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Frontier Communications® is a Fiber, Copper and Fixed-Wireless network provider that offers services in 25 states. Frontier offers customers unlimited tech support, a dependable connection for a monthly prices that’s been called the best value in Internet services. Visit its website to find out if its services are available in your state.

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  • Bundle options
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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    I've had Verizon Fios for many years. Didn't have any problems with my service ever until they took over April 1st. I have spent most of 35 days trying to get all services going correctly. My main DVR box stopped working. When I called several times calls were dropped. It has been nothing but a nightmare in California trying to get a hold of customer service. They don't understand English and all they continued to tell me is that I had connection problems. I kept on telling them that I had not disconnected anything or moved anything around, but they did not understand anything I was saying. I finally asked them after so much frustration to try to make them understand to send me a box. I still don't even know if my box is working or not. I know my connection is good because I connected the box I had in my room. I want to cancel my service with these people. I still haven't received my DVR box but I'm paying for it.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    On Monday, April 4th, I noticed my MLB Xtra Innings was not available. On Monday evening, I called Frontier to ask about it. I was on hold for almost an hour for customer service and was told I would have to talk to Tech Support and the lady told me she would connect me. The phone rang several times and no one answered and then it disconnected. I called back the next day and after a 35-minute hold got my problem resolved. On May 2nd, the same thing happened. This time our On Demand and ability to record shows and MLB Xtra Innings were gone. I called that evening and again I was on hold for 45 minutes. Once again, the Customer Service Rep, whose name I could not understand, told me she would connect me with Tech Support. She asked me to be patient as the company was trying to work out the issues.

    I had just paid them 398.00 and was not getting all the service I was supposed to have. She could not give me any kind of time frame. She connected me with Customer Support and again, there was no answer. On the 5th, I called to cancel service and was told that I owed an additional 126.00 for a breach of contract. They could not tell me when my contract dates were, just that I owed 126.00. This is a terrible company that is taking advantage of people and apparently, getting away with it.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    The customer service is horrible. We have tried to get our service transferred from our old home to our new home for over 3 weeks. We have called every day. Waiting on hold many times over an hour. Each time we call we are told a different story i.e. they didn't service our new area, they canceled our order, we had a scheduled install date... etc. We finally think we got everything resolved and had a date and then they didn't show up. After taking off of work we called again and they said they would send someone out the next day. Again they didn't show up. Now they say we have a scheduled date 3 weeks out. Every time we ask to speak to a manager they put us on hold and never return or hang up.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    Run, don't walk away from this company. Didn't have any problems with my service ever until they took over April 1st. I had Disney Family for 5.00 a month and they raised it 10.00. I have spent most of 35 days trying to get all services going correctly. They told me that they would send someone out but I would have to pay. I told them over and over that I had no problems before their takeover. Finally at 30 days they were going to send someone out the next day. I had to be available for 9 hours. No show.

    When I finally got through to someone, they couldn't find ticket number. Then I explained that I repeated ticket number to be sure it was correct. After what seemed like an eternity, they said there was an outage in my area which I told them that was amazing since mine wasn't out, just never works right. Nothing - the TV, internet and wireless. I spent 3 hours one day online fixing it. Lol. So I told them after 35 days of this, I was done.

    So 5 days later I get a call and they left a message saying they were coming out next day and that I didn't have to be home. Then next morning a repair guy called and said he had a repair ticket and hoped I would be home. Wow. I could go on and on with this nightmare but I'm sure you get the idea. I called him back and said I was going with Charter. Do not bother to come, I would't answer the door. I wouldn't put it past them to bill me if they came. This company is the worst company I have ever dealt with for anything in my 63 years of age. If it was the only company available, I would go without. Please for your own sake, BUYER BEWARE!!!

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    I was paying $144.00 for a phone line and business internet through Verizon, Frontier bought the company and first month bill was $238.00. After being on hold for about 30 minutes, rep tells me he can "help" me out and knock down $30.00 - basically a favor. Also the rep could barely speak English and was definitely out of United States. I hanged up on him, cancelled it and got Time Warner. Also at my house my internet keeps breaking up on me.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    When this company took over Verizon Fios Florida accounts in March, it has been nothing but a nightmare for customers. I was promised a $400 Visa gift card from Verizon Fios in December and this transfer of ownership has left me without this benefit and I was told just today that this benefit was "pending" authorization from Frontier, with no other explanation. Also, after numerous phone calls, hours put on hold and international call center runaround, my bill shows $100 more than I expected. Verizon Fios had sent me an email early March saying I had a discrepancy and they were working to issue a credit. 2 weeks later the mess of Frontier taking over my account occurred, and here in May, Frontier is telling me the credit was issued but they could not send me proof because it was done on Verizon's end, and of course, they are no longer taking calls about this account.

    I have cancelled my service, and they said, "okay" without any hesitation. This leads me to believe they don't even care if they have my business. On top of all of this, the On Demand programs that were available to me with Verizon, have now disappeared. When I have called Frontier (on hold for 30 minutes each time) I am told the On Demand would return to normal soon. This is a terrible company for customer service and when I have other providers beating down my door for my service, why would I stay with a company that could care less if they kept me or lost me as a customer? Bye Bye Frontier!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    I had renewed my Verizon 2-year agreement at the beginning of this year (2016). I was very satisfied with the service of Verizon. April 1st, I received an email that Frontier Communications will be taking over for Verizon. Since that time, I have had nothing but issues with both my TV and Internet service. I keep receiving little messages on my TV and on the Frontier website that they are working the issues. It has been 41 days now and nothing has changed. My internet service keeps dropping out, On-Demand does not work, the search function does not work, I keep getting blank descriptions that come up, the remotes do not work properly.

    At first I thought the batteries were weak, but I have 4 remotes in the house and they all did the same thing. In some cases, I couldn't even shut the TV off. I called Frontier yesterday to cancel my service. They said they would cancel my service, but they would also charge me a cancellation fee. I told them why should I be charged a cancellation fee for a level of service I never received. I told them that they should owe me money. I pay on-time (never missed a payment). I am tired of Frontier, their system and their customer service. I do not want to put more of my time into this issue, but it seems like I'll have to get the issue resolved. 41 days and counting.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    Like the many other complaints I have had enough of the customer service issues trying to get things fixed. This past weekend when all services to include internet went down I decided that was the final straw. I called and cancelled service. The agent seemed more than happy and provided a confirmation number. Today I receive a bill so I called to sort it out. After holding for an hour the rep tells me I will be billed 2 additional months. When I was forced over to Frontier without notice I was on month to month service with Verizon. Meaning I can cancel anytime with no fees. The rep then tells me that I have a contract so I informed him of my status of month to month. I get put on hold for another 30 minutes then he comes back and says he has to transfer me to another department.

    After a few minutes he comes back on and informs me that the collection department is now closed and to call back tomorrow. When I asked him to please explain the situation to me all he would say is it is company policy. So what I gathered is it is company policy to try and charge for 2 extra months after service has been cancelled. So I ask what is the effective date of my cancellation? I guess his handbook did not provide that answer so he told me collections could tell me that. Thinking there was maybe a communication issue I asked to speak with a supervisor or someone else, he placed me on hold. After 2 hours of being on hold I was told that the department is now closed and I need to call back another day.

    Considering I am in the military and away for training right now it is going to be hard to find another 2-3 hours to be on the phone again. So bottom line is even when you cancel they still try to get more money out of you. Very poor customer service and business practices. Thank you Verizon for dumping on us. I had been a loyal customer since 2010 but no more.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    Hours on hold. Multiple dropped calls while waiting on hold. Calls just go to busy signal. Foreigners who don't speak fluent English trying to tell me to disconnect power for 1 minute, 2 minutes, 15 minutes, etc. It's obvious that the only way to get their attention is to file with Texas utility commission. They really blew this one!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    I am another victim of the Frontier acquisition of Verizon accounts. I'm currently at 4 days and counting with no Internet, TV, or phone. I call the misnomer that is "customer service" for Frontier daily and haven't been given the same story twice. Calls are no less than 90 minutes long, much of it because the representatives barely speak English and are reading from a script. Of course, a supervisor is never available nor will they return calls. This totally discounts the number of times I call and am disconnected.

    One day I'm told to stay home for a technician to come so I take an unpaid day off work. The technician never calls and never shows up. The next day I'm told there's no reason for a house call; it's their server. No ETA. The next day I'm told a technician will be out but I don't need to be home; it's my external equipment. They could at least read the previous representatives' notes so they can keep their lies straight! Run, don't walk, to a better carrier. How do these people stay in business? The incompetence is apparent at every level. Why isn't the PUC yanking their license? I feel so betrayed by Verizon. Time Warner is looking a lot better every day...

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    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    Frontier recently took over my account from Verizon. I've been an on time paying customer for the past 1.5 years with Verizon Fios. I paid my first bill with Frontier on time last month for the same amount I had been paying Verizon Fios. I thought great, this isn't going to be as bad as I thought. That is UNTIL I just received my new bill and it was $12.00 more a month. After a few choice words and profanities that my neighbors probably heard. I tried to open my bill to see why it increased. I was unable to view my bill because Frontier stated the email address could not be located. Wait you just sent a bill to this email address.

    I picked up the phone and called, after an entire hour of waiting I finally spoke a rep who was in Cambodia. OMG what a nightmare - I'm reluctant to give anyone in another company outside the US any of my information. They spelled my name over and over again. Said he had my account #. Wait you just told me you found my account. I tried to ask why my bill increased by $12.00, they told me to pay my original amount. Wait, what? Huh? So you can charge late fees for not paying the entire bill? I need to know the reason for the increase! I was not only waiting to talk to this person, but I was on the phone for over 30 minutes and go nowhere.

    I then opted for the Chat option. There were 91 chats ahead of me. So, an hour later I finally chat with Jonas - mind you another offshore representative who proceeded to tell me the reason for the increase of $12.00 was for taxes. Jonas proceeds to send me another bill via email after I explained the system is not recognizing my email so I cannot review it. It's hog wash that after 1.5 years of being with Verizon Fios and only one month with Frontier that my bill increased for taxes. What planet are they on? Jonas kept telling me to call the Sales Department. Huh this is a billing issue. Why can no one within this company answer it? There's no way it's about taxes!

    I then asked to chat with a supervisor and Jonas said they were in a meeting. Are you kidding me! The entire time I was with Verizon Fios I NEVER once had to call them about any issues. One month in with Frontier and the nightmare has begun. As much as I hate to think about it, I'm possibly going back to Time Warner and I'm not a fan of theirs either. Time to write the BBB and Attorney General and voice my complaint. I know it's $12.00 but come on you gave no warning of the increase. In my book you're breaking our contract as I have a two year contact at that amount. So, say taxes all you want. That's a crock.

    If Frontier is reading - you need to get it together, not only with the billing but my ability to record entire shows and so many channels that I pay for are not available and the nerve to increase my bill for your poor service. Get it together Frontier - or you'll start seeing customers switching to other providers. I'm actually going to go stand in line with the rest of the unhappy customers. Not a good way to start off Frontier.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    The worst service experienced ever in my life. Frontier communication has a very poor customer service. You call for any issue and I bet you will transfer at least to 2 -3 other department where you will start from explaining your problem from the beginning every time. Not much to say, just a piece of advice to everyone. Don't take Frontier connection. And for Frontier Communication, please pick up customer call rather than transferring us across your departments.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    I have had nothing but trouble since the transfer from Verizon to Frontier. My recorded programs have been deleted. For two weeks I couldn't record. No VOD and thinking that they might try to compensate us for all the trouble that maybe the next bill would have a discount. Oh no, instead I have a charge for some PPV fight that I didn't order for $65 during the time I couldn't even use the service. I call, no one ever picks up the phone. I get on the chat and after an hour of waiting and texting, Nathan tells me he can't help and TO CALL. My bill is for $305 which is $80 more than when I was with Verizon. This service sucks and I am looking for some kind of replacement which is almost impossible where I live in Florida. What is my alternative? God, I am so pissed!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    I called to find out what has changed with my account. I also wanted to find out when on demand would return. Representative didn't understand anything I said to her in plain English. She couldn't locate my account and therefore making the almost 30 minutes I spent on the phone a waste of my time. I am so very disappointed that I plan to look into other carriers immediately. Booooo Frontier!

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    First of all, I was very unhappy with the switch from Verizon to Frontier. We never had any trouble with our internet service before the switch. So I called to cancel my services. The first customer rep was very friendly and kind. She saw that I was a long standing customer and wanted to keep me as a customer. So she offered me a free upgrade to my internet at a reduced monthly rate of $54.99. I agreed to keep my services and she made an appointment for a technician to come out and do the upgrade. At that point I was a satisfied customer.

