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Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015
I applied for internet essentials on 12-1-2014 and was approved for the service and received a welcome letter on 12-15-2014. I also received two bills with no charge and patiently waited until 1-3-2015 for the modem that was promised but never received. I called Comcast and spoke with two operators, by the end of the call I was assured that I would receive the modem, that my account just needed to be activated and that was taken care of that day with the phone call. I waited again to receive the modem they said they sent but that was a lie, they never sent it.
Then on 1-14-2015, I called Comcast internet essentials and this time they claimed they needed my id so I offered to sent by email and they said no; so they sent me to the Modesto office located on Princeton ave and after wasting my time I saw that Comcast had moved and the operator again asked me to go there. Why would they not advise the customer that the location was closed and that Comcast location changed? My assumption again, to play with my time. I then called Comcast internet essentials department on 1-14-2015 and asked to speak to a manager whose name is Nereida who said that she reviewed my file and I was approved, that if I wanted service to go the new Comcast office.
I explained that I understand but if it comes to rules in order to play fair they should tell you the requirements when you are calling and asking what do I need in order to get my modem and start using the internet as soon as possible. However, instead I am being given the run around while Comcast plays their finger in my mouth as they wish just because I’m trying to give my daughter the tools she needs to be successful in school. Shame on you Comcast for putting more barriers, difficulties being deceitful with lower income families who need this service so that they can afford to put food on the table for their children. In short, don't treat customers in lower income in a bad manner that makes them feel less. We have enough problems, we don't need you getting our hopes up and wasting our time, that could have been used to tutor our children so they can succeed in life. Shame on you Comcast, bad customer service.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015
Since December 5th I have had constant problems with my cable. Equipment malfunctions, activation problems, wireless problems. Services added or deleted with my authorization. Comcast employees keeping me on hold for hours, also saying they have no idea what’s wrong and no idea how to fix it.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015
I have been on the phone with Comcast this evening now for two and half hours... I get transferred and transferred and have to repeat everything over and over. My Modem that I have had less than nine months died I went to pick up the new modem. Waited "25" minutes at the local store to exchange. Came home and plugged everything in to find that NO ONE IN THEIR ORGANIZATION HAS A BRAIN!!! I am sitting here looking at the modem. The phone line is plugged into Line "1", and Line "2" is lit... Do you think there might be a problem? Gee… I just figured out they gave me a USED MODEM. I pay these people $250.00 a month for service... What service???
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015
Nov. 07, 2014 received bill for $222.54 for XFinity bundled Services, Had a total of 5 or 6 techs out. Another bill for $153.18. still problems. Another bill for $190.00, was told by last tech that their sm. box on upstairs TV was insufficient. ACCT# **.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015
Always have high hopes that they have resolved their issues, and it consistently proves me wrong. The positive part is the cable/internet service itself, which is good. The sad part is their billing is wrong, phone VRU is always screwed up (called 6 times a moment ago and it hung up after keying in 4 levels of info each time), their call centers are based in India where you get a mixed bag of people barely speaking English or simply pretending to act on your account and never even leave notes let alone deal with your issue. The local branch is like a medicaid office, and most customers are on the verge of a riot, poor employees who are trying to help resolve their "automated system" that can't seem to handle the volume of accounts it manages. My current balance, for example today, should be $82. The phone system says it is $116 past due, and requires a payment of $125. This has been like this the entire length of my services with them.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015
They keep up rising the bill, always found an excuse for it, poor customer service or none because no one will help or take your complaint. We started the service a few weeks later, we were not happy and asked for the package to be change. The lady said no problem and three months later we were billed for an extra month because of the change we asked for. They never tell you that everything you do or ask for will come with a new bill amount. They they said that they will help me by splitting my bill in two and I was happy. When I called to pay, my bill changed because they charge me for not paying the whole amount. These people are not clear, they just say what is a convenience for them. Horrible experience nobody deserve to have.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015
I had recently relocated from Boston, MA to Fort Wayne, IN and in the process I had contacted Comcast that I would transferring my services. Well, I thought I would be all set until I received a nightmare phone call from Comcast collections that I owe $857. I don't know what happened. I know that upon setting up utilities for my new residence, I was given the opportunity to speak with someone in Allconnect to help with cable set up. I spoke with someone in Allconnect informing them that I was transferring my Comcast service. Long story short, I was duped into getting the xfinity HD preferred bundle. I did not imagine or think that I would have my previous account be sent to collections. Why did this happen? Why wasn't an effective transfer for billing purposes be done?
I have over and over stated my concerns with Comcast and allconnect about an effective transfer that would be beneficial to me as a consumer. Now, I am paying an expensive Comcast bill based on my recent move and then another Comcast bill that is in collections and I did not know this was going to happen at all. I did not even get the visa gift card for purchasing the HD preferred bundle that Allconnect failed to tell me about but is commercialized. I am so upset by this. I had every intent to stay with Comcast but now I hate that I am stuck with them. So unfair!!
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015
I have been trying to get Comcast service since December 23rd 2014 and I have had 3 different service technician come to my home. Every time they come they tell me I need a special order for cable outside but not to worry because they will put it in for me and someone will come out to fix the problem within the hour. Well, a month later I still don't have cable and no order was ever put in. I had to call myself and put the order in just to be told it will take at least 48 hrs for them to come out. Really thinking about just switching to VERIZON.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015
I called Comcast customer service, and first it took me more than two hours to get a hold of someone. Then they started transferring between different representatives, which all were unprofessional. I understand cost cutting by outsourcing your customer service, but putting unprofessional and skilled people on the other side is a shame. It feels like the company is taking advantage of the fact that they are operating in an oligopoly where they can control the consumer. I think it's time for the government to take action and fine Comcast for their horrible business relationship with the consumers.
I had Internet problems for half of the month and couldn't perform my job from the house. I called Comcast customer service, and sent a technician. They also promised me that they will waive this month fee. I decided to ask permission from the representatives and record him promising that he is canceling this particular month bill. For my surprise in the next bill that I received, they included my charge for the previous month in the bill.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015
The first time I called Comcast and their customer service line was down. I figured it would up again the next day. Try never. I have tried calling the 1-800 number on and off for weeks, and it drops my call every single time after I go through the call menu. This is a communications company for God's sake!
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015
Put a contract on a house on 12/23/14; went to settlement on 1/5/15; moved in on 1/9/15. Signed up for Comcast Services on 12/26/14. I agreed to pick up my equipment & self-install after I moved in. Was told a confirmation # & account # would be emailed to me within 24 hours. On 12/28/14, I still hadn't received a confirmation email. Therefore, I called Comcast. No account had been established on 12/26, no equipment ordered, etc. I again placed an order for services. I was told the equipment could be shipped to my new home. I emphasized the settlement date and told her to ensure shipment came no sooner than Jan. 5 (I moved locally). We discussed in detail the plan I was purchasing, which included 2 free years of HBO. The equipment arrived at my new home several days prior to closing.
Fortunately the prior owner was there and took the equipment inside and left it for me. When I plugged in my television, my premium channels were missing. I was tired from moving and decided I'd deal with it in a few days. I got my first bill on 1/10/15. I had no idea what package I was being charged for (since it was not the one I had agreed to) and I was charged an installation fee, even though I installed it myself.
I called Comcast on 1/10/15. They quickly agreed to give me all that was promised me. I was happy. Since I was not home when I had opened the bill and called, I was assured all programming problems would be taken care of when I got there. When I got home, not only were the programming errors not corrected, but my cable was totally out. Since technical support could not fix the problem over the phone, a service call was scheduled for 1/11/15 between 1-3 PM. At 2:55 PM, I called my mother and said that, given the exceedingly poor performance thus far with Comcast, I didn't think they are going to show up. This despite me calling Comcast all afternoon asking where the techs were (I had to stay home because of the service call).
While on the phone with my mother, a call came through with "No Caller" on the ID. I told her it must be them and took the "No Caller" call right away. No answer. I assumed it must have been a "robo" call. The Comcast technicians never showed up. I called Comcast. According to the service tech, he called twice (some customer service reps I spoke to this afternoon said he left messages, some said he did not). I then spent almost 3 hours on the phone, being re-routed, disconnected and given incorrect information. I wanted to go to a Comcast Service Center to facilitate resolution in person. Much harder than one might think! Was ultimately told that only reps on the phone could help with customer service problems (not allowed to talk to a manager).
Found out my service call had been scheduled for 1/12/15, between 3-5 PM. I asked who had scheduled that, but they didn't know. It wasn't me because I won't be at home then. Go figure. I've now rescheduled my service call for tomorrow between 8-10 AM. Will receive a "courtesy" call. That actually means "mandatory" call. If (for whatever reason - no exceptions) you don't answer the phone, your appointment is cancelled. I don't feel I need to editorialize. I have had (semi-functional) Comcast service for less than 72 hours and already I am an extraordinarily frustrated and unhappy customer.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015
Early November my husband returned all of our Comcast equipment to Comcast and I cancelled the service over the phone. I was told to expect a partial refund since we had already paid for December's service. In December we received a bill, but I assumed it was a mistake. Last week we received another bill stating that our account is seriously past due in the amount of $654.58. I called Comcast. I was on the phone for one hour and forty-five minutes - being transferred and placed on hold. The final person I was on the phone with said that the department that would handle the matter is unavailable and that she would email me and call me back to resolve the issue. No one has called nor has sent an email. I just called tonight. My account is still "past due", and I've been on hold for 30 minutes.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015
What I will describe is my own experience and I will speculate about what I believe Comcast is doing to all customers. I've had a 25 mbps Internet only account with Comcast for approximately four months. The first month and half after becoming a customer I was consistently achieving bandwidth throughput down rates of 25 mbps to 30 mbps on the Ethernet. After the first bill I started noticing and recording a consistent bandwidth reduction at specific times of day. I called and complained and was informed I needed to upgrade my outdated cable modem. I found this odd because only a week prior, my old cable modem was adequately handling the data rate I subscribed to.
Nevertheless I upgraded to a DCIS 3.0 modem and it had no effect. I began recording and tracking my data throughput rates. Anytime after an 11 pm EST or EDT I receive approximately 23 mbps throughput down and about 6 mbps up. From approximately 3 pm to 7 pm my bandwidth throughput down is about 13 mbps to 15 mbps. From about 7 pm to 11 pm my throughput down is approximately 6 mbps to 9 mbps. The upload throughput rate is steady at 6 mbps at all times of day.
I have contacted Comcast tech support via the chat messaging system. I highly recommend that you use this option for technical support. (https://www.comcastsupport.com/ChatEntry/Protected.aspx). The techs via chat are polite and knowledgeable, far more so than their telephone tech counterparts. Tech support would have me go through multiple steps, which I had just exhausted the night before. They always conclude my connect speed is too slow for the 25 mbps I subscribe to and send a reset signal to my cable modem. This never solves the problem. We go on to another step and another. It's often been an hour plus going repeatedly through the same steps I did the night before. I'm expecting one day I'll get one to confess that Comcast is tiers data throughput rates to customers based on their amount of usage and time of day.
When all the various data throughput rates are calculated, I've determined that my average throughput data rate per day is just 15 mbps for a 25 mbps. I've seriously thought about taking advantage of DSL provider that offers a 18 mbps plan for $19.99 per month but because I'm a YouTube video producer, I need fast upload speeds and the 70 kbps upload speed DSL provides is unacceptable.
It's unfortunate that cable companies through their lobbyists have our legislators in their pocket. What Comcast is doing is blatantly fraud. They do not disclose their bandwidth controls anywhere, most definitely not in their terms and conditions. They are simply baiting and switching. They say they'll provide 25 mbps and do so for a short time but then lower the data throughput to reduce their cost and increase profit. In any other business such a tactic would be criminal but Comcast does it with immunity. I hate this company but unfortunately there's really no suitable alternative.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015
If you are thinking about signing up with Comcast think twice about it. The people that work there are **. Every time I call to ask a question about a outrageous bill I wait on hold for 10 minutes then my call gets dropped. I only had their service for less than a month and they're trying to get $500 out of me. They just keep sending me bills. The customer service people never understand my questions. I hate this company so much. Do not go with them. I would rather watch paint dry than watch their cable service.
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2015
I have been a customer of Comcast for many years now. My home service is very erratic and despite several complaints, the issue has not been resolved. The trouble began on or before 12/16/2014 and has not been resolved yet. A Comcast technician visited on 12/22/2014 and saw the Orange cable that connects the Comcast Box near my home with another join from another Comcast Box 2 homes away - the Orange connector wire has been on the Road, in the rain and cold, and is stepped upon by people who walk that way, and is driven over by vehicles. I have been making complaints on the phone again and again, but to no avail.
Since 12/16/2014, every time I have called, the automated system informs me that “an outage has been reported in my area and that technicians are working hard to fix it, and that it will be fixed by N:NN AM/PM” - the time indicated the fix will be complete comes and goes, and when I call back again, the fix time is now shifted upwards, to a deadline a couple of hours from the earlier deadline that passed by. My service has been very very erratic and I am extremely frustrated and mad, as I am stuck with Comcast for lack of a comparable alternative.
I upgraded my service to 50Mbps and then to 105Mbps, but every time I am on a conference call and the caller on the other side does a screen share, my Skype connection is dropped immediately due to poor internet connectivity. I am very dissatisfied with Comcast's (non) handling of the issue and am unable to work. Please help me!!!!! I had complained about this last week as well, and an appointment was scheduled for Saturday (01/10/2015) and when the Comcast technician failed to show up, I called, and was told that the appointment was cancelled because there is an ongoing outage in my area. I had put aside all my chores for Saturday waiting for the technician to show up, and not only does the technician not show up, Comcast does not even bother to call me to inform me that the appointment is cancelled. I am at my wits end now, and cannot understand the apathy of a business towards its customer.
I have been told that there is an underground cable breakage to the box that supplied internet to my home (to overcome the issue "temporarily", the orange cable has been connected between the two boxes), and that a work order should be in progress to fix the issue - THERE HAS BEEN NOBODY WHO CAME TO FIX THE ISSUE OF THE BROKEN UNDERGROUND CABLE TILL DATE (01/11/2015). Please ensure that this message reaches up the chain and is resolved ASAP.
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2015
I just moved into an apartment and apparently the previous tenants have a bad debt with Comcast so I cannot get cable and internet service until I prove to them that I'm not the previous tenant. As inconvenient as it is for that burden to be put on me, someone who just moved from 300 miles away and has no idea who these people even are, this has not been the worst part of the experience. In the past two weeks I have worked with 8 representatives to attempt to get service. Not a single one of these reps has called me back although most of them told me they would.
The first rep was supposed to handle the issue but went on vacation and didn't contact me again until more than a week later after I'd already worked with 5 of the 8 reps. The 2nd representative told me about the 1st representative going on vacation and promised to call me back as soon as he found out information but never did. The third representative was the most helpful, at least she opened a case and assured me the issue would be resolved and she would be calling me within 48hours.. That was 4 days ago and I never heard anything else from her. The 5th rep was nice enough to open another case on this issue so that they would take care of the issue faster.
The 6th rep put me on hold and my called dropped so I had to go through the automated process again and wait another 40 minutes just to talk to another representative. The 7th rep apologized again and told me to call back with the ticket reference number so that they could put an alert on my account so that they could check the status daily. When I contacted the 8th rep with a ticket number she told me that there was already an alert on the account that had been placed there two days ago by the 5th rep. So, while I am not able to have cable and internet service despite the fact that I make sure all of my bills are paid in full and on time, the previous tenant of this apartment probably figured out how to once again get cable in their new residence and don't intend to pay for it. I don't understand why Comcast feels it is a good business practice to make a new future customer suffer the consequences of deal gone bad between them and some other random customer.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2015
I have been trying to get service back into my home for two months and counting. It has been determined by company reps (that's correct, reps...plural) via on-site observations, pictures, measurements, etc., that it is absolutely necessary a new better line be run to my house from the pole. They schedule times to do this and a technician shows up all set to install inside but wait, there needs to be a new better line run for that and obviously, that can't be done by one person. So they schedule another date. Tech shows up alone and agrees there needs to be a new better line run to the house. "Hey we need to reschedule this!" New date arrives, tech shows up alone, determines there needs to be a new better line run to my house before he can do anything inside the house. Schedule a new date. New date arrives, tech shows up. Lather, rinse, repeat...
