy. This is beyond unacceptable and on top of losing the 2 years worth of triple play at $159 per month, you have likely lost a customer forever. For the taste of poor customer service lasts long after the sweet taste of pricing or anything else for that matter, is forgotten. Pathetic and a complete disgrace. Avoid at all costs!
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2014
They called me and offered an upgrade package. As in other complaints, my promotion had run out and they were charging me more. They wanted to offer me more services for the amount they were currently charging. But, when questioned, they did not want to offer me a lower fee for the current services. I took the added features for the same money. They mentioned they were going to send a modem at a $10 a month charge to me. I informed them I was very happy with my high-end Motorola modem (which the service tech when he came to my house confirmed it was better than his, minus the phone connector) and did not want it. They said they would send it out anyway just in case mine was not compatible. Mine was more than compatible, but the guys in the office had already removed my modem information and installed theirs that they sent out with the service tech. He had them put my settings back in and the modem worked fine.
I came home today to find my internet not working. Upon calling Comcast about this, I was told that a Comcast modem was registered to my home. The lady I was speaking to barely spoke English and it took me several times to explain all the points she needed to understand in order to solve my issues. She could not understand that I did not have a Comcast modem, that previous to today I had the same modem and not a new personal modem. It was very frustrating and resulted in her going over to the techs and discussing the problem that eventually led her to tell me she would get this done and call me back in 30 minutes to confirm it. She never called back and it still did not work. She did transfer me to Billing so I, not her, could correct the fact that they would charge me for the non-existent modem that I never accepted and told them not to bring to the appointment. After a total of 1 hour and 13 minutes with Comcast, the Billing Representative call fell off the line. Did she call me back? No. Even though I had 4 different times confirmed my name, social, address, and PHONE NUMBER.
After an hour and a half had gone by, I then called back and the tech confirmed my personal information AGAIN, and then confirmed that my modem was not working, but the information was there, and he started in on the problem. He did successfully get my modem back online after holding for 28 minutes. When I asked what they were going to do about all of the problems they created, he asked, "You mean compensation? You will need to speak with Billing. We have corrected your problem. Goodbye." Did he offer to transfer me? Does Comcast have a method for their Customer Service Reps to compensate customers for Comcast mistakes? No, not even.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2014
I called in to Comcast due to having a problem with data overages on my bill. The representative explained to me that if I cancelled my Directv service, which is where the data overages were coming from, and switched all of my services to Comcast, I would no longer have a problem with overage charges and that the overage charges would be credited back to my account. I cancelled the Directv service and changed everything over to Comcast and lo and behold I just got this enormous bill for $401.00.
Which included overage charges of $90, even with having all the services with Comcast. I have called Comcast about 30 times since I made the change and everyone has a different explanation. I was told the package I would be getting is going to cost me about $135 including taxes and fees. Oh what a lie. I told my husband we can just do without these luxuries because he is not working and my job is transferring me 140 miles away. I just paid $500 to Comcast, mind you. This is internet service only. I could have just stayed with Directv and advised my family, no dvr until AT&T gets internet in this area. Someone has to help the consumer here.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2014
Service price changes every month. Cancel HD charge, still charging. Late fees, due date changes. Shut off service, more fees each 8th and each month differs. Even this messed up.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2014
I was told when I called to switch from Wow/Knology that installation fees were $50. I was told this was a flat rate and that there were no more charges beyond $50. I asked over & over in several different ways to ensure I was being given correct information. I was assured several times that there would be absolutely NO more fees for installation other than one $50 charge. When the installer came, he charged $109.95. I called Comcast and although they admit I may have been assured it would only be $50, they said too bad, the work order was done and that I had to pay what the installer charged me. I spent a long time on the phone with the agent at Comcast (Michael, ID# **). He refused to let me speak to a supervisor, or even give me the name of his supervisor, after multiple requests. I went round and round with him on the phone. Clearly Comcast cares more about an extra $59 than being honest with their customers. Clearly a lousy $59 is more important to Comcast than maintaining customer goodwill. Sad!!!
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2014
I have been a customer for years. If I had another option, I would cancel my service. I had to deal with Comcast because of a move and my experience has been horrible. I have spent a total of 8 hours dealing with customer service over the phone and via the web. I am consistently provided incorrect information and no one seems to know what is going on. There is nothing more frustrating than being placed on hold for HOURS and I still do not have internet or cable television service.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2014
I have been waiting for 2 months for Comcast to come and repair a line from the street to my house. There is a temporary patch, so I get service, but it is sticking up out of the ground. On the 3rd call to get them to come out to my house, a rep. offered to upgrade my service for the same rate I was paying to help with my frustration. So, stupid me, I said sure! Then I got my next bill from them. The 'deal' turned my $100 per month bill to $187. After a 40-minute phone call in which I attempted to get my original plan and rate back, it turned out to be unavailable. The best they can do is return my service to what it was, and charge me $120 per month. They are thieves. I'm sure that I wish U-Verse or Bright House would hurry up and come to my neighborhood. And, PS, that cable is still sticking out of the ground.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2014
I am the one always taking care of our bills. The Comcast account is under my husband's name though. I have not had any problems paying the bills by phone. However I have had questions about our bill and I called them to ask a simple questions about our bill. They asked my husband's ssn and I gave to them. They told me they could not give me any information because I was not my husband. I just want to pay the bill!!! My husband is working overseas. I told them that but they still don't answer my questions. I was so frustrated but they are the only guy out here so I can't switch service. I have had other issues with them too. What else I can do about this?
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2014
It has been 1 month and still can't get anyone out to fix my cable. Have call in every day for a month. Need someone to come out to fix the issue. Made several appointment but no show.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2014
I've had Comcast for years, but only cause in my area not any other non-dish services available. I'm pretty fed up with Comcast, and never having the same billing amount, and their so-so services. I get different answers from their employees. I've had one tell me I had a credit of over $200 dollars, so my bill hadn't been adjusted, to getting a late fee of $9.50 for not paying it on time, and when I showed the next service person of the others stating I had a credit, they said well they were wrong, that was it. It's funny I don't get any credit when the services go out, but they can charge me for what they want, and I'm usually talking to them at least twice a month, cause they have to fix something, or billing.
I am hoping to finding a service that might be available in my area that wasn't over the past, cause I'm sick of the outrageous pricing, to the crappy service you get from the employees, and their questionable billing. Oh also got a phone for the triple play. Wow what a joke. I've had it at least 6 months, still has the old owner's (telephone number) and I get every telemarketer, to bill collectors for her. They told me they switched the name to mine, but for some reason it goes back to hers (sarcastic).
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2014
Since July 27 2014 I have had nothing but issues dealing with your company. I have reached out to you and it continues to serve as no help. It all began when I was going to cancel services that Sunday because I was paying too much and the 300 gb data cap. Not sure if any of you all have kids that require service for school, but I do. Which means we need data. We have not once gone over, but I was looking into going back to school myself. Well if I could have got my cap increased. Anyway, so I make a call to Comcast. The lady was real nice, sold me on the x1 digital preferred plus, 105 tier internet with unlimited data and the phone, for under 150 a month for 1 year. Great, let's do this. Scheduled an appointment for Wednesday. I don't know why but I felt like it was too good to be true. Well I researched it and it turned out that you all don't offer unlimited data. But I saw locations that offer 600 gb.
I called back on Monday, explained what I found. The lady was like, "yeah we don't do unlimited data." She was like, "We do have the 600gb that comes with the 105 tier." I was like "Great." I asked her "check and make sure it was all in the system correctly." She said it was not. She said they didn't include the internet. She said she fixed it. Tuesday rolls around and since there was already 1 error and already been misinformed once, thought I would just verify. Lady got on the phone confirmed all the information, I confirmed the 600 gb. Everything was ready to go. Wednesday, tech shows up 2 minutes late, not too bad, looks at the paper work as "I oh can't do nothing, codes are wrong." Makes a couple calls and leaves. So I call again, Jim was like, "Yeah codes are all wrong," said, "no problem, we will get them fixed and get a tech back out to you." He told me had to put the schedule in for Monday just to hold a time. Went over what I had ordered and confirmed the data limit of 600gb. Said he was giving it to his supervisor so we could rush a tech out, plus just to make sure he got all incorrect codes off.
Thursday rolls around, no word so I call, said no tech was available today, maybe Friday. Said ok, had representative confirm what was ordered. Had her confirm the data cap. She said 600. Friday arrives. No word. I called and explained this needs to be done today cause otherwise will increase the proration and cause me a double bill. She said would take Care of that. Had her confirm the account again and what was the data cap? 600. Said ok. Saturday, no tech confirmed at all. Sunday, I took a day off from dealing with Comcast. Monday arrives, tech showed up, and was only going to install the internet. Explained no supposed to be internet and x1. He agrees to go and get a box. Finally all installed. Finally. Well wish that was the end. That night pulled up my data cap info, still reporting 300. Figured maybe it takes 24 hours to update. So I look the next morning, still 300. Called and was told all those. People I spoke to were wrong. Asked for a supervisor, I got with "attitude will not do you any good." Will tell you the same thing. I said ok.
Reached to corporate, nothing but, "sorry and we will take care of teaching," but not happening. Even at 1 point Yolanda with corporate was like, "Yeah you are a part of the 600gb data area." 2 hours later, "sorry, no you're not." Plus the internet is no faster and constantly drops. They sent a Tech out and that night. It was great. Next day same thing.
COMCAST, I am calling you out. I have given you the chance to honor what was promised. I have listen and defended for years. You have promised a better Comcast and better customer service. Here is your chance to deliver what your people have promised. Not asking for anything but was promised, if can't make it happen in residential, give me my package as a business customer. Do whatever is necessary. Now you all will not even return my call.
So Comcast, here is your chance to prove you are that company you claim to be. Brian Roberts CEO, this is your company, make changes. Also someone truly fix my internet. I am starting to think it is being done intentional because you want to get back at me for calling you out on promises you have yet to deliver. But I don't think it's a conspiracy. Just think most of your reps are incorrectly trained and have no empowerment. But what does Brian Roberts care, it's not affecting his paycheck. 8/22/14, now corporate will not even return my call.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2014
I received a call from Comcast saying that I am eligible for a high speed internet and digital TV for the same rate. Basically the internet got a little bit faster and they shipped a digital box within 3 days. After I connected it I see no picture and I am getting an error message. I called Comcast more than 10 times and every time Philippines agents answering the phone - which they aren't knowledgeable about the issue or offer a technician to help to resolve the problem. They either hang up the phone or saying that a technician will call you in 2 minutes to troubleshoot the problem, which was a lie and they didn't call back - and I don't understand if he or she isn't technician what they are?! I'd say they best performance are to put false charges and how to rip people off. They have just caused me a lot of frustration and no help. I hate Comcast and I wish all their CEOs die in a car accident or in a plane crash!
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2014
I have had Comcast service for over 7 years. It seems that most of the time when they update the system in my area they forget to make the customer service department aware of the situation. This has happened many times and it takes hours to correct if you can get to the right service agent and you are not hung up on while on hold. This past experience was really disturbing. I have a DVR in my living room but after the last update I could no longer get on demand services. After calling in and trouble shooting for over 45 mins I was told to bring the box in. I did just that and came home to have the same problem with the new box. Please keep in mind the trip to the Comcast office is a 1 hour and 20 min round trip. I stayed on the phone and on hold for another 45 mins and was told "sorry your equipment is bad, please return to store".
So I made another 120 min round trip. Well wouldn't you know.... the 3rd box did the same thing! I called and stayed on hold for over an hour this time and was told someone would be calling me within the hour to have a service tech at my home that day. Two hours later I had not received a phone call so I called again, staying on hold on 20 mins this time. A service tech by the name Kiesha (hope I spelled that right) told me that no one would be coming to my home that day. There was just a request put in and if they had an opening they would call me, if there was no opening they would not call me and I would need to call in to set up an appointment. She also stated that the next available appointment was 3 days from that day and that was all she could do. I was done at this point and was just going to get another provider.
So that my whole family could watch TV I took my HDTV box out of my bedroom and installed it in the living room. No luck there either!!!! I tried putting back in the bedroom and no service then!!!!! I thought to myself this is a problem on their end, not equipment, not installation, Comcast Customer Service. Well I got on the phone again after another 30 wait the phone was answered by a perfectly well spoken women name Amanda out of the Nashville branch- 6n6. Wonderful lady to deal with, listen to my dealings with Comcast and was nothing but helpful!!!! She knew exactly what was wrong and had me up and running within 10 mins. My point being that when you hire and train people who speak proper English, care about their job, and are willing to be helpful and not pass the buck, you get results. It is in my opinion that Comcast seeks out just the opposite of these requirements! The issue with my HD/DVR box was the update given by Comcast and with a click of a mouse the problem was resolved.
I would also like to mention that I received my bill today and have been charged rental for a movie that I have already purchased in my library. I did call and spend only 20 mins to get these charges removed and was given no excuse why this happened. I still plan on switching services simply due to the fact that if a loyal customer for over 7 yrs that has never been late on a $240 bill a month has to spend an entire day to correct a customer service issue..... then it's really not the customer service I would like to have.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2014
I discontinued service with Comcast in April and turned in their equipment and awaited a final bill. A month later they send me a bill for 300 and change bill. When I tried to check the bill online I was locked out of my Comcast account. I called their very unhelpful billing department and was advised that they had not put the final amount I owed Comcast minus the equipment I turned in at least a month prior. I called Comcast numerous times. Every time I was told a new bill would be generated with the correct amount owed and would mailed to me. During this time they put me in collection for 70 dollars that they claimed was owed to them and Stellar Credit (a collection agency) reported me negatively 2 times on my credit.
Finally my 7th or 8th call I was able to get a photo copy of bill sent to me that I paid. The charge from Comcast cleared on my credit card on July 30th. On August 3rd I get a call from Stellar Credit who advised me of an outstanding balance owed to Comcast so he connects me with them who acknowledges that paid them. A few days later I check my credit which was not fixed and call Comcast back. Comcast tells me they have no record that I paid the bill to them and say I still owe them 70 dollars. The billing person promises that he will open an investigation to figure out if I paid them.
A few days later I call Comcast back to find out where the investigation is. The billing agent has no idea what I’m talking about and promise that the investigation must be on track. So now it’s been well over 10 days since the supposed investigation and no word from Comcast, plus they reported another negative comment on my credit on the 17th. Comcast has refused to work with me to fix this issue and fix my credit that has dropped over 100 points. They are clearly not trying to fix the problem.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2014
My bill keeps going high every month. Can you please call me or let me know what I am paying for. I get one package for $69.00 and I am paying over $200.00 a month. What's going on **? - From a mad customer.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2014
From set up to take away they have been nothing but a headache. They lied about the pricing. My bill went from a promotional price of 50 and some change to 184.00 and some change. Now they're harassing me daily for equipment that was already returned. Beside the point the equipment was delivered after the service was removed. And they won't stop sending me bills even though I was protected under the 30 day guarantee that if you're not satisfied you don't pay. I confirmed on 3 different day with 3 different adviser that my account was cancelled and they're still sending bills that are higher and higher. I'm so scared they will tarnish my excellent credit.
I just got off the phone with a service adviser about the most current bill for 321.34. He advised me after I've already gotten 3 confirmations that I'm protected underneath the 30 days guarantee, that they will send me to a customer service adviser to have me credited. Wow really Comcast. They're stating I never cancelled. I beg to differ. Now I'm on hold waiting for them to clear up their mistake for the 4th time. 24 minutes and 36 seconds later I got another confirmation number from Chris stating my balance is now 0 dollars. I hope this confirmation number and this adviser Chris is being truthful for I've had enough. I will never do business with comcast again. I feel comcast needs to be revamped. I smell a class action suit real soon.

Reviewed Aug. 20, 2014
The set top box had a defective HDMI port. I took it to the service center - a half hour drive, because they have closed the service center in my town. I was the 8th person in line, with only one person working at the desk. After half an hour, I finally got a new box. I drove home another half hour. The new set top box was defective. After waiting on the phone 20 minutes, and minimal troubleshooting, they set up an appointment to send a technician. They made the appointment for a place I own that is 3 hours away. When I called, they told me the earliest appointment they had was a week and a half away! After complaining, they moved the appointment up by 3 days. The most they could credit my account for all of this outage and failure was $20.00. What horrible service!
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2014
I received a letter from Xfinity stating that as a valued customer, I was eligible for the HD Premier XF Triple play including the X1 Entertainment System, double internet speed, X1 DVR.. HBO, Starz, Cinemax, Showtime and Streampix all included. I spoke with their salesman, went over everything twice, got a quote (which he repeated twice) and even asked him if that included the total price. I was assured it did. Then, along comes an email confirming all the charges with additional charges that I wasn't told about. When I called Comcast/Xfinity I was basically told "tough luck." They don't stand by what they print or say - I will never trust them again! I ended up cancelling the order for the upgrade because they lied and were not honest in their dealing with a long-time customer.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2014
I have been a Comcast customer for over 10 years. I have had a temporary set back and needed to move in with a friend for a few weeks. So, I returned my equipment to Comcast on 6/28/2014. I was told I had about a $150 refund due and the clerk processed it. After 4 weeks (8/1/2014), I called Comcast back to inquire about the refund. I was told that my refund initiation had not started. The telephone person said it would be started now and take another 3 weeks to get the check out. I just called today (8/19/2014) and was told that my refund was denied, because I did not return my equipment.
Now I have to get my receipt (luckily I kept it) and go back to where I returned the equipment. I received no notification of any of these "refund interruptions". What if I did not keep my receipt. I think their plan is to make the refund process so painful, that I do not follow through. Or they are hoping that I (and I would guess most people) would not keep their receipt. They have all my old Comcast equipment numbers in their computers. Why do I have to go figure out what happened to the equipment they "lost"?
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2014
For the last 10 days I have had nothing but issues with Comcast and have made about 20 calls to them about their various service. It started when we added Voice to our service. The phone would not work and we called for 2 days. The second day, the rep set up for a tech to come and fix the problem. When the tech showed up, all he did was call Comcast to activate the phone. Really?? Then the TV went out that night. We called and called on that issue and then it just came back on one night. Then it went out again. I called again and talked to a girl named Jasmine or something and she made it work. That night I realized that we had no on demand, so I called again. When I called Comcast then sent their signals and made everything go out once again. We didn't have TV for 2 days, then it just started working one night when we arrived back home. In the mean time we were scheduled to have 2 techs come out on Saturday morning to fix the TV. Only 1 of them showed and when he got there the TV was working, but didn't know the internet was not.
From that point on, we have had no internet service at all. We have called and called and I spoke to a supervisor last night to let him know that I would like to file a formal complaint. He would not give me a number or address to do so but ensured me that he was making note of the issues and was going to escalate it to upper management. He also had me on hold for awhile and when he came back to the line he asked if it would be OK if he call me back in 30 mins. I of course was hesitant but reluctantly said "sure". I never received a phone call back. So at this point it's day 4 with no internet and we continue to be billed for a service that does not work, and we are not happy about but there is nothing that we can do about it. We live in a monopolistic area where Comcast and Charter have their boundaries and I am unable to go to the competitor.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2014
Comcast offers to sell you cell phones thru your carrier and give you Visa gift cards for ordering thru them. It's a great deal but it's a lie. I ordered an iPhone thru them, was told I would get a $200 Visa gift card for ordering thru Comcast. I received a $100 gift card and before I used it, I called about the error. I was told they did had such a huge response that they had to split the card into two payments and I will receive the rest in a couple weeks. Of course, that was lie. The second card never came. I called again, and someone would call me back after researching the problem. Another lie, I never got a call. I called again and was told if I prefer I can take the $100 off the bill but it won't show for an hour or so online. I paid the bill minus the $100 and it's been over a week and it still shows I owe $100. I called again, and after wasting another half hour on the phone, I was told I have to call the next day to talk to the proper dept on Monday. I refuse to call again. I am done. They can take the cable out. I have put hours into what is owed to me. They suck!
