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Reviewed Aug. 11, 2016
It took several phone calls, which translates into hours & hours on the phone. First on hold, then troubleshooting. After the 3rd person wanted me to troubleshoot AGAIN, I said "Uh, No. I've already done all that stuff twice!" The only reason I had to even call back the 2nd and 3rd time was because their tech never showed up so I was trying to reschedule. And they want me to go thru all this stuff again?! Now, I'm stuck with them because I agreed to a 2 yr contract. You can bet in 23 months I'll be shopping around!
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2016
OMG. The worst experience ever! The internet is on and out, restarted and rebooted everything possible but connection still bad. Calling the tech support but despite them thanking me for my patience I am trying not to bang my head on the wall. Anyways, after 40 min on hold the guy says he is just a customer service. What??? I specifically selected Tech support and thus the patient waiting. I want to cry out of desperation. Then the CSR contacts tech support and here I am waiting again. I just wanted my internet which I paid for.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
I pay the bill for my 96 year old mother's service and loved Verizon Fios for over 5 years. Always excellent signal, service, and support. Unfortunately, since April 2016, since just before the switch over to Frontier, she has lost more than half her channels including all local channels and many of her favorites. They either won't come on at all, or if they do, they are so pixelated, they're unwatchable. I have called 9 times since May with calls lasting 45-90 minutes each, always transferred at least twice, and always without a resolution that is ever followed through by this company. Their technical troubleshooting is required to go through each time, and of course each time it's the same result.
Promises to credit the account for past outages and to send a technician out are either outright lies or incompetence, because they never follow through. When I call back to follow up, they say "nothing in the notes about that." I am so heartbroken for Mom. She can't watch local news, the Olympics, old movies, and she doesn't "want to complain". My understanding is she doesn't really have another choice in her complex, so my next step is the Attorney General, BBB, and probably Yelp. My experience has always been that I can get any company to come around and support me and my trouble, but I just think these guys are either overwhelmed, dishonest, or just incompetent. What else can I think?
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
I hope this receives you in good faith. Your technical support and scheduling is the worst service I have ever had the displeasure of being forced to deal with. I had to have Consumers Energy do some work on my utility pole on August 5th. The internet service to my home was disrupted. I was not able to actually reach a person to speak with over the weekend after 9 different attempts. I was able to contact a person Monday August 8th to schedule a appointment time for August 9th between 8am and 12pm.
I did not have any person contact me about your missed appointment with me until 5:10pm. This was a voicemail and they stated they could not make it to my home until August 10th between the hours of 8am and 12pm. Again, I waited. Again, a no call no show appointment from your technicians. I called your customer service department @ 2:53pm to try to find out if this appointment was going to happen. After 21 minutes and 15 seconds on the phone. I was informed that again the technician was not going to be able to make the appointment that your service department rescheduled.
This leads me to where I am today. I have a appointment for August 11th 2016 for the hours of 8am and 12pm. I have zero faith that this appointment time will be honored. I have cost myself 8 hours of time away from my business. Waiting for your company. I have a service disruption that is now going to be 7 days old. I have to spend at least another 30 minutes on the phone trying to get some type of compensation for a service that I am going to be billed for and am not receiving. I will be copying this email and posting this on Social Media # worst company that I am forced to have to deal with. Regards, A very frustrated and disappointed customer.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
This company is not doing the right thing for the public. Sent me a outrageous bill for over $600 for one month. When you try to get a hold of them it takes hours. Attorney General should step in and straighten them out. Thousands of people are complaining about this company that took over Verizon.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
Horrible since the initial call. I was told to pay a deposit which I did and then shortly after I got 7 calls from reps that were rude asking who took my payment. The day before my scheduled appt I got a call stating they could not come that day and they could tell me no reason why. The next appt they offered was 3 weeks later. I had already canceled my other service so here I was with no internet. I have requested a refund and every time I call I wait over 20 mins. My refund time is always different 3 days, 5, 7, 10 now 21. I have called about 17 times regarding my refund. Now I was just told refunds are backlogged and it can take another 4 weeks.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
I have had nothing but problems since the switch. I had problems with my boxes. They sent new boxes, didn't work. Tech support was no help. I canceled my account, sent all boxes and router via UPS. Frontier keeps sending bills which are over 1,000 dollars and was sent to collection. I made an appointment to have cable and outside equipment removed. Someone was supposed to be here at 8, no show. I have been on the phone for almost 2 hours (!!!) and still waiting. Supervisor got on line, still waiting. No music now to find out when tech will show. I am sooo frustrated. :-(
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
They are the worse company I have ever had to use. I live in Liberty County in Texas and there is no other phone company out there. I was told I would have service no later than 5pm today. I called at 8am and they said oh there is a hold on your account. I have talked to a supervisor and he didn't know what he was talking about either. I have now been on the phone with this damn company going on 3 hours, and have heard NOTHING BUT LIES!!! I wouldn't recommend them to my enemies to use. This is a damn joke and a poor ass excuse for a Company, and I will be reporting them to the BBB. I wouldn't even put a star but it made me.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
Extremely poor customer service! I am starting to log all my phone calls going forward but now am waiting on a call from a direct Supervisor because the new plan I went with of $121.00 for cable and internet is not being granted! I have called several times, one conversation was for 1 hr and 30 minutes! Unbelievable what this company is doing to me. But now they are saying they can only grant me 3 months at 121.00 and I need to go with a new plan - smh! One day I called and made a comment to the rep when I finally got thru, I said, "Geeze, it's about time I got connected with somebody, I've been on the phone for an hour." He said, "Ma'am, I'm going to hang up now due to your rude and inappropriate comments." Really? Really!
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
I was originally contracted with Verizon fios and November or December 2015 I renewed my service contract with them. In March 26, 2016 I received a email from Frontier telling me my cable and internet service was transferring to their company starting on April 1, 2016. This was news to me, I was upset - my service was transferring to an unknown company. I called Verizon and spoke with an agent. She informed me I can cancel my contract with Frontier and not pay a termination fee if I didn't like the service. I called Frontier when my service was semi-transferred to them and also spoke with an agent who asked me to give them a chance before cancelling service. She also stated that if I didn't like the service I can cancel without paying a termination fee. She said "try it out for a few months." I said "ok I will give your company a chance."
It has been a horrible experience with them. My DVR hasn't been working. I lost the movie I purchased from Verizon. They have been difficult to work with. I call and will be put on hold for hours and then they say they can't find the account. I recently tried to cancel my service, they said I will have to pay a term fee. I told them I was told I can cancel without the fee, also I shouldn't have to cancel since my service contract I signed up was with Verizon not Frontier. I called in recently to cancel my DVR service - one of the cable boxes and some movie channels, they didn't cancel anything and my bill is even higher. Please help me with this issue, my next step is legal action.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
As I just found out the hard way, always delete your automatic payment when you change from Frontier to your new service provider. Here's why, my last 5 day bill was paid at full price for the month, now I have to wait for the proration credit for another 90 days then I get a refund by a debit card. Great. That puts my overpayment (8.5.16) refund in November. So the day you cancel your Frontier service, cancel your auto payment the same day and let them wait for what you actually owe them. I hope this helps!
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
Long hold times. Billing issues. Disconnected service from billing issues. Months of stress dealing with them trying to get issues resolved since the takeover from Verizon. The thought of having to call them one more time causes such anxiety that it's making me ill.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
When Frontier hijacked service from Verizon we went dark for 4 weeks. I spent at least 40 hours on the phone or in a Starbucks chatting with these guys to get service. Finally a supervisor released me out of our contract. But the surprise came when after they finally dismissed us we still received a 200 dollar termination fee even though the supervisor on the phone told us that it was waived and they would refund us the money for the month we did not have service. Needless to say this is the worst company and it should be shut down and all the money they have received should be returned to the customers who they defrauded. I am pissed.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
I had Verizon from the day it was avail. in my area (9-10 yrs). As years went by my bill increased as they kept offering bigger better deals with visa card enticement. I am not one to jump around to get the best deal but I always felt as a loyal customer you should also be entitled to the best deal. I decided to see what would happen with Frontier. When they took over Apr. 1 it was a mess. I also lost channels, internet and home phone. I spent hours getting each one taken care of. Then I received my first bill and was now being charged with a $45 fee when I was already upgraded to that for staying with Verizon. I was also charged for the ultimate movie pkg. even though I lost 2 movie channels plus security fees. I called and spoke with someone to tell me how to get my best deal, new equipment and corrections for the overcharges. I am 65 and my tv goes through my stereo system in a low cabinet that I cannot install this myself.
I asked for it to be installed. I got the date and time and they were a no show. I called with my order confirmation # and was given the runaround for over 3 hrs only to find out they do not install the equipment unless it is a new installation that requires wiring. I said forget it. My next bill charged me for the new equipment that I never received and my old equipment that I still have. They said I never returned the old stuff. They said they would correct the bill and instead of $282 it would be no more than $250 from then on. My next bill was over $430 so I called again. After 3-4 hrs on hold or being switched around I got Lisa would said the manager would handle the correction so I should pay the whole amount and I would see a credit on the next bill. I refused and said I would pay the $250 right then and they said the next bill will be correct. My next bill was $596 with unpaid balances and late fees. I totally lost my mind and my calm nature.
On Aug 1 I started at 3:30 pm and at 5:30 pm Angelica said she would have to call me back that same day. No callback. I called back Aug 2 @ 9:52 am and got Jay who said she would look into it and call me back in 2 hrs. I got a callback @ 10:48 pm and then still needed to talk to a supervisor. On Aug @ 11:03 pm I got Diane in billing and by 12:14 am she said her supervisor said I should pay $280 and then I asked for the supervisor. At 1:46 am I finally got Rodderick **, Supervisor who was very apologetic and said he redid all the calculations and that I should pay $202.52 and that it would all match up with all the credits I were due. I tried to pay my bill Aug 8 and I can't pay it by phone or internet because it says my balance is $596.94. They actually automated phoned me with a recording of a hardship payments plan department to help me change it into monthly amounts that I can afford.
That's why after I stopped laughing I started doing my research and started looking into Frontier complaints. I found almost 4,000 complaints and after reading only the Florida ones, I found that I was no alone in this. It also took me to websites from the states attorneys office where Ms. ** and Mr. ** are talking about a pending class action suit against Frontier. They recommended that anyone having these problems should call the Better Business Bureau, FreshFromFlorida.com and 1-800-HELP-FLA.
I will personally sue them if they go as far as to cut off my service and tarnish my perfect credit standing. The fight has just begun! I will continue to pay the $202.52 monthly that I was told is all that I owe and they can continue to torment me for as long as they want until my patience runs out or until they attack my credit or me personally. Good Luck to all of you out there and keep fighting. Maybe the FTC will quit screwing up and put a stop to this injustice.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
After Verizon gave over to Frontier - crappy, went the downhill. Was being overcharged on my bills. Called customer support. Was put on hold for over 45 mins. Did not have a technician come over for emergency check on my Internet or phone line. Took me a whole week before they sent someone over, then the Internet only worked for 12 hrs. The next morning it was down again. Worst experience ever with a company. Will not recommend to anyone.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
I was recently switched from Verizon, with which I never has serious problems. Everything went to heck since then. I will focus on just my bill for now. It went up about $18 for no explained reason after becoming a Frontier customer. After I noticed this a couple of months later, I called for an explanation. After 15 minutes on hold, someone says "Yes?" I asked if this was the person I could talk to about my bill. No answer, just a grunt. I then asked why there were 3 new charges for some kind of "upgrade." I was told those were on my previous Verizon bill. I answered "No they aren't. I am looking at it now and nothing like that appears on the last Verizon bill." She then asked for my account number. I gave it, she grunted again and put me back on hold. 45 minutes later, I had to give up. The rudeness is astounding. Why does the FCC put up with it?
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
We decided to make the switch to Frontier from Time Warner less than two weeks ago. The initial phone call getting signed up was a breeze, but after that has been a NIGHTMARE!!! We were given our installation arrival date for Friday 7/29/16, an AM appointment. They called and informed hubby that our appointment time would have to be re-scheduled for later in the day. We were leaving to go out of town, and scheduled for the next available day Tuesday 8/2/16, time window 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Hubby again took day off waited till half past noon, and called customer service. He was specifically told that the technician was 20 minutes away.
After an hour hubby called back, and they couldn't even find our information in their system. Once they located our information hubby placed on hold so technician could be personally contacted, again hubby was told tech was 20 minutes away. After another hour called back and again they could not locate our information, once they located our information hubby placed on hold so technician could be contacted. CSR informed hubby that technician came by knocked on door, and no one was home. REALLY!!!
After hubby stuck at home ALL day we had another appointment scheduled. A contractor, not a Frontier technician came to the house got everything installed (so we thought). More than 50% of our channels were not coming through. After hubby called Customer Service, they made another appointment for a technician to come to our home. Finally the issue has been resolved... FINALLY!
However we have a TiVo system so we do not have all the DVR equipment. Just the cable card is all that was needed. Hubby gets a call from Frontier this AM asking for payment for the three DVR boxes that were installed. WAIT WHAT? First we don't have three TV's set-up. We only have two, and both are connected to TiVo, and have just the cable card. Hubby explained that to the Rep. that called. They argued with him that "no sir you have three DRV devices". No. We have just the cable cards. Rep said "no sir you don't, you can't get the programming with just a cable card". Hubby states that all we have are two cable cards. Rep insists that we had three DVR's installed in our home, and payment is needed.
Hubby is now DONE with Frontier. He wants to cancel service, and wants them to just GO AWAY! Remember we have had this service less than a week. It's going to cost an $250 to cancel, plus if we don't turn in the DVR equipment we will be charged for it. WE DON'T HAVE ANY DVR EQUIPMENT! Frontier is a NIGHTMARE to deal with, they are unbelievable. They are just useless from the bottom up. I feel as if the CEO, investors, etc. just really don't care about this company, otherwise it would be ran a lot better than what it is.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
Possibly the worst business I have ever contacted. It took two phone calls and 1.5 hours to set up a new account. Then over a hour to find out why the technician didn't show for the 8am 12pm appointment. I'm still waiting for answer on that. They don't my business and I'm delighted to find that out now and look for another internet provider that will follow through. How is Frontier still in business?
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
They double bill. After calling customer service to clear it up, which they said they would, they do not. Then they send the same double bill, with a late fee. On the bill is mentioned that not paying might result in a poor credit reporting. Criminal outfit.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
I wish I could give this company negative stars! I have never complained about any company online, nor have I ever done a YELP review, but this company is SO BAD, I couldn't not write this review. I also lodged a complaint with the better business bureau, which I've also never done. Sometime back, my TV and internet service provider, Verizon, was sold to Frontier. A friend of mine told me to expect my bill to skyrocket, as hers had, so I wasn't surprised when my new "skyrocketed" bill came in the mail. I called up Frontier and after much ado, was able to negotiate a new lower rate, however, when I got my next bill in the mail, not only did I not have the new lower rate, it was even higher than the rate originally billed to me!
So, today, I called them and spent over three hours solid on the phone trying to resolve the issue. Well, I spent most of that 3 hours on hold, and spoke with about 5 different people, who each put me on eternal hold, which then reverted back to the awful phone tree recording, where I had to start all over again! I managed to stay calm and respectful, despite my unbelievable frustration, so don't think I was put on eternal hold as punishment, it was sheer incompetence on their part. After 3+ hours, I finally spoke with a supervisor, who told me they were unable to honor the agreement they quoted me, even though it was clearly documented in their computer system. Needless to say, I cancelled my service. Why give my money to such an awful company when there are other service providers out there.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
We've had nothing but problems since Frontier Communications took over from Verizon. We have problems constantly every week with both our FIOS line and our hard wired line. They're either completely dead, or they sound like frying eggs, or we get a 29-4 alert and can't call out. We make appointments for a tech to show up and they never show or call. This has happened 4 times. I you call and they put you on hold for over an hour until you hang up. This is the worst company I've ever dealt with in my life!! Terrible.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
TLDR - 7 months of misdirection regarding service charges and falsely advertised sales terminating in account disconnection without notice. The actual internet service has been flawless, but the billing has been terrible. Neither Comcast or CenturyLink were ever better on both fronts. We became new Frontier customers in Washington January 2016. We were offered a $35/mo rate with free installation. After our first monthly bill arrived $176, $110 in installation charges were included. In the process of calling to have the installation charges waived, we agreed to purchase a Nest Thermostat on sale for $100.
We declined any additional Identity Theft or Anti-Virus services at the time. Second monthly bill arrived with $288 in new charges and service installation charges had been credited but the Nest was charged $200 and we had been signed up for Identity theft services. We called and asked to have the extra services removed and the Nest discount credited. We were told this would happen. We explained that we would pay the bill once the charges were corrected.
The next two monthly bills arrived with a closer to contract $40 and $43 new charges. The Nest credit had not been applied and the Security services were still included. After each bill, we called and made the same requests. Both bills included credits for the security services but not in the right amount. We were told the Nest credit was missed and would be corrected. The security services still weren't removed. After each bill we called and complained and were told it would be corrected on the next bill. We explained that we would pay the bill once the charges were corrected.
Our service was disconnected in May from non-payment. We called and was told that the Nest credit had been rejected, we had been flagged for late payment and then disconnected. All without any contact from Frontier. I made a payment of $250 to cover the estimated balance of $35/mo for 6 months plus tax. We were told the Nest credit was rejected without reason but that it would be reviewed. We explained that we would not being paying anything additional until the security services were removed from our account.
The fifth monthly bill arrived $35 and the security services were finally removed. Credits still weren't applied in the correct amount. No Nest Credit was included. Surprisingly even though the new charges were $35 our invoice now showed a monthly service plan of $40/mo for the same service. This time I setup a service chat explaining the past issue with Nest, Identity Service and now monthly service charges. I was told that we were not new customers when we bought the Nest and no longer qualified for the discount. This was the first time hearing this excuse.
I was also told that the change to $40/mo fiber service was due to my service being extended an additional year. This was never requested by me or was I notified. I was told the service would be corrected back to $35/mo since I never requested it. I was told both corrections take 1-2 billing cycles to process. At this point I told Frontier that I would call back and cancel service in two months if the billing issues had not been corrected. I paid $36/mo on the June and July invoices until my August bill arrived.
The 7th bill arrived for August with credits of $10-20 applied but not the Nest amount or the monthly service correction. When I chatted with the service representative I was told that the Nest discount REQUIRED Identity Theft Protection services. Since I didn't have Identity Theft Protection services I could not receive the Nest discount. This was counter to what I had been told previously even though I had been previously signed up for Identity services without my request. This was also the first time I was told that I would not receive the $100 credit.
I was also told for the first time that in the fine print on my April bill, that the $35/mo service would increase $5/mo if autopay was not utilized. Apparently this was included in my bill but never mentioned previously and buried in fine print that was not noticed. So, on both of my billing problems the reasons changed multiple times and became non-negotiable. At this point, I gave up and paid the remaining balance of the account.
Four days after paying my bill the internet service was disconnected due to non-payment. My bank and Frontier's web account showed that the payment had been made. We called and had service reconnected with confirmation that no additional fees would be charged due to their error. I have yet to receive a bill for September demonstrating only a $40/mo service.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
On July 1, 2016, I called Frontier with regard to FIOS services and the agent who assisted me told me it was available in my area in Tampa, FL. We scheduled an appointment for July 7, 2016 to install the services. The technician who arrived was pretty rude and told us that his company did not provide FIOS for this area. We did not know because the agent told us that it was available. He then told me that he could not help me and told me to cancel the new service so I did. I called and waited over 25 minutes just to cancel a order that was not filled and thank goodness I received a cancellation confirmation number. The rude technician sat in his van for about 30 minutes and during this time I was still on hold with Frontier. He said he could not cancel the "new" order and I had to call so I did.
Today, August 8, 2016, I received a bill for $177.71 for new installation, new services and all these charges that I NEVER received because I am still with Brighthouse. I called Frontier and the first agent told me that they installed new service and she saw the line was active. I explained to her that we never cancelled Brighthouse internet service so yes there is an active line. She was implying that we had service with Frontier. I hung up and dial again to speak to another agent that had common sense and notice that service was never used/started/utilized at this address. The second agent informed me that the refund will take until October 1, 2016 to resolve. The agent gave me another cancellation confirmation number for this transaction over the phone. This is unbelievable charging me for service that I never received and now I have to wait and monitor this account for three months to make sure these charges are cleared.
This is bad customer service and how did this company and technician billed for equipment that was never added to my account/home. I guess I will never leave Brighthouse because they are pretty honest and the technicians are reliable and professional. I hate that this type of problems occur today with so much means of communication.
Updated on October 3, 2016: Today is October 3, 2016 4:49 pm. Been on hold since 3:38pm. Again, I am on hold for over 1 hour and 3 transfers and still here waiting to dispute a collection notice for service that was NEVER provided. The customer service agent ask me for my pin number. I been attempting to explain to these people that the technician came in for 10-15 min max and immediately notified me that 33602 area does NOT provide FIOS services and he exit my property. My question is how was an account #, equipment #, pin # generated if he NEVER, installed, set up, drilled, install cables or signed papers. Nothing HAPPENED!! WHAT THE HELL. This company or employee is trying to pull some fraudulent activity by billing some bogus account to get paid and it’s not going to happen. If my credit is ruined because of this bill. I will seeking legal counsel.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
I used to have Verizon Fios. Everything worked fine, paid bills on time, slept well at night. Now, Frontier bought out the Verizon Fios and the first week I am already stressing out because of their stupidity. Fios service didn't work for 11 days. If you are not running a business from home it would be hard for you to understand what I went through emotionally and mentally.
Now I am struggling again with them. One of their representatives shows up to my house, asks me to upgrade to faster Fios speed, so I did. I was promised there will be no termination fees since this is an upgrade and that the price will not change as long as I don't upgrade or downgrade again. Month past and my bill that should have been $55 is now $281 ($109 for Fios + $95 installation + $80 early termination). Now, I actually have to pay termination fee which they told me I wouldn't have to since it was an upgrade. They charged me installation fee. You might ask what did they install. Apparently what Verizon Fios installed three years ago, a white box in my garage. It took them a while but they acknowledged their mistake they dropped the installation fee.
Now, where am I right now. They told me to fax them the copy of an agreement I signed with their representative and wait for their call. Now I been waiting their call for almost a week. So far I made 7 calls to them which equals to 6 hours and 28 min wasted on either waiting or talking to them. If anyone of you have time and/or money we need to do the group lawsuit against Frontier Communications because they are not taking this seriously at all.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
Worst service ever. My first bill is over $200 for Internet only. During the order process I was never told that it would be that much. As the matter of fact I was given a totally different breakdown of what my first bill would have been. I would have not started the service otherwise. No one seemed to be able to know where to begin to help when I called customer service.