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2015
I been with Comcast since January, 2011. From paying I believe back then $80-$90, now I'm paying $179.76...for basically the same thing! We have added a new box, that's it! I don't believe it's fair for us loyal customers for our bill to go higher because the "promotional time" has ended. Instead of trying to keep us, you treat us disposable once our contract has ended. To make it worst your costumer services suck!!! When you try to see if there's something else they can offer to lower our bill, we got an answer of "you saved enough money with us through out the yrs" so basically now you are charging me what I saved? Isn't that the reason why we took Comcast in the first place, to save? The person didn't even try to offer me anything. I been 4 yrs with this company, I even moved and continue with your services. I told the person I was going to discontinue the services, the person simple said "ok, let me transfer you to that department"...where obviously he just transfer me to the generated answering service.
This is the second time this has happen, last yr same thing my bill then went up to $146, I called, said I will look for another company, Same thing, no one care in Comcast if I stay or go. Last night I went to dinner with a friend, she was in the phone with DISH. She was basically saying if she could get anything for being a loyal customer and she got 3 months of free movies. She then explain how one time they offer to lower her bill with them just offering just the channels she wanted. Isn't that great!! Why pay for channels I don't even watch?? Which I just see them trying to keep her as a customer...plus me, being a new customer, I will get additional discount for 6 months. My friend also told me she used to have Comcast and had to change because the same, too expensive!
It's sad to say, but I'm going to have to change. I hate changes! That's why last yr I stayed with you guys but $179, it's ridiculous! I don't even use the house phone. Oh by the way, when I told your customer services if he could take the phone charge away, he just said it will be even higher your bill. I'm moving again soon so most likely I will be moving from you guys as well.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2015
My wife and I have a very low costing Internet. No specials or anything, just ease of use. So imagine my irritation when my internet gets shut off for "not paying" and I discover it when I am just getting home from a long day's work and the call center is closed. So I make sure to call the next day, and they can't turn it on unless I make the full payment, so I ask what it's all for and they say there has been a price adjustment and I'm behind on my payments. I specifically got the non special internet so this wouldn't happen. The employee argues with me, and I learn that there is nothing I can do. If I want to keep this internet account without being put in collections, then I must pay the amount they say I need to pay. I give in, and ask if I can pay it on the 14th and he says "Of course".
It's the 9th today, and my service is shut off again and it's after business hours again. This is not the first time they have not kept their word either. Modem charges that I never agreed to kept showing up, I wasn't able to use my full internet speeds for 2 months at a point because they refused to send someone to fix it but still kept charging me full price, only to learn the tap they had put in the middle of a row of growing bushes was destroyed by said bushes and the chord broken. However, every single person that "helped" me kept telling me that everything was fine on their end every time I tried to complain and request getting my internet fixed. I have had nothing but trouble, lies, misinformation, and the worst service that I have ever had.
Who is going to do something about this? When is someone going to ensure that we aren't going to continue being treated like this. I should be a happy customer, but if I want "broadband" speeds I have to give in and hope for the best. I feel lied to and taken advantage of and don't appreciate being treated as if I never mattered at all to them. A few months back I had to start recording every conversation on an android app just to ensure I wasn't going crazy.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
In November 2014, I received a letter from Comcast stating that our bill would increase almost 100.00 a month. In the beginning of December, I called Comcast to change the service so that our bill would not be so high. The customer service person told me that there was an open work order on my account that had been open since October and that it had to be closed before any changes could be made to the service. The customer service rep could not close the work order, and ask me to give them 48 hours to get the work order closed and then I could change the plan. I have called Comcast a total of 7 times (2 of those times, I was cut off). I get the same response from each of the different customer service reps I talk to. They are very polite, but ineffective. It is now January 2015 and I still have not gotten any response from Comcast, except that, "We can't change your account plan until the work order is closed." Of course, I am receiving the new HIGH bill from them, that they expect to be paid immediately. I am very frustrated and ready to cancel my service.The problem is that I have no idea what service I can get. I read the reviews, and all the service providers seem to have very bad customer service.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
In November 2014, we declined further service due to increased cost. An offer from Comcast was solicited to continue for an acceptable cost. We had auto billing. Comcast pulled higher amount from checking and refused to refund overage. We called to cancel due to this discrepancy and was told the money was credited and again offered the agreed amount. We have the credit showing in our online account and have spent numerous hours communicating the billing error, however the balance from billing still shows the money due each month with added late fees. Billing has refused to adjust the mathematical error and we are now trying to finally cancel realizing Comcast is inept and not worth the frustration.
Today, I tried twice to cancel and was told I was not allowed to because I am not authorized. I am a NOT authorized user in my account? What? This company is insane. My online account has me showing as an authorized user. Comcast claims their systems are different than what our online account is. We were also told that the billing problem was due to systems not communicating.
We are done with Comcast. We just can't get them to LET us be done. The service representative could not tell me where to go locally to resolve this issue because her system was down. Seems like their systems are conveniently inefficient except for unauthorized automatic withdrawals. We have been in a winter storm warning with over a foot of snow. Today we are told we can go to a Comcast building and cancel IN PERSON. Why? I just want to cancel. I will take the unit in when it is safe to do so. NOT going to happen with Comcast. I'm pondering my options.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
Have been a customer of cable for over a year. Recently I moved & added the internet service as a bundled promotion they sold me, which convinced me to cease my internet service with Verizon. Since moving, I have had nothing but incorrect billing charges, mainly being overcharged repeatedly. In addition, I had to wait months for credits because my service was also installed weeks after I moved in and on separate occasions still I finally received cable & internet. The customer service is hit or miss, but clearly there is no fluid system that they are all working from, therefore hours are spent on the phone updating them. I am FURIOUS that a corporation is allowed to treat its customers with complete disrespect. At the same time they have monopolized the area I live in so I am unable to get FIOS.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
We requested Business Internet service installation, in a building that already has Comcast internet brought into the building, and installed in other suites. We requested it on 12/16. They still have not installed it, and did not show on 2 scheduled dates. Had to reschedule for next week, a full month after requisition for installation. ** service ever. Sheer incompetence and inefficiency.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
Comcast is a total ripoff. I signed up with a $99 plan, and it keep going up every month. Now at 8 months later, my bill is $800, and nobody can tell me why. All the customer reps say it's because of past due balances, but I pay my bill every single month!! So how do I accumulate past due balances???? And no one at customer service can give me an answer, they just keep saying, "It's past due balances because you didn't pay the full amount!" BULLCRAP. I think they are trained to tell customers that, it's all a part of their ripoff scheme!!! I hate Comcast but unfortunately, they have no competition except for DISH, and DISH doesn't work everywhere! Comcast is a total ripoff and they should be investigated and put out of business!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
Products and services are great. Some issues w/ overseas reps when I do have to call, but that is rare, so otherwise all good. The reps in the States are phenomenal! Have patience; in a company that big, things are bound to fall through the cracks from time to time, but they work hard everyday to make things right.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2015
I received a letter from Comcast today telling me that they would begin charging me a monthly fee plus applicable taxes and franchise fees for an unreturned modem. Funny thing is that when I received the letter from Xfinity telling me to request a new modem, no charge, I was told that I could return the modem to Comcast or recycle it. When I called Comcast, the representative was no help and when I asked to speak to the supervisor I had to wait 10-15 min. The final word: It was up to me to go to the local Comcast office, show both letters and prove that I should not be charged for the unreturned modem. Xfinity apparently doesn't communicate with local Comcast offices. Good thing I kept the first letter.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2015
I was erroneously billed $800 instead of my $80 monthly payment. It took Comcast over 3 months to resolve my billing issue after over 5 calls, each call consisting over 1 hour. I continued to pay my monthly charges despite the issue not being resolved. When it was finally resolved after 3 months of going back and forth with Comcast, I come to find out that my services have been discontinued due to a $40 charge that is outstanding. Called the number on my TV, as instructed by Comcast, which ends up at a Call Center. Spoke with Brad on 01/07 around 8 pm, who informed me that it's a call center and he cannot do anything to resolve my issue, except only take a payment from me.
I have made 7 calls trying to speak to somebody who can restore services for me. Each call puts you on hold for 15 minutes, at which time you are instructed to leave a message. It's been two hours and I have yet to receive a call. Horrible service. I do have phone service with AT&T and their customer care is top notch. I would not recommend Comcast to any human being. Pay the extra buck to AT&T you will get all your money back with just their customer service. I have had nothing but problems with Comcast since the first day of installation.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015
Called Comcast Tech Support for Email account issue. Found out the next day Comcast update my plan and service contract without my knowledge and suspend the email. I called to find out how to resolve the issue and restore the service which recently signed but I was relocate to several different Dept such as billing, activation, technical but none of the service person unable to understand what is going on even they see on screen and keep asking the same questions again again and again, which times consuming and frustrated. And each transfer call had to wait on hold over 20 minutes to reach Service Support people. Spoke to multiple supervisors but didn't seem to coordinate to get resolve the issue and not helpful. Instead one of supervisor reroute the call to 3rd Party Vendor site which non associate to Comcast Customer service. This is the worst service ever to deal with and doesn't seem to care by company like Comcast and it is shameful and because in my area there no other competitor allow which blocked by Comcast.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015
I've called numerous times about my "bundle". I have the triple play with the home security. They tell me it's going to be over $600 to switch to a different bundle. I was supposed to have free installation as part of my sign up and that was not the case. After two months they decided to refund half, absolutely ridiculous. They told me it wasn't going to be much more than what I was paying before, it's over $60 a month more. I will be canceling my services and I will never go back. I had been with them for over three years and if this is how I'm going to be treated, then good riddance! I would recommend not even signing up for any services this company provides. You will never pay what you think you will be, it will always be much more.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015
Service was disconnected for no payment. When called automated bill pay, I was advised the balance was over 800.00 dollars for one month of service because of a telephone line that I never knew about and was told by your associate it was included in plan but even the person that took care of me said something was not right but to pay $200.00 and she was kind enough to connect service until I called which I have done over 10 times with no luck. Just get the runaround from one to the other. I am sure they have ways of seeing there is no phone on this property. Just need help. They disconnected again today.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015
In April of 2014, two cable boxes in my son's rooms were not working. I contacted Comcast who advised me the cable boxes were broken, so Comcast sent me two new cable boxes along with two boxes to ship back the broken boxes. However, one of the boxes did not have a UPS packing slip, so I contacted Comcast and asked if it was acceptable to ship them in the same box and they said "yes." The tracking number for the package (**) shows they received it on June 3, 2014, at 10:36 AM and was signed by an individual with the last name ** on their loading dock. However, they continued to charge me for each broken box until November.
I called them at least 8 times and have spent hours on the phone and when I asked to speak to a manager, I was delayed and then hung up on. Finally, in November I spoke with a representative as I was going to cancel service so they took broken boxes off the account and I received credit for the months they wrongfully charged me. However, my current bill shows Comcast has put the two broken cable boxes back on my account and are charging me again, so I called them today, January 6, 2015, and they refused to remove the broken cable boxes. A representative advised I will be charged $60 per cable box so I will owe them $120.
Comcast has said on approximately four occasions they would check with their warehouse to determine if they can locate the broken boxes, and have even advised they would contact me back within 48 hrs and I have never received a response and have had to call them back to see if the issue was rectified. My issue is the repeated contacts to resolve the problem and paying for equipment which they admitted was broken. They have admitted receiving the UPS shipment but cannot find the broken boxes, so they refuse to remove them from my account and continue to charge me despite this being their error.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015
Comcast provides great service, until peak hours occur. Once all your neighbors come home and try to fire up their internet and streaming services everything takes a dive and I mean EVERYTHING! My roommates and I are even paying extra for their highest speed and to be honest, it is not worth it. I hope it becomes illegal for a single cable company to be the only cable company allowed to operate in an area because consumers need competition in this market. Comcast offers ** service for ridiculous prices and I for one am super fed up with it.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
I am writing to make other people aware of Comcast's treatment of the services we have received since our initial install on December 8th 2014. Let me start out by backing up to the salesmen that I contacted when first acquiring their services. I was told that I would be getting their XFinity Plus XF Bundle for cable, high-speed internet, and phone, all for $99.99 per month. That there would be a one-time installation fee of $50.00 on my first bill but that I would, in that package, receive the first cable box for free and 3 additional boxes for $1.99 each per month along with a broadcast fee of $1.50, wireless modem fee of $8.00 and of course, that there would be taxes but that my estimated monthly fee for service should be around $115.00 per month after the one-time $50.00 fee of course. So I agreed to install and waited happily for their service. On December 8th, the installer came and after over 2 hours, installed our cable, internet, and phone service. After he left our home, later on that evening when I went to bed, the service in my bedroom stopped working, so the very next morning I called tech support.
They were not able to restore the service over the phone so they said they would have to schedule someone to come out to fix the service. I was told I should pay for their insurance of $3.95 per month so I would not be charged for the service fee at which time I asked if it wasn't guaranteed in their initial installation? He said he wasn't sure, but just in case, I should add this insurance plan on to be sure as to NOT be billed for another install service. I was frustrated at this point but agreed and they set up a second date to come to our home to resolve this issue. The man came out and after some time and switching out that box, was able to get it working. 2 weeks later I got our first bill, it was $250.00! I called and was told there were additional fees of $45.00 for outlet rewire and 29.99 for the additional boxes, etc... I said I was told the additional boxes were supposed to be $1.99 each additional and they told me that was for a lesser box than what the installer had installed on the first appointment, that I would have to have them switch out these boxes to be charged for that fee.
So I told them then come switch them out and was assured I would not be charged another installation fee for this service. The person I spoke to also said they would wave the initial fees of $45.00 and the $39.99 because I was not informed of these charges and that I would NOT be charged an additional fee for switching out the boxes. He told me this would not be reflected until the second billing cycle but that he had taken off the charges so I agreed and paid $150.00 towards the first bill and waited for the boxes to be switched and second billing statement to come. When I received my second bill, there were NO fees removed as first told for the first bill and I was charged a second install fee for the switching of the boxes $39.95 and $20.00 for install un-wire fee! I called once again and spoke to 2 different people who were rude and told me that each time I was scheduled for someone to come back out to my home, they had a detailed charges email sent out and that it didn't matter whether I called to dispute that charges or not. Upon email me for each service, I was sent those emails and accepted the install so therefore was charged as such! I was told that they would give me a one-time discount for my troubles of $25.00 but no more!
I asked to speak to a supervisor but one was not available for up to 2 hours delay and they would call me back. As far as I am concerned, this was highway robbery! I was told one thing and given another. The first install should have been guaranteed to be correct for at least the first 30 days and I should NOT have been penalized and charge additionally for their mistakes. At this point, I have been waiting for over 2 hours for a call back from a supervisor and have yet to resolve this issue and am thinking it probably will go as charged. What recourse do I have at this point?! I will also be writing the FCC and checking to see if there are any other people who have gone through this and are fighting it in court.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
Internet connection lost on Sunday night (01/04/15). Called customer service on Monday early morning and they gave a window of 1 to 5. In addition, customer service rep made a note for the support to call ahead of time at my work half hr before they came so that I could come home. They did not call me prior to their arrival. I went home as soon as I found out but I could not get Comcast to come back. Instead, they have me an appt for Wednesday. I am without telephone, security and internet till Wednesday. With all that money Comcast makes, they do not have enough people to serve the consumers? Based on my communication with Comcast, they do not care about their customers.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
Worst internet provider I ever had to deal with. Worst customer service. They only care about money and zero customer service. TV never worked and they kept on charging me for service they never provided in first place. Wait times on phone are horrible. Call gets cut and CS rep will not call back and will not give any direct number to call. I would have gone with other provider, it’s just that there was no other provider in my area. They would be my last company to go for going forward.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
Just spent 2 hours and 30 minutes on the phone, 9 people later simply to disconnect horrible, expensive service. The week before, I spent over 1 hour in a Comcast office to turn in equipment. I was asked about a 4th box, which was taken by a technician several months ago and never turned in, so it turns out we were getting billed additional money for a service we weren't getting.
I could spend paragraphs and paragraphs about their poor, uneducated customer service and technicians, their bad wiring and equipment, etc., etc. but I would spend more wasted time. We never received credit for days the service was interrupted but I'm just thankful (I think) to have ended their service. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER again will I do business with them......I rather listen to free radio or get hit by a truck than spend another minute or dollar with them. I am totally surprised that there hasn't been a class action law suit against this poor excuse of a company. Their monthly bills are equivalent to a car payment!
