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Reviewed Nov. 30, 2016
I requested a service transfer to my new house on 11/25/16 & customer service scheduled for 11/28/16 @ 5 pm. We waited, no one showed up & called customer service, they apologized & rescheduled for next day. Even next day no one came in & when we called them they have no clue or date set up in their system for transfer service from old home to new place. They offer me a date 2 weeks from 11/29/16 to transfer an existing service to my new address which I don't understand & basically I am out of all services for these 2 weeks, which they don't care. This company is non dependable, very unprofessional, and ethics towards its customers. I am so sorry to say never ever go with company.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2016
So, a few months ago Verizon Fios became Frontier Fios. To start, our internet quality horribly degraded. So I called them and they promised to increase our internet quality while reducing our bill for the trouble. The next month, the bill was increased by over $80, and the internet quality didn't change. I called them again refused to pay that increase, and they promised to rectify the situation and remove that extra charge. Then the next month the bill says there is a late fee. Once again, I call and they promise to fix it and remove the late fee. This has happened every month since July.
The last call was made on Saturday the 26th this month (November 2016). The man on the phone promised, again, to fix this issue. Three days later, Tuesday the 29th, our internet service and television service is shut off without any warning whatsoever. And they refuse to turn it on unless we pay the late fee that has compiled over the past five months which they promised to remove. Now, I'm stuck because it's threatening my credit score but they don't deserve the money. Definitely do not do business with this company. It will only turn out badly for anyone who gets involved with Frontier Fios.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2016
I have had Verizon Fios for 10 years and experienced very few problems. Now that it is owned by Frontier There has been nothing but problems. I placed our service on Vacation Hold in May and requested it be restarted in October. It was never restarted, but they continued to bill me for the non use months. I have spent 5 hours on the phone with these idiots and each representative apologizes for Frontier's mistake and assure the billing will be corrected.
Three months later, they continue to bill me for services not rendered as well as shutting down TV service until I pay. But... once I call, they restart the service, wait a month and cancel the service, necessitating a call back by me, their apology, and restart. They are completely disorganized and I have cancelled their service and switched to Brighthouse. I can only hope that this company goes completely bankrupt, their investors lose money and every executive is fined. They are the worst company I have ever dealt with. Again, they are complete and utter idiots.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016
I have been trying to address the wrong billing issue with Frontier going back to their takeover of Verizon. I have been given wrong information, overcharged & what appears to be a refusal to remedy my incorrect billing, even though I have called about the problems every month, sometimes multiple times a month, even if the person I've talked to agrees that I've been overcharged, I am either told that they have to correct the billing problem & will call me back or that they cannot reach the right person or dept to try to correct the problem on a closed account & will have to call me back-- they never call me back!! I'm ready to pull my hair out. I'm so frustrated. I again have a "corrected statement" that is still incorrect. I have sat as long as 2 & even 2 1/2 hrs on the phone being transferred to all different departments, people, even states to no avail!!
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016
I've had a Fios bundle since 2/2013, never had an issue of any kind until Frontier took over. Late September I contacted Frontier to upgrade from Local TV to 200+ and DVD. I was scheduled for the beginning of October. After waiting all day and no technician, I called customer service, only to be told that due to Hurricane Matthew my technician was rerouted to help with outages on the East Coast. Okay, as a Floridian I understood. But, it would have been nice to have gotten a call telling me so, as not to have wasted an entire day! Angry at their lack of respect for my time. I hung up and did not reschedule. November 10th, I contacted customer service to schedule the upgrade in service only to find out that I had actually been paying for the upgraded service since September 27th. The representative assisted with reversing the charges and scheduling the technician.
I sat home all day on November 28th, when no technician showed up. I called only to be told they could not find the ticket. Although, they could see the charges that were reversed and the notes entered by the representative. Once again spending a couple hours on the phone, a representative assured me someone would be out the next day at 2pm to install the upgrades. Once again, I rearranged and rescheduled my daily responsibilities to wait for a technician that yet again, never came. Again, I called customer service only to be told the ticket could not be located. I requested a supervisor who did actually find a ticket that was for the next day! When I explained that I was told today at 2pm, the supervisor put me on hold to speak with someone in dispatch, only to return to the phone telling me that the dispatch office and herself only see a ticket for November 30th and there was no technician scheduled for today.
So, now they have resorted to calling the customer a liar to keep from taking responsibility for their poor service, unreliable, untrained, non-caring, unprofessional customer service representatives and severe lack of respect for their customers. When I boldly told the supervisor she was essentially calling me a liar, she denied implying such. I told her to refund all charges to my account associated with the upgrade. I was sternly told she could not do that. WHAT!! I reiterated my request explaining I would not be paying for equipment and services I have never received and to cancel the impending service upgrade, as well as informing her when my contract is up in February, I'd reconsider if I even intended maintaining our current service!
At this point I was too angry, upset, frustrated, stressed and near tears to debate their lack of customer service, so once I verified my account was back to basics and all related charges had been reversed, I simply hung up. If you are considering purchasing any service from this company, save yourself the time, headaches, stress, missed appointments, blatant disrespect and aggravation. Call and do business with alternate company!!
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016
I requested service on 11-20. I was told a tech was coming on the 22. They cancel with no prior notice. Been calling and no one seems to know anything about my service. I get transfer from one place to another and nobody knows what's going on. If they have no clue what's going on and don't know how to process and order close the company and stop committing fraud and charging people for non-service. The representatives also hang up on you or promise to call back and never do. I have spend 2 weeks calling to get some answers with no luck just to hear that I had the equipment already when they haven't send anything yet.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016
I was a Verizon Fios customer in the Tampa area that was acquired in the Fios purchase by Frontier Communications. I am on a 24-month contract that is nearing the end. Today my internet went out and I called tech support to troubleshoot the issue. Tech support informed me that the outage was due to my internet upgrade and contract renewal which I never asked for. The Tech rep also informed me that a technician was en route to my house to perform the upgrade. After I told him I never agreed to an upgrade or contract renewal, I was then transferred to a customer service rep that tried to sell the upgrade to me after the fact that they processed an illegal order. Not a "we are sorry for our error". Frontier is clearly a company that promotes and encourages dishonesty in their sales function.
To say I am mad is an understatement. Is this your sales practice Frontier? Well, not only will I be filing complaints with the State AG, FCC, BBB and anywhere else that I can notify the world about your slimy company. You have destroyed my entire morning of work and you don't even have the decency to apologize for wasting my time while trying to steal from me. Yet another lost customer.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016
I am really disappointed with Frontier Communication. Verizon Fios was taken over by Frontier Communication back in Jan/Feb, so I was forced into their services. Since using Frontier Communication I have encountered the following things:
2. Internet was out for a couple of days.
3. Fios raised my bill from 78.00 to 250.00.
4. In order to continue using their services at a reasonable rate, I must sign a two year contract with them.
5. I will say for the most part customer service reps are mostly nice, but do not always know what they are talking about.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016
Initially I had the 'fastest' Frontier internet, which wasn't good internet anyway and would be a whole other review. When I got Dish, I decided to bundle because it was supposed to save me money. Ummmm, NO! The combination ended up screwing with my Dish contract and increased my bill 2X. When I would try to contact Frontier about it, they would direct me to Dish and vice versa. In the end, when I cancelled Frontier and kept Dish, they claimed I still owed them money for a Dish bill but my account with Dish is current. How does that make sense? This is something I am actually considering reporting to the AG.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2016
I never had a single problem with Verizon. Once Frontier took over that changed. Not only did we lose our rewards we had dealt with billing issues, service issues, and a complete lack of customer service. This company doesn't want to provide great services. They just want your money. Each time you call expect to be on the phone for an hour or more and have nothing. They don't even deserve the 1 star I had to give them. We will be switching back to Bright House (spectrum) promptly... Don't waste your time with this company. They are shady.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2016
The workers and supervisors at Frontier Cable have very poor training and do not know how to perform their jobs appropriately to serve the general public! Must just want a paycheck and could care less about serving the general public! They have a lack of good supervision who cares and not enough people to take care of your needs! Their policies only serve their company and there is a lack of follow up and it takes Way too long to get someone on the phone! Also they are a Bunch of liars who promise to take care of your needs and they do not do as they promise you! It would be a cold day in HELL when I would recommend this company to anyone unless I hated you! They made my fiance and myself miserable with every dealing with them! Signed A Good Christian man who does not lie like they do!
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2016
AT&T dumped us to Frontier a few years ago. I have had horrible service since then. Sometime in early 2015 I noticed my internet was really slow. Over the months with many phone calls and hours on hold I upgraded from 6 mbps to 12 mbps. I still had less than 1 mbps so in February 2016 I got someone to actually come out to my house and the note I received from the technician said "It appears that your HSI is set at 6 megs on your service since October and you should be on 12 meg IPSDL service that requires a different modem and wires 2/29 10 am. Steve." That means that someone from Frontier deliberately set my mbps at 6 but still charged me for 12.
All summer I had contacted Frontier over and over again because I cannot get on to Netflix or I have to reset my router every single time I want to use my computer. In August a tech came out and said my router was a refurbished AT&T one and those don't work very well. So they installed a Frontier router. I still have to reset to use Netflix and this morning it took me 1 hour and 15 minutes to actually log onto my computer so I can write this review. I couldn't believe that their service could be that bad so I had family bring over their devices to see if it was my computer giving me some of these problems. This coming Friday, I am having Comcast come out and set up cable internet. Goodbye Frontier. I will not miss you. You have ripped me off for the last time.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2016
We were late with our bill one time so they disconnected our cable. After they received the check and cashed it our services still are not turned back on. This is going on for almost a week since they cashed it. I called yesterday morning they said they were going to priority expedite my services back. Still nothing!!! I am getting very pissed off at this point. Priority means within that same day not the next day or the day after that. They have a bunch of morons working in their billing department. I want my services turned back on now otherwise we are going to go to Bright house which we will be going to next week. Now I can't get in touch with anybody there because it is the weekend. So now it's going to be another two days maybe more. We will not recommend them to anybody!!!
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016
I called Frontier to schedule installation for wifi. I unfortunately did not read any reviews on Frontier. I wish that I had! Frontier almost acts like they really don't want our business! Have wasted my time either on the phone waiting or at my home waiting. They didn't show up on the day promised and I'd taken that day off from work. They rescheduled for the next day but didn't show up when promised. When I called and complained a technician did show up only to tell me that he had to test the DSL (?) line and that the office wasn't open on Saturday to do so. I had to reschedule AGAIN! At that point I decided to do so, taking another day off from work. I only did this because their prices are lower. But now I realize, they entice you with those prices and then the headaches begin.
I called to confirm my rescheduled installation only to be told that they didn't have it in their records! As I was waiting for the supervisor to see if he could still get the installation processed, I started reading the reviews. NOBODY seems satisfied with Frontier. They've had many of the same problems or billing issues. When the supervisor got back on the phone, only to tell me that I'd have to reschedule AGAIN, I told him to cancel my order. Everyone on the phone has been nice and apologetic, but I am sorry that these people are working for a company that is so inefficiently run. I think that I have dodged a bullet.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016
On April 1, 2016 Verizon announced that all customers in TX, FL and CA will be moving to a new provider called Frontier and had told customers that nothing will change. It would still be the same. Now, after months of not getting the right service, internet drops from time to time, until several technicians came by and try to fix it. Finally on October 28, 2016 the technician was able to fix the internet and said that we are only getting 1 MBPS speed. I said, that is so slow because with Verizon before, we were getting 7 mbps. Technician tried to check on his device and said that Frontier can provide 7 mbps.
I called Frontier but was told that the fastest speed they can offer in the area is ONLY 1 MBPS!!! I called numerous times and even spoke to supervisors and managers and was told the same thing. How can they dropped our internet speed without letting us know? They said they have a binding contract with Verizon and it would be the same. But NO, everything has changed since we cannot even watch a single movie because it buffers and WiFi is just so slow, everything is slow. Imagine the difference from 7 mbps to 1 mbps. Having to read all these negative comments from thousands of customers, I hope somebody can take care of this and take action. Thank you!
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2016
We had no issues with Verizon but since Frontier took over our account we've had several problems. From billing issues - they forgot to bill us a charge for 3 months and then billed all of it at once. Every time we rent a movie we have to unplug and reset the box to watch it. Otherwise we get a pixelized screen that sounds like a helicopter. The first time this happened we called customer service and had to give more information than you give to the government just to get tech support. All of our Verizon rewards are gone, even though there was a message on our account saying they would be available to us "soon". We tried to rent a PPV event and the purchase wouldn't go through so we ended up missing it. Worst customer service and cable service ever! We can't wait to get rid of them.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2016
I have had billing problems with Frontier since August 2016. A rep promised free Starz/showtime for a year. Next month I get billed for it. When I complained about it, a rep said they don't really have such a promotion. She offered HBO/showtime free for 6 months. I grudgingly agreed. Next month, I get billed for it. I called again to complain. They credited my account and promised it won't happen again. But that has not been the case. Since September, I have been billed for something that they offered for free. I have wasted hours on the phone getting the charges reversed. Each time I was assured that the proper promotion code was entered and I will not get billed for the HBO/showtime package. This company has the worst customer service I have ever encountered. The people lording it all on top only care about profits, not their customers.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2016
The service I receive from Frontier is without a doubt the worst ever. I have never dealt with a company that consistently lacks follow through. They were supposed to be at my house today to fix our internet connection. No show. Called and spoke to a rep that told me our appointment had been changed to the 25th. He then transferred me to another rep Scott who informed me that we are next on the list and the technician will be here shortly. It was 8:45 pm local. Said the technicians work until 10:00 pm local. I don't want a technician at my house at 10:00 pm as I have to work in the morning. This is exactly what happened last time we had an issue with our internet. Lies followed by more lies. How does this company stay in business? How does management allow this to continue? It's a simple process. Listen and solve the issue.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2016
My wife died Aug 30th and Sept the 2nd I called and asked the balance. It was 120 total. So I paid it. Now after I put the bill in my name they say I owe 700+ dollars. The company as a whole is full of idiots and this will be investigated. I have been laughed at and lied to by so many people in this company it's not right. A guy by the name Dexter ** assured me it would be taken care of but I can't reach one person I have talked to. The whole system is designed to confuse you and make you upset!!! This has been going on for 2 months now and a supervisor by the name of Marry won't call me back. Her phone # is **.
Amanda ** won't call me back. A person by the name of Streling ** won't call me back. A person by the name of Joslin ** won't call me back and I have a huge list of others that won't call me back. They just want you get flustered enough to just hang up. That's how the whole phone system is designed. Not to mention how rude people are. It's because nothing works right. Ever since they went to Frontier it's been crap. Maybe you should hire some people that know what they are doing instead of a bunch of thugged out people that think they know it all.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2016
I opened an account and then canceled it the next day after hearing of their horrible customer service on TV. They never installed any equipment but began sending me bills anyway. I called the following month and got a account cancellation confirmation #. Three months later after 3 more phone calls and assurances that my account was credited, a charge off of bad debt hit my credit report costing me a 100 point deduction in my credit score. I am now on hold for 45 minutes after talking to 4 different people who all told me the adjustment in my bill was denied. Still fighting. Worst company ever.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2016
My husband and I have been customers with Verizon for about 6 years, never had to call and if I did, the problem was fixed right there. I have had a billing issue with Frontier since they switched, I have talked to countless reps and recorded the dates and names of reps and supervisors that continue to promise to fix our bill. I have wasted countless hours sitting on hold to be told we are going to fix this and no one fixes the issue. Told by one rep, I had to be approved to go over to a supervisor and that could be an additional 45 minutes.... I waited 45 minutes.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2016
We had a technical issue and through the process we ended up with more complications caused by the technician. The first technician was a total time wasting, after asking for a senior technician we were put on hold again and then got disconnected after a while. Talked to 2 technicians and 2 'supervisors (?)' - with promises to get some reimbursement after 3+ total hours of nightmare and 6 times on long hold.
Long story short, we could not get back to the first supervisor since we had only the first name 'Tim', they do not disclose the last names or employee numbers. Then we called again and got through another supervisor, told her the whole story, she sounded nice and she gave us her employee number (**) and said that she'll look into the records (just like the other one said) and then she'll let us know what could she do. We were on hold again, then disconnected again.
We called back again and told this agent (Justin) about the story, gave the employee number of the last supervisor (?) so he said that he will email her to call us back. That was hours ago and nothing happened. No call from anyone. But they make sure every time you call them they ask you for your number in case they get disconnected etc... but they NEVER follow through. They are all lying, giving false information to get us off their back. What is there to expect from the regular employees if the supervisors treat customers the way we were. Obviously they did not care about our time and aggravation, they just wanted to get off the hook and make a promise. What a shame!
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2016
Had Verizon for years and never an issue. Couldn't even tell you about their customer service because I never had to call it. Fast forward to Frontier buying Verizon. Waste of time. 4 days on the phone and still don't have a cable box that works. They MIGHT be able to fix it tomorrow, if not until Monday after Thanksgiving. Seriously. You sent me new boxes and they still don't work. Then I find out that they are not new but refurbished. WTF. What am I paying for. I truly see Brighthouse in my future and understand why others have left Frontier.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2016
After many weeks of problems and continued calls to Frontier, we decided to switch companies. My children need the internet in the evenings to do homework and the last three weeks were so inconsistent that we switch companies. Many calls made and the problem continued. Finally after three weeks, they opened a ticket to come and service the equipment (which I don't believe is the problem), and we were told it would be back up in the mean time. The internet was off and on all throughout the three weeks. The reason we know that is because of the home cameras we have installed would not function in the middle of the day when we were not home.
Monitoring our property was never possible so beware those who do depend on the internet to help you monitor your home when you are not there. Many of my neighbors work from home and "had" Frontier as their carrier, but now they have changed to other carriers and having no problems. Why is Frontier not held accountable and required to pay customers for the weeks of inconsistent service.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2016
I don't think I've had a worse customer service experience. Every aspect of what I've been promised and/or tried to fix has been full of errors. The internet service is so slow it's like my first computer in the 1980's. The company doesn't show up for a scheduled appointment which was to be anytime from 8am to 5pm. Oh well, we'll try another day. They can't explain why it was cancelled. And, they don't care that their customer wasted a day waiting on them. Then, they want you to commit another day of your life waiting for them. They put you on hold for literally hours trying to resolve a problem and then after waiting all that time you get a buzz and you're disconnected. It didn't happen once or twice but several times. If they don't want to help or can't figure out the problem they just disconnect. Run. Don't walk away from this group of incompetents!!!
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2016
Frontier's accounts receivable department seems to have a real issue with properly crediting monthly service payments to customer accounts. Although my monthly payments in October and November were 100% paid electronically on-time (verified) to Frontier, they indicated that I was two months behind and my cable was subsequently shut down and my account was unjustly sent to their collections/investigation department. What a huge ongoing hassle and inconvenience due to this mess!
Whatever the internal reasons for this problem, Frontier's customer service department has been anything but helpful or understanding when attempting to resolve this problem since it has been sent to collections. I would bet that many others are having or will have this same problem soon. Once this is finally resolved, my unsolicited time with Frontier will come to an end. Thanks Verizon! Hope your $10B sale to Frontier has is working out better for you than me.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2016
This company is unable to managed and configure business phones in a way that help the business. If your company depend on phones go with someone else like TWC which is now Optimum. If I called TWC for the same issue, it gets done within minutes. I have been asking Frontier since Nov 7th and they are still giving me excuses. You have been warned, do business with Frontier at your own risk.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2016
I was paying $150 a month through Verizon (1 TV [no movie, sport, etc. packages of any kind], Internet/FioS, Phone/landline). April 2016, when the service was transitioning from Verizon to Frontier, my home was made unlivable due to storm damage. Moved back in during September. My bill went from being zeroed out in August to $400 in September for the same service package Verizon provided. Adjustments were made. I'm still being billed nearly $300/month. I call every month to talk them down (45 minute minimum) as I enjoy Fios.
The Frontier management is monthly writing off the original Vacation Charge and Maintenance charge if turning service back on. According to call-center, the billing computers re-add charge. The management reflexively tells me (and then retracts,) that due to being on vacation status, I lost all my discounts through Verizon. Then after an extensive review, they add write-downs and sat it shouldn't happen again. So tired of this and will move to another carrier if they can't continue my service on par with Verizon like they represented.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2016
We ordered an additional box for a new TV that was shipped by mail and received promptly. I hooked up all the cables as indicated that were supplied and box/system refused to work. I got an error message so I called Customer Service - or lack thereof... Told them the problem, they transferred me Tech Support who then said, "NO, you need to talk to Customer Service."
They then said the serial number was not registered in their system so the group that handles the boxes did NOT do their job??? Really? Like I did not know that.
Lots of run around, stories, and the last person, 90 minutes later remember, said they would send out a signal in ONE HOUR to activate the box - which should have been done before it even arrived here. What should have been an easy seamless process turned out to be a huge headache for both of us due to Frontiers total lack of Customer focused service. If I had a choice I would go elsewhere. If you are considering FRONTIER (formerly Verizon FIOS) GO ELSEWHERE IF POSSIBLE!
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2016
STAY AWAY. I wish there was 1/4 of a star, that's what I would give Frontier. If you are thinking of getting frontier DON'T DO IT. They have good customer service on the phone but what they tell you is never what they do. The customer service people have little power to make things happen. You will never get the same person and have to explain each time months of issues and bogus charges. One of the many charges I got was $80 for a service rep to come out and he did nothing. He didn't know why he was sent, and neither did I. He left within 5 minutes because he did not know what to do. I was never told I would be charged $80.
I was told by 6 different people my rates would be lower and each bill came without the lower rates. I finally had to send a letter to the president's office. I got a call back saying if I agreed to a two year deal the rates would be lowered. He was also the worst of all the customer service people I spoke to. No apology and an attitude of "well do you want it or not." The internet and TV service from time to time go out. It took over 4 months and 8 to 10 phone calls to get my bill lowered to what they had told me the first time I called. DO not do auto pay because if a bill is wrong once you realize it will take months, if ever, to get your money credited. Find any other cable, satellite, phone, internet service out there - Not Frontier.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2016
FRONTIER (VERIZON) are SCAMMERS. August 1 - 31 2016: Service stopped working as of August... No TV, Internet & phone for 1 month! Called Frontier CSR and scheduled out a technician, with an 8-5pm window. Took time off of work and tech never showed up. Called Frontier 3 times throughout the day. Last call made at 4:30 to let them know tech was a no show. CSReps all gave me the run around. Finally, rep states that it was a "problem on their end" and a tech was not needed but fail to inform me that he wasn't coming out. Frontier reps says to give it a couple of days for service to be restored. Called back in a couple of days and told them it was not working still and would like to cancel. Reps said they will credit the days and to wait a couple of days to see if it's restored. I was told to call back every 5-7 days to check in with them.