    The appointment date was set for a Friday and nobody ended up coming out. I tried calling customer service, but it was closed for the weekend. Then I received a call from a tech on Saturday asking if I was satisfied with my upgrade and I explained to him that nobody showed up for the appointment. He said that since I previously had Fios and all the equipment, that a tech didn't need to be there to upgrade. He had me check the internet speed and the upgrade had not taken effect. He told me to call the next day and let customer service know. On Sunday, our internet stopped working all together.

    I called customer service to complain that the internet was not working. I was on hold for almost 30 minutes. When a service rep finally came on the line, she was very rude. She asked for my Frontier ID so she could look up my account. I explained that I had not created an account with Frontier yet since the switch from Verizon, and she said I had to have it before she could help me. How can I set my account up online when my internet isn't working? She actually told me to go ask a neighbor to use their internet or to find a place with an internet hotspot! REALLY!?!

    I hung up and told my husband what was going on. He kept calling until he was able to reach someone that could help us (it sounded like the rep I talked to when I called to cancel). She apologized for the behavior of the previous reps and was able to look up our account without the Frontier ID. She said it was showing that the upgrade was scheduled for that day, and that's probably why the internet isn't working. She said if the internet was still down the next day, to call again and let them know.

    The next day the internet was still not working but before I could call and complain, another technician called to see if I was satisfied with my upgrade. I told him I was not, as the internet hasn't been working for three days. He came out to my house later that day and got it working at the upgraded speed. Once again, I was satisfied for the moment... until my bill came.

    I got the bill a few days later and not only were they charging us $74.99 a month for the internet instead of $54.99, but they charged us a $80 upgrade installation fee!!! Once again I had to call Frontier customer service. I was on hold again for almost 30 minutes and the rep I got was hard to understand and barely spoke English. I explained the situation and he said there was nothing he could do. I asked to speak to his supervisor because otherwise I will be cancelling my service, like I had originally planned, and will not pay anything that I didn't agree to pay. He put me on hold for like 10 minutes and then told me that they would reverse the $80 installation charge. Then I asked him about being charged $20 more a month for the services, and he put me on hold again. After about 10 minutes, the call was disconnected.

    I waited to see if he would call back, since in the beginning of the phone call he asked for my number in case we were disconnected. After about 5 minutes of waiting, I decided I would have to call back. Once again, waited about 20 minutes before someone was on the line. I explained the situation to the new rep and she said she is not in the Fios department and she would need to transfer. When she transferred the call, I was on hold again for like 5 minutes. I had to go over the situation again with the new rep and he said he was the wrong department, he would need to transfer me again. On hold for like 10 minutes and when the rep came on the line, the connection was bad. Through the static, the rep asked for my number so he could call back and hopefully get a better connection. I waited 5 minutes and nobody called, so I decided I would need to call back.

    After waiting 20 minutes for a rep to answer, I had to hang up so I could pick my son up from school. Almost 2 hours I spent that day trying to resolve my issue, so I decided I would give up for the day and check my account a few days later to see if they fixed it. To this day, it is still showing we owe $160. My next call I will be cancelling my services. We can get the same speed of internet through AT&T for $35 a month.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    My Business phone line is went down today. Frontier not able to fix for 5 days (out of business for 5 days) (1960's technology was faster). Spoke to 4 people today and no one able to help. After the last agent, my internet was turned off. Called back and was told internet/data was turned off. No explanation. I have never in my life got such a run-around from any company. Seems like every agent I speak to says something else. No one has a clue what they are doing. Last one told me they turned phone lines off for maintenance in my area... says my area was considered a blackout area that it could take up to 5 days before they can get my service back (my house has service in the so called blackout area). Wow. You all need to sell back to Verizon. Never ever lost service with Verizon.

    I have been getting the run-around since 10am this morning and it's 4:30pm right now and I'm still on hold this call for over an hour... I think they put you on hold and sit back and laugh. They asked me for callback number if disconnected. Got disconnected 3 times and never got a callback. The worst experience that doesn't end. I'm on hold/ignore with the 5th agent right now for over an hour that I'm sure is doing nothing because they don't know what they're doing.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    We have been a loyal $192 per mo paying customer to Verizon for several years since they tore our streets up and laid their cable fios system. We switched from Charter after decades with them since they offered no HD. Verizon fios did. We were so happy after enduring all the construction imposed. There had been NOT one glitch in the 3 plus years of service then Verizon incompetently unloaded our account to Frontier who destroyed our happiness yet the new bills keep coming.

    We are experiencing many of the same issues as others have reported on top of rude Philippines customer service. Hold time, passing the buck times then after hours of unresolved issues and outcomes the line goes dead since they drop/hang up on you after hours of wait!! Thank god TWC has a nice offer going on as their reception was immediate and can't be worse than this sorry sack of Frontiersmen. See ya. All my neighbors are following my lead. NEVER FRONTIER! Never have I been treated so rudely and I am talking from experience having worked for Cox communications for over 20 years.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    Terrible, slow, intermittent internet service. Problem has been going on for couple of weeks, worst in the last 72 hours. Have not contacted Frontier directly as previous complaints (different issues) were totally ignored - thus, a waste of time!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    I have been a Verizon customer for 12 years, then the sale to Frontier came along and what a nightmare!! My father recently passed so I have been dealing with these imbeciles trying to switch things into my Moms name, 3 days of over 1.5 hrs only to find understanding the person on the other line is a joke. Just got off the phone and I have to call back on Monday. What a joke!! Guess it's time to go to social media because you cant even talk to a real supervisor. WORST COMPANY EVER!! Going to look for a new company in Long Beach Ca.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    We are part of the unfortunate people who were forced to go from Verizon to Frontier. We're in a contract situation and cannot leave without penalty. But, it has been a nightmare from day 1, April 1st, ironically April fool's day. First of all, we lost our email account because of the migration. Second, we were without ANY service (phone, internet, TV) for several days due to the switch. Third, our internet service is slower since the switch. Fourth, the customer service is terrible.

    Throughout the last month, I have had to call Frontier due to the above mentioned problems. Each time the wait time has been excessive, and at times I just hang up. When I do get through to someone, it's like speaking with a drone. They have no idea how to fix the problem. I have gotten conflicting information, transferred to wrong departments, and overall - uncaring people. As I told the lady this morning, I hope to have as little contact as possible with Frontier until my contract expires. We will definitely be choosing another provider as soon as possible.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    I've been trying to speak with one of their customer service representatives since yesterday. Their phone connection is terrible. You can't hear them. They don't have a clear phone lines to communicate at first with them then to describe the issue second. Service on the PC is not available.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    o service for 5+ days now with no scheduled service offered. Called Frontier with a simple VOD issue and while on the phone the caused us to lose internet, tv, and home phone. I have been on the phone for 2-3 plus hours a day trying to get help. They continue to say someone will contact us but they don't. They won't contact us. We are lost as to what to do so we signed up for another provider today.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    Let me start by saying that we have been with Verizon for many years. Before Verizon moved into my area with their FIOS service we were using dial-up internet and another TV provider. Previously we had an awful experience using satellite services, both which were unreliable and overly expensive. Verizon was a blessing in our area as we finally had modern internet and TV services on par with other providers. Never had any issues with Verizon aside from the occasional issue with customer service but even then it was resolved and service would be restored.

    Flash forward to 2016 and we've been with Verizon for over 5 years. I learned about the selling and then transition of our services over to Frontier. Assuming that the company we were being transferred to would be competent and offer the same level of service Verizon has been offering, etc. Oh boy was I wrong. First, their quality of service is terrible. I have not experienced major interruptions or loss of service thankfully but I have many friends and family who have and thousands of others who've gone weeks without their proper service. For such a large transition they should have been better prepared to take on the load of customers that would be coming to and transitioning to their services.

    Blaming your customers for not having the latest and greatest phone models to manage their account via cellular device is also a joke. I run on Android 4.1 while the most common version used is 4.4. Frontier will not support any devices below Android 4.4. This means you need at least a recent model of an Android phone for you to even USE their mobile application. I use other newer applications on my phone and experience NO issue with my version of Android. Laziness and inability to code in compatibility for older phone models is inconsiderate and awful.

    Secondly, their website is garbage. It cannot even compare to the ease of access and control that Verizon's website gave you. Why? You can't make changes to your plan online, you can't track orders properly, the live chat is almost as bad as a phone call, and the website overall looks sketchy and unprofessional. Verizon's website practically ran itself by implanting many tools and options for customers to fix things themselves. Frontier's website is the bare basics.

    Lastly, their customer service. Oh boy. Recently contacted Frontier to order an HD set-top box for my mother because she purchased a new flat screen HD TV and like anyone else, she wants the new box for the better quality. It took two calls, both 50+ minutes each just to get hold of a human being and when we ordered the box we were assured it was an HD one. First box they mail out is included the HDMI cable, coax cables, power cord and of course a remote. The issue here? The box was an SD box, not an HD one. After ANOTHER call that was an hour long we get it sorted out and they send us another one.

    Box arrived yesterday, I set it up within fifteen minutes of opening the box. Here comes strike four with Frontier: The box cannot be activated unless YOU call Frontier and THEY activate from their end. What does this mean? Unlike Verizon's SD and HD set-top boxes which only need to be powered on and left alone to activate, meaning they are self-activating and require no outside assistance, Frontier's boxers are not. They blatantly deactivate boxes before they are sent out and then you get to sit on the phone with them for a long time simply trying to activate the box for service.

    Yesterday I used their live chat service in the hopes it would be faster because really, I only needed a box to be activated, nothing major. For THREE ENTIRE HOURS I sat at my PC live chatting with a customer service employee who was on the "FIOS TV team" trying to get this box to activate and then load up. It took two reboots of the box, one reboot of the ONT and then finally another box reboot and one power cycle for this equipment to get past all of the initial activation, set-up and then starting up screens. I even started to feel bad for the person in customer service who was helping me as even the guy seemed to be confused about why the equipment was acting the way it was as well.

    By the end of the entire ordeal I had wasted 3 hours of my life activating a box that should be self-activating to begin with. God bless the person who helped me and stayed with me during the entire ordeal. The best part about this entire situation now is my mother has no channel guide information. I'm scared to even think about resetting my router I use for internet in fear of my internet then going down, leaving us not only without internet service but cutting a vital part of my mom's job off as she has to use a PC and internet to do reports for her job.

    In the end Frontier is ruining itself with its awful service and its even worse customer care. Never in all the years of dealing with companies have I had a company constantly refer me to "go online" should I need help with something, followed by a "call us" if the answer isn't online and then giving people the runaround on the phone, especially when you wait 50+ minutes and then get sent back to the main menu. This company gives customers the impression they are trying to provide self service the same way Verizon did while not having the proper services and tools activate to support such a thing. On a final note if these issues persist we will be moving providers. We were not in contract with Verizon so it would not hurt my feelings whatsoever to drop Frontier for a provider with much better customer care.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    When Frontier bought AT&T's operations here in Connecticut, the result was absolute mayhem. Service outages, billing mistakes, slow to no service and then to pay for their acquisition - the price for everything began to rise. Everything about dealing with Frontier Communications is infuriating. Long holds for customer service and dull lifeless voices when they do answer. They aren't just a bad provider, after a string of lies, I found it impossible to trust anything they said.

    Not long after the AT&T to Frontier switch, we got fed up and switched to another cable provider. Happy there for about a year, but recently we decided to cut the cable in favor of streaming devices. This resulted in some shopping for an internet only provider. Sure enough, there was Frontier with ads for low cost, high speed Internet. I spoke with their customer service person. He assured me that Frontier had mended its ways and that services were stable. Like an idiot, I bought the BS.

    I switched back to Frontier for IT and phone. Immediately, the nightmare began again. The service was too slow for streaming, so Frontier said we had to buy a more expensive plan - price goes up. The service was still slow... Frontier pushed ads into our search provider windows and without authorization our pricing just kept going up! This company is beyond bad - they are horrible! Just look at the bloodbath in their executive suite and you can only imagine what a snake pit this place must be. Do business with Frontier Communications? - Never - Ever again!

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    I have been a customer with Fios for over 5 years and did not have any problems until the take over by Frontier (which I was not advised of the takeover). I called Frontier to inquire why networks were not showing in my On Demand features. After one hour on the phone trying to explain to the rep how my name was spelled, I finally asked for a supervisor. I spent another half an hour trying to spell out my address to a supervisor. After almost two hours on the phone nothing was resolved. I was told that I would need to call back another day to resolve my problem. Needless to say the problem persists and I am on the verge of cancelling my TV and internet with Fios. How can a company have so many problems and still exist? If the company is in the process of restructuring, they should have let the customer know and give an estimated date for any problems to be fixed.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    Over 30 days without a functioning DVR after Verizon dumped it's FIOS customers on these **. FIOS service has clearly been the best TV and internet provider for years. Now we have a bunch of Yahoos' that have delusions of grandeur and have taken on a huge amount dept to acquire a company they do not have the talent to manage. Our TV service is hit or miss, our internet speeds drop regularly to levels that make the internet almost unusable.