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
I just needed to reduce my cable service, I wasn't even trying to cancel it, so I logged into the xfinity/comcast website and began my spiral into hades. I feel like I am using a virus laden site - advertisements pop up - it forces me into internet Explorer. It runs slow as pop up are opening all over. It is like a jealous lover forcing me to make poor choices. I want to change my services - reduce them in fact, I do not need the cable anymore. Can I get the firkin choice to "change service level"??? NOOO - only options are to "INCREASE or ADD” services.
Your company sucks. I want freedom and xfinity is the dictator from hell.. AND THEN - when I go to "contact us"... I get a page full of "HELPFUL SOLUTIONS". I want a link or something to CONTACT a person. On the banner you claim 7/24 support, so I call the number (that I had to dig through 20 layers of crud to find, and get a computer who has NO idea how to help). Please cancel my cable ASAP. I am sick of dealing with your trap. BTW, I posted this here because there was no fricken way to tell you directly.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
We have had issues with our cable tiling and cutting out for over 5 years. Comcast has been here multiple times making multiple changes to no avail. The last service call, the technician said the issues were due to aged cable in the house. He asked if I wanted it replaced, I said yes. One week later we got an email telling us it would cost over $120 (the technician never mentioned a cost). I called comcast to ask why I was being charged and got their answering service which cut me off 3 times before I talked to a person. I was informed that the fix would indeed cost me over $120.
Today, I went to my local comcast office, waited for 52 minutes and was informed by the manager that the billing would have been credited the amount after the work was done. She said this is normal practice because the call centers do not always know what goes on in the different field offices. She then looked at my account and informed me that there was only one call from us (there has been at least 10 calls in the past 5 years).
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
Well where do I start...I order service for my new home, I was closing on December 5, 2014. Ordered the $59.99 a month package for a year, free HBO for 2 years. I was told that the service address did not an install since everything was there already. I can pick up my equipment at my local store. So I go to the store (Shed) on the 9th to get it. As usual in the unprofessional building (shed) there is a line which if 8 people are in there it's sardines. I wait an hour only 1 staff person there. When it's my turn I get up there to pick up my equipment and am told "Hmmm for some reason your order was cancelled." "Why?" I ask. "Oh I'm not sure we have a new billing system." "Ok so what do I do?" "I can take care of it," he says.
So here I am in a Shed, him asking my personal information (SSN). I say to him, "you would think with a company this large you would provide more privacy to your customers, maybe a key pad to enter it!" Then I'm told their service is down so he will have to scan the equipment into my account later, I will be fine. I go home to hook up my equipment, I have nothing. Call 1-800-comcast (India) and get someone I CAN'T understand. After three hours being transferred to other people I'm told my equipment was never scanned in, I have to return it. I go back tell them what happened. He gives me new equipment. I state, "you didn't give me the 3 foot cable I needed to connect my box to the TV. I had to buy one at Home Depot!" "Oh I'm sorry."
Go home connect the new equipment again, nothing. 2 hours on the phone, I'm told that equipment can't be activated because it's connected to another service address. I REQUEST to speak to a supervisor, on hold another 45 minutes and get disconnected. At this point I'm in tears, I go back to the store with the equipment, get a song and dance. They give me new equipment and guarantee. I'm all good now. I was told I would get a $40.00 credit for my aggravation (pay for my blood pressure medication)! So I connect everything, finally have service as of the 17th, fifteen days later. On the 21st I receive a bill for $225.74. Now I can't believe this company is still in business, after 3 more phone calls and even trying to cancel my service nothing has changed...unreal, the worst company I have ever dealt with. Going tomorrow with all my equipment and telling them to shove it and if I get a bill I'm going to court! They did not give me an order number!
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
Two weeks after the installation at my 87 year old mom's house, the phone service was in and out and her TV only got spotty reception. It was very frustrating that after taking off from my job 3 days in a row, they STILL didn't show up! We cancelled today. They promised a $20 credit for each day they didn't come...we're not holding our breath on that one!!
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2015
I called Comcast to upgrade my internet. Found out the next day comcast disconnected my phone number. I called to find out how to resolve the issue and get number back, I was disconnected by them 7 different times and had to wait on hold each time over 20 minutes. Spoke to three different supervisors that never returned my phone call after my phone call was dropped. I was told by 1 supervisor they promised to fix the issue by end of day. Never happened. The next supervisor promised to call me in a couple hours and they knew how to fix it. Never happened. Then I spoke to another supervisor and was told tech need to come out and fix issue and comcast would call me on Saturday to set appt. Never happened. It's Sunday I called to find out why No one call to set an appointment and the gentleman put me on hold and then dropped my call. I'm so sick of them. I'm calling att to transfer service tomorrow.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2015
I have returned our cable box 4 times in 4 years always receiving "refurbished" boxes. The last one 2 days ago. This box is already freezing and re-booting. Very frustrating. We pay over $200 per month for cable (with no premium channels) and internet and would like to expect better service. Comcast is the only provider in this area, how is this allowed to operate as a monopoly. I would switch to satellite but I don't like the weather related problems associated with the dish's. I believe a new box would solve most of the problems we've had but they don't issue them. My non dvr boxes work fine so I know it's not the wiring in the house and they changed the wire to the pole this summer. I know this probably won't help, but I needed to vent while the box was re-booting. Back to Comcast tomorrow 10 am. Lose time from work on top of dealing with thieves.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2015
I am facing problems with comcast from the day 1 I took the connection. First of all when I went to the Comcast office located at players club parkway for a new connection, I asked just for a blast service internet connection and the customer rep told that they have an offer which will cost me much cheaper which includes blast service along with basic cable connection. Believing the customer rep I accepted to take the package which includes basic cable connection (even I don't need it) and the internet connection (believing it to be 50 MBPS). After 1 week the internet was completely not working and I called the customer service and they asked me to power off the modem, plug it back in...bla bla bla. Finally the problem was not fixed over the phone and customer service rep told that they will be sending the technician to home. The technician came over and fixed the problem but however I was informed that mine was just a 25MBPS internet speed.
Later when I looked into the bill there was an additional charge of 70$ which was never informed to me over the phone. When I called customer service to inquire about the bill, they informed me that that was charge for technician who came to fix the internet problem. It's really annoying that I am being charged for an internet service which is not working and customer service rep not being able to fix it over phone. Really angry on the service. Looking for good internet service providers so that I can switch from comcast to any other service providers.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
Hold times on the phone are awful. Business only cares about money and not customer satisfaction. If there were another option for high speed cable internet in my area, I would take it in a heartbeat. HATE Comcast.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
It is absolutely shocking how much they suck. Why is there no option for zero stars? And yet there is no choice but to deal with their diarrhea. Americans have no idea that there is a minimum speed requirement in much of Europe many times greater than what we get. In the end, it doesn't matter. CEO Brian L. Roberts' total compensation last year was $29.1 million.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
We subscribe to the Comcast service and it is a bundle service. We're paying for the service, but not receiving the services for we are paying. We called and complained to customer service department many times. We're not getting any solutions except paying for the lousy service. The TV comes on for a few minutes, then it goes out saying that "THIS CHANNEL SHOULD BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY". It stays that way for a long period of time. Comcast don't come out soon to check the problem. They schedule for the technician to come out for five days or so and until then we can't even have access to any television programs. How can we be helped?
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
I am a Comcast residential customer, fresh off several phone calls with two different Comcast reps in Billing and, thirdly, a supervisor. The reason I originally called is to inquire about contract renewal pricing, given that I am at the end of my original 12 month promo pricing as of this month.
The first two reps insisted I signed up for a "2 year contract" when I initially established my service in Jan 2014. I said I wasn't aware of this, that I had no record or recollection of anything beyond a 12-month promotional rate period. When I insisted they provide me evidence of this, the first representative gave me a non-working internet link to follow "on my own" to see the terms of my agreement. I hung up and attempted to find the material, to no avail. I called back, and the second rep, "Geraldo", said he could not send or direct me to anything, it was just "what we have in our records." He further indicated the notes from the first rep reflected that TODAY I signed up for a new 2-year agreement. Whoa??? I asked him to ID the name of the first rep I spoke with, said "he didn't leave his name" on the note. (As if the system doesn't record that?!) I very pointedly insisted on a supervisor, was told none was available. (Actually it is believable there are no supervisors of these people.) Eventually after 5 minutes of insisting, I was transferred to Rafael in the "escalation department."
First off I asked Rafael what is going on in the notes, why the first rep would make such a misrepresentation and why no-one could send or direct me to written evidence of a so-called 2-yr contract. Rafael kept changing the subject, instead tried to find me better pricing, though he could not. So, just to see, I asked Rafael to confirm the contract termination date in their system. THE PUNCHLINE... Rafael conceded I was NOT UNDER A CONTRACT, THAT I WAS PAYING MONTH TO MONTH. I asked why the first two representatives flat out told me I was, Rafael said he did not know, "perhaps they had the wrong information." I am inclined to believe Rafael, both because he shares my understanding, and further he is at a separate call center likely not "in" on the angle of trying to convince customers of nonexistent contract terms.
So, today I had two Comcast reps TELL ME FLAT OUT LIES in order to protect their non-promo pricing and/or keep me from switching. More amazingly there are droves of internet posts that I find going back years on this same theme; either Comcast management doesn't read the feedback, doesn't care, or encourages this sort of thing. All three are reasons not to do business with this fraud of a company. I am cancelling my service, and plan to broadcast far and wide online of my above account.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
I began calling Comcast to address the problem. This took hours of my time because you are always on a long wait when you want to reach Comcast. And then, when you do reach a person, the call is often dropped and you have to start all over again. A tech worked with my niece to help her "boost" the internet, but it wasn't strong enough to handle a Skype call.
We live in a very populated area and Comcast has a lot of households sharing band width. In the meantime some guy in India tried to get us to convert to their "Triple Play" and sign a contract with them. When they called back to get me to agree, I told them flat out "NO" and hung up. They sent me an email saying I needed to agree to the contract so I called back and the rep I talked to that time said, "NO, you're on the double play and we don't do double play with a contract anymore." He told me to ignore the email.
Still having trouble with the service, I called back and asked if they would come out and fix the wiring since it had been installed badly in the first place. The guy said it would be 49.95 per outlet to fix. I asked to speak with retention and told them I wanted the wiring fixed without charge. They said they couldn't do that. Then I spoke to another rep who said she would get someone to come out for one fee $49,95 and she would put me on the same plan with Showtime free for 3 months. She also told me the tech could put in a 2nd internet outlet and all we would be charged for would be the modem each month.
When the tech got here, he couldn't believe how screwed up the wiring was. He was here for 5 hours fixing the mess. When he finished putting in the second internet outlet and went to have them turn it on, they told him it would be a 2nd internet fee every month. We told him to forget it. A few months later, U verse came knocking at my door and I decided to try them. I waited until the service was completely installed and then called Comcast to cancel. The service rep told me I was on a 2 year contract for my double play! I said I never agreed to a contract. He insisted it was on a contract and I'd be liable for an early termination fee. Now, I'm having to fight them to get out of a contract that lasts another 22 months.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
I signed up this summer for their $10 a month internet plan. Well my mistake I didn't realize the apartment didn't have cable hookups. Called to cancel was told no problem. Well fast forward three months am getting collection calls for an account I cancelled - come to find out they never cancelled it. Well they credited my account. I ended up giving them the benefit of the doubt and signed up for an upgrade. Was told I needed a deposit. Called back when I had it and was told I didn't need it. Well ok. Were supposed to come install Wednesday. First guy would not do the job without a letter from the apartments. Which was not needed, got that confirmed and they resent a new tech which turned out to be the same guy who had another excuse to why he couldn't do the job. No worries said comcast. Sent out a new guy. He came in, looked around and said they needed a pre-bury tech. Well now it is friday and nobody has come back. Apparently a supervisor is on his way. We shall see. So sick of this and I haven't even started services yet - smh.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
We have had the house rewired, boxes replaced, you name it. I am getting fed up since they put this in back in March. I am ready to throw their boxes into pieces and they can pick it up in the driveway. It's one excuse after another.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
Let me start with I had Comcast years ago. Even then customer service and service in general was a horrible experience. I was on the phone with them at least once per month. Let's just say, my time with them was short. I currently have internet with Comcast as DirecTV doesn't supply internet. My cable service is getting rather expensive so I thought I would give Comcast another try.
Wow was I wrong. I placed three different orders online at different times and each time was an experience I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. The first time, the tech never showed up. No phone call or anything. I cancelled my request. The second time, I placed an order online and selected a desired date. I received an email stating my order is not finalized and to call customer service. I did and rep tells me that date isn't available. I cancel again since no other dates were available. The last time, once again I placed an order online, received an email and called customer service.
Apparently, the prices listed online isn't available in all areas. Yet when I log onto my account, a screen pops up asking to upgrade. Now correct me if I'm wrong but if I have a profile, it automatically reads my location. So why can I not get the package I ordered. So the idiot rep tells me only two packages are available and I can't get anything else. After arguing for about 20 minutes, I told her to forget the whole thing and I'll wait for FiOS to be installed in my area. Please stay away from Comcast. They sucked then, they suck now and nothing will change.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
We moved but in the chaos of moving did not return our equipment. We had my father in law return the equipment directly to the service center. Long story short they are billing us for 6 weeks of service past the time we returned the equipment. I have probably spent a solid 24 hours over the last few months. Our account was turned over to a collection agency and now is showing up as a negative strike on hubby's credit report. Resolved to get this straightened out I called only to be disconnect twice in a row, my husband had been disconnected the previous day.
So I went on the chat line, not any real help there. I was given a ticket number by a seemingly helpful woman who said she was taking care of this and in fact Comcast owed us 50.57. Ha! She gave me a ticket number with not enough digits. No other rep could locate the ticket, but weirdly a rep. from India gave me the same ticket number. Who knows? I was told only the collection dept could help but every time I would start to explain things the rep. would disconnect me. Mind you I wasn't yelling or anything I was just hurting their brain with details they didn't want to hear. I must have been disconnected by 6 reps. after holding for 20 minutes each time. One guy in collections gave me a non working number to call. Finally I spoke to someone who at least had a brain and he gave me a ticket number and put in notes. I must be a fool though to think a supervisor will actually respond, we are probably just going to negotiate a lower settlement. Never again will I go to Comcast!
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
I had the worst customer service with Comcast. I spend many hours to solve a little issue as transferring one account to another. C customer service hanged up on me when asked to talk with a supervisor.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
I have never dealt with such a company. Their customer service is by far the worst I have ever experienced anywhere. My mother lost all of her services on December 30th - phone internet and cable. Comcast did not feel that it was an emergency to come out and fix any of these services until 1/4, leaving my elderly mother with no phone service for 5 nights. She has no cell phone either for an emergency. I have Comcast myself and am going to be looking for new providers for both of us. My brother and I both tried calling several times to have an emergency visit but Comcast said no. Her bills are paid on time and she now has to sit without service due to their equipment failure. I have shared this story with coworkers and neighbors to make sure Comcast will lose many customers as a result.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
Comcast installed Internet and TV at my apartment on 12/29. The following day it stop working. I called customer service on 12/31 and sat on the phone with them for 30 minutes only to be told that the modem was faulty and that a service technician would have to come out to provide a new one. After being told this the customer service representative then proceeded to attempt to upsell me on additional services. In my opinion this was rude and in poor taste. In addition to all of this the customer service rep spoke very poor English so it was extremely difficult to understand.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
It is now 11 with Comcast and they have yet to finish my install. The staff is rude. For 11 months I've complained my DVR box freezes and the cable in my daughter's room never worked from day 1. First problem I found was the box they installed was fried. The second was that the technician never finished the install. They left the cable that was suppose to go into an outlet hanging outside the house. Wonder why she never had cable. Also paid for these installs that were never completed. Took them 2 months to get me all four boxes I signed up for then I complained that one never worked and one kept freezing.
Finally after 11 months I said I was gonna cancel unless someone came out and replaced the boxes. That's when we found the cable outside the house so they set yet another appointment to install cable correctly but 11 months of countless rude phone calls and dozens of technician coming to the house I'm done since the 30 guarantee states it starts after completed install. I'll be discussing that km. Sure they will say it won't apply. Why would it? They can take 230 a month for cable that works half the time and one box that was never installed.