15+ calls later, averaging 2 hour wait times (I have phone records to prove) and being transferred over 5-6 times per call.... STILL no service. On the last week of August, I called to cancel and have boxes shipped to me to return the equipment. Present day 11/17, on the phone currently with Frontier because they billed me for service! Plus never received boxes to ship back equipment, even after multiple calls. Frontier screws you that way too, so they can charge you for the equipment!! The nerve of this company.
Untrained & unprofessional customer service reps/supervisors makes Frontier untrustworthy and makes the customers feel "ripped off"!! Now another cycle with them for charging me, for service I never received. Best part... Current Frontier rep I have on the phone claims there is no record of any of that. Only record showing is the ticket made for the "scheduled" technician to come out, who never showed. They lack so much common sense and can't get a grasp on putting 2 and 2 together. In the end, Frontier still wants payment... for all the headaches and inconsistency THEY caused. I recommend, 110%, highly to everyone to stay clear from Frontier. You can get Cable/Internet/Phone anywhere these days. You don't have to settle for that with Frontier.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2016
Nonstop problems since they bought my service area from Verizon. New router every year. Dropped service. Slow service. Cycling. I can't stream a TV show on my Fire Stick and look at Facebook or email or eBay on my laptop at the same time or the show will stop. Unreal. They took six months to replace a router so that I lost a tenant and a job due to not being able to be online. They lie. They cheat. They steal. I hate them! In my area there are no other options. They have me over a barrel.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2016
Their online billing system is crooked. There was in issue with my account, where it showed two months of services due versus one - this was put under investigation. I went to go pay my current month's service by clicking the 'other' option and inserting only the fee for one month service. The next day I checked my bank account and their online service pulled out the total amount (an additional $126 dollars) without my authorization. This is very wrong and scary to know that regardless of what I was doing their system overrode my authorization. Please review how they collect payment via internet.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2016
We used to have Brighthouse at our apartment. When service went bad they were quick to send somebody if we could not resolve the issue on our own with telephone guidance. Customer service was excellent. When we moved we decided to try to Fios. When it was Verizon, we had no issues. Ever since Frontier purchased Fios, the customer has been horrific. Our rates skyrocketed, and after being told on two separate occasions that the issue would be resolved, I have logged into online bill pay to only see nothing has changed. The wait times for calls is always long, and the help makes empty promises. Not only are the number of channels very slim for what you pay, the customer service is truly disappointing. If you are making a decision for Tampa area providers, we recommend Brighthouse for our utter dissatisfaction with Frontier Fios.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2016
I would give them less stars if it were allowed. Seriously the WORST experience ever. My husband and I have had Verizon Fios ever since we moved into our apartment two years ago and have never had any issues with them. Once Frontier took over, everything went downhill. Calling them for any issues has always been a nightmare, and this last week has not been any different. My husband and I had to move last minute within our apartment complex due to personal reasons. We called on the day we found we were moving to schedule a transfer to our new apartment in the same complex. I told the woman on the phone everything happening, and the first thing she said was that they had none of my information on my file from when they made the switch. I have been paying these people for like 6 months now, and they don't have my information.
I had to spend 20 minutes going over everything, adding my husband as an authorize user, and all of that before we could schedule the transfer. Then, she told me the earliest we could do the transfer was on November 21st, I was calling on November 8th. I said absolutely not. My husband works from home and needs internet as soon as possible. If you cannot accommodate, we want to cancel right now and go with a different provider. She then put me on hold for about 25 minutes, and when she came back, she said that her manager, who I could hear in the background, stated that if we did the internet and TV/phone on separate orders, she get us in for internet on November 15th. We were okay with that considering we had until November 13th to be out of our old place, so that just meant one day without internet. We were satisfied and hung up with them after about an hour on the phone.
On November 14th, I called Frontier back to confirm our apartment because I did not see it on our account, and we needed to make sure someone would be home for them to come. When I finally got a hold of someone, they stated that the only order they had on file was for November 21st to transfer all of services. I explained that I had two order numbers, one for the internet for November 15th and one for the TV/Phone on November 21st. The woman stated that since it was after 7 pm, no one was available to help us, and that she would call us back at 6:30 am the next morning when dispatch opened to let us know if someone was coming or not.
At 7:30 am on November 15th, the same woman did call me back and stated that she talked to dispatch, and confirmed that a service tech would be to our apartment between 8 am and 5 pm that day. I was so grateful and appreciative of her phone call to confirm. I then called my husband and told him, and he said he could work some offline while waiting for the service tech to come from home. At around 1:30 pm, no one had come yet, so my husband called Frontier to confirm yet again. They told him he was not an authorized user and that I had to add him before they would speak with him. I immediately called after and requested for him to be added as an authorized user and the agent told me he already was!!! What was the other agent looking at then??
Anyway, I then asked for confirmation of the service for that day, and he said all he saw was for November 21st, and nothing else. I explained to him the ENTIRE thing that I typed before this, and he put me on hold for like 30 minutes. When he came back, he said he put in an escalation ticket and that someone would come out November 16th, the following day, at 1 pm for sure and that we would get a $25.00 credit on our account for the hassle. Again, I was super appreciative of this, and although we were very annoyed because my husband is having to use some time off for this now, at least they would be at our apartment within one day.
At around 5:30 pm that same day, November 15th, I asked my husband to call again to reconfirm because at this point I just don't trust them. When the customer service rep answers, he asked her to reconfirm, and she said all that she sees is the appointment for November 21st for all of the services. He asked her if there was an escalation ticket for us, and she said no, there is nothing on file and that no one would be to our apartment until November 21st to do all of the services!!! WHY ARE THEY TELLING US ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THEN??? We were getting run all over by them at this point and were fed up because we would be sitting around every single day waiting for them to decide to show up!
My husband asked for a manager, and he told her this whole story yet again. And she said that dispatch in our area has absolutely nothing on file until November 21st, and that you cannot even split up orders like the first agent said they did for us. Then she said she couldn't promise any date that they would actually get there. At this point, we asked them to CANCEL IMMEDIATELY because we need internet ASAP and they keep LYING to us and promising things that do not exist to attempt to keep their customers from leaving.
We will NEVER EVER go with Frontier ever again, and this is just the worst customer service we have ever experienced. We called Brighthouse/Spectrum immediately following cancelling with Frontier, and they scheduled our appointment for a brand new install this morning November 16th between 10 am-12 pm, and here it is 10:21 am and my husband just told me they are at our place. New customers, you have been warned. This is how they treat you, and it takes hours upon hours to get anything resolved with Frontier. I would highly recommend staying away until they get their stuff organized if they ever do!
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2016
Only thing reliable about Frontier's Internet service is that it will not be available for use. Our Internet service goes down every three days for a day. I contact customer service about it and they claim that's rare and boast about their 99.9% reliability. We go through the same routine each time, unplug your router, plug it in, I'm resetting your connection, unplug your back up battery, reset your router... Still nothing? Strange. No it's not. It's commonplace around here. Unfortunately, I was still under contract with Verizon, so I am with them now. Long story short... avoid Frontier service at all costs. I complained about prices with Verizon but at least I had service.

Reviewed Nov. 16, 2016
Between trying to get the service set up properly and with the right people it took three hours. I was transferred to wrong people. I was given misinformation. None of the reps who is giving me the same information. They finally said after 2 1/2 hours that I would be all set up perfectly. The day that I was supposed to move, it didn't happen. I called back to try and get it canceled. I was transferred to 12-14-15 different people who knew nothing about it and couldn't seem to find the right people to help. It was literally 3 1/2 hours of this excruciating pain to have to continue to deal with the customer service. No one knew what they were doing. And if they didn't have the information. They said that they knew where to get me but then we transfer me to somebody out knees cupcake somewhere.
At the very end of a 3 1/2 conversation I was finally told that it was resolved and that it was all set and everything had been canceled and I would have my money back within 10 days .Well, it's been 14 days and I still have not received my money back. I don't want to make another phone call again. I would rather have red razor blades smashed up under my fingernails than to have to deal with front tier again. And then there's Dish and they're just as bad and I can't get any help from them either. Between the two they owe several hundred dollars and I don't know what to do to get it back. I can't keep spending hours and hours and hours and hours and hours on the phone trying to deal with this only to get incompetent customer service people so hopefully somebody reads this and calls me. I'm going to go find a friend to your store and raise some hell!!!
It even took 2 1/2 hours trying to get it set up to begin with. I would've kept it, but last minute I didn't end up moving. So it's been like about six hours in all of just dealing with crap after wrap that doesn't know what they're doing and I have requested a manager over and over and over and over and they just won't put me through. This is just so beyond ridiculous. It's just WOW. It's way out there...bad customer service just way out there bad. It's like I don't have any options. It is so far beyond ridiculous that it's not even funny. I don't know how they do business day to day and they're able to stay afloat. I don't know how the wraps are able to get through the day bathing and feeding themselves. Because literally no buddy knows what they're doing. Period.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2016
One of the sale agents/customer services said I will get $50 Amazon gift card, plus no activation fee and no equipment fee for $44.99+tax for 50/50. I even asked 3 times to make sure I heard him right. "So I just need to pay only $44.99+tax, NO activation fee, NO equipment fee?" He said, "yes, ma'am." I thought that is a very good deal so I signed up for it. When I got the first bill, it shows balance due $197.36 monthly service charge + EQUIPMENT RENTAL $9.99 + INSTALLATION FEE $124.97. I called customer service and a guy told me that he will refund the installation fee but he can't do anything about that equipment fee. Then I asked him about my $50 gift card. He said it will mail within 2 weeks. Three weeks later I called customer service to see what happen to my $50 Amazon gift card.
This time a lady told me "I'm sorry I don't see any note about $50 gift card when you signed up." That means I won't get that gift card because the first person who signed me up didn't do his job and lied to me. I also asked about my refund for $124.97. The lady told me that it will take 2-3 billing cycle. I waited for the next billing cycle and I saw the credit for $44.97. What happened to $124.97??? Still missing $80 so I called customer service again. A lady told me that it is still pending status. Why they can credit $44.97 but not the other $80??? It's a mess. I signed up in July and now November. I still haven't received the whole credit, stuck with $9.99 equipment rental fee, and I will never receive my $50 Amazon gift card. I feel like most of them just don't know what they are doing or they are just liars. Some of them are so rude too. I'm so frustrated.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2016
Worst customer service EVER! Had a landline installed with voicemail, I have voicemails and cannot access my voicemail account. I have talked to 7 different people with their Customer Service which NONE of them have a clue how to fix anything, no customer service skills and just keep transferring my call or putting me on hold until i hang up the phone. I was told to access my voicemail dial * then enter my 4 digit PIN that was emailed to me, that didn't work.
I called back again and spoke to a person who told me that I need to dial *86 and enter a 6 digit PIN code that he gave me, I hung up with him and tried that, THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER! I called back and got some guy who speaks broken English at best, and told me my service was getting canceled tomorrow, I told him I never asked for my service to be canceled, he then said "Well, it's getting canceled." I have now asked to talk to someone different since he obviously doesn't know what's going on.
I am now on hold with the 7th person as I write this review. It has now been 4 different calls into them and this call has been 27 minutes and counting. The person I am talking with now says that she is getting it fixed, but I'm not sure if they are even going to pick the phone back up. This is BY FAR the worst customer service I have ever dealt with in my life.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2016
I just got charged a $200 early termination fee from Frontier communication even though they had confirmed to me prior to canceling that my termination fee would be $30 based on original Verizon contract. I cannot be the only one that has had issues with them as what they are doing is illegal. I am contacting the news outlets to share my story but if anyone has similar stories to share about them, please share. I have already talked to dozens of people that this is happening to.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2016
To start, I wasn't happy when Verizon sold off their fios network in Texas, and the reviews weren't good on the news. That said, I decided if the service continued at the level I had come to expect, I'd put up with it. Within a month of the transition, my 50/50 internet was moving at a slow pace. Speedtest.com regularly clocked it at roughly 20mbps up and down, less than half of what I was paying for. Additionally, I believe they were throttling throughput when I was streaming content on my iPad or Apple TV. That continues to occur today.
Since the sale, my bill has also gone up, so on October 4th I called to remove some services (such as HBO) and figure out a way to reduce it. By the end of the call I was told to expect my bill this month (November) to be 52.34. Imagine my surprise when I received a bill today (November 14) for $217 that was still charging me for all those same services including HBO, which has been unable to be viewed on my tv. Tonight I was on the phone (mostly on hold) for over three hours with Frontier trying to fix the situation and they accomplished nothing. I asked to be released from my contract and was told that would not happen without me repaying the discounts I received for being under contract. I'm beyond frustrated.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2016
I started with Verizon Fios and I loved it. Since it changed to Frontier I have had nothing but problems with them. First they tell me that I was behind in my payments but they couldn't tell me for which months so that I could show proof that I paid it. A couple of months later I was finally able to find out what months they were claiming I didn't pay. I went to my bank to get the proof that I paid it and I faxed it to them. A couple of weeks later they were still saying I didn't pay it. I ended up having to send the proof 3 separate times. I called them about 2 weeks ago and they told me I was all caught up except my current bill. I already paid my current bill so I had to go and show proof again. I just called them because my bill is now the same as if I didn't pay it for 4 months and they again saying that they cannot tell me what months I did not pay. I JUST WANT TO SCREAM.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2016
I place service on temporary hold on 5/20/16 and restored on 10/15/16. Frontier acknowledged the hold but continued to bill me. I called 6 times at which they assured me that they made a mistake and the bill would be corrected 5 months later, 6 calls to customer service and 8 hours of waiting for their representatives resulted in the disconnection of service. I cannot believe that any company is as incompetent at customer service as Frontier. I strongly caution future subscribers that this company is a service problem waiting to happen and that I would not wish this on my worst friend. Beware of this company. Use Brighthouse.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2016
Frontier is by far the worst utility that I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. We are guaranteed up to 6 mbps speed; however, the technology that serves our area is only capable of maybe 3 mbps on a good day. That aside, their speeds are unbearably slow. Most speed tests are upwards of 0.2 mbps up/down on any given day, even worse when there's normal traffic. Their technical support is woefully inadequate and inexperienced. I've had multiple service calls, new equipment, the whole gambit of trouble shooting, yet they are STILL incapable of delivering even basic internet speeds.
Their latest scheme? Trying to sell me on renting a wifi booster... for a computer that is literally less than 3 feet away from the damn router and modem. They will blatantly lie to you about service calls. Last woman said she couldn't tell me what time the service call was scheduled for because she only knew it in "military time". When pressed for an answer she gave "1800 hours". Needless to say that I was shocked that Frontier would be running service appointments at 6 pm in the evening. She seemed less than thrilled when I confronted her. If anyone has the option to go with any other company than Frontier, I would HIGHLY suggest it... even if the price of service was significantly higher. Frontier is just awful through and through.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2016
Frontier denies that I submitted a termination of services... thus they continued to bill me then kept me on the call for 2.5 hrs bouncing me from one person to the next and they disconnected me in between... then told me that all billing was correct and there was nothing they were going to do about it. The bill is over $400!! This company is crooked!!! Is there a class action suit in Texas??? I want to join!!
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2016
On October 15, 2016 I contacted Frontier Communications to cancel my service as my contract was to expire shortly. The Customer Service person talked me into renewing and promised additional services at a lower cost with additional equipment at no extra charge. After waiting 2 weeks and not receiving the new equipment I called and found that the equipment was never sent out. About a week later I received a new box and tried to install it. When it did not work I called their IT department and was told I was sent the wrong equipment. 3 Weeks later I received 3 more boxes which none were compatible. I no longer wanted to speak with their Customer service personnel who are so incompetent I cannot believe. Everyday I received packing materials to send back equipment even though the problem was not solved.
Finally I was told a repair tech would be out on 11/11/16 between 8 am to 12 pm, on Nov. 10th the tech showed up at 2 pm, luckily there was someone who happened to be home on his way out. The tech was able to fix the problems after a hour or so. Today I discovered I no longer have voicemail or caller ID on my telephone so I just called and they want to come out next week between 8 - 5 which I told them it was totally unacceptable. When I asked why the problem couldn't be fixed via telephone they could not provide me with any answers. If I was not locked into another contract I would go back to Brighthouse.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2016
I moved to a new city and was really looking forward to FIOS service. Sales rep got me a great package and it was going to be great, right? Not even close. In just the week or so that I've been here, I've gotten 3 different install dates, none of which were what I was originally told on the phone. I've sat at home for an entire day (on one was given an 8 hr window???) Getting these people on the phone is a complete joke. As other posters have said, you get the run around and keep getting tossed into the queue for customer service. Once I got sent to tech support? Why on earth would I need tech supports since these clowns can't even show up to get the install done??? I ask to speak to a supervisor and the response is "well, I can fill out a form and submit it." What?
End result, I am sitting here with NO TV and NO internet service. I have an online course I am doing and am dead in the water with that. I decided that Frontier can stuff it. My other option here is Comcast/Xfinity. They have set me up with a package that is a smidge more and a touch slower, but at least I'll actually have service. I can't get an install date until this Friday. I think that may be part my schedule and part they are busy with all the customers fleeing from Frontier.
What scares me is that when I called Frontier to cancel the order, supposedly they did but could not give me a confirmation email (the guy said he had no email access. Really?) or could (or would) not give me any kind of reference number. So I'm afraid I will get a giant bill for service that was never actually even installed.Two things that are really sad are that one, my cell carrier is Verizon Wireless. I called them and told them what was happening. They increased my data for the month and did a credit so that it cost me nothing so that I could at least hotspot for some access without it costing a couple of appendages. Two, I am the daughter of a retired, 46 year Verizon employee. Even my dad is thoroughly unimpressed with Frontier, and he did a lot to support the fiber optics in this area. Even he recommended the local cable provider, saying he hopes Frontier fails miserably and sells off to someone else. Sad, coming from someone such as him.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2016
I was with Verizon Fios until Frontier took over and ever since our services have been terrible. We've had issues with our internet and phone service. Customer service is horrible. They hung up on you or keep transferring you to other groups until you get tired and hung up yourself. Technical support cannot fix simple issues. If you can stay away from this company, do it.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2016
Disconnected 3 times. Don't let the chatter know of your dissatisfaction or you will surely be disconnected. They're hiring thin-skinned people who do not belong in the service of customers. They're not smart enough to understand that if the ship sinks, they go with it. Since the changeover from Verizon, the service has been entirely sub-par in terms of ongoing technical issues and support. We had issues for over a month and requested credit to our account. They gave me a credit of $5.7. Thankfully, a gifted phone staffer disagreed and connected me with another department. We were awarded $75.00 in credit.
I paid a bill online directly from my bank, it cleared... but Frontier had no record of it. I had to call "investigations" to file an investigation. It was a voicemail from some guy. I left a message stating to call back and never got a call back. I called a week later and they said it was still ongoing. I just got an email today, three weeks later, stating that my payment will be applied, but "at this time we can't explain via email. If you have questions please call us..." Please save yourself time and trouble. STEER CLEAR!
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2016
About two months ago, my internet and phone connection was suddenly cut, so I contacted my communications company, which at the time was Verizon. When I called, I was notified that my account had been transferred over to Frontier Communications. Here is where all my problems began. I contacted Frontier Communications (3 hour long waiting period might I add) and talked to the "technician" who told me various processes to try to reconnect my internet, but nothing worked. So, I was told that a technician would arrive the next day around and fix the internet issue, which he did promptly by replacing my old Verizon router with a Frontier one, and my internet began to work. However my phone connection was still cut, so I had to contact Frontier again to ask about my phone connection. They said that my phone would be reconnected within a week.
But here's the main problem: Frontier told me that my connections were cut because we disconnected our services from them, but we never did. Along with this, we had to use a temporary phone number until they figured out the problem. I didn't like the idea that we had to wait a whole week for our phone connection to work, since my original number receives all my messages from schools and work, but I went along with it. A week later, our original number was given, but another problem arose. For the temporary number that we were given, Frontier made another account under my number, and so we were receiving two bills instead of one.
On the topic of bills, I want to mention that Frontier had been withdrawing money from my bank for our bill for months without sending any statement via email or mail and our Life-Line was cut, so our bill was even higher than normal. Monthly, we had been been receiving two bills, so I called Frontier to ask them why I was receiving two bills and as to why it had an extra amount than what I originally paid. I was told that the extra charges were for the installation for replacing the Verizon router with the Frontier router, but we never agreed to let them change our router, the technician that arrived just changed it without asking our permission to change it.
So once AGAIN, I contacted Frontier to ask them as to why we were being charged monthly for the installation when we weren't even notified that we will be charged for installation nor as to why two separate bills were being sent, and they just tied it back to us disconnecting our account, BUT WE NEVER DID. I questioned them as to why my account was disconnected in the first place because we never terminated it, the representative told me that they ACCIDENTALLY, disconnected our account. May I also include that every time we called, a representative ALWAYS gave us a different excuse as to why our services were cut, so I'm getting the idea that these representatives have no idea whatsoever as to what they are doing.
I was so shocked and confused. Here I am being told that my account and connections were cut because they accidentally cut my services off? Then I'm being asked to pay extra because of that accident? I have called Frontier about 3 times per week from September up until this month, and wasted 3-4 hours a day because of their terrible services (1-2 hours spent just waiting) and felt frustrated talking to various representatives who have absolutely no idea what is happening.
Here are the the problems that have occurred: 1) Connection/Services cut, 2) Installation without notification of payment, 3) Temporary phone number/Temporary account made, 4) Two bills due to temporary account, 5) Extra charges, 6) Connection ACCIDENTALLY cut/accusation of disconnection services, 7) Withdrawal of money from bank account for bills without notification or statement, 8) Terrible service offered by representatives/Long waiting period, 9) Cut Life-Line. Never have I had so many with a company as much as I did with Frontier. If I could give half a star, I would. I'm really hoping they improve their services develop a better business strategy to satisfy their customers instead of frustrating them. They are literally just trying to take money and confuse people.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2016
Poor customer service and internet service as well. I have no idea who runs FRONTIER but whoever they are have no idea what customer service is all about. It's as if I am talking to a cement wall, they actually hang up on you.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2016
I have had the worse service from Frontier Communications. My Business phone has been down for over 24 hours. I'm losing business by the minute and or my customer are thinking I'm out of business. I was a Verizon customer for over 11 years prior to the Frontier takeover. I never had a problem with Verizon. Frontier Communications has created a monopoly because I can't get a simple 2 line landline and internet service from another company. This is why Frontier Communications service is so bad. They know you can't move your service to another company so why should they care. Oh they sound like they care but once its gets too difficult or confusing you get transferred and then disconnected and have to call back and start all over. Where is the customer service? Doesn't the customer come first anymore?