Be prepared to stay on hold for long periods and still have unresolved problems with the account. I was transferred at one point and someone picked up in billing and I could hear background talking but no one was on the line to help. This was after being on the phone for over an hour. Then I had to call back to be on hold for another half hour just to be told that they didn't know how to resolve the billing issue and that they could transfer me to another representative. They did try to make me feel better by saying it's only $230.00 this time only. Thanks! Like I said had they told me that it was going to be over $200 for Internet only... Never would have happened. No good. The breakdown I was giving for service was definitely different pricing.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
This company is the worst when it comes to billing and customer service. I stopped TV service months ago and they cannot get my bill right, keep billing me, adding fees and screwing me and it still is not right.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
Last week I called the company to make changes to my telephone service and to check why my internet was always running so slow. This has been a continuing problem with our internet service for years. After being put on hold for almost an hour I was hung up on by the tech department. I called back and when I was finally answered I asked the tech guy why my internet was so slow. He proceeded to have me run a couple of tests which included a speed test. Let's just say it failed miserably.
I asked him why it's not running at the 6.9 like it is supposed to where he then put me on hold. And when he came back was told from his supervisor that we live in a high-demand area which I then told him was absolute crap because several of our neighbors use Frontier for their internet service and have no problems. He then told me that there's nothing they can do about the speed of the internet because of my area I live in. I then said that I have been paying your company for years for an Internet service that you KNEW you could NOT provide to me basically. He AGREED and ADMITTED that there was nothing they could do about it. I cancelled my internet service with them as of this afternoon. They ADMITTED TO RIPPING ME OFF for years because they have not been providing full service to me and knew it.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
I was a loyal Verizon customer and we are now with Frontier and we are so dissatisfied and frustrated. We had no service for almost two months. Our internet is extremely slow although we are suppose to have fast internet and our bill is OUTRAGEOUS. And every time we call we get a different rep and a different response. We were told our bill would be adjusted for the time we had no service, not only have they not adjusted the bill but they have raised it. We literally get a different response every single time we call. SO frustrating. We miss Verizon SO MUCH!!! Hating Frontier!!
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
Cannot get anyone to give me a answer about my account & they put you on hold for hours at a time. Would strongly recommend not to get trapped by this company's lack of care for the customer!!! Run from this company!!!
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
I changed my internet/phone provider on my small business in May. I was told that Frontier had better internet speed and packages. I called and received a proposal for high-speed internet + 2 phone lines for $109 per month with ~90 dollars installation fee. I called several times and confirmed this pricing. I asked to send it to me in writing because it sounded too good to be true. I inquired multiple times regarding the pricing and any hidden fees and was assure there were only taxes to be changed on top of that. Due to delays and waiting list for new services, the services were not installed until July.
This week I received a bill for $812!!! I called Frontier to ask how come my bill was 8 times higher than what I was quoted and the answer was "Sorry your initial quote was wrong." I explain my frustration and ask how come they can submit a "quote" that was so far away from the reality, the answer was "That is not a contract, you did not sign that quote and we have no reason to honor that pricing." They basically admitted that they lied to me and had no legal bound to their quote. I asked to speak with the supervisor. After one hour waiting I was transferred to an answering machine to leave a message and had to hang up.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2016
I've been calling Frontier in terms of my bill, it's no longer arriving in my house. I tried to check online and also my account is blocked for some odd reason. So I call. Once I call Frontier has me waiting for 1 hour and 9 minutes. After I waited an hour just to see/pay my bill the call ends up. I call once again and the call keeps on failing when I get transferred to the Customer Service department. Frontier started off really good and now is horrible. I sure miss Verizon.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2016
This company seemed very put together when I first called to set up service. They quoted me a price for a bundle and said I can pay more to be out of contract. So I said "keep me out of contract. I'll pay more." The first bill was over $250 more than what was stated I would pay. Every time I called to complain they said it was correct and I HAD to pay it. I gave up the fight and paid it. Then I call to change service and they refused to cancel a line I didn't end up needing. They said I was in contract when the week before I was told I was not. Again, they REFUSED to do anything and continued charging me for the line AND raised my bill by $30!
This company has left me feeling so helpless as a consumer. I am NOT in contract and when asked for proof they refused to provide it to me. Now I am being billed for services I do not want and if I do not pay it will go to collections. This company is the worst company I have ever dealt with in my life. You are better off living life with no internet, phone and TV than signing up for services with this company. DO NOT DO IT!! BEWARE!!
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2016
After several months of comparing cost and quality of bundle packages of cable and wifi we decided to go with Verizon Fios and we switched phone carriers at same time to Verizon. After about four months without notice or advisement we got a message on tv saying services were temporarily out cause we were switching to Frontier. So I called Frontier after 2 months they finally had my information in the system. Customer service is politely complacent and does little to solve issues. The account management app doesn't let you manage wifi guest account.
The cable service is not even half the quality as with Verizon. The wifi cuts out frequently without warning and since April I still do not have all the movies I purchased for a lifetime uploaded to my Library. I still have purchases I'm being charged for and not receiving the services. My Free on demand gives me the jumbled pixeled screen and I have to reboot the system every time I wanna watch a movie. The list goes on and on. And now I find out they are offering bundles to new customers without the digital voice with faster wifi and lower monthly cost. I feel like I'm screaming and nobody hears me. I call to change my service and they straight up transfer me, hangup or play dumb. Grrrrrrr
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2016
Had trouble with modem dropping internet since it was installed, made sure to have it noted on account. Now modem is dropping 3-4 days a week, multiple times a day. We have to restart modem every time. Customer service said it was because it was in high demand area (there's around 30 households connected in the rural area). Even the supervisor used this excuse and was rude. I asked them to just send out a $20 modem to see if this fixed the problem, the supervisor wouldn't. So we are stuck paying for inadequate equipment and terrible customer service. I even asked the supervisor for the corporate phone number, she stated "she didn't have it." Will never use Frontier again and will spread the word on their customer service.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2016
Unfortunately we see similar review after review for this company which took over "Verizon". My husband and I have wasted hours and hours on hold with "Frontier" and still they "NEVER" do what they say. You would think that after so many calls, you would get someone in customer service that is "Capable", but "NO"! DOES ANYONE AT FRONTIER... KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING OR SAYING! Frontier needs to clean up house and if I were the "CEO, PRESIDENT or FOUNDER of "Frontier" I'd be ashamed! The way you run your business, you really have no business running any company!
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2016
Frontier contacted us to let us know high speed cable internet was available in our neighborhood, we'd had only satellite. Salesperson assured us it was not DSL and was cable, with free installation and package included phone line. We had not connected our landline. We had cell phones. We did not need landline. We were told would cost about 56 monthly for internet.
Our first bill arrived, over $300. We were charged for Installation, shipping of equipment, phone line, service order charge. After a 45 minute call to customer service, where we made our displeasure clear, we arrived at an agreeable sum of $86. Our next bill we were charged a late fee and the balance of the unpaid first bill, as if our call to customer service was totally disregarded, and service was stopped for 2 days. Don't know if it was a coincidence or purposeful.
We have never had the experience of dealing with such a dishonest lot of people, from the initial sales call and every encounter with customer service since. We were presented with no clear contract and have no idea what terms we are under. We keep getting bills, but when we call customer service they say our case is pending??? Evidently, customer service has no real authority to resolve any issues. When I asked to speak to someone that did have the power to make decisions, I was told that those people never took calls from customers, so that I'm not allowed any direct input to resolve the billing discrepancies.
What choice do I have? It is as if they have grabbed me by the base of my **! Because we have higher speed internet, it is faster than satellite, we can now get Netflix and we were able to reduce our TV satellite service package. I'm sure there is some sort of disconnect fee to get rid of Frontier. I wouldn't know, have never seen a contract. So I think we're stuck with them for a while.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2016
I called tech support with what turned out in hindsight to be a minor issue about the frontier mobile app. A tech was dispatched to my house to troubleshoot the problem. The tech disconnected 4 boxes from our main unit, and while attempting re-initiate the main unit was never able to re-establish connection with the other four TVs. He claimed this was normal, that the boxes can take hours to reload. Of course he didn't stick around to make sure. The next morning, they were still down, so after finally getting through to tech support, they remotely attempted to reload the 1 of 5 tvs that was actually working. That tv froze during the reboot. 0 of 5 tvs working at that point! They said they would dispatch a tech out that same day. I waited patiently from 9am-4pm. No tech. No call. Nothing!
I finally called wondering what time they were planning on showing up. The person on the other end, when I finally got through, apologized about 1,000 times but stated my service ticket had been closed. Apparently, even though I was home the entire day waiting, claimed he had not only called my house, but had shown up and we weren't home. What?!? I was there the entire day. End of day 2 - 0 of 5 tvs working.
The next day I went to work late waiting for tech #3 to show up. He came in, no apologies, no personality whatsoever, and succeeded in getting 1 of 5 tvs working but couldn't solve the other 4. He left claiming he couldn't get good enough cell reception to call more tech savvy "digital support" people. His literal last words when he walked out of my house were "I've done all I can. Good luck. I am not sure why they dispatch me for some of these issues." HELLO! 4 OF 5 of my tvs are down that were working fine 3 days ago. THAT'S why they dispatched you. Duh! End of day 3 - 1 of 5 tvs working.
Today, day 4, called tech support for 45 mins from work only to be told by phone rep Zach that he couldn't schedule someone to come out my next day off without me being home to 1st try his "magic" troubleshooting ideas that he felt were going to be different from the things I had previously been instructed to try. He refused to schedule someone, even with what I had been through the previous 3 days. My original issue was simply with my phone app. Tvs all worked fine. Now Zach in Austin refused to schedule a tech until I came back home from work, called back in, had them reference his notes that he swore he listed in detail and would fix all my problems.
I came home an hour ago, called tech support AGAIN, had them reference Zach's notes, only to find out, sure enough, his "magic" solution was exactly what I had been instructed to do the previous days multiple times. And of course, by this time it was too late to schedule for Sunday, my next day off, so I have to wait until Wed (9 days) to get a tech back out. Who knows if they will even fix it then. 4 of 5 tvs down that had worked fine last week!!! All over a phone app question. I'm done! Disconnect fee or not, I'm bailing out. I'd recommend doing the same before they come "fix" something for you too.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016
I was told when I called for new service that my internet cost would be $54.99/month for 2 years. My first bill arrived charging me $79.99/month for internet plus $9.99 for the modem and it included two separate installation charges equaling $204.97. When I called Customer Service to question the bill after a long wait I finally got through to a Customer Service agent only to have the call dropped while she put me on hold to talk to another department. She never called me back so I had to call again. I was told they would put in a request to this Special Approval Department to correct the bill but no promises were made. Supposedly I will hear back regarding the correction but it could take up to 30 days and in the meantime I should pay the $398.53 bill for 2 months of internet service only.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016
Nothing but problems since Frontier took over for Verizon. I was charged $15 for calls I didn't make. The rep suggested I switch plans that would help me save money. I'm on Social Security, had to quit working completely because my arthritis just got too bad. I was changed from the Freedom Plan to the Regional Plan. I had told the rep (or one of the many that I had to speak to during that call) that I had a disabled son in AZ that I called just about every day and lots of times we had long phone conversations. She said it would be "the same plan, just without bells and whistles" call forwarding, voice mail, etc all the new-fangled stuff that I didn't use anyway, so I switched plans. Almost had a heart attack when I opened the next bill and it was $564.
I called and explained the situation and supposedly they would remove the charges, except maybe for some taxes. I kept waiting, checking on line, calling the 1-800 for an account balance and would get all different figures. I decided I'd have to go to a $35 unlimited cell phone just to keep what is left of my sanity. Have already switched my phone number over to my new cell phone, Frontier still thinks I owe them somewhere between $609 and $714. Supposedly I was switched back to the Freedom plan, but keep getting different answers as to whether it was unlimited long distance or not, and phone was definitely supposed to be turned off by midnight last night, but still have a dial tone and can talk to Frontier reps on it.
I believe Frontier was the only landline company I could get in my area, but they have been putting up more cell phone towers and just about everybody has switched over to a cell phone. I'd stay away from Frontier Communications, I've had more trouble in the last 3-1/2 months with a phone company than I have in the last 60+ years. Every month I had some kind of problem with the bill and would have to spend at least 20 minutes on hold, a couple times a week waiting to see if the problem had been resolved.
The reps on the other end just say whatever they think will get you off the line as quickly as they can, and say it's being worked on. Will feel bad if people lose their jobs, but they had better figure out a way to better serve their customers or they won't have any. I switched over to Boost Mobile which is a much better deal, they are right in my small town, the reps are very helpful and knowledgeable and the service is great. Hope you all have a good day and God bless.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016
Frontier is quite possibly the worst option for internet you could choose, you rarely have connection to the phone line or internet and when you do it's never the speed you're told you're getting. The customer service is absolutely terrible, I was on hold for half an hour to get them to come fix the phone line that broke (again). They said fine, asked for address and account info etc.. They said they'd fix it by Thursday, well big surprise here, they didn't and we're going on Saturday now and they've still done nothing about it. We've been a week without internet and they sure as heck don't seem to care! I would do anything to get a different provider, but where we live they seem to be the only option, as we can't even get cell data here.
I've already reported them to the Better Business Bureau, and it would be a tragedy if they are still a company within the next five years. If they shut down or got taken over by someone who actually knows how to do business and honor their offers, I would cry tears of joy. So to wrap things up, if you have other options, go with them, not Frontier, once you get in you're practically stuck with them as it's near impossible to cancel. And finally, their service sucks, their support sucks, their equipment sucks, everything about them sucks! Long story short DO NOT BUY!
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016
On Monday, July 25 2016 I phoned Frontier to inquire about my bill. I spoke with Melisaa in the HOA department. She was extremely helpful to me. I went line by line with her on my bill. We decided to take all extras off the home phone because we primarily use our cell phones. I waited 45 minutes to get a Rep on the phone and about an hour going through our bill.
The next morning my home phone was disconnected. I called Frontier. They apologized and stated it would be back on by Wednesday. Now over a week and half later no phone. I find that Frontier is unfit to provide services due to the lack of communication. Every Rep I have spoken with has a different answer. My bill has not been right since Frontier took over for Verizon! So I am overpaying and part of my service is turned off. I would like to know who is going to be able to correct all these problems!
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016
I just want to warn everyone to keep a very close eye on your Frontier account. I signed on to my online account a few days ago and noticed there was another account linked to mine. I live in Texas and this other account was in WV. I posted my problem on Frontier's Facebook page and stated that I wouldn't communicate with them any other way than email... I like everything in writing. One of their people on Facebook replied and asked me to send my service address, account number and the best email to reach me (Wouldn't you think the one used for my account is the best one?).
I did receive an email and at first the person said they couldn't find an account linked to mine and asked where I found it. I took a screenshot and sent it to them. Well, glory-be, they found it and unlinked it. They said our names were quite similar and that it was possible one of their representatives accidentally linked the other account to mine when they were assisting them. I don't know what the other account holder's last name is, but I do know our first names are not similar at all. Mine has 5 letters the other has 8 letters... Even the first 3 letters are nothing similar. Do I believe that story? Not really! Just beware and check carefully!
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016
Since April 2016 when Verizon sold their landlines and cable to Frontier Communications, there have been nothing but issues, raised billings, hang-ups by the CSR at Frontier Communications, lack of knowledge by the CSRs, unprofessionalism and they continue to hang up on customers when they don't have an answer or no longer want to deal with a customer. The wait times have exceeded one hour and in most cases are 50 minutes on hold to speak to someone. I am now documenting and advising the CSR that I too am recording the conversation. California is a two part consent state for recordings. You must get the CSR to acknowledge that they are being recorded or okay to record. I now have 5 conversations recorded that support what I am writing.
06.29.16 42 min TTL. 2:45 PM - 3:28 PM Attempted to call regarding the new billing. The billing appears to be incorrect. They once again did not allow me to speak to anyone because they needed to verify all the account holder information and I have already been put on by Linda ** as an authorized person to speak to them and get info. Asked for a supervisor and spoke with Mark # ID **. He kept me on hold for 10 minutes. It felt as if they wanted me to hang up.
I then worked with Mark on a number of issues and then learned Frontier Communications wanted to charge us the full price for the HBO, when we were wold it was going to be free for 3 months. I told Mark to discontinue HBO if we were going to be charged for it. We got this straightened out and now our invoice for each month should be approximately $145.00 Including taxes. This did not happen on the following invoice for July and august 2016. Other notes are to follow.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016
Unfortunately, they are the only providers of my location. I called several times, got quote of 64.99 + tax and we double check for several times. When we received bill, it is a bill for 300$. We called back. They said there nothing they can do. OMG, I don't even talk about this anymore. It is the biggest joke, someone need to do something!
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016
Very bad service. They overcharge me $15 USD a month. I have my invoice. They charge "FiOS tv upgrade charge" twice. I'm ask what is this charge. Nothing is upgrade. They cant answer. They say "Verizon." I'm pay more the 220 USD a month. It's ridiculous...
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016
I have had Verizon Cable for over 4 years, here in FL. While it's relatively expensive, there weren't usually surprises. Suddenly in April 2016, Frontier Communications somehow slipped into Verizon's place and took over ALL of their contracts without express permission. I didn't sign a contract (like I did with Verizon). Instead, my bill went from $84.99 for my triple-play, up to $169.98 for THE SAME SERVICE!!! (This is all without tax, gov't fees + surcharges.) I called Frontier to ask if we now had some Contract??? No. Instead, I was told that I was being charged pro-rated fees because my Verizon contract expired and I hadn't renewed. (OF COURSE I DIDN'T RENEW---I DIDN'T GET MY CONTRACT AND DEAL IN PLACE!!!!)
They spoke round and round in circles, putting me on hold, disconnecting my internet and phone several times, calling me back on an old cellphone #... I didn't get a straight answer. Instead, they assured me that they'd imply these "promo codes" and give me "$200 off for June 2016", but my next 2 bills would be high and AFTER THAT, it would supposedly drop down to $109.99 (unbelievable, huh??). I STUPIDLY have been paying the bill monthly, until now (in August). I keep having internet and cable problems and am not getting any decent answers or service. Instead, I feel like I'm being scammed by a foreign company. I can't tell if this is legitimate.
Right now I have an outstanding bill of $173.30, then $195.22 for August, and then it should go down to the $109.99. SHOULD I BELIEVE THEM?? If not, who the heck do you call??? I don't want my bill to keep adding up... They do speak to you in a nasty way and only *I* can speak to them, per their "rules". Ridiculous! I have to have the file, know my Account # and PIN #. It's insane! I don't want to pay almost twice what I was paying for the same service, but MUCH WORSE service!!! So, what should we all do???
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016
I have tried for months for them to correct my bills. I keep being told they are submitting a resolution ticket, and for me to pay the amount it should be. However, each month it's still wrong and they add the shortage to my balance. Look, I resigned with Verizon and had NO IDEA that Frontier was taking over. Also, their first bill looked correct, but each bill went up after, reducing my discounts for resigning for 2 years. I want OUT of this contract with NO penalty. What should I do? Oh, and the WiFi is hit and miss. I often am notified I have no internet connection. The WiFi has the same box in my house as was fine under Verizon. How DARE they do this to us.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2016
After having Verizon for years... Frontier comes along and raises my bill $70.00 a month. I get a bill for $196.96. Their customer service is horrible. Of course the hold time is an hour, everyone is pissed off about their NEW bills... Seriously, I'm not paying 200.00 to watch TV and internet. As soon as I can switch I will!!!
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2016
Since Frontier Communication took over our account from Verizon in April, I constantly have problem with our internet and phone. I called today and spoke with a guy name Darnell. He told me that I have a contract with them until 10/29/17. He further told me that I have 75/75 internet speed and that he would upgrade it to 150/150 at no additional charge. I asked him to send me an email to confirm that there will be no additional charge for the upgrade and he said yes. He scheduled for the following Monday for the technician to come out to test something to make sure it works.
I did not get an email confirm the free upgrade but instead getting an email thank me for purchasing Frontier Secure Personal Security??? I called back and was told that I agreed to an upgrade and purchase their Personal Security System and I was giving a bunch of extra charges which will be added to my account. I found out that my contract with Verizon will end on November 2016.... NOT October 29, 2017 as I was told by Frontier. I would like everyone to know about Frontier and be careful with them. I definitely will switch carrier.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2016
Since signing up for Frontier's internet service a few weeks ago, I have twice needed technical support over the phone. The first call led me to a staff person who did not know how to locate my account. I tried to help by offering my address, name, and phone number. The staff person and I agreed that I would try another time. Today, I called for help again, waited about 13 minutes on hold, spoke briefly with a staff member who then sent me to another division. I've now been on hold for 49 minutes (good thing I have unlimited talk time on my phone, huh?). Still no help. Not sure where this relationship is going, but it doesn't look good.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2016
Received a threat to cut off service for a bill that was already paid. Called the office to try to clear it up and give them the bank info, etc., but No One will take your call. Recording said wait time was 35 minutes, but when I requested a return call it was for the following day. No choice. So I went online. Nope. No help there, either - no way to email anyone to clear up Their mistake. I NEVER had a problem like this with Verizon and will do everything I can to get rid of this company. What a shame to charge such high fees and not return a decent service to customers!
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2016
My next door neighbor's router went out, and she asked for my help in buying one vs. renting one from Frontier at $10/month. I initiated an online chat last night that I regret. I spent most of it giving my own information, address, phone number, email address and so forth. I balked at giving my date of birth and reiterated that this was not for me, it was for someone else. I didn't want her to purchase something with known incompatibilities with this new carrier. The conversation was hopeless. The agent said he would risk losing his job if he didn't document my information.
I asked whether the chat could be emailed to me, and he said they don't do that. I said I'd take screen shots, which he said was permitted. I assured him it was part of my legal rights to have a copy of the chat. I also was told that I'd get a survey to complete in email, but I doubt it. I phoned this morning, and after two transfers, was put on hold again awaiting the 3rd transfer to the correct person. I hung up after 15 minutes. This company scares me. Is there a way to report this experience to the FCC?
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2016
I recently found that Frontier without any email or letter notification had secretly raised my monthly TV, Internet, phone services by $8 dollars. I was a long time Verizon customer and signed a contract that stated my monthly charges with taxes would be $116. I have always been on time and never late. Today Aug 3, 2016 I got online to pay my next Frontier bill and I noticed that last month the bill was up by $2 and the recent bill was now up by $8 more.
When I called the call center at Frontier he told me that the increase was because Verizon had a different way of including their taxes in their packages compared to Frontier. I told the Frontier call representative that Frontier back on Nov 12, 2015 the Frontier CFO John Jureller had promised all former Verizon Florida,Texas and California customers would not see "No Change in pricing after Verizon Acquisition". This is from DSL Report.com. The Frontier call center employee could not get a supervisor on the phone with me so I requested that a Frontier supervisor call me at home when they had time to explain why the increase had occurred without any notification to me whatsoever. He told me a Frontier supervisor would call me back within a 24 hour time frame which is way too long to be waiting for a explanation. This is wrong and not right. Frontier CFO John Jureller has broken their promise to Verizon Customers.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2016
I would rate them a -100 if I could. I cancelled my service with Frontier at the end of April 2016 and they are still charging me. Every time I call it takes at least an hour or two to speak to someone. Then they tell you they will take care of it and next month same old stuff, just a different day. I just want to be done with Frontier but they say I owe them $293 for service after I cancelled. I refuse to pay for service that I never received. Even when I had service with them it never worked so actually, they owe me. I cancelled because when Frontier took over Verizon my TV would go in and out and my internet would go in and out. In addition, I was getting all kinds of sales calls and my number is blocked.