If you love headaches and rude people this is the company for you. Called DirecTV, they're installing the same day. Comcast will be here, I'll have Comcast finish the job I paid them for then tell them to remove their garbage equipment and attitude from my home. DirecTV is half the cost with no install charges and the reps were polite and courteous. There's many more problems with Comcast but these are the big ones. Oh another big problem telling the customers complete lies and then someone telling you that's not our policy and even tho the other person lied to you we can't honor it. That's why I tape all my phone conversations with them you should hear half the crap they say. I talked to 4 different people in 2 hours and all 4 gave different answers and lines of bs.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
So I moved back at the end of November. Prior to me moving I had set it up with Comcast to have my services transferred to my new place. First they told me (a week later) that I had to pay my balance. Okay did that. Then they said there was a "block" on me receiving my services. Further investigation revealed that the "block" was due to them charging me for the equipment. Okay get over that hump, so once that was all cleared, I then proceed to schedule a technician to come to install my services. I called the night before to confirm the appointment, then called the day off.
Well lo & behold when I called on the day of, they said the technician "completed" the order. Well imagine my surprise seeing how I was home all day & no one came to my house. Then Comcast claimed they were putting it in for someone to come back out that night. Well of course no one showed up. Okay so then I scheduled the technician to come the next day, which they did come. However, he was incompetent & I had to have another technician come out again. Okay so finally got my services installed, BUT half my channels are missing! I have been going back & forth with them for ten days now with no avail. Comcast is literally the WORST company I have ever dealt with! They behave that way because they know there isn't any competition. Word to the wise try NOT to get Comcast. Biggest mistake ever!
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
We had a service call scheduled for 12/29/14 between 10 am - noon. When no one showed up or called by 1:00 pm, I called a total of 5 times between then and 6:00. Each time I was told a variation of "the tech only had two jobs this day and he was finishing up the first one and would be to my house in 1.5 hours, within the hour, 45 minutes." On the call at 4:30, I was "guaranteed he would be at my house within the hour". When I called at 6:00, after again waiting several minutes, I was told the tech was "stuck in the mud". I said I wanted to reschedule for January 2nd - 4 days from now, but was told the earliest someone could come was January 3rd. Even when Comcast acknowledges they make a mistake, they won't or can't make accommodations to make up for their mistake. This isn't even my worst experience with Comcast, but I told the rep that if no one showed up on January 2nd, I was removing every piece of Comcast equipment in my house and going with another cable provider. I asked for a supervisor to call me, but was told that wasn't possible. They obviously don't give a damn and all the talk about improving customer service is just that - talk.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
I never write a review before but only for Comcast. Customers services ** up, they make you wait on phone for hours but no assistant answer or resolve problems. Bill goes up a lot for no reasons.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
Back in August of 2014 Comcast stopped sending me my monthly bills thru the mail. I contacted them and request several times for them to send my bills thru the mail. And now it's the end of December of 2014. I have not had any bill thru the mail yet and I had to pay them several times thru my credit card. I contacted them to cancel my service but could not get thru. Comcast kept putting me on hold or cut off my calls. Did anyone experience the same problems? Comcast is very quick to pick up the phone if they know the customer is paying their bills but make it impossible to make a complaint or disconnect their services.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2014
First let me say, I wanted to go with a company with no contract. I spoke with a representative in Jan, 2013 and setup services I wanted. The place I was moving was brand new so I knew I would be charged for the technician to come out.. 11 months later - I am moving to an apartment complex which only uses Comcast so I go online to change the address for my service and take my equipment with me... One day later, I get a call that service can't be transferred till I call. Ok, I call and the ** starts. The rep told me I would be charged an early termination fee of $250 for canceling. I stated, "I am transferring not canceling." The rep stated, You are getting a new account number." After having a conversation for 30 mins and being told, I didn't comprehend what she was saying I basically said I want to talk to someone else and I wanted to close my account. It was like she wanted to argue with me... I was on hold for about 5 mins...
Representative #2 - she talked so fast I told her to please repeat everything she said... Basically said the same thing the first person said BUT that if the charge was on my bill I could call the billing department and explain..I said, "Are you kidding me? I am the customer and I am not calling to explain anything!! I am being penalized for moving and staying with your company and you want to charge me!!" She also told me my bill would be going up $50 in January and I found out I am in a contract and the representative that took my initial order didn't tell me.. Really!! Enough is enough, cancel my account! I had rather have no TV at all than deal with rude, untrained and overpriced cable!! Do not use Comcast!!
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2014
My cable service has not worked properly for over a month. Over the past month I have made at least 8 calls to Comcast (CC) lasting 30 to 60 minutes per call and am put through a series of steps that fit their agenda. A tech came out 12/24, replaced my cable box with a used box and left. He said to wait 45 minutes for it to work. After 70 minutes I called CC again and was put through another series of steps. "Matthew" said he would call in 35 min to be sure it was working. I am still waiting for that call. When I called back the rep said Matthew had been at lunch for 45 min and refused to deal with my issue but said he would leave a message for Matthew.
I called again 12/26 and a tech was sent out 12/27. This tech actually found a bad signal and attempted to fix it. However, he attached three different used cable boxes out of his truck that were broken also. The fourth box he attached appeared to be working. Several minutes after he left the service went out again. I called back and was told a supervisor would call me in 30 minutes. Nobody has called me back, nor is a tech scheduled to come fix my cable. CC refuses my request to speak to tech supervisor in my area and give me a new box. I discovered that the 45 minutes call-back/wait for service is a ploy techs and reps use to get rid of you. Also, there are no new boxes on the truck. They are all used and, from my experience, broken. They pawn these broken boxes off on customers paying good money for services not rendered.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2014
I signed up with Comcast in Feb. 2012 and only requested Internet service for total bill of $53.90 with tax. All fine except a year later they offered a promo to me and I turned them down but the sales rep insisted the price would not change for two years and price stayed the same for TV with HD and faster Internet and that afterwards it would remain around 60 for Internet. So I said as long as that is clearly noted on my account. I got the box, which takes 4 hours to boot up and then two weeks later they call me and say the rep made a mistake and they cancelled all HD service. Leaving basic cable. The box would freeze and mess up my TV and rebooting it meant waiting another 4 hours. Called support they were useless. Then December 2014 out of nowhere they tell me my bill is $91.50. I call and they charged me for Internet TV and HBO. All of which were a year away as far as I knew. I told them just put me back on Internet only if they are going to dishonor their own promo AGAIN. She tells me the original can't give me that price and now my bill is $70.00 after fighting for over an hour. They are not a good company.
I used to own and operate an ISP and I am Network Engineer at that and deal with Comcast disservice every week. What they are doing should not be allowed and I will be switching to either AT&T or DirecTV. Absolutely disgusted by the lies and mistreatment from Comcast.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2014
From the first day it was a headache. The technician came out to install and as soon as he started it was already not what I wanted. He added an extra box, apparently an extra outlet and the channels that I wanted were not included with the original price. Then he continuously ignored me asking him to stop the installation process. I decided to call Comcast so they could at least cancel on their end which even though they agreed to, they never actually did. After the installation was complete the technician refused to uninstall saying that it would take a lot of work and he had other jobs to get to. After enough arguing he agreed to come back when done with the other clients which he never did. I was definitely shocked when my first bill was over $300.
When I refused to pay it the service was suspended and I was told that to fix any charges I needed to restore it first. There would be a reconnect fee as well as another $200 added on because it would start a new billing cycle. I figured that it would be fixed anyway so it would be ok. However at some point between my dozens of calls I found out that I was in a contract so not only could I not adjust anything I also could not cancel because of early termination fees. Again I refused to pay and was told that a supervisor would contact me to fix this and waited for a call which never came. The account was again put into suspension and is now disconnected with the added cancellation fees totaling $784 for the last 3 months. To top it off I'm once again waiting on a supervisor to return my calls and I am dropping off the equipment to avoid an additional $470. What a nightmare!!
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2014
I have been trying to get my service converted to seasonal service since November 10, 2014 using the various Comcast customer service avenues that Comcast offers. All of the avenues have failed with promises to contact me after the conversion was completed broken. I have emailed, called, or chatted a total of a dozen times on this matter. I have never been so disrespected from any other customer service.
Here is a short time-line of what I have done and the time I have spent on this issue:
11/10/14 After a couple of dropped phone calls I talked to a customer service person who took my request and cheerfully said that it would show up in a couple of days but would be effective 11/10/14 so the current bill of 11/21 to 12/20 for $127.51 would be adjusted down to $10. A new bill would be issued. 11/20/14 After checking online and seeing that the bill had not been changed I sent in a $20 payment to hopefully make sure I was not charged as non payment for the seasonal costs.
11/20/14 Called customer service, the rep told me that Comcast was having problems with getting people on seasonal and there was nothing she could do. 11/20/14 Called Customer Service again and talked to Lynn. She told me that she needed to put in a request to customer service to put my on seasonal made. She opened a ticket number **. She assured me that my account would be adjusted to 11/10 seasonal and rebilled accordingly. She would call me back to confirm that it was taken care of. (No call was ever received.)
11/21 Contacted online chat. They said that nothing would work unless I called 1-888-633-4266. I called the number and just got the normal Comcast line. 11/24 Called customer service and talked to Dani Rep said they would handle it and back date it to 11/10 but it was going to be $12 per month instead of $10. Rep said they would call me to confirm. (No phone call back was ever received.)
12/15 Called customer service and talked to Tobias. He told me that there was some error on my account and now that it showed that I was overdue on payment that I could not be placed on Seasonal until the bill was corrected. He said that they were have Tons of Problems like this and that he would make sure that he would shepherd this thru the system. He said he would call me that evening to let me know it was taken care of. Tobias did call me that evening and said that he was having problems with the Billing Dept. in correcting the billing but he would stay on top of it. He said he would call me when done. (No phone call.)
Now I have a second bill that show I am past due on last month's bill less the twenty dollars received plus the full cost for 12/21 to 1/20/15. I just sent in another $20 for the current bill so in reality I should have a credit of around $16 versus and cost of $244.52.
This nightmare continues.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014
Trying to distill this 2 month saga into a concise overview will be difficult. Here are the main points: Customer service, sales and technical support are not equipped with the right information to effectively help their customers. Pricing on the internet is not honored by the sales team. Even when pricing is based on the customers specific address after logging into the customer account.
Highlights:
- Initial call to set up new service to a house that never had Comcast was met with this response; I see that service at this location was active several years ago for almost two years. New service installation was scheduled only to be rescheduled when the installer told me that no line from the box to the house had ever been installed. I mentioned this when on the first call. A line drop order was put in with the expectation that it would take three to four weeks. No problem.
- Started getting calls from Comcast to schedule installation for my service even though no one had a date for the line drop (which has to be done before installation of the service can be completed). Getting the second call to schedule service installation was annoying since the caller had no details on when the line drop was going in. After four weeks passed, I called to get an update on the line drop and found out it was scheduled for January 17th. That is three months, not three to four weeks. Ok. I am patient. The line drop was put in during the weekend of December 20th/21st.
- Since a month and a half had passed, I looked online to find out what the latest deals were. After logging into my account and inputting my address, I got a web page that found deals specifically for Tim (that's me!). Found a different package I liked and called to schedule the service installation only to be told that the line drop was scheduled for January 17th. The call was placed a week after the drop went in. In addition, the package I saw and placed in my cart could not be honored since I was in the wrong department to order promo pricing.
- Spent over two hours on the phone trying to resolve two issues. A new service install date and getting someone to honor the price. I was passed from Technical Support to internet sales but got disconnected. Called back sales and was told that I need to talk with customer retention where I did get an earlier installation appointment. She could do nothing to honor the price. She transferred me to another department and I ended up in Symantec support. Instead of calling back, I decided to try chat after placing my order into the shopping cart online. I chatted with a person that told me the service package I was ordering was not available and that I need to call in to resolve the issue. I called, albeit agitated, and was hung up on.
- At this point, I have no idea if I am getting the correct package. I know that I will be paying more for it since I was told that it was more expensive during the chat session. But will I get the correct speed. During the course of the many calls and chats, I have been told the service is associated with 6Mbps, 50Mbps and 105Mbps download speeds. Even though I was told that I am getting 105Mbps for more than the quoted price, I have not received an email confirmation.
- This has been the most frustrating service experience. If the installer shows up with anything other than what I have ordered, I will turn him/her away and go with CenturyLink for my internet.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014
We put a new TV in the kids’ room and from there it all went downhill. For whatever reason, I can no longer access the Xfinity wifi spots. After 3 calls to Comcast, they assign me a ticket number. One idiot told me that I need to use the master account name and number which is BS as I was always able to sign on with any of my accounts. Now I cannot access Xfinity wifi with any accounts. I get a screen that says I do not have the proper "internet tier", however I have the fastest tier and this never changed. Hate Comcast, HATE THEM!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I am looking at my phone right now... I have been on-hold 1 hour and 26 mins, spoke to two techs and it's been over a week with my problem.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
Comcast suddenly, and without prior notice, added 8% to my bill. My services had not changed. I asked about why my bill had increased - they told me they now were charging for sending me a bill. Paper bills now cost $5 to send. I had never been told there would be a charge for paper billing and had not accepted the higher charge. They surely are charging thousands of other customers, many of whom will not notice or question the charge. This is not the first time Comcast has added charges without justification or notification.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
Comcast programming sucks. I am a senior citizen. All I have for entertainment is TV. I am experiencing the same programs played all day and all night over and over. For instance, today on Syfy Chanel, CSI played all day, all night. What does CSI have to do with science fiction? It just seems like you just put on any old thing. I pay $140.00 for TV and for someone on a fixed income, that's a lot for the kind of service that you give. I think you should offer some kind of concerted effort to at least have decent things to watch. Your service and programming leaves a lot to be desired. I am very angry!!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
Our phone and internet lines frequently drop off, and we called Comcast a number of times with the same problem. On various occasions technicians came over to 'fix' the problem, but never really did - we just kept getting charged for rewire after rewire. Recently, when we called to report yet another connection problem, and asked billing questions, Comcast disconnected one of our phone lines, citing later there was a misunderstanding, and to reactivate the line would take another 2-3 days. The billing error was not caused by us - important to mention we've been Comcast customers for a long long time, and never late on any of the payments. Moreover, we're on an automated payment system. Would not recommend Comcast to my friends, and are actively looking for alternative service for phone, internet, and TV.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
I've been a Comcast customer for 2 years. I called Comcast, make a payment arrangement which was authorized given a confirmation number only for them not to turn my service back on because they said that I was not on my husband's account as someone they could discuss the account with; however, they did process the payment arrangement. So when I called back to speak to somebody as to why my service was not connected I spoke to a lady who was rude and refused to give me the number to speak to the financial department because the number I was given was disconnected and returned hung up on me. I called back and spoke to somebody else. Was very nice and gave me a switch over to the way I needed to go only to be told that they seen the payment arrangement and once they see that I had made it and I was not authorized they can return.
Decided to cancel my payment arrangement so my husband had to call back and make another payment arrangement for the exact same thing that I had set up the same day. I call every month to pay the bill and I have called to get equipment fixed. Now they're saying I'm not allowed to do so. One agent told me they switched servers and maybe I got knocked off of the account. This isn't the first time I have had problems but I can guarantee it will be the last. Going back to DirecTV where they have better customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
I wish I could give them negative stars. I had Comcast for about 5 months. Everything was fine until I had to move, then I started getting the runaround from hell. About a month before I moved, I called to set up cancellation/reinstallment dates. That went fine & I asked if I could take my router with me. "Yea, of course!" was the response I got. Everything was fine. Then THE DAY BEFORE I moved, my roommate came to me saying she went into Comcast, cancelled my service for me (which she was somehow able to do without being authorized on the account) & told me I needed to mail back my router & CABLE BOX.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. 3 very wrong things there. One, how was she able to cancel my service? Only I was authorized on the account. Two, mail back my router? I was told I could take it with me to my new home & do the self-install. And three, mail back what cable box??? I never signed up for cable, nor did I ever receive one. So I called in & got bad news after bad news. I was told the wrong information about the router - I had to mail it back, indeed. As for the cable box, Comcast's all knowing computer system said I had one & it had to be mailed back. If I didn't - BOOM, $130 fee.