    Frontier has NO CUSTOMER SERVICE and contact is almost impossible to make without hours on hold for days, try to find someone to answer the phone. They have outsourced customer service to other countries with no training or English competency. This is another example of a tiny company without the resources or ability to handle their growth. Frontier will not succeed due to its dept load and clear incompetence. Frontier has had a terrible reputation long before this folly and now we all can clearly see why so many people have taken the time to complain. Leave these idiots as soon and as fast as you can!!!

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    I have had Verizon Fios for two years now. I loved everything about them. I'm very disappointed that my state is included in the buyout by Frontier Communications. I have not had on demand features since the last week of March. I'm being prompted that I can still watch my shows by using the search button which is a complete lie. None of the on demand features work for over a month now. Half of my channels I pay for don't show. It takes a long time just to turn on my TV for a while I started to think all my remotes needed new batteries then I noticed the light on my boxes responding to remote but nothing is happening with my TV then when the TV does turn on it will not load my guide. When my guide finally loads every single channel says "please wait" or "no program available." How am I to choose what to watch if I cannot see what's on.

    My internet only works about 30 percent of the time. And when it does work, it's so slow it won't load pages without taking forever. When I had Fios, I loved the my Fios app. I could watch TV anywhere. I tried to download the my frontier app and nothing works on it when I can log in which is rare. I can log in. Always says no account found. Recently I received a bill that was way more than what I pay with Fios. Why would I pay Frontier more... when I'm not even getting full use of the services that are supposed to be provided to me. I have tried numerous times to call and see what's going on and I get outrageous wait times and never get an actual person on the phone. I will be switching cable companies. I'm sad that I lost Fios. They were a great company. I don't see Frontier staying in business very long with all the bad service they have. I just want Verizon back.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    Complete ridiculousness, breach of customer security, it's just unreal! How have they stayed in business! I can see why the stock is down 23% despite numerous acquisitions. I am at Frontier now because of The Verizon acquisition in Texas. They promised that they spent numerous months preparing for this and it's been a complete nightmare since. I don't have any channels I had before, the media guide doesn't work properly, my account is linked to another guy by the same name as me and my information has been overwritten on his. I have access to his emails, his account, as well as my own. This happened when trying to add my free email address. Since then, I cannot pay my bills, cannot access email or do anything. Support is clueless and just worthless! I'm done here! I cannot believe the number of accounts that must be non-working and completely trashed from this acquisition. What a disaster!

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    Where do I start? April 1, 2016 (I think) Frontier took over our beloved Verizon Fios. Shame on Verizon BTW. From day one we have had problems, the TV service has been terrible, constant displayed error messages, no on demand, endless rebooting, lost all our programming, gained some of it back, scheduling all messed up, poor signal, great signal, and we are fiber optic. Then the home phone, well, we had over 80 numbers blocked on the Verizon site, being just totally harassed by sales calls, all hours, the system was awesome. Then, almost day one, the calls start again, non-stop. So I go online, see the switchover had taken place, sign up for Frontier and see my number listed as once blocked, but see Frontier on allows 10. Wonderful. It has gotten so bad, we just unplugged the phone. Good clarity, then static, so it wasn't a huge loss anyway.

    Lucky for my family, we had Verizon cell phones. And that was my first and failed, terrible experience with their customer service! 3 calls, transferred, nobody I could really understand, and constant, "Please hold." Finally, so I thought after 1 hour and 50 minutes, one person, that was relatively clear to understand, clarified the issue and told me to hold one more time. The previous three employees could just barely speak English and had no clue what was going on, nor could even understand the issues. This person also came back 3 times to apologize for the hold and... 2 hours and 10 minutes later, a busy signal and disconnected. I tried three or four more times, on this subject, basically the same thing, gave up.

    Well then my fiber optic and what once was awesome fast internet service started having issues, and I run a home business BTW. Simple email timing out, 3 or 4 minutes to refresh, UPS email links to tracking numbers, good luck, 5 plus minutes then timing out. Terrible. My 5 Gmail accounts and several other business emails, just became horrible. Crashing, reloading, then poof, blazing fast, or now I would call faster than the crud I was now getting. So I called again, same thing, hours of holding, nobody I could really understand and busy signal while holding and...disconnected. Then I receive a HUGE invoice from them, and they were billing me in advance too. No details of previous amounts, and a clear breakdown of the next months, and my price was higher too. Then the very next day I receive an even larger invoice from Verizon, no details and a number to call, so I tried it... Frontier unfortunately.

    So, I started calling again and same thing, hours of holding, nobody I could basically understand, person after person then FINALLY, I agree to talk to a tech expert and placed on hold and deal with the billing issue later, they were avoiding that subject like the plague. She was a little clearer, but it was obvious she was in the same call center, and reading from a script. Very frustrating, but I tried, then JUST when I was able to get her to repeat what my issues were... busy signal and disconnected. But she called back in a few minutes but 45 seconds into the call, busy signal and disconnected again. This time she did not call back.

    So I start to panic, phones not working, internet sucks, the tv struggling, rebooting over and over and start looking online for an option and found one on Frontier's Facebook page. Well I laid into them and someone replied, told me to PM them. 2 days ago, different person every time, constant repeating the issues, and they actually scheduled a tech to call me today at 9am. Nope, nothing. Then today, while trying to use the WiFi to run some orders through email, poof, lost all internet connections for about 1/2 hour. Went with cellular data but that was a jolt. Then poof, back on. Weird too, full bars on the WiFi signal, zero internet access. Somebody is playing with the pipe. (Just see a VM on my cell from a tech. He spoke English. Sadly I missed the call. It was only about 7 hours late, not on the home phone. Stated they would call back, that was 3 hours ago.)

    And did ask them multiple times through PM IF they were USA based. The question was avoided multiple times then they responded that yes, this division was in Florida. Well, person after person, repeating myself over and over and over, nothing. I PM-ed them back and gave them my cell number, and requested a time, for I would plug back in the home phone and take the call... nothing. So I have almost $900 in invoices, haven't had much of any service since they took over, can't get a person that can understand me to help with the TV, Phones, internet and work with me to understand the invoicing. I even tried to call and cancel, same thing, endless holds, and a clueless international call center answering.

    What we had through Verizon Fios fiber optic was incredible and worth the extra money. How sad Frontier has mauled the service. I have already scheduled another provider to come in. I am going to have them rip out all this Fios stuff. But where do I send it? Nobody has a clue, nor can you get through. Boy I wish they had a local office... I was nicely deliver the boxes of their gear and give them an ear full. I can see this going to collections, as if they even have one functioning. Nothing else is working. How the heck do you disconnect them Officially and tell them goodbye? I have tried for weeks to shut them off, same issues, clueless help, hang ups etc. I am not paying for the service since their takeover, of course calling it a service is being extremely nice.

    I don't know how a merger could be worse planned, complete joke. Funny and sad, but my whole block is switching over, the neighborhood is full of TW vans. My dear friend just ripped everything out, stuffed it in a box and told me, "I don't have hours to deal with these idiots. If they want their junk, come and get it, it's in the corner of my garage."

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    Worst company ever. I have never had to go through anything worst than this. Do yourself a favor and don't get their service. I have been on the phone for more than 2 hrs and I cannot get anyone to fix my issue!!!

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    We have called into Frontier several times yesterday and today regarding our BUSINESS phones NOT working. They have hung up on us three times and did not bother to call us back that is after we were on hold for 60 plus minutes each time. Finally, we were informed this morning that they needed to send someone out but they didn't know when they could get out. We also called regarding our internet being out for a week. They don't have any information of us having this service. Called back later this morning, their phone lines are down. Their recording states they are working on the incoming call issue.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    On April 26 our landline and internet service went down. We contacted Frontier and after two hours of a painful troubleshooting experience it was determinate we need a service technician. The appointment was set up for May 3 between 1:00 and 8:00 PM. We were told we will receive a call from the technician the day of the visit. At around 4:00 PM we called to confirm the person was coming and were told that the technician will be in our home at 7:38 PM. At 8:30 PM we called again to inquire for the status of the visit and were told that they did not have record of our ticket and they couldn't confirm or say why the technician did not come.

    Neither to say that we can hardly understand the person that was talking to us.

    At that point I have made the decision to cancel the service at all and requested to be transfer to the right person. To my surprise this time I found a person that spoke perfect English and sound to me that she was fed up with her own company. When I told her I wanted to cancel the service she did it without hesitation. Next I contacted Time Warner and sign for a better phone and Internet service than the one I had with Verizon for almost 50 dollars less than I was paying. The only problem is that because they are taking so many customers from Frontier, I need to wait until May 19 for a technician to come to do the installation.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    After 3 days without phone service there is no end in sight. I spoke with 5 reps after hours of hold time on cell phone. They all told different stories on why I had no service. Only one tried to find out why but asked to call me back and never did. I finally decided to cancel service by turning on service with Time Warner for a fifth the price. I have caught this company in so many lies I cannot fathom why they are still in business.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    I have been a Verizon customer for years and never had a problem until Frontier bought them. I called them over 20 days ago about my phone line not working. Customer service is extremely rude. They kept on switching me around from one department to the other. Finally they issued a ticket for a tech to come by and well let's say I'm still waiting. I have called them multiple times with the confirmation number and still no tech. It has been over 20 days. I have two 90 year old elderly on the house that depend on that phone for any emergency and communication. I have never in my life felt so angry and frustrated in paying a lot of money for a service that I can't even use. This is the worst company ever and they have no idea on how to treat their customer especially old customers.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    My internet recently went out on Frontier. I spent 1-1/2 hour going through the steps with technical support. Then I was told it was a wiring issue and someone would be at my house on 5/3. On 5/3, I called to confirm someone was coming out and was told there was a hold on my service request - no one could tell me why. I called back and was told it was a wiring issue, called back it was a card in the server, called back and it was an area wide problem, called back and was told someone would be at my house, called back and was told no one would come to my house but once they have it fixed they will call me.

    There was no estimate how long it would be down, no one that could really help. I don't think they know what is wrong and they are continuing to lie to get me off the phone. I am really disappointed in the service with Frontier. All I want is an honest answer - how long is my internet going to be out? If you don't know, then be honest and say there is no estimate.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    Had been attracted about a merchandise saying 19.99$ no contract, no termination fee. It is not like that. I've been charged 49.99$ each month. Well decided to move to another apartment and they didn't have the coverage area over there, so they just canceled the Internet without saying that I will be charge an early termination fee of 100$, which I wasn't supposed to be charged cause I hadn't a contract with them. Called them 2 times and they were saying that I have a contract and that's why I am charged for. Tried to explain them that when I got the internet I didn't get a contract. Nobody knows how to fix this. Don't get fooled of what they are advertising. Is a lie.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    My home phone and premium FIOS channels have been out of service for 5 days. After repeated calls to Frontier I was told they were working on the issue and hoped to have it resolved with another 3 days. But they were not sending out a technician to fix the problem. Waited on cell phone numerous times after calls were dropped to get a tech just to put in a service ticket. Have yet to receive an invoice to pay after Verizon pulled out. Dropping Verizon for both my mobile, business and now Frontier for my residential accounts as SOON AS CONTRACT expires!!

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    New to Frontier. The VERY WORST SERVICE I have ever had and I do mean the very worst ever! They say we get internet but it only comes in during the middle of the night well, but during the day it's almost impossible, hit and miss type thing. They have oversold the area so they can't provide the proper service to every single subscriber because they don't have the power to supply what they say they are providing. You pay full price and get about 10% use of the internet. I'm often the only one home and the only thing connected is my iPhone. Still can't even connect to Twitter, one person home alone. THAT SUCKS. HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE. There should be a requirement that before you have to pay the bill, the service is actually provided. DO NOT USE THESE PEOPLE. They don't care. They suck. THEY PROVIDE YOU WITH NOTHING for $30/mo.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    Cable and Internet went down on April 1st and they could not restore my service till May 2nd. I called them to get credit for the month and they refused to give me credit. Ended up cancelling and they still keep billing me and that I owe them money. Very bad business practices. They need to not charge customers while their services were down.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    I have experienced and continue with problems with my internet, TV and now landline. I can't make calls for help with a busted water heater because if I have to choose press 1 or 2 or wait on the line. The phone either hangs up or tells me "Call cannot be completed. Please try your call again". I am really tired of all the nonsense of paying for service I am not getting. I tell them, "I want a United States representative" and the lady hung up on me. I do hope they are thinking of compensating their customers for all the BS we have to go through for them to get their act together. I can't even get into my account online to pay.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    We are victims of the sale of Verizon FIOS to Frontier. Our transition seemed to go smoothly until I realized that our TV services were a mess. They are still, months into the "seamless" (ha ha) transition trying to get their on demand services in order. It is a mess. Then our landline started dropping calls like a bad cell phone. I decided I would increase our internet speed and get a streaming service, cancel the TV and I wanted to discuss the outrageous price of the landline, which we hardly use but I used to be told by Verizon it was less expensive to keep it as part of the bundle than not.