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2016
They don't know what they are doing... No customer support. They all got my information wrong, didn't sent bill. I called them three times to ask my bill, even they couldn't find my account in their system. After four month I got $450 bill and one day after they cut my service. I paid. They did not open my service in 3 days. I called every day 10 times every people say different lies. I am very very regret to have this service... completely bs service and expensive. Find another alternative. Don't mess with this joke company.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2016
I did not have service for at least two weeks after signing up. Things were activated that cost extra that I did not sign up for or activate. Every time I called about support issues, my birthday was accepted just fine but I chat with someone online and learn my birthday was wrong on the account. Unwilling to give credits for loss of service and things I did not activate. If I had TWC or anyone else that had service where I am, I would take it way before Frontier. Please do yourself a favor and do without internet if your only option is Frontier.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2016
I have been a Frontier Communications customer since Frontier took over Verizon television and cable holdings in Florida earlier this year. I am taking this opportunity to contact you and provide feedback regarding a frustrating situation that I endured while dealing with your customer service representatives. Specifically, since October 17th, I have attempted to recover an over payment of $15,075.72 made by me to Frontier Communications. This post describes the problem, actions that I have taken and the lack of effective responses that I have received from four separate customer service representatives.
I pay 98% of all my bills from my United Service Automobile Association (USAA) checking account online using USAA.com or the mobile app on my iPhone. As a matter of practice, I routinely check activity of my credit cards and checking and savings accounts on USAA.com. I did this at about 1:00 AM October 17. At that time, I noticed that my checking account had $700+ when I thought that it should have been about $16,000+ in it. I examined the account and determined that a bill payer check in the amount of $15,228.00, dated October 13, was sent from my account to Frontier Communications to pay my October Internet/CATV bill of $152.28. The extremely large amount resulted from the improper placement of the decimal point in the amount on the bill pay check.
I next pulled up my Frontier Communications account online and noticed a -$15,075.72 account balance for October. At 7:00 AM, I contacted the Florida Service (1-888-457-4110) service desk at Frontier Communications and explained to Frontier Customer Service Representative #1 that I had mistakenly overpaid my October bill and I wanted to get the difference between what I owed and what I paid, returned to me. She pulled up my account on her end and told me that the October bill had not been paid and that $152.28 was still due.
After going back and forth about the account numbers that I COULD SEE and SHE COULDN'T, I decided that her screens probably hadn't been updated and that I wasn't going to get anywhere with her. At 7:30 AM, I called my bank, USAA Federal Savings Bank (FSB), and explained the situation. The USAA representative told me that I needed to talk to Frontier Communications to get my money returned.
At 10:30 AM, October 18th, I contacted a different customer service number (800-921-8101) at Frontier Communications and explained to Frontier Customer Service Representative #2, that in error, a check for $15,228.00 was provided to Frontier Communications for my October bill of $152.28. The check was received and deposited by Frontier on October 17th and that while $152.28 was credited against the October bill, -$15,075.72 was still showing up as a credit to my account. I wanted to get back the $15,075.72 that had mistakenly been overpaid against my October bill. I explained that I had pulled an image of the $15,228.00 bill payer check from my online checking account and that the reverse clearly showed it had been deposited in the Fifth Third Bank.
The young man said that to expedite my request for the return of funds, I should fax a copy of the check to Frontier Communications and I should receive my refund back in 5 days. I downloaded a front and back copy of the check from my USAA check account at USAA.com, prepared a fax header and faxed the package to Frontier Communications (888) 609-9919 at 8:19 AM, October 19th. In the package, I provided my name, address, Frontier account number, and email address.
On the 26th of October, I contacted Frontier Customer Support and spoke to Frontier Customer Service Representative #3 to see if everything was in order and that my refund was on the way to me. The young lady that I spoke to said that she had no knowledge of the fax that I sent. She contacted Frontier Communications Refunds, where the fax machine was located, and told me that they couldn't find my fax. She informed me that a copy of the check was not sufficient and that they required a statement from the bank indicating that the check had cleared. I asked her if that made sense as the money was already in my account at Frontier and a negative balance of $15,075.72 was showing after the October bill of $152.28 had been deducted. She stated that Frontier still needed a document faxed from the bank.
While on the phone (Skype phone) with her, I contacted my USAA bank on my cell phone and with the USAA FSB representative on the line with speaker phone, I conducted a three way discussion with Frontier Customer Service and USAA FSB. It was agreed that USAA FSB would, in accordance with Frontier Customer Service Representative #3s instructions, provide a document on USAA FSB letterhead that contained my name, address, my Frontier account number and a statement that the check $15,228.00 check had cleared the bank. Additionally, the bank's routing number and my checking account number would be provided to assist in expediting the movement of funds from Frontier back into my checking account. The USAA FSB representative agreed to fax a document to Frontier Communications Refunds.
I contacted USAA FSB on the 28th of October to verify that the required information had been faxed to Frontier and was assured that it went out on the 27th of October. On the 31st of October, I checked my Frontier Account online and noticed that the negative balance of $15,075.72 was still showing after the October bill of $152.28 had been deducted. I contacted Frontier Customer Support and spoke to Frontier Customer Service Representative #4. I asked if the refunds folks had received the fax and when I would see my money in my bank checking account. The lady put me on hold and contacted the refunds office. She then notified me that the fax couldn't be found. I WAS NOT HAPPY. She informed me that they could not put it back in my checking account but were required to send a check to my home address via FedEx. She said that it could take 5-10 business days.
Summary: Through an error, 100 times the billed amount was paid to Frontier. Custom Service Representatives were courteous and understanding but were either not well trained or experienced to handle refunds such as mine. Representatives 2, 3 and 4 each provided different guidance for what Frontier wanted in order to return MY MONEY BACK TO ME. I am hoping to receive a check for the overpaid amount next week. As a note, I received my last year's tax refund faster! On the 5th of November, I sent a letter to: Frontier Communications. ATTN: Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. 401 Merritt 7Norwalk, CT 06851. Today is the 8th of November 2016. I have not received my money nor have I heard anything from Frontier Communications!
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2016
In October I decided to setup a new account with Frontier. I spoke with a rep. They verified my info and address to make sure services were in my area. I also called the verification dept. and they confirmed my address. I setup an appointment for Nov 1st for my install. I receive a phone call on Oct 31st, Frontier can't do the install because of the mbps of the internet. I had to make another appointment for Nov 9th to the install. On Nov 7th I called to confirm if we are all set for the install and Frontier said we are good to go. Today on Nov 8th, I get a phone call from Frontier indicating they don't have TV services in that area. WHAT!
A rep name Amy called to explain to me why I have no service. NOW! 3 weeks passed and now you giving me another excuse when I called a few times to confirm EVERYTHING! I took off from work on Nov 1st for the install and Nov 9th and again they dropped the ball. This research should be done when the order is placed and not the day before the install. To remind them I called Frontier verification dept. to confirm my address-I WAS ALL SET!
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2016
If I could give less than 1 star I would, maybe -20. Each time we get a light rain, my phone is out for a minimum of 4-5 days. I am 86 years old, need my phone. After calling numerous numbers to report my outage, they continue to send me from one dept. to another, without any real information. Finally, I was told it would be repaired in 5 days - it is 3 in the afternoon - hope they get here before dark. I want Verizon back.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2016
This company is fraud. They charged me $345 for setup boxes, which I was told were free. I immediately returned them. But they won't take the so called due off. Their Reps. are trained to hang up. After 15 phone calls they are saying, "Your refund will be approved by some dept. Which will take 3 months. To avoid late fees and discontinuation of service pay the money now, we will refund if approved." I'm wondering this company is not sued?
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2016
Seriously, they never answer the phone. Their chat person who just happens to always be named "Ryan" disconnect after like 30 seconds, or gives you another linked to chat with someone else and then that site just happens to be down. Oh, and don't bother renting on demand movies, the files are either corrupted causing the pictures to be pixelated or they show only the first 45 mins of the movie.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2016
I never had any problems with Verizon. As soon as Frontier took over non stop problems! Started with 4 no show appointments to set up advanced DVR. So I finally said forget it. That was in July. This is November. They still have advanced DVR charges on my bill. I have spent a minimum of 10 long phone calls to resolve issue. I am assured of credits and corrections. Still on there and late fees that supposedly will be removed. I can't get rid of Frontier till they fix the bill. NOW the on demand won't work and about 5 movies that we are charged for that we couldn't watch. One fiasco after another. Run the other way. Do Not Sign up for Frontier! Never been so infuriated!! Absolute worst company!
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2016
Worst company ever. Had Verizon before but my nightmare started when Frontier took over back in April 2016. Called to take my phone service off and premium package because they were charging me way too much. They took my phone service off but kept charging me since April so I was paying for a phone service I did not have, and not only they kept charging for something I didn't have they doubled my bill, they are still charging double so a bill that supposed to be Paying no more than $140 for basic cable and internet became a bill of $500 a month.
Can't recall how many times I have called to have this resolve but every call becomes at least a 2 hr call. No one seems to be able to help. Transfer after transfer, finally someone called back and try to help but he could not do much. He did some credits but not all of them. Finally my service was shut down but still keep charging me. I called and told them I wanted to cancel ‘cause it was a problem each month, but now I have a balance for $2010.00, for May-October. I told them I was not going to pay for something I wasn't using and what I was actually using they were charging me a ridiculous amount. Now this is impacting my credit, ‘cause it shows outstanding balance and late. If someone is going through the same please comment.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2016
I moved into my condo in April 2016. I requested that Frontier set up my internet and cable and put down the payment. Set an appointment, no one showed. Set up another one, no one showed. Mind you, I called to make sure my address was correct and informed the doormen that they'd be coming so there'd be no confusion. They didn't show up again. I live in New York and California and work from home, so when I scheduled yet another home set up when I flew in from NYC, I made sure I was early. They did not show up that day. Thoroughly agitated, I called another internet company and they came to set up the internet the next time I was out in Cali.
Skip forward a couple months, of receiving a BILL from Frontier every month and me calling to say I didn't use their services! Not a drop of megabytes!!! So now it's November 2016, and I am currently on hold with them now trying to AGAIN clear a $800 charge that has accumulated from these $200 a month bills. I have never written a review on a company but this is just disgusting of them!!!
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2016
I applied for just simple high speed internet service back on Oct 4, 2016 and the nightmare began. I have never done business with Frontier Communications in the past or ever set up service or authorized service of any kind from Frontier in my name. Frontier set an installation date for Friday Oct 7 between 11 AM and 3 PM and then Frontier Communications pulled a no show and no call! I called Frontier after 3 PM and I was informed that they were running late and to wait another 2 hours and a tech would be there to install the service. Another total outright lie!!!
After exhaustive phone calls to multiple Frontier customer service representatives to find out why they blew off the appointment. And after speaking to 6 different Frontier representatives and being placed on hold, transferred back into the customer service call loop, and literally hung up on 3 times I found out that Frontier claims I have an old balance that was never paid. In total I have spoken to at least a dozen Frontier representatives and made at least 15 phone calls. I was informed that the balance is with AT&T and since Frontier purchased their territory I owe $142 to Frontier. First of all I have never had service of any kind with either Frontier or AT&T. This claim of this alleged past due balance is total nonsense!! I was then informed by one representative that it was a computer glitch/mistake/screen miss-read etc. etc. And they will schedule another appointment for Oct 20. I was given another 4 hour window for a morning appointment and Frontier Communications once again pulled a no show and no call. Nothing but unprofessional abuse of a potential new customer.
I was also informed when I called worthless Frontier Communications back on Oct 4 and I filled out an application for service with one of the worthless Frontier representatives I asked a direct question, "Are you going to put a hard hit on my credit report (credit inquiry)?" And the Frontier liar at end of the phone said "oh no we just need your social security number in case there is a problem with bill payment." My credit monitoring service sent me a message the next day informing me that my credit score has changed because Frontier generated a hard hit inquiry and this lowered my credit score. Liars!!!! I want the hard hit inquiry removed and I want to be compensated for the 15 hours of time that I have spent on this issue only to still have no service installed.
I have never dealt with a more incompetent and unprofessional bunch of personnel from any company in my life. I got a different story and a pack of lies from everyone I spoke to in Frontier customer service and Frontier management. No one should have set up a service installation to begin with if there was an issue with an alleged outstanding bill let alone 2 appointments that Frontier had no intention of keeping. I was promised a service appointment and given a 4 hour window for Oct 7 and Oct 20. I am baffled at the fact that I was basically abused by Frontier personnel.
I spoke with over 10 people on the phone and during this ugly experience I was placed on hold and transferred back into the loop several times only to be back on the phone with another customer service rep and only to have to explain myself again. I was also placed on hold and disconnected on 3 separate occasions BY FRONTIER EMPLOYEES!!! Frontier should be ashamed of themselves for how they treated a new customer. First impressions are everything and Frontier Communications is broken and a downright ugly company to do business with.
I received a response from Lindsey ** from Executive customer relations and all she did was gloss over any responsibility that Frontier Communications has to treat consumers fairly, with respect, with dignity, and with integrity. All she did was waste more of my valuable time. Why doesn't the office of the president pull call logs and look at the ugly track record of all of the people I spoke with and all of the absolute nonsense I was fed??? Do the research and pull the call logs to see how many times I was placed on hold and hung up on. Do the research and pull the call logs to see how many people gave me erroneous information and played little games by transferring me back into the loop and disconnecting my phone calls. I spent hours of my valuable and personal time on the phone with Frontier only to be treated like garbage. All I tried to do was become a Frontier customer and give Frontier my money.
My biggest mistake was calling Frontier to begin with. MY BAD!!! I have never been treated worse by any company ever!!! Frontier has lost all sense of decency and respect for customers and Frontier Communication employees are clueless and have no idea that it is customers that drive their business!!! What a total waste of my valuable time!!! Frontier is full of nothing but lies and broken promises.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2016
My sister has Frontier Telephone landline service in Temecula, California. For the last 3 weeks she can call out but no one can call her. She is elderly and I need to check up on her often. Frontier has been aware of the situation for over 3 weeks and the problem has not been resolved. I don't know if it's the whole neighborhood or not but another house on the same property has the same problem. Wouldn't you think Frontier could get a phone line to work in less than 3 weeks? There hasn't been any weather problem in the area.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2016
Customer service by Frontier is very poor. On a scale of 1-10, they would be lucky to get a 1 based on my recent experience. You will normally spend 15-30 minutes on hold before anyone answers your call. Once they answer, they have no authority to do anything or any seeming ambition to resolve a problem. It is always someone else that would have to resolve the issue. If they transfer you to someone else, including a supervisor, expect a very long call. One call lasted well over 2 hours. One positive is that the service reps are in the US (which they proudly tout at every occasion). For the most part, the service reps have been polite to talk to, although that was not always the case as several of them were rude. Unfortunately, they didn't follow through and in a couple instances, lied to me about what they were going to do based on actions or lack thereof, follow up calls and the notes succeeding reps have read.
I got to the point, I would repeat back exactly what had been promised (and took notes), so there was no misunderstanding on my part of what was said. I requested service on October 7, and finally cancelled service on October 29 when a promised waiver of a $291 deposit had not been processed (I have been a customer for over 15 years, probably paid them between $15,000 and $20,000, and they don't trust that I will make my payments) and installation was delayed yet again from October 31. I called Spectrum on October 29, and service was installed November 1. Everyone was responsive and followed through exactly on what they said. Frontier management and policies seem to enjoy their near monopoly status and apparently feel there is no real need to make any effort to provide customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2016
I didn't want to give even one star. It is not deserving! Monday Oct 31 we were watching tv and our tv was disconnected because I forgot to pay the bill. I immediately called and paid my bill. The part that was scary was the person taking my payment information was clueless on what to do. I was hesitant to give my payment information because I thought maybe my call got intercepted by a fraudulent person that's how incompetent this person was. Once payment was finally taken I was told it would take 24 hours to reconnect. Got home from work the next night to turn on the tv and still nothing but the same message to call to make payment. Called and they said that collections forgot to take off the restriction and would take another 24 hours (Not happy). So on Wednesday from work I call to make sure the restriction was taken off and expressed how every person I spoke to was incompetent and rude.
I was assured my service would be connected within the hour and got home from work and still not tv. Called customer service to find out the collection department still had a restriction on the account and again I shared how incompetent everyone has been up to then. But then he transferred me to collections and when I got to the collection department it was closed. So what the heck. Did he transfer me so he wouldn't have to deal with me because I was pretty upset. So here we are now Thursday, Frontier has been paid for 3 days now and I still have no tv. Calling collections again after about 10 repeated phone calls and let's see if this time it gets connected. We will be cancelling Frontier as soon as we can find a new provider within the week. I thought Verizon was bad, Frontier makes Verizon look like 5 stars! Never in all my 50+ years have I experienced such incompetence and rudeness by so many employees in one company!
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2016
First I would like to regret to inform you that initially Frontier Communications (formerly Verizon) had the worst customer service that I have ever experienced by any company in any industry!!! After further research it appears that there may be not only bad customer service but also fraudulent consumer procedures. It appears that your company is intentionally trying to maintain accounts open that have requested closure. Here are the details of my findings based on my personal experience:
Your basic service representatives are extremely slow to respond to internet challenges or phone service issues. The cable service is almost non-existent and extremely difficult to use. That is the reason that I decided to discontinue your services back in May 2015. On several occasions, I called Frontier (prior Verizon) Customer Service to let them know that I needed to cancel my Frontier service and receive a final bill. Many times it took over an hour to even get through to a person who could help me cancel (Red flag number one). I was often disconnected before reaching the correct person.
On June 21st I completed an over the telephone verification that I was transferring/porting phone number over to the new company Time Warner (eventually becomes Spectrum). I was switching phone/internet and television/cable at the same time. The Time Warner installer on the 22nd advised that the porting of the number didn't go through. The account was still pending. He said that I would receive a call to complete the transfer. I did this, following the phone prompts over the phone. Apparently, something was still pending on the Frontier/Verizon side. I would recommend that the CPUC investigate whether Frontier is releasing consumers from their phone numbers in a timely manner when requested. (This part of the equation I did not discover until research began in early November).
I spoke to someone 3rd party verification My account was pending. I opted to have Time Warner Cable take over for Frontier (for what used to be Verizon). I paid for my new service with Time Warner on 6/22. I paid Time Warner $118.43 on June 22nd for the new services. I received a bill both online and in the mail from Frontier around 6/25 6/27 for the amount of $386.68. I called Frontier to remind them that I had discontinued services at some point recently in June. It takes over an hour to get through to your customer service representatives and then they promptly transfer you around to different departments (collections, port the number over, customer service).
When you finally reach a representative, who might be able to assist you the call seems to mysteriously drop (even if it is from a secure landline on this end). They seem to like to hang up on you as a way to avoid finishing the work of discontinuing your service. Cue sounds further like Wells Fargo type consumer fraud. Your company should potentially be investigated for having consumer procedures which intentionally make it difficult for consumers to cancel their account.
Around 7/6/2016 I paid an online bill in the amount of $2.00 and wrote in the memo line that this account has already been canceled. Please bill the appropriate amount. In late June/early July I spoke with a customer service over the phone who verified that the account had been canceled, they could see that Time Warner had taken over the account. I would not receive any more bills or they would send an appropriate adjusted amount for the final partial month of service and they would send out a mailer to return the old equipment that I still had. A Verizon set top box and a modem and a remote. Nothing arrives in the mail to return the equipment.
I receive another bill for $583.80. They don't seem to get it? Very strange. In August over the phone Sigh! Another hour wasted on the phone. Customer service for Frontier apologized and said they could see it was canceled and they would send another mailer to return the equipment. I request again to please send the correct amount for only the partial May/June payment that is owed. No correction in billing seems to take place. I make an online payment of $150.00 just to try and close out the partial. Keep receiving bills in September - Somewhere I wrote on the bill "this was canceled. Please adjust." Another time wrote on the bill something else to let Frontier know that this has been canceled. Late October I receive a bill for $836.51, I had also received one worth of $1000.00 prior but I was getting pretty tired of wasting time and energy on incompetent customer service reps over and over again.
This is beginning to feel like the most ridiculous waste of time dealing with your customer service representatives. 11/2 I was hung up on more than three times after waiting at least 20 minutes each time. I spoke with someone in collections department eventually hung up on after about 30 minutes. Around 1:15 I spoke with Stan. I sent Stan a picture of my Time Warner Bill.
2:16 PM I spoke with Jason, a very nice customer service representative in your customer service dept. Jason sounds pretty awesome. He is going to take care of this but it's pretty hard to believe anything will actually happen. Jason apologized for this inconvenience. Verifies Cancellation for services. Confirmation number: **. Verified that he was Cancelling TV, Phone, Internet and backdating it to May or June. Need a Mailer to return. Verified mailer to go to: **. Boxes to be mailed out by 11/3 11/4. What if I don't receive it yet again? Call the call center. 877-433-3806 - Right.
Then I complete a customer service survey or two: This is almost comical. Your own customer service survey is also intentionally confusing so that a manager in one area can stack their stats. On a scale of 0-10 where pressing 0 is not at all likely and entering one 0 is extremely likely how likely are you to recommend Frontier to a friend? How likely are you to recommend Frontier to a family member? ZERO all day long!
Okay, let's fast forward to today. 11/3/2016 I Call CPUC 1-800-649-7570. A very nice CPUC representative transfers me to Justin **, a manager in the office of the president. You were very nice and promised to resolve the whole thing. Let's hope it happens. This whole thing had become so FRUSTRATING I decided to further research that apparent fraud. Cue Erin Brokovich. At least this isn't drinking water. Now I call Time Warner. Very nice representative Felice ** November 3rd set up porting. Notated that it was supposed to be ported on 6/21 by Frontier. Phone number is scheduled to port over on the 8th. 11/3/2016 10:30 AM Felice **.
I feel that many of these issues occurred due to the fact that these two companies have had multiple mergers, etc. Also when you have packages for consumers make sure you release internet, TV, and phone!!! Finally, Please ensure that:
1. My account phone number is promptly ported as it should have been on June 21st, 2016.2. I do not receive any more bills from Frontier!!!
3. Please correct your unlimited number of errors in your customer service.
4. I receive a mailer to send back the ancient dysfunctional equipment.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2016
Used to be Verizon customer with an additional line for $9.99. They were supposed to honor contract but they charge me more for slower speed. I always pay in full EARLY even though they are overcharging. Charging me twice for same additional line on a phantom 2nd bill. Sending bills saying I owe hundreds of dollars. Tried repeatedly to fix, but the erroneous bills keep on coming. They always say they see their error after 2 hours on the phone every 2 weeks for some problem or another as a result of their billing confusion. Now impacting my credit rating. Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2016
Frontier is by far the worst internet provider I have ever gone through. In the last several months I will be stopped by a screen that will say an entire website is unsafe and it doesn't even give an option to enter at my own risk. Worse, these pages pop up on sites I absolutely know are no harm to my computer or will just happen while I've been on the site for a while. These sites have been blocked from me for over five minutes before and it's only been happening more often and for longer and longer since it started.