I couldn't mail back the router, I had to leave first thing in the morning. So that's an $80 fee for being told the COMPLETE WRONG INFORMATION. This was about a week ago & I'm still dealing with people on the phone. No lie - whatever you're told literally depends on the person you talk to. NO ONE knows the same info. On my gravestone it's going to say "DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH COMCAST".
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
I just ordered Comcast and we are already getting off on the wrong foot. I was told in the beginning that they would waive my technician fee and when I got my first bill it was not taken off. When I called them to discus my bill, the customer rep. said no problem and the changes would take 24hrs to reflex my online bill. Well, 3 days later and it was still at the same price. "NOTHING WAS TAKEN CARE OF." I called again and after listening to the next customer rep. chow down on food while hearing her typing (thinking something was happening). She spoke to me 5 min later and said that it would have to go to the supervisor for review and I would receive a call from the supervisor by the end of the day. You guessed it! NO CALL BACK. This could go on forever because they are great talkers & great liars. GOOD LUCK WITH THIS COMPANY "PEOPLE". "Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible."
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2014
My husband answered the door to the Comcast salesperson and 30 minutes later I was switched to Comcast. I did not want it, but too late. Contract was signed. I have had the service for three months and I've been without TV, Internet and phone four times now. As I type this my TV has no connection. I do like the On Demand and DVR, when I have a connection. Not even going to try to cancel this crappy service. I've read enough reviews that it was my mistake to sign up so I will live with it.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2014
I have gone to the Comcast building several times but I'm so tired of the staff treating me bad. I ask to speak to a supervisor but they tell me they are the supervisor. We are all human, they have a regular job just like me and don't think it's fair to be treated like that. I have tried calling but there's no one available. But would really like for a higher staff at Comcast do something about the staff.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
On October 17, 2014, received mail from Comcast indicating that they will be billing additional $11.94 for "Additional Outlet or DTA equipment" that I have been using. I called back Comcast on October 18, 2014, and informed Comcast that their information is incorrect, and provided to Comcast Serial Numbers, MAC Address of the Only Digital converter & Adapter that is in use in my home and installed by Comcast technician. I informed them that Comcast technician had removed any other equipment during their visit and installation of the current devices. Comcast provided tracking Number ** at the end of the call.
There was NO Follow up from Comcast regarding tracking Number ** & My Comcast Bill for the month of December has been increased by $11.94. I consider Comcast Action as defrauding me as the consumer by illegally charging for equipment that was removed by their own technicians. If Comcast is unable to manage their own staff and their equipment retrieval and inventory, it should not become additional charges to me. I have called Comcast again this morning 12/3/2014 and I have explained to them that I am not in possession of such equipment and they should correct the billing.
I doubt anyone in Comcast will respond or correct this problem since this is a normal business for Comcast. I am sure I am not the Only Consumer that Comcast is attempting to collect fees for equipment their own technicians have removed and failed to properly enter in their company inventory, hence hundreds if not thousands of consumers are being unfairly charged by Comcast to compensate for their mismanagement and inadequate corporate culture.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
I wish there was a rating less than one star. We tried to bundle service with Comcast. We were given an installation date. Prior to the date, I called to confirm and was told the order had been cancelled and was given a new date. On the new installation date, the tech was a no show. When I called regarding the no show, I was given another new installation date a week later, which was not acceptable. I requested to speak to a supervisor and was told there was not one available and there was nothing they could do.
Upon the third call, I was told they would put in a new order for the dispatcher because of the no show and also was told someone would call me back within two hours to tell me the time they would be out the next day. No call. Upon the fourth call, I was told a ticket had been submitted to the dispatcher and someone would call me back within 30 minutes to tell me the installation time. No call. Fifth call..... I cancelled the order all together and going with a company that does what they say.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
We have used Comcast for almost 20 years since it is the only high-speed internet available. We have not had consistent service. I have spent innumerable hours waiting for someone to answer the phone, then waiting as they are supposed to call back but 9 out of 10 times do not. The problem was fixed once when a contracted technician came out and said the cable that runs from our house to the street is so long, it requires a larger cable. After a mouse chewed it up, they replaced it with a smaller cable stating it was not needed. We have had issues ever since. I have been told we need to pay the upper fee, but I tried this once before and it didn't work. I got them to finally let us have a free trial, and it is actually worse which, in my eyes, confirms the problem is the cable.
It is too small to carry the information going to and from the computer. Because we are at the end of the their service area, I have now come to the conclusion that we won't ever have continuous service. After a month of trying out the higher rate, we want to cancel as it has made our WiFi even worse and the hardwired computers work the same way. It is not worth the extra money and Comcast can't figure out what is wrong and really doesn't care as they know they have no competition where we live. I contacted them, but as always, the supervisor has not called me back. Their company is a joke. I would change in a flash if we had a choice.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
It took two installers and 6 phone calls and 4 self installs to finally restore service after I moved on 12/6/2014. I was suppose to receive a 50 a day credit for all the inconveniences and to date that has not happened. They gave $57.00 dollars in actual credits. $17.00 of which is mandatory by law! I moved on 12/6 contacted Comcast and it seemed that all would go smoothly with the transfer of service. Boy was I wrong!
I self installed my boxes and cable was working properly. We were able to watch cable channels until 12:30 or 1:00 in the am on 12/6-12/7 when we went to bed and then on Sunday 12/7 from the time we got up at about 8:30 am until we left for the Doctors at around 11:30 am. We returned home from the doctors and our service was no longer working. I contacted customer service and they said it was because I did not activate the boxes for the new address. I proceeded to go through the activation process but it was to no avail as we were only able to receive 5 channels total after activation.
They had to schedule a tech to come out on Tuesday 12/9/2014. I was not happy as it made no sense as to why the issues had arisen. Hector and I spoke with Alvin the supervisor on staff that day and he said that we would receive a $50 credit for each day we were without service. He stated we would need to call the billing department to have the credits applied and that he would notate the account.
The tech (Adam) arrived on 12/9 and said it was either the tap on the house or the cable from the pole to the house. He played with a few things in the box on the house and that seemed to help some but did not fully restore our service. He refused to change the cable from the pole to the house because he claimed the branches from a nearby tree were in his way. The tech remained at our house for over two hours doing just about nothing and basically talking with my boyfriend on a social basis.
After Adam left my boyfriend who had just been diagnosed with H1N1 and Acute bronchitis on 12/7 was forced to get up on a ladder in the wet & cold weather and saw branches off the tree so the tech that was scheduled to come out on Wednesday 12/10 would have safe access to the line/cable running from the pole to the house and be able to change it.
The same day I called the Customer service line because I wanted to double check and make sure my services had been transferred properly and to inquire about adding the phone service as well as the $50 a day credits. I got a very rude agent who would not allow me to speak and when I tried talked over me. I asked for a supervisor and he basically refused to get me to one. He stated that I was being charged for the HD service and the HD boxes. I am a standard service customer I am suppose to receive one box free and pay $9.95 for the second box. He had me so upset I wound up hanging up on him.
I moved a few months back and had some issues then one of the issues I had was they told me I had to return my boxes and get new ones because they could not transfer the boxes to the new account. I actually did take the boxes back and they provided new ones which were HD Boxes but the fee for HD service and the HD boxes were waived because I have standard TVs and the only reason I was given the boxes was because they did not have equipment comparable to those I was forced to turned in and did not have to. I was given a $50 credit after I contacted the Senior Vice presidents office because the commercial said I did not have to turn in equipment I could take it with me. I am recounting this because the issue of the boxes has followed me on this move.
I called back the next day and spoke with a very nice representative named Alex. I asked him about the $50 credit and the charges for the HD service as well as inquired about adding phone service. He explained what had happened was when I moved the override on the HD charges for the boxes was not. He stated he did see notes on my account about the $50 a day credit and answered my questions on adding the phone service. He was not able to make any changes to the account because of the existing work order and asked if I minded calling back once my service was restored and I said of course I could do that.
The tech came out on 12/10/2014 his name was Alex and he was very professional and helpful! He checked our services and found that most of the channels had been downloaded and fixed the remaining services. He told my boyfriend that he did not need to change the line from the pole to the house and that he was not sure why the other installer had insisted on Hector cutting the branches down. He stated that he could have accessed the pole without the branches being cut down. This was very frustrating as I stated my boyfriend had just three days before been diagnosed with the Swine Flu H1N and Acute Bronchitis. It was not good for him to be on a ladder in the cold and wet weather sawing down tree branches especially when it was not even necessary. This slowed down his recovery from the illnesses. He had to take a second round of antibiotics to help him get rid of the bronchitis not to mention having to wait around an additional day for a second installer to come out and fully restore service. Alex finished installing the additional (third) outlet we requested and checked to make sure the second outlet we had was active so I could self install the internet.
I contacted Comcast regarding my internet service because the activation of the modem was not working. I found out that not only had the services on the HD boxes been transferred incorrectly but I had also been given incorrect information. The reason my internet was not working was because my email account needed to be set up for the new account. It does not automatically transfer as the representative I spoke to on the 6th had stated.
Once the internet was up and running I called back to request that my credits be applied, the tech visit fee be removed and to straighten out the billing on the HD service. I spoke with a man initially and he made me want to cry - he told me he could not restore the fees associated with standard service until I had standard boxes. He stated he was going to send new standard boxes to my address and once I did the self install and sent the old boxes back the charges would be removed. I was flabbergasted and told him after what Comcast put my boyfriend and myself through I could not believe he now wanted me to take the time to do another two self installations and to return boxes that Comcast had provided due to not having comparable equipment after making me return equipment I did not even need to return. I was upset and asked for a Supervisor.
I was then given to Crystal and let me tell you she made the process that much harder. I told her about the HD charges for the boxes and she proceeded to state that she would have to send the new boxes to me and only then could she could take the charges off the bill. I explained to her all that happened and she offered to waive the charges for 6 months but only for 6 months which would do me no good because after the six months I would have to return the boxes and do the self install anyway. I was so frustrated I proceeded to tell her to just send the boxes now. I asked her to remove the install fee as it was an issue that had nothing to do with the wiring in the house or Hector and I. It was an issue on Comcast's end. She stated she did so. I asked her about the $50.00 a day credit which should have amounted to 4 days and 200 dollars and she stated she could only credit me $17.00 for the 4 days of no service, send the boxes and remove the tech visit fee of $39.95. I was again flabbergasted. After all we had been through we were once again being given an attitude of indifference by Comcast. She apologized several times but that does absolutely nothing because the issues with Comcast continue and service remains poor.
I think its ironic that I was charged 39.95 for a tech visit and 30.00 dollars to install an additional outlet but I have had to self installed the cable service in the homes I have lived in since I have had Comcast and never been compensated a dime for it. I also think its ironic that my boyfriend was told he had to remove branches from a tree which did not have to be removed and cannot bill Comcast for it that was 2 hrs of his time. I also think that it's ironic that I have had to contact Comcast no less than 5 times and spend no less than 40 minutes on the phone each time to resolve the issues that have still not been fully resolved. Isn't it ironic that I cannot bill Comcast for my time or my boyfriend's. Nor can I bill Comcast for the second round of antibiotics my boyfriend had to take because his illness got worse after he was out in the cold cutting down branches that did not even need to be removed. Nor can I bill Comcast for the two days in which my Boyfriend had to wait around for techs to come and resolve the issues with the Comcast service. I received exactly $17.00 in credits and the removal of the $39.95 tech visit fee (which should never have even been charged) for all the inconveniences Comcast has caused.
It's even more ironic that I have to waste more of my time self installing two new boxes and sending back equipment to Comcast to ensure I am not billed for a service I cannot use nor do I want but have been forced to have because Comcast did not have the right equipment on hand when I was forced to return equipment that did not have to be returned in the first place. It's called the snowball effect. If I had another option I would never use the Comcast service again! I even sent them pictures of the branches and the tree they were removed from as well as the records from my boyfriend's doctor visit on 12/7 in which he was diagnosed with Swine Flu aka H1N1 and Acute Bronchitis.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
After 6 phone calls to you guys trying to start new service, I've decided to go with Satellite. How your company hasn't gone under is beyond me. You would think starting new service would be easy since your company would be getting more money, but it was the most frustrating experience I've ever dealt with. As a member of one of the top-producing real estate teams in Indiana's #1 real estate company, I want you to know that I will discourage every single client of mine from using your services. Your BBB rating is greatly earned.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
We moved from Johns creek to Suwanee in July of 2013. We decided at that point to purchase our own modem. Comcast came to pick up equip our home. The comcast rep took refused to take our modem because it did not match what he was told to pick up. We spoke rep. They said to keep it. We packed it away. We move to new home transfer service w/ our modem. Year later we do an bill audit and see comcast transferred the modem to our new service (billing) continued to charge us for it (not using it). Returned the modem and they refuse to give us credit for the "modem" use that we NEVER used. This is dishonest and deceitful and worthy of being called STEALING! They are thieves.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
We signed up with Comcast about 6 months ago and I'll be honest, sometimes I ordered the self-install boxes for the bedrooms about a month ago. They came about a week later, but didn't work. I called the number and after them sending signals, restarting, and unplugging and re-plugging, she informed me that she will have to send a tech out. She said there won't be a charge and if there is, call back and explain and they will take it off. Tech comes out a week later and says the boxes were never programmed. He brought in new boxes and all was great... Then, I got my bill - $239.70! There was a $70.00 charge for tech.
I called Comcast and explained what happened. He told me the best he could do is take $20 off and offer me additional services for a period of time. I replied, "I don't want additional services." All I want the $70.00 off of my bill. I ordered the self-install so I wouldn't have to pay for a tech. He said, "I'm sorry, that's the best that I can do." So you're telling me that you guys send me bad equipment and I have to pay for your company's mistake? He told me yes, the invoice says it was a bad converter and that's on me.
So I play dumb and ask what the converter is. He tells me it's a wire. Lies! I know that's the box. I pay $160 a month for headaches, horrible reception, and I have to restart my boxes almost everyday. I wish I had another cable provider in my area. I don't know what would be worse: dealing with Comcast or 2 kids with no internet or TV!
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
I had an account with Comcast and they have always over-billed me. One day, I refused to pay the bill, because I found that it wasn't a mistake, but an intentional practice they do to customers. I had canceled my service and decided to take the matter to the Public Service Commission. After I filed a formal complaint, I thought the matter was over after they reinstated my service with a month free, but they billed twice in the same month, with the bills coming within two weeks of each other. I took the agreement to one of their offices, but they looked at me like I was crazy, and said they resolved the matter, when I know they haven't. This is corporate bullying at its highest level.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
Payment notice said due date 12/16. Service was interrupted before 9 am on that date before we could make the payment.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
Please all stay away from comcast! Long story made short (because I could go on for days) Internet didn't work for over 1 month before they set an appointment for tech to come. Over 1 month later & 6 missed appointments (waiting inside 4 hours each time) someone finally came out. He was an **, told me the problem was my phone not their service. Supposed to get 20 comp for each missed app. At first was told I should get 260$ credit for missed app they could see in system & not having service for 3 months. Looked at bill and only 1 comp for missed app. Call and apparently somehow all documentation of missed app has vanished & they can't comply for what they can’t see! Wasted over 8 hours total with customer service on phone & probably total of 24 hours waiting for service calls. Do yourself a favor & go with Verizon, they have a more times better service.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
12/12/2014 11:58 AM -requested termination. Comcast fails to inform you when your contract is coming up and also forget to tell you that in order to terminate your service, you must notify them 30 days in advance. I called day of contract completion hoping I could disconnect ASAP, but I was told that I would be forced to pay for another month of service just to meet the 30 day requirement. Was informed that electronic form would be sent so that I could sign and send back.
12/12/2014 1:37 PM -still had not received email with form. Called back, LOUD background noise, people laughing and carrying on over top of service rep who spoke in mumbles. Service rep coughed into phone several times. That was the clearest thing out of their mouth during whole conversation. Rep asked for address verification, I provided my address. Rep hung up.
12/12/2014 1:40 PM -called back, asked for clarification/verification of whether the email form was going to be sent. Rep informed me that it should be sent out by EOB today. Waiting on that now. 12/15/2014 8:48 AM -still have not received the email form. Calling customer service back, rep said form was sent. Waiting on form again.