    Long story short, they told me I had a Verizon contract that they bought out so I would have a $53 dollar cancellation fee. I find that laughable as clearly it is a ONE WAY contract meaning the customer is obligated to pay but they appear to have no sense of urgency about delivering the services. Well, it turned out it was two dollars more for me to go to local channels only than to just pay the cancellation fee. The rep actually said "But it will cost you more" to which I replied "But I will be getting something for my money, not just throwing $53 at you to cancel a service you not providing well."

    So the next day I come home. Local channels. Internet - who knows? Assume it is better. But wait. No landline. Dead. So I go outside since my cell drops calls in the house. I sit in the 90 degree mosquito laden outdoors on hold for 18 minutes and then the line starts ringing for - no joke - six minutes before a human gets on. She tries three times to reset the landline to no avail. She says she needs to contact the support team (I thought I was already in Tech Support but I guess it was the bottom level). I ask her to please call me back so I can go inside rather than wait on hold as I am now sweating and littered with mosquito bites. She says fine and I never get the call back which I have to say didn't even surprise me.

    Got up today and it is a torrential thunderstorm so I chose the chat option. First person on the chat disappeared mid conversation after telling me there were NO NOTES from the evening tech support in the file. I kid you not. So I go BACK on chat to someone who asks me the same questions even though I explain EVERYTHING - it is like they are robots with poor English skills. She (surprise) repeats all the stupid attempts to reset and also tells me there are no notes and "I am needing to send a technician" and asks for a number.

    At this moment the lights flicker and trip the WiFi so I lost the chat; perhaps after I got my cell number to her, or not. Of course if they had decent records they could e-mail me or find the cell number from the other times I have called, but that won't happen. I will start over yet again (and you know I will fight to get my bill pro-rated as I have NO FREAKING LANDLINE) and attempt to get the service back. Or not. I might just not pay the bill and tell them to piss off because really, they are so incompetent and awful.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    Since the switch from Verizon to Frontier there has been nothing but problems. I have no internet and have always paid my bills on time! There has been no customer service, no show for my repair appointments and no resolution to my problems. Hours wasted trying to give this company a chance. Taken to social media and newspaper to get their attention and still nothing. I'm switching companies. I'm sure the cancellation process will be as joyful as trying to resolve my service issue! Thanks for caring about the consumer! When is the government going to get involved for unfair business practices?

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    Ever since the switch from Verizon to Frontier I've had nothing but problems. I wasn't getting the same channels I had with Verizon and spent countless hours on the phone only to be disconnected and bumped back to the bottom of the queue. I've had to take hours off of work to meet with a technician at my house only to have to same problem a couple hours after he left. I don't feel I'm receiving the quality of service that I signed up for while with Verizon but Frontier won't let me cancel without being charged the early termination fees... Poor business practice!

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    Recently my parents and everyone in California were impacted by the change in home phone and internet service from Verizon to Frontier. I am filing this complaint on behalf of my parents who are seniors. My parents have had several phone outages since the transition began. The latest occurrence being today. I call Frontier on behalf of my parents and I was informed that they would not be able to get someone out to service the line until Monday, May 9, 2016, which is totally unacceptable. At this point based on my parents' experience I would rate Frontier with a F-, for extremely poor customer service.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaffReliability

    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    For the last month, the internet service has been intermittent or down altogether for at least half the day. We are a small business. We rely on the internet to function. I'm on the phone to tech support at least three days a week for an hour or more -- sometimes several time in one day. We go through the same troubleshooting script each time: "Is your computer plugged in, turned on? Reset the modem, restart your computer." A test of the system from their end confirms that there is no problem with our equipment.

    A service technician confirmed the same thing in person. They're sending out another technician tomorrow to do more troubleshooting and replace Frontier's modem which we have had for less than one year. The problem is with Frontier's network. They have over-sold their services and can't handle the "high demand." They just brought three new markets online: California, Florida and another I don't remember. Their tech support and customer service phone lines have wait times of up to 35 minutes just to talk to someone with too strong an accent to be understood. They must be using old headsets, because the call quality is too choppy to understand them.

    In one case, the representative was too sick to be at work, but they were too understaffed for him to stay home. Understandably, he was a cranky as I was. So I will be on the phone again tomorrow -- only this time I'll be calling the billing dept. to request a credit of 2/3 of my bill, since I'm getting only service 1/3 of the time. Frontier will upgrade their network only when it starts costing them more money not to.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    I am one of the unfortunate Verizon customers whose home internet account got transferred to Frontier. Like other reviewers I've found Frontier's customer service horrible -- long wait times (45 minutes and counting ...), customer service reps hard to understand, and not helpful. I ended my Verizon account right before the switch to Frontier, and two months later I have new charges that Frontier is trying to collect, on the account that's supposed to be closed. Verizon is no longer servicing the account, and Frontier has no account history before the switch-over, so neither Verizon or Frontier is able to explain or dismiss the faulty charge. I'm just stuck in the middle with no recourse but to pay more, pay more, pay more for mysterious charges... which I am used to by now.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I have called several times to get the phone line fixed. It has been 2 weeks. I have been on hold for 25 minutes trying to talk to a supervisor. This was a bad idea to go thru Frontier. Bad service!!!

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    On Tuesday, April 26, 2016, I got up to work at 4:13 AM. I discovered that I had no phone, internet or TV service, but I'd had it all the night before. I called tech support. We went through the hour of troubleshooting, to be told they don't know what's wrong. I was told the soonest a tech could come out was Friday April 29 between 8 and 12. Ok. Although, I feel Verizon would have never made me wait that long for repair, but just please send someone. No one came. When I called to ask why no one showed up, they told me there was no record of my call and my ticket number they gave me didn't exist. Now I'm required to do the whole troubleshooting thing again for at least an hour. Fine, maybe they can fix my problem. Nope. Still don't know what's wrong.

    Transferred to supervisor. He assures me they will send a tech this time, but he can't come until Sunday between 8 am and 5 pm. I asked repeatedly if he was sure that a tech would come. He said yes. Sunday morning comes, and at 10 am I'm calling them because I don't want to wait all day for another no-show. This time I'm told there is no ticket order in the system for my repair, and that they absolutely do not send techs out for repair on Sundays. I'm eventually transferred to a supervisor that is so very rude. I'm sobbing at this point and told him I want his supervisor. That gentleman listened and answered my questions, and seemed to discover why they were having so many issues with getting a technician out. Supposedly their system was trying to fix it itself, and kept kicking it out at a certain point because it couldn't figure out how to fix it, which I'm told then cancelled the service ticket number I was given.

    Although I'm very glad he figured out their problem, I'm still without service, they still don't know how to fix the issues. He assured me that I could get more answers on Monday. He put in a request for someone to call me when the repair department was in the office. Surprisingly, I did receive a call on Monday from a lady telling me my repair should be done by end of day, but may take until Tuesday. Well Monday came and went and now today, Tuesday May 3, 2016, I am still without any TV, internet, or phone service... an entire week so far. When I called today, another hour on the phone, I was told they don't know what the problem is. They're going to send a tech out to my location on Saturday May 7. That will be 12 whole days of no service at all!

    I had Verizon service for over 16 years. NEVER did I have any issues like this! I'm a small business owner, work from my home. My livelihood rests on me being able to use the 3 phone lines and the internet that I pay for. I'm having to buy a cellular hotspot and pay people to allow me to use their phone lines and long distance so I can continue my work. I've always been pleased with Verizon, but you hurt all of us when you sold to this poor excuse of a company. Only because I've had these numbers for so long am I holding on to hope that they actually show up on Saturday and that they actually repair my system. After that, I'm forced to find another provider. The absolute worst customer service, no accountability, and deceitful. I know I'm not the only one. I see the reviews here, but worst yet, I hear it in my community. This is just awful. How can they be allowed to stay in business while handling all of us so poorly??

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    Still waiting for the technician who was supposed to be here Saturday to fix our issue. Customers are posting online that they think we are out of business due to our downed phone line. They apparently sent a technician here Saturday, 4/30 but I was never called or notified. The technician said everything was working, but I was in my shop, and the phone never worked. One representative told me yesterday that he checked the working line on accident... They then told me they had to set up a new ticket and I had to go back to the end of the line since Frontier screwed that up.

    I've been on the phone and chat with them for over 6 hours the last 2 days, and all they do is keep transferring me to different departments. I may file suit due to negligence, since we have lost a lot of money and customers, not to mention our name has been tarnished since people call and the line says the phone has been disconnected. They then post that on forums, Facebook, etc. I'm currently on hold for the past 15 minutes on chat while they transfer me again as I write this review.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    Ever since Verizon transfer the internet to Frontier internet service has been slow to no internet at all. Call on Sunday May 1st reference the internet service, spend 1 hour and 35 minutes, just to have wait for a service technicians to come to my home to check out the problem. After waiting now 2 days. And still no service technicians showed up. Frontier service department wanted to schedule another appointment between 7 to 6 pm on Wednesday May 4. That would be 3 days waiting for some technician to may or may. Trouble consumer service. But they are making millions of their consumers. TOTALLY UNHAPPY.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I called in to setup service on a house I was renting and would be starting a lease about a week later. I gave all my information, agreed upon a plan and then setup a date for installation. A few days before that install I called to confirm since I hadn't gotten a call to setup the install officially. In an hour and 45 minute marathon phone call with Tom (**) I found that my first call established only a skeleton account and no account was officially established. I also learned that I would not be able to get an install date for another 23 days. I can't live in a home without internet or cable for three weeks so I cancelled the entire thing and two hours of my life is wasted. The whole experience was unpleasant and I can't believe this company is in business. Customers shouldn't be treated this way.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I originally had a problem with my internet going down on the 17th of April and the best they could do is come out on the 23rd. I have business FIOS and needed to be online for my customers. But talking to customer service in the Philippines was a lost cause. Yet I did get a call on the 22nd and with a flip of a switch I was up and running. They check the speed and it was slow, so they created another ticket for the 1st of May and actually someone showed up. All went well until I notice the first line of my phone was down and again I called and another ticket was made. But the gal told me my answering machine was working, but really it wasn't and I have lost customers due to them thinking I died or something.

    Customer service is RUDE and making me think about Time Warner. Flaky company with lack or concern for their customers. I would be happy to join a class action suit if there is one going. I was told that if I were to terminate with them I would have to pay an early termination fee. Never going to happen. I signed a contract with Verizon, but not Frontier and they have not proved they can handle my account or from what I read, thousands of others as well.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I own a small business and like everyone else discovered I now had Frontier instead of Verizon. On Friday April 29th our internet at my business went out. Called Frontier and like everyone else was put on hold, switched to different departments who could barely speak English, and no one could help. Spoke to a "supervisor", and he asked me to be "patient" as things will get better. Better!!! This company is a complete joke and even if they can get things working I would never stay with them. (Which I doubt). I am bailing and going to Time Warner, which is cheaper by the way. Get out if you can!!!

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    When I called to discontinue my phone due to nuisance calls, they left local calling on, and never disconnected. When I called back to cancel the very slow internet, they told me I was not authorized on the account, after my husband spent a half hour on the line with them telling them to cancel the phone and authorize me on the account. As of now, nothing has been cancelled, and they won't do anything without my husband authorizing it... again.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I canceled one of our business lines due to we no longer need service on April 8th, 2016. I contacted their business center to see why I was received a bill for services for 4/19/16-5/18/16. Clearly after services were disconnected. I finally received a response from them 7 days later stating the following: "I do show that your account was disconnected on 04/08/16. There is usually a 90 day period where bill sending continues and usually there is a refunded credit that comes back to the customers for them paying the one month in advance from the beginning of time with the Telephone company. Thank you." "I Can Help You!" - This is a joke. Needless to say, that Frontier Communication is a joke and doesn't know how to handle their customers. My advice is if you can get out of your contract do so.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I had Fios with Verizon and never have issue. Since Frontier take over I have no internet for almost a week. I keep calling tech support they just keep telling me "Turn off router and turn it back on" and I did too many time and it did not fix the issue. I found out that my neighbor internet was down for several weeks. Their tech support had no experience at all. I try to contact customer service to disconnect the service but I never get them on hold. I had been wait for several hours and didn't get any luck. I would not recommend anyone to have the service with Frontier.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I understand the high volume of calls Frontier must be getting from taking on all the previous Verizon customers. However, let me explain to you my story. I placed an order for internet service on April 6th to my place of residence. I was told a technician will be at my house on April 18th. Already shocked on how long of a wait that is. The customer service agent explained the situation with millions of Verizon customers switching over... So I was patient... Fast forward to April 18th. I took the entire day off work just to be home for the technician. NO SHOW.