I called every week in May, and most of the time 2 times a week. I called several times in June and then 1 time in July when I thought it had been taken care of. I called twice today (August 2, 2016) and each time it took me an hour to speak to someone. I was told that they were transferring me to Collections to see what the usage was in May and that I would only have to pay for that... I said that's completely fair. Then I get to Collections and the rep tells me that I didn't cancel my services until July 1st. "What? I cancelled my services at the end of April. On July 1st I called to dispute the bill you sent me since I cancelled my services at the end of April 2016." Then the rep hangs up on me.
What kind of company treats a senior citizen like this? Obviously, a company with horrible customer service and record keeping that I will NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH AGAIN. Now I will have my attorney write a letter to Frontier to resolve this once and for all. I don't care how cheap it is, NEVER, do business with them because you can't speak to anyone and secondly, the service doesn't work or if it does it goes in and out. Bad services and even worse customer service.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2016
This experience started roughly a month ago. We were searching for internet service in our rural area, came across Frontier. Ordering the service was super easy, the lady I dealt with was wonderful, paid my deposit, and they set me up an installation date. I was told to check in my house for phone jacks and call back if I didn't have any. So I go home, call Frontier the next day and let them know I did not have any. So they adjusted the order for the tech. The next day, I discovered two active phone jacks behind a curtain, so I call Frontier back and let them know, once again, order is adjusted to reflect this.
All this time I have been waiting for a package from Frontier containing my router/modem, that was supposed to be sent UPS. It has now been a week and I haven't received it. So I call Frontier again to get the tracking number for said package, this time I am informed that the tech will be bringing the equipment with him and will leave it on my front porch for me (I was told I wouldn't need to be home for installation). No big deal. Installation day comes, I go to work. Come home, by this time is way passed the time window of when the tech was supposed to be there, and I don't see any equipment waiting for me. I call Frontier. Mind you, each phone call I have made to them has resulted in over hour-long wait times.
Upon calling Frontier this time, I'm told my order was placed in the system wrong so the driver wasn't aware what he needed to do when he got to my house. And she would reschedule me for two more days out. And send me my equipment. Ok, no big deal. The VERY next day, I get a call from Frontier from an UNKNOWN number telling me that my house was NO longer in their service area and my order would be cancelled. I asked about my deposit being refunded. The man said "FINE" and then hung up. The next day comes, about 8 pm at night and there's a knock on my door, it's UPS with my modem. I call Frontier yet again, this time I'm told I have active service and to plug the modem in and I should be good to go.
I made the lady wait on the phone with me while I hooked everything up. Still no internet. I let her know this and she transfers me to the tech department. Another 45-minute hold, tech answers and tells me that I in fact do not have active service but it shows I do have an installation appointment for the next day. So the next day comes, I go to work, come home... you guessed it, still no internet.
I call Frontier, she pulls my account up, tells me MY ORDER HAS BEEN CANCELLED!!! I ask her by who, she says that the customer cancelled, meaning myself. By this point I am IRATE. I told her that is probably a good thing, and to please issue a refund for my deposit ASAP. As I am writing this, over a month later I am currently on hold with this company trying to still get this money refunded to me. Current Hold time- 49 min. 35 sec. This company seriously needs to be shut down. How are they still up and running??!
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2016
Called early morning. Was told there was an outage affecting many that it would probably be fixed in 24 hours. Late today - still no fix. Called them again - was told it would be fixed by the 4th. I said that is amazing an outage of people would be OK with that time frame in having no phone. I explained my mom is on Life Alert and cannot receive incoming calls. Turns out it is NOT a large area problem it is only affecting our residence. I asked why they lied to me. Waited 25 minutes for a supervisor. He was extremely arrogant - his name was Shannon. Said he could not give me his last name. It was against company policy. He gave me his ID number. He went on to say that he is not an engineer and cannot say what the problem is. Asked for his supervisor he says he does not have one. Currently holding for the corporate office. This is the WORSE company - I do not know how they stay in business.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2016
I cancelled Frontier internet service (sold by Verizon to Frontier). Frontier kept charging on my credit card. While waiting long time to get a hold of reps, they keep telling me lies and refuse to cancel credit card charge. What a twisted evil company!
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2016
Verizon switched us to Frontier. We moved and called and had our existing interest service cancelled on 7/21. Frontier charges you for the days after you cancel so we were charged in full for service from 7/19 - 8/18 even though we cancelled 7/21. We called and had new service set up for our new address. The call was supposedly recorded but come to find out it wasn't. The person on the phone quoted us a new service charge plus 1/2 off of the identity protection. Frontier discontinued our 25/25 so we had to get the 50/50. The quote on the phone with the 1/2 off of the identity protection was $59 a month. Free installation plus a $200 amazon gift card.
When the technician came out to install there was no mention that we would not be getting the quoted price. Setting up the identity protection didn't work so we called to just cancel it and found out that Frontier could not honor the price quoted, had no notes for our order and charged us $90 a month instead of $59, included a $128 installation fee, and no amazon gift card. As expected we cancelled our service as the service was the worst ever and Frontier is a lying company. Switch to another company! Don't use Frontier.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2016
I have been with Verizon for years and no major complaints thus far, then they decided to ditch me over to Frontier. The transition was a nightmare! My internet seemed slowed down and disconnected frequently, TV channels and VOD services were removed and added randomly for the next few months. So in May 2016 I then decided to cancel the account one day and the nice operator told me to please keep my account active and as a complimentary for the inconveniences that he would upgrade my internet speed for the duration of my contract without changing my monthly due. I said "yes, I'll take that offer" and "thank you".
But lo and behold I got charged for that upgrade next month (plus additional prorated charges from the previous Month). So then I called and informed them about the issue, I was told that I had a "grandfathered account" from Verizon and adding that complimentary service made the system change my account somehow. The nice operator said she would credit me back the extra charge and fix my account accordingly, I said "thank you". I checked my frontier app to double-check the credit and fixed monthly charge and I saw it fixed.
Then next month came, and yes! The new charge came back, not only that, it brought back with it the difference from the previous month (and another previous month) plus late penalty fees! So I naturally called back, explained my side, and the new service rep said that what I was saying was impossible - that they never give complimentary services for inconvenienced or cancelling customers as an enticement to keep their account, and to top that she offered me a new service that was still more expensive than my previous account and will not give credit from the previous charges.
After all those months of calling them and those lost hours and weekends of dealing with different customer rep with different stories, it was all for nothing. I felt cheated, misrepresented and treated as a liar. Stay away from this company! They are very sneaky, disorganized and dishonorable. I will go with Time Warner now, I had my share of bad experience with them from another property, but at least all their customer reps regardless of different time/day you called know and keep track of your issues and I don't find them sneaky or dishonest at all.

Reviewed Aug. 2, 2016
I have been on hold for 68 minutes because the Tv slowed up and stopped working. They were able to fix some of the programming but I still dont get all the channels I had before with Verizon. I still on hold waiting for customer service (possibly an oxymoron for this company). It's now 92 minutes. This is not the first time this has happened and they have only taken over from Verizon 3 months ago. The last time it took 5 calls and a week of waiting for a tech to come out to fix it.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2016
Is there a number to call other than call centers? I'd like one main line between customer service and technical support to talk to someone who may actually care that my home phone has been down for 3 weeks. Frontier canceled my home phone and gave me a new account # without consulting with me. I've had the same # for over 3 years with Verizon but in the middle of July, a Frontier customer service person canceled my phone and issued a new # and started up new service. No one knows why and for the past week and a half I have spoken to customer service people, technical people, supervisors, team leads, no one can get my service back. Trying to get my phone back they somehow shut off my cable TV for a day and it took me 2 hours to get that service back. I've called 4 more times to only get bounced back between customer service and tech support.
Today customer service sent me over to tech support blindly so I had to start all over again and then this afternoon I called directly to tech support who got to the point where he couldn't help so he said "hold on and I'll get someone on the line" to really only blind transfer me to hold for 17 minutes to start all over again. This is absolutely awful. I really never experienced anything like this. There is no one willing to help.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2016
I was caught completely unaware that Frontier had taken over Verizon FIOS. Verizon was not perfect, but they were fair and honored our agreement. Now, w/out any notice, they have jacked up my rates and my plan. I am currently on hold for over 45 minutes as I simply want to cancel my service as I am moving to a new state. Two customer service agents have been unable to help because I don't have a PIN number which I never received. I can update my damn bank accounts w/out a pin number, but I can't cancel service?
I asked, what if I forgot my PIN number... crickets and now endless hold. The first guy I spoke to raised his voice at me and lectured me saying he didn't do it. I said, "Do you not represent Frontier?" crickets once again. I just wrapped up the call now an hour in, they refuse to cancel my service and are sending me a PIN via snail mail which I won't receive for several weeks since my mail will be forwarded. If this company is still around in 5 years, then American consumers have lost their minds.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2016
I would like to report the disappointment I have with Frontier communications. I have experienced numerous technical difficulties with this internet service. In the past year I have called Frontier more than 20 to 25 times regarding internet/wireless issues. The latest issue is they have been done for over 24 hours and never even bothered to place a message as to the issue so their customers were aware. I work from home and everyday I don't work I lose money. Today again the internet went down and they have no idea as to why or even when it can be resolved. They even told me they could not get a technician out to look at the situation until August 16, that is two weeks. I am moving to another internet service called Wilderness Wireless.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2016
I was switched from Verizon Fios to Frontier communications and it has been a disaster ever since. Long story short, I was without cable and internet for a week and had to call and wait on hold for 45 plus minutes etc. I finally received a new set top box and cable was up and running again. Although my complaint was and still remains with the slow internet connection that I have. I was told on 6/22 that I would receive a credit for $71.51 on my next month's bill for past credits that I never received to my account for not having internet and cable and for my inconveniences. Well I'm still waiting on that credit that I was promised.
So I reached out again via chat communication to Frontier on 7/25 in regards to my $71.51 credit and was told that my credit was denied despite me being told it would appear on my next bill. In addition, when I called on 6/26 to speak to representative about adding BET to my channel lineup the representative that I talked to told me that the BET channel alongside other channels ie (FIOS TV Preferred) would actually be the same price monthly $126.30 as I was currently paying, so like anyone would say, of course I want to add the package.
The package got added and to my surprise when I received my next bill I see that my bill has increased from $126.30 a month to now $199.04 a month. I was told by a Supervisor (Linda) during my chat on 7/25 that there is nothing that can be done and that once a change was made my account it took off all of my grandfathered credits from Verizon which were: OTHER SERVICE CHARGES AND CREDITS Voice Discount -14.99, FiOS TV Promotion -5.00, Video Discount Term 8/14/15 - 8/13/16 -10.00, Video Discount Term 8/14/15 - 8/13/17 -10.00, Video Discount Term 8/14/15 - 8/13/18 -10.00, FiOS Discount Term 8/14/15 - 8/13/18 -40.00, FDV Administrative Charge .99 Courtesy Service Credit -25.89, TOTAL OTHER SERVICE CHARGES AND CREDITS -114.89.
I was furious. I was lied to and I told her "do you honestly believe that if I would have been informed that I was gonna lose my previous Fios discounts and my bill would jump from $126.30 to $199.04 that I would have made the change." She then apologize but that does nothing to rectify the situation. She also informed me that she was putting in another request for my $71.51 credit and for me to check my account within 3-5 days to see if the credit was approved. Well it's beyond the 3-5 days and to date my account still hasn't been credited.
I'm still receiving slow internet connections despite an operator telling me that my connection is 50/50. I am writing this complaint because I want Frontier to stand behind their word and if these conversations are recorded like they claim they are, they can hear the representative on 6/26 telling me the new channels would be the same price and not informing me that any changes would delete my grandfathered discounts. I am requesting that Frontier not only credit me the $71.51 credit but that they also put back my grandfathered discounts from Verizon putting my bill back to the $126.30 monthly or I'm gonna have to go with another cable company of whom stands by their word and cares about their customers. This type of service is unacceptable.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2016
Phone service out Wed 7/27. Called Thurs am 7/28 for repair. Expedited repair scheduled Friday 7/29 - no show and no call. Sunday 7/31 automated call states NEW INSTALLATION on 7/28 between __ and 5 pm. No satisfaction from multiple "customer service" reps. "Guaranteed" repairs on Mon 8/1. Automated call at 1200 on 8/1 to cancel repairs. Security system tied into phone - too bad - "SORRRY." Can't guarantee credit on bill for lack of service.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2016
I am still being billed for phone and TV services that were cancelled on April 25th when HBO and Starz were no longer accessible, I don't know what they did there. The account was closed and I moved away on June 1st - to date (August 1st) I am still being billed, we are at $854 now... I have reported them to the Better Business Bureau because I am tired of calling and chatting online with Frontier. Today I contacted Frontier AGAIN and was told they could cancel the account as of June 1st, she would send a box for the equipment but I would need to pay a disconnect fee. I told her this account was already cancelled and they received my equipment back on June 13th - I have the proof of delivery from UPS.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2016
When I had Verizon internet for 13 years I never had a problem. Now that they sold to Frontier I have spotty internet WHEN I actually have internet. I have had 3 technician to my house in the last month and still cannot stream Netflix without a one hour show buffering at least 8 times and at least 2 internet problems message. I am switching to a new service as of Monday Aug 1... Cancelled my service with Frontier effective as of Monday and SO SHOCKING it's Sunday and I have no Internet service. I called and they said nothing they can do and I'll have to call customer service tomorrow? Unbelievable. I even reconfirmed with customer service when I put order in to cancel that IT WOULDN'T GET CANCELLED UNTIL Monday.

Reviewed July 31, 2016
I want to complain about Frontier Communications, I have not have phone or internet service since the middle of this week July 27th, 2016 and my business sales have gone down drastically. I have a small business, which depends on the sale of food and payments through credit card charges. On July the 27th internet stopped working. I called customer service and was told that at 10 AM the next day, the 28th someone will come to the restaurant to fix the problem. Nobody came.
I called again and again until I was told that there was an open ticket for repairs on the 29th. Even when I explained that without the internet my business could not function they sent someone until Friday July 29th in the afternoon, who spent 4 hours in the restaurant until he found out that the account had been screw up on the 20th of July. I called again and demanded that my service be connected that day and was told not to worry and that the ticket had been escalated to a higher tier and given priority and was going to be fixed before the day ended that Friday. I called at the end of the day Friday because I was still without service but I was basically laugh at because nobody knew what was going on and the service department was already closed. Saturday came and nothing was done, I am still without internet and telephone service.
Every time I have called customer service I get re-routed somewhere overseas. I have spoken with people who keep apologizing: "Sorry, I understand". I requested to speak with a manager and obtain the same answer: "Sorry, I understand". I tried in getting customer service in Spanish many times and the customer service overseas had some "translator" maybe google translate, making the translation to English repeating my problem, my sentences and apologizing at every other word but without any result.
I have cancelled my account by email, phone and written letter, and have demanded that early cancellation fee be voided as well as my last bill's charges as I have lost sales, time, and peace of mind due to their negligence and lack of consideration. I have logged over 5 hours of phone calls since the 27th. Finally I want to tell you that this company [Frontier Communications] is the worst company I have ever had. They have terrible customer service and their overseas employees are an abomination who cannot be sorry because they do not understand.
Reviewed July 31, 2016
As I'm writing this review I've been on hold for 36 minutes to fix a problem with a movie I rented on demand. The movie wasn't working so I ordered it from Amazon Fire Stick but now I can't watch that because I've been on hold for 38 min and don't want to be charged for a movie that doesn't work.
Reviewed July 30, 2016
I'd call them organized crime, but they're too disorganized to even be regarded as such. Repeatedly failed to send emails they promised to send confirming conversations and agreements. Pressured me multiple times for credit card number without providing anything in writing. I'll save a detailed list of grievances for another post, but get away from Frontier as fast as possible. Truly unethical. (I never make posts like this.)
Reviewed July 30, 2016
I hired the service with Verizon FIOS since upgraded my account. Frontier has been the worst nightmare, hire double play with Verizon for 99 dollars; from 6 months Frontier has charged me over 1200 dollars without justification. The worst is that their customer service and billing is the worst in the world. Try to remove the service and are so brazen that I also want to charge me, even when I am in my right to do so.
Reviewed July 30, 2016
Why is it that Verizon switched to Frontier? I had no issues with Verizon and now I have nothing but issues with Frontier. I'll be switching happily back to ATT this week now that they offer it in my area. Screw Frontier. You'll be losing all your customers. Congratulations.
Reviewed July 30, 2016
If there was a zero star option, I would have chosen that. I have been a Frontier DSL customer since about 2003. The issues I have had with this company have been unending. I haven't changed providers - YET - because changing emails and phone numbers is such a pain. But I'm almost there - having eliminated my phone and my Frontier personal email over the last year.
My complaint is that I am paying full price for DSL service and have intermittent/unreliable connection. I have had 30-40 techs at my house over the years. They contradict each other regularly. They have installed a dedicated DSL line, swapped my modem for the best/state-of-art model. Still, poor reception. Note: It is not my computer or wireless, as they like to blame because I do not have this issue elsewhere and the issues happen when I make a wired connection as well. This is a Frontier infrastructure issue.
Last year, a CSR slipped and read a screen that said due to outdated equipment at the Frontier hub (3 blocks from my house), "customers must expect intermittent connectivity." So, I was - and still am - paying full price for them knowing that they are providing less than full service. After contacting the Area General Manager, he reluctantly gave me a very small (equivalent to a month or so charge) and acted like he was doing ME the favor. He promised that the upgrade to the local hub would be complete Fall 2015 and would solve the issues. It has not made any difference.
This past week, on Wed. 7/20, I called to see if there was an area-wide outage and spoke with a kind, knowledgeable CSR who said she saw a break in the line between my house and the hub. Yay! Finally, someone looking at the system and not blaming me, my equipment or house. She told me the earliest it could be worked on was Monday, 7/25. On Monday, I got a phone call saying it wouldn't be worked on until Friday. THURSDAY, a tech calls to say he will be coming to my house - something I was assured would not be necessary. First, I work.
On Thursday, I had a full day of back-to-back calls with clients and needed the Internet, as crappy as it was. The tech knew nothing about the situation and was annoyed that I wouldn't allow him to shut down my service "to test." He said he would "reschedule" and I insisted they keep the Friday appointment that was already set, as I had cleared my schedule. Friday came. NOTHING happened. No word and crappy Internet connection.
Saturday, 7/30, I called to see where things stand. (A side-note: I also noticed that the tech phone numbers disappeared off my cellphone call log). I was told by this CSR, that there was a note saying someone called on Wednesday and "couldn't leave a message." Which was a lie. She did see that the tech was supposed to do the work on Friday and there was no note showing that he did. She finally said that she'd put a note in my file that I called. I told her to do so, but that I didn't believe that a message would make any difference. I escalated the issue and asked to speak with a supervisor.
As I was waiting for the supervisor to call back, a Frontier tech showed up at my door - without calling first. He insisted that "the system" shows I've been "up" for the last 9 days. I told him NO, it wasn't and it was not a good time to come into my house (I hadn't even showered yet), that I would appreciate notice and coordination and that they needed to look at their system NOT to disrupt my day just to unplug and plug in their super-duper modem (trust me, I do that way too often). This guy has been at my house numerous times. All the techs keep going through the exact same motions which are not solving the problem.
The supervisor did call me back and said he would call the dispatch of our local center and central office to figure out what is wrong. Waiting... I used to email the CEO directly and that was the only way I could get any real action. She has since retired, so my plan is to track down the new CEO. I have ZERO faith that Frontier will resolve this issue. I just want some of my money back for the services I did not receive and the time I have wasted dealing with their incompetence and unwillingness to fix their faulty systems. The only other option for Internet service in this town is Time Warner Cable. We need more options.
Reviewed July 29, 2016
I ordered internet from Frontier for my new apartment on 07-21-2016. The initial installation date was the following Saturday, 07-23-2016. On Friday, the customer service representative told me the previous tenant did not remove his/her internet, so I had to FAX them my lease to get it installed. I couldn't email them the lease. I had to FAX them. It's 2016 right now. I emailed my lease to the local office and ask them to fax it for me since I don't own a fax machine. It took a week to go through the process. I got a phone call from the customer representative a week later (07-29-2016) to schedule an installation. She told me the earliest available date was 08-11-2016,14 days later! There were no other options. I cancelled my order immediately at the phone. This is absolutely the worst customer experience I ever got.
Reviewed July 29, 2016
A tenant had Verizon Fios/Frontier installed and when they moved out I discovered the cable had been run from above ground, through a tree in the front yard, along the side of the house and never buried; and the cable has or had been left there for years and the tenant claimed Frontier would never come out and bury it. When they left the stupid cable was still draped in a tree when I tested the property for sale. I called three times on 7/18, 7/19 and 7/20 before I actually got an agreement for an original removal-of-cable or burial date scheduled for 7/21/16. Didn't happen.
I called again on 7//25 and called again on 7/25, got transferred and had to start all over a 2nd time. Then told the person who did that wouldn't be back until tomorrow and I would get a call back on 7/26. No call back on 7/26. I was told on 7/27 they were seeing active service at the address. So they didn't turn it off although I had repeatedly identified myself as the owner and that the tenants had left.
I was then referred to Frontier Department #: technician: 800-921-8101. Gave technician gate code. Confirmation number is **. No show for that appointment. Called again on 7/27 given new confirmation ** and removal date of 7/28. Gave them a new key code. Called on 7/29 because they missed the 7/28 appointment, had not returned calls, etc. Left in hold/ limbo for 16 minutes with no human answering. Called again on 7/29 and was left in caller limbo for as long and still cannot reach a ** human being, and still cannot get the unsightly cable removed or buried.
Reviewed July 29, 2016
Just spent 37 minutes with Frontier "Customer Service" only to be told to call my Account Representative (of course got his voicemail). My highest utility bill is Frontier (phone landline and internet). I work from home and the phone line has static 30-40% of the time and receive numerous robocalls and scam phone calls every day -- so phone line is becoming very impractical. To fix the static problem, technician came out and disconnected the phone jack on the first floor, leaving me with one phone jack. Now being told to move my phone away from other equipment. How can I work on my computer and conduct conference calls simultaneously when phone and computer are in separate sections of the room??
On the Frontier website, they have a nomorobo.com feature to stop robocalls. The process is very easy, but at the end of the process, told not available in your area and to call customer service. So called customer service and was offered another feature for $5 per month. NO WAY... Not paying more money for a phone line that is not usable. Internet speed for Broad Max is 2.43 / 0.66. It's 2016 and this is the best Frontier can do?? HORRIBLE. Needless to say, I am unhappy with Frontier and am exploring other options.
Reviewed July 29, 2016
After switching from Shentel to Frontier, I have had constant problems with my internet with Frontier. I've called many times and they always make me go through the "reset the box" BS, which never works. Then they'll say that they can get a technician out here but it always takes at least 6 days and they've never once given me credit for the down time. They are the worst company I've ever dealt with. They are greedy, unfair to the customers and their internet is inferior at best. If I could, I would give them zero stars.
Reviewed July 29, 2016
We just found out that our cost went up after Frontier took over our Verizon account even though it says our price is fixed for two years in our original fios contract. I am guessing when they sold our account that that contract is no longer valid. Now we are planning on paying the buy out cost and going somewhere else. I am getting tired of getting ripped off from the big companies. No wonder lots of people are going back to the antenna.