12/15/2014 9:02 AM -received form FINALLY. Started signing form and found early termination fee of $599.10 at bottom. My 3 year contract ended last week. 12/15/2014 9:32 AM -called back, financial rep adjusted date/contract fee note. Forwarded to termination department. Was forwarded to residential support. They could not get the forwarding to work correctly, had to hang up and call back to go through menus.
12/15/2014 9:54 AM -got through to new termination rep and they were just as useless as the rest... 15 minutes of stupid questions asking why I was terminating, then followed the listing of double-play and triple-play packages that I should switch to. Once I got through that, the rep finally asked for my email address. Rep said he sent form. Waiting on receipt of form.
12/15/2014 10:08 AM -received 2 new forms. Both showed a $0 balance due for termination. I E-signed and then viewed document afterwards and it showed a $0 overlapping the $599.10. I did not authorize/verify a fee of $599.10 and will NOT pay that amount to terminate a service when my contract has been complete for a week. Terminating now does NOT justify an early termination.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
If there could be a zero stars labeled "Completely Disgusted" I'd have chosen that. When I first purchased my home, I had Time Warner Cable. I was so happy and the customer service people were wonderful. The "powers that be" switched over to Comcast. Talk about night and day... not only rude customer service but DUMB robot-like customer service. They could not hold a Conversation, but only quote rules and regulations. Had to ask for supervisors so many times. When I left ComCast for AT&T Uverse (which I LOVE) I arranged to shut down my ComCast the day after my AT&T Uverse service was due to be installed. In their lack of wisdom, ComCast cut my service a month early and WOULD NOT admit they made a mistake and offered to restart my cable for $125 restart fee (like an I-had-not-paid-my-bill-type restart fee).
I talked to one rare person who was sweet and very sympathetic, but DID NOT follow through NOR did she make a note of our conversation on the computer for proof of our conversation. Complete nightmare. I chose to simply go without service for a month. When a ComCast representative made the mistake of calling me to find out why I had discontinued my service, all hell broke loose! They shouldn't have called me. They should have sent me a letter so I could throw it away.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
I do not even have a service yet. It’s been two weeks. I am waiting everyday for a technician to come and check the connection outside. The in their box and every day are apologizing and understanding my pain. Yet no ** comes.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
Great Company to work for but in certain areas they have the wrong people running the show. I believe it should be a complaint line for customers and techs. This is a major problem for techs. Just had a guy to get fired over a job that was done to Comcast specs (code) with notated information on the work order that was over looked by management. One and a half months later the customer received a bill due to the work that was completed. Now a complaint from the customer because they did not expect the bill to be that expensive. They now blame the tech for the work done when the customer acknowledge and had a full understanding of what was going to take place and it was agreed upon. The tech had to pay out of pocket to the customer 300.00. After the customer cashed the check, she still was not satisfied and called in and had the tech fired. The tech had all records and valid information on the work order just as requested by management. Wrong doing.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
When I signed up for service from comcast on 12/6/14 at 9:30 am, I was told my charges would be $62.99 per month plus tax. I also agreed to a one time cost to ship the self install kit in the amount of $9.99. The comcast Quick Summary I received on 12/12/14 shows monthly charges of $67.99 and one time installation charges of $141.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
When I called to disconnect (finally!) my Comcast service, since I was moving and switching to AT&T, I made a huge mistake and let the rep talk me into staying by offering me the same deal with FREE INSTALLATION! Well come to find out, and after at least 5 phone calls, I was not given a free installation and in fact charged an additional $120 for installation for all outlets! The first time I called, I was told that I would get a credit, still hasn't happened and now when I call they don't see on my account where I was ever told it would be free OR where I was told I would be credited! I am STILL trying to get my now $600 bill resolved!! Why didn't I leave when I had the chance?!
Updated on 12/13/2014: Well it has now been over 2 months since I moved and was told I would have FREE INSTALLATION because I was going to cancel Comcast but fell for the, what now I have determined were fabrications to keep me from canceling. I was told after numerous calls that I would be credited even though they could see no notes of me being told this and it's not something they normally do. Why don't they just listen to the "recording"? When I called Wednesday December 24th I was told they now see a "note" from the 14th that a credit is being issued but they couldn't tell me for how much or what the credit was for exactly?
I have followed other exhausted, infuriated customers and have written a letter to Tom Karinshak, Senior Vice President of Customer Experience at Comcast - Who encourages customers with issues to write so do it! If he really does exist, he must be an extremely busy guy just reading complaint letters alone! Absolutely ridiculous. I am kicking myself for staying with this horrible company! But I will not give up like they want me to. It's just not right to tell people things just to keep a customer and then not stand by your word! Way to do business Comcast... You should be ashamed! Maybe Tom will do something to turn the worst customer service departments in business today around? I won't hold my breath!
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
I was on the phone over an hour to discover why my mother in law's service just cut out in the middle of the day - was told by first rep Joshua that he would check signal strength and then after that didn't register anything would do a strongest signal strength that didn't do anything either. Then did a refresh of account and then a STV Hit signal and that returned nothing. Then when he didn't call back after 20 minutes like he said he would I called again and got no where with another rep named Denny and he was going to try all of the same things and after more delays I got a supervisor named Edna who said she could not help me as it was a billing issue - we confirmed that our bill and also the mother in laws bill was up to date - she transferred me to the billing dept. That was actually closed for the night - unbelievable that a supervisor would do that. Such poor customer service.
Ralph and Brian Roberts who make millions a year would not put up with this type of service - if it was a billing issue from the get go why not say that - but we know it is not a billing issue for her service to cut out in the middle of the day. This is exactly why we need more choices and more competition and not less and also more regulation and not less. Now I have to call again when the billing dept. is open and that will be Monday and the mother in law will be without service for over three days. I mean seriously, this is absolutely ridiculous. This company is horrible at customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
As usual they were suppose to come between 11-1. Go home from work at 11 and Comcast showed up at 2:20. Unacceptable.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
Horrible customer service when trying to get help with billing information. Will not tell you when signing up that they are using information on your account that you will no longer have if you move from a different state. Cannot view bill unless you use their email system. You find that out when you have not received a bill so then you have to pay late fees.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
I have been a customer of Comcast for over 10 years. This company is a monopoly. They don't care about you as a person. Every time I need something done, it takes hours of arguing over the phone and talking to several supervisors. Even then you won't have service for over a week. You will be lied to. I had a supervisor tell me that he set an earlier appointment because THEY were in error. When they didn't show, I called back (this makes for the 10th person I talked to) just to find out that there was NO appointment.
It's been this way for the 10+ yrs I have dealt with them. The tech support has no idea what they are talking about. They read from a script and have to follow a certain agenda. I understand that most people are completely clueless of how cable and/or broadband internet works, but when a person calls in and knows what they are talking about, the employee needs to change tactics. Listen to the customer, it would just make the whole process so much easier and it would save Comcast money. I moved from a small town to a major city and I will be investigating in getting Fios so I can tell Comcast to suck it.
If you're still reading this then hopefully I have persuaded someone to look else where for service, then it makes typing this out worth every letter. And it helps to release steam... I have been a computer technician for 12 yrs. I build custom computers, programming, and repair. I also design and build websites. I worked for company where I installed and maintained data and voice networks for 5+ plus years. I now design circuit boards for a living. I know what I am talking about when it comes to cable television, phone lines, and internet services.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
I've had service or partial service with them for over a year. We've had 2 or 3 service techs here and they have yet to ever tell me anything - "But your signal is good" but yet I've got no service and at one point had not had none in over 2 months but they still billed me.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
Started in July 2014 SoAoo code no signal, then went to Internet line problem went through 7 modems. Rewired the whole house TV & internet, lasted about 1 hour. Service man said wiring okay, nothing wrong. Same problems, had to disconnect & reconnect line coming into house. Tech man Corey came out and said outside line needs to be replaced. That was Aug 2014. No one came out or called. Got a tech to come out & check line. Said it was one of their oldest lines installed. Removed old crimp on fittings, put on compression fitting. Lasted 7 days. Back to square one PROBLEMS: no internet, no phone, another tech to come out on 12-15-14. I'm paying 108.00 monthly. WHY?
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
I recently moved into a condo (rented) in south Sarasota. Included in my rent is Comcast tv service. I was responsible for any extra channels (other than basic) and equipment. I lived here for a month and received a letter from the board of directors (condo association) saying, "good news, we are now paying for more channels and equipment." I started thinking after my first bill 80.00. Why is it so much for just 1 phone line and wifi? The association pays all the tv? When I called into Comcast before explaining my problem, I asked "can you tell me how much of my bill is for tv?" She answered 40.50. Then I explained my situation. She was very confused and I got dead air for a couple minutes, I could hear whispering. She came back and said I need to call the condo association and hung up. I will not pay this bill till this is resolved and my past bills have been adjusted. They have shut my service off including my tv???
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
I have been using the Blast internet for the past few months with Comcast. When I first got Blast with them they bundled me with a basic channel TV because they told me it's going to be cheaper that way. I really didn't care because I wasn't planning to watch cable. But after few months I wanted to upgrade the cable to Digital Preferred with the sports package. I have 3 TV's. So now I'm going to break down the price that they told me with all the equipment. Blast internet and 140 channels digital preferred cable for 89.99, sports package for 4.95, modem rental 8, blast fee 5, One HD box free and the rest two for 2.95 each. They will send a technician to install it for free. So the total is 113.84 before tax. So before they sent their technician to my house I went online to watch the NBA TV through Xfinity website. BTW NBA TV comes with 140 channels not the sports package. I don't see NBA TV anywhere in my channel list. So I called them and told them that I was sold a package where I can watch 140 channels including NBA TV. They mentioned I have the starter not the digital preferred. The starter has only 50 channels and that's why I wasn't getting NBA TV.
I felt I was tricked to buy that package. I was given wrong information. So I asked them how much more do I have to pay to get the digital preferred? $10 more they said and I will get all the HD boxes for free. So all together I will be paying $4 more than what I was paying. I asked them to upgrade my plan. I thought this process will go smooth after this but I was wrong. I have been waiting for days so that the installing guy can come to install all 3 HD boxes. I called them and they keep giving me new dates. I'm still waiting UGH. Then I logged in again to the internet TV via Xfinity but I still don't see NBA TV. I'M FED UP!
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
I have been trying to cancel my Comcast Business account since I moved to an area that Comcast did not service. I was strung along by account reps for days until they finally told me that supervisors did not discuss cancellation fees with customers. So I have to pay a $900 fee because I moved.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
I have been a customer of Comcast Cable Service/Xfinity for 20+ years. I signed up for their X-1 service late last February 2014. It has been a disaster. I lose connection on the satellite boxes regularly and it can take several hours or on the most recent issue - days to reset the box and receive service again. (I still do not have service on one of the satellite boxes and it has been 5 days.) The service freezes, I lose connection with the main box. Some of the issues are so ridiculous that they are comical. I have had technicians out to my house on average once to twice per month. I spend hours on the phone trying to have service restored - approximately every other week. We cross our fingers when we turn on our televisions - hoping we will have service. I requested a credit and was given one $60.00 which I happily accepted but informed them that it was woefully inadequate and I expected something much larger or I was leaving for Verizon Fios. They said they would look into it but did not seem to really care.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
In Massachusetts, in bill dated November 27th, Comcast gave notice of price increase effective December 11, 2014. That is very short notice of time. Comcast refuses to reply to me as to why the short time. I am interested in finding out if this is Comcast's policy in the other states. So I am asking people to respond by identifying their state and advising the date of the most recent price increase notice they have received from Comcast and the date of that price increase takes effect in their billing process. In short: date you received notice + date your bank or credit card was debited for the increase. So that this site is not filled with numerous duplicate responses from the same state, please check the answers to see if someone in your state has already responded before you answer.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
Ongoing problems over one year. They have replaced every item in my house and out to the pole, more than once. Management support, corporate involvement. It doesn't work. Intermittent repetitive issues. Every time, you start from square one. FRUSTRATION. There should come a time when Comcast states... WE CAN'T FIX IT. Time to move on. Has anyone else had a similar experience with the X1 Platform?
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
I call Comcast to get a new plan for Internet only. They assured me I was getting Internet Only with the plan that I wanted. Now I received the bill and TV service is included in the bill. Why? They lied to me. They don't send any written confirmations (how convenient). It's all verbal, you can never be sure that what you're getting is what they are saying. They need to give customer some form of written confirmation of the services and/or changes to their services. Email or regular mail, it doesn't matter, but they cannot run a business this way. I'm cancelling my service. I cannot have a service with a company that lies to me on the services I'm paying for.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
Have a service with condo association - worst service ever. When I call their line, it always repeat itself and once I finally reach the end of giving my number, address and so forth, 4 times around, it hangs up. Now I have an issue with the operators. They can never find any notes of previous calls made - very frustrating. I asked for a copy of our discussion. I was told they don’t do that. Each person I talk to does always says the person before them made a mistake and they are SORRY as if that resolves my problem.
I had a fraudulent fees on my account of 157.00 and since then they froze my account. Now this was supposedly taken care of last year but someone did not do their job and cancelled the ticket order because they did not see all the contact number rectified that I provided and simply left the account in jeopardy. This been going on for a year now even when I talked to managers like Luisa by email --no answer. Spend 6 hours on the phone with 6 different department, having some deep hang up till I got someone yesterday who put a new tickets verification on. Meanwhile no service or no new service and I need internet.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014
Warning - if you are considering it PLEASE don't switch your satellite service to Comcast. They are the WORST, poor customer service, poor internet service, constant error messages and corporate clowns with excuses about the service!
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I moved into a neighborhood in May that Comcast does not service. I canceled my service with Comcast 6 days later on 5 June and returned my equipment to the return center on 19 June. I continued to receive bills after that and called almost weekly to get the account closed for good. Every time I called customer service, I was told that the account error would be remedied and the amount I owed (nothing) would be corrected in their system. The error was never corrected, and my account was even turned over to a collection agency. After spending hours on hold, speaking with Comcast customer service employees, and multiple confirmations that the trouble would be taken care of, my account remains with the collection agency. Comcast, due to ignorance or greed, refuses to correct their error and credit my account for the erroneous charges.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I am moving and I have contacted Comcast to move my service. However when I called I was told that I could have service at my new home, all I have to do is call back with the date I want my services switched over. I called 3 days later and was told that I could not get the service after I just paid my bill. Then I called back and was told I was given incorrect info. I am getting the run around from them. I've been waiting over a week for them to contact me about my service. Which is still on at my old house. I've spoken to several people at Comcast and they all seem confused. I am very pissed and will cancel my service with them for good.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
Just a thought.... But I'm sick of trying to watch something, and the freakin' cable service goes out. It "detected an interruption in the service." Heaven forbid we make it through ONE day without that stupid message. So, I'm paying for services I can't get because they "detected an interruption" day after day after day. How does this happen EVERY DAMN DAY???? DO NOT GET COMCAST!!!! You will be so sorry that you did! What a waste of time, money, and sanity.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I have had Comcast TV and Internet for about 18 months. Approximately 9 months ago the internet service began to suffer intermittent disconnections. The service would be good for a while and then would disconnect and then re-connect after 15 minutes or so. This prevented consistent use and use for business and games. For 8 months now I have repeatedly contacted Comcast, waded through their recordings and explained the situation to dozens of customer service representatives. In most cases they would send someone out requiring me to leave work and stay home waiting for their service person. I have spent over 60 hours of my time doing this with attendant lost income. In every case the service techs would state the problem was corrected and leave only to have the problem continue within an hour or so.