    I call back frontier around 4:30 pm to ask where my technician is? Long story short I was transferred and passed around to at least 7 different people. Nobody knew, even though I have a confirmed EMAIL from Frontier with a confirmation order number. Every person I talked to was not even capable of explaining to me what was going on with my order. How hard is it to figure out what's going on with the status of my order? Realizing after HOURS of being on the phone and HUNG UP on, I figured whoever took my order on April 6th did not complete the order correctly and nobody was ever coming. So I asked to be transferred to place a new order to speed things up, but then the guy tells me customer service is closed now... Your company has by far the worst customer care I have ever dealt with. I lost money and wasted several hours of my day for no reason after waiting WEEKS for service in the first place.

    FAST-FORWARD to TODAY... April 19th. I call customer service to once again figure this out and find a technician to get out here TODAY due to the circumstances of what I have gone through... Finally after another several hours on the phone, I speak to someone who finally sounds competent enough to have a conversation with. He actually sounded like he understood my struggle, and kept promising and ensuring me that everything is going to be okay. He kept apologizing and said he was a manager of his department. His name was Rick. Not sure of his last name...

    I told him about how I have already been waiting 2 weeks and have a CONFIRMED EMAIL with an order number proving my enrollment in service and that there should be NO REASON why I would have to wait even another day due to this not being my fault that your company screwed my order up. Also taking the day off work and losing money to wait in an empty house all day for nobody to show up is ** enough.

    RICK told me he is very very sorry and that he would tell customer service to waive my first month. He also said he needed to process the transaction again on my card in order to place a new order with the PROMISE that this time it will only take 3-5 business days MAX... I then thought about it and explained that I should not even have to wait 1 day... But ok, if you can promise me 3-5 business days MAXIMUM wait, then I will give you my card if you agree to tell customer service to compensate me some type of adjustment on our bill to make up for the long wait that is effecting my business and everyday life. He then agreed…

    After giving him my social and card number along with the mailing address all over again, he then says that MAY 7th is your new installment date... MAY 7th? Let's do the Math RICK... That is 18 days away. I have already been waiting 12 days with a no show. THAT'S 30 DAYS. He promised before processing my card that it would be 3-5 days maximum due to my long wait. I also had that confirmed by his supervisor. After telling me 18 days, I told him to cancel it but he said it's too late and there is nothing he can do. Then he transferred me to someone else who said they can help me cancel. Then turns out they had no authorization to do anything and they put me on HOLD... once again. After another hour, I WAS HUNG UP ON.

    THIS COMPANY IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST... Now I am waiting with no confirmed email of an order, no clue if anybody is coming and if they are it's in 3 weeks from now which is not acceptable. I sent a letter to corporate and everything. Called the president's office. Still NO HELP. I finally cancelled service... YOU HAVE THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THE PLANET... bunch of ** who are not able to understand anything you're saying. Who gave these people jobs. I hope you guys go under. Don't think about charging my account either. None of you showed up and none of you gave me service. I already went back to Charter. They came within 3 days with faster internet than you for 40 bucks flat, no ** deposit either. I hope you all lose your jobs. I lost several weeks of work because I did not have the internet.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I decided to cancel my Frontier service after being dumped by Verizon. Too many things were not working as they should. The Frontier representative mentioned that I would have to pay a cancellation fee. It was my understanding with Verizon that my contract with them was month to month. I always ask before making any changes if I will be put into one of those cancellation fees situations. I cancelled with Frontier anyways, and asked for a bill and a copy of the contract. The representative said they don't have the contract and that they will not send it to me. Should I pay to avoid the hassle?

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I'm a Verizon customer who was bought out by Frontier. I'll just be straightforward and say this is a hideous company!! Bad customer service. They transfer you from one dept to another. No one knows how to resolve your issue. For 3 wks we tried connecting our internet 'cause it had been shut off. Gave us different excuses. Frontier told us they showed a $54 credit from Verizon. They said once we connect our internet they would credit us. Really?! Well you guys aren't doing your job. We decided to cancel service with them and go with another company. We call Frontier back to request the cancel. Well now they tell us they show no record of the credit. Never had I experienced such. I wouldn't recommend this company to my own enemy. Oh! And hold time on phone about 2hrs!!! OMG. Glad we're out of this mess. PLEASE go with another company if you have the option. Good luck!

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    Internet was not working for 6 days. Called and was told technician was working on it and that account would be credited. Bill came without credit. Called back and ask when and how much credit. Maria kept placing me on hold and saying she is checking. After 1 hour and 10 mins and no info I asked to speak with supervisor. She ignored my request several times. Finally she said she can give me 10$... For almost a week without Internet or cable, monthly bill being 125 dollars, a 10$ credit is not even close especially for being on the phone for almost 1 hour and 15 min. I asked to speak with supervisor again and she threw me on hold. After 1 hour and 40 min and no supervisor, I hung up. Filed a complaint with BBB. Will be cancelling service soon.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    My April bill shows 2 "FIOS Bundle Change" charges totalling $15. After 20 minutes on hold the Frontier rep told me "No one at FIOS is picking up" so she can't determine why the charges are there. She promised I'd be credited on next month's bill if the charges shouldn't be there (in the meantime they want the full amount). Meanwhile the on-screen guide doesn't have any info and the DVR won't record. I'm being charged more but getting less. Time to change providers.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    My wife called to disconnect her deceased mother’s phone, but Frontier disconnected our phone AND internet instead. I called to get our phone and internet turned back on, only to talk to some VERY RUDE man on the other end. He told me to call back tomorrow so I could pay the reconnect fee. I've already submitted a complaint with BBB and perhaps will write an article in our local newspaper, then seek a lawyer.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    Today is May 2nd. I submitted a trouble ticket for a new cable box on April 24th. Frontier was suppose to be here 3 different days already and nothing/no one. I was called & told for sure someone would be here today with a new cable box after I've waited a week. Still no cable tv. I'm shopping for another carrier tomorrow. I'm tired of paying for service I don't have. With all the negative complaints on this company, their license should be taken away & not allowed to sell services they cannot provide. Don't bother calling customer service either. They keep you on hold so long then when you speak to someone the person barely speaks English.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    On 4/30/16 internet was not loading certain pages. I attributed this issue to my laptop or antivirus software. Again, on 5/1/16, different internet pages were not loading, some were loading that had not the night before. I once again attributed the issue to my laptop. On the morning of 5/2/16 I went to pay my rent online and I could not get to their website from my ipad or my laptop. I did not have time to call Frontier Communications before I had to drop my daughter off at school and hurry to school myself.

    At my first break in between classes I tried to contact Frontier Communications. I was told that they would not be able to help troubleshoot the issues I was having unless I was at home. Unfortunately, I had another class, so I was unable to return home at that moment to troubleshoot the issues. I had told the technician, this problem has been going on the last few days and I would appreciate it if they could send out a technician to my home to make sure everything was going right. I explained to the lady technician on the phone that I had been with Verizon for three years and had not a single problem with my internet and was in dire need of it due to my husband, my daughter and I all needing to submit assignments for school through the internet. She was not sympathetic. She explained that the first appointment she could book for me was Saturday May 7, 2016.

    I told her that my family and I have assignments due and this was unacceptable and "may I speak with a supervisor?" She then told me that there were no supervisors available and that they would tell me the same thing she just told me. I then asked to speak to a manager and was told that neither the supervisors or the managers were available to speak with me. I asked when they would be available and she could not provide me with that information. I asked to have a supervisor call me at their earliest convenience and I still have yet to hear from someone.

    I got home from school about 3 pm on 5/2/16 and the internet was still not loading several different web pages, including my school web page which I need desperately to send in my school assignments. I got on the phone and once again was on the phone with a service representative/technician "troubleshooting" my modem. This consisted of unplugging the unit, waiting 15 seconds and re-plugging it into the wall. This did not fix any issue I was having. I did this several times to appease the representative/technician, to no avail.

    I once again explained to the new representative that my family and I desperately need to be connected to the internet. I asked to speak to a supervisor, and this time I was connected to a supervisor. Unfortunately, she did nothing to resolve the issue. They still cannot get someone out here to see what the issue is or fix it. I am under a contract with them and I am paying for a service I am not receiving. I do not know where Verizon went or what the deal is and why Frontier took over, but it was the worst decision ever for us. If I could find a different internet provider to set up service tomorrow I would be cancelling with Frontier right now. This is horrible service and apparently I am not the only one in my apartment complex to be having issues with Frontier. Someone has literally named their Wifi connection "FrontierSucks**FixYourDNS". Apparently they have made quite the impression around here.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    After hearing all the horror stories regarding the transfer of Verizon FIOS service to Frontier Communications, I've found out for myself that it's all true. As I'm typing this review I am currently on hold going on an hour and a half with their second customer service representative after getting inadvertently transferred from the first. I called them after receiving a bill for a full month of service of $221.00. I explained that since I have only received about half of the services that I am paying for, that I will only be paying them for half of this bill. They offered me a credit on next month's bill of $85.00, but I told them that I will not pay them for a service I have not received.

    I am now speaking to the third customer service rep and she is now only offering a $25.00 credit. (Wrong answer) Now she is checking the computer to see what services I have been without... lol. Now she is telling me that they can't offer me any credit because the video on demand and remote DVR features are extra features that are offered, but that I am not actually paying for those... I am now inquiring as to where I need to take all of this high tech equipment and dump it!! I am done! I would rather live on the Frontier with the risk of rattlesnakes and cholera than have to do business with them!! What a joke of a company...

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    I had been a customer with Verizon Fios for nearly a year when they sold out to Frontier. Now that they are Frontier, my Internet is slower, and some websites inexplicably do not work. I know it sounds crazy, but I'm still getting a consistent 25 MB/second. With that said, some websites simply refuse to load. It's not a firewall setting on my computer, it never happened in the Fios days, and many websites work perfectly fine. For example, I can pay off my student loans with ease, but the website through which I pay my mortgage doesn't load. I can't explain it and the morons at Frontier customer service heard my problem, put me on hold for 1 hour to fix it, and when they came back on the line, they had no solution. These people are incompetent criminals and Verizon Fios deserves a lawsuit. This is the most unethical business sale/acquisition that I have ever had the misfortune of being stuck with.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    Ever since Frontier took over from Verizon it has been a horrible experience. We received a bill that was more than double what we normally pay. Our monthly payment went from $140 to $290 overnight! When I called them it took over 30 minutes to reach someone and then she couldn't explain the reason of the jump. I ask to speak to a supervisor and I was on hold for another 30 minutes until I hung up. Frontier can't explain why this is the case, but they want me to call back in 2 weeks. I sent out 2 emails to the company addressing my issue with the bill and still haven't heard anything back. Today, I canceled my service and still no one can explain why my bill jumped up so high.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2016

    Called the customer service few times and it was routed to their call centers overseas. I wanted to cancel a certain service before it gets charged. They said they cannot pull up my Verizon account and they are waiting for the data to be transferred from Verizon. Called several times and alerted that I still don't have my bill from Frontier. The wait on line is forever. Hung up every time. Called again. Last call got me someone in Texas and he said I should see a bill. It came today but it had services I kept asking to be cancelled and what looks like a late fee is showing on this bill. Another call I am on hold for now for 31.3 minutes. Verizon threw us under the bus to a company that does not give a hoot. Frontier, shame on you both.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    Frontier "accidentally" canceled all of my company's services today. (I don't owe them any money.) I've spent over 5 hours on the phone with them today and they say they don't know how to turn the services back on. But "we're sorry for any inconvenience". Two phone lines, Internet and television. All shut off. The worst part is how rude their customer service is. And please learn from me... Don't ask for a supervisor! I've done that 3 times today and been hung up on each time. One even told me "we're not allowed to do that". We are a pediatric practice. We have no phones or Internet simply because Frontier doesn't know how to fix the problem they created.

    We were on Verizon for years with no issues. Then Frontier takes over and everything is screwed up. Do NOT do business with Frontier Communications if you have other options. We don't have other options and Frontier could easily put us out of business. I don't know what to do. While typing this, I'm closing in on the 6 hour mark on the phone with them. Just waiting to be hung up on again...

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    I can't tell you how much I wish Frontier never took over FIOS service from Verizon. It's been going on two days now. Frontier disabled our Quantum Fios during the transition, where you can record 6 shows at one time. No one seems to be able to help. I keep getting bounced back and forth between customer support, and tech support. Even as I'm writing this review, I am in chat with customer support. They said I need to go to tech support, which I was JUST AT... and was told I needed to go to customer support. Back in a queue of 100+ people waiting for "support." No one knows what they're doing. I'm actually considering going to Time Warner Cable. Verizon was wonderful. No problems with service for years. And now Frontier takes over, and it all goes downhill. Shame.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    I've concluded that Frontier Communications must shut their doors and Verizon needs to be accountable as well. I was a new customer to Verizon DSL and was transferred to Frontier. We had received our DSL modem and was waiting for the service to be activated. A technician never arrived after we waited an entire day from 8am-5pm. We had to contact them to ask them what happened. They told us it has been activated. When we tested everything they finally realized they went to the wrong address - a unit one above us. I don't even know if they were just making it up as they were going.