Reviewed July 29, 2016
Switch over was horrible, billing bad - SERVICE WORSE - cost went WAY UP. I contacted about changing my plan with phone, told by customer service, "Phone is not available in your area". I kept telling her, "BUT I have a phone with YOUR service NOW", and she kept insisting that wasn't possible. Frustrating on all levels. Just trying to find compatible internet and tv service since ATT U-Verse isn't available - yet I have Verizon FIOS now. I can't wait to switch - though they probably won't be able to get that right either. Another thing - why do I pay to rent equipment when Direct TV is free? BY NOW I could have bought it 10x over - but NO option to buy. Good for Verizon making money - Bad business for Frontier because they will lose customers in droves with this incompetent service and high cost.
Reviewed July 29, 2016
We have been dealing with the poor customer service and lack of business acumen since April. They lie, still bill you, and provide you no reputable service. I was on the 75/75 and the service was at best 1/2.5. I switched to the 150/150 and guess what, I am being charged more money for the same output. Horrible customer service that lacks knowledge of their products or their billing.
Reviewed July 28, 2016
I called Frontier and set up internet service. The gentleman was very professional and found my family a great and perfect package. He arranged for it to be installed on the 26th of July at 1PM to 3PM so I took off work and was at home. At 1:13pm I received a call that they would not be able to make it. I called Frontier and they acknowledged that it was unacceptable and they would credit and send someone else out the next day at the same time. So I took off work and I was at home when my phone rings at 1:03pm and it was Frontier technician letting me know that they would not be able to make it. I call Frontier back to make a complaint and was put on hold for 47 minutes to be told that they could make a complaint for me but she would have to put me on hold longer. I am now a speedy.com customer.
Reviewed July 28, 2016
I cannot help starting by saying Frontier is very disappointing when it comes to billing. I contracted with Verizon for 2 years for internet and 2 TVs last summer and my family hardly ever watches TV so I canceled one TV about 2 months ago. And I heard my bill, normally 103.00 after tax, would go down 85 or so before tax, I guess, but this month, the bill I got is around 200.00. It just doubled.
So after many patient tries, I finally reached a person who sounded to be dealing with this kind of issue and I was told that he would have the bill corrected for this month and that I would pay 85.00 or so this month onward. This call happened at least half a month ago. But I do not see the bill corrected yet so I called them again, only to hear I should wait or I could pay 200.00 now and later the difference would come as my credit. Do customers have to understand and pay ahead of time while the company admits they have made a mistake? Possibly they will give me the credit if I pay the bill of 200.00, but what if not? I had a very bad experience with a certain telecommunication company, so I'd rather not pay the wrong bill now and wait for the credit to come. What do you think?
Reviewed July 28, 2016
I have been on the phone for over an hour trying to resolve a technical problem with my FiOS service. The phone reception is terrible. You can barely decipher what is being asked. Their strategy is to put you on hold and transfer you from person to person. I am on person number 5. Finally person number 6 had me try something that I already tried 3 times and no surprise it didn't fix the issue. So I am on hold once again waiting for a trouble ticket number. It is amazing to me that their phone reception is inaudible. This has been a most frustrating experience. I can't get mad at the employee... It's the company that stinks. Final score... on the phone 1 hour 23 minutes 27 seconds... with no resolution.
Reviewed July 28, 2016
Beware of Frontier.... Completely incompetent. We are afraid to call because they mostly make the problem worse which is unbelievable!! A call to customer service asking about our lost caller id resulted in them turning off our phone and internet accidentally. Called back and eventually got phone back but 6 days later appointment for internet was cancelled by Frontier via automatic call. After 5 hours on the phone with India and the Philippines who I could not understand got internet back. Since then they have cut off phone a second time, have had dvr issues and separate unrelated billing errors.
At one point they corrected which showed online as a credit but a few days later the credit was gone and I had to start all over again. Also they discontinued a promotional discount from Verizon under contract and even though confirmation showed on a prior "Frontier" billing statement they would not acknowledge. They lie to you. I've had more than one tell me they are in Allen Texas when obviously they are in India. Fios Verizon abandoned us and even though they had issues nothing like Frontier. Since they have broken their contract we think it's time to break ours.
Reviewed July 28, 2016
I have to call Frontier weekly because our service doesn't work. Tonight I called she put me on hold to check for outages. As I sit there I forgot I was on hold until 39 min and some seconds later so I called again this time requesting a manager but this woman insisted I have a tech come to my home. Well we have had multiple techs to our home since January and each one blames the one before. So when I requested that she put a manager on the phone as I requested she hung up on me. Now I am on hold with Ann from Frontier while I wait for a manager. Such a horrible company. Too bad we have no other options in this area. COMCAST WHERE ARE YOU!!!
Reviewed July 28, 2016
I went with Frontier Communications only as a bundle deal to save money. I have been waiting since Friday July 22 for them to set up service. They informed me that a third party verification company had to verify my intentions to switch telephone carriers in order to set up an appointment to install service in my home. The original appointment was on Friday July 22. On that day at 10:00 a.m. I called the order center. They said that the third party verification could not verify that I had the authority to switch phone carriers.
I had a conference call with the third party verification center representative and a new date was set for Wednesday July 27. On that day no one showed up to make the installation. I called the order center and the representative said that the third party verification center again failed to verify my authority to change phone carriers. I was livid. I asked the representative for the direct phone number of the third party verification center and she said she was not authorized to provide me with that number. I would have to sit through yet another conference call with this order center representative and the third party verification representative.
I asked the third party verification representative what had happened. He said it was the order center at Frontier Communications that was at fault. The representative from Frontier said that the third party representative was at fault. I yelled at both of them and demanded an explanation. The Frontier rep said she could resubmit the order but it would take approximately 15 days to process. I said that this was totally unacceptable. A compromise was reached when the third party rep said he would verify my information immediately in order to speedup this process. I am still waiting for a call back from Frontier as to when they will send someone out to set up my phone and internet service. I asked where was the location of the Frontier order center. The rep said El Salvador. Now I know what the problem is. If I could give half a star I would.
Reviewed July 27, 2016
Have had a Frontier landline ever since Verizon sold out to them, I agree with the one review the Verizon threw its customer under the bus. I too have spent several hours on the phone with them because our phone was out (cell phone is not an option where we live). I have to drive 2 miles for cell reception, not fun on a cold day. I filed a complaint with the BBB, they followed through as expected, Frontier contacted me today, basically I was told this is the way it is going to be. I can grab the phone at any time and it will be out. When it does get fixed I hear excuses like ants built a hill around the lines, it rained hard, mice ate the lines, the excuses go one forever.
I have elderly in-laws with health issues, and if my phone is out so is theirs. They are our closest neighbors. The lady today did say she would send me papers to be filled out by a Dr for their account to be put on a health status. That won't help if our phones are out and we need an ambulance. We are going to be checking into an alternative phone service soon. Good Luck everyone!
Reviewed July 27, 2016
Horrible service, no internet connection ever, no On Demand, cannot get a hold of a customer service rep, overbilled my account by $500. Cannot express how unpleased I am with this company and their service. Then they say they are going to shut off your service but when you call to talk to someone you wait on hold for thirty minutes and then your call fails b/c your internet connection is so poor. So irritated.
Reviewed July 27, 2016
Always need to be on hold for over 30 min and they can not help you. I was hung up on after waiting 40 min for someone to help me yesterday.
Reviewed July 27, 2016
The TV guide will not display on my FIOS. I reset the box and tried everything that I could think of, but nothing helped. I called Frontier, was disconnected, called back and was told that someone would call me back. I had to call a third time, finally got a man on the phone who assured me he would get it fixed. Well... an hour and 22 minutes later, none of the FIOS boxes are working in the house and the soonest that they can get someone out is 2 days from now. He had me reset my router, gave me a hard time because I didn't know my PIN number, (no one ever told me I had a PIN) and almost refused to help me. I am so disgusted with the lack of service. He had to contact someone else because the problem was beyond me, but Danielle was only available to him by chat! Help me. I guess I will be looking for a new TV, phone and internet service.
Reviewed July 26, 2016
I had intermittent internet service, i.e. sometimes almost no connectivity and other times ok. Called on TWO separate occasions in two weeks time to complain and they ran me through the usual reset the box, etc. They finally gave up and agreed to send a technician out to my apartment today, and I HAD TO BE THERE from 8-5PM. They couldn't even narrow it down to a morning or afternoon appointment. Well, I waited ALL DAY and no one showed up. Contacted Frontier and they said it was a state-wide problem and was resolved before 12 Noon. But NO ONE from Frontier ever contacted me. I closed my account and will never use them again, nor recommend them. Their call centers are foreign based and they are incompetent to say the least. Nothing new in America any more.
Reviewed July 26, 2016
I have been in contact with Frontier customer service on and off for the past two weeks or so regarding the huge increase in my billing account from $140 (June) to $168.81 (July) to $299.27 (August) with no changes made to the account per upgrading services. I have spoken to FIVE representatives Amanda (1st call), (Nick 2nd call), (Dominic 3rd call), Velvet (today), as well as Velvet (today) via online chat and have been given four different stories on why the bill has increased so drastically.
When I spoke with Amanda I was advised it seemed to be a mistake and she would correct it. She made some changes and told me the bill for the month of August would be $127 plus tax which would bring me close to the $140 I was previously paying with Verizon before the switch. She provided confirmation ** and said she would also credit my account $27 for the month of July payment which took it from $168.81 to $144.81 and I would receive free internet protection as well. I paid the July bill and we ended the call.
I checked my Frontier account one week later to see that there was still a $299 charge for the month of August that was not corrected. I called and spoke with Nick who stated that he saw the changes that Amanda was trying to make but they were not applied and he agreed that the price increase was drastic and that someone would call me in 24-48 hours to make the correction because he had to send it to another department. In addition, I asked him for a return box so I could return equipment we were not using. He said he put in the request and I would get it in 2-4 days.
Instead of a box and return label I received a new cable box, cords, cables, and remote. I had to call back to request a return box, note that I received a new box that I did not ask for and four days had passed and I did not hear from anyone regarding my bill and this time I spoke with Dominic. Dominic told me there was a ticket open to resolve my issue and I should get a call back in 24-48 hours. He put in another request so I would receive a return box and label that I would receive within 24-48 hours (confirmation **).
I received the return box two days after the call with Dominic, but did not receive a call back to resolve my billing concern. After an additional three days I called back today and spoke with Velvet who said the note/comments did not apply that a discount was made to the account, just a few credits but not for the $299 in question. Velvet informed me that although I was advised the issue was sent to upper management, there would be no one calling me back, because customer service reps tell customers that they will receive a call back to get them off their backs when there is a complaint.
I asked to speak with a manager and she said a manager would not tell me anything different than what she was telling me because my bill increased due to changes I made to the account because my account had to be bundled in order for me to receive a discount. She said she was trying to help me and did not connect me to a manager. I already had a bundle prior to Frontier taking the account from Verizon. She told me I made changes to the account WHEN I DID NOT! I have the exact same services that I had with Verizon. The issue I had was that I went from paying $140 per month to being charged $299 per month for the exact same services which do not include high speed internet, more than one phone line, or movie channels. She kept referencing me paying the bill late, which I did because I have been trying to get this resolved, but may I add paying the bill late has nothing to do with my concern.
She went on to say there was nothing I could do because the charges are correct, everything the other reps told me was not correct, and I am being charged for Amanda making credit changes to the account on a prorated amount and that $299 was an accurate amount for my services. I asked "how is there a prorated amount being applied when Amanda said she was making a price adjustment to the account (one in which she stated was approved by her manager after placing me on a brief hold)." Which meant to me and Amanda confirmed that the $299 charge was being changed to $127.00 plus tax and equipment fees.
Amanda advised she could not give me a complete total because she did not know what the fee and taxes would total, but she estimated it would be close to the $140 I was paying. I did ask her if there were packages available with the EXACT services I currently had at the same prices I was currently paying with no contract. I was prepared to pay the $168.81 charge for July and Amanda said she would apply a discount to bring it to $144.81, which I paid.
I understand it is a different company and Frontier prices may be different but I was never informed that my bottom of the barrel services would double for one month of services and every time I call to get clarification I am getting different stories. I was told I am being charged $54.99 for Fios 50/50 but the bill says $79.99. I was told the internet protection was free but I am being charged $9.99. I was told I have to pay prorated charges because I questioned my bill and changes were made.
The increase in one month is $154. This is ridiculous. When the switch was made from Verizon to Frontier, I did not have access to my phone for almost two weeks, we ordered movies that we could not watch but were charged for, the internet didn't function without interruptions, and we lost channels that we did not have access to including on demand services. I understood that with the switch there would be some issues and I gave the company the benefit of the doubt. I chose to continue with Frontier for convenience, but have been very disappointed with billing and customer service.
I tried two online chats to prevent getting upset with a rep and snapping on them and before the chat even began Hannah and April on two separate connections disconnected the chat. I worked for a major corporation in the HR department for several years and this is not the way to deal with customers. Nothing Amanda, Nick, or Dominic advised has happened, and now Velvet is saying there is nothing that can be done. This isn't right!
Reviewed July 26, 2016
Worst service I have ever experienced. Is there anything below one star like negative 5?? 7/16 Sat - Made an appt for them to come Tuesday to transfer services from one apartment to the other. (cool) 7/19 Tues - No one called or showed up to transfer service. 7/20 Wed - I called and was told they had the incorrect info. Someone would be there by 8PM. Followed up at 4:00 due to the fact I had not received a call yet someone was coming. They said they would be there. I called again at 7:45, by that time customer service was closed. There was nothing they could do.
7/21 Thurs - I called to set up service again. They said they would be there tomorrow. I explained it needed to be done before 3PM. 7/22 Fri - No one called. A tech came after 3PM and left a note on the door. 7/23 Sat - Spoke to a supervisor. She said our contact number was the fictitious number every acct has. That's the number the tech was calling. Not the correct one in our notes.
7/25 Mon - My husband spoke to another supervisor Corey and he said someone would be there 3-5PM. They would pay the tech overtime to get this taken care of (NO ONE CALLED OR SHOWED). I called 6PM and spoke to a rep (No supervisors were available after 45 min of being on hold. I explained someone was supposed to be there and she hung up on me).
7/26 Tues - Spoke to a supervisor John. Said he would try to expedite the service but the service date is the 31st and that's when a tech will come. Guess we'll see if they show up. I have been yelled at, hung up on, told lies and there have been countless errors on their side. I don't see how they can run a business based on such bad customer service, I wish more than anything I could just cancel my contract and hire another company. I cannot express enough how bad their service is. FYI - last year when we originally set up our service no one called or came out the day they were supposed to show up. They claimed they would give us a credit but when I got our bill and called about the credit they said it wasn't in their notes therefore we didn't receive anything.
Reviewed July 26, 2016
On July 21 I paid a deposit of 98$ and set day and time for installation but received a letter yesterday saying I cannot have Frontier because of my credit. I called today to see about my 98$ being reimbursed and spent 2 HR on the phone telling me they have no info. on me at all. Even with my social security and bank card they had nothing on me. Now I just spent 2.40 to fax them my bank statement. Disgusted I had to go through this. Hopefully I see my money real soon and still when I do I will never try to get Frontier ever and will let people know. I would hate for anyone else to go through this. My boyfriend was taking the afternoon off for Aug. 1st for installation already. I'm in school full time online and am hurt that I will have no internet for a few days since I already thought I got Frontier. I was also told by the lady I spoke to that if your credit is not that good then that's what the 98$ deposit is for. I got ripped off period.
Reviewed July 26, 2016
I have ordered the best internet package that is available in my area (Northeast Mississippi). Their service is terrible. I am a techie and a huge PC gamer, as well as a DJ/Music Producer. Before gaming, I always restart my router, make sure that all applications that would use bandwidth and interfere with my connection to the game are closed, disconnect all drives except for my gaming PC, and do a quick dns flush (run the command prompt as an administrator and enter the command "ipconfig/flushdns"). My pings and rates are always terrible, I have extreme packet loss and high latency. It also takes too long to download music and upload my content. I would find a new ISP if I wasn't so limited. I am NOT getting my money's worth.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
We recently changed our 90-year old mother's landline to her new senior community address. We gave Frontier over a week to process this. 3 days after the move she still does not have phone service. Imagine a 90 year old isolated with no assistance should anything go wrong. The legal and ethical liability is staggering. And they don't care. They won't answer "what went wrong" or "what are you doing about it." No response. We've stayed on the phone with them for hours at a time more than once. We've checked back with them several times a day. This frail 90-year old is still without phone support and we are still without an answer. This is the most irresponsible business I've ever encountered and recommend avoiding them at all cost. You will regret ever working with them based on our simple problem that still can't get a solution.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
I am paying for 75/75 bandwidth $75/month and what I am getting is 30/30 ever since Frontier took over Verizon (almost six months). I called Frontier Communication and it was extremely difficult to speak with the manager/supervisor. After almost 2.5 hours on the phone, I was about to connect with so called supervisor in MO, and the experience was unbearable.
I asked for refund (or waive) for the service not delivered, she said that it is my fault. I asked the supervisor for the address of the corporate office for Frontier and she said that she has no knowledge as to where the corp office located. She also said that she is it, and that she does not report to anyone. I do not know who to talk to nor where to complain as the connection to the internet, even to perform simple search is extremely slow. I called again and was not able to talk to anyone. Frontier is the worst communication company to work with, and internet access via Frontier is the worst ever.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
Frontier - no internet or Fios TV for going on 2 days now, with no ETA. Every time I call Frontier, they say there is an outage in a town 35 minutes away from me and they are working on it. No ETA for when the service might be restored. They straight up tell you "We don't know when it will be fixed." This is ridiculous. How long are we supposed to wait before we go with another company? Until our contract is up? My contract was with Verizon, not Frontier... This is awful.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
This company has screwed me and given me the runaround since the day I picked up the phone to order services. I was quoted $54.99 for 100/100 internet, $4.99 for security bundle, $9.99 for the equipment rental, and $80 for the installation fee. After waiting all day on the scheduled date for the installation tech I called since it was cutting it close to the time they stop working at 7pm. I called and they verified with me over the phone that he would be here. It got later and I called again and they stated he "was on the way". Still nothing. I called back to customer service and was transferred to tech support because nobody was there to answer my call. Tech support. Turns out they rescheduled my appointment, without me knowing and without notification because they were "fixing" something "in my area" hence why I did not receive a call. That was the first issue.
Next came my first bill. My internet was quoted for $54.99. I was being charged $99.99. Security quoted at $4.99. I was being charged $9.99. Rental equipment was the same but the installation fee that was supposed to be $80 was $124? The fact I was even shared the installation fee after I had to wait until the following week and take another day off work was ridiculous enough. But for everything else to be misquoted is ridiculous.
Then started the calls and holds. Roughly an hour calls each time and holds always over 10 minutes. A guy helped me out and told me my bill was altered and will reflect the proper charges I was quoted. I went online to pay my bill only to find out that my account was locked "for security purposes". Called tech support and they had me go online, download a zip file, and run the file. It showed that a person needed permission to access my computer. Being that I was not on my internet service but someone else's I declined and told the lady for the second time I was not on my internet since my computer was not working.
She then got the bright idea to reset my password. Something I feel would have probably been easier and the first choice they would go with. Wrong. I entered the password and it did not work. Still locked out. I told this to the lady. She did whatever and told me to try again. Still nothing. Maybe she didn't understand me when I spoke very clearly that it still locked me out because she ended the call. So I called back. Again. An hour and 13 minutes later my account was finally unlocked.
While I was on the phone I decided to figure out why my bill was still incorrect. A lady helped me out and put a note on her supervisors desk because he/she was conveniently out of the office and handles everything her $25. They told me I would receive a call, today July 25th. And to a shocking surprise I received no call. I called today and was told that the supervisor was still not in and my adjustment is still pending approval. I checked online before writing this and it seems that I have new charges on my account, more than likely my next bill cycle, yet they are way more than what my bill should be. AGAIN.
I have yet to pay my first bill. I have yet to see a solution to any of my constant problems. If I would have seen any of this coming I would have gone with Time Warner or Comcast even though I would have had to settle for 50/50 internet for the same price range. It's ridiculous however things are being ran and dealt with at Frontier. I'm about 2 seconds away from cancelling everything and going with someone else. It has been nothing but a nightmare and they couldn't even lube up their middle finger before screwing me since day one. It seems almost useless to try and call to get anything handled. My internet may work and work fast, but that seems to be the only thing that's right about Frontier for me (at the moment). They need to figure their issues out or maybe have Verizon school them on how to do things the right way and not screw people around or lie to them. Completely dissatisfied, completely irritated, stressed and pissed.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
Horrible, appalling phone connection to Frontier technical support. I am unable to understand anything that is being said. This is supposed to be the phone company! I am trying to talk to Frontier telephone company on their own telephone. I am trying to use the Frontier telephone to talk to Frontier technical support. I can not understand anything they say. It is completely garbled and distorted.
Try it yourself. Call 1-800-239-4430 and follow the prompts to get to technical support. Just try it. You owe it to yourself. Maybe you need a good laugh. Or a bad surprise. It is all available compliments of Frontier Telephone Company. How can a telephone company be unable to provide an intelligible telephone connection to their own technical support department? This is ridiculous. It has been this way for years and they will not or cannot correct it. Frontier Telephone Company NEEDS technical support. They are unable to provide it and they should try to get it elsewhere for themselves. I am going to cancel this relationship and go completely to a cell phone. I can't stand it any longer. What on earth is going on?
Reviewed July 25, 2016
First we called to get our ESPN application to work. After 3 hours, numerous dropped calls without returned calls our issue was never fixed. Now our internet is running significantly slower since we called. They just made the entire situation worse. Also, they have an option for them to call back since your call wait time was 55+ minutes plus. When they called back the next day the customer service rep hung up and never returned the call. So frustrating!
Reviewed July 25, 2016
I was with Verizon uneventfully for years. I am a Fios customer. Somewhere in April this year I got a letter saying Frontier is my provider has changed. NO explanation. My service was somewhat interrupted for a few months. Bills looked ok. I got a bill for this past month $45 more. No explanation. I called they said "Oh it's increased because your contract". Lets fix that. SO scheduled an appointment to have their guys show up Sunday 7/24/2016. I got a call Saturday pm automated stated they would be here Sunday as said between the hours is 8am and 6pm. Short of it. No call, no show.. Called them back today. "We don't have you in our system for any service call yesterday." On to the BBB folks.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
Frontier took over my Verizon cable/internet service in April 2016 and both internet and TV have been awful since. Channels come and go, power goes on and off, on demand services paid for are not available. Showtime Ray Donovan has 5 episodes this season and I have only seen 1 - episode 4, that is all that appears on Showtime On Demand. Under new series - Ray D is not even listed. TV screen freezes, every day, and every day I reset the Set Top Boxes.
I have phoned and live chatted with Frontier too many times to mention and never any resolution. You can not change your services, add, upgrade, downgrade and/or cancel online. You have to call and wait on hold for over an hour, and then still no assistance. FRONTIER is awful. They just say, "Be patient, we are working on the problems." Well, 4 plus months later the problems are still not resolved and growing, and they have NOT REDUCED their BILLING at all. In fact, they have increased. DO NOT BECOME A FRONTIER MEMBER!!!