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2014
We had Comcast for 12 years. The service sucked but it was all we could get where we lived. We would lose either Internet and phone or cable once a week. We would call and they would reset our cable box or modem and it would work for a couple days and then back to normal. We bought a house in a neighboring town. We were able to get FiOS.
We called Comcast and gave them the shut off date and our new address so they could send us the final bill. I spent an hour on the phone while they tried to get me to stay with them and not switch. We moved and two weeks later, we received our final bill. Two weeks after that, we received a letter from a collection agency because the final bill wasn't paid yet. The due date on the bill wasn't even up yet. Any chance of us ever switching back to Comcast for any reason is gone after that. They are the worst company I have ever had to deal with
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2014
I just had Comcast internet set up for businesses today. The installation went fine and the service is fast. I have it set up so that my customers can connect to the internet when then are smoking Hookah at my place. The issue is that when they connect to the public network they have to sign in using their comcast info. What happens if they don't have Comcast you may ask... THEY HAVE TO PAY TO USE A NETWORK I AM ALREADY PAYING FOR! They have to make an account with Comcast and then pay to use my internet! HOW CAN I PROVIDE GOOD SERVICE LIKE THAT? When I originally called to have everything set up THAT'S WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CUSTOMERS WOULD HAVE TO PAY. But that would make me not get it so they fail to mention that little fact! COMCAST HAS THE WORST SERVICE!
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2014
I've been trying to give Comcast my money for service for three weeks. I had someone come out to enable the service, didn't even need them to hook up the connections because I'm very capable of that. The tech finds that the cable is not giving a signal and says a new cable has to be run and that they are not allowed to run cables in apartments. So I go to my apartment complex and ask them to do it, they say it is not their responsibility and that Comcast should do it and they gave me the apartments personal Comcast reps number. I call that rep and he says that the tech was supposed to set up an appointment for someone to come fix the "pre-line cable", not run a new cable.
So now I'm on hold to set up an appointment for them to come fix that cable so I can get go set a different appointment for someone else to turn on the service which they don't technically need to do anything at my apartment at that point since I will already have everything hooked, but I still have to pay for them to come onsite because there has not been service here for 12 months. All of that was after I spoke with customer service three times before trying to get a direct answer to a very simple question which I finally got after speaking to the third person. Customer service is non existent!
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2014
Are you kidding me? I didn't receive a bill after the install and called the company 3 weeks after to check on billing. All I got was the automated system with an ungodly amount due. I suspect my bill is for 3 months and a late fee. When I tried to talk with an agent the automated system informed me that a 5.99 charge would be added to my account. No way I am paying to ask about my bill. This is a despicable business practice. I'm going down to the office in person and chew on a real agent. They are going to wish the company didn't charge to ask questions over the phone. What a ripoff. If you have any alternative to using Comcast, do it, this is this worst company ever.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2014
Problems never get solved!!!.. No matter who I talk to nothing ever gets done. Everyone has different information in their system, different training. No one ever knows what they're doing... and, I'm sorry but the employees with heavy accents are the least helpful. Once they refused to give me a manager... they have so many customers that they don't care if you cancel them therefore they have the worst customer service unwilling to help.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2014
I was on the phone 8 hrs trying to resolve a problem they created. I was told I had to change my equipment because the equipment they gave me 8 months ago was incorrect and they had no other equipment to replace it with but this new X1 box. I have had so many boxes that were wrong, according to them, that it is ludicrous. Now I got this new X1 and they tried to charge me $15.00 shipping. REALLY. They make a mistake and charge me for it! It's now Sunday, 8-17-2014. I've had no service since yesterday because Comcast had put me through so many incompetent people that it's just sickening. They think apologizing is their way of solving the problem. Well apologies, without actions to change what you are doing wrong, is not worth "a bucket full of warm spit".
How you folks at Consumer Affairs don't get after this company is ridiculous. Unless you're in bed with them, why haven't you folks done something about them? Just take 5 sec. to read the complaints and you have enough evidence to charge them with fraud. We'll see if you folks are really interested in Consumer Affairs or just a vehicle for people to vent.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2014
ABSOLUTE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! I had Comcast for 2 years in which my service was not that good but I stuck around because of the price. BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER! I cancelled my account in May 2014 and they opened someone else's account in MY NAME! Comcast owes me $273.65 for the last 3 months and they decided to INSTEAD send me another bill! I have called them over 10 times so far, spoke to Rico, Camron, Shelle, Mindy, Zack, Megan, Tony and James. The only semi-helpful one was Shelle but she disappeared on me. DO NOT GET COMCAST!! Verizon is fast and helpful although pricey.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2014
I had the Xfinity Bundle installed on 7/5/14. Ever since that day, for 5 weeks, I had constant intermittent disconnect with the cable and the phone. I made countless weekly phone calls and averaged 3 techs a week with no success in finding and solving the problem. As a retired electrical contractor with experience in these systems, I felt that the problem was outside the house with connections of some sort. So I decided to take the matter into my own hands by calling the local W. Palm Beach, FL Comcast office with the hope that they could circumnavigate all of the incompetence and send out the correct people. After talking with Daneisha **, she contacted Travis, her supervisor, who then contacted the local line crew supervisor who sent Lamar to investigate the problem. Lamar changed the "tap" connection inside the pedestal at the side walk and found a damaged underground cable several houses away. PROBLEM SOLVED! The moral to the story is: Stay local with local people.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2014
So, I have been a loyal Comcast customer since March 2011. I was in a bind during the last pay cycle, so I called and made payment arrangements (set up a payment for $203.00 to come as a post-dated check). Gave the guy the correct routing number and account number, set up for 08/07/2014. August 12th comes by, no withdrawal from my checking/debit (I use this regularly, no problem with my bank). The kids are watching TV late Wednesday afternoon, the services go off. I call, only to be told that my payment failed to go thru. I asked for a supervisor to review the call. By Thursday (a day later) a supervisor had reviewed the phone call and stated that yes, Mr. **, you did give us the correct account number and routing, it is our fault. By the way, I had to call back, the supervisor did not bother calling me.
So I called Collections, they acknowledged the note on system, told me to go to Customer Service so they could remove the block. Customer Service says yes, they read the same thing, but they cannot remove the block, please call Billing. I had spent about 30 minutes at work on Thursday morning doing this, but I called back in around 5 pm EST to get the matter resolved. I got a similar runaround ("we can't authorize it, you need ..........."). I asked for a supervisor to get on the phone so I didn't have to get transferred yet again. This supervisor (Jamael was his name) says "No, the phone call was reviewed and the supervisor determined that it was NOT Comcast's fault." When I asked how that was possible (and why the story change) I was told by Jamael that the account status came back "frozen" that is why the payment did not go thru. I had checked with the bank earlier, they had no issues on that day, I had over $1,500.00 in my checking account.
At this point, it was almost 6:30 pm EST and we were getting nowhere. I asked to be transferred to an area that could A) restore my services and B) would go ahead and reschedule a payment. After Jamael, another girl outright refused to help. When I asked for another supervisor, I was transferred to Jamael again. The only person who really helped was Al, and he stayed with me for much of the 4 hour phone call. He did, however, have to leave because another rep conferenced him into a discussion with yet another department and he stated he was "afraid for his job because he was not following protocol". This guy Al was in Customer Assurance, which was the area that I thought could come to a resolution. At first he said yes, he could remove the block, however needed approval. When the conference call was patched in to the other Customer Service area, he lost his nerve, citing fear of losing his employment.
Comcast should pull the call that my wife and I made on Thursday, August 14th. They didn't care how much money I had spent, and did not care to retain our services any further. I was courteous yet firm on the phone, they did not care. My wife took over the call at the end because I had missed our evening meal because of this call. She also told me that almost this exact scenario happened to a man, who then went on Twitter with the recorded conversation of his abuse at the hands of Comcast representatives. I sincerely hope the Comcast CEO sees all of this, because we are tired of being treated as if Comcast was God's gift to mankind. Frankly, it is a curse and our society would be so much better without it. Thankfully we have other options, and even if I end up paying more for internet service because of data use, I would rather spend more money with another company that treats me like human being, not a crook or some kind of trash.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2014
We have been without usable TV service for over a month. When watching TV the picture pixelates and the sound goes out. This has been an ongoing problem for 3-4 years. We have had a dozen service calls, half a dozen new cable boxes and hours and hours of calls to Comcast. I have called the corporate office twice and was assured that someone would call me back. That was 2 weeks ago and I have not talked to anyone at Corporate. We have talked to 3 call center supervisors and have been hung up on twice (no I was not yelling or cussing - just explaining the problem). We have been told that someone would rewire to our house but they never showed up. I was told they would check the lines on our street and call us. No one called.
Comcast does not provide the service that they advertise and that I am paying for but every time I call they try to up-sell us additional services. This is a monopoly and should be regulated. They should be required to provide the services they bill for. Just look at this site, the BBB and any other complaint sites on the Internet. I am filing a complaint with my town, my state Attorney General, the FCC and the FTC but frankly this company seems to be bullet proof. I guess I should appeal to my state Senator and Representative as well.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2014
I was with Comcast since August 2012. When I spoke to Comcast sale rep I was told that my bill would not be over $150.00 for the package I have chosen. Since then my bill over $250.00, sometimes close to $300.00. My bill have not seen $150.00 since I started with Comcast.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2014
I AM SO PISSED WITH COMCAST RIGHT NOW. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF. MY NAME IS PAULINE ** AND I HAVE BEEN A COMCAST CUSTOMER OFF AND ON FOR OVER 9 YEARS. I moved to a new address. Paid off the remaining balance and started new services. For 2 months, May - July they said I owe them over $500.00. I asked them why because I signed up for a 50 dollar a month deal that I had previously. I was told I had a triple play. And the package I signed up for was no longer available. I never authorized such a change on my acct. They argued my daughter did it. We had them listen to call. The Comcast Agent changed the plan without approval. Ok, they told me I had to get another plan, so I did. I got the economy pkg which was more money plus this is July when I find all this out as I'm calling to pay what I thought was going to be a 150 dollar bill. So I got the services changed without a problem. The problem started when I asked for my bill adjustment. I kept getting hung up on. I called over 14-18 times a day and after the entire month of July of me calling to have them fix my bill, they decide that 139 dollars was suitable. I pay them $200.00 in the beginning of July.
I didn't have a choice as they put it. So I went online to look at why my bill was still $500+. I have equipment on my account I don't have. Plus I'm paying for an installation charge for the triple play that I never got. So I am now calling for them to take this off my bill also. So, the calls hanging up started again instantly. They let you tell them your entire story then like clockwork the call ends. It seems as Comcast done went off their rockers. It's now the end of July, my services are turned off because they say I didn't pay my bill. I call to address the issue and guess what. I'm instantly sent to the bill payment center. I no longer can speak to the billing dept. I call back like I'm a new customer and I'm magically speaking to billing. WOW. I let them read through all the notes on my acct. I told the lady that I have heard all the apologies I can hear from this same company that can last me a lifetime. I just want my bill fixed.
Here's the funny part. The equipment and installation fees are still on the acct. My services are turned off in July but I'm being billed for August. And the agent says if I Pay 100 more dollars My services will be turned back on and the fees for the equipment and installation fees will be removed from my bill. LOL. After I pay more money I will get an adjustment of 85 dollars because it's not my fault. Isn't this story amazing. But Here's the icing in the cake. The 2 rude old men who came to pick up the equipment from my house August 11th, just told me I owe them another piece of equipment. Lol. You know, the same equipment that was supposed to be removed already. I gave the equipment to the tech who initially installed the service at the new address. What did he do with it? Eat it? And somehow Comcast acts like It's up to me to find the equipment that they have in their possession.
A person with a calculator and common sense can see that I have been ripped off. I will be posting this everywhere on the internet and in court. Just as soon as I see this bill on my credit report. Because this company have no scruples at all.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2014
Oh my comments are completely fair and accurate. I can be accurate to tell you that I was promised for $99.99 HBO Starz Cinemax 105 extreme Internet and unlimited voice. DVR box was supposed to be 50 a month with the middle box which is the second box being free and the 2 smaller boxes. Help you watch your analog TV for 398 for both of them. I mean they already have a monopoly over you not being able to have any sort of local channels because they cut in a log out and you have to page to be able to watch any sort of TV anyway and that was supposed to be for 12 months. Because of all the stuff that I was going through I've been hung up on, talk down to, lie to, my account has been messed with while I wasn't on the phone.
While I was on the phone one lady told me from sales that oh well she can transfer me to Solutions but she's not sure if they can do anything but we can try. Leave me on the phone for 20 minutes and then comes back on the line and says solutions can do nothing for you. I'm like "I did not ask you to transfer me and keep me, you know, and talk for me. We were supposed to ask to speak to cancellation and she puts me on hold again on her whole day, after I asked you not to put me on a hard hold." And he gets on the line talking about "well I'm just letting you know that I'm not going to be, I'm not going to be, you know, like something about me recording the line" and he's not going to say something that he doesn't mean. And I'm like "dude I don't care what you're saying. All I'm telling you is that my stuff is supposed to be for 12 months." And he's like "well I'm just telling you for at least 6 months." I'm like "I know it's on for 12 months and not 6 months." 12 months is been a hassle since the beginning of February 2014.
I paid my bill August 6. August 7th after I transfer my bill my service was shut off. I had already paid for my month in advance as you need to pay for them ever since August 8th when it was finally turned back on. I'm sitting here arguing with people from all the way to August 11th. You have no idea the frustration. And then this is what it's going to be.
I am seriously done and honestly all we have to do is boycott these people. That is it. Believe me they will get their ** together. We are the only ones keeping them going, we're the only ones keeping them in business, we are the only people on the face of the planet that can keep any business going. A business cannot strive with out its customers so don't let them treat you as if they're doing you some sort of freaking favor with this. "I'm giving you 200 worth of service ma'am for $125." No dude. "I'm paying 125 a month of service so you can pay your rent." So do not let them act like they're doing you such this great service. Pennies on the dollar it cost to run these things on the dollar. And they're trying to make it act like you have to understand millions of people with cable and anywhere from 59, 69, to over 200, you have to understand the billions of these people are making billions.
Anyways that's just a little bit of frustration but every one of my phone calls were recorded. Record all your calls, put it to your account that all your calls will be recorded on any account, FPL Comcast bill, cell Sprint Verizon, just any company that you call any business that you do record your business. Because when you have a record of the business that you conduct no one can say "well we can't be responsible for with the last person says because we don't know what the last person has said you but I can do what I can do for you." No, because you have a recording of what the last person said so. You can do what that person said, your codes and antics in this and that. They're freaking full of it. They can put in there your town anyway they want, anyway they want. That's it because I'm tired and done.
So that's my screwed up Comcast deal, but Comcast isn't the only company control. You make the dollar what it's worth, we make the dollar what it is worth and without us the dollar is worth nothing. Gold, diamonds, anything plastic held a piece of **, and green could be worth a million dollars if we wish it too.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2014
In November of 2013 I received a letter from Comcast Informing me that as a result of cancelling the phone service portion of my bundle, I would now be charged $123.90 per month, plus taxes and fees, for my TV and internet service. Since I had been paying $135 per month through my bank's auto bill pay I didn't think twice about it. I would pay the same for two services that I originally paid for three. Felt I was being gouged but not a lot of choices in this area.
I came home from work in March or April to find my service turned off (for probably the 3rd time in 10 months even though I auto pay through my bank. I was assuming that my kids were going nuts with the pay per view and didn't believe them when they said they weren't). I called to find out why I was so far behind and was told I owed over $100. I gave her my card number (I believe the past due was $117 and change) and asked her how when I was told in writing what the bill amount was: she told me they had no record of any such letter and therefore it didn't exist and that my bill was actually $166/month.
Next, I was told that if I agreed to reinstate my home phone service, my bill would only be $135.90/month. I said that it was crazy that I was being charged more money for less service and that adding the phone brought my bill DOWN. She said that that was how bundling worked. I thought this was ludicrous but I agreed to the terms, got my new phone number (**), and changed the monthly auto pay amount to $145.00. I wrote the confirmation number down and said goodbye.
As of August 11th I am again over $100 in arrears. I went to my local Comcast office, told them the problem, showed them the letter, told of the phone call with the confirmation number and was told that that phone call amount was also wrong and the Rep never processed the order. The Rep at the office offered to allow me to pay my past due and assured me that there was no one else for me to talk to about this matter: she was it! Her way or no way. I said thank you and left. I don't know where to turn to fix this. I have paid $1330 since December 2013 for basic cable, no DVR, no movie channels, 4 TVs with the small converter boxes (1.99/month each) and internet access and while I am being given a billing amount, my bill is never for that amount. It all seems so dishonest and I am tired of paying up for their customer service mistakes.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2014
Comcast has a long list of hidden charges that are not disclosed when they sell you a package such as "Triple Play." I was expecting a bill of Approximately $148.00 and actually got a bill of approximately $190.00. The following month it went up to $201.00. Their billing department cannot explain the increase but it's indeed a long list of hidden charges... Truly a ripoff.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2014
Most recently, I have to call almost daily for repair or refresh signals. So far this month, I've had 3 appointments for the technician to come out & twice they were a no show. The problem has persisted for over almost two years, particularly since adding my neighbor's service to the same box located in my backyard. Either the TV cuts off or the phone & internet do not work. All Xfinity movies shut off midway and often will not resume. Also, if we watch more than a couple of movies during the billing period, we have to call first to get ok'd before purchasing the movie and watching it.