    The customer support person sounded inexperienced and was not very helpful. I asked to be connected to a supervisor and she told me that I needed to call customer support because they were a different department, but that customer support was closed. So, I called customer support the next day and once again after spending about an hour on the phone and waiting on hold for much of the time, the rep still couldn't give me a straight answer. This whole thing just sounds like a scam. When I said I wanted to cancel and return the DSL modem, they said I needed to contact another department for that. What kind of crackerjack business are they running at Frontier? I seriously don't know how they are going to survive with the amount of complaints they are receiving. We are returning everything and going to with Time Warner Cable.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    We too are victims of the recent buyout of Verizon. So this is what we all get for years of being Verizon customers. Our Internet is down and our landline was down all day yesterday. Their customer service people are clueless and couldn't comprehend what I meant by telling them I had a wireless adapter. The calls kept dropping and they lie. They insist they are in Texas but I don't believe it. We have all been scammed by Verizon. I am cancelling my account with them but after reading some of these complaints it looks like we have a battle on our hands. Next call is to the FCC.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    Their landline is not working. Caller receives "number not taking calls". NO HELP FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE. I am transferred, held on hold up to 90 minutes, even the CHAT line holds me then disconnects. My mother is elderly and my daily calls cannot be made. This is a disaster. They need to be put out of business immediately. I have switched companies, refused their demand for a $300 cancellation fee, but this does not help with land calls. This is urgent and I cannot get any help.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    All I have heard or seen is problems, problems and more problems. Verizon was great. I got out when I received my first bill. It was double and I had paid every month... got with Bright House... oh happy day!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    4/12 No internet or phone service, 3 1/2 hrs on cellphone with customer service. Each time I was put on hold I was put back into the line waiting for the next available operator. After the 6th operator I finally got one to listen to me. The internet was restored a week later but no phone, the service person did not come out.

    4/19, 4/20, 4/27, 4/29, 5/2 all phone calls with at least a 20 minute wait. On 4/27 I hung up after waiting 35 minutes. Have been told once it was a programming problem and would be resolved in the office, then told that a serviceperson would be out. (No show no call.) On hold again today then disconnected so I have to go thru it again. I still have no home phone, have been billed $20.00 more than my contract called for, and was told that there would be an adjustment for the lack of phone service but she was unable to tell me what adjustment would be made. Extremely poor service.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    Cancelled service with Verizon Fios on 4/5/16. I paid all the early termination fees and prorated bill amounts. Frontier sends a bill of 84.56 saying it is "a prorated bill" of charges for a partial month form 4/7/16 - 4/12/16. How can you charge me for a bill or partial bill AFTER my service was disconnected???

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    Frontier crossed over from Verizon on April 1st. Since then we had to go 1 week without cable and without a dial tone for 3 days. I contacted them as was told I was going to be granted a $31 credit for the outage and then called back there was no record of this. I was told that these have to be approved by a supervisor and that after approval it takes time to reflect on your bill. I was also told that we could discontinue our account by a service representative previously and now they are telling me we can't just terminate it free of charge and we will be subject to whatever termination fees Verizon would have. This service and transition has been a downright disaster – customer service is really dead.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    My bills have been nearly triple what I was quoted when I signed up. I was told there would be no charge for internet if I signed up for phone line, and that the phone lines would be 29.98 for the first (including internet) and roughly $28.00 for each additional line. I signed up for 2 business lines and the supposedly free internet, expecting my bill would land in the 60-65/month range. First, they were terrible about coming to get me hooked up. Days after we were open I was still calling to get someone to get us going, and spent hours on hold and going in endless circles with their reps. (No fault to the reps – it is their ridiculous policies that put the reps in bad places.) The guy who finally came was wonderful, and when we called for tech help later and were stuck in endless circles again, I finally called him directly and he had us fixed in no time.

    I called multiple times about my bill being too high, and after four months of battles, finally asked to drop one line and the internet. They said I had a year contract and could not get out of any part of it without paying $1271.14, and that the contract would auto renew a month before it was up, so I should wait until Thanksgiving then cancel whatever portion I want canceled for the next year. I do not remember being told anything about such a contract when I originally signed up. I’m still fighting with them. I don't mind paying a fair bill, but hate the lies and hidden charges.

    If my bill was going to run $130-140 / month they should have said that from the beginning. Unavoidable taxes and fees, that they blame the government for, accrued to the tune of $50.00-60.00/month, most of which actually goes to them. Makes me angry as a hornet. She also told me they had no record of my previous calls and complaints, that they always record those and had no record that I had called. When I started giving names, she changed the subject. Avoid dealing with this company if you can.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    On April 29, 2016 Verizon debited my credit card for 73.12 for the month of April. They always bill one month in advance. At the time I was surprised as Frontier was scheduled to take over on April 1, 2016. The notice I got from Verizon said that I was past due for my March 25, 2016 due date. Normally they just automatically debited my credit card but for some reason this was not done and a notice was emailed to me. I kept the email. I received a bill from Frontier with a billing date of 4/1/16 in the amount of 72.49 for the month of April. I called and talked with a gentleman who was new and told me to use chat.

    Ok I used chat and tried to explain that I had already paid April to Verizon. I have talked to 4 people now and they still will not give me credit for the payment I made to Verizon. Verizon will not talk to us people they sold off and Frontier thinks I should just pay again. They will not even try to check this out. The last person I spoke with Andrew tried to talk with his supervisor but she would not even bother to answer him. I ask him for a number to talk to someone of authority and he gave me a number of 866-600-1690. Get recording says they are closed. I've had it. I will not give Frontier one penny.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    I was with Verizon for many years. I moved in January and discontinued my services as the area I was moving to did not have Verizon. In February I received my final bill which showed a credit of $128.08. The beginning of March I started calling to have the refund mailed to me. Then I was advised by Verizon I had to contact Frontier for my refund. Well 100 calls later I still do not have a refund. Verizon and Frontier just point at each other claiming the other owed me a refund. What can I do.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    I was recently FORCED to have my former Verizon Fios transition to Frontier Communications. This has been the absolute WORST scenario that could happen. I have called multiple times to complain about speeds of 15/10 when I am paying for 75/75. I have called about services that I am paying for but unable to access. Each time I call, I am placed on hold for at minimum 25 - 45 minutes before speaking to a human, they tell me they have to transfer me to another department only to be placed on an infinite hold again with no resolution. I actually had a rep tell me that I would have to talk to customer service instead of technical support, which he was part of.

    When I called back and connected to customer service the SAME guy answered the line and had the audacity to tell me that I needed to speak with technical support. It was the SAME person!!! I called him out and he tried to deny it at first. Still no resolution to the following problems: unable to access programming that I am paying for, internet speeds of 15/10 when I pay for 75/75 and they are threatening to charge me an early termination fee because I am under contract with them.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    I have had the worst experience with Frontier Communications. The bottom line is don't waste your time with this company unless you like bad customer service and not having cable but still having to pay for it.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    I am dumbfounded that a company like Verizon would sell their business to someone as HORRIBLE as Frontier Communications. I LOVED Verizon Fios. The wireless was lightening fast. The TV service was a little overpriced, but not too bad... it was worth it for what we got in terms of product and availability. Since Frontier has taken over we have lost a lot of On Demand options, the internet is SLOWER THAN MOLASSES, and the DVR boxes are all screwy. We often get very pixilated viewing and recordings. And to top it all off... my bill went up almost $30!! Thank god I am not in a contract and am moving end of month. I will NOT be using them ever again. They are absolutely HORRIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM FRONTIER at all costs!!! Sooo disappointed in Verizon. SOOO.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    I too am a VICTIM of the HORRIBLE transition from Verizon to Frontier for FIOS Internet and Phone services!! Ever since the sellout by VZ, my two phone lines are now cross connected. My home line rings to the business phone and business to my home line, and no one at Frontier cares as I've had my ticket open for over a month! I have called and escalated and have been told countless times by supposed managers that it is being worked on - not even good lip service at this point! I'm BEYOND frustrated! I never thought I'd seriously consider Time Warner, but they are looking better every day! If this isn't fixed by next week I'm done! WE NEED MORE AND BETTER SERVICE CHOICES!!!

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    Frontier recently took over the Verizon services in my area. From day one, my internet speed dropped (and it was only 6mbps to begin with). When calling customer service, the answer I got was "Please wait until the changeover is complete, and things will speed back up". So I waited a couple days, and nothing improved. When I called a second time (4 days later), I was calling for 2 reasons. First to find out what's going on with the switch over, and second to find out about upgrading service to a faster connection. After waiting on hold for 15 min, the woman came on the phone, and said "Thank you for calling Frontier. My computer is updating so I am not able to pull up any account information, but can I answer any basic questions today?" Since I was calling about upgrading service, she was unable to look up if there was faster service available in my area.

    I then went to a live web chat, and after 30 min, they finally found my account, and were able to tell me that 6mbps was the fastest connection they had in my area. I called again a couple days later, and again, it took over 30 minutes just to find my account. At this point I had had enough. I cancelled my service with them and switched to a much faster connection with a different company. Sorry Frontier, but you bit off more than you can chew with taking on the California Verizon customers, and your planning for all of this was a complete failure.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    If you were a Verizon client please check your bill. They are overcharging your bill and they can not explained how or why, instead they try to confuse you with the list of discounts in your bill. Also since the transition is happening I am not able to access to any of the movies I purchased on my library. The internet is very slow or gets disconnected every two minutes. If you try to contact customer service, be ready to call several times since they will hang up on you or they will keep transferring you from one person to another. Finally when you get a supervisor on the line you already spend two hours of your day. None of the issues are resolve and they are asking for us to be patient. In the meantime no internet or movies but keep paying for the services.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    Poor customer service. Tried to discontinue a certain program. Their response "Just wait till next month, will have better packages." They didn't disconnect me. They're also trying to say I am in contract with them for a year because they bought out Verizon FiOS. I have been out of contract with Verizon for over 3 yrs. My friend who was also out of contract was told the same thing. They will not allow me to pick my own pin. They don't solve any problems. It's just run around or they say things but never solve nothing.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    First I was not aware of the Verizon switching to Frontier in my area. I've been patient but annoyed with the transition, I understand things may happen during the transition period that only time can fix. I've contacted Frontier several times about service problems and billing but they have not been able to locate my account in their system. I was ensured that the charges will be waived. I've contacted Verizon and was told they can no longer see any information on my account. Today I received a bill for 2 months worth of charges and have been trying to call Frontier but the calls keep getting disconnected. After the second "disconnect" I asked if they can call me back because we seem to keep getting disconnected. Needless to say that didn't happen and the call was again disconnected without being able to discuss or even resolve the issues.

    At this point I rather just move on to another company but I'm apparently stuck until I can speak to someone about these charges. Something needs to be done about this, I've read complaint after complaint about similar experiences. I'm disappointed in Verizon because I've been a loyal customer for years and expected more from them. I've been waiting now for 43 minutes to speak to someone, who will barely speak English and cannot understand what I'm saying, for the 5th time in 2 hours. I wish Frontier good luck when they finally get it together but I will never again be a customer.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    We were recently forced to transition from Verizon (they were great!) to Frontier Communications. I had scheduled service last weekend, and they no-showed without a courtesy call. I rescheduled this weekend, and they no-showed AGAIN (and, again, without a courtesy call). I've been forced to call them - 10 times over the last week (which is no easy task), and of course had to plan our days around the scheduled service. The service is absolutely horrendous. DirecTV here we come!!

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    I created an account on the Frontier site today. It did me no good at all. Could not get through to live chat and everything else is closed for the day. I lost all my saved programs when the switch took place. I am unable to find the search function to create future recordings. There is no automated home service as there was on Verizon to resolve my problems. I have more buffering time when streaming than before. There are frequent blips (interruptions) of a second or more during broadcast and recorded programs. I would like to know who, if anyone, is providing better service than Frontier.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    I am one of the customers that is in the middle of the Verizon/Frontier Communication changeover. When I renewed last year with Verizon they offered 1 year free HBO as a promotion. I was notified on my last Verizon bill that the promotion was expiring, so I called to cancel and got Frontier. The person I spoke with after being on hold on and off for over an hour said it was cancelled and gave me a verification number. I just received my bill - there was an charge for HBO. I called once again and was on hold off and on for over an hour to only be told that if I cancelled HBO I would be billed an $80.00 cancellation fee.

    Unbelievable, the free HBO was a promotion. I wasn't even allowed to speak with a supervisor. Not only do I now have to pay for HBO that I don't watch, my service keeps cutting out and rebooting. My DVR has less room than it did originally and when I spoke with them about this they said it was because they were still in the middle of the changeover. The internet is also very slow, and goes out for hours. I never thought I would miss Verizon so much!