Reviewed July 25, 2016
Buyer beware, Frontier is the worst cable company my family and I ever had and because Verizon threw its customers under the bus, I will never use Verizon again for any service!! I hate Frontier and my family and I will be cutting the cord!!! Frontier turned off our service in error and it has been 5 days and still no service and customer service cannot tell me why the set top boxes cannot be restored. I keep getting the run around but today is it, I am done with Frontier!!!
Reviewed July 25, 2016
I have TERRIBLE internet service through Frontier, weren't having latency issues when Verizon owned my account. I have been told by Frontier that I am paying for 6 mbps, second person told me I should be getting between 2-6 mbps speeds. The third person I spoke with said that I am paying for 2. I have NEVER gotten over point .8 mbps download speed! I call Frontier once every couple of weeks. I do this to be a thorn in their side so that maybe they will help my rural community, and me, get faster internet service.
Every time I call, I am told that they were awarded a federal government grant, and they are in the process of upgrading the mainframe because the lines are old in this area, but they don't have any date as to when the upgrades will begin. They have us in a corner here - they are the ONLY ISP in this town and the surrounding area, unless we want to pay an arm and leg for HughesNet! It is RIDICULOUS! What am I paying for? I pay $29.99 a month for web pages to load every 3 minutes! I have asked other Frontier customers to call tech support and customer support and complain. Complaining to Frontier does absolutely no good! My latest speedtest.net results are here **. Their comments about my town having old lines, or whatever, is a bunch of bull!
I contacted Comcast to see if they can provide service to my community and they said that Frontier has a signed contract with the county and that no other ISP can provide service here! I complained to the FCC and Frontier sent me a letter saying they have no plans to upgrade anything here! I had a PR person from Frontier call me about 4 months ago. She started shouting at me when I said that her company has a monopoly here! She said any ISP can provide service to this community. If that's the case, why can't Comcast set up shop here? How can one company monopolize an entire area on the map without us having any other options? I contacted the FCC again. I need to know how we can come together in my community and get something changed here. This is utterly ridiculous!
Reviewed July 24, 2016
I was with Verizon FIOS when Frontier took over. The internet speeds are absolutely horrible! I have failed to get in touch with a service rep successfully. We are beyond disappointed! They'll never compare to the service and speed of Verizon. We are currently looking at other options for cable and internet.
Reviewed July 24, 2016
I had a contract with Verizon FIOS and was very satisfied with my service they have since sold my contract to Frontier Communications. Since acquiring my contract we are without internet service hours every day. We have gone without as long as 3 days. I keep trying to cancel but they want me to pay fees to do this. I never signed a contract with these people and they are not delivering what. MY CONTRACT IS WITH VERIZON SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY. You call for support and are on the phone for hours then you get someone who cant speak English and they refuse to repeat themselves or put you through to someone in the united states. We just bought this house in Oct and have a 2 year contract with these idiots. I dont understand how this can continue to go on in the united states and why there isn't a class action lawsuit against these people.
Reviewed July 24, 2016
I had heard the horrors stories related to the Verizon/Frontier switch and was pleased that I had not been experiencing any issues, until now. In the last two or three weeks lost FIOS connectivity has become a nearly daily occurrence. The only reason I had stayed with FIOS for so long, despite the ridiculously high price, was the excellent reliability. That being the case, this household now DEPENDS on 99.9% internet reliability since I've switched to VOIP. No internet = no phone. THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE!!! Don't send me robo-answers such "We understand you are having a technical problem. Please re-boot your router." Why is the FIOS dropping out after years of solid performance??? I've filed a complaint at consumercomplaints@fcc.gov.
Reviewed July 24, 2016
I was a landline and internet customer for many years. Terminated service in mid-May over the phone, effective at the end of May. I specifically asked to have auto-debit STOPPED immediately, and was assured that it would be, and that I would receive a final bill that I could pay by check. Instead, Frontier continued to auto-debit, charging for a full month of service when I only owed for two weeks. Subsequent bills show a credit for the two weeks, but nearly 2 months later I have yet to receive a reimbursement. When I called two weeks ago to request that I be paid the money they owe me immediately, they said they'd expedite the refund, but two weeks later, still no refund and ANOTHER bill! Buyer beware. This is a terrible company to deal with. They do not deserve your business.
Reviewed July 24, 2016
I recently moved to an apartment building that only gets cable/internet through Frontier (I guess it used to be Verizon Fios). Trying to get cable and internet installed has been the worst experience with a company I have ever had. First, I had to make 5 phone calls simply to set up an installation appointment. This process took approximately 6 hours and I was repeatedly disconnected, transferred to the wrong people, and rushed off the phone before the service people completed their tasks. The day before the appointment was scheduled, I got a phone call demanding that I immediately fax them more information (which they could have asked for 3 weeks earlier when I made the calls to set up the installation). Of course, when they wanted something, they needed to have it immediately, but everything you ask them to do takes multiple days and phone calls.
When the installer miraculously did show up, it took him 5 hours and two trips to my apartment to get the cable set up. I asked him not to leave until everything came up and was working, but his schedule was so backed up that he left before that happened. So sure enough, after he left I discovered that my services were not properly installed and I did not have all of the channels I requested. So, I call them again and I'm told they cannot work on my account because the installation ticket is still open and to call back the next day. I wait another day and call again. At that point, I was told that all of my channels would be activated by midnight. I went to bed and checked the next morning and they are still not activated. So, I called again and I was told my channels would actually be activated in 2 more days.
Every other cable company I've ever had can do this sort of thing instantly by flicking a switch or checking a box. It also seems they have scheduled an appointment for some unknown reason. I do not need an appointment. At this point, I have had made 8 phone calls/chats to customer service and waited 4 days to try to get this issue resolved (and the whole issue would have been avoided if they simply installed the services I initially asked for on the day they installed everything).
Currently, I am still on the phone trying to get it solved and I have been on the phone/chats for at least an hour!!! It should also be noted that each time I call, I get told something different and that these people seem to have no clue what's going on or when or why things are happening. I also did not receive an account number or any paperwork at any point in this process. The levels of incompetence at this company are simply staggering. They make Comcast look like geniuses.
Reviewed July 24, 2016
I had Verizon FIOS for six years with never an issue, then Frontier bought them out in April of this year. My contract was up in July so I called to get prices on their bundles. They said they didn't have anything priced, to call them later in the month... really? Then I called in June and got quotes on their bundles. I signed up for one that offered me new equipment and an Amazon gift card for a slight increase over my current bill. My first bill came double what they had quoted me. I called and they said the offer I was given wasn't valid for existing customers. They wouldn't honor anything I was offered. This is the worst most inept company I have ever dealt with. No wonder they never sent me an email confirmation like Verizon used to do. They make false offers to lure you into signing a 2-year contract, so beware.
Reviewed July 23, 2016
I have been previously with AT&T and TWC, and I have to say, at least from these companies, there is a huge gap between them and Frontier. At Frontier, you will receive bills charging you more than double of what they promised to charge. There will be many ghost charges with an obscure meaning. They will add services on your account that you did not order and you won't be able to remove them.
When you ask them to cancel the service, they will tell you it is cancelled, but you will keep receiving bills from them and you have to be calling many many times just to be able to cancel, because, the service too is very bad. They give you internet below 3 Mbps even when they promise you much higher speeds. Stay away from this company or it will be your headache.
Reviewed July 23, 2016
Yep dropped calls, internet here and there and when you do have it, it's very slow. They will not give credit for this. Numerous calls. Found out they will not fork out the money to build other phone central boxes to unclutter the jam of so many on one. This is why you get poor service. Let them know, you now know this. Should not have to pay full price on half service!!! This is fraud to me!! I'm in the USA. They went as far as lying to me saying my area was out of service. Checked with neighbor. They are scamming us. I know someone who works for them and they have verified what I have said here. How can they get away with this? Another corporation rules over the people??? I'm trying to find another.
Reviewed July 23, 2016
Let's start the story from the beginning. I am moving from State to State and at my previous apartment, the only ISP offered was Charter. It got me connected to the internet but cable companies limit what your upload speed is. Usually around the realm of 4-5mb. I did some research and made sure that my new apartment would be capable of receiving a fiber connection. Something along the lines of 100/100.
Now knowing full well of all the problems Frontier has had with the takeover of Verizon's Fios division, I decided to go with Frontier because it was either them or Comcast which is cable. I go ahead and contact them through their online chat system on the 12th of July. First making sure that my new address that I was moving to was capable of getting fiber. She went ahead and started creating an account because they needed to do that first for some reason before they could check an address. Weird. I went through the process anyway. I got confirmation and I said to go ahead and set me up with the 100/100 package of just internet. She tries to get me an appointment of the upcoming Friday (the 14th). I proceeded to give her all of my information and after about 45 min of going through this whole process she says she ran into an error. She didn't understand the error that was occurring and told me that I should try again in 24 hours.
Well problem with that was I would have been on the road driving to my new apartment. By the time I got to my new apartment their support was long gone as far as orders go. The next day (Friday the 14th, day I should have internet hooked up) I contact them via the phone. I give the nice lady on the phone my order number. She tells me that the problem with my order is that I need to fill out some paperwork to verify my identity. WHAT?! Literally dumbfounded. I have never ever in the 16 years of paying for my own damn internet has it ever occurred that a company has had to verify my identity. I ask her, "well what do I have to do? Can I go to a store front of some sort and fill out this paperwork?" She tells me that they most likely don't have the paperwork and that she'll have to mail me that paperwork. I have her send me the paperwork anyway but I tell her that I'm going to go to the store front anyway.
She says that I can try but if they don't the paperwork she is going to mail me needs to be notarized. I just moved to this state and now I have to find a notary?! WHAT?! I hang up with her and proceed to the nearest Frontier store front and the guy there was like, "Ok what forms of identification did you bring?" Apparently I needed two forms so I went back to my apartment, dug through boxes to find my birth certificate. I went back and gave them my Driver's License and Birth Certificate. They took copies of it, had me sign the form and then I was told someone was going to call me when everything was confirmed. Can you guess what didn't happen?
So after never receiving a phone call by the time Monday rolls around, I call in and ask what is happening with my order? "Oh it says here that it's just waiting for payment." "WHAT?! Isn't someone supposed to call me for that? I did all this paperwork and it's in your hands now to tell me if I need to make a payment right?!" So I give her all my payment information (again) and she sets me up with a Wednesday install date. No time, just to expect them on Wednesday. Guess what didn't happen?
So here I sat and waited alllll damn day at my new apartment waiting for this guy to show up and nothing. I tether my phone to my laptop to check on the status of my order and it just says, "processing". Not sure what that really means I proceed to call them again on the phone. She asks for my account number and I'm like, "How can I have an account number when I've never been given service? I have an order number, will that do?" Turns out nope. So she looks me up by name, phone number, and address. She goes silent, a minute goes by, 10 minutes go by, nothing. I keep checking my phone to make sure the line is still active. Eventually she comes back on the phone and tells me, whoever I was talking with didn't set up an appointment correctly. WHAT THE **!? SERIOUSLY!? You can imagine that I was extremely pissed on the phone with her.
I tell her that she is going to get me someone now. She tells me that she can't do that. The only thing she can schedule me is Monday. I of course tell her that, that isn't acceptable in any way, shape or form. She still says there is nothing she can do. I make her get someone else on the phone. Her manager gets on the line and I explain everything above with a whole lot more color to my words (I'm really good at that). Then he proceeds to tell me that I'm being very disrespectful. Ummm, excuse me?! Disrespectful is providing a service that you are incapable of delivering! He obviously didn't care. So I proceeded to tell him part of the reason why I was seriously, seriously pissed about the situation.
I provide remote IT assistance to a group of clients that, hey guess what?! Requires an internet connection and that every day I don't have internet is costing me money every single day. Every day that goes by that I can't provide means someone else is getting to them and not me. Not going to go into the details of how much money that is but it's a livelihood. He sounds like he can understand why I'm seriously pissed and says the only thing he can do is escalate my order by putting in a request to have it done sooner. Guess what didn't happen. So here I am, eight days later and still nothing. Monday is their D-Day. I don't care what respectful means, I'm going to lay into whoever gets on the phone if this doesn't happen. Am I mad? You damn ** right that I'm mad.
Reviewed July 23, 2016
I called the company to start a new internet service. The rep told me they would install my internet in a week so I got the day off from work just so that I would be home in the timeframe they gave me (8 am to 5 pm). I called the day of the scheduled installation at 11 am to make sure they were still coming. The rep told me that no one was scheduled to arrive at my home and that they would just mail me the modem. I asked why I hadn't been notified of the changes and when my modem was set to arrive. She stated I should have it already so I told her I would check my mailbox and she told me she would set things up for me while I checked and to call her back at her direct extension. I hadn't received it yet so I called her right back and left her a message on her voicemail. 4 hours later I don't hear back from her.
I call Frontier again and speak to another rep and explained my situation to her. She said she couldn't do anything about my previous experience (in other words she didn't want to hear it). She then mentioned that the rep I spoke with earlier had cancelled my service order and that no modem had ever been mailed because the techs had to come to my home first. She added that I needed to make a 56 dollar deposit which would be refunded to me after 12 months. I asked why the first rep hadn't charged me that. She said it was to secure my order. She goes on to say that after the techs go to my home in a week they'd mail me the modem. So I estimated 2 weeks and told her that it was a long time without internet for me.
Her reply was, "So did you want me to deactivate your order?" 3 out of 3 reps I spoke with showed no experience dealing with customers. What does it take to get internet with Frontier? I'm thinking if this is how they are treating me as a new customer, how will they be when I am stuck in a 2-year contract with them? So my reply to the rep was, "Yes, and thank you."
Reviewed July 23, 2016
We consistently have issues with Fios Internet since Frontier took over from Verizon, our WiFi router is 6-7 feet away from where we sit in the living room and Frontier Tech Support tells me we need to BUY a WiFi extender from their online store, for something that is 6-feet away - are you kidding me, in the same room and with NOTHING blocking the signal!! We never had this issue with Verizon and not a darn thing has changed, so what does that tell you about Frontier, the internet now feels like they throttle back the speed at certain times which is illegal by the way.
This company is a joke. All you have to do is look at their reviews from customers over the last several years. What I want to know is how in the world did the FTC think that this would be in the benefit of the new customers Frontier would be taking on, all of the data they needed is in the company reviews!! This is like giving a convicted bank robber keys to the safe and telling him NOT to take advantage of the situation, REALLY!!!
I hate to do it because from what I hear Comcast is not much better but that's the only other choice in our area because of the monopoly that is allowed with cable companies, but I'm hoping at least Comcast knows their head from their **!!!! Over 9+ years with Verizon Fios and NO major problems, just under 3-months with Frontier Communication and what a FRICKING nightmare!!! Way to go FTC - thanks for looking out for me and every other customer that's now having to deal with this company! Hello Comcast... Can't imagine things could get worse!!!
Reviewed July 23, 2016
I was a Verizon customer when Frontier did a hostile take over of my account. I didn't choose Frontier. They took over my account without my permission. Worst customer service ever. I don't even want to give them one star. If Verizon could give me an internet speed of 7 Mbps (not outstanding by any means) why is it overnight with Frontier I only get three Mbps?? They are a rotten company which refuses to honor the contracts in place when they sucked me into their bottomless pit of greed and disdain. I absolutely hate this company. I hope the corporate pigs running this so-called enterprise end up in jail.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
Inconsistent bills with errors. Unable to reach anyone at their 800.921.8101 number and this morning used speaker phone for over 45 minutes but no one answers. Then I tried chat but I was #45 in their queue and after 30 minutes gave up. Have sent several emails but no answer.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
We had Verizon Fios and were perfectly happy customers until Frontier took over. At first we had no problems, but all good things come to an end. We needed Frontier to replace the cable line coming into our home. We had no cable, phone or Internet. It was 6 days before they could come out. When they did, they didn't get the cable all the way buried into the ground, so my husband had to finish the job himself. The serviceman was supposed to bring a battery backup with him, which he forgot it. We were told we'd get one in the mail the next week. That was a month ago!
We've called numerous times and were told we'd have it by a specific date, which has come and gone. The customer service rep even told us we'd get Showtime for FREE for 6 months for our trouble, which hasn't happened yet either. I called once again today to find out where the battery is and I was told they couldn't talk to me because I'm not authorized to handle the account. Are you kidding me? The Verizon account was in my name. I added my husband to the account. I've talked to Frontier numerous times since the switch from Verizon. I'm even the one who ordered the service to be done, and NOW they won't talk to me!?! That's it! We are done with Frontier! Not only have we had this problem, but the cable service has had problems and I just don't have it in me to tell you about everything. I would not recommend Frontier for any services they offer!
Reviewed July 22, 2016
My service was changed from Verizon to Frontier. On April 1, 2016, I received my first bill from Frontier in the amount of 318.64 for 1 month service, as I was current with Verizon. On the phone with customer service several times, advised they would correct my bill. The May bill comes in at 553.17, frustrated, I canceled my service on 5-9-2016. I returned the equipment and have confirmation that it was delivered to Frontier 5-24-2016. Since Frontier could not figure out my correct balance, I made a payment of 200.00 which was a high estimated of what my April bill should have been.
June bill comes in, 513.09, again several calls to customer service. They had no record of the service being discontinued and continued to charge for service. Again, I was told it would be corrected on the next bill. July bill is in in the amount of 718.64. Again, I called to explain that service was disconnected. I am checking the balance online today 7-22-2016 and the balance is still 718.65. I am so upset and frustrated with this company. Clearly no one knows what is going on and apparently don't care about servicing me. This account is past due and I am afraid it may affect my credit. I don't know what else to do.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
When Frontier took over Verizon's internet services in my region I was hopeful that the transition would be smooth, as promised by both entities. That hope was quickly slaughtered by long lasting outages, even slower internet speeds and ridiculous customer service. We GA has nothing but problems from day 1. It is now months since the switch, and their most recent excuses are that we are in a high demand area and should expect outages. Excuse me. We should expect to pay for a service you obviously cannot provide? That is not how this works... Or maybe it is because no one has stepped up to fix the problem.
Yesterday we were told it was due to a government agency holding them back. Today, they absolutely refuse to let us speak to a supervisor. We've had no internet for a week, and today they finally gave us a service ticket. We've been on the phone with them multiple times a day since this particular outage. Oh, and they finally got us to a supervisor, in the wrong department... After hanging up on us by no means are we being aggressive or threatening on the phone towards the employees... We work in customer service on phones all day, too. The behavior they have on their end would get us fired from our jobs. Unacceptable. Unprofessional. Disgusting service.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
I keep having issues with my Internet service with it cutting out and not being able to connect to it at various times. I had called several times and the tech support thought it was my laptop. Finally, right around the 2nd of July 2016, the service cut out completely. I called to get tech support, they made me continuously plug in and unplug my router, wanted me to poke a pen in the back of the router, etc. Finally, they set me up with an appointment for July 8th. I was not happy that it was so long a wait. My daughter and I are doing online school courses and I work all day, so the only time we can log on is in the evenings to do our school work and most free wifi locations are closed by that time. So eventually it came back on by itself on July 5th.
On July 7th the repairman came, then left. The wifi still was not on and he did not communicate to me that he was returning. So I had to call the "800" number and go through all the recordings to get to a tech support person who was not familiar with the case. The tech repairman came. He got the internet going, but it was slow. Within hours after he left, it cut out again. Another repairman came the next day. I took time off from work to be home when he came. He came inside this time. Said there was a fault in the phone jack so replaced it. He left. It worked for two weeks then cut out again on July 19th. Again I called and even though there is no holiday and this is a situation I've had a repair on before, they still scheduled me for July 25th.
So I am again without internet service for a week. I am very frustrated with this. So this is two weeks this month w/o service. I assume my bill will not be discounted for this period. I feel the wait period for repairs is unreasonable. I had requested a new router when they came previously but they would not give one. The one I have is 2 years old. It is probably the culprit. Also, whenever I call Tech Support, the phone connection is horrible and I can hardly hear the person I am talking to.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
I was a previous customer with Verizon since 2012. I called Frontier.com and requested to be put on vac mode from may 22nd - july 3rd 2016. When I came back they had cancelled almost all of the channels including my music channels and some premium channels I had with Verizon. I called and spoke to about 5 customer service reps... The only answer they gave me was that if I wanted those channels back I had to pay extra. I finally went to a Frontier store and decided for a bundle that I was not too happy with, because the price was going to be more than what I was paying before. My price before was $131.50 every month. What Frontier offered me was $138.99 before taxes...
When I called Frontier again about a week later to find out what is my final monthly payment they told me $178.00... I decided to only take only the local channels which is only $12.99 and added the Disney Movies for another $5.99 monthly. When I called to see which channel is the Disney channel on... they told me that in order for me to watch the Disney Movies I had to purchase them... I also have tel service and Internet. First they told me at the store that if I remove the tel service it was only $10.00 less in my bill. Over the phone they give me a price of $29.99 for the tel. My internet service is $89.99 according to an agent but another agent tells me is $54.99. Very confusing.
In overall... this company needs replacement and is the worse cable company I have ever deal with. No one knows what the heck they are talking about. They give you the wrong information all the time. Even at the store... I would not recommend them to anyone. They need to be investigated and check what they are doing to other consumers like me.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
I never had a problem with fios. Now that FRONTIER has taken over it has been a complete nightmare starting with twice my phone was shut off for no apparent reason, due to an agent transposing a number... My mother is handicapped and they told us it would take 11 hours to restore, it took 8 days. Then when our bill came it is usually $156.00. Our bill is 852.91 and the agent has no idea why I was billed so much... After countless hours and agents putting us on hold I don't understand how this company is allowed to do all of this and get away with it... There is no rhyme or reason to any of this madness and the agents point the fingers every which way. When I have asked to speak to a supervisor they take down the number and no one ever calls back. With all the complaints are seriously having to have Frontier in California...
Reviewed July 22, 2016
Every night before I go to sleep, I pray. Before I pray for my health and family, I first pray that this company gets shut down. I seriously don't know how they are still in service. I had Verizon Internet for 4 years and the Internet was great! But after these ** sold their service to Frontier it sucks! I am literally on the phone with these guys right now and have been waiting for one hour just to CANCEL my Internet with them! They keep transferring me to different people.
Reviewed July 21, 2016
I ordered this service for phone and Internet, then waited a couple weeks for the equipment in the mail. I never got it so I was never able to use the service. I thought something went wrong with the application or something and it was never activated. I had to go out of town for a family emergency. When I get back I get this bill in the mail for a service I never had. I waited on hold for 20 minutes for a live person to get Sharon in customer service who told me her ID was **. She did not seem to understand my issues. After putting me on an extended hold, she came back saying she was checking for a ticket I put in or something from a technician when I never told her a technician was supposed to come out.
I simply said "I never used nor activated the service and shouldn't be charged." I asked her "can you not tell I've never used this service at all?" She said all she can see is the activation date. She carelessly said I had to talk to sales and transferred me to them. I waited for someone to answer in sales, nobody ever came to the phone. Total call time 1 hour, nothing resolved. This is the worst customer service ever. They are incompetent and don't care. The girl didn't even seem like she believed what she was saying.