These inconveniences coupled with the fact that the person spoken to on the phone when we first set up our account told us that, because we already had an old Frontier router, that we wouldn't need to buy a new but then we were sent an new router and charged for it, has made this a very bad service. When our two year contract ends, we will be switching to another provider and will never be coming back to Frontier.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2016
There is "no service" in their definition of "customer service". I have asked to install tv and internet and they have charged me for three months over a thousand dollars including installation services and the internet services have never worked but for the first day of the install. I have scheduled several appointments for a technician to come out and each time after waiting several hours I have called only to find out that the ticket was "closed" and the problem was resolved - which was never the case. I have finally asked to cancel the service and request a refund and I get transferred to four different people who only give me the runaround. I can't cancel the service! Don't get caught in the same crazy process from Frontier - go to DirecTV, go anywhere else - their service is horrible - if you get service.... my tv stations don't even have the ability of using the menu function or guide on the remote....
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2016
I have been with Verizon for over ten years. I can say they have always given fairly good customer service. I am a person who writes reviews good and bad. Wow once Frontier took over everything went to **. HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! I spent about 4 hours on the phone with them (let me note, I am a very busy litigating attorney and single mother). I even had to go to Starbucks for a scheduled conference call due to internet down (almost lost a big job). It took me many attempts and hours on the phone to reach a supervisor and BELIEVE ME I INSISTED TALKING TO A SUP AFTER 30 min. Anyway I now on hold trying to cancel this pathetic service (so far 22 min).
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016
When I signed up for internet, I went with Verizon because they offered great deal, were affordable and had good reviews. However, during the course of my contract with them, they handed my internet service off to Frontier. This didn't change anything. Until I moved down the street. Literally just a mile and a half and they couldn't offer the same internet service I'd had for two years. So I told them I wanted to cancel my service with them and go with someone who could offer the same mbps that I'd had. I cancelled service ten days in to the blunt fickle which meant I'd be charged for ten days of service, which I hadn't actually had since the customer service agent set up the transfer without telling me any of this info about the service and since I hadn't ok'd the step down, no one came out at all. Regardless, I said "fine, I'll pay ten days but I'm not paying the cancellation fee" since their crappy service was not my fault.
Then the next month came around and they auto drafted the full amount for my internet. I called and was lied to, them saying the money would be refunded in 24-48 hours. It was not. On top of that, their auto draft they should never have taken put me overdrawn, so my bank charged me $34. I called again and was told the refund would take 7-10 business days, another flat out lie. They said the overdraft fee was not their problem. Each time I called they said they couldn't pull up my account 'cause it was cancelled. RIGHT THERE is why they should NEVER have charged me. I no longer had an account with them. I called AGAIN to ask where my refund was and was told by someone else that I had to wait 90 days after cancelling to receive any credit back. This is almost 3 months after my cancellation. It is not pay the date I was promised my refund, 90 day mark was 3 days ago.
I have received statements acknowledging they owe me money, but they have charged me for early termination. So my refund is far from what it should be. I have not received any money, I am noted post the date of my bank reimbursing me the $34 for the charge that should never have occurred. This has been the most awful company, the most awful and inconsistent customer service. They stole from me an entire month for internet they did not provide. I plan on reporting them to the BBB. They lie, repeatedly and I am shocked they still function as a company. I want my unauthorized auto draft back plus the offer draft fee they caused me. I work a low paying job and struggle to make it, I did not need to lose all that money 'cause the company can't get their ** together. VERY angry with them and disappointed.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016
I moved at the beginning of September and discontinued my service with Frontier. Today, 11/1/2016, I received a statement from Frontier that shows an overpayment/refund due to me of $104.70. When I called Frontier to find out when they would be sending a check I was told that it takes THREE BILLING CYCLES + an additional 7-14 business days to process... so I should be receiving the check sometime around the end of December/first part of January. In other words, they hold on to your money for FOUR MONTHS? That is absolutely ridiculous but par for the course for Frontier Communications - THE WORST CABLE PROVIDER EVER. How in the world do they get away with this nonsense?
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016
I have contacted Frontier via mail and email several times since March regarding a refund that they owe to my sister who is in an assisted living. They told me they sent the check but I informed them it was never received. They promised to check it out but no response has been received and still no refund. They charged her $50 because we ended the service claiming she had a two year contract. The refund is only around $49 but she's on Medicaid and could use this refund.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016
No landline service since February 2016 when a Frontier Communications tech came out to fix TV cable box and inadvertently disconnected our landline or damaged our landline connection. Frontier Communications issued 3 different tickets to come out and fix landline 3 separate times, but NEVER showed on any of those days, even though they told us to be home on a particular day, between certain hours of the day, for 4 hours at a time. Now Frontier wants to give us credit for only 10 days, claiming that we didn't have service for only 10 days in April and that the issue was resolved in April. That is according to a supervisor, Stan(?), whom I spoke with today, 10/31/16, after speaking with another rep and finally cancelling all services with FRONTIER today, also.
How could they have the nerve to say that issue was resolved when NO technician EVER showed at our house on the 3 different occasions that they were supposed to come out and fix the landline? This same supervisor told me that their records show that only 2 tickets were issued, not 3. Are Frontier employees deleting information from their records to hide employee incompetency, and are they also being dishonest by adding false information, as when they claim that a tech resolved the issue? Why didn't Frontier employees call to cancel or reschedule appointment to come out and fix the issue? Frontier Communications doesn't seem to care about its customers. I had to call repeatedly about the same issue, fixing the landline.
Frontier Customer Service is horrible, not just because of everything I've mentioned already, but also because my husband and I have called several times and have waited an unreasonable amount of time for someone to initially pick up the phone and then have had to hold for such a long time, making each phone call at least 2 hours long. After waiting on hold for more than an hour, different Frontier representatives have hung up on me on numerous occasions, though they said they'd just temporarily put me on hold. Frontier Communications now wants to charge me an early termination fee. I never signed a contract with them and have had a terrible experience with their customer service department and technical support. Do I have to pay this fee of $140+? I canceled my landline service about a month ago since they NEVER fixed my landline, after so many months.
The supervisor I spoke with today verified that I had not used my landline since February, but still claims the issue was resolved in April and asked why I hadn't called again, but that's contradictory to one of his own statements, which was that a second ticket was issued to come out and fix the landline. I can get my phone records, documents from my cell phone company, to show how many times we have called Frontier and how long each phone call was as evidence that we did call again, and again, and again, and again...
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016
After disconnecting their service to go with a better provider they sent me a bill for future services. A customer service representative pretty much said "That's the way we do business." I reported them to the Better Business Bureau. This company is very unethical.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2016
In CT, we were rolled over from AT&T over two years ago to Frontier automatically, who did not bother to send us any material. Our internet was the same at first for about 6 months, but kept declining (1 bar), so we figured we needed an upgrade as to both speed/router (router is 6 years old, 2011, from AT&T). I called F., former AT&T acct is in her name, gave the rep her info (name, address, birthday), and we were able to find the account, confer and set up a day/time for service tech to visit our pole outside, two days hence. Cost of new internet to be $44.99 versus $51 with AT&T. So far, so good. She transferred me to tech dept for new router; again, techie was able to access our account, but said she could not authorize a new router, only the service guy could--so she put in an order for the service guy to bring an extra router "just in case."
Service guy then calls to verify address, etc. has our acct info--everything all set. Except I forgot to ask the first rep a question: how long was the $44 good for, and was there an early termination fee? So I called back to a new rep... mentioning all of the above information. He replied that the termination fee (roughly $100 at my guess if I terminated within a year) "...depending on how long I was or had been under contract... If long term, no problem, essentially free." I then asked "Does a former contract rolled over to F from AT&T two years ago constitute a contract, thus eliminating the termination fee??" He said, "Let's see your account to verify".
This is when things went haywire... He could not find the account with the same identical info I had given to three other reps from before. We tried every identifier known, but no joy. I said it might be his computer, or maybe when I changed the plan, somehow the former rep erased the AT&T file and started a new F file for this account (i.e., changing my account from "former AT&T customer" to "new Frontier customer").
So I asked to speak to the supervisor to get to the bottom of this, figuring he/she had more technical knowledge or a better computer. He came back and actually said, "...the supervisor does not want to talk with you, and gave me permission to drop my call" because he could not verify an account even existed (even though three other reps were able to do so minutes before). I let him know how unhappy I was with her rudeness, bad customer manners, and poor business practice. I told him I would stay on the line regardless, kept asking for the supervisor because he couldn't technically handle the issue. He kept saying, "I'm going to hang up now, I need your permission..." Finally, I gave up with their rudeness, and told them I would tell the technician when he came over the next few days to go back home--because of the supervisor's rudeness, I refuse to do business just on that one basis alone.
I called back ten minutes later, got another rep, who also could not find our account information. After ten minutes of leaving then returning, he finally returned and said they found our info (only after I told him to double check with the order dept for the router and service call). But then he refused to say anything more because I was not an authorized user on the account--even though three other reps did previous based on accurate info I gave them about my wife. I am so fed up with this company... If my service is not up to par (ie., doubled from 5 mbps to 12 mbps), the world will know, and they can take me to court. But if they fail to perform based on their fee and contract, then truth is an absolute defense.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2016
I called in Sept to cancel service since I haven't had a full month of internet service in over a year. I was told they would cut it off that day and I would get a bill in Oct for 1/2 the usual amount. Well I just received my full payment notice due in Nov. I called and have been put through to four different people, I asked to talk to a supervisor after an hour and half. He finally researched & said the Disconnect request was never initialized in their system in Sept. I'm suppose to receive a credit on my credit card since the payments were deducted monthly on my card. We shall see, I'm not going to hold my breath.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2016
I have had AT&T internet for as long as I can remember and I have had only minor issues with the service but nothing that wasn't able to be solved with a 30 minute phone call. Then suddenly my internet starts acting strangely. I called AT&T and was told that they recently sold their internet in my area to Frontier. So at first I assumed "Okay, no big deal" because I figured I would still be getting the same service... WRONG.
My internet cuts out at least 10 times per day and can't handle more than three small devices connected at a time. One morning my internet was disconnected when I left for work and when I returned it was still disconnected. I called Frontier and they gave a list of instructions to perform and when that didn't work they told me that my router was probably too old and that they would send someone out to install a new router for free. So me again assuming that was the problem scheduled a date for delivery and installation.
Date comes around and the guy was a no show. There was no call from Frontier explaining why. So I called Frontier again explained my situation and they told me there was no record of the previous phone call. I set up another date and the guy was a NO SHOW AGAIN. My internet eventually resolve itself up until yesterday afternoon when it cut out again. I called Frontier and they gave me the whole song and dance routine again and my internet has yet to come back online and it has been 30 hours now. Instead of scheduling another date for a ghost to come out and install my new router, I hung up and immediately called Xfinity. Frontier, you have done nothing except raise my blood pressure and cause me problems. Please find another field to operate in because internet is not your forte. ** Off, Frontier.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2016
This is the absolute worst company I've ever dealt with. Besides their customer service being terrible and the supervisors in customer service not really caring about the customers their system is flaud. I waited 3 weeks for service to be installed which included internet and satellite TV. The previous person living at my address also had the same service. They quoted a price and installation date. The date came and went with one person telling me that I had the date wrong even though I provided the name of the person that confirmed it for me.
I waited the second time and the person showed up and advised that he didn't know anything about the satellite installation and could only do the internet. He advised that he could install Fios cable however the price was much higher than I was previously quoted. Sounds like bait and switch to me. Either way this company is complete garbage in my opinion and I will never use them or refer them. I called back to find out what happened and they weren't even able to find the order or me even though they ran my credit.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2016
I called to cancel my services 1 week before the next pay period began. I am not in a contract anymore which is why I wanted to get out since my monthly rate increased $25. I called October 17th to cancel the internet service and I paid my outstanding bill and went on my merry way. On October 28th I get three emails notifying me that my next bill pay statement is available and due November 21st. HMMM. That seems odd, right? Now, October 30th, I am on hold. I've been on the phone for 33 minutes and counting. 20 of those minutes with a scratchy recording that sounds like it was recorded over a cassette tape.
The customer service is nothing less than atrocious. I do not like companies that abuse their customer's rights by fudging the lines and living in a grey area where taking a little off the top, not processing cancellation requests, and leaving a person on hold in the hopes that the customer hangs up is okay. If I had to choose between frontier or no internet ever again... I'd read a lot of books and probably live a longer, happier life. Goodbye FOREVER, Frontier.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2016
I have had quite a few experiences with Frontier ever since they took over from Verizon in April. It began when a couple of channels just disappeared from my "plan". I called customer service and they would say, "Well, they are no longer on your 'plan'". I asked them HOW they could just change/remove channels from my plan that I had with Verizon and they would continue to give responses that just didn't make any sense. One representative told me that she would add them back on... but that never happened. So, I had to call back, was put on hold for 25-30 minutes. Transferred to people that had no clue what to do or what to say. This went on for two weeks and I gave up.
Another month passed and I decided to try again. I called and was told that I could add more channels for an additional $10.00 per month. I agree to this but after being told the channels would be turned on "tomorrow" I had to make several more calls to follow up and deal with this horrible company. Just yesterday I went online to pay my bill. Now there are MORE issues. My monthly bill went from $150.00 to $250.00. I called customer service and they told me because I made a change to my prior service with Verizon, I was now SUBJECT TO THEIR PRICING. I told him that NO ONE told me this. I agree to $10.00 more a month for the extra channels. Their new bill removed all of my discounts that I had with Verizon. The bundle that I had was GONE. They are charging me $40.00 per month for a phone that I don't even use but had included as the "bundle" with Verizon.
The customer service rep said that I would have had to agree to the change. I told him "DO YOU THINK I'M CRAZY? Do you think I'd agree to increasing my bill $100.00 a month for THE SAME SERVICE?" Actually, the service is 100 times worse than Verizon. In any event he told me a manager would be calling in a few days after they listen to the recorded conversation. I won't hold my breath for that phone call. This company's shady business practices, horrible service and out and out billing fraud has to end. How do they get away with this? Besides it IS RAMPANT! I've talked to so many other people that have had similar experiences.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2016
I have been in IT Customer Service for 42 years. If I were an employee I would be embarrassed to be associated with this company. I call 6-7 times over a 60 day period. Each time they requested a call back number "IN CASE WE GET DISCONNECTED". Why would they expect such a thing. In 42 years I was never disconnected from a customer. But each of these calls the so-called "agent" placed me on hold and I would wait between 15-30 minutes. No one called back. Funny because I have call waiting as well. THEY NEVER CALLED BACK. We have had poor video streaming buffering occurring for at least 90 days. Do you think they even fell back to what is know as a DROPPED CALL LIST? Nope. Sad, sad, sad.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2016
I have had Verizon for over 4 months and have spent hours each month on the phone regarding my bill. My current charges should be $97.99 plus taxes each month and I have yet to receive a bill under $350!!! Every month I call and each time am disconnected (which seems like I am hung up on at this point). I deal with the whole explanation each time and the phone call usually last an hour which everything is good. I lay the correct amount and then guess what... Next month my bill is wrong. I am charged for equipment I don't have and even movies!
They won't cancel my service unless I pay a $234 fee. So I guess just too bad so sad for me?? Why do I have to keep my end of the contract? I don't get paid for my time to deal with this bill each month. Oh and the next is the changes take time to process so I have to pay the bill and will get a credit. Otherwise it will go to collections. I think as consumers there has to be some rights? How can this just be this way and they have no accountability?? Be warned. Do not sign up for this service! I wish I would have reviewed before I signed up.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2016
Avoid Frontier Communications if at all possible. What a horror show. I signed up for Frontier Internet 30/30 on 10/17/2016 because I've grown weary of Comcast constantly raising prices. During the signup call I specifically stated I wanted only internet service and was assured that was all I was ordering. I was also assured that there were no fees for the installation or rental fees for any equipment required for service. On 10/25/2016 as scheduled, the installation tech arrived and installed the equipment (converter and router). Later that day I received welcome emails and a thank you for purchasing the Frontier Secure Identity service, a service I did not request or agree to purchase. On 10/26/2016 I noticed I was not getting the 30/30 speeds expected and so I called customer service. The tech was unable to resolve the performance issue and scheduled a tech to come troubleshoot the problem.
I then requested to get access to my online Frontier account. After about an hour or so dealing with multiple customer service reps I finally got access to my Frontier account. Once logged in, I found they had my internet 30/30 service bundled with phone service and some security services which I did not agree. I asked the customer service rep about these and what the cost was and they told me that my bill was going to be $89 vs the $55 I agreed to pay when I signed up. After several hours trying to get the customer service to remove the phone and secure identity services I was told I had to wait until 10/28/2016.
On 10/28 2016 I called customer service to finally get the unwanted services removed and while explaining my ordeal was hung up on by customer service. That was the last straw. I called back to have my service(s) disconnected. I now have to wait for the final bill and will likely have to battle to have any extra charges for the unwanted service removed. I hope this nightmare is over soon.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2016
Unfortunately Frontier is my only option for internet at the apartment I'm living now. My experience has been HORRIBLE. Several calls, drop calls, system out of service and need to call back in an hour, miscommunication, not enough information from rep who is assisting, missing day from work to wait on a tech who I found out was not coming, etc. I've called more than 6 times and these guys just don't seem to know what they're doing. Each call takes from 15 minutes to 1 Hour. Good luck with using their services.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2016
Oct 25th, 2016 Called Frontier to request Internet Promotion. Was on phone for 1 hour with a very nice girl who said I was her first customer. She said the Internet Promotion was not available in my area. (Rep) She contacted her supervisor and then promised to call me on Oct 26th promising to do everything possible to "fix" the problem and do what she could to get me another promotion. She never called! We even set a call time at 3 pm PDT. I did surprisingly receive a call from Frontier Service. They stated "it was not necessary to visit our home." WHAT??? I NEVER authorized any order and yet the rep put one in!
Oct 26th. Called and spoke with another rep. He agreed this was a mess. Promised to call me today Oct 28th to resolve this issue. I spent 30 minutes on the phone with him last night. He NEVER called. Furthermore he said my bill for December has gone up $10.00 on an order I NEVER authorized. Needless to say I have a MAJOR PROBLEM with Frontier.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2016
I am so frustrated with all the people in customer service. They know nothing about their services, they lie to you just to finish the conversation and tell you everything is fixed and working but it is not working. Their supervisors are liars too. I called and ask them a technical question about my service after 15 min of answering questions. He said, "I will put you on a short hold just to confirm something". I was transferred to another idiot instead and we had to start all over again and this time after he hung up on me.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2016
My landline is having major problems with a very high static noise causing me to not being able to call out or get incoming calls. I called Frontier. The tech said someone might be out on Nov 1st to check out things. Today is Oct 26th! I have been with Frontier for 40+ years and it ceases to amaze me as to how inefficient these people are. Never understand how they stay in business.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2016
Frontier Communications took over for Verizon in April of 2016. My bill with Verizon was $185 - $190 every month (including taxes and fees). On the first bill I received from Frontier, they said we owed roughly $400! After 2 separate hour long conversations of customer service employees who don't know anything at all about the billing and why anything happened, we finally found out why we were overcharged. One of the customer service representatives let it slip that Frontier doesn't have an unlimited long distance plan. So when my contract was taken over, instead of honoring the contract and providing me with the same service, they took all of my long distance phone calls and billed them through USBI.
They claimed that USBI is a third party that must have added charges to my account from some other source but every single USBI charge was for a long distance phone call we made. So, their system was using USBI as the third party to charge us for all of the long distance calls and then telling us that they have no control over it and have no idea why it was happening. Even if that was fixed, they are now (as of October 2016) charging us $205 a month for the same exact service that we got for $185. I know it's only about a $10 difference but there should be ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGE to my bill when you take a contract over.
The contract would be null and void if you take it and make a change to the amount. That's what a contract is for. Once we paid our first bill, however, we technically "agreed" to the new charges. That's fine because there are no other options in our area. The only other place I can get internet from is charging $500 month for the cheapest package for businesses.
After 3 months, our bill was over $1000, including USBI and other random charges marked "service" or "Frontier". We spent hours and hours on the phone with many different people and each time they tried to help but weren't allowed to approve a credit over the amount of $100. So, our bill has never reflected the correct amount and always looks like we owe a large amount. Now they're adding late fees to the amount of money that we were overcharged for and even shut our service down without even sending us a letter or an email. Of course, they claimed that they sent us a letter but I have a good relationship with my postal worker and she always makes sure we receive our mail. We never received it. But we did shut down for 1 whole business day and lost about $1000 worth of potential work because of them.
We are currently trying to resolve the last fraudulent charge of $261 and hopefully see a normal bill next month. But, my partner just got off the phone and they told him that this credit won't be applied for a couple of months. They have also sent us a letter (this time we received it!) that says they will shut off our service if the $261 is not paid by the end of the month. It says in the letter that if there is a payment in dispute, that does not count. But they had no problem turning off our service the last time when the only payments we supposedly owed them were the disputed charges.
Frontier Communications is the absolute worst company I have ever worked with. Their customer service knows nothing and cannot help. They seem nice enough but they don't know anything about why anything happens and are not given the capability to change anything. Their business model relies on the fact that there is a monopoly on communications services throughout most of the US, so they know that they can screw people over and continue to get business. We have to have phone and internet service so we just have to deal with it. But, I'm not renewing with them when my contract is up. I would rather pay $500/month to a company that doesn't lie and take advantage of my business than EVER give them another dollar.
I wish they would go out of business but I know that the CEO and the corporate staff would just take their bonuses and lay off the entire employee base of regular people who just need a job. It is a truly sad and disappointing experience. I have never had an interaction with a company that has made me feel disgust with humanity and greed. Thanks for that Frontier.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2016
What a horrible operation! More than two weeks without full service. I have spent more than three hours on the phone dealing with people who can never be reached again. All they had to offer was a little over $30 off my bill that is over $110 each month. Total lack of accountability has been built into their system. Combine with that the fact that you cannot register a complaint by email. It appears I have no choice but to find other service and cancel Frontier. My humble advice to any and all who read this is to avoid or cancel any business with Frontier Communications if you possibly can. A horrible company with a total lack of institutional ethics!!!
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2016
We have a business account with Frontier which was transferred over from Verizon (who we never had issues with). Our services were disconnected and we were wondering why; I placed seven calls to Frontier and each time I waited for over 30 minutes to talk to someone. One person said he would restore it and it would take up to 24 hours but it didn't usually take that long, I called back the next day and was told that there was no record of my call at all. I re-did the same process with the next rep and she said she would put it in; long story short a few hours later I spoke with a man who ended up helping me with the entire, complete process and he told me to wait 24 hours.
After that I called to ask another question and was greeted by "Dan from Ohio" who was EXTREMELY rude to me and then promptly hung up in my face. Here I am 3 days later still with no service - so now this mysterious 24 hours everyone keeps talking about it not from the time you placed the call but from the time the 'escalation team' gets the order. The customer service is HORRIBLE and the reps are rude and all on a different page. In addition, when we ordered service I made it very clear to them that I did not want a contract; my husband placed a call to them yesterday and was told we were on a 2 year contract - I did not sign up for that.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2016
I was with AT&T U-verse in CT for almost three years and never had any issues until Frontier took over the business. My issues with them are their billing and customer service and they began earlier this year. My promo period expired, so it was time to try and renegotiate a new tv, internet, and phone promo. That was an exhausting task, so exhausting that I got fed up that I canceled my service. It took me 30 minutes in some cases to get someone on the phone or online chat. I signed back up, but it took a good two to three months of negotiating to get a new deal (without the phone).