The phone has terrible, intermittent service while talking, if it works at all. The cable box in the yard is rusted out, leaning over, and has exposed cable in the center of the box and above ground leading across my yard, under a fence, and into my neighbor's yard. Dogs are in these fenced areas and this is a real concern, plus my young grandchildren play outside when they visit. I've been told by several technicians over the past year that a work order was being placed to get this corrected and that's as far as it went.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2014
Today's date is 8/11/14. I discontinued my Comcast service on 7/16/14. I recieved a final bill for $93.05 on 8/2/14 with a due date of 8/27/14. I called the 800 number to question a couple of charges. One was a $2.99 charge that they removed. The other was an unreturned equip charge of $30. Comcast said it would take 2-3 weeks to investigate and they did not know what the missing equipment was. In the mean time, they turned my account over to collections. It is not due until 8/27/14. I called again and they said because I questioned the unreturned equipment charge, it is automatically sent to collections. The collections agency does not care about the details and are very abusive. They demand the money. Now I have to respond to the collections agency in writing to dispute the charge or, as they put it, "This is going to damage your credit if I don't pay them". No wonder Comcast is losing business. Sincerely, Rodney
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2014
I have charges on my bill that are not mine for xfinity home sensor pack. I have tried to have these charges removed for over a month! Only to be put on hold for 10-20 minutes, disconnect, transferred to the wrong department, once transferred to another company that had no affiliation with Comcast! This issue has still not been resolved. How is Comcast still in business????!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2014
I am an installer for this company, for the customers that complain about techs being late and everything else. We get around 5 to six jobs per day. 8-10, 10-12,12-2, 2-4, 4-6. Now first of all if the first customer has 5 boxes and phone service and internet that's three services, when you arrive sometimes the cables are not in place where you want it. Now we got a problem because I have another job to do in a couple of minutes which is not enough time. Now I am already late dealing with the first house. And by the way we make sure it's working before we leave. Or should I say, I do the majority of time the order is not right, are the people on the phone told you some **. So when we come out now all the ** comes to us and we put the equipment on, the ** sometimes work then we got to call overseas to get the ** working. I have been in this field for years, any questions, I will be glad to express my views. I really don't care anymore about even doing this work anymore. Nothing but ** on a daily basis.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2014
August 9, 2014. I was abroad for a month. I usually do not activate my cell phone overseas due to the cost, but for emergencies this summer, I paid the fee for access. I received EIGHTEEN CALLS. Not one of them was personal. Everyone was from Comcast. But what right does Comcast have to use my cell in which I pay the minutes and an overseas fee? And what times were those calls? Isn't it against federal regulations to call at 10:49 or 10:50 PM? Or worse yet, one call was at 12:47 AM and another at 2:26AM!
Upon returning, the saga continued. I was tired and jet lagged. I turned on the TV to relax for a second before sleeping only to find the usual annoyance from Comcast. My television and cable had been shut off. This is the second time this has happened in a year. This time the issue is over a $123.01 check that instead of sending to the billing center, I sent to David Cohen to get his attention in May. Previously, I had mailed letters to the CEO which were ignored so I tried a different person in the hierarchy. But the negative corporate culture continued. The check has been misplaced, I guess, because I keep getting billed for it plus late fees.
If Comcast wants to pay the $35 stop check fee, I will issue a new check. Since that payment, I have paid for the next two billing cycles minus the late fees - nothing is late. However, in order to restore my internet which I needed for work the next day after the trip, I had no choice, exhausted or not, I had to call Comcast and pay $33 plus to have my equipment restored. I was too tired to argue but I intend to deduct it from the next bill. I didn't owe Comcast 33 cents even.
I explained this continued aggravation with Comcast with my family upon my return and they shared with me the massive amounts of customer service Youtubes I could view dealing with Comcast. Apparently, the lack of customer service has become the hottest corporate malfunction of the country. Comcast - the company that can't seem to do anything right. I wouldn't use the language some have in their complaints but I certainly understand the frustration, the embarrassment, the time wasted by clients, the unresponsiveness of Comcast, etc.
Can't one month pass without having to complain? Now I await the new wireless. I am not allowed to set an appointment for install until it arrives. By that time, they will tell me every convenient time is already booked. Oh my gosh, this is definitely why the FTC should not allow any merger. It speaks to why all those many years ago anti-monopolistic regulations were passed by a responsive Congress and President.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2014
First, for well over 7 months, I have not been able to log in to "Xfinity" My Account, My Services, Billing and much more relevant and important information listed on "Xfinity" log in page. I have an account for both Comcast and Xfinity web sites. Also I'm unable to access, monitor view total monthly itemized bill, current channels, and Triple Play savings. Comcast is the name of the company. XFINITY is the new brand for their technology platform, products and services. XFINITY is about offering customers more - more HD, more speed, more choice and more control. For well for over seven months, 15 customer service calls, sales rep, tech support Reps and HOURS ON THE PHONE TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT WITH NO SUCCESS.
A service repair ticket was issued several times. Ticket: ** and **. Nothing was done other than over the phone reset, password and user name OVER 20 TIMES WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. No home visit Tech was offered due to priority of issue. Not being able to access my Itemized and actual charges for my Triple Play, DVR and Modem fees. I'm unable to know actual monthly bill and services hence I pay minimum bill. By law, I am entitled to view and verify all charges and services provided by Comcast.
This issue has been very frustrating, time consuming, and hours of wasted time with Tech Support, Customer Service and Sales. Some reps are from Philippines, India and Mexico who speak little English and very hard to understand. Keep in mind I have always paid my bill on time for well over 5 years (outstanding on time bill payments). And ever since this problem or issue began over seven months ago, my online auto pay have not gone through due to inability to access "Xfinity Web Page". All current payments have been done manually.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2014
Unfortunately made a poor decision to switch to Comcast... a deal I should have refused. Been with them since May 5th. I have called them on average for problems 6x a month. First it took a total of two months to get my phone service working! Plus they wanted to charge me an additional $69.90 when they finally got it right! That was another 5 calls to get that credit taken care of. Not all of the channels come in clear with lines appearing that they can't seem to fix.... I could go on & on & on. Horrible!!
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2014
I have filed a complaint with the BBB for fraudulent billing practices and false advertisement. I agree, Comcast will not own up to anything they tell you verbally, this is how they make their money. Fortunately, due to my line of work, all of my calls are recorded. So, even though I called during my breaks and lunch break, my calls to Comcast were recorded. And you can forget someone from Comcast trying to resolve ANYTHING, that is a joke. I will most likely have to end up retaining a Lawyer. Maybe that is what everyone needs to do. Customer Service is not something they strive to provide. Comcast couldn't care less.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2014
This has happened a few times with me. They give you a price for a service - when you don't get the service you call back and they say the person you talked to did something wrong! This time after the promo I tried to downgrade. I remove some service like phone Movie Channel. I left the house - when I came back no tv at all. Support said happens all the time. Called rep to get it back on. Now I'm paying more than before I called and have less service!!!! Mm.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2014
My 92 year old mother moved in with me at the end of February due to failing health. In the course of settling her affairs, managing her health issues (which were vast), and moving or selling her furniture and/or personal possessions, I went on Comcast's website to obtain cancellation instructions. Guess what... none exist. I called them but could find no extensions for canceling her service. More recently I discovered comments in community forums regarding the same problem. One writer said the only way to cancel the service was to return the Comcast box. The nearest office was 30 miles from here, but we finally found her receiver and I returned it yesterday.
The corporate office, however, still maintains that she owes $153 for "past due" billings and refuses to consider backdating the return unless we can show proof of my mother moving out of her residence in February. Problem is we didn't give up her lease until June 1 on account of the difficulty in managing her health issues, first, then moving her furniture and personal possessions out of the house and into storage. Comcast is very lucky that my 92 year old mother still has a sense of pride, because she has given us instructions to go ahead and pay the bill to protect her good name and credit. If it were up to us kids, Comcast could sit and spin on the past due bill. NONE of us will EVER do business with Comcast again.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2014
I had Comcast come out to my house to install a NEW connection. I needed a NEW connection because I had Dish for TV and they already were using the outlet in the room. And I was getting Comcast for Internet/ TV. The guy comes to the house to install the service. Mind you I was not home. Another adult in the house was. The guy then disconnects the coaxial going from the tv to the wall. He then connects the ide the TV was in to the modem and connects Comcast to the wall outlet.
I get home and decide to check out my services. I then realize what he did. Now I was being charged for a service that not only didn't happen. But also this guy now messed up my Dish network. I call Comcast and explain to them what happened and that I need them to send someone back out to rectify the situation. The first lady puts me on hold. Somehow she must have pressed a wrong button or something. But I end up back on the phone directory menu. I then get the next lady and explain to her the situation and that they need to reschedule. Well it seems like everything is ok and they sending someone out, right? Wrong.
I get a call back from them and their North East division stating the tech cant do what I have just requested. I argue with the lady a bit. Because by now I am just livid. I mean how dare you go to someones house mess up their services. And then wash your hands of the whole situation. Well after arguing with her I hang up. Then I get a strange feeling they canceled my appointment. So I call back the main phone number for them. I then get a guy, I will call him white noise because talking with him most the time there was just white noise. Until I decided to stoke the conversation. Stating I needed a tech sent out and the situation.
He then after 20 mins states he will have the tech department call me to see if things are resolved the next day. I state "What? You aren't gonna send someone out. You gonna just have them call?" He says yes. I then just hang up the phone. Obviously they either are real dense or they just don't know real CS. So I then call Dish, they have a tech coming out today to fix Comcast's mistakes and put in a new line. At least they know CS. When I get home tonight, I will be calling Comcast billing. Not only should I not have to pay for incorrectly done work, which mind you messed up my other services. But I should also be reimbursed for the money I have to pay to have Dish come out.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2014
Comcast Rep gave us a quote for tv, internet, and phone. We said we would think about it and call back to sign up. The rep said we could get the offer with a Simple 3 digit reference number. Two days later, we called back and got transferred 3-4 times and spent 3 hours on the phone. No one could find the package/quote that we were given. A manager said they would pull the call and call us back. This was Monday. We had to call back on Thursday and no one knew what we were talking about. I gave the supervisor name/reference number and still no one could help. Was transferred 4-5 times, disconnected, on hold for 10-15 minutes at a time. No solution.
Finally got another supervisor who gave us a package with a $10 discount a month for 12 months due to all the horrible customer service issues we have had. We signed up. Tech came out and was great. We get our first bill and the discount is not on it so we call Comcast. We spent 4 hours on the phone getting disconnected, transferred, put on hold for 15 minutes at a time, and no one could help us. We got told a manager would call us back in 15 minutes - we waited an hour and a half. Called Comcast back. They said they would have a manager call in 2-3 minutes.
20 minutes later, a manager called... still no solution. Manager called next day and said she spoke with the correct dept and got it worked out. She transferred us to that department and they had no clue what we were talking about. We had to explain our situation 5 times or more. Got a different supervisor because no one knows any of the supervisors we have talked to and no one will pull the call from the day we signed up. Spent 3+ hours on the phone with them today and still NO Solution. Supervisor refuses to pull the call. Said it won't help anything. I would not recommend Comcast. Direct TV is amazing! Time Warner is awesome. AT&T has their issues but nothing this bad!
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2014
My internet does not work. I work from my home and need it to perform my job. I have been trying to get through to them all day. Very long wait times. I got through and they hung up on me. They are also my phone provider so they certainly know how to call me back but they made no attempt. I went to the web page and all I could find was self service information telling me how to do their job for them troubleshooting their equipment. I can't even get through to stop the auto pay on my account. What is a consumer's recourse? They have direct access to my $$ for payment but do not have to provide the service I have contracted them to. Read the internet, I am not the only one. How do they get away with this? A rating of "1" was too generous but it was my only option...
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2014
I had my bill to come out of my account. Twice Comcast didn't take it out so now my bill is late for July thanks to billing. As for tech support, I called to have extra cable remove from my lawn, they didn't come out or called. Had to call again. Now they say someone will call but will they get this problem fix.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2014
I would like to give Comcast NEGATIVE stars... So many negative stars that Comcast actually owes me stars. First off, when I signed up at the business in Nowheresville, Illinois, I had asked if I could get service immediately. The representative had claimed yes, YOU can. Famous last words. She had got on her tablet and stated that someone already had a Comcast account at my address. She asked me to retype my address. Fair enough, I did. Afterwards her tablet provides info that says the same thing. She calls over her Russian supervisor who claims that I put in the wrong address. I stated "No, I have put it in twice and it is correct." The man proceeded to ask me for my license to show my address. It should have been a red flag right there.
I'm ok with showing my driver's license. No problem. Except the fact that I live in Ohio and go to school in Illinois. I was renting a place during the school year and desired television and internet. When I refused to show my Driver's license, the supervisor called me a liar and later asked if I was supposed to have a place in the States. After I explained it to him that I was a student, he pulled up my address and the file had said that someone had started service at my address 2 weeks prior. I had to explain I just moved there 3 days earlier. So we finally get that figured out. The supervisor had thought that the other account was put on the wrong address. Whatever figured it out.
So I go home, install the equipment myself through their somewhat adequate automatic voice command software providing installment advise. After I installed the internet modem, I began installing the cable box. The cable box equipment didn't work. Called Comcast 1-800 number and the lady understood and sent me a new box "free of charge."
Then I go home, install the new box and I had to call the 1-800 number and have them turn on the box. However when I called, I had a bunch of registration errors because the box I had was not on my account. Kept saying wrong equipment number. After pressing 15 different numbers, the robot voice might actual turn out to be someone who works there so I could explain what I needed. Got the equipment number changed for my account info. Good to go, right? Wrong. I was supposed to take my old box and place in shipping boxes that were provided "free of charge" and take the box to UPS and have them ship it out to Comcast itself. I take it to UPS and they state the postage on the box is for the wrong amount and force me to pay $6.45 to ship Comcast's mistake back to them. Whatever. It's $6... What's that?... like 6 tacos from Taco Bell. Good to go then, right?
Wrong. I continue to get service and pay my bills on time I might add, but at month three, I start getting endless letters for unpaid bills. Question mark goes up in my head so I call Comcast again. Long story short, these unpaid bills came from the account that they had mistakenly put on my address. Remember the guy who called me a liar and said that someone registered service for my address 2 weeks before I moved in. Yeah, those bills weren't getting paid. I was paying my bills, not this fake account on my address. Got that figured out after receiving threats of shutting down my service, which was already paid for. Got that figured out.
Months go by and I started noticing that my bills were not for the same amount. 1st month was $105.78, 2nd month was $96.58 (correct amount), 3rd month $98 and change, 4th month was $96.58 (correct amount), etc. it was about month 6 that I figured it out. So I had to call that pesky 1-800 number. Turns out that my bill was being sent from multiple Comcast billing locations. One was including the taxes and fees associated with my state. And the wrong amounts were coming from another state with the taxes and fees associated with their state. Figured that out and they couldn't refund all of the overcharges but gave me money on my account to go towards my next bill. Ok. Whatever. I ended up getting like 84% of the overcharges back... It ended up being the cost of a nice 6-pack. Whatever. Done, right? No more issues, right? Wrong!!!
At the end of the year, I needed to return the equipment and drop the service. Fine and dandy. I go to take the equipment back in Illinois on a Saturday. The people there had told me that I did not have all of my equipment. Ok no worries, but I was moving the next day to Tennessee and their offices are not open on Sundays. I go home, grab the one small piece of equipment that I forgot. I call 1-800-Comcast to figure out where the nearest location was to drop off my equipment in Tennessee. They provide the address for me! Yay, something useful. Pack up the equipment and my belongings and move to Tennessee.
Go to the address I was provided on that Friday after moving in. Explained I do not need your services, I'm returning your equipment, here you go. The guy at the Tennessee location says ok but this equipment doesn't belong here, it belongs back in Illinois and he agrees to ship it back to Illinois free of charge. He had mentioned that there maybe termination fees involved with my account. Ok, go ahead.
Two months go by and I start getting letters forwarded to my new address in Tennessee and Comcast began charging me late fees for not returning my equipment and that I owed interest and all this ** (pardon my language if ladies are reading this). So I call 1-800-STUPID-COMCAST (sarcasm, but I really called Comcast's 1-800 number). They checked their system in Illinois and my equipment was not there. It was sitting in a warehouse in Tennessee and I, not Comcast, had to figure out that it was wasting away in Tennessee via visiting their Tennessee location.
Anyway, they ship it to Illinois for it to only sit there for another 2 weeks for them to figure out that my equipment belonged to another location in a different state. Remember at the beginning when my equipment didn't work and they sent me a new equipment box. Yeah my new box came from another warehouse in a different state. Meanwhile I'm hanging in the balance as COMCAST gets their crap together. I ended up with a $433 in late fee and taxes... Now paid after never being late on a single payment. Thanks for letting me now via phone or email Comcast. I had a 760 credit score... Who knows what it is now.
BTW, 90% of the people you call on the 1-800 number have no clue what they are doing & those that do are smart enough to find a better work environment. The employees are terrible at taking customer notes. All customers be warned, you will have to repeat your information 50 times each call... You may be hung up on either on accident or on purpose. Some employees are not very good at pressing the hold button.
Also Comcast is looking and will screw any person harder than a Philips screw driver on a flathead nail into concrete. Open up your pocket books and create a bank account called "Comcast ** fund" cause you're going to need it. Consider yourself warned. Comcast can take a long walk off a short pier.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2014
I was scheduled for installation of the "X1" platform". The installer called and explained that he was shorted the necessary equipment and would be late. He was very good at keeping me updated on the status of his arrival. When he arrived, he asked if he could disconnect my DirecTV and I agreed and he went about installing the equipment. When he attempted to register the equipment, the problems started. There was a system wide issue with the satellite and he was unable to complete the installation. He asked his supervisor what to do and his supervisor stated he would come the next day to complete the installation.
The next day, NEVER heard from the supervisor. I contacted installation and they then told me I would have to wait a week. I asked about the supervisor's commitment, they didn't care. I called my installer and his supervisor now told him there was nothing he could do about it. DON'T believe any of those commercials they show about improved service. These people at the 800 numbers JUST DON'T CARE. The government is about to allow them to buy up their competitors so don't expect the situation to get any better with these people.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2014
As many of us have noted, there's suddenly a brand new "fee" on my Comcast bill. In addition to a .50 cent increase for my TV cable package, and a $3.00 increase in my Internet charge, now there's a NEW "Broadcast TV Fee" of $1.50-so I'm now paying $5.00 more a month for???? Isn't there some sort of Regulatory Agency that's supposed to oversee this? We have no other choice where I live if we want cable so if that's not a Monopoly, what is? I'm totally disgusted by Comcast and their "rip-off customers at every opportunity" policy.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2014
I have a complaint about Comcast phone and internet contract practices. Comcast's secondary document that is not signed but referred to in a document that is signed includes a provision that has an automatic annual renewal clause. If after the initial contract period, if you miss cancelling before the annual renewal date, you will owe the balance of that automatically renewed annual contract to Comcast. The company informs me that they will enforce collection even if the customer moves to an area that does not have Comcast phone/internet service provided. The company representative that I spoke to was not aware of this clause and was only made aware of it when I forced him to read it. I feel that Comcast is trying to bury the above referenced clauses in a terms agreement that is not in a document that is actually signed by the customer. The terms agreement is somewhat difficult to find and not viewed by most customers.
This secondary document also has a clause that does not guarantee internet speed which contradicts their advertisements on television that suggest their internet service is the fastest. This seems to be bait and switch if a company advertises something and then disavows responsibility for providing it in the fine print of a document that is not a part of what is signed by the customer.
I consider both of these issues contrary to the public good. The sad truth is that the two representatives that I spoke to regarding these clauses were unaware of them until I insisted that they read their company's customer policies.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2014
See below the detailed recorded events with Comcast customer service departments ranging from the billing department to XFinity Home: It is currently 2:23pm and after 8 blind transfers/3 disconnects and speaking with 9 Comcast employees in various departments to include but not limited to: Billing, Internet Dept, XFinity Home, and Customer Security Assurance. I am reaching out to senior leadership for resolution.
I have received and paid increased bills over the past six months due to overage data usage carry over from month to month. My background supports knowledge of information systems in management. After review of changes with overages, I discovered my XFinity Home is continuously using data which ultimately contributes to overage use on my capped internet data plan from month to month that Comcast now charges $10/50GB in the Miss. area. I spoke with the loyalty department who assessed the account and provided me with a plan going forward which adds an additional 100 GB to my 300 GB plan. Her name was Sherie and she was very helpful and informative, yet had to refer me to the internet usage department when asked if Comcast could adjust fees assessed to July's bill for overages accumulating a total of $98.00. My data usage has ranged from 497 GB - 1200 GB over the past 6 months without explanation.