Reviewed July 21, 2016
I better hurry up and type this while I have internet. We have had Frontier for 10 years only because we live in a rural area and are held hostage with this horrible company. Everyday my WiFi goes out and all I get is the runaround. Frontier's repairman has to come out to this area repeatedly and has told me the system is crap; Frontier tried to update it, it crashed so they gave up. I've been told if my internet works 60% of the time, then I can't complain, but please monitor their signal for them! I've been hung up on, have repeatedly called the number where they guarantee they will return your call, a lie, of course. I can't even watch their stupid "tips" videos. The signal is so weak. They let us stop suspend paying our bill for a few months. It was so bad. Horrible company!!!
Reviewed July 21, 2016
I was a loyal Verizon FIOS customer for many years. I had heard about the problems when we did the switch and for the first 2 months I thought I was one of the lucky ones who had no problems except for the on-demand services - then it hit. In mid-June my phone went out forcing me to run to Kinkos for fax service. After a week they got it fixed. OK - still felt lucky. Then it hit again, right before the start of NBA game 7. Everything went, no TV, no Phone and no Internet. I called and to my surprise they said they would be out the next day. NO SHOW - called back and they said that they would be out in the morning.
Next day a drunk serviceman shows up and after 3 hours I found him sound asleep in his truck in my driveway. Had a hard time waking him up. His only comment was that it was still broken. Called back again and eventually got it fixed 3 days later. Wanting no part of this dysfunctional company I ordered DirecTV, cancelled my Frontier FIOS and the Phone. Next day the Internet goes out again but is fixed the same day.
Now I only have Frontier for Internet and they are still killing me from the grave... My July billing still includes the cancelled TV and Phone and I'm on my 3rd live chat to get fixed. I asked them where I could take the DVR and HD Receiver box and they said they would get back to me. Yesterday I received only one return box and it is not big enough to fit even one DVR, cable and plug. Of course there was no tape to close up the box. I am very happy with DirecTV and would warn others to steer clear of Frontier for at least a year until they can find their own tail.
Reviewed July 21, 2016
Please let me know if there will be a class action lawsuit. I want to participate. I have spent the last 3 days, 6 hours total and still do not have resolution. HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE customer service. This company wants your money and they laugh all the way to the bank. Jumping ship and going with DirecTV. ANYTHING is better than this pile of crap. FED UP! Don't deserve a single star - need NEGATIVE stars.
Reviewed July 21, 2016
My business account got transferred from Verizon which was charging me $168.00 Plus Tax for the phone and internet package. After Frontier took over the charge were all over. Sometimes $668.96, sometimes $468.00 but never $168.00. Their online package shows $89.95, while they charge me over $349.00PM. After so many calls and on holds, the rep said they cannot offer that price anymore and no explanation for such huge hike.
Moreover, the internet goes on and off daily preventing to process credit cards as this is the restaurant. We lost so much business and top of that very angry customer as no one pays for cash anymore. Again, after so many calls, the tech was dispatched after 10 days only to discover that someone has switch wrong cable at the main center and will take two days to correct. During all this time the downtime caused huge loss of revenue. Emails to President did not avail any response. This company just does not care. We feel so helpless as there is no other company in my areas to provide the services.
Reviewed July 20, 2016
My service with Frontier (home phone & Fios) was lost in a lightning strike. They gave me a service date of 7 days. After repeated calls explaining I have already had 2 heart catheterizations and absolutely needed a home phone for medical contact, I still had to wait a week. Frontier came, replaced main unit & modem which had been fried, internet up, but STILL no phone for medical problems. Another 5 days wait, per work order & several more calls. Almost 2 weeks without a home phone for EMERGENCY CONTACT!!!
Reviewed July 20, 2016
I recently moved houses within the past few days and, like many, had to deal with the combination of Verizon FiOS internet and Frontier Communications. I requested the transfer of services from my house to the new house and received bad customer service instead, they told me there will be a service technician coming to my house anywhere between 8AM-5PM but nobody came. I had called them, asking them and explaining to them that I work from home and need services today but they really didn't give a crap. They said for me to call the technician supervisor tomorrow which I did...they put me on hold for a while to see who can come in today possibly but nope, they kept saying on Friday they can come. I then had decided to cancel their service and sarcastically, they had asked when would Time Warner cable come to my house and I told them today.
They gave a very sarcastic answer saying something like "Oh really? Wowwww..." but yeah from then on I thought I was done with them. I picked up and easily installed my equipment from Time Warner Cable and had everything working then a few hours later these 2 guys come to my door saying they're from Time Warner Cable customer service with their notebooks or iPads or whatever they had in their hands. They started asking me how I like the service and how long I had it, then on within the conversation they remove their notebooks from their chests and you can see the name badge with the Frontier Communications logo on it posing as Time Warner Cable which is basically scamming... then they start boasting about how their service is faster and I just shut the door on them. Frontier is a waste of time.
Reviewed July 20, 2016
When my internet bill switched from Verizon to Frontier they doubled the bill from 40.37 to 80.37. I called in May about the mistake and they said that it was due to the transfer, and they didn't have everyone's plan but not to worry and that to bear with them and it would be taken care of by June and I would be reimbursed. It still hadn't been taken care of by July so I called AGAIN and they said that I was not eligible for any discounts (which is odd because it states online $44.99??, no one told me about that plan) and that 80.37 was the right price. I was never told that the bill was going up. I was never given the option to make the decision for myself to change service or stay with Frontier, based on the fact that when I called the first time, I would have shopped around but was promised a reimbursement.
They knew what my previous payments were. It's right there in my account. I was fed up with the lying so I was getting ready to cancel and noticed I could get higher speed for half the price. Keeping my email address was very important so I called and got it switched. I asked the agent if I could have HIS home phone number if it didn't go as planned. He said not but gave me his employee #. Then 3 weeks later, BAM, I owe them even MORE money, the original bill plus late fees. Now they are saying that the lower price doesn't exist. They talked to the agent and he said he never said $44.99. It's right in front of me on the screen. I TOOK A PICTURE OF IT. Are they delusional. The offer was Fios 50/50 for $44.99. I said if the offer wasn't $44.99 then why was I prorated $68.38. That was partial of the original bill plus the $44.99. He had no answer for me.
Now they want $54.99 a month and telling me that my bill changed when I was with Verizon which is a lie. I have my Verizon bills and they are all for $40.37. I paid Frontier 80.37, maybe that's what they tell everyone. It's not the money, it's the fact that this very large company can get away with whatever they want and not be accountable for any of it. They keep lying and every time you call they give you a different answer. Now I'm promised a supervisor will call me back, and by the way the supervisor is standing right there but is too afraid to talk to someone who is making sense. I'm not holding my breath and I can guarantee that nothing will change.
Reviewed July 20, 2016
In April 2016 I cancelled my FIOS service (previously with Verizon) with Frontier. Frontier turned off the service the next day but kept billing me for months. After 6 calls I finally got the service cancelled but they're trying to charge me an early termination fee. I was with Verizon for well over 2 years so no fee should apply. After 2 more calls the account balance is in dispute but I still continue to receive bills for an outstanding balance. After getting a collections warning letter I contacted a rep via chat who says they put a block on collections. The majority of the reps are terrible and supervisors have no accountability and do not follow up as promised. I'm glad I ended my service with Frontier but I wish I could get a resolution and get my owed money back so I never have to deal with them again.
Reviewed July 20, 2016
To connect customer services to discuss a problem IMPOSSIBLE. I have tried online chat (gets disconnect). After 3 time I gave up. Tried email, no response. Called 6 times - disconnected, one call transferred 6 times, one sent to voice mail. Four calls I could not hear them. When ask to talk loud they stated they could not. All calls the individuals talked very soft and fast, VERY hard to understand. The reason for my call, double billed on my account. Oh to go to nearest store 1 hour away. Please take my advice. NOT worth your time.
Reviewed July 19, 2016
My service have been down since 7/14/2016. 5 days now. I was given the around, two days straight of worthless troubleshooting, then a 3 day out service appointment from 8 to 5 pm on 7/19/2016. I called them at 3:45 pm to address a no call/no show, only to find out that they closed my ticket, was going to stand us up calling it a area issue affecting not just me. They assumed everyone was up and running and canceled my appointment in their system without telling or to check that we were up and running. I informed them of the urgency that we are running a home-based business accounting firm, have college students in the home and they do not care, and rescheduled me for tomorrow while they still had time to get here on my original promised time. I am so angry that the government allows them to run a legal monopoly, so their service does not have to be great to gain and keep customers. So upset!
Reviewed July 19, 2016
Our experience mirrors unhappy customers from FL. We are in CALIFORNIA - had been happy with VERIZON FIOS for a long time. Our hell started in April when Frontier bought Verizon's landline phone, wifi/internet, and cable TV. Our primary problem is with the cable TV. Bottom line: We do not (yet? ever?) have access to many of the channels we are paying for in the Extreme HD package plus the premium movie channels package. Endless hours spent on customer service calls; when you get disconnected, they don't call back, despite having all our numbers. I have filled 3 notebooks with detailed notes on every call, reason, what I was told, what I was promised. Terrible communication between TECH and CUSTOMER SERVICE.
A few days ago, we woke up to no service whatsoever (all 3 services). Tech said, 'Well, Ma'am, we have an order here to disconnect. We don't know why or who did it. They don't tell us that." Then Customer Service said, "Oh, I see a ticket to disconnect your service... hmmmmm... But there's no notation with it." I say, "Tell me who made that order and when, because it sure wasn't us, the customer."
Getting it back on has been hellish. Along the way, I'm told things that are consistently contradicted by later service reps, so I really never learn anything useful. Most recently, I was told that, "Your TV packages are so old! They're from 2009! So from time to time, Frontier will drop stations within a package. They change it up." WHAAAT?! We buy a package promising A through X, and along the way, without notice, D, R, S, and V just disappear? What kind of sales practice is that? This is a total nightmare taking many, many hours, and causing great emotional stress. It is almost FOUR MONTHS since they took over, and they still don't have their ** together.
Reviewed July 19, 2016
Frontier will not fix my bill after almost 4 months. Frontier took over Verizon on April 1st 2016 and they have over billed me ever since. I've contacted Frontier well over 20 times via Frontier chat, the Frontier Facebook page and by phone. I've done everything they asked me to do and they haven't followed through on a single promise. Frontier continues to tell me to wait 2 more billing cycles (which I have), and they still haven't fixed my billing issues. Frontier claims I'm "past due", and yet I've paid the correct amount on time each month. Frontier actually is the one who owes me money.
As of today, they have only credited back a small portion of what they have already over billed and promised they would fix. They now need to credit over $400 back to my account and correct the amount I'm over billed for any future bills. My bill should be approximately $160 each month for internet and TV but some months it's randomly three times that amount. Each time I contact Frontier they claim it will be corrected, and they say "we understand your concern, rest assured, we will correct the problem," and they never actually correct it. It's just a bunch of lies and empty promises by Frontier. I do not understand how this company has a business and hasn't been shut down already.
Reviewed July 19, 2016
To make matters worse I need to call in every other month to dispute BS charges on bill. Definitely part of their questionable income generating strategy. Frontier preys on people who don't look at their bill and those who don't have the patience to call into customer service (if you can even call it "service"). It is amazing that they are even legally allowed to operate like this.
Finally, their employee arrangement and hierarchy on the phones is an interesting and connivingly strategic one. All profit generating calls (ie: sales) are answered by educated english speaking natives. The billing and complaints departments, however, are staffed by low paid, under qualified, likely outsourced, staff. They make it incredibly difficult lodge a complaint and/or correct problems. Frontier is absolutely pathetic, immoral, and surprisingly proud about those facts evidenced by the thousands upon thousands of other customers writing nearly identical, frustrating 1-star reviews and whom have been doing so for years. How the CEO sleeps at night is a true wonder.
Reviewed July 19, 2016
I have discovered there have been community meetings in my neighborhood and nearly all surrounding areas. I was not even asked if I would want to switch from Verizon Fios to Frontier Communications. When the change came, we had service outages with internet, phone service discontinued periodically, and at first, a great loss of television channels. For awhile we couldn't even get any On Demand services of which we were already paying for. After two months (that we paid for in advance), only then did channels including 'On Demand' begin to return. We had internet out for two days and when it came back it was much slower. The phone came back on after they reset our modems from their office. But then we had to reprogram the WiFi connections.
A couple weeks went by and the internet and television went out again completely this time. After several hours on the phone with a technician without making any headway, Frontier was forced to send a technician out to the house and fix things himself. Still, we had to wait until the end of a holiday weekend for someone to come out. By then our service was literally out for two weeks. I asked the technician questions about the fiber optics because we were having constant problems and the tech told me that Frontier does not employ or know much about fiber optics and relies on another subcontractor to handle that end of the business. I thought about changing my service to someone else.
I called the company and sited the problems we were having which they continually promised they were fixing and I should just be patient. Besides that, I was told I would be charged an early cancellation fee. I found this peculiar because I had already fulfilled my two year contract with Verizon before Frontier became my service. I never agreed to swap service to Frontier, was never given information about the changeover deal nor information about who Frontier was or any notice of rules changes. I was never told I would have to pay more for services. And I was never told that my contract would be reenacted for an additional time limit, and I was never told that not only would I receive fewer services than I was receiving from Verizon and my monthly charges would probably increase, and that the opt-out fee had been tripled too (I think I was told, but I can't believe it) from $200 to $600.
I was told, after the fact, that if I examined my agreement with Verizon, I would find that all these things were already defined within the agreement. I think the fact that the agreement was unclear and involved contradictory information, along with the fact that we received no prior notice, automatically should give prior Verizon Fios customers an unlimited period to opt-out of the agreement and stop service at any time. The law used to provide for these provisions at one time. What changed to restrict our rights and give corporations greater rights over people?
Reviewed July 18, 2016
As snowbirds, we contacted Verizon and requested service be discontinued effective April 6, 2016. Then Frontier purchased Verizon and started billing us. We had to call the credit card company and write a letter stating that Frontier was not to be paid. We have called Frontier 7 times, each time stating why we are not to be billed. We have a confirmation number but are still receiving bills and it is accumulative total. I think a call should be placed to the FCC and in fact we are ready to send them a letter, a letter to the Better Business Bureau and to the Florida Communication Department. Frontier customer service is a joke--an illusion. There is not any customer service.
Reviewed July 18, 2016
I don't even know how to describe how BAD this company is. First, the customer service is by far the WORST I've ever dealt with. It took about 30 minutes to finally reach a representative. And it took another 45 minutes just to set up an installation appointment. This phone call was on July 8th and had my installation appointment set for July 18th. Installation day came around, and nobody showed up. I called Frontier and after a 30 minute wait, they told me that they had overbooked appointments for that day and that the next available day was August 8th. Needless to say, I went ahead and cancelled my order. I would NOT be surprised to see Frontier show up on August 8th saying "we don't have records of the cancellation". Smh... idiots!!
Reviewed July 18, 2016
I became a customer of Frontier recently due to the acquisition of Verizon FiOS. Shortly after the take over of my services by Frontier I started experiencing problems with my HD TV service. I pay extra for the service and it looks like a bad Skype connection on a dial-up service. The audio sounds like they are stuttering! They came out on a service call and replaced my HD box but the problem returned a few days later. Now on my standard TV cable service I have only the audio sound with no picture. (Yes, like cable radio). Now my high-speed internet service is so slow it not worth the effort to use. I looked up Frontier's financial data on a Wall Street financial site and found out they are suffering from major negative revenue growth and new service growth! (Was I surprised? NO) Complaining to Frontier is waste of time.
I recommend that each of you contact your Utility Commission and file a complaint because that's the only way to get change. Frontier will charge you full price for providing poor service and if you break your contract they will charge you an early termination fee and if you do pay it they will trash your credit! The only leverage the consumer has is to report these issues to you state utility commission that's where we have leverage.
Reviewed July 17, 2016
This is one of the worst companies I have ever dealt with in so many ways. Upon signing up they "lost" my information 3 times. It took them a month to set up our internet. They cancelled their set-up without notifying us or setting up a second appointment. They promised us a credit that they never delivered on. My internet is too slow to watch anything on Netflix. I can't play any games online. They raised their prices without telling me or adding anything extra. I pay them in order to use my phone for the internet at home (which is through a different company). Do not use them. You are better off communicating through the USPS. It will be faster and more reliable.
Reviewed July 17, 2016
My husband and I have had an account with Frontier Communications for almost 20 years. The account was under his e-mail address. Two years ago he passed away, so I had our account updated with my e-mail address. Recently I tried to access the account and they had no record of my e-mail and they had me create a new account, then had me merge the two. Still cannot access it, keep getting an error message, which Frontier cannot explain. I pay my monthly invoice by US postal mail, which is a good thing, the account is paid to date. If I didn't live in a rural area, and Frontier is my only option, would not recommend!!
Reviewed July 16, 2016
I have 1 year left on a 2 year Verizon contract with a 50/50 speed that was sold to Frontier. After my initial call to Frontier, the day we all were cut off, April 1, I was told that "everything will stay the same, billing, speed, customer service. Comes my first and second month bill, I paid the same contract amount I paid to Verizon. 3rd bill goes up by $26.00. Frontier says "my discount is expiring and my next bill is 78.00." I contacted Frontier again and they say "your STATEMENT says your discounts are expired." I remind them of the amount that my contract states and the monthly discount that I will be paying for the next year and it's not $78.00 and my discount expires the same time my contract expires. They said they did not have my contract (but they did have all my information).
Now they say, "well since you accepted the 50/50 upgrade, you voided your contract." This lady was in customer service NOT the legal department. I told Frontier I did not request any upgrades. It was done and I was notified by Verizon after the fact. I have since filed a complaint with the FCC. Yesterday, I got an email saying Frontier answered this complaint and I will get a copy within 10 days. I have no resolution yet. We need a class action lawsuit on Frontier. These people are A BIG DISASTER. They bought Verizon contracts but are not honoring them. Bring on the lawyers.
Reviewed July 16, 2016
You don't have TIME to listen to the saga of how many calls and how many hours; HOURS, it took, to put our internet and cable services on vacation hold, and then to cancel the hold to resume services. AND that was just a prelude to trying to correct the billing problems that resulted from the above issues. A spiral of incompetence. REALLY. In my lifetime, I have had Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Brighthouse, Verizon Fios and now Frontier FIOS. The latter is by far the worst service. I would recommend NOT using Frontier FIOS under ANY circumstances. Both their internal communication and external communication are in dire need of repair. They cannot get the job done. Run away!
Reviewed July 16, 2016
I was with Verizon for many years with no problems and would have been happy to stay with Frontier forever if they treated me fairly. This week I received a bill from Frontier saying I had not paid my bill since they took over. They had somehow messed up the autopay settings. What I noticed was they had added an EARLY TERMINATION FEE and had placed me on a 2-year contract. I called and was told by Anthony at Frontier that the mistake was corrected and I would receive an email confirming the correction.
When I did not receive an email I called back and was told by Sean that it would be Monday before I would receive the email. I called back and was told there was no record of me calling before. I then talked to Supervisor Robin in Connecticut. She said Verizon placed me on the CONTRACT right before Frontier took over (no proof or explanation) and there was nothing they could do about it.
She explained that if I left Frontier I would have to pay $300 as a penalty. I explained that I joined Verizon with the explicit understanding that I DID NOT want to be on a contract but she insisted there was nothing they could do. I pointed out that this contract was created WITHOUT my consent but that also did not matter. I asked her for a copy of a SIGNED contract but she said they could not produce one. She threatened me with having a collection agency engaged if I refused to pay the FRAUDULENT bill even though she was aware it was FRAUDULENT.
I have no problem my service or the price I am paying for that service. After 5 years of honest service from Verizon it is a shame that my introduction to Frontier is with a shoddy, immoral and illegal practice of placing people on contracts without their knowledge. It became clear the reason they are creating these contracts is so they can RAISE their rates and you cannot threaten to change companies. Or if your service declines you are again without the option of leaving. You can believe I will be leaving Frontier the MOMENT my contract is up, even if I must pay more to an honest competitor.
Reviewed July 16, 2016
Absolute disgrace! I've been in the phone with 7 different people and no one can explain to me why my business lines are not working! I had called a week ago and asked that 3 lines of the 6 lines be removed because of no usage. They said the order is placed and it will be done the upcoming Friday. On Thursday my business fax is not working. On Friday my MAIN BUSINESS LINE and its rotating line is out too! Called for assistance on Thursday they said a service tech will be out Friday. NOTHING! NO ONE! NO CALL. NO SHOW! NOTHING! Called them Friday and told them now my business line is out. They said a tech will be out between 11-2! Nothing. No one. No call. No show! Called them back the gave me the runaround. Asked to speak to a supervisor. He proceeds to tell me a tech will call within 30 min to an hour! Again no call!!!
I called back! This time I'm beyond furious! Spoke to 3 different people no answers again the runaround. I can't begin to tell you as a business owner how frustrating it can be especially when another business can't understand the importance of customer service. My phones rings constantly from 9-5 everyday and not to have the phone properly working for even 5 minutes can hinder the business. FRONTIER - YOU GUYS TRULY SUCK! While I'm writing this I've been on the phone for 1 hour 11 min and 43 sec and still nothing. It's terrible!! Now they're telling me that a service will not be coming out until tomorrow which is a Saturday. I can't even trust their word.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
We should all set up a lawsuit against Frontier. Their services suck. Brightstar, Comcast are better. They will never let you out of service for more than a week. I have classes and work online and I had to go to public library to get my work done. This is so unfair and they had no customer service skills and they are so slow to dispatch a technician to fix it. They never showed up on the day they set up an appointment to come and resolve the problems. I was so mad and my B.P. was getting up. Imagine yourself in a house with no cable, no internet and I do all my stuff online. I am fed up with their services.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
I called Sunday July -11/16 to order a multi room dvr and 3 set top boxes. 2 days later I receive empty mailing boxes. So I call and find out what's going on. I'm told the Order was entered wrong that they would fix it. Another two days pass they send me 3 set top boxes but no multi room! So once again I call up there and this time I'm told I don't need a different dvr (I have a hd dvr). I just change the service plan. Transfer me and I'm told that I do indeed need a different dvr but a tech has to deliver and install it. So now five days later still don't have it figured out and no date set for install!
Reviewed July 15, 2016
I am so angry with this company. On April 11, 2016 Frontier apparently took over from Verizon and I have not had any internet or home phone since. I have called on numerous accounts and cannot get ahold of anyone. When I finally got someone I went round and round with them letting them know I have had no service and I do not want anything to do with them. Well since that phone call they have been trying to process bills directly into my checking account. As of yesterday 7/14/16 they tried to process a bill for $299.00 dollars. For what? I have never ever had any service since they took over.
I had to put a block on my checking account but that does not stop Frontier from trying to process bills every month and it locks up my money until the process goes through and is denied. I am at my wits end and cannot get any help. I do not know what to do. I have never ever been treated so horrifically by a service provider or should I say they are not a service for the public to purchase and provide for us. They are criminals taking us all hostage. I am not sure what I can do next.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
I have been with Frontier for 20 years. I am paying for high speed dsl internet. Lately the service has been messed up. Slow, can't get on to a site & all kind of problems. I called Frontier & spoke to a tech on 7-2-2016. They told me I live in a high congested area & things were not updated. Ok so called back on July 5, 2016 & spoke to another tech Catherine. She said they would take off $21.00 a month & never told me they were downgrading me to more even slower speed.