On one occasion I was able to look inside the IDF room (the room where the connections terminate). What I saw was atrocious. The wiring installation was entirely inadequate and improper. Instead of individual connections to a mother board there were dozens of splitters. It looks like spaghetti only worse. I have taken pictures (see attached) and informed Comcast but they refuse to acknowledge the problem. They kept claiming it was my equipment. I bought new equipment but that made no difference. Comcast never fixed the problem and the IDF room continues to be a total mess of improper connections. Comcast blames me and/or the building owner. The building owner has nothing to do with the final termination and connections, only the building wiring.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014
I just read online my bill from Comcast/Xfinity. I was told about 6 weeks ago when I added some new TV programming that my total bill would be in the upper $80s - I don't have the exact amount. I asked a 2nd time and the total was confirmed. Just read now that for my upcoming bill, it will be $113+ instead of the $80+. I was told by a friend that he has been treated the same way, told one thing and charged another.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
This is the worst company by far. They add in a lot of hidden fees that they don't inform you of when you first sign up for service. The agents are extremely rude and unprofessional. Worst company by far.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
We had Comcast/Xfinity installed 11/3/14. They broke 1 of our window-well covers during a re-cabling they came back at night to do. We called them 11/4 to report it. They opened a ticket and we never heard from them. We've called 5 more times this month (went through a few more ticket/ref #'s), they always told us we would hear back on a certain date/between a certain time period and not ONE person has called us regarding the damage they did! I finally spoke to a supervisor who claimed she had no control since it was an escalation ticket by then but she would put notes in for me. It has now been over a month and NOTHING. I have never had such poor customer service from ANYWHERE else (heck, teenagers at Taco Bell know more about good customer service than they do)!! Seriously - how difficult is it to call someone back?
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
I am a long time Comcast triple play customer. I started off with a triple play bundle and settled at a monthly rate. Over the years, my bill would keep going up - a small increase in the monthly fee for cable modem, a small increase for the DVR rental, a small increase in various service charges and soon enough, I was paying top dollar for my cable, internet and voip triple play bundle.
I got fed up with my huge monthly bill and called to cancel my TV service. Who needs expensive cable TV service when over the top streaming and On Demand content programs and user experience gets better every day - while Comcast makes it harder and harder to talk to a customer service rep, and prices just keep going up. The customer service rep immediately knocked $40 off my monthly bill, saving me $480/year. He explained that there is no agreement with this new pricing and that I am not locked it, and that this discounted rate is valid for 1 year. After 1 year, my package would increase by $25 ($15 less than my current charge) - however he indicated that when that happens, I can call them and they will figure out a way to keep the price down so that I do not have to pay what he called the "everyday pricing and regular rate".
I asked him "why I am paying $15/month more today than what he is saying I would pay in one year (after my new $40 discount promotional pricing expires)." He explained that "Comcast keeps changing their prices" and I asked him again "why I am paying so much more than the 'regular' pricing that he quoted would take effect in one year." He explained that "the only people who would be paying what I have been paying is "people who do not want to see any changes to their bill, or to their service, period". Really, Comcast? Who does not want to see their bill go down?
Comcast keeps billing you at higher rates after first sign up - customer has no say in these new rates or fees, they just show up on the bill as increased monthly fees (for modem rental, DVR rental etc). New customers get a better 'regular' price package than longtime customers. Long time customers are not notified that better pricing is available for the exact same service. Long time customers are not offered the new, lower 'regular' rates; customers have to call and complain to get the new 'regular' rates (otherwise that customer must be one of those people who really don't want to see changes to their bills - even if it is a savings of $480/year). Oh and, in one year, Comcast will increase the bill by $25 again - but they encourage customers to call them, because it would not be a problem for them to adjust pricing again. Really, this is in the Call Center script - can you treat your customers better and offer them the lowest price available for their services. Most customers would expect that.
How long have I been paying $480/year more than necessary? Why did my charges creep up? What was I getting in return for the increased charges? Did others get the same increased charges? Why were new customers' charges lower than mine, for the same service? I don't understand why customers would pay different monthly subscription charges for the same services, in the same location/zip code, and with all billable entities being identical. Is this really fair practice? Why are there different 'regular' rates - the one I have been paying to date, and the one that I was quoted I would pay after my promotion expires? How is a customer supposed to know if the price that Comcast is billing you is fair or the lowest?
This company has zero focus on customer service. While other service providers focus on better customer experience and customer care, Comcast continues to treat their customers like idiots. What service rep actually says that there are people who do not want to see their bill change or go down and this is why they do not revise the billing - and yet, they had absolutely no problem with increasing equipment rental charges etc. What a dinosaur company this is. When this cable service monopoly is over, there is absolutely no way that I will be a Comcast customer in any way shape or form. I would have no pride in working for this company that charges its customers for the most that they can. How evil.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
I have had a down line for a week. Did get a service tech out on Sunday who didn't have the correct equipment so the service had to be rescheduled. Since then, we've been told every day they would be out and it keeps getting rescheduled. We call customer service and we get hung up or put on hold indefinitely. When we ask for a supervisor, we get put back into the queue for a regular representative. Sadly, our other options for Internet and phone are limited in our area and the other companies are just as bad.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
Returned Comcast equipment and cancelled services 2 weeks prior to last day of prepaid billing and have never received my promised refund of unused services. That was 14 months ago as of today 12/3/2014.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
Comcast is the most poorly run company in the internet & communications business. Someone should put it out of its misery. Customer Service is a joke. It's a completely undependable communication service. I don't have a choice of companies. They have no competition in my area, 30316 here in downtown, Atlanta. I wouldn't walk, I'd run to get away from this poor excuse for communication. At&t use to be here & the contrast was day & night. Please don't buy their stock or invest in keeping this horrible experience around longer. Please move Comcast to Russia or China or Lagos, Nigeria where they know what to do with disorganization, lack of knowledge, poor customer service & outrageous costs.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
I have an issue with a cable box and called service. I called and spent 1.5 hours trying to resolve. Finally they told me I had to go to the Comcast store, 20 minutes from my house to get a new remote. So I did it, then I got back on the phone for another 1.5 hours and still problem is not resolve. Then I was told to take the whole box back for a new one. So I took another 40 minute round trip to the store for another box - that didn't work either. So I just spent another hour on the phone trying to resolve this and I just kept saying to send a technician to my house. The phone rep said "no sir, I'm sure we can resolve this." When they couldn't, I now have to wait 1 week for a rep to come to my house. 3 weeks now. Just a horrible experience.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
Hidden 60-day termination in the contract (multiple links on a website that was seen in text in the contract). Overcharging of services contrary to contract. Worst customer service imaginable. I purchased 2 modems to avoid their equipment charge, both of them based on what they told me would work. Neither worked and I had to pay their equipment fee for 6 years.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
My internet service went from standard speed to high speed without notice. I only use it to open emails and surf social media. When I called to have it changed it back to standard speed (at a much lower price), they informed me that there was a $2.99 charge for account changes. The digital service that everyone was required to change over to was a scam so that people couldn't get free television. They continue to raise rates yearly, and now have instituted a policy to charge for changes.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
I wanted a better price than what I was paying with Verizon, so I decided to switch to Comcast. I picked a package online and had an agent help me and scheduled an appointment. (That was the good part.) I never received an email for verification of the package that I ordered or the appointment that was scheduled. When I called Comcast, an automated message said that I was scheduled. When the technician came, he couldn't find the cable from Comcast to hook up to our home. He kept walking up and down the sidewalk, even though I told him that we had Comcast for a number of years and showed him where they hooked it up. He said that the Comcast box was across the street and he would schedule a crew to run a cable under the street to hook me up. (I have to mention that 1 1/2 years ago, we were going to switch to Comcast and the technician was able to find the cable using a tool that buzzed when he found it underground.) I just called Comcast to see when a crew was going to come out and perform the work. An agent told me that there was nothing scheduled for my address. I just told the agent that I didn't want to switch and got a better deal from Verizon.
All that I could think was that if Comcast treated me this badly when they wanted to sign me as a new customer, what other problems would I have. This is the second time that I have attempted to switch to Comcast and changed my mind because of bad service (the first time the agent lied and told me we were going to get channels that didn't even exist). Well, I have learned my lesson and will wait for the internet to catch up so that I can stop all cable service.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
It started when I moved and took my equipment with me to the new address -- Comcast try to charge me for the equipment. Problems continued, as each month my bill was incorrect, my service would be turned off and I would spend hours on the phone trying to clarify what I owed and why they didn't have the same payment history that I had. At one point they said my payments were going to the old address, as if I was paying for someone else's services. The customer service person would say they'd fix it and then the next month would come and the same thing would happen again -- hours on the phone, completely incorrect billing information... to no resolve.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
I Generally Like Comcast. I have them at my several business location. Once you get it switched they do very good Job. The key is if they do get it switched properly. The Nightmare started when I decided to switch to Comcast from AT&T. They offered to switch my other location. They send me two contracts and I signed them - as they were so Long I did not pay attention. I have done it in the past. They managed to port my both location to one location instead of each. That left me with no telephone or internet at the other location. Now I been calling since Friday to get it corrected and they are saying it might take 30 days since Comcast decided they do not provide service at the other location.
How can you port the numbers if you are not going to provide service. This is really messed up because we do a lot of to go orders. I haven't been able to take credit cards or to go orders. I spoke with several agents in very much every department, but as much as they are trying to help, they really do not know what needs to be done. They understand the need of emergency but they really have no idea how they can help. I don't even want to talk about AT&T. If I did not hate them this would never have happened. Comcast is like a dependable service if you never have to deal with their service department. They really are good people without knowledge. I'm very sure if they know what needs to be done they will do it.
Sometimes I wonder how can they afford to pay so many people who do nothing but to transfer you to each other. I guess when you are bored this becomes a game to them. It’s like giving someone wrong direction and watching them go the wrong way. I really wish they take their time to train properly and teach them what to do beside transferring game. I'm still without phone or internet as they ported the phone knowing they do not provide service in that area. Wish me luck as I see my business going downhill without to go orders and credit cards.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
I have a cable card from comcast for my tivo box. I was watching tv and then got a message that the channel was not authorized. I called comcast and tivo, I was on the phone for 30 min while they tried to figure out what was wrong. I gave everyone the same information multiple times. They were incompetent. Then comcast disconnected me and did not call back. I had to call them again and wasted another 30 min while some incompetent Indian kept me on hold, didn't do anything, and said I need to talk to tivo. I told her to stay on the line for conference call with them and instead she just did a blind transfer to the comcast activation dept. I had to be on the line with them for another 45 min while suzanna tried to diagnose the problem, which the rep found out was the cable decoder card was inactive. This was not the problem before. Why did comcast deactivate my card. This is outrageous. Then she said I have to go to a cable store 1 hr away and get a new card. This is ** .
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
I had cable installed in our home in October 2014. After installation, I received a call from a Installation Review representative name Stephanie. She was very rude. She said that my ex-wife had an unpaid Comcast bill from 5 yrs ago & she was turning off my services until I paid my ex-wife's past due bill. Comcast provides services according to your home address, not individual customer accounts. I contacted Corporate & they said that they were changing their collection review procedures. When I opened the account, I should have been made aware of my ex-wife bill prior to the installation & how I was going to be penalized for something I had nothing to do with. Beware of opening new accounts with Comcast. If a prior resident did not pay their bill with Comcast, be prepared to pay it in order to have services in your home. Terrible collection policy.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
After wasting my morning making 6 (being conservative, could have been more) calls to Comcast, speaking to 4 agents and 2 supervisors, in addition to being disconnected twice, I have some hope of receiving a refund on my xfinity account in another month, having disconnected my service over 3 weeks ago. They assure me that it will take a month. This was after weeks of their calls telling me I had to return their equipment, of which I have none, and my calls to them to confirm that I have none. But their calls still continue and they will not issue my refund because I still have their equipment which they confirm I have none. They also claim that they came to my house to connect me with Comcast TV, which I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole; I am a DISH customer. Still with me? Having dealt with them unhappily in the past, I hesitated, but against my better judgment I did it to myself again, hence, my current regret. In their case, you can believe all of those nasty things you read on the internet - an example that some things you read on the internet are true after all. Buyer beware!
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
This is the worst company for customer service, I moved and ordered their services for my new location. At the time I ordered, the agent was very nice and offered me a package that included the home security system and all the movie channels for 1 year for $145/month and I accepted. They could only install it during the week when I was not home, so my daughter sat at my house and waited for the installer. After he was done she signed and he left. When I got home I was very disappointed with the security system. It only covers 2 doors which leaves the other 2 doors and the 3 patio doors completely unprotected.
What's worse the system does not work, it never goes off! Then I had no movie channels. I called to complain and they said they would send someone out and activate the movie channels no one ever came out and when I received my bill I was charged $400 because of the movie channels. I contacted corporate and after numerous phone calls I managed to get my bill down. The problem now is that this system still does not work. When I tried to cancel it I was told sure but it would cost $600 cancellation fee I told her the system does not work and she once again offered to send someone out but they cannot cover the doors. So I am stuck paying ADT for home security and paying Comcast for a box that occasionally beeps.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
Needed a service call to attempt to fix an issue with slow internet speeds (less than 12mbps when I am paying for 100mbps) and the tech who came to my home was angry, combative, and refused to listen to any of my concerns and basically said "there is nothing I can do" and left. He was supposed to get someone else who could help to come out but I found out today he never did. Now I have the 4th tech appointment set up to fix an issue that has been ongoing for over a month. If I had a choice I would change my internet and cable company, but unfortunately Comcast is the only option where I am currently living.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
I'll keep it short. Comcast in my area has frequent outages, poor customer service, constantly blame equipment (which they supply), broadcast commercials in foreign languages that the demographic doesn't support and charge ridiculous prices for said service. Cancelling my service, going satellite for TV and Verizon for everything else.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
After a storm this summer, my cable box went out. A technician came and replaced it but used an outdated box so caller id did not work. I was lied to that caller id would work in 45 mins. When I called I was told the box was not compatible with caller id and a new box would be sent. When I went to activate the new box, ON DEMAND did not work. Activation lied and told me it would take 45 mins for channels to complete upload and if there was an issue to call Technical support. Two hours later I called Tech Support who would not talk to me and said I need to call Activation. When I called activation again they said it was because the new box was not activated in billing. An hour later my cable still was not working and I was told a Tech would need to be sent out.
I come to find out all the signal pushed deactivated my other cable box so I have no cable now. When I called to demand someone come on Monday 12/1, I was told it was not possible. I asked to talk to a supervisor, none were available but suddenly an appointment opened for Monday. I stayed home today just to get a phone call that my appointment is for tomorrow. Customer Service was unhelpful and no supervisor is available. A "ticket" was filed and someone will call back in 24 to 48 hrs... some customer service. I wish there was another company with a great product that actually cares about their customers.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
I have been trying to work with Comcast for MONTHS in trying to get them to live up to their service agreement price THEY agreed to for 12 months. After multiple calls and chat logs, they still will not live up to the agreement. My last conversation with a supervisor (Alica ** id # 0;-) on Dec 1st 2014. She said "too bad" and would not make any adjustment. I would like to send all the chat logs I have to anyone who would like to post them or put them on the news. The entire issue is over a lousy $5.00 per month charge. It's not the money but the integrity of Comcast and how they do business. My agreement ends on 5/2015. I can tell you now that I will cancel it asap. I would cancel it now but I live up to my agreements - a shame Comcast does not. No wonder everyone hates them!!!
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
Do not trust what they say. They do not give the service they promised, you talk to a customer service, they say everything is being take care of, next month you'll be calling again for the same reasons making you waste your time. And at the end they still getting some money from you even if you never use their services. I ask for hd TV cable and they give me digital. I ask for internet too, I was told that I can do all the installation myself. Wish I did find out all I have was digital. And I wasn't even connected to the outside pole. Then they say I need somebody from Comcast, which I was going to be charged, did not agree on this. Ok this is too much I cancel the everything, took everything back to one of their offices. And I still charge for some services, even that I was told that I have a 30 days to cancel without any charge.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
Comcast Customer service is very bad, they just rip the money off the customers. The service is really bad as well their cable is bad too. I had to make more the 6 times to cancel my account.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
First we have moved around and had a few cable companies in our time but never have I seen anything like this. When we bought our home here in WV we signed up with Comcast for tv cable and internet. We had our own modem already for years that we purchased from our previous cable co. Well after having our tv and internet service up and running for a month or so we receive a letter from Comcast telling us that there seems to be a billing error and they need to charge us for our own modem. It took a while for us to convince them that this modem was ours, old and purchased from our previous cable company. They even said they were going to investigate which is fine because I keep receipts and I'm sure our previous cable co. wouldn't mind verifying this for us. The rep was rude and basically calling us thieves even though we have never had Comcast service before.