They don't keep records of prior conversations, which is really frustrating and the fact that you have to actually cancel your service to get a new deal is ridiculous. Since I signed back up, there have been constant problems with the bills. I'm getting overcharged on certain things and getting the promo credits that I was promised. I'm either on the phone or chatting with them on a monthly basis to fix. I can't wait to eventually cut the cable cord!
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2016
I cancelled my cable after the switch to Frontier because I was looking to save money. I spoke with the agent and told him I only wanted Internet service. He quoted me $45.99/month. I agreed and I thought it was a done deal. The next month I was still billed as if I still had cable. I called again. Each time, I'm on hold at least 40 min before anyone ever answers. Of course when they answer, there's no record of me calling to cancel. I was very frustrated and told the agent to cancel it immediately and give me the confirmation #.
The next bill I received was for $89.00. I called again and asked why I was charged so much. They replied that there was no record of me being offered the rate of $45.99. I asked to speak to a manager. Of course her # went straight to voicemail which (big surprise) was full and couldn't accept any messages. I called several more times and she finally answered. She said that the rate was correct because I didn't sign up for the 2 year contract. They are the WORST company I have ever dealt with. To top it off, I received a bill from them for the past 2 months (which I didn't have their service) for almost $200.00. I want to file a class action lawsuit against these dishonest crooks!
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2016
I called because I am owed a refund from Frontier Communications. I canceled my service effective 8/1/2016 and as of today, 10/25/16 I had not received anything. I called them to get assistance and was told I could not get any information because I do not have "my pin" from my billing statements. I tried explaining to Francis that I never received any bills from them as everything was on autopay that they withdrew from my account. I asked to speak to a supervisor. Francis did call me with Dustin on the phone who reiterated what Francis told me. I explained to him the same. He told me that he would not provide me any information unless I gave him said pin #. I asked to verify any other information and was denied. I asked him then to send me a copy of my last bill to the address on file and he told me no.
After going around and around with him for about 15 minutes, trying to provide him any information possible, he called me a liar and a fraudulent person. I tried looking at my account online but my smartphone would not provide a copy of billing statements. I had to go to get a computer to get my pin # and wasted another 30 minutes (1 and a half hours total) just to confirm that not only are they rude, they are incompetent and the refund check was just mailed out today, almost 90 days after my service was terminated. I hate this company and will NEVER use them or recommend them to anyone. I'd cancel and find another provider if you have their services now.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2016
My first call was September 12, 2016, at 3 PM PST or 6 PM EST, because the call center is located in Florida. I spoke to a young woman whom after I explained that I was a Lifeline customer, have phone services already and would like to get internet services also. She informed me that I would have to reapply for the program and that she would be mailing me a new application with the next bill. Two weeks later the bill came without an application. On September 28, 2016, I called a second time. The young man named Kahari, informed me that I would have to call back tomorrow, and ask for "The Lifeline Department," because "No one but that department takes Lifeline calls because they have their own database and we in customer service, can't even access their database. You will need to call before 5 PM EST to speak to them."
When I called the following day, a young man named Ben, informed me that there is no "Lifeline Department," and they he and anyone from customer service can help. I explain that I would like internet and if he could please tell me the monthly charges and how much data is included. He informed me, "The data is unlimited for Lifeline customers and it costs $12.99 per month for Broadband and will be charged $50.00 for the first bill for the modem." "Wonderful," I said, "so what's the next step?" He continued, "I just need to order you a modem to plug into the telephone line, so you can access internet." I explained that "I used to have satellite internet because I live far out in the country and we don't have access to broadband, have you upgraded since?"
He stated, "Let me speak with Technical Support." I was put on hold for 20 minutes. When he came back, he confirmed my address and said, "We configured your service and the modem will arrive 2-6 weeks." I asked, "Why so long?" He explained, "Because the warehouse is in this area, Florida, and it's going to take a while with several orders ahead of you." I waited 8 weeks and never received a modem.
On October 17, 2016, I called again and I got Kahari again. I asked to speak to a manager, he transferred me to Collections. After explaining to the woman in collections that I wanted a manager in Customer Service, she transfers me to a woman named, Latoria. Latoria would not transfer me to manager until I explained to her why. I informed her the above info and she stated that she will send me a modem and it should arrive on Thursday, October 20, 2016 and informed me after she explained to supervisor my situation, there will be no charges for modem." "Great," I said. "Thank you very much" and she gave me her direct phone number with extension, in case it doesn't arrive.
On Thursday, the modem arrived. I called my daughter, who is a IT Security major to come over and install the modem. My daughter came the following day and installed the "Residential Self Install Kit," and put the connectors on each telephone extension sent to divert telephone and broadband lines. She explained, "Mom I don't think this is going to work because we don't have broadband yet in this area. You see how these bars are not lighting up. If there was broadband, all three of these lights would be lit and we're not even getting one bar that is lighting up. Which means, there is no broadband available here." I was livid. I said, "I explained the above and they said that they fixed it so I could get broadband. Those liars!"
I called Latoria three times, Friday, October 21, Monday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 25, 2016. She never returned my call. I called again on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, and spoke to Zack. I explained to him that we don't have broadband and they above and do they have satellite internet instead? He stated, "We do, but I need to coordinate with technical support, hold a few minutes." A few minutes took one hour. Then he informed me, "We can't provide satellite services, we are only allowed a certain amount of slots to provide satellite services per company for that area and we've already reached our limit. We don't have any more slots available in your area."
"What?" I stated, "You're saying that we people in the country that can only use satellite services, can't access them because you've already reached your limit? Since when do internet companies have limitations for customers? So, what you're saying, that disabled individuals on disability are stuck paying $200.00 a month to ripoffs like Dish Network, because Frontier, the only monopoly in telephone services only have so many slots? Well, Zack, I'm reporting your company to Consumer Affairs, the Better Business Bureau, Lifeline Consumer Services and to the Americans With Disabilities Association, for refusal of services to the disabled that are low-income consumers."
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016
They turned off my internet access on 10-20-16 (my bill has been paid on time for about 10 years - as long as we've been their customer). Numerous phone calls and chats. Never the same answer twice. Finally told me I had to be home all day on the 25th. I got a voice mail telling me it was fixed without anyone coming to my house. I had to use a vacation day. It is going to take cable 2 weeks to run to my house but Frontier is about to fired. They don't even try to do the right thing. It's almost like they are playing a game. As for the person who said asking for a supervisor just gets you an extended hold - Absolutely true.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016
Ordered our service on September the 8. Well, didn't get service 'til September 28. We have had a tech out twice and our wifi is still in and out. We were promised two months of free service, received a bill. I hate Frontier. At this point I'm ready to switch over.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016
Today 10/24/2016 I called customer service to clarify issues and charges on billing. The representative that I spoke to was courteous and professional in addressing my issues however after an hour and a half she was unable to resolve my account issues completely. I was informed to call back when I had access to the tracking number that I was given from the Postal Service when I returned a Wi-Fi booster and she would make notes on my account to help address all other unresolved issues. I returned home and called customer service immediately.
The representative that I spoke to was not helpful at all. He stated all he could do was make notes on my account, he could not provide any information but proceeded to justify the charges without listening to me. I asked for a supervisor, he stated "Well, I don't know what they can do for you. You will be on hold." I stayed on hold for 39 minutes without a update or response. I made the decision to end the call, knowing I would not be directed to a manager. My account status changed and Was overcharged after my equipment stopped working. I was misinformed, overcharged, mistreated and not taken care of.
My equipment stopped working and I was billed 149.99 for installation of the replacement, my internet wasn't working and the rep said I need a higher speed but the service tech stated we only need a booster. (My bill increased by 50.00.) She left a booster w/ one time fee of 40.00. Still no connection. Two days later another booster arrived and I was charged 3 payments of 40.00. I called to have it returned and they had the nerve to give me the return address. They did not even pay the cost to return the item I already had. I paid for shipping and ins. I still have the charge on my account, my services have been disrupted and additional unauthorized Charges were applied.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016
I had been a Verizon customer since 2013. Never had any product or billing issues. Then when Frontier took over suddenly my bill went up from $116 per month for the triple play package to $250 per month. As soon as I found out I took my issue up with customer service. I was told that the billing will be resolved as rates had changed but something will be done. All this time most of the customer service people seemed to have no clue as to what was going on. Twice I was told by the customer service reps that "Your billing will go down" and once it did to $141 but then shot up again. I spoke to a service person on 9/28 and she said that she had spoken to her supervisor and a ticket has been issued and it will go back to the Verizon rate starting October 1st.
Two weeks later, in mid October, I observed that no change has occurred so I called them again. This time I was told it is under process and wait one more week. Today on October 24 I just got off the phone after being told that there is no record of any such commitment and my rate is now around $196. She suggested that my case will go to offline but then came back that she spoke to someone and I do not even qualify to speak to offline. After 3 months of frustration and commitments I am back to square one. What a pathetic company. They have a screwed up system where customer service says something else and accounts are doing something else. Even their records have no proper indication of past customer interaction and supposed tickets for action. Maybe it's done on purpose? I wouldn't be surprised if they lose most of their customers the way they are going. I know I am not staying with them.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2016
I was clueless that this company had a lot of complaints and very low rating. If I knew this beforehand I would have not scheduled an upgrade to my internet with them and just shop for another company. I spoke with a very nice lady over the phone and she offered me a very nice package to bundle my services with them from Verizon, everything went smoothly with the transaction (pricing, promo, etc.). She gave me a schedule (4-6 p.m.) and I agreed, which I told her I prefer in the afternoon.
The next few days, someone from Frontier called verifying an unknown number and I gave her our main phone number. Then I follow up our scheduled appointment verifying it with her, she said it was stated "all day" and not the time that was given to us. So I said, "I took off time from work at that scheduled time that was promised." She said she tried to change it but it won't allow her, she just keeps apologizing which became annoying because she was not there to do something that will help my situation as a customer but just tried to appease the problem that they had created. It was so frustrating until she hangs up with no resolution.
It was the first time that I have encountered a very poor customer service with a big company. Then today, Monday, the technician who's suppose to do the internet upgrade just showed up at the house and my son who's mainly the reason why we are upgrading the internet end up losing thousands of dollars online because Frontier cannot squared away their promised to their customers. It's the customer who's adjusting and not them. VERY frustrating!!!
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2016
Worst company ever dealt with regarding billing issues. My issue is that I had made four payments to Verizon and was then switched to Frontier. Frontier is claiming they never received the payments that I made to Verizon. I thought the two companies were the same and they are reluctant to combine the two. Terrible service and would not recommend this company to anyone. They owe me money and they cut off my service. DON'T USE THEM AT ANY COST!
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2016
I purchased a modem for $199.99 from Frontier Communications on 8-31-2016. On 9-7-2016, I decided I didn't want the service because my bill was going up to $217 a month. I canceled the purchase of the modem on 9-7-2016 and Frontier's services on 9-14-2016. I was informed that a credit would appear on my bill on the next billing cycle. If not on the next cycle, definitely on the 2nd billing cycle. I called back several times to determine if the adjustment has been made and each time I was assured that the "committee" that made the decision to return funds was making the adjustment.
I called back on October 14 and was advised that no request for an adjustment had been made and now it would be 3-4 months before I could expect a refund on my account. This is irascible customer service. Frontier purchased Verizon and customer service and technical support went from a 10 to a 1. For example, with Verizon one could click info and find out who was starring in a movie. It was months before my service was equipped with this info although my acquaintances could get the information. I was told that the information was not available, although acquaintances were receiving this information. Frontier service was inconsistent.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2016
So very happy to say that I canceled all my service from Frontier! Their customer service was so pathetic that it was almost unbelievable! Here are just a few highlights: Service rep came to my house to fix reception problems. He told me there was a problem with something on pole down the street. He said he would go check it out and be back. Never heard from him again! Lol! 2 of my boxes did not work so ordered new ones, but never received. I tried to order them 3 different times because I waited, but never ever received! The last time I called about this, they had no record of me calling them ever! Lol! I called to adjust my bill and was told by the rep she could save me a lot of money, gave me her extension and told me to call her right back to finalize. I never heard from her again. LOL. My HD channels were not working, so called to find out they turned them off, but for no good reason. LOL!
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2016
The service currently provided by Frontier brings back memories of dial-up. SLOW SLOW SLOW. And the frequent service drops that require router reboots are daily, often two or more times during the day. The connection speed I typically experience is never more than 65% of Frontier's stated speeds for the level of service I pay for. The BLUE WHEEL OF DEATH is the most frequent icon on my screen. Since Frontier took over from Verizon, Frontier has been capitalizing on the lack of competition in service providers by ignoring any upgrade in hardware or software technology.
I think they saw the handwriting on the wall when they bought Verizon internet services and are hanging on to squeeze every last cent from the captive customer base that acquired. I have access to Comcast services in my winter home, and their speed is light years ahead. Sure, it is more expensive, but my time is worth the increase in cost. Let's face it, the difference between 3.7 mb (Frontier) and 20 mb (Comcast) easily justifies paying another $20/month. Frontier is a shoddy, old technology company that will never move forward to provide an acceptable internet experience that consumers have come to expect in today's high-tech environment. Frontier needs to fold their tent and slink away like the weasels they are.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016
I was a Verizon Fios customer and had a 2 year contract ending 7/1/2016. In spite of extremely poor service when Frontier Communications took over, I honored my contract I had with Verizon Fios and tried via phone to call Frontier Communications and cancel service on 6/6/2016, although I was disconnected TWICE after being placed on hold.
I then went to Frontier's website and was able to speak to CSR, Riley, via online chat. I explained to Riley that we had an outage of service for over a week and he offered a credit to the account. I then told Riley we were unhappy with the service, that I would honor the original contract with Verizon ending on 7/1/2016, and that I wanted to cancel services with Frontier at the end of the contract date of 7/1/2016. I asked CSR, Riley, to email the online conversation so that I would have confirmation of the cancellation and, although he did not do as he said he would, THANK GOD I printed the online chat and have documentation of the cancellation.
I paid my final bill/balance due totaling $103.12 the same date, 6/6/2016. In spite of the online cancellation, Frontier Communications continued to bill me. I sent them a message on 8/16/2016 on their Frontier Communications Complaint Facebook Page and explained all of the above information, included my account number, asked them to review the online chat verifying the cancellation and final payment made, and to forward an address that I could send a certified letter to showing proof of cancellation and final payment on 6/6/2016. NO REPLY FROM FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS TO DATE.
I sent a certified letter to the billing department 9/22/2016 with all of the above information outlined including: copy of the online chat cancellation with Frontier CSR, Riley, on 6/6/2016, copy of the final payment made 6/6/2016, and copy of the Facebook message sent 8/16/2016. I have proof of delivery of the certified letter receipt by Frontier on 9/26/2016, yet no reply from Frontier Communications to date. I followed the rules and have documentation I did so, yet Frontier Communications continues to ignore the fact that this contract was canceled, and continues to bill for services that were canceled at the end of the Verizon contract date of 7/1/2016. Do not do business with this company. I had no choice initially because of a prior contract with Verizon and 5 MONTHS AFTER CANCELING SERVICES, THEY CONTINUE TO BILL ME.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016
I'm Moving from NY to CT. I ordered a triple play 4 days prior to moving. I received a confirmation with installation times, order number, password and user ID. I called a day before to confirm and see if they could come out earlier. The Rep told me that the tenant before me owed money, so I needed to send in my rental agreement. I also was asked for $120.00 deposit. I was at my desk and was able to send my agreement and pay the deposit. However they said it would take three days to clear the identity situation. Then I would have to pay the deposit and reschedule a new installation date.
I spoke to 5 reps & Supervisors from different states and everyone was just saying sorry. Did they not get that I ordered 3 days prior to speaking to them so all matters could have been handled and my cable could have been installed when I moved? Did they not understand I called them, They didn't call me? Had I not called I would have been in my new place waiting hours for them not to show up! Yeah Sorry for my daughter and I in a new state with no damn cable, sorry for not calling, Sorry for sending the confirmation... SORRY SORRY SORRY. This Company is Sorry!!! I canceled the order and will get optimum or another internet service and use firesticks.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016
I disconnected my service and when I got a notice of my credit for the second month in a row, I called to ask for a refund. I was told they don't refund for 90 days, which should be illegal when you think of the tens of thousands - at least - of people's money they are holding onto. When I got a third credit statement more than 90 days after I ended service, I called again. And I have been on hold for almost an hour at this point. Seriously, is this legal?
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2016
Today is October 20, 2016. On May 12, 2016 I called Frontier Communications to cut down on services because I was selling my house. I had two phone lines and an internet connection with them. I asked to have the internet terminated and only one phone line remaining. Instead, both phones lines were cut off and I still had internet. I called Frontier back, on my cell phone, insisting that I get my phone line back in the home. After spending many hours on my cell phone talking to Frontier employees over several days, I gave up and told the representative to completely close my account. In trying to get my phone restored, I talked to Cassandra, Kiara, Marvin, Teresa, Lisa, and Latoya without getting anything accomplished and the promise of returned calls not being fulfilled.
By May 23, 2016 my phone line had never been restored to the home. I called and talked to Kyle and Heath and it was Heath whom I informed I was cancelling all services with Frontier. He said the service would be cancelled going back to May 12. My phone service had not been restored and although it caused a lot of trouble for me, I found another way to be in contact with people. I paid my final bill and the home closed Escrow and the new owners took possession on July 11, 2016. I could not use the phone after Frontier had cut it off and I had moved everything out of the home while waiting for the close of Escrow. If my instructions were not followed and the phone was reconnected for some reason, I would not have even known about it.
My last call to Frontier was for 2 hours and 26 minutes on October 6, 2016. I talked to Chris first and then, without getting help, asked for a supervisor. A supervisor named Tim came on the phone. After hearing my whole story and about how I had cancelled the service and even sold the home, he insisted that the connection was never cancelled, that I was being billed, even after the home had been sold, and that I would need to pay because I was being billed. I tried to reason with him that it is not legal to bill people for things they never received and then expect them to pay simply because they had been billed. But after 2 hours and 26 minutes, in which I became convinced Tim was trying to get me to hang up in frustration, the call ended with no resolution.
I received a bill earlier this month (Oct. '16) asking for payment to be made by 10/28/16, a phone call on October 6 asking me if I wanted to turn off my services (?) and another letter with the threat that my service would be disconnected if I did not pay what Frontier was demanding, which goes up monthly and is now at $245.33. I honestly do not understand Frontier Communications! The company seems to think that it can simply bill me for something I put a cancellation order in for and am not receiving and that the billing itself means I must pay. I see why the company has thousands of complaints on file.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2016
Frontier has the worst customer service ever. They placed wrong charges on my account. I called them to get them waived. I have waited 4 months for it. Everytime I call, they have no documentation of the call before. I WOULD NOT GIVE THEM EVEN 1 STAR. But since it is minimum, I gave 1. There is no way of writing a review on Frontier website.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2016
It started from ordering service, was told didn't have anything to pay upfront and scheduled our self installation date a week later. Three days after ordering the service I have a missed call, checked my vm. It was Frontier stating there is an issue with the order which is causing a delay in activation. I called them to only find out there is a deposit would have to pay. However, it still delayed getting the modem but our installation date was still supposed to be the same. We waiting for the week to come, finally received the modem and guess what, no services. I call them back, was on the phone forever just to find out they changed my date for another day as a tech has to come to my house for some reason and no one had to be home because it was outside work. Soooooooo we get home and guess what. No services.
I call them back. Spoke to tech support who knew nothing and transferred me to customer service who also knew nothing. So I finally got a supervisor who also knew nothing and wanted to transfer me back to tech support and at this point I declined. She took my number and is calling me right back once she got answers. Hours later still no call back and no service. Unbelievable. I'm irritated and wish I knew what to do to put them out of business for good.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2016
Like others I was surprised that Verizon sold their business to Frontier. I had been with Verizon 5 years with zero problems. I had the triple play with Verizon and was in the process of renewing my contract for another two years just as Frontier took over at the end of April 2016. I also upgraded by television to quantum, and internet with quantum at the end of April, so it was up to Frontier to install my upgrades. I went on Frontier chat and a very nice rep contacted a service tech. He came out to my home and installed the new DVR boxes, and quantum router-modem. It took him over 6 hours. He apologized and told me to try a different company because everything was a mess during the take over from Verizon. So far so good, everything worked. Then the problems: channels missing, tv programming not functioning correctly. Internet was stable, and phone service was ok.
After 2 months of calling Frontier everything with the television service worked as it should. But my price kept changing every month. I had to keep calling Frontier. At that time their overseas department was just horrible. They couldn't understand me and like others I spent endless hours on the phone trying to straighten out my bill. During the month of September 2016 I started having problems with my landline such as no dial tone, I couldn't call out, but no one could call in, and phone was dead. I spent hours with Frontier trying to get this situation fixed. I am the type who hates to change carriers and decided to renew for two years, since I thought Frontiers problems were behind them (how wrong I was).
I contacted retention and worked out a new price keeping my triple play, phone, tv, and internet the same. The rep saved me approx $20. I thought finally I won't have to worry about Frontier's service or bills for at least two years. Well I received my bill dated October 3, 2016 and the bill had almost doubled to $392. I contacted Frontier and the rep said that the retention specialist imputed incorrect codes and he would correct. I received $167 in credits immediately. I was not under any contract as everything had been wiped out. I called Frontier again and they told me my bill was going from $212 to $259 plus taxes. After a few days of pondering the new rate I decided to renew for another two years (my bad).
On 10/13/16 I contacted a rep at Frontier who worked out a lower price which I accepted. I advised the rep I wanted the exact same service and not to change any features on my tv, home phone, or internet. Well two hours later my home phone went dead. I called Frontier and the tech department advised that the rep imputed the incorrect codes for my phone (digital to copper). They did not want to cancel the order and said the original rep who handled my order would call me. I spent 1:20 hours on the phone with the tech just to find out the rep would contact me. They wanted to save the Frontier reps renewal and make their customer (ME) dance through more hoops. Insane! She called, apologized and said she would correct it. Two days passed no home phone. I was really mad now.
I contacted Frontier and they assured me they would get my home phone working. After 4 calls to Frontier my phone was back on, but they had to cancel my original order since it was wrong. I felt taken advantage of and couldn't believe such a large company couldn't even renew a customer. They had two chances and due to their incompetency failed miserably. So I canceled my home phone (ported it over to another company myself), and canceled the television package with 3 DVR's.