I received my phone bill & it was not the price they said so I called back today 7-15-2016 & spoke to Aris & he explained my package had been downgraded & the speed would be slower. I told him I did not like it & wanted high speed which they can't provide cause we're too congested in this area. I told him I was going to cancel & he said I have a contract till May 2017. They are breaking their contract cause they cannot provide the high DSL so why can't I break the contract cause I'm not getting the service I signed up for. Can I break the contract. I see they have a lot of complaints online. Thank you.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
I have had 4 experiences with Frontier in the 3 months since being surprised by their takeover of my Verizon service. In 20 years I have had 0 - ZERO - problems with Verizon, it was just easy. With Frontier, everything is complicated, WRONG, and frustrating. Four bad experiences in 3 months, as opposed to none, ever, with Verizon (this phone, anyway, in 20 years or so).
First contact was about paying electronically. After an hour on hold and then connected to a cheerful agent in the Philippines, I was told it was all easy, but the payment direct-addresses (for banks) wasn't set up yet, and just pay the same way (Not good). Finally done, by my bank. 2nd call: how to put my Florida phone "on vacation", as is my right in FL. Told "no problem. Done". Then I got a bill for the next month of no (suspended) services. Call 3: "Ignore the bill, you have a credit balance". OK, fine. Call 4: The next month after receiving both electronic and paper bills for a full month of service (despite phone being off, and the promise it was straightened out). This time, after a long wait, I was told it would be adjusted. We'll see.
Any good alternatives now? Hard to see one (Comcast? Eh.). Anyway, this is not "service" as defined by the dictionary, and with all the bells & whistles online, the simple process of billing seems to be focused on sending me bill for service not received, no matter what. And "phone support" for phone service should be better, and preferably based in the U.S. too (I am fine with other nationalities, but not with being unable to understand the "English". Plus, I'd like to see them add jobs on *our* frontier!). That's it.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
Yesterday we discovered that our business phone and internet was not working. After spending 45 minutes on the phone with Frontier (India?) they said they could not send a repairman until the next day. I explained that this was a busy night for us and we would not be able to process credit card transactions nor conduct electronic gaming. After a second call to customer service they assured us that they would send a repairman that day. They never did show up! Just another disappointment with this company - both as a business and with my home experience. Paying for high speed internet that crawls etc. etc. etc. If there was any other option for us we would be gone in a heartbeat! Frontier is a bad option for anyone.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
This has to be the worst company I have ever dealt with! They do not honor time commitments and scheduled appointments, and although pleasant on the phone, they are extremely incompetent. I was shuffled from department to department trying to solve an issue, and after several hours, still had no resolution, other than a service technician would be scheduled for the following week. When I asked if that could be expedited, I was told that someone would be there "tomorrow". After arranging to take a day off of work - NO SHOW! When I called back, we began the whole process over again including hours of wait time. This on top of their mediocre services and previous problems with billing, I will encourage everyone I know to avoid like the plague!
Reviewed July 15, 2016
We recently terminated our use of Frontier service after over two years of aggravation. This was our second time, I should have learned. The billing was wrong from the first bill. Every time we called, the person we talked to corrected the bill only to have the next billing notice wrong again. This went on month after month after month. We never received a bill that agreed with what we were told on the phone. We finally gave up when the bill came within 5 to 10 dollars of what we were told. The last bill was wrong again. We called and we're told we didn't owe anything, in fact we were owed an $80 refund. We recently received notice that we were delinquent on our last bill for $50+ dollars. We paid it just to get rid of them. And now I guess my credit rating will take a hit. I feel sorry for the people that work there. They were always polite and tried to help. I recommend that no one deal with Frontier no matter what great deal they offer.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
I have received a current bill with a credit of $47.76. I called the company four times trying to get re-reimbursed for the amount above and four times they were to take care of the matter, but I was hung up on instead. And so this matter on my end has not been resolved. I am thinking that on their end if I finally give up and not call any more that they will keep the monies owed to me. I have also been told that each time I call the call is routed to another country. What type of terrible joke did Verizon play on the American people by trading our business to this corrupt company? All I am asking for is a full re-reimbursement at this time. My husband just passed away recently and I could use the extra funds for necessities.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
I used to have "high speed" internet service with Verizon. When I first called them to scream about how immeasurably slow and sporadic it was, the voice on the other end told me --"What do you expect, they haven't improved or repaired the lines for 2 years -- they are selling them to Frontier." My blood ran cold because my brother -- now deceased -- had his system changed to Frontier and it was down for WEEKS. Through my firm, I had a speed test done and found that the "high speed" internet I was paying $50 a month for was only good for 1 mbps. You read that right.
My company did not support less than 5 -- so I can't even download or upload. Two tin cans and a string are faster. Not only that, I got billed by Verizon and then Frontier even though I called and told the woman in the Philippines that I was quitting Frontier to go with Time Warner, no one ever disconnected me and of course, there was no record. So I wrote a letter to the FCC. BTW, the headquarters of Frontier is in Building 3 in Stamford, Connecticut and even if you try to call there, you get the Philippines or India, at least I did.
They are publicly traded but they should be delisted. They are sooo incompetent at what they supposedly do. I have never been to hell but I am pretty sure this company runs it -- also badly. Fast forward: I also have my landline service through a bundled business package through a company in Southern California, Southern California Telephone that uses the old, and I do mean old, Verizon lines. I have had Frontier lose calls on them, get my caller ID wrong, erase my message, not put through calls when I am sitting by the phone but send them straight to the voice mail with no message.
Interestingly I have also checked messages one day to find nothing then the next day, 25 messages that were -- God knows where -- now on my voice mail. I have had people email me that they were worried that they couldn't get me on the telephone -- had I been sick or gone? No... No... I was here, the phone just didn't ring. The call quality is often so poor I have to ask the person on the other end to speak up and speak more clearly though the robo calls and sales pitches seem to make it through every time.
I simply can't say enough bad things about Frontier, at least without using words that are more appropriate in the brig in the military. So I leave you with this, if you have to stay with them, as I do in the case of the land line for now: Salamat is Tagalog and Namaste is Hindi... "and the horse you rode in on..." is the latter part of a wonderful military expression that I truly think would be appropriate to use with Frontier for what they have put me through in just 2 short months. Run... run for your life if you have a choice of another carrier.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
I placed an order to have Fios internet and tv set up at my house. The appointment for the set up was 8-12 pm on 7/7/16. 12 pm came around and no field service rep made it out yet. I called customer service to see what the hold up was, and it came down to there not being any record of it happening that day. Luckily enough I kept the record of the online chat proving I had confirmation. Then the supervisor informed me their system hadn't caught up with the "request" they put in for the installation. A confirmation is NOT a request. They offered me a messily $25 credit. Fine I still need it and TWC doesn't service my area YET. Scheduled a second day, for 7/14 (today). I called a day ahead of time to confirm the field service rep was going to make it out and that I was scheduled in their system. This time my "window" was from 8 am-7 pm. What a joke, I said, "Fine".
I called around noon to see if they had a better idea of when the field rep would be at my house. They unfortunately have to reschedule again, but it's okay because they offered another $25 credit. What a joke, this company is so disorganized, there is no notification system in place, no communication. The word "communication" is in their name yet they don't keep their customers informed. So I have a third day set up for Monday 7/18, hopefully they make it out during the 8 am-6 pm "window" they have given me.
Stay away from this company if you can at all costs. I tried to hold the supervisor accountable that helped me after the first missed set up since the supervisor said he would handle it himself for the second time around. Guess not, no-one is held accountable at this company. Now I am going to have to miss a third day from work to have something installed that should have been installed at the time and date of what was first agreed upon. This company needs to be sued and shut down. Anytime I addressed the fact that this was the customer satisfaction department and I am not satisfied, all the supervisor said was this is the process Frontier uses. I miss Verizon.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
It is now two days since we had no tv after talking to 9 representatives, got that 9, and everyone had a different story. No one is on the same page. We been all over the states talking to anyone but no one from TAMPA. We've had it, we're done. We will be cancelling as soon as we can see through the smoke that they have created by not telling us honestly what the h---- is going on. I've never seen a co. that is so screwed up in my whole life. Nothing they say happens. They are liars and they are holding all us hostages for their means.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
My billing has jump up over $100 month, with no help from Frontier. They say they can help because I don't have password. (Was never giving one) I did get a email from Verizon stating they made error but never got fixed. I don't even know my account number, because my home phone number was my account with Verizon and was removed prior to them changing to Frontier Communications.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
It really shouldn't be okay for this to happen. You sign a contract with a great company who then sells your contract to a horrible company and then they want to charge you to leave. Nothing works well. The TV service is worse. The app hardly works. On demand doesn't work. The internet drops calls all the time. Who is protecting us?
Reviewed July 14, 2016
Just after Verizon became Frontier, Frontier increased my bill by $47/month (from $119 to $166) with NO notice. I didn't find out until after I received my bill for the services used. They said that it was documented in the fine print of the bill that I received the month prior, and refused to make any exception. After 3 phone calls, I was placed on hold and told it would be one to two minutes, it ended up ranging from 5 - 9 minutes each time. I was told that they would not continue to honor the rate I was previously given, and no suggestions were offered.
Since I had a bundled package, I suggested what if I drop the phone, would that lower my bill? They were willing to bring my bill to $137/mo for dropping the phone service. So, I am now paying more money ($18 more) for less service (no more phone). Of the 3 customer service reps I spoke with, they do not care that I'm not a happy customer, and they do not care that I plan on terminating by switching providers.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
How can this company really even be a company? They do nothing but give you problem after problem and empty promise after empty promise. It's like everyone over there is in ** middle school and they just enjoy giving people the run around with no real intent to solve any issue. I have now been waiting 3 weeks to get my internet and cable installed. I have been cancelled on twice because the # of top boxes was left off of the order. Is that my fault? No. This company will not last and the CEO or whoever is running this company needs to jump off a bridge.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
Awful experience.. They suck. Raul in San Antonio was to call me back. A manager, no less. No call back. Avoid this company. Go elsewhere if you can.
Reviewed July 14, 2016
Terrible customer service. Outsourced technicians with poor language skills; I have difficulty understanding them although they have been polite. My gripe is I've called 4 times now; my internet signal keeps dropping. I've had to turn off the cellular on my phone as the dropped wireless is causing my data usage to go up (the data kicks in automatically when the wireless drops off). I've done everything they've asked from rebooting ad infinitum to shutting the entire system down (not just the modem).
I'm on terminal hold now, waiting to speak to someone again and ask them to send a new modem (this fixed the problem last time but it's only been a year). They even changed the channel my signal is on claiming high usage of the bandwidth which frankly, I could care less about who is using what, where. I'm paying for a service and expect it to work. If there was a better option I would go with them. Only other choice here is Comcast and they are horrible as well. If you have any choice at all, try getting a provider who is going to deliver the service you're paying for... although I don't know who that would be.
Reviewed July 13, 2016
I am writing this on my cell phone because once again our Internet is down. We were forced to change our internet and home phone from Time Warner and it has been awful. It took multiple days and phone calls to get our phone to work again (including having us help fix it because they couldn't). It just starts working and now the Internet isn't working. Getting very sick of paying for services that we can't use, anyone know of an alternative?
Reviewed July 13, 2016
I called to order Internet service and the first thing I asked (TARYN) who was the sales person was, "Do I gave to have a Phone Line?" She asked me to hold on and when she returned she said, "No, not in your area." We went on to discuss the service and I stopped TARYN when she said I would be receiving (7) Meg of speed. I advised I thought that was slow so she explained, "No because it will be a dedicated line it will have faster speeds than the other companies that make you share with all the people in your neighborhood." I said, "Ok that's good."
Finally after (47) minutes TAYRN asked if I could write down some information and she proceeded to give me a phone number. I stopped her and expressed again that I had no phone lines coming into my house because they had been removed during the last owner's remodel. She expressed for me not to worry that it would be taken care of. I said "ok as long as It's not me that pays for it." I was again assured it would be taken care of.
The original install date was changed from the 8th of May until the 17th of May. May 17th came and went with no one showing up. I called the morning of the 18th and was told they were having problems finding my account. Finally 40 minutes later someone advised me that my application had not been completed properly and not passed on to the next department for scheduling. I advised them that I also had not received the equipment that TAYRN had told me would come in the mail. I again was told that the sales did not do her job. The young man I talked said they would reschedule my install. I advised him then if they could not be there by Monday the 23rd that they need not come. The technician arrived and installed the line and modem and left.
I noticed for the next several weeks that my internet would constantly buffer. When I tried to record on the Directv service they sold me as a bundle it buffered and an error message advised that the Internet speed was insufficient. I called again and was advised that it was running fine on their end. I asked for a service call. When the technician finally got there he tested the equipment and advised me that I was on it receiving between (1) and (1.5) Meg which was insufficient to do any of the things that I was told I would be able to do, Plus being they sold me Directv and now I would not be able to use the service that I was paying for with them. He reduced the maximum done to (3) Meg's and said to try it for a few days to see if I was able to do anything.
My Granddaughter was visiting for two weeks and was having problem with it buffering so I did not use the Internet so she could. It still buffered and went up and down. Now since she is gone I decided that since I was lied to by the salesman TARYN and I would never received what I was originally told that I would cancel the service and look elsewhere. I also left out the part where when I received my bill I was billed for installation of the phone line that I was told by two different person at Frontier that I would not pay for. During that hour or more phone call the person I talked to was able to get credits for. He then explained that I also owed a 50.00 charge for the modem that was installed so I could receive the Internet. As far as I'm concerned the modem is a part of their equipment that enables me to get the service that I would pay monthly for and should not be charged to me.
I advised him that I was not told about the charge by the salesperson so I would not pay it. To me it was a bait and switch fraud game. I finally had to tell the person I could no longer hold on the phone since it had been well over an hour. Now I have been told by their supervisor that they will not waive the cancellation fees as in plural. He advised there would be a 340.00 fee for the phone which I did not want in the first place and another 340.00 for the internet. He did state that if he was in my place, he would expect it to be waived. I then asked to speak to his supervisor and was told that there was NO ONE higher than him who takes phone calls so I was not provided with any name or number and no other recourse but to file suit.
I was sold a bill of goods that they could not provide and knew it from the start. The technician also showed me on his computer that I also had not signed the form that they needed that said that I did or did not accept their service as it was. I asked the supervisor about it and he advised since there had been money paid on the account that it was me accepting it. This is nothing but pure unadulterated FRAUD.

Reviewed July 13, 2016
So I'll just make this short and to the point. I didn't have a contract with Verizon before they sold out to Frontier. I soon discovered that Frontier is complete garbage after taking over... So I fired Frontier. Which now they are trying to convince me that I will be charged a 140.00 termination fee. Which I will fight to the death. I asked did customer no service if they had put me under a service contract without my knowledge, and if so prove it! All I've gotten has been the complete run arounds and stalling from this poor excuse of a internet provider... I'm curious to know if anyone else has had to deal with this similar to my situation madness and what was the outcome?
Reviewed July 13, 2016
The slowest internet since I was growing up in the 90's. The absolute worst customer service ever. No wonder they force you to sign a 2 year contract. I use the internet at my home for my job, and it makes for a long day when it is not working. Save yourself the grief and go with any other company.
Reviewed July 13, 2016
We became a Frontier customer after a Verizon Fios transfer. Within in the first month of the transfer we lost service. They were unable to get my service restored after over a week. We had to cancel since I work from home and have to have internet. After cancelling we specifically asked if we would owe anything else and we were told that we would not have any more charges and that we would receive a refund check for the partial month we had already paid. Two months later we are still receiving bills, including an early termination fee that we were told would not be charged. We have called back multiple times and we always get a different answer. We have been told the balance is 0 twice only to receive another bill the following month.
The latest call said they understand our frustration but they cannot refund us the money or credit the account because there are no notes of any of the previous conversation and it appears we do owe them money. The fight continues. Please, please, please do yourself a favor and pick any other company for your internet. Poor internet service and the worst customer service I have ever talked too.
Reviewed July 12, 2016
Horrible. Constant billing problems. If you can chose another phone company run.
Reviewed July 12, 2016
My internet regularly goes out. I have called for months. They put trouble tickets in and it is never fixed. So I call today and a customer service rep tells me a tech will come out to my house at 2:30. Today at 3:15 I call back in to find out where the tech is only to find out there are no notes in the system from my previous call earlier in the day. This company sucks all around and it is unfortunate that in my area they are the only ones to provide internet service.
Reviewed July 12, 2016
I changed services, actually an upgrade in internet with Frontier for a lower price when the change took place in April. I was quoted $64.99 a month for 100/100 Mbps internet services. Next billing cycle I was charged $99.99 a month for these services, plus a $200 early termination fee. I called immediately, and was promised services for $64.99 once again, and a correction of $200 for the termination fee, plus an adjustment for the overcharge of $99.99. Of course this did not happen. I called again, on June 8 2016. The representative saw the corrections were entered, however incorrectly she informed me. After almost 2 hours on the phone, I was told the request to correct the overcharge and termination fees were approved but pending, and as usual I would have to wait until next billing cycle to see the corrections.
Also, I was told that my 100/100 Mbps internet would indeed be $64.99 a month. For my troubles the representative offered me a personal device protection plan at no cost, and would be included in the $64.99 month fees promised. I was hesitant, and asked that the service was free, and included in the stated monthly fee of $64.99, and I was assured so. Now comes my July bill. The erroneous overcharge fees and terminations are still present, and I am charged late fees on these. Also, my monthly service charges for 100/100 Mbps internet are at $99.99 not the agreed upon $64.99. And an extra charge for $9.99 appears for personal device protection appears, of which I told, and confirmed would be free of charge, included in my agreed upon monthly fee.
Although I dread it, I once again called customer service. Once again spent at length trying to explain my dilemma. Once again was refused to talk to a supervisor, manager, or anybody with the authority to help me. Oh, and all the customer service rep could tell me was that indeed was monthly fees were now $99.99, because "the promotional period had expired". My current employment is based upon me keeping a good credit score. I am concerned that these growing fraudulent fees may affect my credit since I shall not pay them. I have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and have an attorney on retainer to deal with what I am certain will transpire in the coming future with Frontier once I cancel services. But it is my responsibility under law to mitigate my damages.
Reviewed July 12, 2016
This was an absolute nightmare. Apparently the previous tenant had an outstanding bill. I had to provide a copy of my lease... 2 forms identification and a form that had to be notarized. The nightmare came a day before my installation date because that was when I learned I needed this information. I initially called to find out where my box was that was supposed to arrive. I went through hell trying to get all this info and find a notary. Now remember I had no internet so everything was done on my phone. I am also new to the state. After endless conversations on hold for an hour at a time only to find out today that I was not getting internet and it had to be rescheduled for the 20th!!!
Customer service couldn't care less and wouldn't even consider giving me a month free or discount for all the hell. I asked for my deposit back and she didn't bat an eye. If the initial order had been done properly I could have supplied the information in a timely matter. HORRIBLE!!! CUSTOMER SERVICE STINKS!! I'll have to find another alternative.
Reviewed July 12, 2016
Got transferred to them as a part of Verizon sell! Didn't try calling them for past 3 months due to horror stories about their customer service. Had tough time even to setup a new account, giving outrageous error messages and gave up and waited for few days before I could create my account. Today tried calling them at 6:17 PM to discuss my bill and the first guy (Demy) was clueless, blabbering and transferred me to offshore team which was finally disconnected at 6:32! Called again and am told that expected wait time will be 25 minutes and you can leave your number for call back! Seriously? What is this? A Mom and Pop shop? Is there no one checking these crooks? CPUC is supposed to keep these guys straight I thought? Tried chat and was in 45th position and am at position 1 after 30 minutes! Give me a break!
Reviewed July 11, 2016
I have had nothing but trouble from installation. I had my phone transferred, and had internet installed. The install was horrible and left a big mess with the wiring, did not check to see if phone was working. I had to talk to someone everyday to get the technician back to fix the problem, replaced with a new box for a better internet connection. I called and had them install a new box for the internet usage that we use a lot of devices. It is spotty but works. Then a few days later my phone goes down constant busy signal. I got online and had them submit a ticket. First time they said techs were in the area and my phone would be fixed by morning. I again contacted them asking for a technician to fix my phone, submitted a ticket but then was told that their system was updating and had to wait 24 hours.
I had to do this several more times waiting 24 hours each time. Finally got a tech who came to the house, checked for a dial tone, and then left. I went to make a local call dialed about five numbers and now get the message that I need an access code. I am supposed to have nationwide calling, can't make local calls. the only number I was able to call was to frontier to have a tech look at it in 24 hours. I could hardly hear because of a bad connection. I want people to know it is not worth it to switch. I will be going back to my former company because Time Warner gave better service. Now they are Spectrum. I don't like waiting all day to fix my problem and then nobody shows up. I don't like being without phone service. I am frustrated being told I have to call them especially when this is my only phone. Salem Indiana Frontier is the worst.
Reviewed July 11, 2016
When they first took over, our internet was down 5 days straight. Now it's as slow as dial-up and cuts out all the time, probably will cut out again before I'm done with this. Since they took over I haven't received any updates for Windows 8 and now my email won't sync and what was on it vanished. I'll be surprised if I'm able to send this review, it cut out when I tried to send a review to a different site and didn't let me. If there was a choice where I live it would NOT BE FRONTIER!
Reviewed July 11, 2016
Since my internet service was transferred to this terrible (Frontier), company I have had issues with speed, connectivity and billings. Today I have no internet service at all. I don't know how this has happened but their technical personnel tell me that their system does not recognize the box that is usually located in the garage. Up to yesterday it was, but today apparently not. Terrible, terrible company. I don't recommend this company to anyone. As a matter of fact I don't know if there are any reliable companies with good customer service around. If you know of one please state. Wrong people, wrong companies are running things that the whole society are dependent on. I guess I have to select a star rating in order to publish this comment online. I wish there were negative ratings as well.
Reviewed July 11, 2016
They suck. We called to get our internet installed into our new home and they made me wait a week then when I called again they said they didn't even have my appointment in the computer so I had to wait another week. I called again to make sure my appointment was secure and they told me again they didn't have it in the system. So now I have to wait another week. They are a very disorganized program.
Reviewed July 11, 2016
Suffered greatly when Frontier started mismanaging and botching the once stellar Verizon network, however I was wanting to give them a chance. It has been 3.5 months since the switch to Frontier and I cancelled all my services today. I was a Verizon Fios customer for 12 years with zero issues. Now I have spotty internet with constant buffering. These guys are not ready for prime time. I pay for 100 mbps with my new provider and it is always been speed testing at over 130 mbps - no buffering and my new provider paid my early termination fees. I am seeing a lot of their vans in my neighborhood. Others have had it too, It's the talk of the whole block.
Reviewed July 10, 2016
Website will not let you add a service (channel package for example). The TV will not let you do that with the remote control (With my previous provider, Verizon FIOS, everything was much easier and faster). You call support and customer services, you speak to the dumbest people and it takes forever to accomplish anything. I am certainly changing service provider once my contract is due. Don't fall for this. It's not worth it. Even if they give you 50% off. I am sad because they inherited a wonderful internet service from Verizon, all in FIBER, very stable and quick, but the TV is horrible and their website is even worse.