Upon being transferred to the internet usage department, I explained my background and experience and asked how was it fair to pass overage fees to the consumer unknowingly aware or provided information as to how the XFinity Home product would affect usage. I would like to add, the XFinity Home product reflects usage of 100% internet data with a Cellular backup. Meaning it uses internet data continuously in which the consumers are being penalized for. I advised the representative that as an acting VP with management over an internet infrastructure at a widely recognized hospital, statistical reports are available with data usage metrics which should be able to provide me with data consumed by XFinity Home. I requested verification relating to data usage for XFinity Home usage and an adjustment applied to overages contributed to the service to avoid duplication of charges being passed to the consumer. She stated she agreed with my statements and agreed an adjustment should be provided due to data usage by XFinity Home (which the consumers pay $49.95) and consumers not being made aware of the increase in data usage.
She stated she has received other calls similar to this. She spoke with a supervisor who stated she needed to contact XFinity Home for verification and discuss resolutions which could be provided. After holding 16 minutes (which is also using data on my Comcast phone service), she blinds transfers me to XFinity Home. I spoke with a representative at XFinity Home and provided another layer of the same conversation in which he replied they have a policy with Comcast in which Comcast is aware of data usage for the service and how the charges are passed to the consumer are beyond XFinity Home control. The call disconnected after he made this statement.
I called Comcast back in which I spoke with Jay, Operator ** in the Central Division based in Manila Philippines. I explained the complaint (at this point due to frustration) and advised I needed a permanent resolution for the concern which will reflect from month to month due to overages incurring due to XFinity Home and I requested data metrics for usage incurred with XFinity Home and products(Comcast phone) for accurate adjustments and review. He stated I needed to speak with Customer Security Assurance and states he would transfer me in which the phone call disconnects again.
I called Comcast again, in which I spoke with Mark, Operator # ** in the Big South Division in which he states the concern will most likely need resolution at the corporate level due to advising of the blind transfers and disconnects without a permanent resolution. Mark stated he would attempt to obtain the answer to the data usage incurred due to XFinity Home and supply me with the answer to avoid further frustration on the consumer. After holding 12 minutes, Mark returns to the line to inform me he also has been transferred and disconnected with attempts to obtain answers to the overage usage due to. Mark also stated he was advised by XFinity Home Support to speak with the Internet Service Department for an answer.
He stated upon transferring to this department he was "being sent around and asked to hold with disconnects" and apologized for not be able to help further and suggested I escalate to corporate. I asked Mark could he transfer me to billing to discuss a onetime credit this month for the overage and I will escalate permanent resolution request at a corporate level. Mark transferred me to Stephanie at 2:49pm in the billing department. Again, I explained the situation and asked for data usage metrics as it relates to XFinity Home and was placed on hold with a disconnect occurring at 2:59pm.
I called and spoke with Dennis Operator ** Michigan Region in the Internet department and explained the situation and discussed a onetime credit with corporate resolution going further. Dennis explained due to my frustration he could only provide a $25 credit a day due to being in video repair department. I asked if he could provide this credit knowingly aware I am escalating this at a corporate level for additional credit and permanent resolution going forward. He spoke with a supervisor who advised him to transfer me to Internet Technical Support for proper credit and answers and stated he would remain on the call to ensure a disconnect does not occur during the discussions.
I am transferred to Vanessa operator number ** in Manila Philippines who states she works in the internet technical support department. Vanessa, prior to confirming account details, attempts to tell me this is normally a result of an unsecured network and I should change my password. My frustration level heightened and I then began to dissect the details of the entire account history with Vanessa. She then states I need to speak with the Billing department and to return a call on Monday due to the billing departments being closed on Saturday. (It is now Saturday evening now - I have been on the phone since 10:23am this morning. I should add utilizing my data on the Comcast phone for 60% of this unresolved issue). I challenged Vanessa's answer by stating I had spoken with the billing department several times today and was transferred to her by someone I was previously transferred to from the billing department.
I asked Vanessa if she felt it best as a consumer to return a call to waste 6 hours again on a topic no one can provide an answer to. She then stated no and requested for me to allow her a few minutes to find a billing department which is opened. She placed me on hold and returned to the line stating she found a billing department opened and transferred me to Brina operator # ** in the West Palm Beach Florida Region.
Brina states due to the 10 blind transfers and 6 disconnects she will request a Supervisor call back to request the over the credit limit for the $98.00 and discuss the concern. The call back ticket is ** which should result in a return call in 48 hours. During numerous hold times I have memorized Comcast hold lingo which states several times "Answers to questions anytime of the day." Comcast requires much in process improvement to reach the level of this false advertisement.
In addition, it is now 4:09 CST and I am awaiting a technician to arrive for a scheduled 8am - noon service call made 3 weeks ago. He will now add additional cameras which I found out will also add to increased data with my own research. Addendum, Now my service call has been rescheduled to next week without notification from XFinity Home after cancelling appointments and staying home all day. I hope this communication reaches the following senior leaders due to speaking with all of their departments without resolutions: Susan Jin Davis Senior Vice President, Strategic Services for Communications & Data Services. Dennis Mathew Vice President, New Businesses. Sharmila Ravi Vice President, Product Operations for Communications and Data. Robert Slinkard Senior Vice President, Product Management for Communications & Data Services. Daniel Carr Vice President, Sales Operations. Robert J. Lincavage Vice President, Technical Support. Lisa J. Panepinto Vice President, Performance Management. Shelby S. Royal Vice President, Employee Communications. Karen E. Schmidt Vice President, Enterprise Marketing for Comcast Business Services.
In closing: 1) Comcast provides a bundle package at a rate to include internet phone and cable- stay with me. 2) Comcast advertised XFinity Home at a rate of 49.95. 3) Comcast offers 300 GB included in the bundled package which is suffice for internet/cable/and phone. 4) XFinity Home advertised by Comcast increases data usage exponentially (meaning by a huge amount) which exceeds the bundled package rate. 5) Consumer is paying for a bundled package to Comcast/ an additional 49.95 for XFinity Home security/Comcast profit margin is increased to consumer by additional data fees charged to consumer which exceeds the allowed data in their plans. 6) The Extreme package only includes 400 GB. 7)My GB increased by 1200 GB with additional XFinity Home changes recently made with an XFinity Home tech visit. 8) Consumer now pays 49.95 for XFinity Home and an additional $98.00 for the data the devices used for home monitoring) 9) Consumer is never notified of increase data usage due to product installation and does not provide plans to accommodate
I would like to review a statistical report which breakdowns the analytics of the data usage meter to include IP address to identify device utilization on my network. If Comcast does not supply information in this magnitude, there is not enough evidence to substantiate charges affiliated with internet data usage billing.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2014
First of all, I wasted almost one Saturday dealing with an installation that never was completed. I ordered your triple play thru the rep at our apartment complex. The security installation was quick and efficient. The cable and internet installment came after the security installer and was fifteen minutes late for the appointment. So far, not so good. When the guy finally did show up, he didn't have any equipment with him and then said I can't do anything with this because the security installer has to be present. I call the security installer and he says that is not correct. The cable installer makes excuses and doesn't attempt to install the cable, and after arguing with the guy, he leaves.
I call my rep Kristin ** at ** and she calls her supervisor, and I was told the installer would come back today and install cable. Well 4 hours go by and I call her and she says she is still working on it. She sends me a message about an hour later and says it can't be installed until Monday, possibly. So you blew the appointment, wasted my entire day, and still no service and no customer. It’s now 4:20 pm on my day off and I have had to waste most of my day dealing with this. Poor customer service. I hope you can improve on this and I will relay my complaint to the FCC as well. Have a good day.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2014
I cancelled my service with them in less than 30 days per 30 day money back guarantee. I was continually billed and turned over to 2 collection agencies. Damaged my credit, and prevented me from getting a loan.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2014
Wrote this to send to company pres./CEO "Tom" on website's "cute" little "write to Tom" option - and of course was BLOCKED from sending. ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ABSURDLY DEPLORABLE EXCUSE FOR A COMPANY (so mad I could spit) - So I'm posting here.
Only the latest in ongoing unimaginably horrible service problems. Do you people think this is funny? I cannot even imagine telling a client that it is their job to repeatedly call and beg and talk to no one other than Idiots who can do nothing but read from scripts - Endless "on hold" in torture chamber of being subjected to Horrendous marketing blather - as if I want to buy additional Services from a company that can't provide my basic Home telephone service. How can you possibly Pretend any of this has anything to do with "excellence"? Can't imagine ANY CONTEXT in which anyone could characterize this idiocy as anything REMOTELY having to do with that word. Following is in inverse chrono:
THIRD ATTEMPT: Having determined that Lester is a clueless imbecile, but still Desperate to get my phone service working, at 10:40 pm I AGAIN called 1-800-934-6489. I AGAIN was put on hold in endless recordings Hell for ANOTHER 20 minutes until I finally got through to Edward in the Philippines. Edward said he's worked for Comcast for three years, so I was hopeful he would be more helpful than Lester. NO SUCH LUCK. After 15 minutes of same little game as I'd already endured with Lester (I'm sorry, ma'am - I'm doing all I can, my very best, but the tech support line is still busy), I threw in the towel.
I guess the gambit is just to weed out customers by attrition, rather than offer actual support. I am LIVID. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Already endured this ** - TEN FULL DAYS OF IT in Dec. 2013, and since then more about every 2 months with huge bottomless pit of service crashes/malfunctions. Might be funny in a sitcom, but even there I doubt it. Clearly your Company has NOTHING BUT CONTEMPT for your customers' time and energy. I DON'T WORK FOR COMCAST - I am SUPPOSEDLY YOUR CUSTOMER. But you'd certainly never know it. I do not have time for this ridiculous nonsense. ENTIRELY DEPLORABLE EXCUSE FOR A COMPANY - and for that matter an INDUSTRY. I'm at my wits end. I have no idea how to get any kind of service out of your SORRY company.
SECOND ATTEMPT: CALLED 1-800-934-6489 @ 8:00 p.m. Thurs., July 31 2014. After waiting on hold with ENDLESS excruciating Comcast ads and self-promotion - Hostage AND Tortured, all characterized as EXCELLENT- insane! Talked to customer account executive. HA! Executive? Treating your customers as stupid chumps? SERIOUSLY??? ABSURD! - "LESTER" in the Philippines, who has worked for COMCAST for a whopping month. Told me he was trying to connect me to the people who know how to help me. This went on for TWO AND A HALF HOURS!! NEVER GOT THROUGH to ANYONE!!! Lester kept saying that he really wanted to help me and he was doing everything in his power but all of the tech support people were very busy... blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, AD NAUSEAM. Finally had to GIVE UP - after TWO AND A HALF HOURS!!! Including being subjected to endless recordings telling me how much Comcast values my business and I just need to stay on the line and a "customer support account executive" would soon be available to help me.
FIRST ATTEMPT: After absolutely no luck with any of the online resources @ Comcast website: 1/2 HOUR on telephone w/ "Joan" in the Philippines who told me she had my problem all fixed. SHE DID NOT: Called Comcast Service Dept. (Thurs. July 31 2014 @ 5:15 p.m.) @ 1-800-447-9085, and spoke with Joan (re telephone service for **). Joan said she thinks that the problem is that this telephone service & modem are still connected to the "old network" (why I have to call customer service in order to get migrated instead of that happening automatically, I have no idea) - and that telephone service can be immediately restored & repaired by:
"Migrating" the phone & modem to Comcast's "new network" Process - requires downloading different data to modem, which will cause a brief internet service interruption; after the "download & migration", the service will be "re-activated" or "activated" on the "new network"; process takes about 20 minutes, following which service/ all services - telephone, internet & TV - should be restored to just the same as they were before (including same settings, etc.) EXCEPT with phone service WORKING and all services better & more reliable going forward. Joan's recap of what she did, in Comcast lingo, is: registered my modem to Comcast's "new network", "created a switch to assign a modem to a new number, as part of the activation process". Result should be that my modem should have one telephone line (same as before, same as always). Joan added these instructions: Make sure telephone line is connected/plugged into modem "phone port" (i.e., NOT plugged into the wall jack). Any continuing or future problems, call Comcast support at: 1-800-934-6489 (available 24/7) or 1-800-447-9085 (NOT available 24/7).
Reviewed July 31, 2014
I have been with Comcast for more than four years with only minor complaints. I wanted to cancel my service last year because their promotions ending every 3 months and spending hours to get new promotions to keep my bill in check. I was convinced by the rep when I called to cancel that he will give me promotional rate of 139.00 for 24 months. I asked about early termination fee if I move, and was told they can move my services free of charge and if they do not have service in the area, there will not be any termination fee. Lo and behold, after 9 months of contract, I called their moving services and asked to move my services. I was told that they do not have services in that area but their partner company Charter can provide services.
I contacted Charter and got my services installed. Now the phone tag and nightmare of cancelling Comcast has started. Today I called them and ask them to disconnect my services and was told that there will be an early termination charge. I tried explaining the situation but to no avail. I asked to speak to a supervisor but they don't have one so I was put on the call back list!! Now our moves should be decided by the cable company contracts and not the job offers. Would not recommend Comcast to anyone if there are other other options. Bad luck if no other options!! Stay away from verbal commitments from Comcast reps as they will mislead, deny everything and will not take ownership.
Reviewed July 31, 2014
Why have on the website that you have 24 hour service. When I called at 6:00 am your electronic voice says that you are closed? You make it hard for a person to speak to any customer service person. You are so convoluted in your advertisements. I probably will change service eventually - I cannot wait. The public have other choices.
Reviewed July 30, 2014
I was a Comcast Cable customer since 2007 at the address I am currently at. Before that address I was a customer. In the past 6 months they have raised my rates three times. When I called to talk with them about it they explained that I was getting too many channels for the price I was paying. I told them I had a package they sold me. They told me "it was their mistake" but I had to pay for it. How do you make a mistake for 7 years? I told them I would not pay what they were trying to charge. I had it turned off. I will never do business with them again. You would think that after being a long standing customer that they would try to work with you?
Reviewed July 30, 2014
I had the absolute worst experience with Comcast on yesterday. I called to do a simple transfer of service. Well, guess what, it wasn't that simple. The young lady, though nice enough, screwed up my account. My transfer was not supposed to be until Saturday but my service at my current location were suspended yesterday by the time I ended my call. Had she been more concerned with setting up my account than talking about her deadbeat baby daddy for thirty minutes, maybe she would not have turned off my services 4 days too soon.
I called back at 2:03 pm CST to get this issue resolved and all hell broke loose. I first talked to Shay. She told me if she turned my services back on I would have to call back again to have them disconnected on the day of my transfer (stupid, right). I told her I was not going to call back because I should not have been turned off in the first place. I then asked to speak to a supervisor. She purposely transferred me to a different department (the sales department) and I was on hold for about 45 minutes. Andrew answered. He was rude, and refused to transfer me to a supervisor. He instead purposely transferred me to the wrong department (billing) again. I was on hold for about 30 minutes.
Now I am in the billing department. Mind you, I have a 0.00 balance because my account is set up for auto pay or should I say my account was set up for auto pay (cancelled that). The rep in the billing department does not speak or understand English very well. I asked to be transferred to a supervisor and he refused unless I gave him access to my account which I refused since he could not help me. So, he hung up on me. It's now 3:45 pm CST and I have nothing resolved!!! I call back and ask for a supervisor. I get Corey. He is rude, can't help, puts me on hold after I repeatedly told him that I did not want to be placed on hold and then still does nothing to help me. I finally just said, "Forget it. Cancel the account. Disconnect all services." Well, Corey can't do that either. He transfers me to Customer Solutions.
I speak with Christy. She deserves a raise and a promotion. She is the only Comcast employee that I spoke with yesterday that has more than empty space between her two ears. I have to admit, by the time I spoke with her, I was beyond pissed and irritated so yes I had a very bad attitude. Throughout the conversation, she was very professional, helpful, and never lost patience with me. She was able to get my services restarted, and was able to set up my transfer correctly!!! By the time I got off the phone with Christy, it was 5:45 pm CST. 3 hours and 45 minutes to fix an issue that your rep caused is more than ridiculous. And for your reps to have the nerve to have an attitude with me because I demand quality customer service just like you demand on time payments is a slap in the face.
You can keep your Comcast Guarantee because it is nothing but lies. Your guarantee should say "We promise to feed you a bunch of lies every time you call, place you on hold for as long as we like, take forever to resolve your issues, refuse you the right to speak with management, and bill you extremely high prices because we can!"
Reviewed July 30, 2014
So, without giving a full essay... I hate Comcast. By far the worst customer service I've ever experienced. I have lived outside of the country and never experienced such a gap in basic communication. It seems as if none of the technicians have any expertise in... anything. I've had billing problems. The first time I had my equipment installed it was the wrong equipment, and to have it fixed, guess what... a fee! So when I moved recently I decided to upgrade. Stupid. They messed up my order, disconnected my equipment a day earlier than I scheduled, never called to confirm, and gave me a lame excuse that "Someone would call with a new reconnection date." Oh and by the way... the upgrade sentenced me to two more years with them... YAY!
Reviewed July 29, 2014
Let's face it... we all know that cable companies are an oligopoly in the US and they should all be at least fined or at most be in prison for their business practices. Bottom line: they sneak charges on your bill. We have the HD Complete XF Bundle with the X1 DVR system. With this system, we have the X1 master DVR in the living room and are allowed up to 3 additional HD outlets for free. We have 4 additional outlets in our home and should thus be charged for one additional outlet per month. Well, this month, our bill seemed much higher than usual and lo and behold, out of the blue, they started charging us for 4 additional boxes at $9.95 each. I have been live chatting with them for over an hour and the woman who is likely in India or Pakistan keeps telling me that the extra charges are for my X1 system. She cannot resolve the fact that this is a NEW CHARGE on our bill this month.
Prior to this problem, we went for 4 months without functioning DVR service. We were on the phone with Comcast weekly and they kept telling us that the problem would be resolved within 24 hours. Finally, we had to pay to have a technician come out to our home. He said that they had given us equipment that should have been sent back for repair. So, the previous guy had taken faulty equipment from another person's house and gave it to us. Isn't that lovely? Here's the best part: guess how much they refunded our account for having their crappy malfunctioning equipment for 4 months?
Have you guessed?
$7. Mind you...this is not even a $7 discount per month. It was a total of $7. After screaming and fussing on the phone, I decided that my blood pressure and sanity were more important because I was getting nowhere with them! They argued that they provided the services as they had promised but that we were unable to take advantage because of the faulty equipment. I am not kidding here. But we only had faulty equipment because one of their technicians gave it to us!
So, what am I going to do about this? Absolutely nothing. But why you must surely be asking yourself, would I not do anything!?! As stated in the introduction, we have no other options. The cable companies represent a legal monopoly. Last I checked, the US was still a free market environment but yet the gov't is allowing this oligopoly to continue. If y'all want to band together and rise up, I will stand with you. In the meantime, I will spend the next hour or so on hold with India because they have still not resolved my issue over the past 20 minutes it took me to draft this review.