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    Since April 1 our On Demand has not functioned. I have reported it several times. Frontier doesn't care. Their stock response is "We are aware of it and working on it." Well, it has been 30 days and nothing is resolved yet I am expected to pay their bill. Looking to go to another provider. Shame on Verizon for dumping their customers on a provider that cannot deliver the service. Shame on Frontier for not being prepared to deliver the service.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    Called and talked to Frontier 7 time now and even used live chat and all they give you is "We are looking into your problem." I have decided to dump them and use another provider and have talked to a lawyer about suing them cause they aren't worth a penny.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    Like so many others on this board, I am a victim of the sale from Verizon to Frontier. We've experienced periods/days without internet or phone service, and continue to have issues with our set-top boxes - pixelating stations, constant reboots, and at one point the boxes not turning on for more than a day. Customer service wait times are sometimes close to 45 minutes with no resolve. Once you miraculously get someone from customer service on the phone, they basically put you on hold only to tell you they can't help and they will have to send a tech to your house to figure it out. Twice now that has happened and we've never once seen a tech or received a call to let us know the status. If I wasn't paying a premium price for all these services, I would accept the notion that you get what you pay for... However, I pay way too much money to accept this. I'll be changing providers this week.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    Recently, my internet connection is disconnecting frequently. So I called Frontier Communications who is new service provider. I called Frontier to report the problem. I called them several times on friday. We collectively did some debugging however, they were not able to resolve the issue. They told me the best they could do is May 5th 2016. I explained them that I work from home then one of the supervisor told me that they will try to dispatch someone over the weekend. Just to found out later it was a lie because I called them on Saturday to find out of if they are sending someone. And one of the managerial personnel told me they do not dispatch anyone in weekends. I ask them about the alternative, NO ANSWERS. I ask them how will I work from Monday through thursday, NO ANSWERS.

    They lie you and their service is horrible. I ask them that I want to discontinue with the service and they transferred me to termination center and call got disconnected. I am still waiting for the call. Additionally, my home phone number is dead too. I have not seen such an inept and clueless management in my life. Even the quality of audio on their customer support calls is so awful.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    Verizon Fios shall dearly be missed. Frontier Communications provider has since been forced upon us. Frontier Customer Support, although based within Connecticut, lacks professionalism as the company has outsourced many crucial positions. Calls placed to their posted number 1.800.921.8101 shall be routed to the Philippines. Refrain from calling this number as the representatives contain zero knowledge of the services in that they (are required to) provide. They rather direct the call to a number in that results within either long wait times, disconnects, or merely recorded message: "The department you have reached is now closed." Within the workforce, thoughts were normal business hours equated to 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. This department is closed within the hour of 11:05 a.m. Friday??? Really?

    Calls placed to the U.S. shall be most forthcoming, during the week. However, the automated service offers zero option to select for FIOS-related issues during weekend hours, as opposed to their website advertising, offering, promise of 24/7 customer service. According to Frontier Communications website proclaims to have FIOS optimum quality expertise. NOT. We now experience crackly static sounds when dialing out. Accessing Tele FIOS Menu Settings search shall now be greeted with freeze frame or, unresponsive to our command. Defragmented within program content (Time Horror Warner) deja vu. Frontier Communications Corp., you have failed with serving your customer base within California. Be gone. Return to us, our Verizon Fios. Many thanks.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    Recently, my internet connection speed went down to 2 Mbps which should have been 75 Mbps. Then I figured Verizon sold FiOS in my area to Frontier Communication. I called Frontier to report the problem. They did something and fixed the internet speed issue. Great! I am a happy customer. A few hours later I discovered my phone line is dead. I called them again. They did a lot of debugging. They scheduled a repair at my home 10 days out. On the day of repair, I took off from work and stayed at home. But no one showed up. I called Frontier - now they say the problem is not at my house but elsewhere - so they are working on it. Why did not they call me and let me know about it?

    5 more days and 5 more calls later, I am still without the phone connection. They do not even have an ETA. I have not seen such an inept and clueless management in my life. Even the quality of audio on their customer support calls is so awful - proof that Frontier is trying to nickel and dime on everything from cheap 3rd rate phone lines to grossly understaffed technical support. At this rate, I think (and wish) they go out of business very soon.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    I have had Verizon FIOS service for several years. Absolutely the best cable service I have ever had. What a shock to go from Verizon to these MORONS at Frontier. I paid my first Frontier bill just a few days ago. Unfortunately, today my set top box quit working. I called Frontier customer service--got a very nice lady in the Philippines. She tried to send me a new box, but evidently when my account transferred from Verizon, it somehow got set up wrong in Frontier's system, and the system won't allow them to ship me a new box.

    She transferred me to another department that was supposed to be able to fix it, but this department listed to me describe the problem again, and said I needed a different department, so I was transferred again, and at this third department, I got someone whose English was horrible, and after I described the problem for a third time, the call was disconnected. This was after 45 minutes of being on the phone trying to get this fixed.

    I then tried Frontier's online chat and got a nice gentleman in Houston who said he would ship me a replacement box, but then he said their system would not allow it because evidently my account was "set up wrong on the back end", so therefore, I have to have a tech come and exchange the box in person. Now, I had nothing to do with setting up my account--it was transferred from Verizon, and the rep has no idea what has to be changed to allow shipment of a new box, so I say give me a time for the tech to deliver the box. He says the first available time for a tech is 6 days from now.

    SIX DAYS? GRRR. I'm not happy, but what can I do? They don't have any local service centers where I could just drive and exchange the box. So I say give me the time for 6 days from now. He says it will be between 9 and 5, but to keep checking before then as it is not set in stone and might be canceled. So, this just gets more and more ridiculous. My appointment is only "maybe" an appointment, and an 8 hour window is ridiculous--I can't take the entire day off to wait for a tech who may or may not show up.

    So, I ask for a narrower window. They cannot give one. Sometime between 9 and 5 is the best they can do. I say okay, I will give you the name and number of a neighbor who will be home and can let the tech into my place to swap out the boxes--the tech just needs to call him before he gets here. He says they cannot do this--the tech will just knock on the door. I will be switching to a new company as soon as possible. I am appalled at the ridiculous way this company is run.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    We have been down for 3 days now, no internet, no phone (IP Phones), and every time we take to support, they tell us the last person was wrong. It appears from all of the communications that Frontier did not handle static IP FIOS customers correctly by setting up correct profiles. We have been told for days that the issue has been escalated, only to find out on our next call that it was never escalated. Their staff seems to be overwhelmed to the point that they no longer care about the customer issues or are just so burned out that they lost any capability to emphasize with the problems caused. Everyone time I talk to support, they tell me that the previous person told me the wrong information. It is insane that we have been down for 3 days with no resolution in sight, and no caring on the part of Frontier and their support staff as they recite robot.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    So far, the only issue I've had with Frontier is that Caller ID doesn't work. Billing, TV, and Internet have worked since April 1. They still haven't fixed it, but at least I didn't wait on hold to talk to someone.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    As with many I have had phone issues since the change to Frontier from Verizon. Phones went dead two weeks ago and have had nothing but problems since then getting them restored. Made the mistake of opening a service tag with Frontier and when I switched to Time Warner it has been a nightmare trying to port over the phone service. My advice is if you have problems and want to change carriers. DO NOT OPEN A SERVICE TICKET with Frontier. Just make the change as you stand and let your new carrier port over the phone numbers.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    With the switch from Verizon to Frontier Communication on April 1, my FIOS internet, cable, and phone service has been unreliable. I could not link my old Verizon account to my new Frontier account until April 10. I paid my Verizon bill early and after calling Frontier's customer service, I was told to call back after April 12 if I still couldn't link my account. My internet speed was about half what it should be and I had lost all the TV shows and all but three of the movies I had bought on demand.

    So I was limping along with limited cable and internet service until April 20th. When I got home from work, I discovered that I had no phone, cable, and internet service. The only thing I have is my cell phone. I've called and emailed Frontier's technical support and customer service over and over. No technician has contacted me. The email responses tell me that I have an open ticket.

    Meanwhile, Frontier has sent me another bill for services. I've already paid almost $300 for services that haven't been delivered. Now, I'm being charged for more services. Not once has anyone offered me a credit for the loss of 10 days of service. Since I'm not under contract with Frontier, I switched to Time Warner Cable. My TWC services will be installed today.

    Now I'm trying to return Frontier's equipment and close my account. Frontier's customer service has told me conflicting information on their equipment return procedures. One customer service rep told me I had to schedule a technician to come to my home and remove their equipment. Then, another customer service rep lectured me on not tying up their technicians and to return their equipment to one of their offices. The address I was given was not accurate. After loading up the routers, cable boxes, and remotes, I drove to the address I was given to find an empty storefront. Finally, I received an email telling me that there probably wasn't a Frontier office open yet in my area.

    The email told me that customer service would send me shipping labels, so I could return the equipment by UPS or mail. I'm still trying to close my account and return their equipment. I don't think it's fair to charge me hundreds of dollars when I have had zero service and have switched communication companies. I have been a Verizon customer since 2002, and a Verizon FIOS customer since 2010. Since I need the internet for my job, I had to switch companies.

    The internet needs to be regarded as a public utility just like water, electricity, gas, and phone service. As consumers, we need governmental protections and oversight for the internet. It's become an essential service, and it's been crippling to be without it for almost two weeks. Without my smartphone, I wouldn't have been able to pay my rent and bills, or function in my job at all.

    As a side note -- Verizon customer service was terrific. If former Verizon customer service reps are working for Frontier now, then, I blame Frontier's management for their inept handling of this transfer. I strongly suspect that the upper level management tried to complete this switch as cheaply as possible and grossly understaffed their offices in California, Texas, and Florida. The news reports that less than 1% of Texas customers have been affected, but everyone I know who had FIOS had had problems with their Frontier services. All I want is to be free of Frontier Communications, and never -- ever have to deal with this company again.

    Updated on 06/23/2016: This is my second review for Frontier Communication. My first review was posted on 4/30. Update: I have had NO internet, cable, and phone service since April 20th. Finally, I switched to TWC. I am so grateful I had a choice. I do not have contract with Verizon or Frontier FIOS. After 14 phone calls to Frontier's customer service and sales department, I finally got them to close my account on June 11. Each time I called I had to re-account my story. At the end of each call I am assured that they have corrected the problem and have deducted the charges from my account. Then I receive a new bill. Each time the bill has been wrong. For this month's bill, they deducted only $111 from almost $600 bill. I paid my April bill on March 25 to Verizon. That amount has FINALLY been deducted from my May bill. I was told I was going to receive a refund for the amount I paid on my April bill. I have only received $111 refund. They are still charging me almost $500.

    This COMPANY OWES me a REFUND. FRONTIER KEEPS BILLING ME FOR SERVICES I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED. I keep telling customer service that I am afraid they will turn me over to a collections agency. I have been trying to close this account since April 30. Dealing with the incompetence and lies of their customer service department is starting to stress me out so much I feel sick.

    All I want is to be free of this company. I never selected Frontier FIOS as my internet/cable provider. To charge someone for services they have never received is fraud. For the first time in my life, I am refusing to pay a bill. I would use this $500 to retain a lawyer. I feel like they are trying to bully me into paying this bill so I will not be turned over to a collections agency and have my credit ruined. Today (6/22), I told the customer service person that I was contacting the Texas BBB, Texas Utilities Commission (regarding phone service), Texas Attorney General's office, and my lawyer. Frontier is being investigated in California. They need to be investigated in Texas. Avoid this company. They are toxic.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    Very poor customer service and very inaccurate billing system, extremely long hold times. Constant switching of agents, inability to answer questions about the service, prolong time to address complaints about lack of internet connection and poor phone service. Charges on the bill which were unfounded.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    Ever since Frontier took over Verizon FIOS all I have had is problems. I have been trying for three weeks to fix the problems. The first time I called I was told the problem would be fixed in three days. The next time I called, which was two week later, I had a lady who took down my number, just in case we were disconnected, who said she would help resolve my problem of not being able to access my on demand movies that I had purchased. She told me not to hang up and then hung up on me. She never called back. Today, I called back to complain that I still cannot access my movies and that I am being charged for HBO when I had told them two months ago to cancel my HBO. I SPENT THE NEXT THREE HOURS on the phone. The first 90 minutes was spent disconnecting and reconnecting my boxes to see if that would resolve the problem.

    The lady helping kept asking for numbers I had already given her and repeating the same thing over and over. Finally she told me should could not help me and would schedule someone to come to the house. I asked her about the movies I had purchased and asked since I purchased them could I download them or if I cancel my FIOS will I lose them. She could not answer the question. She told me she would have to transfer me to customer service and they can help me with my HBO cancellation and tell me if I could download my purchase.