I then called Frontier again about the internet. The rep said she would give me a lower price on the internet on a separate two-year contract. So no television, no home phone. I am crossing my fingers that everything goes smoothly on the internet transaction, but I have my doubts. Frontier you lost my business as a television customer and a landline customer. Lousy service. You should retrain your entire sales and service force to understand that customers won't put up with this kind of crap!! I am just glad I don't have any Frontier stock. If I did I would dump it!!!
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2016
Everything I heard about this sleazy company is completely true. They took over my internet and cable from Verizon and service went downhill immediately. Internet quit working consistently and slower than ever. Cable channels and on-demand didn't work. But worst of all, they charge $38 per month MORE than my contract with Verizon. Frontier had assured its new customers that everything would stay the same as what it was with Verizon but that's not the case. I've now logged 362 minutes on the phone and live chat with this company trying to get my bill adjusted. They transfer, pass me off to another department and even blatantly hang up! Never get the billing resolved, and have to deal with subpar service.
Finally, I filed an FCC complaint and 2 weeks later received a call from Arturo at Frontier. After reviewing everything with him, he says that he will "ask if they can price match what I was paying Verizon". I asked Arturo to verify that means they took over Verizon accounts and hiked up the monthly rates. He wouldn't state that, but he did state the same thing by saying that he would ask for a price match. And he has to send it to "off line" and they should call back in 24-48 hours. This company is unethical and will not be able to stay in business with these practices. Unfortunately Tampa has no other options since Bright House just sold out, too!
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2016
I called them to have them remove their ugly equipment from my living room to a different location in the house, (the equipment was already installed in the home prior to us moving in). After being transferred to 4 different departments and spoke with 4 different people and having to give my account information 4 different times, I finally was given an answer... 85.00 per 1/2 for them to move their equipment to a more desirable location. I never even signed up with these people. They just started sending me a bill and now I have to deal with them. Verizon was never a problem. I am so disappointed that I have to deal with this kind of low quality business. I will be contacting Spectrum to see if I can change my internet provider.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2016
I made the big mistake to sign with Frontier in August 2016. Since then, my set top box does not work properly (no connection). Two techs came over and I still have the same problem. Now they are sending me another set top box - the third in two months. Today my husband spent an hour on the phone with a tech and they could not fix it. Interesting that my neighbor had the same problem and she switched to another cable provider. I want to cancel the service but I am pretty sure that they will charge for the cancellation fee.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2016
ZERO customer service resolution. No phone calls back from supervisors. Unable to assist you with any verification of closing accounts properly. Had Frontier, switched to Time Warner. Received a bill for 1269.44 stating we never disconnected our lines properly with them. Spoke to CSRs 4 times, documented with dates and names. All stated that the account was closed, lines closed or transported to new service. 3 CSRs stated it was a glitch in their system as to why we were getting billed only to be told by the fourth one months later and bill now up to 1269.44 , we are told "No, you didn't disconnect." NO CSR training, CSRs pass blame to other departments. No one can answer questions or resolve issues. RUDE and UNEDUCATED service reps. Disgraceful company.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2016
This company does not show me on schedule. The first time I had them come out and install Internet service they never showed up. They came the next day very late and told me they could not install because furniture was in the way. Complete idiots. Finally when they were able to install services I had a house fire. I asked them to install service in the apartment I am staying in. Day of move in (last week Monday) they were supposed to show up and they ended up going to the wrong apartment. Did not call or anything. I was rescheduled for today Tuesday (8 days later). They said someone would come between 8-5. It is 4:57. No one has showed up or called. I am so done!!! 8 hours of my day plus 5 hours from last week waiting for these morons to come and install service. Please stop investing in these horrible companies. Not worth it at all.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2016
The Customer Service Support and their supervisors are real experts on LIP SERVICE. I call them, they transfer me and I am on hold for over 45 mins. I get a supervisor, and I was told that it has been resolve, but when the next billing arrive it's still the same and not resolve. It's been going on for the past 4 months.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
Where do I start. I guess from the beginning. First off no one, not Verizon, nor Frontier told me about the migration. During the migration, countless service interruption. In the 2 years since I had to replace 2 cable boxes and remote, one twice. Then the battery. I was told because I was having so much issues with service they'll be nice and give me the last box replacement and battery free otherwise it's $200 value. I have replaced DVR with Comcast never got charged. Then a movie and TV I purchased with Fios, one or the other was always missing. I asked about that. First I was told there was nothing that can be done. Then I was told to download it and they'll give me credit. Yeah, I would if I trusted you.
I got rid of my home phone and called to re-bundled with just internet and cable and what they're offering is exactly the same as what I had with the phone in some cases more. Yes I do understand that the more you get the more you save but not to the point of getting something you do not want or need. The last customer representative I spoke to (Myla) was actually helpful and courteous hence the extra star. But I've had issues starting with Fios and it's gotten way worse with Frontier. I will take my business elsewhere thank you. Truthfully if they don't work on their customer service and satisfaction, they will be out of business in no time.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
I signed up for internet service and decided to cancel prior to the installation. They charged a $60 deposit which they promised would be credited back to my account in 5 days. 30 days later I am still out $60. The Frontier customer disservice reps all give me the same lies every time I sit on hold for hours waiting for them to pick up and they don't give a damn about anything. I have filed complaint with the Public Utilities Commission and I hope they hold "Frontier Non-Communications" accountable for their fraudulent business practices. I have been stolen from by this dishonorable, rude, unaccountable, joke of a company and I will tell EVERYONE I know that they are a FRAUD. Don't waste your time. Don't waste your hard-earned $$. You have been warned by the nearly 3,000 complaints logged on this site alone. Frontier=FRAUD.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
After purchasing my home in 2012, I signed with Frontier. I understood at that time that I was under a 2-year contract. After enduring two years of terrible service, internet speed much slower than what I was paying for at my contracted rate, and numerous outages, I contacted Frontier when I knew my contract was coming up. I complained about the slow speed and was told if I renewed my contract, I would be eligible for a better package. I told them that I did not want to renew and that I wanted my account off auto renew. I was not yet ready to switch providers, but I did not want to be locked into a contract.
I finally did change providers a couple of months ago. I expected a final bill from Frontier, but I was locked out of my online account. The only communication I received was a collections notice for significantly more than what I would have expected. After contacting customer service, I was told that I was under contract as an auto renewal and there was no indication that I had contacted anyone to remove this. I was also told that it clearly stated this on my statement. Shame on me for not seeing that previously, but I, like many people, opt for paperless billing and pay my bills online. I only review the details if something seems out of whack. I know better than this and I am angry at myself for allowing it to happen, but I find it convenient that there is no record of my call and practices to perpetuate these auto renewing contracts is deceitful. I am challenging the charges, but it is unlikely I will be successful.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
I visited friends who had this garbage, kept dropping, pages took up to 30 seconds to load. I was told that the non-existent Customer service rep who last week worked in some burger joint with zero knowledge kept insisting there is nothing wrong with this garbage internet. Seen on Netflix that Frontier is USA No.1 worst internet service. I am so glad I don't have this trash. I ended up using personal hotspot on my mobile phone, so much faster than this so called internet. The company is no more than a money grabbing joke with "who cares about customer, we're robbing their money" attitude. I am from the UK. In Europe this company would be shut down for not providing the service they sell.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2016
I performed a live chat to check on an outage in the dallas area. On both chats the service reps (Javier and then Timothy **) abruptly ended the chat. One because I did not feel comfortable giving my PIN and the other right after I asked them to confirm what the frontier outage map said. Unbelievably unprofessional.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2016
Not the first time and probably won't be the last. Cable goes out and says there is no connection, again! Instead of taking care of the problem, we get "nothing"... After not having cable for Saturday football not sure what is going to happen for Sunday fball. Thx Frontier, you actually suck!!
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2016
Canceled my account with Frontier after they took over to from Verizon. My rate was going up and I called to get a better rate they were offering to new subscribers with faster internet service and they refused and basically told me they didn't care if I quit. Now they owe me a refund and won't send it for 90 days. There's no reason for them to hold the money except to put more interest into their bank account. This practice is wrong and should be illegal! I was originally told they send it out after the 2nd billing. Then called and was told after the 3rd billing cycle. Now I'm told 90 days and it won't be sent out until early November.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2016
Received an email of payment not processed. This was due to stolen cc. I called Frontier, spoke with two customer care reps., and a supervisor--all failed to resolve my issue. Unable to take my payment, unable to update my account, unable to cancel my internet service (yes, this is my next step--after writing this thread). The supervisor blamed Verizon! Instead of taking responsibility since Frontier absorbed Verizon Internet business--Frontier has decided to point the finger in the direction of Verizon. I have had Verizon service for over 5 years without issues. First issue with Frontier surfaced 10/15/2016, and they cannot do anything to resolve my issue. Funny thing, their voice messages claim this is a US based service customer center--100% of my dealings with Frontier has been unbelievable, and I mean this in the negative context. I would have provided zero (0) stars but I was required to select one (1). Customers be warned!
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016
I am currently sitting on hold with a customer service rep who is trying to get a supervisor to help her with my account. I have been on the phone with her for 2 hrs & 42 min. I told her from the moment we got on the phone that my account is severely messed up & that I have been on the phone 2 other times this week with 2 other reps who eventually after being on the phone for over an hour a piece, say they're going to have to transfer me to a manager or another dept. because they've done all they can do. Her supervisor was standing there & I could hear her talking telling her what questions to ask me. After all that time & numerous requests, she never got on the phone & this conversation ended just like the others... I've done all I can do & a supervisor is not available.
This week alone I have spent almost 5 HOURS on the phone with cust. serv. & as far as I can tell my account still isn't right. Hands down the worst customer service I've ever encountered. This is the 1st company I've ever dealt with that will let a rep tell you "I'm sorry that's all I can do for you." & let you go without a supervisor stepping up to help. By the way after 2 months of brand new service my bill is $877.74.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016
Have been on hold for 3 hours today to speak with a supervisor. Have not had service with this company. Phone has not been on in over 6 months and they are billing me for a home phone 331.92 dollars for their services... My phone is off and no services have been provided but yet you want me to pay 331.92... Really. Where is the reality in this... Said they turning me over to credit bureau after holding for over 3 hours... Super rude and I don't recommend to anyone. The whole process has been a joke.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016
On both occasions at two different residences discontinuing service has been a total nightmare. Hours spent on the phone is worthless. They continue to send bills weeks after service is stopped. They do not provide means to return equipment. Once the head office on the east coast did fix one problem but now others continue at our second location. If any business deserves to be investigated this one is it.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016
Frontier hired a 3rd party company to lay new lines in my yard. They dug up the side yard and left it muddy and broke the fence causing my dogs to get out in the middle of the day so I went home to retrieve them from a neighbor's house. Then I was told my new plan would decrease in payment because I was receiving less channels. Nope - didn't happen. Bill went up. I asked for a manager to call me multiple times and was always told "you will receive a call." Nope, never did. I am going to just cancel my contract because a one time cancel fee is better than paying 300+/ month for service I shouldn't be paying for anyway.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016
Not a Frontier Communications customer choice. Was a former Verizon customer and that service was just fine. Since Frontier absorbed the client base the service has been an absolute disaster. Inadequate customer service, internet connection is often for days at a time (51 hours thus far). Major problems with the app. Non helpful personnel. Terrible wait times on phone support. I am switching to another carrier tomorrow. My advice to other potential customers: stay away.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2016
Horrible customer service, changed our plan and price without consulting us. Was not given the option if we wanted them as a provider after Verizon sold out, left us dangling... after hours and hours of phone calls, emails, etc... we terminated after 2 months of getting the runaround. They wanted $495.00 for two months of service. Ha ha ha. Our service was on, off, on, off. They didn't care. They owe me 93.00 from a prepay when I was with Verizon. Ha ha ha. I won't get it. I hate them more than I can say! The worst nightmare I have experienced in my life. They suck.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2016
What a scam. Spoke to con artist "Jason" at 1-877-433-3806 **. I was currently paying $180 with DirecTv. We worked my bill down to $110+tx to get the bundle that fit my needs. He claimed they have a current promotion with free installation and no connection fees. Well my initial bill was $326 of which $100 was installation fees. My monthly portion went to $213!!! This is $40 more than DirecTv - far from the $110+tx per month I was promised. Trying to contact billing is useless. They are either stupid, acting stupid, or the whole thing is a scam. "Jason" won't even return my calls anymore. SCAM!!! Why isn't there a class action against this company!!?
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2016
No sense beating a dead horse. Internet service (DSL) by Frontier is worse than terrible. Negative 5 stars best represent the service they will provide for you. I did a speed test about a week ago and download was 0.06 Mbps out of 3.0 Mbps max. For the math wizards, that is 60 Kbps. If you are old enough, that is 56.6 Kbps dial-up service. I have checked out a lot of the other internet provider reviews and the same horror stories that permeate this internet provider is similar to other providers. We seem to need legislative intervention to get the service that we are paying for.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2016
This is not my first sparring with Frontier. I've been dealing with them since they took over in Santa Monica. Many service calls were made/confirmed, but only one showed up so this confirms others' issues with services not being booked. How can they still be a company? Their 300M/300M is a lie and so is their crappy router. Without even trying to solve my issue in person they just send out a new router and say "hey, now you install it." If I knew how to fix the issue myself, do you think I'd be reaching out to you? Would've been better asking my dog. We even went as far as to using our own routers since theirs cannot handle more than 15 users at a time! How can they even consider themselves as an internet provider when 60% of the time their network is down?
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
I absolutely hate Frontier, and I know I am not alone. I had Verizon Fios for TV & Internet for over a year before crap-show Frontier acquired it. During that time I had 0 reasons to call customer service. Never even called once. My internet was blazing fast and consistent and my channels worked as well as expected. Any change I wanted to do, I did online. Recording shows from my phone was a breeze and there were no unexpected charges in my bill. Since Frontier took over, I've had to call over 7 times over the course of 6 months. Maybe I should just have them on speed dial. Each phone call was incredibly frustrating and confusing. So without further ado, let's start from the beginning
Account set up: When I was required to set up an account with Frontier, it would not accept my username nor my phone number as valid although I was punching it in correctly. I tried using the chat with CS feature. I watched my place in queue strangely go up and down... i.e. 13th in line to 6th to 5th back up to 7th, 3rd, 1st, then 4th. How is that even possible. I finally get connected to someone who asks me for my billing phone number. I immediately respond. No answer for 5 minutes, not even an "ok, let me look that up". I kept typing, "Hello? What is going on?" And after about 10 minutes, the chat EXPIRED, kicking me out. Incredibly frustrated, I called in and got the damn account up.
Wifi error: One day my wifi dropped out of nowhere. Just plain old stopped working, on my one day off no less. I turned off the router, unplugged it and let it sit for a few minutes. I turned it back on and waited. Nothing. I call in and am sent to some outsourced office seemingly in the Philippines. I can barely hear the rep who told me to do the exact same turn off/on process that I did. I explain that to him and we pretty much get nowhere. I decide to hang up and just see if it turns on by itself. A few hours later, it was magically on again.
HBO Cancellation (if you have no plans, feel free to read this hellish novel): I took on a second job and naturally have less time to do anything, much less watch movies. I saw that I was being gouged $30 for HBO and of course I can't cancel anything online, so I begrudgingly picked up my phone to call. July 15th 2016 - Spoke with a rep about cancelling my HBO. She confirmed and gave me a cancellation/work order number. Aug 8th - Suddenly my internet and TV are offline for no apparent reason. I call and am told it was because the work order was finally going through and that some update was needed. It turns back on while I am on the phone. Aug 17th - I review my bill and see that I am being billed for HBO through September. I am assured it will be taken off and that the bill would be reduced.
Aug 30th - It is still on my bill when I logged onto my account and this time I ask for a manager straight away. I am connected to "Maude". She is incredibly slow with no managerial skills and told me the credit does not go through until the next billing cycle (which is already late if that's even true) because it has to be approved by higher ups. WTF? She confirms I should pay the bill amount minus the HBO charge. She says that there are no notes on my account from my initial call on 7/15. I am weary of her advice and request her EID (Employer ID #). The way she answered me seemed extremely fishy like she was making it up - the number she gave me was **.
Sept 15 - I am at my wits end. After paying only what was valid, I am hit with a late charge since I did not pay the full balance. I call incredibly angry as you can imagine and speak with Sherry. I explain the entire ordeal and she confirmed I would see the HBO on my next bill but it would be at $0.00. I ask her what her EID is as well and her format is completely different from Maude's. **. I ask her if she even knows a Maude or an EID that would be in a different format. She confirmed that she's never heard of that person and that Maude's EID is indeed suspicious. Someone hunt Maude down and fire her.
Lately I have been experiencing lagging with pulling up certain shows on my HD DVR. I've recorded shows from a channel I know is included in my package yet it gives me a black screen when I try to play it. There really aren't enough words to describe how much I absolutely abhor Frontier's lack of training their personnel. I've heard something different from EVERY CS rep I've spoken to. It's like they're allowed to make up anything they feel at that given time. Fios is not the cheapest service on the market, yet it may very well be the worst. I would never recommend this armpit of a company to anyone. In just a couple weeks, great service and reliability went to hell. To say it frankly, I feel cheated. I am very much looking forward to switching companies and ridding myself of the Frontier plague.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
The company took over Verizon and they continued to charge me the same amount yet they lowered my download and upload speed from 50/50 to 15/15. Five calls later and about 6 hours wasted I still don't have decent speed (1.70 download & .014 upload). I was told that it could only be tested on a cable ethernet connected computer. NOT...Another company I had tests the speed at their end and then asks to test 3 laptops wireless until all three get what is paid for! They are misleading, misinformed crooks!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
This whole thing started on April 6, 2016 when Frontier made the switch from Fios. My cable was until I was finally able to reach someone at Frontier on April 30, 2016. I called during that time no less than 3-4 times a week and had "failed" calls, "no answered" calls, "dropped" calls, "put on hold" calls, "put on hold and then dropped" calls, the "someone will call you back" calls. I spent hours on hold with no one being able to help me. Finally spoke to Sara April 30, 2016 and felt sure that she would be able to help. I have already received a bill for $171.12 for which I have had no service (cable or internet). She scheduled a service call. May 6, 2016 the tech came and fixed the problem. I called and spoke to Christian about my bill (which was now $342.24) and not having service for the month and he assured me that he would take the balance off for April and an added credit adjustment for my trouble.
He told me not to pay until I received my next bill with showing the adjustment. I received a bill the following month for $513.36 without any adjustment. June 15, 2016 I spoke to Cheryl who informed me that the adjustment had been submitted by Christian and she didn't know why it wasn't reflected. She said she would submit again and to wait for adjusted bill. Next bill no adjustment. Now I'm up to $692.20. I called July 10, 2016 and spoke to Paula. I asked for manager and she said I would receive a call back. Next I receive "notice of account past due". Spoke to Neenee August 9, 2016 and she told me to pay $74.29 and switched me to collections who did not answer. I sent in the $74.29. Called July 16, 2016 and spoke to Jake who put me through to collections. I spoke to Ashley who told me the $253.13 adjustment was approved today (7/16/16). I then paid $216.50 on my Visa and received a confirmation number.
Bills still coming with wrong balances and wrong adjustments. I called again and spoke to Tammy. She said they changed the amount of adjustment. Just like that. On September 7, 2016 I come home for lunch and my service is off. Finally get someone September 9, 2016 and was told they made an adjustment credit of $157.15 and that my service would be on before 24 hours. Service did not come back on. Called after 24 hours and spoke to Dylan. He got it turned back on. He said I was paid up and all was good for this month. Came home for lunch on September 12, 2016 and it is off again. I spoke to Debbie on September 12, 2016. She had no clue who I was. She couldn't find me in her system. She said collections would call me... of course no one did call me because no one ever has. I continued to have NO service.
Called September 17, 2016 and spoke to Jeffrey. I called to cancel my Frontier account. He was actually helpful but it was too late for me. He said they would send me boxes to mail back equipment. It is October 12, 2016 today. I received a bill from Frontier for the previous month that I had no service and had already cancelled. I have sent letters and emailed. No boxes have come. I have logged in so many hours on the phone with Frontier and the service is horrible and the inaccurate bills keep coming. I don't even seem to be allowed to cancel. The last 7 months have been Frontier hell. I wish there was a class action suit going on because for the first time in my life... I would get involved.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
Frontier told my 91 year old mother in law who is in assisted living who does not have a phone or a computer that they could hook her right up...I called and spoke to customer service. She said there was no way she could help me. I told her she received a bill for $170.00 for nothing as she does not own a phone or a computer. Again she stated she couldn't help me, I asked to speak to a supervisor to which she replied "There aren't any here", when I asked her a good time to call and speak to a supervisor she hung up. So... at this point mom is paying 170 dollars for absolutely nothing with no chance for any type of refund... What is wrong with this picture? I see taking major advantage of an elderly person who just simply didn't understand about all the scams out there...
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
Two days before our contract was due to expire with the previous company Verizon Fios, my husband called and asked for a quote on what keeping our service with upgrading to the next tier would cost. They told him $168 a month, so we renewed our contact. My husband looked online the next day because he didn't trust them because of all the complaints and sure enough it was over $300. He called and they told him to pay it and it would be adjusted the next month. He said "no, we will pay what we agreed on and not a penny more", so they said they would note the account and mailed us the bill anyway. So my husband called back and this time they told him that there was no way they could give us the quoted price and that the bill was correct. So my husband cancelled the service.
They told him we would receive a new corrected bill and they would send a box for the equipment. He had to call back three times to get the box and a month later we are still being told we owe $300 even though it's a partial month and they lied to him to get him to sign the contract! They should be shut down completely!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016
Verizon cable box not working, Frontier sent out two new boxes. Not a problem changing out the boxes, but getting them to work was, and still is a problem. I have called three times, and each time I was on the phone for over 30 minutes after being on hold for approximately that long, and the issue is still not fixed. I can't get channels that I am paying for, caller ID that was being displayed on the television screen is no longer there, and the digital clock no longer exists. This is horrible service, I had no problem with Verizon. I will be switching cable services soon.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2016
I received our bill and it was up $5.00. I called and the lady said it was typed in our last months' bill we have to go on autopay. I told her I only look at my bill and pay that amount. I noticed this month's bill it was up $5.00 and that's why I called. I did look at my bill for explanation why it went up. We have been Frontier customers close to 30 years. We are senior citizen on a fixed income and we signed up for the internet because of the price of $39.00 a month. We had no idea it was some deal that only was for a short time.