Reviewed July 29, 2014
I was having problems with my wireless internet being slow. I called in and a wireless technician did some troubleshooting and found that my modem needed to be replaced. After being transferred, the person told me I could get the modem in 3 - 5 days. I said that was unacceptable, why can't it be shipped sooner, he hung up on me. I called back in, and mind you, you have to go through identifying yourself every time you call back in after going through the annoying automated system. I get another person who says I can get it overnight, great I'm thinking. After two days and no modem, I called back in. All I was given was a UPS tracking number and after putting it in, I found out that it was going to be delivered in six days. I get the new modem and after installing it, my wireless was still slow if not slower than when I first called in, so here we go again. More troubleshooting for an hour or more just to hear him tell me his resolution was for me to buy a modem with my money because my slowness issues were due to outside interference and not under Comcast control.
I just happen to have a degree in networking and told him his resolution was not acceptable and got hung up on again. Here we go again. Call back in, spending another 40 minutes with another tech and his resolution was the modem was more than likely bad, and they needed to send me another one. After being transferred this tech tells me I don't need one, I need a tech to come to the house. My frustration level at this point is out of control. I did some research on the type of modem, I did my own tweaking and my wireless problem is solved. Comcast is about to become history as I am switching providers. I can't stand to be lied to and spending hours on end calling back in to hear more lies.
Reviewed July 28, 2014
After 12 years with AT&T DSL, my neighbor recommended Xfinity Blast. So I called the first phone # I found for Comcast. I was offered a promotional offer for Blast Internet with unlimited nationwide phone for 49.95 a month. I agreed to the bundled package while writing down the details on paper so I know what I signed up for. The installation charge would be 49.95 also, I clearly remember (and wrote down on paper) that both numbers matched, monthly charge and install, both 49.95. The week after the install, a bill came for the wrong amount. After several attempts to rectify the matter by phone, I was told that the promotion does not exist. On top of that, I didn't even have Blast internet, which I specifically requested based on my neighbor's recommendation. I feel I was blatantly misled to sign up for a lesser package at a higher price than quoted.
Reviewed July 28, 2014
Don't ever get this company (Comcast). They will lie and tell you everything, you'll have this channels and that. Plus it took them 4 weeks to install the internet and TV and half of the channels were NOT working. Then you call to get all fix and guess what? I still don't have it done but you'll be owing them money. They want me to pay $196.00 for something I didn't have, and $711.00 for the equipment that they told me they will come and get it. I can go on and on about the customer services. They are THE WORST COMPANY TO BE TRUST. Overall with comcast, I don't know why people having them. I just hope they will go down soon or someone else open better company.
Reviewed July 28, 2014
We received a phone call to offer us Comcast Triple Play. The offer sounded good and we could finally get all of our services under one company. Beforehand, we had Verizon for our phone service and our phone bills were way too high. We decided to sign up for Comcast Triple Play and our initial service call was on 2 July. The installer came and placed three new set top boxes in the house with new controllers. I asked about the internet and phone, but he said that wasn't his job and someone would call to set up the rest of the services. Within 36 hours, none of the cable boxes were working. This was a disaster---World Cup Soccer was on and we weren't able to watch it!
My husband called a toll free number for Comcast and got someone in NY that talked him through getting at least one of the set top boxes working (it took nearly an hour). On 7 July, another installer came out to take care of the internet connection for us and he did a great job; apparently the first tech that showed up didn't complete the job correctly and left quite a few issues unchecked. When he started looking at taking care of the phone connection, he was totally flummoxed due to the fact we have a security system with two lines. He couldn't do the job---and at least he admitted it. (Note: We asked for a tech after 25 Jul as we had company). The next installer arrived on 27 July and started to take care of the remaining internet issues (which I thought were completed).
He was here nearly four hours and at the end of it, the only thing he accomplished was to re-establish the phone lines with Comcast from Verizon. He was unable to complete the job due to our security system which has two lines (one goes directly to the police). We were assured that we would have a tech out today to finish the process, but after two phone calls (leaving messages) for the supervisor, we still have no idea when the tech will show up. Needless to say, my husband is livid that Comcast is so inept and said that we shouldn't have opted for their Triple Play offer. Unfortunately, I'm beginning to see that he was right---although it seemed a good offer to save us money. Not sure that it is worth all the aggravation and wasted time.
Reviewed July 27, 2014
Have had Comcast for TV, Internet and Cable for years. Cable box and modem have been replaced more than 10 times for mechanical and troubleshooting diagnostics. Service has been out for up to 4 days because tech did not come out. Tech was dispatched when all services were out (I explained there was no phone service as Comcast was provider and service out). When no-show, called and was informed tech was canceled because I didn't answer the phone! Called back, spoke with supervisor and repeated there is no service and do not call before coming out! Third and fourth day, same thing, no show because no-one answered the phone! Stupid or what? When tech finally arrived, found problem outside with Comcast equipment (I missed 4 days work without pay and Comcast offered $20 dollars)!
Problems continue: dropped calls, no dial tone, frozen cable TV, DVR not recording. Noise on phone and cable outages every week and sometimes daily. Have had techs out multiple times for problems and calling tech support sometimes take hours to talk with tech. DVR is not working now and phone dropped call today. I have talked with management and was told they would replace cables outside, but no one has come out to follow-up on service promise. I have refused to pay bills until they get service to work without interruptions. So far, they have not had service for 1 week without an interruption! When service is out, 911 calls are also out as there is no cell service in the area.
If Comcast put 1/2 as much interest in quality service as they do billing, they would be #1 in service and not at the bottom! They are the monopoly here and they know it! While talking with service department last week, failures occurred and call was dropped. I had asked to have a callback as this happens much of the time. No call back ever occurred. Today is 7/27 and TV and phone have had problems all afternoon. Service asks that customer disconnect failing units to have a "Power Reset". This garbage fails almost daily and I refuse to unplug it anymore!
Reviewed July 25, 2014
Absolutely terrible customer service... I am a new customer and placed an order with Comcast Online for their Double Play Package. This package was advertised to include a $100 prepaid gift card. After I placed the order, an agent from the online department called on 7/22/14 to inform me that the package was no longer available and I would not be receiving the gift card. The agent acknowledged that Comcast did advertise the gift card but her department could not issue me a credit. Then I went on a terrible experience of explaining the situation in numerous departments.... I spoke with Supervisor Jose in the Sales Department and then he sent me to Joaneshia in the Online Sales Department and then she sent me to the Loyalty Department. The most frustrating part of this process is that each agent is not willing to help, rather than try to sell me the triple play package (includes phone). Comcast falsely advertised their services and makes it impossible to speak to a dedicated customer service department. All I am looking for is what was originally promised and advertised online.... $100 prepaid gift card! If I wasn't bound to Comcast through my condo association, I would cancel my new order for service and switch!
Reviewed July 25, 2014
Update to my previous post... a year and half later we had to move due to a house fire.. I moved in with a friend. I cancel my service with them as I obviously no longer need it in a burnt house. I return the DVR box (not sure it would work after the fire but they wanted it).
I call for final bill. I sent in the balance over 2 or 3 payments due to financial issues after the fire. The last final payment was made a year ago! - Last month I get a collection letter! I call Comcast telling them My balance was paid in full a year ago!!!???? Yes, it looks like I have a zero balance on my account. They tell me to call collections and they have an $83 change on my account for paying my bill late!!
They knew of the fire and they knew I had to send payments... then they bill me a year later in a collections account letter!!! It is in dispute and probably on my credit report now..
Reviewed July 24, 2014
Never deal with Comcast or Xfinity!!!!! I ordered Comcast internet plan - comes with local 10 channel + internet up to 30mb for $29.95 over the website. A month later, I have the bill of $97.31 so I call Comcast (Xfinity) to adjust. But I was transferred 3 different department and they said all different stories and they never had that plan (then what was the plan I made order online???). One of assistants came up with $34.95 so I agreed to pay that amount.
To get their prepaid $50 credit card, I had to pay the full amount of $97.31 so payment status stays fine and I did not have to pay second bill and third bill which would be less amount that I paid. I paid full amount and I got second bill, total amount of $58.68. I called bill department again because I should have had zero amount of bill. What they said is they don't have the plan of $34.95. What??? I had to start everything again and again. They played and tricked customer like this and I have to call every time I received the bill. I could not take their words again. I never had this wonderful and ridiculous service ever. I ended up paying full amount and cancelled the service.
Please do not use Comcast or Xfinity. If you do, they will bring tremendous headache. It was all about system. How come you guys come up with different price plan every time I call and never keep promise about whoever helped me and made note on the system. Now I do not even trust that they made note. If they did, how come they have all different stories talk to. Why was I paid $97.31 and why should I keep local channel for which I don't need. I never hear whoever fool pay $97.31 for internet service nowadays. I guess I was fool enough to order your internet service without knowing all this hassle.
I don't know why you guys doing this to me. Today (7/24/2014), I got a call from Comcast and offer me $29.99 25 mbs download speed internet and she told me to get a credit for first bill I made, I have to call bill department so I called. An assistant in bill department told me that in order to get credit, I have to talk to cancellation department and remove the bundle service then I will get credit automatically. So I talked Tasha in cancellation department and she told that they don't have plan $29.99 internet by itself, it has to be with local TV bundle $39.95. It was plan every assistants told me every time I transferred. And I told what happened from the beginning again. I waste another two hours for nothing. It is really ridiculous. I cannot take anymore and I cannot trust anybody's words from Comcast.
Do not deal with Comcast!!! I made many calls and received many calls. Sounds like they can do better but do not let them play with you. They will give you same damn plan. I paid $150 for using service for 1 month. I will not making same freaking mistake.
Reviewed July 24, 2014
Only company that could provide service in my area so, against my better judgment, I went ahead with them. Unable to get it done online (interaction #1) because the "chat" person could not set me up without charging for the "home installation package" which is just a bunch of wires they send to you that everyone already has (scam #1) So I call on the phone (interaction #2) and the associate tells me I need the faster package that's $49.99 instead of the advertised 3/Mbps pkg. advertised because I have a lap-top (scam #2). I refuse and tell him I want the $19.99 and tell him I have my own modem and will set it up myself. He can't transfer me to set-up person so I have to call another number (interaction #3). I call and the tech "sets it up" and I'm able to go to 2 websites which "confirms that it works fine" (scam #3). Soon after, I realize that it's going on and off and timing out b/c it's just not working. Call back (interaction #4) and trouble shoot with another tech for 30 mins or so and she says "everything is fine" but it isn't. I ask is my router supported? She says "yes". So I have to have a tech come out to the house (earliest is in 3 days).
Tech comes out (interaction #5) looks at modem and says "everything looks good here" goes outside and replaces some "really old equipment" but does not specify say what he did then says "okay...everything's good" before I have a chance to double check, he's gone (scam #3). Called 3 times that night (interaction # 6, 7, 8) and all the reps say they spoke with a dispatcher and the driver will call me to come back but he never does. Call another rep the next AM (interaction #9) and in 10 seconds the rep says "oh, you have an outdated modem, you need DSSI 3.0". So I go to Best Buy and buy a $130.30 Motorola modem (because I'm sure as hell not gonna give those ** at Comcast the monthly rental fee for one of theirs) bring it home and call Comcast (interaction #10). The nice lady began the process and I quickly became disconnected. I call back (interaction #11) and another lady walks me through the process again and after 50 mins still cannot get it working. I immediately ask her to transfer me to cancel my service to which she nicely says sure and apologizes for like the tenth time.
I'm on hold for 15 mins when she come back and asks me my zip code?? (Which I've uttered no less than 20 times throughout this sage) and apologizes again. Another 20 mins go by and I hang up. I call back (interaction #12) and am waiting on hold for 8 mins (promised 3-5 min wait from the automated lady) and lose the call in the elevator. I call back (interaction #13) and ask to be called when the rep was ready. They call back (interaction #14), and I cancel the service. I demand (politely) that I be billed nothing for this fiasco (m.b. guarantee per the TV ad) and she assures me I won't. Is the saga over? Will I be billed? Only time will tell. I think I was apologized to 30 times (no exaggeration) over these 14 interactions. However, it is just window dressing. A thinly veiled attempt at feigning good customer service when not one person I spoke with really attempted to fix my problem.
Reviewed July 24, 2014
I signed up through Comcast's online service for their advertised Internet Plus package for $29.99 (25 mbps internet, 10 TV channels and HBO). When I got my first bill, it showed a $69.95 package. I immediately called and wound up on hold for nearly an hour. Then I was told that the package I signed up for was no longer available but I could get a similar package for $34.95. I was SO frustrated after speaking with 3 different people I was ready to cancel my service. My husband (who installed the system) convinced me to at least give them a shot since everything was already installed.
As we speak, I am on hold (and have been for an hour now) waiting for someone from Customer Solutions... since they are apparently the only department who can help. This is my 3rd day in a row trying to reach Customer Solutions... I usually give up after being on hold for an hour. This is complete BS... This company and their customer service SUCK! I DO NOT RECOMMEND COMCAST!
Reviewed July 23, 2014
I contacted the customer service line and was again transferred from agent to agent with lengthy hold times and the outsourced Indian agent was unable to assist me.
Meanwhile, I have been saddled with overage charges on my cell data plan as I rely on wifi services to run my Contractual business. They still haven't been able to arrange an appointment to transfer services and I am waiting for a call back to reschedule despite my pronouncements to end all services. Comcast Infinity in my opinion is a conglomerate of bureaucratic red tape idiocracy with crappy out of touch disconnected and outsourced menial phone center techs who cannot understand or meet the service needs of the market. I will be exploring other options for my technological needs as Comcast appears ill equipped in managing what ought to be their very forte.
Reviewed July 23, 2014
I had ordered Xfinity TV and internet service through an online promotion that included the Preferred (220+ channels) Double play cable TV and 50 mbs internet for $89.99/month for 1st 12 months and would increase to $119.99/month from months 13 through 24. I made sure that a cable card was in the order (at $0 per month) since I wanted to use my own TiVo box. When the install guy came out he did not have the cable card and wanted to connect Xfinity's own dvr box instead. He claimed that Comcast is no longer sending out cable cards for TiVo boxes and they no longer support TiVo... which were all false statement based on phone calls I had made with Comcast prior to purchasing TiVo who all told me a cable card would work with their service. I made another call to Comcast and after being on the phone for over an hour finally got it straightened out and they would have another install person come out within 30 minutes. That person never showed up so I went to their service center on Milwaukee Ave. to get the cable card myself.
Well when I got to the service center it turned out that Comcast had modified my plan to be only internet with no TV channels and they weren't going to honor the online promotion that I got. Through more hassle of maybe a few hours more they added the TV back on to my service... but now I have to have to install my TiVo myself with the cable card. I then looked at my account online and discovered that they had added an additional service fee of $39.94 plus three $20 fees for each service even though I had requested only TV cable and Internet. The original deal was a $39.95 install fee and $0 service fee that I got from my online promotion. I then also discovered that they weren't giving me the "Preferred" plan that had added channels. They were giving me the "Starter" plan with less channels for the same price of the deal I had.
I've probably spent a good 8 hours dealing with Comcast and the service is poor. No one can do anything or resolve issues. If they could only honor the plan they had got initially and had my service working like it should be there would be no problems. I would never deal with them in my life, and I would tell anyone to stay clear from Comcast. They are a horrible company that don't care about their customers. The poorest customer service I have ever experienced in my entire life!!!
Reviewed July 23, 2014
My bill was never steady. One I paid 138.00. So the following month it was 577.23. What the hell happened ask them they during research no service changed or anything. So Deetta ** called me from the credit department and gets nasty. I'm not paying 500 for cable.
Reviewed July 21, 2014
On a phone call to Comcast to resolve internet and TV problems, I agreed to a new two-year contract for some small savings. I knew I might move before two years elapsed and directly asked about early termination fees. The representative responded several times that no early termination fee would be applied if I moved somewhere that Comcast does not provide service. Indeed I did end up moving to a location not served by Comcast, and they did apply an early termination fee. When I challenged the charge, I got shuffled from place to place in their system at considerable expense of time. They refuse to withdraw the charge, or review the recordings they make when customers agree to contracts over the phone.
I was a customer for nearly 10 years. The charge was only about $30, but it's the principle of the matter. I would never have signed a new contract without express guarantee that termination fees would be waived if they could not continue to provide service. So whether it was intentional lying on the part of contract seller or lack of knowledge on their part is not material, Comcast refused to stand behind a contractual agreement made by their representative, or investigate the matter.
When service was terminated, they said my email account would disappear in a month unless a friend added our email to their account. The email account disappeared within a week in spite of assurances. Unexpected loss of an email account is a big deal, but too much time had already been lost to void of Comcast already.
Conclusion: CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, in spite of being polite and sounding knowledgeable, CANNOT BE TRUSTED, AND THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY. To be clear, the actual internet/TV service would degrade substantially or go out every 6 months to a year and the problem was slow to be resolved in large part to the time commitment required to penetrate their customer service "defenses". So the concerns above are not the only problems, just the ones in violation of trust.
Reviewed July 21, 2014
Can you blame Comcast for taking advantage of their virtual monopoly to squeeze customers as much as possible? Yes, I can. I signed up for a 6 month promotional $19.99/month data plan. After repeated difficulties getting set up, my service suddenly cut out about a week later. I made the mistake of calling customer service, and when they couldn't resolve the issue over the phone, they scheduled an appointment with a tech at the soonest possible time (after the weekend). First of all, I probably should have done some research (which I would have, had I internet service) to discover that I could have avoided this problem by having your wireless router clone your computer's MAC address to avoid the way Comcast tries to get you to use their equipment by making it tricky to use your own. Had I known that the tech was going to play with the splitters in my apartment for an hour and then I was going to be billed $40, I would have made sure the appointment got cancelled, or just pretended to not be home.
Lessons learned: Comcast doesn't want you to try to figure out how to avoid renting their equipment, and while it is tricky, there are plenty of other pissed off customers out there who will offer advice how to do it. NEVER let techs come into your home unless you really hate your money. Try to figure it out yourself if the folks on the phone can't immediately help you. Comcast will screw you any way they can, but you don't have to make it easy.
Reviewed July 21, 2014
I updated my cable TV service and added a cable box. During the change of our package the sales team asked if I wanted to keep my number. I said yes. They changes it anyway. But the system did not change it and keep it associated to my account. They rated my number as addable even though it was tied to my account number. They removed it from my account and overwrote the system to give me number to a new customer request. Mind you, they did not have hardware and still don't 5 days later. I let Comcast know right away when they disconnected the number. They never said sorry or offered any fix. They hung up on me and my wife. They transferred the number with my voice mails on it and 3 days after my voice mails, message was still on the line! The MOST INSULTING THING IS THAT THEY VIOLATED MY RIGHTS TO THAT NUMBER OVER 4 TIMES AND NEVER ONCE FIX THE PROBLEM OR OFFER ANY COMPENSATION.
Reviewed July 20, 2014
I was told I didn't pay my bill in full the previous month. I had to get my checkbook to let them know my bill was paid in full. I also asked about numerous fee charged to my account which no one would answer. I was pass to several customer service representatives and still did not get my questions resolved.
Reviewed July 19, 2014
We had our bundle cable, internet landline for almost 9 yrs. I always carried credit with this company as well. I am owed $398.27. I returned all their equipment and they gave me a receipt saying they had all of it. I would have my refund in 30 days. Now 30 days later I call and they try to say there is equipment missing. Issue a ticket **.