Second, this is where the lie comes in. I use a tv for my grandchildren in a spare bedroom for when they stay over. I just hooked up the tv and let them watch basic channels and I was told I could do this because this tv is not used much at all and the next thing I know there is nothing on the tv but a video from Comcast saying you have to get a digital converter box in order to watch basic channels because they have made the speed faster. The tv is not old and shouldn't need a box. They said the first 12 months were free so I called and told the rep I wanted one and I would just go to the office and pick it up so I wouldn't have to pay them a $10.99 shipping fee. Before hanging up the phone with her I double checked and went over everything. I said, "I am picking it up at the office, right?" She said yes. I said, "It's free for the first 12 months, right?" She said yes. Well don't you know that the box was there in the mail the very next day along with a shipping fee for the next bill and lo and behold after 1 month here comes another letter saying that there has been a billing error! Comcast needs to charge for the box.
I don't have any more energy to talk to these people. They are rude and I just can't believe how greedy and incompetent they are. How can you have a promotion, sign people up saying it's free for 12 months then turn around and change everything you just did in one month's time? It is so hard to speak to them on the phone. They don't understand a word you say and just do what they want. Yesterday we brought another modem because we were advised (would never rent one from them) to and I had to call it in to Comcast to register it so we can get our higher speed internet. I bet we'll receive a letter saying there has been a billing error and they will try to charge us for our own modem again. I don't understand how a company can operate like this. I know how they make their money though.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
This was my first time using Comcast and I had heard terrible things about it. I had to use it due to the fact that it is my condo's provider. My condo pays for my internet. When I moved in the cable was not set up. I had to go to the Comcast store and retrieve my box. Not only did they give me the wrong equipment, they gave me wrong information and confused me. I tried setting the box up with 5 different support people over the phone and no one could help me. I finally decided to have someone come out. Over the phone they said it would be $15. The person comes out, says it was their fault (they gave me the wrong equipment, and sets it up). The next week I receive a $75 bill from Comcast saying I owe them for the installation fee. First off the lady on the phone said $15, second off the installation man said it was their fault, and third off I was getting a phone call every 30 min from them about my bill. I am very disappointed in the service and the way they steal people's money. I think it is ridiculous to have someone come out and say it was their fault and then charge me for their mistake. I will never use Comcast again!
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
First of all I was never told by my apartment complex that I have a choice of either comcast or Verizon Fios which was partly my fault for not even checking. After about a week of getting this service, it was extremely slow like 8mbps. The advertised speed should have been closer to 105. I was offered the Cable and TV bundle in which the option to watch TV on-line was offered, however the speed is so slow I can't even watch it online. I can't speed any high quality HD video.
I tried to cancel the service but they said they would send you a technician which did absolutely nothing. It seems as if there's a problem with the line because during a speed test and a trace route to other networks, the speeds were up and down and never consistent. I'm switching to Verizon FIOS. At least they have consistent speeds while it's higher priced. I don't mind at all.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
After having had tremendous difficulty with Comcast's cable TV service over the past 15 years, I'd heard that they were improving customer service and decided to try it one last time. I use their high-speed internet service and have had little trouble with it. The install technician make a call to his supervisor after having a problem getting the right remote code for the TV. He didn't tell me what the obscure remote code was. Within 72 hours, the remote stopped working and a few minutes later, the cable went out. Of course, all of the customer service representatives were busy - once I got a recording giving a series of steps to perform to get service working again (there was some problem in the area). Zip, Nada.
Next, I called and waited several more times, eventually waiting for over 35 minutes for a representative to answer the phone. She ran me through a bunch of steps she was reading from a screen that I'd already tried and eventually she decided I needed to return the remote to Comcast's office 20 miles away. This, of course, even I knew wasn't the issue because the downstairs remote wasn't turning the cable on either. After hours of struggling, I decided to take the equipment back. Of course, they require that you to call someone specific so they can route you through a "retention" person. The last time I'd been required to cancel via a "retention" person, she tried to persuade me to keep service by characterizing going without TV as "extreme". Which is, of course, very silly.
Once through these hoops (funny how it's chronically downright difficult to get through to them, but their "retention specialists" manage to answer pretty quickly), it's easy at the store because they don't want you complaining in front of the new customers there. Never again.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
Service was out for more than 12 hours. Was suppose to receive a text when service was back up. Never got! Have been charged $11 a month for blast internet that I never signed up for. I hate calling Comcast. You get passed around and around before you get help. The automated system says "Did you know", well if my freaking internet is down how can I? I may not renew after my contract is up. A stupid windstorm or snow storm knocks out cable. How sad!! @@
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I'm trying to think of another company that offers such a superior product yet has no regard for customer service and I'm speechless. I'm a tech guy so cutting the cord was easy but the problem was that I love fast internet and great TV. There's not enough time to share all my bad experiences and everyone has plenty of Comcast service nightmare stories. I'm just not willing to pay a company that doesn't care when they waste my time on the phone. Jacking with my bill to see if and when I will catch it? I'm done!!
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I signed up with a local Comcast company in Ventnor. I wanted to bundle cable and Internet. They signed me up and quoted me a price of 79.99. Over the phone they told me I would get basic cable Internet, free HBO and dvr service for this price. With the taxes, my bill is supposed to be 107.00 monthly. Now I am 2 months into this and I get a letter stating that they are going to raise my bill because the dvr service is not included in my package. So I called them and was told that I can either switch the boxes out and or pay the new price. Since I am not familiar with wiring things I asked if they could send someone to do this and the answer to that is yes but I have to pay for that as well. So my issues are... Why was the dvr system set upon installation if it was not included in the price that was quoted to me... And if I have to make the switch, why do I have to pay for the technician to come out when none of this is my error?
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
Horrible customer service. Absolutely horrible. I spent 2 hours on the phone with 4-5 different service reps. None really were helpful. 1 was even defensive. Here's a summary of the wasted time today.
Original purpose of the call was placed because I when I logged onto my account using the username: "**" and clicked on the SHOP/BUNDLE hyperlink, I was returned an error message was: Only the primary account owner can add or upgrade services. You are listed as a secondary user on this Comcast account, and are not eligible to make any account changes." Odd error message as I am the ONLY account holder. So basically, I couldn't access any other options to upgrade to/downgrade from. In speaking with a customer service rep, she told me that I needed to log in using a different username: "**" - which I've never used. This login is tied to an email address which I had no idea about / never used / accessed: ** -- which I've NEVER used). She instructed me to log into the site using this username but instructed me NOT to delete the other one (the one I'd been using for the past 6 years). So now, there are 2 usernames tied to my account. I still don't know how there were 2 accounts associated to my name - 1 of which I had no prior knowledge of - which is now my primary account!
Complaint #2 pertains to the pricing options of the option bundles. Multiple reps that I spoke to said that they have different pricing options that do not align with what is stated on the internet site that the consumers use (isn't that odd? Doesn't that make the conversations difficult when I as the customer am referring to something is NOT visible to the customer service rep on the other line?). The rep is telling me that for the package that I am interested in, it is not the stated price on the website (that I am looking at) but a higher price that she is looking at. Way to go to make things clear. Furthermore, when asked to speak to their manager/supervisor, I was transferred back to the main line where I needed to go through the same questions (what is your name, what is your account number, address, reason for calling, etc).
This went on for about 2 hours (all the while, I am a supposed ticket number to reference!). I finally gave up after speaking to a supposed supervisor who I had to repeat the entire experience again (for the 3rd time to). Comcast, I highly suggest that you improve the training of your customer service reps, streamline the call escalation / incident mgmt and align your offers (regardless if they are in the internet only or not) and have your customer service reps be able to see what the customers see on the website!!! Otherwise, we are not talking the same thing! I've been a long time comcast xfinity customer (but the sheer fact that there's no other viable option in the area) but I am thoroughly fed up with the low level of service but technical and customer service. I hope that this message gets to someone who actually can do something to improve your company's service levels. Right now, it's somewhat lacking and ridiculous.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
Wrongfully Charged for returned equipment. Rates increased versus decrease as promised when downsized equipment. Consistently had problems with WIFI. Charged three times for returned service installation that was their error. I will never recommend Comcast/xfinity!
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
After a year of countless hours (that I will never get back) calling customer service to reset my cable box or figure out why my internet continuously crashes several times a day, I finally contacted them to cancel my service. Not ONCE in the last 11 months has my internet lost connection while using it and I have NEVER had any of the so called "X1 Xfinity" features work on my TVs. These are supposed to include caller ID display on TV, etc. Their website is a nightmare to navigate through for self help. The ONLY simple feature they offer is all the different ways to pay your bill! I was threatened with a cancellation fee even though they don't really provide you with much more than cable TV on good days and rarely internet service. The phone works... occasionally. Be warned. Don't Use Comcast!
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I ordered internet, was overcharged for a 35 dollar relocation of outlet which never occurred. It took two phone calls over an hour of my time to get resolved. And I had to demand to talk with a manager or person in an American call center - As I was getting reasons for this charge that are laughable. Customer service actually told me the charge was because more then one computer was connected to the internet. Tonight I called again for a second charge of 70$ that was for a service call, due to the service being installed incorrectly. It was their mistake for never installing it correctly in the first place. I was told they could not fix it, it was a valid charge. I kept saying it was not and demanded to speak with a manager, I was placed on hold for 18 minutes and re-routed to another customer service agent, I then demanded a manager again and had the charge removed. They are playing games trying to get the consumer to give up. It is irresponsible and horrible business model. They are thieves and crooks.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2014
I setup my mother's account with automatic payment... like I did with all her other payments. When I started checking her account it seems that Comcast had over charged her more than $100 per month since April. They gave me the runaround for weeks telling me that a supervisor was going to call me back which they never did. Finally, they said they were not going to return the money and that was it, but now I'm going to get in touch with the State Attorney's Office, and charge them with elderly exploitation.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2014
I am NEW to Comcast, and was FORCED to use them...I recently moved and my only choices are DirecTV satellite which could be sketchy in a windy area... or Xfinity services. I have never used Comcast before and it was not my preference but it seemed my only choice. I have been a customer for 6 measly weeks and it has been a disaster. I was promised $145 dollars a month, plus a $250 dollar gift card.
Yet in 6 weeks my bill is $748 dollars and I still have NO gift card. I asked about the bill after sitting on hold for at least 20 minutes...the guy tells me it is $199 a month. I said, "well it was supposed to be $145." He says, "that is impossible... we couldn't do that." I got several quotes and had considered their security system and decided against that so he tries to tell me that since I didn't bundle the security system that changes the price. I said, "You mean by discontinuing service my bill would go UP by 50 dollars?" That basically I could get the security system for FREE if I would sign up because they would lower my bill by 50 a month to do that? He says, "we can't offer that package for $145, it isn't possible." I said, "let's pretend for a minute that it was SUPPOSED to be $199 a month, I Have only been a customer for 6 -7 weeks so how does that add up to almost 800 dollars?" He says, "Oct - Nov, then Oct through December and you have a past due amount." OK I agree at 6 -7 weeks I should have made 1 payment by now, but I hadn't received a bill and didn't have an account # to post payment etc. I was trying to find out my bill when I found out it was 800 dollars.
Anyways, Oct 3rd to November 3rd is ONE month. November 3rd to December 3rd would be 2 months. It is November 28th. So I am not into my 3rd month yet, close but not quite. So let's say I owe 2 months worth at $199 rounding to an even 200 I should owe about $400 dollars. Again how do we get to almost $800 dollars? I couldn't get an answer. And the guy says that now that I am past due for my account I am no longer eligible for my gift card which was promised. Plus he said I never signed my contract so I don't technically have that "deal". I said, "if 2 months of service is going to be 800 dollars then you will have to remove some of these services to get my bill lower. I never agreed to this cost, and can't afford that." He tells me that I will have to pay an early termination fee then, because of my contract I can't change service. #1 I am not terminating, I am making changes. But #2 I thought he said I don't have a contract and won't get my gift card?
Now as if all of this LYING isn't bad enough...where I no longer trust this company. My actual services have been miserable. I told the guy that my X1 platform has constant problems. It constantly tells me it can't connect to the X1 platform, I have had to call repeatedly. I try to watch a show, "unable to connect to your X1 platform, we hope to have it back up shortly". I try to delete a show, it will say sorry unable to, it is non-stop.
One night my cable, internet and phone were all out so I am trying to contact them via my cell phone and I had to sit on hold for 40 minutes and then the representative pretended she couldn't hear me and hung up! After I sat on hold for 40 minutes they hung up on me. The other night all my services were out again for 3 hours. Again I sat on hold for a long time and they have to resend signals to reset boxes to get them to work again.
My internet is AWFUL. I have an online business where I hold live events and the internet keeps going in and out and cutting off. I am 5 feet from the router and I keep losing the signal. I have to constantly unplug my devices for 30 seconds and plug them back in to "reset" the system. Pretty much every day or every other day I have to unplug either the router or the X1 platform. OR sit on hold and talk to someone to get the signals resent to get things working again.
I asked to speak to a supervisor because not only is my bill messed up, and I am not getting what I was promised. but the services are flaky and I am not getting what I am paying for. I think they should offer me some sort of credit for the HOURS that I have been without services in the SHORT Time I have been a customer. I mean I am NOT getting $800 dollars worth of services!
I have never been a Comcast customer before you would THINK they would want to give a better 1st impression right? This representative would not let me speak to a supervisor, he put me on hold for like 10 minutes and he supposedly talked to a supervisor FOR ME. I said, "so your supervisor will not speak directly to me?" he says, "he is only going to tell you what I have already told you that we can't adjust the price so if that is all you want to discuss he can't tell you anything different than me!"
He finally transferred me to someone that could help me at least change my services, (once I convinced him I had no contract, which also means I can now LEAVE Comcast so this is a blessing that they didn't finalize the contract. At least I can LEAVE now) .This new representative said he found issues with my bill and was making corrections! I mean OBVIOUSLY the bill was wrong! UGH.
I have never been so pissed in my life. Seriously watching TV probably will make me fat anyways, do I really need TV service this bad? Pretty sure I can get my internet somewhere else, use my cell phone for phone services and watch TV through HULU or use Chromecast to feed my TV with the internet! Who needs cable TV with these other options? ? I would NEVER EVER recommend Comcast. EVER.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2014
I had Comcast service for internet for a couple of years and always paid on time. I owned my own cable modem/router and have NEVER leased one from Comcast and it says so right on the statement I received every month. I made arrangements to move in September 2014 and called to cancel service as of 9/24/14. I reminded the rep when I called to cancel, that I owned my own modem and the rep confirmed that I had nothing to return to comcast.
In October, I received a demand to return the modem and a warning that I would not get my refund ($33.48) until I returned the modem. I called immediately and the rep confirmed that letter was a mistake and that I should be getting a refund. A request for refund was generated October 30, 2014. It is now November 28, 2014 and I have NO refund for the service that was canceled more than two months ago. I have moved and now I need to change the address to which any coming refund will be sent.
When I called today (November 28, 2014), the rep said it takes four weeks for a refund to be generated and then if it is returned, another will be sent. So, it looks like I may not get the refund before the first of the year since I have now moved and likely the refund will be returned, and then another four-week refund may be sent to my new address.
This is an absurd amount of time to wait for a refund of $33.48, which is money I need. Moving is expensive and it is not fair for Comcast to hold onto my refund for this long after service was discontinued. I never had their modem and that was their mistake that has caused the long delay in the refund. I have had to make repeated calls (with long wait times) to correct their mistake.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2014
I would like to share my story about Comcast after upping my bill to 160.00 per month. I was having problems with my home phone so I called customer service, I could not get any help from the USA. When I asked for someone from the USA I was treated very rudely. Long story short, I told Comcast that I would be dropping their home phone and internet but keeping their cable. Set a date to shut off home phone and internet for 10 days later due to the customer service I received from overseas. The next day when I get home from work, no TV no internet no home phone so I call customer service again from overseas. The girl is laughing at me as I explain my problem, tell me there is an outage in my area so I hang up and spend an hour to get someone from the USA who then tells me there is no outage in my area and after I explain about the girl working for their customer service over seas laughing at me, they apologize, credit my bill as I waited for my new service. Comcast overseas keeps on messing with my service. Not only will I be getting rid of their internet but I have decided to get rid of their cable also. A horrible company with horrible service. Do not get them. You will be sorry, shameful company. Horrible customer service, outrageous bills.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2014
NO CABLE SERVICE ON THANKSGIVING DAY. No image on screen on all channels. Voice content on all channels same.
Xfinity Cable TV Company Information
- Company Name:
- Xfinity Cable TV
- Formerly Named:
- Comcast Cable Service
- Website:
- www.xfinity.com