I asked to talk to a supervisor and almost 20 minutes later he told me he could do nothing. I asked if he could put us on this autopay plan and he said that deal is no longer available. No exceptions are made even if we've been loyal customers. Very disappointed and now seeing a lot of reviews online there are not many happy customers. I guess we are stuck with Frontier and no customer service for us and I believe that is because Frontier is the only internet provider in our area. Very sad.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2016
This company is the worst I have ever dealt with. I took long distance off bill to try to save $10 a month. Well they charged me $200 plus $65 in tax, which they never mentioned at time of call. So 5 months later and a monthly call to operators who said they will fix this problem, no correction of billing yet. Frontier should be banned from the United States.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2016
I have been dealing with bill problems since the beginning of Jan. So I assume everything is good. In fact I call in Sept to be sure I have nothing outstanding. The lady says, "I see a credit so no." I say, "I'm good til Oct." "Yes ma'am you are." Oct bill shows up I have a bill, with late bill for sept. I really can't believe they are still in business. They should be barred from doing business.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2016
Very dissatisfied with Frontier Communications. My supposed "hi-speed" internet download is .99 mbps and upload is .33 mbps. Ridiculous. I can't get anything more "in my area." I asked if I was paying for hi-speed internet, and the rep said yes, that's what they called it, even though the speed is terrible. Also, had a tech service call scheduled a week ago, took 1/2 day off work and waited (they said the tech would be at my home between 8 am and 12 noon). At 10:30 I called in just to make sure a tech was coming, and the rep stated I had nothing scheduled. I advised him I did, and that I'd taken 1/2 day off work to wait. He told me they'd just have to reschedule me. I told him forget it.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2016
I contacted Frontier for my internet, TV, and home phone. On the first call to set up my account some guy told me my bill will be around $130 at month. After 14 days from I got a bill with amount $271. Also they told me free installation and was not true. Liars, trying to overcharge for free installation. PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS LIARS. THEY STOLEN MONEY and this is not correct. Use a real and better company not Frontier!!!
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2016
A tree knocked out all of the internet for our area. Other than satellite, Frontier is the only provider. A service man and bucket truck showed up and worked for multiple hours. They even drove across my property a couple of times to check things. They fixed the internet on a house by accident and the house across the street, but not mine. I use my internet to work from home and now I have to wait an additional 48 hours for them to come back out specifically to fix my internet even though they've already been out. Because of security protocol, I can only access the database that I work on from certain IP addresses, causing me to drive 80 miles each day until they finally get around to getting BACK out into my area to fix my internet.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2016
I've read just a few of these reviews and can't believe we all had the same horrible customer and service experience. Here is my deal: Found ad to bundle internet and Dish TV. Called Frontier to set up the bundle. This set-up call should have been enough to tell me not to do it, took an hour to set up on phone. But I was saving $80 a month. Set up install for a Saturday of both services. Next day I get email confirming install but it's for wrong date. I call to get corrected and am informed that they don't even do installs on Saturdays. So I reschedule for a Thursday between 8-12, nobody shows. I took a half day off work. Called rescheduled again for another day, took another 1/2 day off work AND SHOCKER nobody shows, nobody calls. I call and reschedule a third time, this time they can't even find my profile in their system. I have to start from scratch and reorder everything.
Finally they show up TV installed by Dish with zero issues. I AM NOT unhappy with them at all. Dish has been great. Back to Frontier, they finally get me installed. My service doesn't work, the service cuts in and out all the time can't connect my cell phone or tablets. I power modem down and reboot couple times a days. Sometimes it works, usually it doesn't! I'm tired of calling tech support and them telling me to reboot! So now service is finally coming out in 10 days! That's the soonest.
I've had Frontier for 3 weeks now and it hasn't worked since day one! Now I have to wait another 10 days to get it fixed, if they even show up! I explained to customer service my issue and asked for adjustment for my lost time off work, they gave me $25. Seriously!!! 12 hours of missed work for $25. Unacceptable!! Asked for supervisor and after another 30 min waiting for supervisor, the same service agent comes back on and says "supervisor won't offer anything thing else". I demand to speak to supervisor and am told, they won't speak with me then he pretty much ended my call. How can Frontier even be in business? Look at all these reviews, nothing but 1 stars. They are awful!!! Do not get their service, it will be a miserable, awful, frustrating experience.
Do not do business with this company!! THEY DON'T DESERVE ANY STARS!! Unfortunately I am required to give at least 1 which is way too high of a score. I canceled my service with Time Warner and they were 10 times easier to deal with on a cancellation, than Frontier was for me being a new customer. Time Warner sound "sorry to see you go". Frontier has yet to even say they are sorry for my awful experience.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2016
Everything that everyone else is saying about Frontier is true. My partner and I had the same horrible experiences with them. I am a super patient and understanding person, and hardly ever write bad reviews, but the service from Frontier was so substandard and incompetent, that I feel compelled to spread the word. We were not aware that we had been switched from Verizon to Frontier until a few months into it. We loved Verizon, and rarely had any issues with them. When we did, Verizon took care of us right away and compensated us for the trouble. Frontier was the complete opposite. They lied to us about why our service wasn't working correctly.
We found out the truth from Verizon, that Frontier was too cheap to buy all the necessary equipment from them to handle the volume of customers and service, and Frontier still continued to lie to us and give us excuses about why our service wasn't working correctly, until some of their technicians eventually confirmed what we already new. We have wasted hours and hours and hours trying to reach them and work with them (they should be working with us!!! ), and we have gotten disconnected or hung up on (not sure which) so many times with no call back, it is beyond comprehension. I counted 10 disconnects in the space of an a half hour. I finally gave up calling Frontier at all to tell them when we were having problems with service because I was so tired of being on the phone with them, and I was not willing to waste any more time trying to resolve the issues.
I finally stopped paying my bill with them because I wasn't getting the service that I was paying for. Now my bill is over $1,500. I tried to work out an arrangement that I thought was fair. I told them I would pay them a third of what they say I owe (which I felt was more than fair - they should have paid ME for all the time I wasted trying to get service from them), and they refused to work with me and then they disconnected my service. I finally gave up and told them I was disputing the amount that they said I owed, and I cancelled my service. I am in the process of going to a new provider as we speak. Frontier, I have had bad service before, but you win the Guinness Book of World Record for the worst customer service EVER!!!
I am very unhappy with Verizon for selling us out (Verizon is still providing services to other areas, damn them!), but Frontier is the most incompetent company that I have ever had the misfortune to deal with in 51 years of living. How are they even still in business??? They are being sued by West Virginia for horrible service and not living up to their part of the deal service-wise (it's been going on for years). If anyone in California is starting a lawsuit against Frontier, let me know. I'll join you in a heartbeat! After reading all the bad reviews, if you try Frontier because they are offering a cheap deal, don't say we didn't warn you! This many dissatisfied customers can't be wrong. If I could give them negative stars, I would. I have wasted enough time and energy on them. Buyer beware!
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2016
Worst company ever!!! Third time that I spent all day with no internet service and trying to fix it! No storm or anything that could possibly justify the problem! I'm paying for a service that when I need the most it doesn't work! Again I spent my Sunday with no internet service at all!!!
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2016
When Frontier took over from Verizon I had about a year left on my contract. I can't remember but that had to be late 2014. I remember my contract was over in January 2016 and I wanted to check out the competition as I was unhappy how the switch was made. I called and asked when my contract ran out. I was told October 2016. I knew that was wrong but since the cost would remain the same I let it go. Late summer 2016 I called about the service contract being up in October and was told that it runs through January 2017. I started getting a bit angry but put it on my calendar. Now it's October 2016 and I'm going to switch service in January. I call and after waiting on line for approximately one hour I am told that the INTERNET contract is over in January but everything else remains.
An obvious lie because the contract was for total service they provided which is just internet and television. I'm old and can not take any stress so you can imagine how upset I am. I told them they could pick up their equipment in January and if they thought I owed them any more money they would have to sue me. I'm pushing 70 years and what are they going to do mess up my credit? I don't care I don't need credit at my age. Besides, my credit rating last I knew was over 840 what's one complaint. Anyhow if you're thinking of using Frontier RUN!!!
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
Never had a problem when FiOS was the carrier and now nothing but problems. A service call that was supposed to be here between 9 & 12 didn't arrive until 3 because he claimed it was not on his schedule. Took 45 min on phone to get response... changed router and now my TIVO does not work. Tivo checked & it is the router that does not have the power to reach the room where the Tivo is located. Never had that problem with Fios. Called today online for 1 hour until I reach service, they connect me to another number that says 45 min until rep but has call back option. Opted for call back option & get cut off. The worst company ever.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
Frustration doesn't even begin to describe the experience. Attempted to contact customer service multiple times, cannot get clear resolution on the additional FEES that all of a sudden started appearing on my monthly statements right after they took over from Verizon. Requested to have the unnecessary charges removed then adjust the bill, but you continually get placed on hold for over 45 minutes waiting to get transferred to a different department, then the phone line just disconnects. Even the chat session is a very painful and prolonged process. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere! YES, I've had my service disconnected and the new service provider will pay for the termination fees.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
I have tried numerous times to solve my issue with server being down and found out that my account was in vacation mode even though I have requested to be turned back on certain date. They put wrong date for activation for another month! It so frustrating to deal with people who cannot take instructions very well. They cannot escalate request to turn back on, but I think since they know my contract expired today and I want to cancel due to very poor service, I think it is a stalling tactics or just incompetent. DO NOT get Frontier for your cable, internet. They do not deserved any stars!
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
Why is it that my internet is STILL not working consistently six months after you took over FIOS? My internet CONSTANTLY goes out and uploads are slower than ever. I am fed up with it and ready to cancel my service. Calling customer service, and if you are lucky enough to even get someone to answer, is no help when most of them can't even be understood. Asking to be transferred results in being cut off completely. Get ready to lose a customer.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
I was on hold for over 3 hours to get a supervisor named Mike and within one minute of our conversation, in mid sentence, the phone hung up. This is the worst customer service ever. DO NOT LET THEM SWITCH YOU. You think they would have called back, uhhhh hell no. Working on another provider. They will never get my money again. DO NOT USE THEM. I will make sure I plaster that message everywhere!!!
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
I have waited 6 months for them to get their bugs worked out but it is only getting worse. Service goes out and the techs are clueless telling me my cell phone is interfering with the wifi. I have been without internet for 3 days now and I have had several different reasons why but I still have no service. I even waited on the phone for 2.5 hrs to get no result. Do not use this company, you will regret it.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
A salesman came to my house September 15, 2016, against my better judgment I ordered Fios. The tech was to show up September 21, 2016 between 8-12 am. No one ever showed up, October 7, 2016 I get a bill for 358.00 for set top boxes and fios tv I never got. How can Frontier be allowed to steal from its customers? They have caused me so much stress, I can't put into words. Can you please stop Frontier have them fined or something!!!
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
I am so frustrated, I just got off an online chat after 30 minutes with no real answer. I have called in multiple times and every interaction has a different answer/resolution. It seems like no one has any idea what is going on and provides the answer they THINK will solve my issue. I have no faith in the answer and am worried I am being over billed on a promo. Terrible. When I asked to file a complaint, I was TOLD to go onto Facebook where it might get seen. That tells me, the only way to get noticed is to make it public. That's awesome.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
If you are considering this company don't do it. I have tried to cancel with them almost a month ago and they still billed me another time. Tried to call them and the girl tried to say she need a PIN number and I told her they always use my ss#. She claims she can't find me that way? They hung up on me when I questioned her on it. The first time was 20 min hold. Then I called back 18 min hold and the system disconnected cause no one would answer. So now my wife is calling to see if we can get them to answer another number. So unless you like giving money away find a different company to go with. Also in case you actually care Frontier I plan to post this on every website I can until someone fixes this!!
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
#Frontier formerly Verizon were the worse thief. They give me a one year promotion of $34.99 and then one year over and they change back to $80 a month, and I disconnect the service in September 8, 2016 and now they charge me $250 early termination fee. WTF!!! And I called them up and they says my contract was over in October which no one informed me when I want to disconnect the service and now I have to be responsible for it!!! I talked to so many people there, all ** me around... SHARE this out! DON'T USE FRONTIER. They suck AS HELL!
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
I have been with Verizon FIOS for many years for internet and cable TV service. I also had a monthly automatic bill pay set up to pay for service. All of the sudden I started getting bills from Frontier Communications. Never heard of the company so I just ignored it. Then I get a call from Frontier saying that they are my new internet and cable TV service and I now owe them $$$ for about three months of service. I told them that I had automatic bill pay set up with Verizon and that should have been taken care of. Rep on the phone said they would investigate. Frontier called me back, but rep said that the auto pay information did not transfer over when Frontier took over.
We made a deal that I could just pay for two months and they would waive the third month to get my account up to date. From that point on, they kept tacking that missing month and late payment fees to my bill to the point where they just cut off my service for nonpayment. I can't get a hold of anybody on the phone because the waiting times are more than an hour ALL the time. It seems like the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing at Frontier. It's been about a week and a half that I have been without TV and internet service. Just did not have any idea it was going to be this difficult to remedy this issue.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
I can't even give Frontier one star. They have antiquated policies that do not put customers first. They can shut off a customer within one minute and can't turn them back on for days or even weeks with no explanation. I've spent more than 10 hours on the phone with them and I give up. They should be ashamed!
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
Just moved here and decided to try frontier because the price was right. My install was scheduled for 10/5 between 8am and 4pm. I waited all day. No call no show. I called them after 4pm and was told that the tech had an emergency earlier in the day and I had been rescheduled for 10/6 but was marked as priority and they'd be out first thing. OK, things happen, no problem. 10/6 I showed up at 8am (we're not moved into the new house yet and are driving there daily) I waited. At noon I called and asked where the tech was. He was on another call but I was next on the list and he should be here soon. At 4pm I called, he's running behind they said. Should be between 5 and 6. OK, I waited. 6pm I called. They rudely informed me that the tech could come as late as 8:30 and they hung up. I called back. It took three phone calls to talk to a supervisor... I kept getting placed on hold and hung up on.
The supervisor was also rude, informing me that he didn't control the installer and that was not his department. The last call I made I was informed that dispatch was closed and that the techs do not run after 5pm so either I was lied to by everyone I talked to before that or they just don't know what they're doing. I called back in today and was told again I was a priority but no one can tell me what time the installer will be here. I informed them that I have called Comcast and will go with whoever gets here first. My money is on Comcast who has already called twice and emailed me to confirm the time AND Comcast provided a two hour window in which they'll arrive AND comcast even offers an on time guarantee if they're late you get a credit on your bill. I can't even get frontier's installer to answer the phone for frontier! Not happy and will NOT be using frontier.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
Well where do I start? How about being switched from Verizon that sucked then my Bill went up and Frontier tried to tell me it's the same as Verizon and it's not. They said I was under a contract which It was not and every time I called I would hear kids in the back because some of their customer service people are working from home and every time I would call I would get a diff. quote from these people. It has been a nightmare for 6 month. I've sat on hold for over an hour but today took the cake and this is no lie. I have my cell phone Bill to prove it. I was on hold for 3hours and 45min. to get my Bill straight from all the over charges and have my wifi turned back on and now 9 hours later still no wifi.
Also Frontier's wifi doesn't reach to the other side of my house and I have a little 1100 sq foot house at 75/75 and now they tell me I have to upgrade for more a month or buy some other equipment they have. When I had Verizon it worked fine now they tell me I need 150/150 or new equipment and they are still not sure if that will fix the problem. Plus I have to install it myself and when it comes to stuff like that I know nothing just like Frontier. So what do I have to say to Frontier? Sell out to someone else. You're ** up everything because you suck and everyone hates you so tap out you losers.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
Bad customer service. Nobody can help us out on our cable or internet and we been trying to get this fixed already for three weeks and nobody can do nothing about it. They keep clicking the phone and nobody does nothing. They only lie and the managers don't want to talk to you. Nobody helps out, they don't care.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
So done with Frontier, they bill me and tell me I have until October 13, 2016 to pay my past due, and they disconnect my internet service today. Today is the 6. When I try to call them I am on hold for one hour and finally get someone and tell me "you have the wrong department" and I am on hold again. Another hour and I still don't get anywhere. Ugh. I called Spectrum and switching to them next Friday. I am done.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2016
Today I placed three different attempts to contact the customer service and all were on hold. First call was for 1 hr and 11 min and finally I hang up. Second call it took 13 min before someone pick up the phone and put me on hold again. Third I went online and tried to chat the customer server but she also put me on hold. I'm so mad and will disconnect this stupid account!!!
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2016
So for over a month, we have had issues with our internet disconnecting (usually reconnects quickly) and super high latency spikes (ping averages 30-35 ms to google, spikes at 3000 ms). It took over a week for a technician to come out and say one of our DSL lines was broken. I noticed that the disconnects were less frequent but the same issue was happening. They also decreased our speed from 12 down 2 up to 12 down 1 up. Even though I'm paying an extra $15/month for that extra 1mbps upload (which is important for me).
I call again, ANOTHER TWO WEEKS before anyone can come out. Technician says everything is absolutely fine and he sees nothing wrong with it. He even watched a show on Netflix which apparently shows him that there is nothing wrong? Anyway, our speed is still reduced from what I'm paying for. They say 2 mbps upload is no longer available but I'm being charged for the same amount. Absolutely ridiculous. We're paying for internet that is hardly usable and this isn't just a "peak time" issue. It's happening at 2-3 am.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2016
I have had Frontier for the past 5 years never had a problem until Saturday 10-1-16. After a storm the internet kept dropping. I contacted tech support and was told that a technician would have to come out and was scheduled me for Tuesday (No time frame was given). I called them back to make sure the tech called me because of work being done on house. Someone is always home at my house. Tuesday came and went no one came. So I called and they said there was glitch in the system and they scheduled me for 9 pm which is too late so tech will show up on Wed between 8 and 12. 11:30 rolled around and no call so I called them and they said the tech came out on Tuesday and I didn't answer the phone.
I said not possible. I gave them 2 numbers and there are 3 people and a dog that miss nothing coming into the driveway, home all day and no missed calls on the phones. So they said give them til 5 pm and call back if they don't show up. Of course they didn't show up. I called back after 5 pm and was put on hold for 20 mins long enough for the phone to ring back in to company when a girl answered "Hello this is Lakecia how may I help you". I said "I was put on hold someone was checking on my service". She said "Wrong number" and hung up on me. My next call will be to cancel my service with them.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2016
I always bragged about US customer service is the best the world. Not until I met customer service guys from Frontier Communication. They are rude and showed no interest to solve the problem with customer or offer any help at all. I live in California and used to be a Verizon Fios customer. I don't have no problem with Verizon at all. Not until this March. Now Frontier sent me new bills which they claimed best available price which I got nothing more but to pay $30 more money. What a ridiculous company. I would not want to stay with this company anymore. I'm enough with their ** service and considering the other service provider in my area.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2016
When this company was Verizon Fios I never had any issues ever. Since their stupid transition to Frontier company it has been nothing but a damn nightmare, I was on a chat with a representative to inquire about a new plan and possibly renewing my contract and I simply asked questions and asked her not to change anything. That I would think about it. Well she changed it. Found out on my $400 dollar bill the next month. $300 dollars higher than what I was paying. I was frustrated, upset, angry, mad. I called various time. Took these idiots to the bbb and nothing got solved until I called another 50 times.
Finally they changed the plan back to where it was at and with the incorrect pricing. So I got screwed. I ended up owing over $500 on my last bill because of an idiot that messed up my plan without my authorization and when I called to cancel the account she said it's been canceled. 2 days later notice the WiFi is still somehow working. Called back and they said it hasn't been disconnected. So now I get to pay an additional 2 days of service for someone else's mistakes. This company is horrible. They have no customer service skills whatsoever and they will not ever help you. I'm taking them to small claims court!
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2016
Since Frontier took over the Verizon, the service became awful and they are trying to rip you off as much as they can. I called them more than 20 times to report for poor service, I was put on hold for more than 30 minutes, finally someone answers the phone and I complained about the service and finally they told me that someone will be there on such and such day. Guess what? No one shows up and I stopped doing the payment. Please, please don't support this kind of companies. Let them understand that the people are not stupid.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2016
I was given a new 2 year contract for services from 7/01/16 to 6/30/18. After 2 months it finally was billed correctly on 8/22/16 at 191.98 minus a $10 credit for the first 12 months. Somehow when a representative added my digital voice, which was omitted in error by Frontier, it triggered additional charges including an early termination fee, discontinuation of services and other charges. I keep telling Frontier to reinstate my contract as agreed and billed by Frontier on 8/22/16. They keep telling me their systems will not permit them from doing what is right by my contract. The representatives are not empowered beyond $25 credits and the supervisors have repeatedly told me things have been corrected.
This has been a nightmare that has gone on for 60 days and it has gone from bad to worse. In the meantime the September came and is $200 more than what it should be. All I'm asking is to give me the contract that has been approved and billed and the September overcharges removed like early termination fees etc. This all started in late June and continues on 10/05. This has been 90 days of torture and at least 10 hours on the telephone to correct their errors.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2016
I had Frontier for internet and phone and TV. I wasn't happy with the TV service. I called and asked to see what the early termination fee was twice before I canceled. They said that there was NO cancellation fee as long as I kept my internet service. I said and how much is the internet service going to cost me. They said $54.99. They said I will get a small bill since the service is prorated. Monthly bills come and I get hit with an early termination fee of $153.00. I called, they said that they can't help me. They have to send an email to higher authority and that they will get back to me. No direct line. I said, "So basically you are telling me I'm screwed?" They said, "YES". They don't even try to work with you. Worst customer service!!! Worst company ever. Do not get their service!!!
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2016
I came home to find that my service has been suspended. I called customer service and was on hold for 16 minutes then someone picked up the line then hung up. I immediately called back to sit on hold another 12 minutes, I spoke to the rep and she advised me of the amount due on my account. I advised her that I have auto pay and $152.86 has been coming out of my account and I have the bank statement to prove it. So the question is where is my money going? I am currently on hold, the call duration is 1 hour and 58 minutes and counting. This is crazy!
I spoke to a supervisor and she was no help at all then she put me on hold and now I am talking to another rep that has told me that my account was still reflecting my old address (I transferred my services in July to my new address) and my auto pay is still set up on that account with the old address that's where my payments are going and did not transfer to the new address. I'm asking for this to be escalated just to have the rep hang up the call that I was on for 2 hours and 16 minutes. I am very disappointed.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016
My experience with Frontier is like everybody else that I read, so I feel it's not just me. I also did not have service for a month and a half and techs would not come out saying different excuses like it's in the line and I'm in the hot zone and would have to check periodically to see if I can get connection. But yet, expects you to pay for service you don't get. Then the last straw was I called and cancelled and the lady said she would take care of it on Frontier's end and took care other maintenances that was attached without me knowing. Come to find out 5 months later she did not closed it out and they want me to pay for 5 months of service, they were only willing to credit 30 days!!!! For a mistake on their end. Paying for not just for crummy service but an employee who did not do what they said they were going to do. #Trying2StaySaved
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016
I decide to try Frontier internet just because where I live is just two options of internet and I was thinking this company was the less worse but I was wrong. The service is terrible and the customer service is worse. Yesterday October 3rd 2016 I decide to cancel my service with them because the internet was really bad. I wasn't able to even be in my phone and watch Netflix because just stop working. I call September 26, 2016 and after long wait in the phone and transfers 2 times to different "department" just to ask them if they can send somebody to check the internet, they schedule me an appointment with the technician for Thursday September 29, 2016.