Reviewed July 18, 2014
I just got Comcast less than a month ago. They said that there would not be a charge for installation because there was not a signal. Second bill there was a $30.00 charge. They will not take off. I called when I got the service to make sure my next bill was supposed to be. I called 3 times and got 3 different quotes. Finally, they said it will be the same. I received the bill and it was double. They said that there was nothing they could do. Bye bye, Comcast.
Reviewed July 18, 2014
Every time I have had to call Comcast after about 5Pm, it has been a nightmare. You get canned responses and nothing is ever fixed. I've also had problems with being "disconnected" when talking to customer service during the day. Who knows what that is all about, but somebody needs to start up a new internet/cable company. Seriously, Comcast needs more competition. Eventually I get things done, but have just about decided I can live without internet and cable TV in my house. Every year it gets more expensive and it's just not worth it.
Reviewed July 18, 2014
Comcast is responsible for canceling the tv series (EUREKA). I truly hope they lose any and all customers, I want nothing to do with them!
Reviewed July 17, 2014
BE PREPARED WHEN CALLING COMCAST: After long waits, they will shift you from extension to extension and suddenly it gets disconnected! For four consecutive months I tried to get a refund for extra charges that appeared on my bill, reps always said it was done and I would receive a credit which never happened. This took me to browse AT&T and found that the high speed internet and phone line that I have would cost me 3 times less! When I tried to cancel Comcast, it was almost impossible to cancel!
Reviewed July 17, 2014
This happened several years ago around the mid-80's. My father wanted cable tv routed into the basement guest room. The installer had to cut a hole in the drywall to access the cable but he did not return to repair the wall damage. My father said nothing. Years later, I complained to my local Comcast office (Seattle), sending them pictures, and being told that this would be investigated. A year later and still no action from Comcast.
Reviewed July 16, 2014
I called the other day to review my current bill and package. Had a difficult conversation with rep with thick foreign accent. As I repeated to her what she said, more features, no equipment charges... $109 a month... she transferred me to another area for the phone line that I repeatedly said I did not need, "but it was part of the package". She stated that if this part was not completed, the order would not go thru. I just had this feeling that she was not correct/or leaving something amiss... So after being on hold, I hung up. I got to pay my bill today, and I was charged for new services. TRIED to call today to discuss and am getting nowhere. Forget about getting a supervisor. I am going to remove all service now - when I finally GET a person to help me.
Reviewed July 15, 2014
This company is a joke! I LOVE cable tv and there are no other companies in the area that offer cable tv. Against my better judgement I signed up for comcast. I knew they were a horrible company to work with but I just really wanted cable. Previously my parents had problems with Comcast and when a technician came out to fix the problem he also stole sunglasses and money.
I started having problems with my internet about 4 weeks ago. I hesitated to call for help because I knew it was going to be painful....and boy was I right. I was put on hold for 20 minutes, when tech support couldn't help fix my problem (by restarting my router) they transferred me to another dept, another 20 min on hold. When I explained AGAIN my problem to the new department they tried to transfer me back to tech support. WOW! I made an appointment for a tech to come visit me- had to take a vacation day from work because it was a 4 hour window. Technician did not show up, and did not call. Again, I didn't realize a company could stay in business working like this...but I guess when there is no competition they can do what they want.
I called again a week later and set up another appointment- again a no call no show. I called yesterday to cancel my service and was transferred to a total of 4 departments with a hold time of more than 30 minutes each time. When I explained I also needed a credit to my account because my internet was not working I was told I needed to call back to speak to the billing department (another 30min hold wait), and shockingly the billing department's systems were down. I still am trying to call and get credit to my account for 4 weeks without internet- each time I get another excuse on why they can't credit my account.
Bottom line- I don't have cable anymore which sucks, but I also don't have to deal with Comcast so I think I win. AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS!! Hopefully ATT will provide service in my area soon.
Reviewed July 15, 2014
I have been having with my Comcast Phone etc. (I have a bundled package) for 2 years now. In addition, I have paid for a service protection plan all along as I was told that I needed it to avoid the charge for a visit to me. However, it is a Comcast problem not my problem. The last technician checked and my neighbors who use Comcast also have the same problem. He said it is their own cable, not my lines. However, I can't get anyone to fix it in spite of my many calls and the many hours I have wasted. I am still losing phone calls, I can't hear other person, they can't hear me, overlapping conversations, yet I have been paying for service and been complaining for two years now and not getting service. Friends and family complain about not being able to hear me. I have gotten some credits after calls to Comcast but some credits were for Comcast errors in billing and some other reasons which I won't take the time to go into here.
I want my phone service fixed, once and for all. I have been complaining for two years. (I had TV and internet problems also).
I want a large credit for the 2 years of lack of service
I want reimbursement for the unnecessary payment of the Service Protection Plan
I have been an 8 year Comcast customer but this does not seem to mean much to Comcast and will probably get worse when the merger with Time Warner is complete. Two years of lack of decent service, the many hours of my time wasted between the many phone calls to Comcast and the time when useless Technician visited my house and no resolution is more than enough. I will be looking into other alternatives to Comcast unless the problems are fixed immediately.
Reviewed July 14, 2014
The customer service from this company was substandard to say the least. When I could not get a problem resolved with the front line workers and asked several times, to several different people I might add, for a supervisor, that request was never granted. Only after I called back to cancel my service was I taken seriously. By this time, it was too late, because I had gone with someone else. The service was okay, but the customer service from this company is the worst I have experienced by far.
Reviewed July 14, 2014
I was your customer for many years until I sold my house on May 31st, 2014. I called mid-May 2014 to ask you to forward my service to my new home at **. I was told I had to wait 5 days to see if Comcast serviced that area. Comcast called me and said no they don't service the area. I asked if I would have to pay the termination fees and was told NO. I was also told that you would send me boxes for the equipment. I gave the address to send the boxes three times and they never came. Instead, I received threatening phone calls about the equipment mid-June. I took the equipment to one of your locations because the boxes never came.
On June 17th I called in to pay the balance on my account. It said $59, so I paid it. I then received a bill in the mail from you for $305 so I called in again and was told the balance on my account was $0.00. I then started getting calls from a collection agency, Diversified, who said I owed Comcast $305 so, again today, I called in and spent over one hour with your company who disconnected me three times and sent me to several different departments, billing, collections, customer satisfaction dept (?). Each department told me something different. I was told my account was switched with another person named Ryxxxx who got my payment instead, and then I was disconnected by Comcast. I called back and was told they don't know what I am talking about and I was told that I never made a payment of $58 (PLEASE SEE PROOF OF THIS PAYMENT FROM MY BANK). I was then told I owe the money and that's final!!
Reviewed July 14, 2014
All of a sudden our internet wasn't working. I went down the the office and a Comcast employee said we needed 2 routers instead of 1 so that myself and the woman I rent a room from could use 2 different signals. Well that didn't change anything. I went back again and they said they needed to send a technician. The technician came out and said there was faulty wiring in the basement and he changed the wires. I purposely asked him if we would be charged and he said no because it was Comcast's fault. About a week later the lady I rent the room had to call Comcast because her son's ps2 wasn't connecting properly which again was Comcast's fault because they now said we didn't need 2 routers. So after all of this we got charged a $40 service call charge. When I called I was told the only way I could get that taken off was to subscribe to $3.95 a month protection plan. So to sum things up I went by the Comcast office 3 times (once because they didn't give me the power cord to router) had a technician and the lady I rent from had to stay on the phone with them for over an hour to fix their mistake. We now have to pay them $40. Comcast is a rip off. Wants consumers to pay for their mistakes.
Reviewed July 13, 2014
In November 2013 I purchase a 2012 LG tv. After a few weeks, the tv began to have problems. The signal began making the TV not receive the information quickly. Comcast was called. The tech repaired. However, a few weeks later the problem surfaced again. Comcast was called. We are now in January 2014. Each time Comcast needs to troubleshoot the system even though it was recorded since Nov 2013 the problem existed. Now had one older tv purchased in 2001, no problem with the signal but the newer tv had the problem. Comcast finally repaired it February 2014. There was no conversation when I signed the approval of the repair I would be charged after services were completed.
I was not notified prior to completion of services there would be a charge because I didn't have Comcast service plan if something went wrong with their system. When I pay my bill late February there is an extra charge of $55. In billing there was no notification prior to services being rendered there would be a charge. Have attempted 3 times to resolve this issue to no avail. During these times a request was made to return money for services not rendered. Nothing appreciable. I have paid my bill except the $55. July 12, 2014 they turned off services. I attempted to resolve this 3 times and guess all staff has been told we can get some customers fall by the wayside. Even a customer who has been with them 7 yrs and have paid the account on time most months.
Reviewed July 11, 2014
Had high winds knocking out my cable line. Made call day after knocked out and told that there was a problem in my area and would be fixed. Next call told to stay home, someone would be out the following day and to watch my cell phone from 8 a.m. No one came or called. Made another call. Told was given misinformation and no one was scheduled out until a week later. Three technicians did show up and said definitely the line. Did not fix, in fact, disconnected line. Made another call and scheduled a technician for inside so had to be home. Yep, it was the outside line - the one three technicians took down. How many days did this take - 17 days no service. And gave my cellphone number numerous times to call center because my phone is part of a bundle. Did they give the technician my cellphone number - nope! Customer service is not just about nice people on the phone. It is about resolving a problem or issue.
Reviewed July 11, 2014
We moved on May 19th and Comcast charged us 39 dollars for a service tech to install our equipment at new location. He left and nothing was working we called for help and was told they would send someone - no one came. On 5 20 a Comcast tech was at a home across the street and we flagged him down. He came in, looked at what we did not have, called his dispatcher and was allowed to help us. In the move my wife had been told we could keep our old phone number when the service was moved. Comcast changed our number and said that was the number we were to use. Not expecting to have a new number we had send a second change of address to all of our doctors, friends, and emergency contacts.
When our service was relocated, the tech that did nothing correctly, he took one of the two digital adapters with him (5/19/14). We were charged for that additional adapter on our May and June bills. When I contacted the customer service rep Shantel - she was not helpful at all. I tried to explain the tech took the adapter with him on the 19th of May and she said we were charged for it in May and June because it was still in our service until reported removed to billing. When I asked how that was my problem she said I was properly billed until billing dept was notified. I again tried to explain that the Comcast tech took it with him on 5-19-14 and that, “your internal communications were out of my control.” She was not helpful, continued to tell me she could not adjust my bill or help me in any way.
I asked to speak to a supervisor. I was put on hold twice and then finally told Comcast has no supervisor in customer service to talk to a customer. I received my call back from Philly about 20 mins later and somehow when I tried to answer the digital answers Comcast was able to understand the response. Comcast telephone service, unable to understand a negative response to their service check. HOW HANDY that is. We are currently being told that our service my working by 8:30 tonight and the call back service is not working. We have had numerous conversations with the billing department concerning over charges on our bill, each call is a promise and no change another call and maybe a change.
Being a Comcast customer for 15 years in Florida and several years before that in Ohio and Ind., your service is getting worse and your customer service people are a joke. I would love to have a conversation or a meeting with someone who could at least attempt to help us. VERY UNHAPPY and have nothing good to say about you, your product, or your people. I don’t expect you to exceed your promise of service but I do expect you to live up to what you charge me for. I pay most of my bills via computer, not Comcast you make it so hard to talk to anyone who help and I don’t trust you or your billing systems.
Reviewed July 11, 2014
The day I decided to sign up for service, I called and specifically requested a package with certain channels in it. The first person I was able to get a hold of notified me that service was not available in my area. Knowing that not to be the case, I called back and received someone who gave me a packaged cable and internet deal and requested what day I would like for installation. I specifically told them that I needed the installation to be done on a weekend because I would be going on a business trip the following week. The sales associate said that was fine and said that I was scheduled for installation on a Sunday and I verified that it was a good time.
This was on a Thursday. The next morning I received a phone call to verify my installation. The lady on the phone said it was scheduled for Wednesday of the next week. I told her that I had originally scheduled it for a Sunday and that I would not be available the following Wednesday, at this point she replied with "You are mistaken sir, you scheduled it for Wednesday, would you like to keep the appointment or reschedule?" I kept the original appointment cause I was able to coordinate with my wife to be present during the installation. This is the first case of poor customer support.
After the technician came and installed the cable, my wife called to notify me that several of the channels that I had originally requested were not available. I immediately called the 1-800 number and told them about the issue at which point they notified me that the package I had selected for install didn't contain the channels that I had requested and that if I wanted the channels that I would have to upgrade to a higher priced package. I reluctantly agreed to it and had the cable package upgraded in order to receive the channels. This is the second case of poor customer support.
Thursday of that week my wife informed me that the package we had still did not have all of the channels that we needed, and that the free HBO and Showtime that was promised to me was not available either. I once again called customer support and let them know that if I did not receive the proper package that I would be cancelling my service. They transferred me to Customer Solutions and customer solutions was able to add the HBO and Showtime to my package as well as adjust my service once again. This was the third time Comcast was unable to provide proper support.
The following Friday night I went to take my trash out and discovered that the technician who installed the cable line in the house had left a large wooden spool inside of my trash can filling it by about half. Finally infuriated with the situation I immediately called the 1-800 number, explained the situation, and was transferred over to Customer Solutions once again. An employee named Keeli, employee ID ** answered the phone. As frustrated as I was I am sure that I was probably irritated and blunt with her.
As I explained the situation her attitude and demeanor relayed the appearance of not caring, and she had an incredibly poor attitude. At no point during the call did she offer an apology, a solution, or explain to me any of the information that I requested to be explained. I told her that I wanted my service cancelled, and someone sent to the house in order to pick up the equipment cause I would not be bothered taking the equipment back to Comcast considering how poorly I had been treated. I also explained that I wanted my 30-day money back guarantee.
After she came back on the line I requested for verification that the money would be transferred back to me and she refused to answer the question directly instead saying "I cannot speculate how it will reflect on the bill." After further questions regarding the bill she began to raise her voice and interrupt me constantly while trying to talk over me eventually stating "I have only tried to help you but it seems like all you want to do is argue sir." Immediately after this I requested her supervisor's name, which is Shawn, and requested to speak with him. At this point she informed me that he had left for the day and that she would place a request to have him call me back within 24 to 48 hours. This is the fourth time that Comcast failed to offer good customer support.
The next day I called Comcast back and requested to speak with Customer Solutions in order to verify that the request had been submitted. I explained the situation to Customer Relations again, this time receiving someone who was sympathetic to the situation, resolved my issues with my package, and said that the request to speak with Shawn had been submitted. They also said someone would be in contact with me regarding the wooden wire spindle that had been left in my trash. At this point I reactivated my service.
The next week I contacted Customer relations again, and told them that Shawn, **'s supervisor, was supposed to have contacted me within 24 to 48 hours, and we were going on day 4 with no contact. The representative stated they would resubmit the request through ** and that the supervisors had been in many meeting throughout that week. Three days later, Monday July 7th 2014, I contacted Customer Solutions again, this time telling the representative that I wanted to speak with their supervisor, they stated that the supervisor was not available and that they would instead submit a request for their supervisor to call me back as well as resubmit a request, for the third time, for **'s supervisor to call me back and that it should be within the next 24 to 48 hours.
Yesterday, which was Thursday, July 10th 2014 I contacted Comcast once again and was finally able to get a hold of a supervisor in billing. The supervisor notified me that Shawn was not reachable, and offered me discounted packages which included DVR and home phone (both of which I have absolutely no use for). I told the supervisor that Direct TV was offering me a package that included internet, Television with more channels, and NFL Red Zone for the upcoming season for $79. The supervisor attempted to see if he could find a comparable package that included NFL Red Zone and was unsuccessful. He informed me that he needed to do more research, and that he would call me back in approximately 25 minutes. I laughed at this and told him I didn't believe him. He assured me that he would be calling back within that time at which point he would discuss it with me further. I have never heard back from him.
Reviewed July 11, 2014
My Comcast internet started going out about a month ago quite regularly... every night about 10-11, and most days. I called and had a tech out, and it's still going out. I think they are shutting it off, as it goes off a regular times, not really intermittent, like they somehow know my schedule and shut it off during the day. However, my kids have been staying with me, and that's not a normal thing, so they don't have internet now during the day. And I used to go to bed by 10, but now stay up to midnight, so it's as if Comcast thinks I won't be needing the internet at these times and shuts it off! I'd try the cheaper AT&T U-verse, but I'm afraid it won't be fast enough to watch streaming movies. Well, what the heck, I can't really watch much streaming as it will go off during the movie....
Reviewed July 11, 2014
After a lengthily hold, pressing several numerals (in English) I had the wonderful opportunity to listen to some awful music three times in succession. After speaking to a rent a service tech. I was told to hold and she would transfer my call. She "AXED" me several questions, and success my call was dropped!!!!! Being persistent and P.......Ed Off I tried again, pretty much a repeat of my first call. So I said I'll give it one more shot. Lo and behold guess what happened. My MIGRAINE kicked in I decided to take a break and try again tomorrow. Well I tried again this time asking for a supervisor!!! After listening to that dreadful tune again for several times the agent got back on the line, and said the supervisor was busy, please hold a little longer!! I did and once again the call was dropped.
A tech came out to install wiring for a second tv. I called and complained about a grainy barely viewable picture, and the problem was resolved by installing the splitter properly. I could go on and on about my experiences with Comcast. They obviously make a lot of money, and are trying to bring Time Warner into their company. If FTC allows this shame on them. All of this took place in Naples, FL off season. I can't Imagine what it would like when the customer base is 50 times larger. All in all I think Comcast needs a total overhaul. I would like to run this company for 6 months. Surely the unemployment rate would rise drastically!!!
Reviewed July 10, 2014
I've been a customer of Comcast cable T.V. since before it was Comcast (Memphis Cable Vision, 1979). On May 31st, 2014 I ordered Internet and phone service from Comcast in addition to my cable T.V. The order came with a 30 day money back guarantee if not 100% satisfied. First, The technician who came to my home on 5-31-14 appeared to weigh in excess of 300 lbs. He was here for three hours and sat in my office chair for most of this time. I did note that he was leaning back in the chair and towards the desk. The next morning I sat down in the chair and it immediately collapsed to my right, towards the desk. The steel framed box at the top of the hydraulic lift under the seat was mangled.
The chair wheels are flat on the floor and the seat is bent all the way over almost touching the floor. I rode the seat all the way from "upright" to its present position, hanging on with my grip on the arms and hitting my head on the desk and my right shoulder on the floor. I did not seek medical attention as I was O.K. I immediately called Comcast and complained. They gave me a reference #** and told me they would follow through and let me know. Numerous calls to customer service have resulted in empty promises, apologies, being placed on hold for long periods. switching my calls to the main number I dialed at the beginning, forcing me to start all over again with the main menu to identify myself and finally OUTRIGHT Disconnects.
If Consumer Affairs would like, we could do a three-way call to Comcast customer service because this frustrating tactic is far too frequent to be accidental or unintentional. This is so often the norm, that it must be a common and acceptable practice. Now Comcast says I have 5 digital cable boxes. I have four. I have 3 T.V.'s. A number of years ago Comcast gave out the tiny converter boxes with NO monthly charge. This was when the U.S. went from analog to digital. They gave me two. I tried to return one a few years back and was advised to keep it as it was FREE and I may end up needing it in the future. I agreed and put one away. Now they said they have done an audit in June 2014 and that I had Five boxes total: two DVR boxes, the two smaller boxes and a regular HD box. (I have 3 TVs.) They could not tell me when I was supposed to have acquired the HD box. And now they are charging me for it ($9.99/month). I don't have this box, I have only the 4 boxes of which I will return one.