Reviewed July 10, 2016
I am writing this review because I was so frustrated with my internet as soon as Frontier took over. My internet begin to go up and down daily. As a teacher I need dependable service as I often am working on school work online. After almost daily calls to Frontier for two months I made an appointment for tech support to come out. I was not surprised when they could not repair their own internet. My service ended at the end of May. I had called to complain quite regularly so I was given a lot of credits. Yet I received a bill a month after my service was discounted. I called in to let them know that I would not be paying the bill because I no longer had the service. They verified that I had a zero balance. Yet a month later I received yet another bill. I was told it was because I added a service but they couldn't tell me what service I added. I was given a credit to take care of the balance that was not mine and they acted as if they were doing me a favor.
Frontier please stop billing me months after your sorry service was interrupted. What kind of company cannot repair their own internet? Wait a minute, it's not yours - it's Verizon's. You should have stayed in your lane. I had absolutely no problems with Verizon. What a mistake they made, selling their service to you. As I was asking them to send me boxes so that I could ship back their equipment, they asked me if I wanted their tv service. Why on earth would I want your tv service when you can't repair your own internet. Let's see if they will send me a bill next month. Signed, very frustrated ex-customer.
Reviewed July 10, 2016
I don't know how Frontier even has 1 star. Their customer service sucks. I complained about the internet speed that I have 2.5 MB and I am paying for 5. They gave me a list of issues but no solutions. Here is a solution for you Frontier: sell your company to someone who know what they are doing.
Reviewed July 10, 2016
Frontier telco is without a doubt the WORST company I have had the misfortune to deal with in all of my 80 years. They have offshore "helpdesk" people whose idea of the English language is all in their dreams. They never, ever can get a problem fixed (like overbilling) no matter all of their promises. Wish Verizon was back!!!! Today (10 July/16) I called 18009218101 again, talked to a rep whose English was lousy, asked for a supervisor to try to correct an ongoing problem, on hold for 9 mins when they dropped the line. This not the first time this has happened!!! Seriously thinking of dumping Frontier. It is impossible to reach any reasonable human being a Frontier by any means. Phone, email, etc. They know my number in Canada and have NEVER tried to call me back when they have dropped the line. I am so tired of them.
Updated review: July 28, 2016
On Frontier's website, there is a place to write to the President's office which I did. I was contacted a few days later. We had taken lots of notes when talking with their reps and I repeated that info in my complaint about trying to just cancel the movie channels to get a better price but instead their rep signed us up for far fewer channels (not just movie channels but other channels as well) and increased our monthly fee from about $188 to $245. Kim **, a rep from the President's office, called me a few days later and agreed to put us back to what we had originally wanted and at the price we expected to pay. Originally the tv channels didn't reset to all of them and Kim was gone for a week's vacation, but she worked diligently on it all day yesterday when she returned and our problem was resolved.
We now get the Extreme television pkg, telephone and High-Speed Internet for about $166 including taxes (so she said). I feel confident this is right. She emailed that info to me. So I feel I should change the rating from my previous 1 star to 4 stars because they did make it right. She said they take every complaint written to the President's office very seriously and work to resolve them. So I suggest you make records of who, when, why when talking on the telephone to anyone so that you have those notes to work with if something goes wrong. I feel the rep who screwed us and caused Kim to have to spend a lot of time repairing that screw up may be up the creek now. I hope so.
Original Review: July 9, 2016
Frontier recently took over Verizon here in Florida. For 2 or 3 months we were paying the same thing for the same service we had been receiving from Verizon (about $188 per month including taxes). Since most of the movies are so dated and rerun over and again with only a recent movie occasionally we decided that we would drop those channels and lower our monthly price. We called in and the Frontier rep gave us a figure of around $111.98 plus tax for the phone, internet and tv without all the channels we wanted---not all the channels.
So we would save about $40 a month with the new bundle they offered for a 2-year contract. So I get the new bill and it's $245 for less product---about $60 a month more. The new rep said the other rep made a mistake. They tell us we will have to pay them $150 to cancel a fraudulent contract---one only WE are bound to---not them. We said we'd just go back to what we were getting and what we were paying and they say they cannot offer that to us. Why would anyone call and say "I want to pay a lot more for less service?" I hate Frontier and warn anyone to stay away from them. Crooks, liars and thieves in my opinion.
Reviewed July 9, 2016
The most useless company in the entire United States, poor service, don’t care the customer issues. Verizon sold my account to Frontier Communication in May 2016. I got a bill from the company in May with wrong amount. I called the customer service for the first time. I was very dissatisfied with them. So, I told them to cancel my account. I got a bill in June 2016 for $176 and noticed they did not close my account. I called again and spoke with a manager and she promised to correct the errors. In July I got a bill for 96, instead of a refund of $40. Called again and finally agreed to send me a refund check. In short, in the last three months I called Frontier about 6 times and spent at least 3 hours on the phone. They keep you on hold for 30-40 minutes. This is a ridiculous company. Please, please, please stay away from this company. They have the worst customer service and they don’t follow the way they say.
UPDATED ON 07/13/2016: On 7/8/2016, Fred a manager from the Frontier Communication agreed they owe me a refund of $46.65 (to be exact) instead of a payment of 96.37 (down from 165.74) as per 7/1/16 bill. Today I called again. Miss Rebeca from the company stated that my account shows a balance of $11. I questioned her why the change. She took 20 minutes and then said, yes, it is wrong. They will refund the $46.65. They made a mistake. This was the 7th call and I spent 3.5 hours on phone with them. I am not sure if they will ever give me my refund. Hey, people out there, please stay aware from this company. This company has no reason to be in business. It should close its doors. My account with Frontier is **.
Reviewed July 9, 2016
The transition in California from Verizon to Frontier communications has been HORRIBLE! I have called numerous times to speak with someone to make changes to my account to no avail. It seems as though it is their practice to put you on eternal hold. And meanwhile my bill continues to rise. It is DEPLORABLE how this company is allowed to treat the consumers of this country. It would be CRIMINAL that the practices of this company has the potential to even adversely affect the credit scores of some hard working citizens. The UNSCRUPULOUS AND EXTORTIONATE business practices of this company must be addressed by the FCC, FTC and any other of our government agencies.
Reviewed July 9, 2016
I cancelled my service because I am moving to another state and asked for boxes to ship cable box and wifi router back. After a month and 4 phone calls I got 5 boxes of new cable boxes and routers but no empty boxes. The customer service supervisor I spoke with said I could drive from San Diego to Sacramento and drop them off at a service center. Or I could let the movers pack them up, put them in storage and when I finally find a house, buy the house and move in, I could send them the new address and they would send the boxes to me there. How dumb! I suppose they are going to find a way to ding my credit or try to get me to pay for their equipment I tried to give back for a month.
Reviewed July 9, 2016
The most useless company in the entire United States, poor service, VERY unprofessional staff. I hope no one ever sign up with them. I am paying for 5 cable boxes and can only watch TV on 4 but pay for 5 boxes. I give them no stars. They lie to me that there was no installation fees. They charge me three years contract fee which was never discussed. Am disgusted by them. They pry on their customers.
Reviewed July 9, 2016
Signed up for new service. On the appointed day, waited 8 hours for the installer to show up. He never did. So I called customer service which should just be called "on hold forever", finally talked to a human who told me there had been a mistake on my order so the tech just never came out. Of course no one thought to call me, so, even though said human admitted it was Frontier's fault, they are making me wait another week to get my install done. Not even hooked up yet and already I can tell their "service" sucks. Wish they did not have a monopoly here. They do not care if their service sucks as there is no one else to go to. So they have a captive customer base. I guess it is my fault for actually thinking I might get smart humans who care about their job... certainly not anyone at Frontier.
Reviewed July 9, 2016
300 dollar deposit, and 3 weeks later they installed. After several broken promises to appear on time, I was already irate. It took two guys, over 3 hours to install a router and a set top box. Now I was trying to be real cool with these guys, because they're just workers like me, but it was frustrating watching them fumble over the smallest of tasks. Nevertheless I was polite and understanding with them. Thought I was buying Internet and tv service for 79.00 plus tax. They lied about the channels included in the package, and turns out, I'm paying for free public television. It's the fees associated with paying for the already "free" channels, that really bother me. For two weeks I waited as my "tv" services were "transitioning" even though I didn't have Verizon...
I finally get a rep on the line, and ask why I'm not getting any channels except the free local channels. She says that's what you get with the "Fios local package". I was mad, but still willing to look past that. I inquired how much an upgrade would be, was told 150 plus my other fees, service, and that it would take at least a week for a tech to come. I SAID "NEVER MIND JUST CANCEL THE TV SERVICE AND LEAVE THE INTERNET." SHE SAID, "OK ARE YOU SURE," AND I SAID YEAH AND HUNG UP. The customer service was just as bad as the other reviews say, blatant disregard for my time, putting me on hold, upwards of 30 minutes at a time, just to hang up on me. (Even supervisors did this!)
As it turns out the sales rep signed me up for a contract, and not month to month... I FOUND THIS OUT 2 MONTHS AFTER MY SERVICE STARTED, WHICH IS WHEN I GOT MY FIRST BILL!!! The supervisor I spoke with Mitchell, after going over my bill, and asking him why the tv was there still, why am I just getting the bill, what's with all these fees and charges, told me that I would get a early disconnect fee and have to pay the bill in full. I just calmly said cancel the service both TV and internet. He said, “Are you sure?” I said yes, and hung up.
Reviewed July 9, 2016
When Verizon was bought out by Frontier Communications the customer services plummeted as well as the services they provide. I had a great triple plan with Verizon and was told that they would keep everything the same with the switch. It all started out with my cable package, the package I had with Verizon had the perfect channel list for both English and Spanish networks. When prompted by Frontier that I would have to leave the package at the end of the contract, I was told that the channel list would remain the same when switching to Frontier's new package. Oh boy did they lied and included a package with about 60 channels (not even close to what I had) and they were all Spanish networks.
Contacting customer service is a nightmare, with wait times lasting over 30 min on average, being transferred back and forward to the same customer service department that nobody knows what they're doing, purposely place me on mute so that I would hear nothing and be forced to hang up, asked for the manager the first time around and 50 minutes and 42 seconds into the call ended up with a supervisor who did nothing. No spanish speaking customer service representatives, so when you're on the phone and push the keypad number to speak with a Spanish speaker, results you into a loop of the same repeating message and getting you no one. Frontier's solution to not having Spanish speaking representatives is to have an interpreter from a 3rd party company who are a hassle to translate due to the echoing over the phone, constantly repeating the phrase "What!?", AND IT GETS WORSE FROM HERE.
When finally getting a hold of the manager named Rod I told him of my cable ordeal and he issued to have my old package back within 48 hours, plus he was going to credit my cable service. 2 days later and the package was not changed and I called back to be told by a customer rep that it would take a total of 3 weeks to see the change. Fast forward three weeks, they changed the package but I NO LONGER have English networks! I ask them to fix one thing and they break the next.
I call back 2 weeks later and my internet is pushing 2 Mbs-0.02 Kbs of downloading and uploading speed. Pissed off as I was, I was helped by a rep named Gem employee ID: **, who wrote a ticket to send a technician over in 6 days and expected me to stay in the dark without internet. Who in the right mind would leave you without service you're paying!? Not to mention the credit she "supposedly" put on my bill for the internet being out of service, which did not show up on the online statement as well as Rod the manager's credit. Also, for security reasons she asked me what color was my house!? I responded with disbelief and told her that never in my life have I been asked that question over customer service. I shamefully answered because she said that if I did not answer she will not help me.
After hanging up and calling back to get another rep., Nicole told me that all I needed was a new router and got my internet to push a mere 10 Mbs enough to have something. The router arrived 5 days later and it did not work. The technician came over the next day and removed the router they sent and replaced it with a more powerful router that pushed 50-60 Mbs of internet around the house (Note: the technician did not mention that this new router would cost us $79.99 for 50/50 Mbs but we had no idea).
That same morning when the tech came over the house, the house phone had no dial tone. He checked it and waited for 2 and a half hours on hold with Frontier customer service because he had no idea what was going on, and when he finally found out what was wrong he said that our house number has been completely removed! After getting everything back in order, he finally managed to get our house phone working again.
As of currently, our bill sky rocketed from $90.32 to a whopping $267.60! We're calling in to settle the price back to what I was paying but the bill is still unchanged and we've already made a settlement with Charter Spectrum triple plan because we are just done with Frontier Communications, just done. They were not ready to buy out Verizon. Useless customer service, terrible managers who do not keep their word, I highly do not recommend this service for anyone. And if you've made it this far into my review, it's hard to make this stuff up and do yourself a favor and stay away until things get fixed.
Reviewed July 8, 2016
Horrible customer service. I called because my internet was down. They gave me the runaround and told me they couldn't get anyone here till 4 days after... I explained that my business can not be without internet that it will shut me down. I'll lose money... They didn't seem to care. I asked them that I wanted to speak to a supervisor... They said they would have them call... I've been calling all day and can't get through?! Do not get their service... I had no choice it was Verizon then switched over... Verizon was awesome!!!
Reviewed July 8, 2016
This company has taken over the services once provided by Verizon Fios service and discredited loyal and trusted customers with less than acceptable customer service for their billing dept. The billing dept. continues to bungle its handling payments made directly by my online delivery from my bank. I have spent enough valuable time on countless calls listening to excuses as their reps try to address the incompetence as exhibited by their billing/receiving dept. I have made many attempts and provided proof of payments to their customer investigation dept. without a reply from them.
They continue to charge my account for late fees including past due payments that have been made by my bank wire method on bill pay. Previous payments during the transition of ownership were made to Frontier. Continues to deny receiving them for last 3 months. I have contacted the Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUCT) and they stated "it is out of their jurisdiction" and they recommended I contact the FCC with no response from them yet? I seem to have no recourse at this point as I am extremely dissatisfied with this company and their method of doing business is such a disservice.
Reviewed July 8, 2016
We have a summer cabin in Northern Wisconsin and phone service with Frontier Communications. The phone service was out for a month. We asked for a credit on the bill. Frontier sent us a credit card to activate and use in order to receive her credit. This should be an outlawed business practice. TOTAL RIP OFF.
Reviewed July 8, 2016
I'm a new resident to Hillsborough County. I signed up for Verizon FIOS upon relocating to Tampa in March & since then it has been a nightmare dealing with this. The services were scheduled to be connected on April 18th (3wk window). At the time I didn't know that there was a pending merger to go to Frontier. On April 18 I receive a call at 3:03 pm from tech saying he was 30 min away. By 5:30 pm I still hadn't seen a tech & called Frontier to find out the delay. Upon a 2 hour conversation I was told they couldn't find my work order due to the merger, then it was, "We found your order, but tech canceled the ticket saying no one was home." At the time of the call there were 6 adults & 2 kids present & no one had ever showed up. I explained to the rep that I'm a former tech with Comcast & I know exactly what happened. The tech saw that my order was big (7 tvs, internet, & phone). He canceled the ticket b/c it was the end of the day.
Upon our conversation and escalation to a supervisor I was told that my order wouldn't be able to be installed until May 4th. With my trepidation I had to agree to a later install. Come May 3rd I receive a call from the dispatch department & was told that "frontier is overbooked & would need to reschedule my appointment." I am furious & demand a supervisor. The supervisor apologizes & says after seeing the issues I've had in the past they are going to do their best to get a tech to my home, but can't make any promises!
Once the new tech came she was very apologetic, humble, & professional. She understood my frustrations because she'd been hearing them during every service call. She arrived at 11:30AM & didn't leave my house until almost 11:00PM because of issues provisioning the telephone service. She had to come back the next day & still wasn't able to get the telephone service working & had to escalate to Frontier's engineering team. The telephone service started working that following Monday!
I'd called in during this time frame to have the Sports Pass package added to my account. It was added... I'm being charged 9.99, but the channels never came through. When I called tech support they advised me that the installation ticket was never closed & until dispatch closed the ticket they couldn't provision the package.
Around May 15th I called in b/c all the channels that I thought I was supposed to receive weren't coming through. Again, I was told, "We show that you don't have service & are scheduled for a technician to come out & install your service." I explained, "I'm calling you from the Frontier landline, I am looking at my TV, & I have internet. IF you are showing that I don't have service then I shouldn't expect to receive a bill, but I advise you to contact your dispatch team to close the ticket & then we can move forward." They complied & the ticket was closed.
I then had to "upgrade" my package to get the channels I thought I was going to receive upon signing up for service. I was also advised that the Sports Pass is apart of the "ultimate" package. In addition to having this going on. I have a cable box in my living room that when the cable box goes into sleep mode for an extended period of time I have to physically unplug the box & plug it back in in order for the picture to come up. I complained about this as well & was told that because of the ongoing "install" ticket that they can't do any troubleshooting, but I need to have a tech scheduled for the install before this can be addressed. I advised to just leave it alone until after the other issues have been fixed & then I'd schedule a technician.
Come June I receive my 1st bill. The bill is for $840+. I immediately contact Frontier & explain the situation. I tell them that while I expect the 1st bill to be prorated & charged the 1 month in advance. The price I was quoted for the package was $280.00. So why am I being billed for this amount. The rep says I'm being double billed b/c the initial service I had is still on the account in addition to the upgraded package. She ended up crediting my account $239.
Once this has been complete I go back to address the issue with the box in the living room. I schedule a technician to come. The day of the appointment (can't remember specific date now), but no one shows up. I call in again reschedule the appointment... No one shows up. I call in again... This time I'm told nobody needs to be home. It's a "network" issue that's being addressed, but then that Sunday June 26 I get a call from a technician saying he's on his way to my home. I believed it to be a network issue b/c speaking with my neighbor he tells me he's been having the same issue. The tech comes & says it's isolated, switches the box out & haven't had an issue with it.
Now to present I receive a new bill. This bill is for $1300... I call back 07/05. The rep explains to me that she sees the credits, but they have been approved to be applied to my account. She also advised that she sees that I'm being charged for 2 packages & that she has to work with another team to have this removed & credited as well. I explain to her, "My concern at this point is I'm almost 3 months into having service, my bill has been messed up the entire time & I'm pretty sure that I'm going to get a disconnection notice soon, but none of this is my fault & why would I pay these astronomical fees I'm being charged just for them to be applied as a future credit onto my account."
She advises she's going to work on the issue & would call me back. Today 07/07 I still have yet to hear back from the rep. I call to speak to a supervisor (sorry all of these calls are taking place on the dedicated Tampa line that was set up 888-457-4110). I speak with a Supervisor Tasha... She advises me that the credits are pending, but she will reach out to that department to try to have them expedited... as for the reason the bill is still high she is saying that whoever set up my account set it up for a month to month billing instead of the 2yr contract rates. So she's going to need at least 3 business days to work on all of the credits due in addition to making sure my package is setup correctly.
I then ask her about the Sports pass package I'm paying for but not receiving. She says I'd have to speak with Tech Support to have it provisioned. I speak with George from tech support & the services start working, but George starts doing other things to my account & now I'm without video service & a residential tech needs to come to my home, but can't come until Saturday between 8am-5pm! After ALL the issues I've had with techs not showing up they expect me to waste my Saturday WAITING... I'm asking to at least give a "block" time instead of an ALL day appointment. They say they don't have that capability for techs only new installs.
I ask for a supervisor & am transferred to "Stephanie" the supervisor. She apologizes for the inconvenience, but says that Saturday is the best they can do for an ALL DAY appointment. I stated "with all this inconvenience that is being caused by your staff I should be given some sort of courtesy credit to my account." She says that I can get credit for the days without service, but nothing else can be done. I tell her that's unacceptable considering this circumstances of my account & I'd like to know who the VP is of the service department. She responds, "You caught me offguard with that question. Hold on while I look that up" & the call was disconnected.
I call back to the Tampa Frontier line & speak to a rep. While he's going through the notes he says he doesn't see that I spoke to a supervisor. He sees that I spoke to a Brianna in tech support! He tries to troubleshoot transfers me back to tech support, but as I explained all along it does no good to troubleshoot if the "ONT" box on the side of the house is not communicating. They agree & ask what did I want. I said I wanted the VP's information b/c this is ridiculous. They didn't know it, but was willing to try to look it up. Which has lead to me filing this complaint with your office!
I apologize that this email is so long, but as a new resident to FL and stuck with Frontier services I think that changes definitely need to be made & I'm hoping that you can assist. I see that your office has been overwhelmed with complaints regarding this company. Please HELP b/c I don't know any other options in this case. I've NEVER experienced anything so half assed in my life when it comes to business. PS: Not to mention I'm paying 99.99 for 100/100 internet speeds, but I'm only getting 9/15 but don't want to say anything b/c the rest of the service & tech support has been very discouraging! This is the worst!!!
Reviewed July 8, 2016
I tried to give Frontier the benefit of the doubt when Verizon bought them out. However, I had nothing but problems with Frontier from the start. First, they never could get my online account set up. The temporary password they sent me in order to set up a new account never worked. After extremely long wait times, a tired and rude sounding customer representative and struggle for them to even find that I had an account with them. Each time I called to get set up, it never worked.
Second, I wanted to change from Fios to regular high speed internet because my Fios never worked well when I was with Verizon either. We have always had to hook our router directly up to our television in order for the internet to work with it, so paying more for Fios is a bit pointless for us. When I called to change this and set up a less expensive service, they told me that they don't have it in my area. Funny thing is when I finally got sick of Frontier and called to cancel my service, they all of a sudden had regular high speed internet in my area. Why do they only have what you want when they need to use it as a last result to keep your business?
Lastly, after they were unable to successfully set me up for online bill pay and lied to me saying they didn't have the service I wanted, I cancelled and wasn't told I'd have a large cancellation fee. I don't feel like I should have to pay a cancellation fee when the company I was fine with using sells their company and hands us all over to an incompetent and dishonest company without any choice. I requested a credit on my account to cancel out the fee, but they told me, "it's useless to ask for one, but I guess I'll send them a request for one". Wow! Thanks?!? I asked when I'd know if it had been approved for the statement correction and the representative said, "I don't know. I guess call back in a couple weeks." I pointed out that more fees might be tacked on by then and I'd rather just get it taken care of ASAP, pay my last bill and move on. They replied with, "It's your choice".
Stay away from Frontier. They have no redeeming qualities and I won't be surprised when they go out of business. I don't know a single person who is happy with them.
Reviewed July 7, 2016
We love Fios! When the change happened we encountered issues with our internet. After a few weeks I tried to call and kept waiting and waiting. Finally got someone after an hour on the phone. Complained about service and was hung up on several times. I was eventually transferred to tech support where, you guessed it, disconnected. I call twice more and eventually canceled service due to needing my internet for my wife's school and my work. Called today to talk about the 1000$ bill and the loss of our 300$ in movies, full monthly charges for substandard service and the cancellation fee. I was told to pound sand.
I should have waiting on the phone and kept calling back to reach someone to troubleshoot my service. I told them I know they had bandwidth issues and nothing would solve that but time, which we didn't have to give them. After some yelling, screaming I got the same answers over and over. I called an attorney today and plan on filing suit if need be. I figure since my company offers the legalization service I am going to use it. If anyone else in the Tampa Bay Area is interested let me know.
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