The technician never show up without call or anything. I get an automatic message that night 4 hours after the appointment was suppose to be saying the reschedule the technician for Monday October 3rd 2016. I decide to call and cancel my service. I talk with the person and I let that person know I need the internet until Wednesday October 5, 2016 and he said is not a problem. When I got home that afternoon it was no internet. I call back and believe it or not I spend 3 hours after 2 transfer to get the right department (at least the lady who was helping me was kind and wait with me until the other department answered).
After I spend several time waiting for the technical support help me with my situation he told me he will call me back when the problem get fix. I ask to speak with a manager or supervisor, the person said "no problem I'll transfer you to him." (I was very frustrated at that moment but keeping myself calm.) When he transfer me the call fail and I wasn't happy at all but I took some time, keep my self cool and call again. After 1 hour later I get to the same lady who answer me the first time and she help me to get in communication with the manager. When the supervisor answer he was very rude and with attitude and the first thing he say: "sorry sir is nothing I can do" (just like that) and treating me like nothing. PLEASE THINK TWICE IF YOU CHOOSE THIS COMPANY FOR ANY OF THE SERVICE!! Check your other options I'm pretty sure everything else would be better. DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AS ME!!
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016
I was a longstanding Verizon customer, and was forced into Frontier as a result of the sale. During the transition I was without cable and internet for 3 weeks, with no ability to contact them. Now my bill is nearly double what my Verizon bill was. But I can't get in touch with anyone. I am fed up and now shopping around for different plan. This is usury. They are taking advantage of their consumers.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016
All I can say is run as far away from this company as you can. The absolute worst company I have dealt with in my 61 years. I know you don't know me or trust anything I say because of that. But honestly folks -- get away from overpriced services and the worst customer service that I can remember --- honestly.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2016
This company is the worst I have ever dealt with. I am a new customer and after weeks of waiting for service to be installed and countless telephone calls and time taken off of work to meet techs that never came I am disgusted. Every time I called I got a different person who told me a different story. I spoke to supervisors who said they would call me back and never did. I have found a new provider and I am cancelling frontier/Dish. I strongly recommend that you use another provider.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2016
I have never received a correct bill from Frontier Communications after they took over Verizon. When I complained that I was being billed for a phone service I didn't even have, they cancelled the service then charged me a $250 charge for terminating my service early!!! They kept sending me bills that were incorrect and I refused to pay the incorrect fees. Then they turned off my services BUT continued to bill me as if I was still getting cable and the internet!!! The humongous delinquent bill is impacting my credit score. I need them to fix the bill and send someone to my house to collect the equipment!!!
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2016
My experience since Frontier has taken over from Verizon has been nothing but bad. We weren't given any choice and suddenly our internet service was spotty and unpredictable. I use it for my business from home and it would slow to a crawl for no reason and then speed up again. I called and scheduled an upgrade. They told me that, to get the best rate I would have to switch over and pay the increased rate immediately, even though I would have to wait for a technician to come out and install new equipment. They scheduled this for 2 weeks later. The guy never showed up after I waited all day. They said the order had been inexplicably canceled (it got late and the guy wanted to head home is my guess). Also, when they took my order for the new service, somehow they canceled my premium TV channels, which I have still been paying for the whole time.
I called customer service and they told me I had to talk to tech support about that (after 40 minutes with customer service). When I talked to tech support, they said they would have to transfer me back to customer service. That's when I finally hung up. They told me when I called to upgrade my service that there would be no installation fee, but when the guy didn't show up and they had to reschedule me, they told me that there would be an installation fee. Overall, it took a good hour to get it straightened out. We will see if the technician shows up when they rescheduled him.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2016
Frontier FIOS is a JOKE!!! I have had nothing but problems with my service ever since Frontier bought out Verizon. The problem that I have now is that I keep losing my internet service. On 9/23/2016, I lost access to everything on my cable box. I called to find out what happened and the tech asked me to reset my modem. I done that and the cable box started working again. Good right? NO!! By resetting my modem, I lost my internet service. After spending several hours on the phone with about 5 different techs, my problem was not resolved.
I called back on the 24th only to talk to about 7 different techs and to reset my modem each time. On the 25th I called back yet again, same thing, it took me forever to talk to anyone, I ended up talking to 3 different techs, and then asked to be transferred to a supervisor. The problem with that is I literally spend a little over an hour on hold to talk to this guy. When he finally answered the phone, he couldn't do anything but send a tech out. We already had a ticket in for a tech to come out (which by the way wasn't going to be until 9/30/2016). The supervisor said he would try to speed up the ticket so we could get a tech out sooner (by the way, it never happened). Then he offered to take $20 off our bill for the inconvenience. Really?
On 9/30/2016 a tech came out to fix our internet. After doing everything he could do (including checking out our ONT box outside, he said he would be right back that he was going to check something out at the office. He came back about 10 or 15 min. later and we had our internet service back. He told us that it was a switch at the office that had be shut off somehow. So far so good, right? NOPE!
Today, Sunday 10/2/2016, just 2 1/2 days after the tech came to our house and found out that a switch had been flipped, we lose our internet service again. I called FIOS, waited on hold for about 30 min. and the lady I talked to had us back online within about 5 min. Great, right? Nope, wrong again. About 30 min. later, our internet service went out yet again. So this time, I knew what the problem was and called again. I spent about 30 min. on hold, the line sounded like it had been transferred and my call got disconnected. I called back again, and was on hold for about 45 min. The line sounded like it was transferred and I got disconnected again.
So, I called back a 3rd time, this time on my cell. I was on hold for a little over an hour. While I was on hold, I heard a recording to press 1 for English and 1 for Spanish. And then I had to put my phone number in again. I did so and waited about 20 or 30 min. just to find out I had somehow been transferred to a Direct tech. First of all, how in the world did that happen? Anyway, I called back a 4th time. I explained what happened, and the lady I talked to took about 5 min. to fix my problem. But now that I am back online, I am just waiting to see how long this last.
But my question is, what in the world is going on over there? Why do we keep losing our internet service? And why does it take over an hour for someone to answer the phone? At this point I am just about ready to throw my hands up, take this equipment back to the Frontier office and go back to Comcast. I don't like them either. Thus the reason why I switch my service to Verizon FIOS. But like I said, ever since Frontier bought out Verizon FIOS the service just sucks!!
PLEASE SELL FIOS BACK TO VERIZON OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO CAN DO A BETTER JOB. OR BETTER YET, FIX YOUR FLIPPIN PROBLEMS!!! People do not pay good money for services they can't get! You wouldn't pay a doctor to perform surgery on you just to have them either not do what they are suppose to or only do a half assed job. So do the same for us and FIX YOUR PROBLEMS!!!
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2016
After purchasing a home in end of May 2016. I find out Frontier is only internet provider in my area. I call and order service which supposed to be 5mb down 768kb up. Tech installs. Great. Get charged install fee. Service up but dropping many time throughout 24hr period. After many calls and visits, wiring replace to house still no better. Speeds delivered 1.5mb down 256k up. Called Frontier manager "Sorry area is oversubscribed 40mb serving 30+ customers." WTF! So I cancel service because they tell me they cannot provide the service I need. They send me a bill for $55 which I did not pay for services not delivered well. Frontier reports to credit bureau late 3 months then charge off account causing a big hit on my credit report. Do not do business with this company at any cost!
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2016
When Frontier acquired Verizon accounts, they have managed to create serious problems for many, even those who never had Verizon. I read the complaints, I can relate. A company that once cared about customers, no longer has the ability to do so. Customer Service is in no longer in a position to help, as they are not in the loop, thus the transfers and long holds adding to the frustration. I have invested too much time trying to get an answer to one question, "When will my internet connection go back to what I pay for?" There is no answer. They just don't have one, or it is some well kept secret. As there is no end in sight, I will not continue to pay for interrupted or no service any longer.
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2016
I would rate this company with zero stars. There is no solution to anything. I'm getting a double charge for August 2016 and I had called to cut off my service. I had no contract due to being with Verizon for many years. Gentleman sold me a plan of 50/50 54.99 and come to find out that there is no such plan. They signed me up for a 75/75 plan for 75.99 that I never agreed to.
When I was first signed up for the non existing plan, they were going to fix the overcharge and a month later he calls to tell me he needed my payment information again and my new charges would be taken place. NOW... I'm still being charged for the overcharge and on a plan that I don't need. Every time I call I'm on the phone for over an hour of frustration, placed on hold, and then never coming back on the phone where I have to hang up. I looked into what I can do, and I noticed that we can place a complaint through Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Hope we can all get together and help shut down this fraudulent company.
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2016
Ok so I had Bright House but had Verizon Fios before and wanted to take advantage of a new customer bundle offer from the new Frontier. I went on facebook to ask friends about Frontier, they all warned me, "Don't do it, we have had nightmares with them, your bill will be huge", etc etc etc. Sooo... went on live chat to see what was available because there were like 3 different Frontier websites with different bundles. Chat agent didn't even know about most of them, I had to send them links. They said none of those were available. They said, "Give me a minute to see what I can come up with." He comes back with a great bundle offer that he put together with the help of his "team leader", and said "this is the best possible deal I can get for you in your area." It sounded too good to be true so I accepted.
Here is the offer word for word: "FiOS 100/100, Digital Phone Unlimited, Fios TV Custom Essential w/ 1 Room, 400.00 Amazon Gift Card, Free Install - 89.97 per month net total with a 2 year term & price-lock." They told me I could not use my Motorola/Arris Surfboard modem although I later found out that was a lie, the Bright House guy told me I could absolutely use it. It's still coax coming in. They told me the $9.95 router was included in the $89.97.
Later found out it was not. So anyways I get this huge bill and so I call them to straighten it out. I'm confident that because I have the live chat transcript saved that they will adjust the prices according to the bundle I was sold. Wrong. I get this snotty lady with a bad attitude, she told me they couldn't match that deal. I'm like, "Huh? I'm not here to negotiate prices with you ma'am, I already have a contract and had service installed." She say's "You must have been misquoted and we cannot match that price." So I said then our contract is null and void. She then says "Well I can terminate your service if that's what you would like." I immediately said "get to it then". She then say's "Well I can offer you a one time $100 credit." I laughed and said "So you want to charge me $7-800 more over 2yrs than I was quoted and you think a $100 credit is going to satisfy me? No. Sorry."
So I set my cancellation for 3 days out thinking a higher up would call me and try to keep me as I know Verizon would have and has done in the past. Wrong. No one called or anything, they were happy to lose me after 3 weeks. Sooo... they ate the cost of laying cable from across the street. They ate the cost of the install where the guy mounted a big box and some modules outside my garage and another box inside my garage. AND they are going to lose $3000 from me over the next 2yrs because they were unwilling to honor their own bundle offer. I mean making less is better than making nothing and losing money right? Not according to Frontier. That's the worst business model I have ever seen and that never would have happened with Verizon. Frontier is losing customer in droves, by the thousands. Their ratings on here are 1 of 5 stars. Pathetic. Beware!
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2016
I was forced to switch from Verizon to Frontier about 4-5 years ago. Their internet service has been poor to say the least. Max speed in my area is 1.6Mbps. I was having trouble again with slower than normal speed. I called technical service and they did a diagnostic test. My upload speed was 0.42 Mbps and my download speed was 0.24 Mbps. They said the line showed good speed coming into my house, so we set up an appointment for a service technician to come inside and check things out. An appointment was set up for 8:00am - noon timeframe. I took a vacation day to stay home for this service. When no one had showed up by noon, I had to call customer service to check. The girl said she would call the service tech to check on the status and call me back. She called back and I was told the tech was running behind on the appointment before mine, but I was next and he would call me when he was on the way.
When no one showed up by 5:30 pm and I had not received a call, I phoned customer service again. I explained that I had taken a vacation day to stay home for this appointment and no one called or showed up. This also had happened 5 months ago to me with Frontier. This second time was the straw that broke the camel's back. I told the CSR to cancel the work order/ticket number ** and that I will be calling back to cancel my accounts with Frontier, once I get a new service provider.
I have phone and internet for my home office (sales rep) and another phone line for my home. I was disappointed to find out that there are only 2 companies allowed to offer internet service in my area; Frontier and Xfinity/Comcast. I am so frustrated and mad at Frontier's service that I have scheduled service to switch over to Comcast in 5 days. At least Comcast has a variety of higher speed internet speed options (25Mbps-150Mbps). I would not recommend Frontier internet and I feel sorry for anyone that needs to set up an appointment for a Frontier Service Technician to visit. Be prepared for them NOT to show up as scheduled.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2016
I am currently signed up with Comcast for my home internet service but thought of switching to another carrier in my area, which is Frontier. I did a web chat with the representative named "George". The guy after applying some promo codes on his side offered me FIOS internet with 30 Mbps Upload/download speed for $24.99/month with no service commitment, no installation charge & $50 Amazon gift card. I was amazed and excited. I called Comcast and disconnected my existing service and gave this guy excellent reviews and in such excitement did not copy the whole chat but only some useful info like the order no, tel no etc.
Today, I did a web chat again to check if the $50 Amazon gift card be upgraded to $200 as per a new Promotion offer that I received in my mailbox. I got a shock to know that the order that I placed is a broadband not FIOS with download speed maximum of 17 mbps, 2 years service contract and even the price had to go up to $34.99/month.This time I didn't do the same mistake and saved my complete conversation. However I am going to cancel the service before it installs as these guys are cheaters and fool their customers for some good reviews. I also see a credit hit on my history and now I am also worried about my Social that I have shared with this company.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2016
After 5 years of reliable, high performance internet access with Verizon, I noticed poor performance of my internet connection shortly after my service was switched to Frontier. Not just my computer but also streaming media like Netflix and Amazon Prime. I'm not going to bother calling support or customer service because of the timing of the issue. I believe that Frontier needs to generate cash to pay for the purchase of the Verizon pipe so they throttle bandwidth down with the intent of then up-selling customers that call in for help. I've already signed up for Time Warner Cable at almost half the price and I'll be cancelling my Frontier service within the next week.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2016
I had no choice when Verizon switched to Frontier. Our internet was shut off today even though I have made my payments. I used the option "chat with live specialist" (on my phone cause no internet). I was transferred to another chat room, after typing my complaint, was transferred again. This was 45 min. I got off chat and called. Placed on hold. Chose option to have a call back at a specific time. They called back 30min after that time. I called again. Another 35 min. wait time. They called back, when I answered they hung up. Had to call back again!
Finally talked to a woman who kept talking over me, interrupting me and wouldn't listen to my complaint that I was double billed from Verizon & Frontier and the fact we had a guy come out to "fix" our internet a few months ago because it was slow. Even he was complaining about Frontier. She proceeded to tell me my internet was shut off in Dec. 2015 & I owe a balance to Verizon. Our internet has never been shut off until today. Then she tells me today it was a "permanent disconnection"? What? Now I have to go back thru all of my payments since Dec. 2015 to prove I paid my bills. She was very short and rude with me for no reason when I was trying to explain to her THIS ISN'T MY FAULT!
I may be behind on one bill but that's no reason to permanently shut off our internet when we have had constant billing/customer service issues since this whole switch happened that we had no choice in! No reason for her to cut me off and be rude. No reason why I was double billed. No reason why she says my internet was shut off in Dec. 2015. No reason why our internet was very slow and even the guy who came here complained about working for Frontier because they couldn't figure out all the "kinks." What am I paying for? Crappy service that I didn't ask for? To be treated rudely when our service was shut off because they haven't figured out billing issues? Or the fact I have made my payments. It may be time for me to switch. These issues have been going on for quite a few months now.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2016
Was never notified we were being switched to Frontier. Speed was slow, with high price. After disconnecting the service, I had a credit of $100+ credit. They told me it take 3 MONTHS to get the credit back?!!! 3 months passed, no check. Called back to check on the status, and they said the refund was NEVER PROCESSED. Supposedly they rush the refund and take 7 days. 2 weeks passed, still no refund. Now sitting on the phone, and they can't find the account?! Got transferred to collection, another 15 min wait on the phone. They finally informed me that after the last time I called they processed the claim 2 weeks after, so I will have to wait an additional 2 weeks to receive the check. This is beyond outrageous!!!
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2016
I just received a $150 offer to recommend Frontier to friends. There is no amount of money that would make me recommend Frontier Communications to anyone! Since they took over Fios from Verizon, it has been a nightmare. On Demand services were not available for months after the switch and they never offered any sort of discount on my bill. Some of the channels in my package were simply not available to me so it took several attempts with long wait times on the phone to resolve it. Verizon would've had it figured out in less than 30 minutes.
After long waits, most of my calls get dropped and the representative never calls back even though I start by giving them my number and asking them to callback if disconnected. It often takes 3-4 attempts to finally talk through the problem and get some response, often the wrong one. Most technicians seem untrained because each one tells you something different. On 2 separate occasions, they knocked out my internet service while attempting to reboot TV services. After 90 minutes, dropped calls, speaking with numerous representatives, and having their "technician" compound the problem, I hung up with the same problem I started with... I was only receiving a portion of the channels in my package. They sent me a new set top box and I had to go through this painstaking ritual all over again! And don't even get me started on the Billing!!
All this has ended up costing many many frustrating hours of our time trying to simply get the proper service that we signed up for and have been paying for all along. A service call to Frontier often takes over an hour, sometimes 2-3, sometimes several attempts, and often results in compounding the original problem. We're looking into Direct TV as a possible solution or, as many others are doing, simply getting a $40 Roku and streaming the programs we want to watch. A much cheaper and less aggravating solution. Thanks but "no thanks".
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2016
I called my phone/internet provider, now Frontier to try to cancel my existing services and I was given the surprise I was placed on contract without my knowledge by the prior company Verizon Fios. I never agreed to renew my contract because I was always unhappy with their service. I have had Verizon Fios for four years prior to the merger/sale. Frontier does Not want, because they do not have, to show proof that I renewed the contract. Now they are charging me a cancellation fee.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2016
Called Frontier customer service and talked to a rep, who then transferred me to the technical department. The "technician" answered and I told him I needed to activate the cable card I was installing in a new tuner for my Media Center PC. After telling him which cable card it was (we have 5 in the household) he proceeded to tell me to "power cycle" the tuner, which I did. Then check our FIOS modem, the FIOS Battery backup...and was most likely going to have me check the junction box on the outside of the house. When all he had to do was take the cable card ID and make sure it matched the ID of the tuner(s) as this unit has 2 tuners and if not assign the right IDs on his computer. It's not hard to do. I got frustrated at all the unnecessary running around and hung up. So I just wanted to be able to get a few subscribed channels that all my other TVs get fine but can't because of stupid techs.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
I am moving to another city in Florida. My internet provider does not provide service in the area where I am moving to. I called Frontier. I spoke to a sales person by the name of Philip. Philip was polite but very fast talker. He offered me a package of TV with 200 plus channels, 50-50 internet, and unlimited phone call for a total of $89.00 dollars a month. He started asking for my social security number, driver's number, telephone number ext. He said he was not able to complete the sale without that information. Neither could he give me the total monthly amount. When he transferred me to Customer Service, the person was not able to speak English. I waited 45 minute to talk to another person. They finally told me my bill was going to $149.90 per month. At this time I canceled my order. Still not feeling right about the information I gave over the phone. The sales practices they have are very misleading. Do not make business with this company.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
I am totally outraged at what Frontier is trying to do to me. First off, I never even knew my service was changed from Verizon until just recently. Apparently this happened months ago. Not only was my service provider changed without my permission and/or knowledge, my service package that I have had for many years was also changed, and changed to a much higher cost to me. Now I have this bill for $858.87 that includes an over $30 late fee!!! I have had my Verizon Fios on an automatic pay for years, so I know that not once has my payment been late. Over $40 in misc fees, upgrade charges, Complimentary Upgrade for $31.99??? The definition of Complimentary means FREE! There are so many separate charges for items that it appears that I am now being double charged for everything?
I signed up with Verizon for a FIOS bundle package. It started out at slightly over $100.00 per month. Over the years, the same package did increase but only up to $152.00. I was still unaware/never even heard of Frontier until I got a voice message a week ago telling me to either change my auto payment address or my payment will no longer be accepted. Now Frontier wants to charge me over $250.00 per month for the same services, except for the fact that my home land line hasn't worked at all for almost 2 months. I cannot call out and/or receive calls, no dial tone, but anyone calling could at least go to voicemail and I could get my messages. But now today, the number to the voicemail isn't even working, and when I called my number, no answer, it just rings and rings.
Today I changed the auto pay to Frontier, but before this, payments have been made and cashed using the Verizon auto pay account. So if Frontier is trying to say that huge bill is for non-payment all these months, then tell me where did my money go and why hasn't my service been disconnected for non-payment all these months? According to the bill, my last payment was deducted.
I do not know what plan Frontier has me on, but I never agreed to a truckload of extra junk. I want what I have had, what I want/need. I want my FIOS internet, my landline and the basic FIOS TV, no extra frills, no Upgrades for an extra $40, no Premier TV for $64. I also do not want to pay $250+ per month, that is outrageous and ridiculous to me and do not ever want to be upgraded without my knowledge or consent. Freedom Plan??? Premier TV??? What happened to my plain and simple FIOS bundle package? They advertise on their site the same bundle I have had for years should not cost me more than the $152.00 (as in AFTER all the bogus fees added in) I was paying before. The website is totally user unfriendly and I am betting all of this type of crap they are doing to us is the reason.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
When we were switched from Verizon to Frontier I talked to a very nice woman who told me my bill would be actually lower than when we had Verizon. I got the first bill. $208.00. Slightly lower than Verizon. Then the next bill came and it was $297.00. I called and called and called. Two times I got through to people but ended up getting hung up on. I finally got through one more and said that I want to cancel my service. I got hung up on again. We have since switched to Charter but today I got another bill from Frontier. $327.00 plus the $297.00. I'm not paying until someone calls me and corrects the bills.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
Spoke with billing a week ago as automatic withdrawals were taking place monthly after acquiring Verizon high-speed services. Advised that these payments were erroneously taken and well over $60 overpayment. Explained that I needed this money back ASAP to pay other bills. Was assured that my check was confirmed and verified to be sent to me within a week.
I then received a bill now charging me new services which I did not order totaling the amount I was to be refunded. Called again this morning was on hold for 30 minutes with Tracy from the Ohio retention team. She apologized repeatedly and assured me she would call back as soon as she was able to reach billing and solve the problem and would address the unrequested services on my bill. She never returned my call. Have heard numerous complaints in our area with similar stories. Buyer beware and if your account has been acquired by this company, I urge you to double check your bills and your withdrawals from your bank!
Frontier Communications Company Information
- Company Name:
- Frontier Communications
- Company Type:
- Public
- Ticker Symbol:
- FTR
- Year Founded:
- 1927
- Formerly Named:
- Citizens Communications Company
- Address:
- 401 Merritt 7
- City:
- Norwalk
- State/Province:
- CT
- Postal Code:
- 06851
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.frontier.com