And lastly, promises to "Port" my old number over to my new Comcast telephone dragged on each time telling me it will take four more days. This never happened. I had had enough. I called Comcast to request that they discontinue my internet and phone service and that it was within the 30 day guarantee. They said if they came out they would charge me a trip charge of $39.99. So much for the guarantee. I said don't bother. I was very glad I never disconnected my internet and telephone service with AT&T. AT&T came out for free and reconnected my AT&T Router/Modem and I plugged my telephone back into the proper wall jack. I am disabled and spend a lot of time at home. I need the cable TV and am afraid what they may pull next. The chair cost $240.00 and I really liked it. I had to replace it and bought a cheaper one from Office Depot, but there's a big difference in comfort. I feel that Comcast owes me the cost of the chair and a call from someone with the power to be able to correct the errors on my account. Thank You.
Reviewed July 9, 2014
Had the worst experience with Comcast customer care. I just switched from Verizon to Comcast and I needed to activate my internet. Since from last two weeks the customer care people are coming and going and nobody can solve the issue on time. It's you who have to call all the time and get your things done. They can charge you without giving you the services. One time I had the experience that customer care was rude to me as if she didn't care. Still my internet is not activated and I am going to complain and put a review for this bad experience everywhere. I am going to make sure that they feel the pain which I had during 2 weeks without internet and constantly calling them and still no response and concern.
Reviewed July 9, 2014
Comcast elected to stop internet service. When I called, I was told that Comcast had decided that the Comcast modem, supplied by Comcast, was at its "end of life". Comcast elected to deactivate it. Comcast elected to do this without any notification to the unfortunate person who made the mistake of being their customer. Comcast has decided it would be most convenient to Comcast for the customer to disconnect the Comcast modem, drive across town to the Comcast office, and try to trade the modem. Comcast will probably decide that it would please Comcast to charge to replace the modem. If so, lawyers will be called.
This is an incredibly arrogant self-serving bit of business stupidity - one that stands out even against the slovenly performance Comcast is known for. We will select another internet access provider. Consumers would be wise to not subject themselves to the level of incompetence and arrogance that personifies Comcast.
Reviewed July 8, 2014
Moved in a little over a year ago to a condo that has Comcast service. A bill collector came to my door with a bill in my name for services in Aug when I purchased the condo in November. Continuous problems with service. Called the new station and they connected me with the Detroit corporate office - finally straightened everything out.
Fast forward a year later, 7-7 no cable or internet. I go online at work on my account and it says connected. Had to hunt for a phone number on the website, called, told I had to talk to internet services first, call dropped when they transferred me. I called back and spoke to the internet services. 40 minutes later they said they would have to send out a tech for $60 and if the problem was on their end I could call billing to have removed, then transferred to cable and the call was dropped. Called back and they said the cable was out, to time when it would come back up, supposedly nothing to do with the internet problem. I asked to be transferred to billing - call dropped. I called back and talked to billing requesting a credit for the days I do not have service and complained and they assured me the $60 fee would be waived. I have my doubts that my bill will be correct. Talked to a friend next town over and she said the outages are all over. Someone needs to pull everyone together and take on Comcast and their dishonest business practices.
Reviewed July 8, 2014
We moved from one location to another. The customer service rep. told me if went with the Comcast alarm plan, my bill would decrease, but instead my bill increased. Called back for three days in a row and kept getting jerked around and disconnected. Called back and got another person on the phone. Told him the problems. I told him I wanted to change the service to basic cable. He informed me that I couldn't do that, so I told him to just cancel all services.
Come to find out my wife works from home and she has to have hard cable, so I had to call Comcast back and reconnect services. They are trying to bill me for canceling the alarm services in the amount $1000.00. Been fighting with them for almost a year now. They have the bill up to over $2400.00. I refuse to pay these idiots. They have the worst customer I have ever seen.
They ended up closing this account and I was told by one of their managers at the local Comcast store that they would issue a credit on this account. She then open a new account up but still trying to get credit on the first account. These people just keep passing the situation from person to another and nothing gets done. I would stay clear of Comcast if you can. The only thing is they have the market in Jacksonville, FL and they know it.
Reviewed July 8, 2014
Got a call from a Comcast salesperson stating for 6.00 dollars a month more we could have basic cable along with our already internet service which totals 76.00 per month. We get a bill 2 weeks later for 107.64. They claim there was no such deal made with us and they refused to play the recorded conversation when they called and made the deal 2 weeks ago. They claimed that they are #1 across the country - HOW, by Ripping people off.
Reviewed July 7, 2014
I have paid for service fee protection ($3.95) month for over a year. Each month since the service call in February I have contacted Comcast regarding a $60.00 service fee charged to my account. Four representative have said that the fee would be reversed as well as the "administrative late fee" associated with my not paying the $60.00 I don't owe. In addition the service tech who came to my home in February said to ask for a specific modem yet I was given one which increased my bill by $94 annually. I have been a customer for 10 years and feel pimped by this experience and will not continue to be used.
Reviewed July 6, 2014
I had Comcast when I lived in Silver Spring, MD. The service continuously went out and came back, sometimes 8-10 times in an hour. I would call, they would "apologize" and send someone out. Nothing was accomplished. I moved to Annapolis, MD and the service was the same. Today it has been out 22 times; sometimes I can go for several days with no outages. Both times I had so-called "new" equipment, different each time because I moved to different regions. I disconnected my phone; it made no difference. Sometimes the service is just so slow, my dial-up was faster.
One time it took me 4 minutes to get through to open a 3-sentence e-mail with no attachments. In total I've had 6 service calls, nothing positive came of any of them. One time I was trying to file a complaint with Comcast and my phone service (I have phone and internet only) went out 5 times during the call. They had to keep calling me back. I'm so sick of this! If there was any other provider in my zip code (besides Hughes--they appear to have more problems); I would jump at it.
Reviewed July 5, 2014
I tried Comcast to save a few bucks, and boy, what a big mistake. All of their set top boxes are heavily used. I should know, I ended up getting nine units because they kept on failing (what A hassle having the technician come to my house to replace these). When watching someone speak on TV, the voice lags behind the lip movement. They told me my TV was too advanced; the frame rate was too high (guess I should have saved my old TV). I noticed that the HD was not as clear as DIRECTV's, and found that Comcast's maximum is 720p, not 1080. Their DVR hardly holds any shows, they told me to get Xfinity, but then I found that all of this Xfinity features were not available in my area, and it would be a extra $20 (so much for saving a few bucks).
When you call for a technician to come out and repair the set-top box, watch, because they will try to charge you for this. That was the last straw for me, when they try to charge me a second time for the technician to come out, and they refused to credit me on my bill (even when I talk to the manager, I got nowhere). All of this happened within a span of two months. What a fiasco!
Reviewed July 5, 2014
I wrote a letter dated 06/13/14 to the President/CEO Neil Smit of Comcast and then we received a call for Comcast to come out to service our boxes. I complained about the weekly outages in Cape Coral and the daily rebooting our boxes by Comcast. A technician came out per the request of the President CEO and now we are being charged $60.00 service charge as well as an outrageous Comcast bill in the amount of $355.86! We cannot afford this on a fireman salary. I am appalled by the terrible customer service and not receiving any help from the corporate office. We need competition in this area so that we have other cable companies to use other than this awful Comcast!
Dec. 15, 2014 Update: We have written numerous letters to the CEO of Comcast complaining about the terrible service with Comcast. Corporate office would have them come out to service our cable per their request, not ours, and then they would try to charge us for something we did not ask for. Also, the technician would always come up with some excuse of that we would have to live the issues with the continuing problems because Comcast is going through growing problems. Then why should they be allowed to continue to buy Time Warner when they cannot handle what they have now. We also had to cancel our phone service with them because we could not depend on having a line available for emergencies! And they continue to raise our rates for awful service! The government needs to step in and do something about this!
Reviewed July 4, 2014
I have been a Comcast customer since 2001 @ Lyon Township. I paid ($87.25) for basic Internet & TV. Comcast send me a bill on June 6th, for $171.02 in June 6th. I called them to Question the Bill. They said that the ($87.25) was promotional Bill and it has expired and the new bill is $171.02. I explained that they never send me any notification at least 30 days ahead of time, if they had, I would have cancelled my service then. The Customer service Lady said, "you do not have to disconnect your service since you cannot afford $171.02, we can sign you up for the $99.00 "Tripe Play" and convert your phone service from Vonage to Comcast and keep your Basic TV & Internet." I said "OK that sounds good." Customer service said that the earliest they can send a technician to swap out the Old Comcast Modem was June 17. I explained to the Customer service that I will pay only ($87.25) for the Month that they had billed me $171.02. My New Bill is now $276.57, which includes charges that they never disclosed such as dispatching a technician to swap out the Comcast Modem ($53.14), and Additional Outlet HD Converter ($29.85).
When I called Comcast on June 6th, I explained that my household budget would not allow me to go over the $99.00 and that is what I expected to see for the bill and if it was going to be more, I need to know since I cannot afford it. Comcast business practices are deceptive and unfair. Since I live in Lyon Township, I do not have a choice of any other Cable provider and hence I am a captive audience or better word a hostage. Comcast should have sent a written notification before changing the billing from ($87.25) to $171.02 to disclose the end of promotion so that as a consumer I would have been informed and hence had a chance to Cancel the service and avoid getting billed for $171.02. Comcast customer service who was telling me to sign up for the $99.00 triple Play who made the arrangement for a Technician to show up on June 17, should have disclosed that there will be a charge for Technician. I believe that Comcast is engaging in deceptive business practices and they practice their monopoly in strong arming consumers into paying fabricated and undisclosed charges.
Reviewed July 4, 2014
A Comcast representative decided it was ok to park in our driveway without asking to perform service at another address. He never asked permission to park in the driveway and occupied the space for over a half hour. When asked to move his van, he said to get out of his face and then threatened me by saying you better walk away. Not only did he park in the driveway but he took up 2 spaces.
When he decided to leave, he stopped his van to further threaten me and my wife. I filed a criminal complaint with the Ocean City, NJ police department. The incident took place in the 4800 block of Ocean City in the evening between 6:45pm and 7:45pm. Is this the quality of service to be expected by Comcast? He was not even working on our property. His name is Joe and I provided further information to the police.
Reviewed July 3, 2014
My Internet service was not working. I called Comcast numerous times in the past two days: Long waits on hold, transferred to other departments, calls dropped and each time I had to call back and go through the Comcast telephone maze, wait on hold and repeat all of the same information again. The last time I called Comcast, after my call was dropped again, the wait was 29-43 minutes! I was so frustrated I drove to the Portsmouth NH Customer Service Center, 5 miles from my home, for help. A male counter employee treated me incredibly rudely. He actually told me to "go home" when I became frustrated that next Monday, 5 days from today, was when a tech could come to my home.
After he told me to "go home" I asked him what his name was and he told me I'd "have to guess what his name was" and then told told me to "get out of here". Verbally abusing customers is beyond appalling. If I spoke to a client like he spoke to me, I'd find myself looking for another job. Comcast actually has a written Customer Guarantee that states that Comcast employees will treat Customers with respect. The male Comcast Customer Service counter employee in Portsmouth NH doesn't believe the Customer Service Guarantee applies to him or to how he is expected to treat customers.
By the way... my Internet is still not working. I have had to use my iPhone hotspot to access the Internet. So, my question is: why would I want to keep Comcast if I am treated so badly and I have to go through such frustration? I don't. I am exploring other Internet options. Sent from my iPhone.
Reviewed July 1, 2014
It all started when we moved. A rep told us we would need to exchange our boxes for different ones in order for the cable to work right. My son drove down to the center to exchange the boxes and he was told we didn't have to. Oh, we did an install ourselves, and done it many a time before, so we found out one line didn't work, so here came the cable guy. Our fault; 'you don't pay' and vise versa. Well their fault, we didn't receive a bill for April, so I called the automated bill pay and fell out of my chair, $456.00! We have the $89.00 package, $119.00 with tax! Called and red hot, I got a representative and immediately started to almost scream at this guy.
He introduced himself and I could barely understand him. I'm man, I thought no use! He said I would be angry too, I asked his name again and it was Burney. I asked him, "Do you spell it with a 'ie' at the end or a 'ey'?" He said, "'Ey' why you ask? "That was the name of my dad who had passed away." Immediately we hit it off. Burney is a name not used much spelled that way. So I was charged for the cable guy, I was charged for the installation, I was charged for the equipment which I never received and misc items. This man pulled out all the stops.
Got my bill down to $130.00 for April and got the May bill down to normal. Now this is the type of representative Comcast should model their people after. Come to find out he was from Spain, not overseas but right in sunny California! If you ever call Comcast again ask for Burney not Burnie, and Burney if you read this, David says hi!!!
Reviewed July 1, 2014
Been a Comcast customer since 2004 (more than 10 years) and shocked at their treatment to a loyal customer. 4/23 - I saw a door tag saying Xfinity technician had been to our area and identified an issue either Ingress or Egress. I still have this tag. To avoid service I was supposed to call the Comcast office and schedule a time to repair the problem. I checked with my in-laws who were home and they said internet has been down since morning. I called immediately and was on the phone for more than 45 minutes. I asked the CS person if there will be a charge as I do not want to pay for this. I was told there will be no charge so I scheduled an appointment for next day.
4/24 - I took off for half a day to be home but the technician did not show up. I called customer service and was told the technician was there and took care of the problem from outside and did not have to come inside my home. I checked my internet and it was still down. I told the rep this and she tried to get technical support. We tried pinging and connecting to the modem but there was no connectivity. I was asked to make another appointment for tech to come and check it. I complained that I took half a day off and it cost me half a day's pay as I had no vacation days to take for this. The rep came back saying I will get credit for internet for the month. I thought that is pretty fair and agreed to another appointment.
4/26 Rep came home and started investigating outside first. He said there were cables outside which had signal leaks and he had to replace a few of them at the location where all the wires come in. He then also said my splitter was old and he replaced it. This was outside the house again. I had two modems which I own and he recommended I use the newer one which is Docsis 3. I said ok and he set it up and internet was back. After a few days, I received a bill with $50 for the tech visit and I called Comcast to dispute this. They said they will credit this and should show in next bill. I also asked for the internet credit which the CS said we cannot get. I told the CS I was told on the last call that there will be a credit but CS did not budge. I was furious to say the least. I said I want to cancel all my services if Comcast is not honoring their word. Didn't make a difference, CS did not even make an attempt to forward me to retention. Just took my request and asked what date I want to cancel the service. Wow! So much for being a customer for 10 years.
My billing period was 11th to 10th of the month. Two weeks before May 11th I requested cancellation of my service with Comcast. They sent me a box with prepaid UPS label for shipment. I did not request this as I was planning to go to the local office. But since I received the boxes and shipping label, I went ahead and shipped it out on May 12th and it was delivered on May 13th. I also have confirmation of delivery to the address Comcast had on the label.
Since then, I have got 3 invoices with missing equipment charges, tech visit charge, and modem charge which was ridiculous as I owned my own modem at all times. I have been called by third party companies claiming equipment recovery which I have refused and provided UPS tracking for delivery confirmation. I have wasted too much time on the phone with these uncouth business. 6/30 account is still not closed out. Comcast remains the same stubborn self not doing nothing to assist a long time customer in a positive way. Even thoughts of probably using their service sometime in the future are out of the question now.
Reviewed June 30, 2014
Online Consumer Fraud. On 6/28/14, I went online to sign up for new service. I went through their entire process and was able to sign up for their Triple Play bundle offer of 2 years, locked in with several benefits offered such as $400.00 in VISA gift cards (right there on their website), a free second room tuner, an install date of July 6th and free installation with a one-time $25.00 second room fee. Great, I agree. I then received a confirmation email with that pricing structure. Then received a second email asking that I call customer service to finalize the process.
This is where things went off the rails. At this point, it's been two days of phone calls and just over 5 hours of time. I was informed that the second room box would NOT be free and finally told it would be $9.95 per month. The Installation Date was now moved to July 21. At one point, I received another email confirming the 21st date, and that the installation fee would be $125.00. That had been corrected back to zero. And now, mysteriously, the gift card was only $200.00 despite the $400.00 amount CLEARLY stated on their own web page.
Again, after two days and just over 5 hours, the only answer I was ever able to get was "Sorry" and that this was someone else's department. I have cancelled my entire order and will be filing charges with the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Communications Commission. If anyone knows of other venues, advice would be greatly appreciated. In short, Comcast seems to be committing consumer fraud, and they could care less.
Reviewed June 30, 2014
Billing issues, charges and fees imposed after being told there were none. Leaving messages that are not returned. I finally filed an online complaint with the State Utilities Commission, and my problem was resolved that day. If you have a legitimate complaint, I suggest this avenue. It worked for me.
Reviewed June 28, 2014
I'm 63 years old and have never worked with a company worse than Comcast. Comcast insists on charging me a monthly modem rental fee on a non existing modem. They say I have two modems? Both are the same model with a serial number off by one letter?? The truth is, on May 26, 2013 I purchased a modem through Amazon for $66.91. My wife called in the information so Comcast could set the modem up. The number was read wrong and then immediately corrected (contained D not O). The service rep, instead of correcting the number added another modem with the corrected number. Every couple of months Comcast tries to charge me for a non existing modem. It usually takes several calls and a couple of hours of my time to get it corrected. Online it still shows two modems on my account. Comcast won't take it off. Under the fictitious modem data usage always says "We're sorry. We can't load your usage meter right now." GEE I WONDER WHY!
Reviewed June 28, 2014
This company has the worst customer service!!!! Unfortunately, the first young lady I spoke to did not provide me her name - before hanging up on me!!! I called in again and a representative by the name of Kandice ** told me that I could either take a call back or wait on the line for an hour to speak with a manager!!! What kind of company tells a customer they have to wait on the line for an hour to speak to a manager????? I waited for a total of 30 minutes before hanging up. I'm currently in the market for a new cable/internet/security provider!!
Reviewed June 26, 2014
I have had Comcast Internet and phone service (VoIP) for 1 year and as soon as the year was up, they raised the monthly price by 40%. I phoned their toll free number and talked to 2 different representatives who would not budge on their new monthly price. I did tell them I would be switching to AT&T if I could not keep the current price and they still would not negotiate any price change. I then contacted AT&T and ordered their Uverse service at slightly less than I had been paying from Comcast, more than 40% less than the new price from Comcast.
At no time did the Comcast representatives tell me I would be charged a $90 cancellation fee for canceling my 2 year contract early. This was told me when I took back the modem I was renting from Comcast after AT&T had installed my Uverse system. The employees in the Comcast store here in Petaluma, California, including the manager, told me I had signed a 2 year contract. I told him I had never signed any contract and if it was 2 years, how come the price went up after one year. I asked to see this alleged contract but he said he couldn't and it didn't matter because it was probably a verbal contract and he was going to charge me $90 for canceling the contract even though he could not show me the contract.
At first he wouldn't even take back the modem, but did eventually and gave me a receipt for it after I insisted. A few days ago I received my closing bill and sure enough, there was the $90 charge. Americans should be made aware of this company and how they will say anything to squeeze more money from you with no legal standing. They are so big that they can ruin your credit if you don't pay. I understand that and probably will have to pay them because my credit rating is very important to me, but if there is any way to get the money back, I will try my best to do so. I might add that I am a 76 year old American senior citizen living on a fixed income and would have thought some consideration might have been made by this corporate bully. I have recently read they are the most hated corporation in America, I can understand why.
Reviewed June 25, 2014
I've had service with Comcast going back to September of 2013 and everything was working fine until late January of 2014. Started having problems with the video and audio constantly going out and they sent 6 different technicians to rectify the problem and failed. Every single one of them talked like rocket scientists saying everything's fine now you won't be having any problems and what do you know shortly after they leave I still have the same problem. On top of all that I was being charged for a modem that Comcast says it belongs to them when I never rented a modem from them because I have my own that I purchased from Bestbuy.
In addition, to my service issues the wait time to talk to customer service has been an average of 20 min or longer. And when I go speak with someone it's someone that can't comprehend my needs because they're from a third world country with no concept of CUSTOMER SERVICE. I am fed up with paying my hard earned money for service that's worked less than 50% of the time. It took Comcast 5 months to realize they don't know how to resolve the issue so they said they would give me a refund. The supervisor that has been dealing with my issue said she would call me after she finds out my total refund amount and it has been over 3 weeks. I called customer service to find out the amount and it's not what the supervisor Trish had mentioned. I will never ever use COMCAST AGAIN.
Reviewed June 24, 2014
Comcast is a monopoly! I have no choice in cable TV and I need a choice in cable TV, because I have spent almost two weeks and numerous hours trying to undo what Comcast did to my 88 year old mother-in-law!!!
It looks like she was taken advantage of during a recent visit by Comcast to her house. She has a caregiver who called after a storm because the cable wasn't working. The caregiver scheduled an appointment and the technician told her she needed a new box. He went on to explain that ALL boxes would have to be switched out anyway because of a "new system", but they would have to schedule another appointment. At that first appointment the tech. broke a $650.00 glass sculpture and said Comcast would contact them to figure out what to do - it has not yet happened.
The second tech came out to replace the box and left. The next thing they knew, after hours of no incoming phone calls, was that the ATT phone number she has had for over 60 years had been "stolen" by Comcast and she was given a new number without any explanation or permission!! I have been traveling so trying to stay on top of this has been difficult. While I was gone I was informed by the caregiver that her internet had also disappeared.
When I heard about this the night after her number had disappeared, I spent hours on the phone trying to get her number back, which is connected to her doctors and home security. I found an email address of someone at Comcast, so I wrote to him and continued to resend it until I heard from someone. After a few days I heard from Michael **, from Comcasts Exe. offices in Michigan (** his direct line). Basically, all that Mr. ** did was to call me everyday until the problem was resolved, which is an added issue they (Comcast) couldn't do anything to undo what they did, because ATT owned the number. But, then why could they mess with it in the first place??? After finally getting Att out to the house two different times- one for phone and one for internet - my mother-in-law has her number back.
I had to ask Mr. ** for compensation for Att's $99.00 repair charge and begrudgingly, again after I insisted, he agreed to give her a 20% discount for 6 months. All was never offered - I had to ask!!!! When all lines were back to normal, Mr. ** asked me if he could do anything else. I replied by requesting an answer to a question; How is it Comcast is not considered a monopoly. He got rather agitated and said he could not answer that question. When I pushed to be transferred to someone that could answer that question, he basically told me we were done.
I just wonder how many other elderly clients or not so elderly clients have been treated the same??? Not everyone has the patience to go thru what I went thru for 2 weeks! I also contacted Senator Jim Merritt, whose parents live next door to my mother-in-law. He was very sympathetic but could not help. This has been very disruptive of my life - not to mention my mother-in-law! Has anyone else made similar complaints?? Thank you for your time.**
Reviewed June 24, 2014
Ok. I contacted Comcast back in February 2014 of this year about why my bill went up. They told me because the promotion had ended. I asked if there were any new promotions. They said yes, it was scheduled and my new equipment and package was still suppose to be the same price which was $159.99, per month. (Keep in mind it was suppose to be for 24 months) That was in effort starting March 2014 only. On my next 2 bills my monthly went up to $199.99 per month. I have spent almost a whole day in total trying to get answers from Comcast. I spoke to at least 4 people, nothing. I even went to the local office yesterday, in Pleasantville, NJ, and waited. The rep said she was waiting for a supervisor, she saw as well the promo when it ended. She came out about 10 minutes later and said the supervisor said to call the 1-800#. I said I did several times and nothing and no one can answer my questions. I have attached 3 monthly invoices.
Reviewed June 24, 2014
Dropped calls, locked cable and extended outages. The Comcast repair is to power the cable box or modem off and send them a check! Cable box replaced 12 times over the last 3 years. Newest XFINITY box locks up every week. Service tech was a no show on Father’s Day and had me waiting... Finally showed up Tuesday and said to power cycle to fix problem (third call on this box). Tech on phone asked ME to remove cable box, return to Comcast and get new box, connect it and they would initialize it to repair problem. I asked him how much they would pay me to do their job that I was paying for service? They said nothing!
Reviewed June 24, 2014
My problem with Comcast is every month, my bill is due on the 25th of the month. My cycle ends on the 5th of every month. There is a grace period of 7 days. Before my cycle ends, they generate a new bill before the grace period even ends. So when they sent me a new bill, they still carry the 2 months bill even though they are already paid. Not only are they are doing that, I am being charged a late fee of 9.95, so now I am paying 195.00 a month. I am told that they would drop the late fee but the next month, it's back again. And yet, they say they charge ahead of time.
Reviewed June 23, 2014
Made four appointments with them, which were not kept, nor received courtesy call that they will not show. They promise $20.00 for a no show or late show, which btw you will not get! Reason I know the appointments were made by me, because I called over and over again and Customer Service told me on 06-17-14 the Tech noted on his work orders that he called and no one answered, that's why he didn't come. I was home all day for the two appointments and home all day the second day for 2 appoint.
Btw, cancelled two Doc's Appointment I had to accommodate Comcast and they were a no show 4 times. I was given an escalation number which apparently means nothing - 4 appoint in 2 days were not kept. I was lied to again for that day. They scrubbed their records, so nothing would show for the appoint I made. I then proceeded to call again, was on the phone, which the automated service told me "Oh, looks like a Tech has recently visited you, is your service working"... proof that I did schedule, proof that there is a record, and proof that records are falsified, as NO TECH was ever here.
After that I was on the phone again with numerous people until 5:30 PM with no success to troubleshoot on my own via phone. Mind you I am disabled, 67 years old, foot in a cast, and my back injured. Was asked to crawl amongst the cable behind my desk, unplug things - do this, do that and all had been troubleshot before already with numerous other folks and it did not work. Was then transferred to a number which played elevator music forever, at which at some point by 8:30PM I just hung up. I filed a complaint with the BBB and the FCC.
On 06-19-14 when I called Billing to make sure I get my credits, I was told that they/she didn't show any missed appointments. None have ever been scheduled all week with the exception of Friday 06-20 between 1-3 PM. As stated before, records are falsified and scrubbed. Received ph call from CEO for escalation. I have made it a point to read your Code of Conduct online, not one of their employees in Customer Service care about them, everywhere. Comcast employees have the worst reputations online and by word of mouth in customer service.
Never in my life - I am 67 years young, disabled, has a company frustrated me out of my mind and brought me to tears because I have been told in so many words, or it was insinuated, or implied that I am a liar in regards to all the appointments I made and my computer is working, when my internet was still not working - no connection. A disgrace, really... Well, the records are scrubbed clean on Comcast's Computers of all these incidents. I was told it shows nothing at what really took place in 2.5 days.
What a shame that employees at Comcast use this method to safe their behinds! That they did a terrible job in serving one of its customers. Seems they have so many customers, they really do not need me. I refuse to ever be subjected to this kind of behavior or treatment by persons I pay every month, on time, way in advance before due date, and opted for the service charge every month to have a tech come inside to check for problems with my service. SHAME ON YOU.
Reviewed June 23, 2014
(PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING.) I'm actually going through an issue with Comcast myself!!! They offered us a great package, according to them around $67.99 a month after taxes, & 3 free months of premium channels. My first bill was $300 & something dollars, my next two were around $175.00. When we called, we got transferred and disconnected on several occasions. When we finally got through, we decided to cancel service since we weren't getting answers. The customer solutions representative then told us we were under a signed contract and couldn't cancel without an early termination fee. We told her we wanted a copy of it because we didn't sign anything. She proceeded to say, "It was a verbal contract over the phone," and her supervisor would have to listen to the conversation and get back to us! Not to mention we have to take their word for it!
Almost 4 months later, no one has bothered to get back to us and when we call we get transferred, then disconnected!!! We finally gave in and paid the early termination fee because Comcast decided to disconnect our internet service (which we've been paying every month!!!). I hope everyone shares this post. I would really love my money back (all of it). I've emailed the media. I hope I can get somewhere!!!
Reviewed June 23, 2014
I recently moved across town and used Comcast Movers Edge to transfer my service to the new address. An installation appointment was scheduled & the technician showed up as promised. That was 20 days ago. Today, I turned on the TV and instead of expected programming, I received an error code. Called Comcast, who eventually restored the picture by resetting the cable box. I was then informed that I owed more than $400.00 dollars (despite being enrolled in auto-pay) and that I should log on to my account to pay the bill.
After logging on, I discovered not only that the account showed my old address but that my email accounts hadn't been transferred over to the new address either! After being passed around to three different people, I was informed that they couldn't verify my identity over the phone and would have to go to a Customer Service Center in person to straighten it out.
They screwed up the account, and now I have to waste my time to straighten it out?!? The numerous ads for Movers' Edge are tantamount to false and deceptive advertising, IMHO. Their idea of "transferring" service apparently doesn't include billing functions, which is nothing less than idiocy! If I'm only "transferring" existing service, why are they (Comcast) acting as if I initiated NEW service?
Reviewed June 22, 2014
We dropped Comcast Cable about 20 years ago because they kept increasing their fees by 8-10% year, citing programming costs. They wouldn't be more specific, only offering us reduced services to meet our budget. About 1-1/2 years ago, one of their sales approached us regarding cable, internet, and phone services bundling. We told him of our past experiences with Comcast. He assured us that they were a "new" company, focused on customer "satisfaction." Really? We advised him that we were retired and on fixed incomes and really couldn't afford anything that would increase our monthly costs by more than a few dollars. For 2 hours he swore to us that the MOST the cost "ever" went up was $20 and "if it did," it would likely be around $10 a month.
We told him that this would not work, and again and again he assured us that this scenario was "unlikely." I wish I had recorded the conversation. The bottom line was that the service agreement "that we never saw" specifically states that after 12 months, the cost would go up $20 per month and even more after 24 months. After a few months of seeing increased costs, I began calling the service centers. I went round and round with one group after another only to reaffirm our suspicions -- lied to again. The salesman that sold us the package would not return my calls. DO NOT TRUST this company. They will tell you anything to get your business. Needless to say, I'm counting the days until I'm done with them for good.
Reviewed June 21, 2014
I have been a loyal Comcast customer for almost ten years. That is why, in December of 2013 when a Comcast door to door salesman came to my home to sell me the Xfinity home services, I was trusting and listened to what he had to say. During our conversation I informed him that there was a chance that my husband's job would be transferring us back to Illinois in the near future. I specifically asked the salesman if I was transferred to an area that was not serviced by Comcast... would I still have to be held to my contract and pay a penalty. The salesman adamantly assured me that the contract would be null and void if we were to move to an area that was not serviced by Comcast. He even acted as if that would be crazy for Comcast to charge someone for services they were not able to provide.
Fast forward to today... I called Comcast to transfer our services because we were in fact transferred to Illinois. I was transferred several times because the service rep could not figure out how to close and open a service in two different states. Then, I received the shocking news that the town we are moving to was not serviced by Comcast and that Comcast would be holding me to a 1000.00 early termination fee. Over the next several hours I was bounced from person to person, from department to department. All gave me the same news. I was going to be charged 1000.00 for moving to an area that Comcast does not service even if the salesman used a lie to get my business.
I asked several people for his name and number or what local office he came from. NO service agent could find this information. They did not have my signed contract either. They gave me different towns that the offices may be in. Tomorrow I will set out to hunt for the name of this salesman to have him verify he told me the wrong information. I am fighting for this because of the principle. I trusted a salesman from a company I have been loyal to for almost ten years. Now Comcast has turned on me despite the fact that I have never missed a payment and have been a loyal customer. I take responsibility for not looking into the details further... however I think Comcast should take responsibility for holding customers financially hostage.
Reviewed June 20, 2014
First off we've used Comcast for many many years at my folks house. Well, I recently leased a house for my fiance and 4 yr old and decided I wanted to stick with Comcast and would be signing up as a NEW customer. Sounds great and easy right? Wrong! I applied for my service June 13th 2014, received a installation date of June 20th between 10-12. Everything is OK. 2 days before my install date I received a letter saying I was denied service! (OK, I can lease a house for $1200/month but not your service? Really), the next day I receive my confirmation email that the install is for the specified date. WTF? I have my fiance call and see what going on. They tell her my service was installed 2 days ago! (You would think I know if Have cable or not since we waited a week right?). We tell them no we haven't, our date is tomorrow (the 20th). They say since their records show it was installed 2 days ago that we have to set it up again.. for the 30th! So, you first say I'm denied, then send a confirmation email, then say it was installed 2 days prior, and then want me to wait another 10 DAYS?!?
We tell them that is unacceptable and unsatisfactory and want our original date. They put a "manager" on the phone and they say there's no way that can happen. At that point the conversation is over! My brother worked for Comcast for over 8 years! Many many MANY nights he didn't get home till after 10pm because mess ups like this and having to maintain customer satisfaction! Now you say it can't happen?? Comcast is a bunch of morons! We called DirecTV, explained the situation and guess what, less than 18 hours later they came and hooked us up! Guess who just gained a customer? Not Comcast! Comcast charges you for everything, even dropping packages you don't want anymore, and then their packages are stupid how they categorize them.. pay for a whole package for ONE channel you want! Dumb! It's no wonder my brother quit after 8 years! If I had to work and deal with these morons that long I'd quit also!
Reviewed June 18, 2014
I was a customer for over 25 years and decided to try it again. Nothing has changed, driver was here at about 1 pm (appointment was set for 12 to 2). He showed up at 1:00 stood by his truck for about 10 minutes and then left. I called Comcast and the driver said he came to my door and knocked, which is a flat out lie because I was working in the front yard. I have 2 dogs in the house that if you even walk up my sidewalk the dogs bark like crazy, ALWAYS. I tried to speak to someone in management, the person on the phone was not going to let that happen. This is worse than when I dropped them a year ago.
Reviewed June 18, 2014
On 6/8/14, the service for Comcast at my former address was disconnected at my request. Comcast proceeded to charge me for service not used on 6/21/14. On 6/13/14, I had requested to transfer service to my current address. On 6/16/14, I contacted customer service via chat about a charge. I've seen $189 charge on my account. The customer rep informed me that a converter box was still missing. I contacted my brother at the Inkster address, and told my brother what the rep stated. He stated that Comcast came to the house and collected all the converter boxes and other equipment. Today, I called Comcast to once again request service for my new address, and that my brother stated the equipment was picked up. The representative informed me that the equipment was picked up and the charge was due to an outstanding bill.
For about 45 minutes, I was placed on hold repeatedly. At first, the representative informed me that there was a misplaced payment on my account, that someone with a different account had their payment placed on my account. Then, I asked for the EXACT date for the charge, the representative stated it was from 5/4-6/4/14. My brother had paid for the amount of $178 on 6/9/14 via credit card. I want Comcast to stop double-billing me for an amount that was billed AFTER I had the service disconnected.
Reviewed June 17, 2014
I signed up for triple play service, was quoted $109.99 for service and CS would call me back in 24 hrs to set up time to install. 3 calls and 4 days later, was scheduled for set up. When tech arrive he only had information that I was to get double play and had to call in for information. Because the work order was not set up properly, they had to disconnect my phone, give me a new number for 5 days to get the phone transferred. Tech was at my house for 3 hours trying to get issues resolved and just left after it was time for him to go home. I kept getting calls from the company trying to resolve the phone order and found out that they again had me set on another payment of over $188 a month.
I talked to the CS and wasted another hour on the phone. Then I got another email stating my payments would be $188, and called back to see what was going on. They went in and checked my account and said on their side they had the correct amount and would notify whoever to straighten it out. Meantime we had television that was spotty and remote, would not change channels properly. I had to elderly aunts that were having a hard time and decided to call in to see what could be done about it. When I talked to CS, they stated that we had the $144 a month program! Now I have had so many people telling me different amounts and still the service was not working correct, so told them that I was going to call them back later cause I was going to cancel their service because of the mess. I told the CS not to cancel until I called back. They terminated the service the next day!!!!!!!! I hate this company. I have a feeling they are going to bill me incorrectly as well.
Reviewed June 17, 2014
YOU HAVE THE WORSE CUSTOMER SERVICE! We have a down line in our backyard and we have been trying for 2 months to try to get someone to come out to our house and get someone to take care of it. We can't let our dogs or my 2 year old daughter play in the yard because of this wire! We can't even cut our grass. This is the worse customer service that I have ever seen. We call your customer service number every other day. Do you guys even keep records of that? No, we don't have an account with you guys and that seems to be the problem!
We are renting this house from the previous owner who did have an account with Comcast. We were told that if we agree to get an account with you guys, Comcast can guarantee that someone will come over and take care of it. Seriously? Why would I want to have an account with you guys? This would make my third bad experience with Comcast. Why would I want to continue that? IT'S COMPLETE BULL! We have been promised countless times that someone will come take care of it and no one has ever shown up or called to schedule an appointment time.
We have come to the point to where we are going to talk to our Attorney General. Seriously.. Why does it have to come to that? I have never experienced such poor customer service in my entire life! We were told that there is nothing running through that line, then we we're told that there is. Does anyone communicate at Comcast? The wire says High Voltage so we are not going to risk touching the line. What do I have to do to get someone's attention at Comcast?
I will never have service with you guys (I have in the past) and I will NEVER recommend Comcast to anyone I know! I have friends and family canceling their service with you guys just because of this incident because they do not want to experience customer service like this. If something were to happen, they needed to get a hold of someone in Customer service. I am so disappointed!
Reviewed June 16, 2014
I had called a year ago or more asking about this charge and they told me it was for something else, not my internet modem/router, so I let it go. I went to the Comcast Office and they confirmed that it was not their modem which they could tell by the serial number showing in the system and have been billing me for 4 years. They entered a refund ticket for $376 of which the main office only credited back $24. This is a legal issue, it is fraud to bill someone monthly fees on something that is clearly showing in their records a serial number that isn't theirs. I need legal advice as soon as possible and will be going to BBB.
Reviewed June 16, 2014
Had Comcast for years and the same thing... the bill will go up $10... few months later $20. We moved to Bellingham, Wa two years ago and set up Comcast for our internet. We set up an account and it was to be $36 a month for two years. That lasted 6 months then it went up. just found out they were charging me double what they should have been $75 a month and billing me for a cable modem that I own. I wish there was another option. It's Comcast or nothing!
Xfinity Cable TV Company Information
- Company Name:
- Xfinity Cable TV
- Formerly Named:
- Comcast Cable Service
- Website:
- www.xfinity.com