    After 40 minutes on hold a man came onto the phone. I explained what the problem was and he said he would transfer me back to technical support who would help me. I was then put on terminal hold. After an additional 30 minutes no one came back on the line. The last man took my number down and said he needed it in case we were disconnected. He or anyone else never called me back. The customer services FRONTIER is providing is the worst I have ever seen. I never post anything but this is how bad it was. I am LEAVING this service and finding another service that hopefully will treat me better. I have been with Verizon for the past 18 years and this is how they treat a long lasting customer.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    I NEVER write complaints but I have just had it with these companies that use answering services in India with people that you CANNOT UNDERSTAND! My DISH account was bundled with Frontier. I cancelled DISH. I was on the phone for 2 1/2 hours two days ago trying to explain that I had cancelled DISH and should not have an 'upgrade' fee of $49.99. I didn't upgrade, I cancelled. After being told to call DISH, DISH telling me to call Frontier... back and forth, I finally got someone who credited my account plus another charge that was not supposed to be on the bill. I then paid the bill in full. I checked my account today and they have given me a new bill with $23 due!

    I called back and went through the whole mess again with no one who I could understand. And this time there was a cat crying in the background!!! The corker was each time I called DISH I got what sounded like the same woman from India that I talked to from Frontier. WHY do we have to go through this each time we need help with billing, talking to people who we can't understand and they can't understand us!

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    DO not think you are getting a good deal. Customer service call waits are 45-55 minutes then you get transferred and have to wait again. You talk to a different rep every time and no one knows what the other is saying. It took 3 calls to get the service set up then they called my house ** phone when the address was at my lake house. I gave them cell numbers and they knew I would not be at my home because I was waiting for service up north. After 55 minutes on hold they told me I had the wrong dept. DONE. Will find another provider.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    Back when I Verizon Fios was a thing, I tried offsetting the increasing monthly rate by lowering my service plan. When that wasn't enough I had to return 1 of 3 receivers boxes. The last 4 months have shown charges for 3 receivers on my bill. Verizon acknowledged the mistake and had to credit the amount of 1 box each of the first 3 months. They also assured me that the following bill would have the correct billing information. 4th month in and Frontier is now the service provider trying to charge me for a 3rd box I haven't had since the middle of January. Last month a Frontier representative had to adjust my bill to the right amount after once again promising to have this issue resolved. NOPE!

    Today I spent over an hour trying to explain to a representative then a supervisor why my bill was inaccurate. The Frontier supervisor recommended for me to pay the total and they would give me credit on the next statement... I DON'T THINK SO... Who would pay for a service they aren't receiving and expect to get reimbursed? They can't even remove the charge a single receiver box from a bill! I'm done with this company...

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    The worst company I have ever had dealings with for internet, phone, etc. Over the past 48 hours I have spent about 5 hours on the phone with them. First I talked to them about the bill they sent me which more than doubled what Verizon was charging me. Then coincidentally my Internet went out the next day. I talked to several people and nobody could come up for a fix to my problem. It seems that there is little communication between employees in this company and very few can really help you with your problems. I have now switched carriers for my internet and am thinking of dumping Verizon for my cell phones.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    I am one of the millions totally dissatisfied and disgusted with this change from Verizon to Frontier. What a joke. Internet speed slower and not what I am paying for. Fios TV reception consistently pixelates on different channels and at different times of the day or night. Now, some of the phone app logins for wireless do not recognize Frontier. This morning while watching ESPN, it suddenly quit and said I had to log back in with provider login. Problem is the app does not open up for login with Frontier. All other major providers will open for a login but not Frontier. The same thing happens with CNN on the phone. They don't even list Frontier. Not worth calling them because you can't understand them and any emails you get from them are just scripted responses saying they are working on it. Without a doubt one of the worst companies I have ever done business with.

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    This "company" is the worst. How are your customers expected to pay their bills for services we are not receiving? None of us signed on to do any business with Frontier. We signed on for Verizon because we trusted that company to provide services. Ever since the switch I, like many others, have had nothing but problems. Now my bill is due next week and I've been without the services I signed up for for days. I will not pay my bill and I encourage the rest of you to boycott paying your bills as well. Show this nonsense company that we will NOT be bullied into paying for things we are not receiving.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    Was having billing trouble related issues since Frontier took over from Verizon. Service thus far has been very subpar at best. I called to get help and waited on hold for 17 minutes, which seemed long, but since it was the first time calling wasn't sure if out of the ordinary. Once Shawn, customer service rep, answered he asked my name and the telephone number I was calling about. Then out of the blue, after giving him my number he said his tool was not working, and that I should call back when a ** woman or a ** boy could help me, then hung up. Guess Frontier is in the reverse discrimination business, not communications!! How we miss Verizon so much. We are looking for another service provider in the Davenport area today. I called on 04/28/2016. Thanks Frontier for the insults and not helping me with our issue.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    In late February, I went shopping for a provider for TV and Internet services. I checked several companies and provided each with my requirements. I told them I wanted to know about special offers, but would be making my decision based on costs after special deals expired. After calling four companies, the best deal appeared to be from Frontier. I called them again to set up the installation and reviewed the requirements. The second time -- from a different agent, the cost was $2.98 more than the original quote, but still the best deal. I set up an installation appointment for four weeks later, their first availability.

    About a week after installation, my first bill arrived. The monthly charge on the bill was over $40 higher than what had been quoted over the phone. And we had discovered that the premium channels we had asked to be included were not part of the package. The installation charges were also over $100 more than I had been quoted. The higher rate was far more than one of the other providers that I would have selected that Frontier been upfront with their true costs.

    I called Customer Service and was fairly quickly escalated to a supervisor. He listened to my story and then told me that up until January, when a customer had been misquoted, they would honor the rate quoted. That policy is no longer in effect. He offered to credit me for the difference in the amount for one month + the difference in the installation fee but explained I was obligated to the higher rate for 23 months. I insisted that he listen to the original call. He said he would, but it would take a week to get it from archives. He gave me his direct extension and said to call back in a week.

    I called back one week later and he confirmed that he had received a transcript of the call. He said it confirmed all the facts as I had described them: the monthly rate; including all channels; $170 install; $200 gift card; no contract. He then read a note from the agent’s supervisor saying that Josh had been coached on how to accurately quote packages in the future.

    With that, he said that despite confirming my story, that Frontier could not honor what I had been quoted. Further, he said I was signed up for a 24-month contract. He said that he would be able to adjust my rate for two months; adjust install charges down to 170; and release me from the contract (e.g. waive the $350 early termination charges). I agreed that this would be satisfactory but requested that he email me a copy of the transcript and the rates he had agreed to waive and/or charge. He agreed to and said he would email me within the next 10 minutes.

    By that evening, no email had been received. I checked my online account statement and it did not show any adjustments to charges. Since then, I've called back 14 times. I've left six voice mails on the supervisor's direct line. Twice, I've called and spoken to other supervisors -- each of which told me that only the original supervisor could help, but they would email and request he contact me. I don't know how a company can quote one rate; charge something different and then feel they have no obligation to uphold what their employees or agents have represented. I'm planning to cancel my services and take them to court if they attempt to collect the early termination charges.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    I have to say this is the most laughable ISP I have ever had. Three months ago we had an outage, we had a tech come out and fix the issue. The tech plugged our internet into the wrong house. We had to call them back after two days of no internet and had to wait another week for a tech to come out here and fix it. Frontier then added an $85 service charge to our account. They said they would take care of it for two months then BAM it is still there three months later. We finally call them today. They claim that it was denied from getting removed from our account. They said they couldn't do anything. We then get transferred to someone in cancellation. We are on hold for 1 hour before we talk to someone. At this point we have paid the bill in full. They then when he decided to cancel service are like "OH LOLOLOL. Let us fix this". So yeah, they are **, they won't fix anything unless you threaten to disconnect service.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    Hi. I am a customer with Frontier Communications (I was with Verizon, but they switched to Frontier). I have been without my landline since April 11th (I still have no dial tone on my line). I am concerned with this because I don't have great cell phone reception in my house so I keep the landline for emergency 9-1-1 calls. I have two children and it is important for their safety that we have a landline. I was also without internet from April 11th-19th.

    I contacted Frontier on April 12th. I waited on hold for over 2 hours and then I was disconnected by them. I contacted them through Facebook and they kept saying they would look into things and never did. I called several other times and was on hold for hours and then disconnected. Two other times the people I talked to said there was nothing they could do. Finally, on April 19th I got through to someone who was able to fix my internet, but they could not fix my landline. They gave me a ticket number ** and said someone would come out on April 23rd and to be home between 12-5pm. I waited all day (I was home 8am-6pm) and they never showed up. I am still without my landline and have no ability to call 9-1-1 if there were to be an emergency. I have a contract with Verizon/Frontier and if I leave them I have to pay several hundred dollars (I have not asked them the exact amount).

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    Our services switched from Verizon without our consent. We've lost most of our programming and Frontier sent us bills that were more than what we paid before. Their customer service is a nightmare! We've going through it for a month with no resolution. We can't get a straight answer from anyone and they make it so one has nowhere to turn. There should be a lawsuit.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2016

    THIS IS THE WORST COMPANY. Pushed from 1 rep to the next on hold for a total of 4 hours. Still issue not resolved. Install date is 2 WEEKS OUT. RIDICULOUS. SO UNHEARD OF... RIDICULOUS COMPANY.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    Signed up for the Verizon triple play bundle, advertised in Texas for $75 for 75mbps on March 16, 2016. They promised me discounts so the total I would pay is the $75 + equipment rental fee + tax which was around $100. I kept calling Verizon for various complaints and they kept assuring me of the discounts even though they sent no email. Finally I get the bill from Frontier in April. For one and a half months of service they charged me $240. Outrageous. After three times on the phone, waiting an average of 42 minutes just for the customer service operator to transfer me to the Fios Dept, the line kept disconnecting. The third time before we were disconnected, I was on the phone for a total of 3 hours. Got the screenshot to prove it.

    Today I finally get someone on the phone and all they can say is I signed up for Verizon fees. This is Frontier now and the fees are higher. There was NO warning from Verizon nor was there any formal letter announcing the change and changing of the rates. The customer service person flat out told me that I signed a Verizon contract and since Frontier took over, now I have to pay Frontier prices, which is higher. This is a breach of contract, is it not? Frontier should either honor the contracts that they took over from Verizon or they should offer me a no cancellation fee termination of contract.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    I called Verizon to verify why I have Frontier bill. I wasn't informed through email or letter that Verizon sold internet/TV to Frontier. It was a horrible experience talking to Verizon. They don't care anymore about you. I called Frontier several times and put on hold for almost an hour and then they ended the call. So much frustration so I want to cancel this service since I don't have any human who can talk to me. I tried to go online to "chat live" and I have the same experience with the Frontier live chat message: "Sorry, no operators are available at the moment. Please try back later." I left my name, phone numbers and as I am writing this review, no one from Frontier cares to call me. If I don't have any calls from them, then I will not pay this bill and cancel the service. My heart is pumping so rapidly because of too much frustration since yesterday.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    I got my first bill from Frontier Communication and it had a charge for $7.19 related to Frontier Secure Adjustment. I called the 800 number and waited 10 minutes to talk to someone in billing. They could not help and transferred me to sales. I waited another 10 minutes and the representative said it must be related to something Verizon bundled and Frontier charges as a separate item. I questioned this logic and he agreed to reverse the charge, but now I have to check everything. The representative also said I had to pay the total invoice including the disputed charge or I would be assessed a late charge. This doesn't make sense. So I asked to speak to a supervisor. I waited on hold for 2 hours and finally hung up. No response and terrible customer service. If you were a Verizon customer, CHECK YOU BILL FROM FRONTIER. They may charge you for items you did not request for were bundled in the past.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    The writing was on the wall when Frontier took over Verizon accounts April 1st and our FL beach Restaurant was down with no way to run credit cards on a Friday in high season. Thankfully we had DirecTV or our sports fans would have been at our throats. We have had ongoing problems at our home with losing the TV signal since April 1st.

    After placing many phone calls for tech support with long waits and being hung up on, today I started an iChat threatening to cancel our TV service. After 20 minutes, I was transferred to a chat support person who gave instructions for me to disconnect and reconnect cables. I did not respond within 5 minutes so she canceled the chat. I still have no signal and have decided to change providers of my phone, internet and TV service which I have had with Verizon in both CA and FL for over 25 years. Additionally, I will save $45 a month by changing providers. Frontier is doomed to fail with such poor customer service.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    I have been trying to log in from CNN and other TV station own app but it keeps saying I am not subscribed which is not true. I have been tossed around from Department to Department, everybody seems to be passing the buck. They have no clue of what is going on the service beyond imagination ever since they took over Texas service from Verizon. It has been awful. All I am trying do is to watch TV shows such as CNN from CNN app from my IPAD. It keep saying I am not subscribed. The employees can hardly understand what the customer is talking about. It look like they from Far East country, and cannot understand English.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    Since the transition from Verizon to Frontier, the service has been horrible. The internet may work and the phone and cable will be off or vice versa. When contacting customer service, you spend hours on the phone with a rep that ends up telling you what you already knew and by the end of the call it's just frustrating. Since I work from home, I have to be sure that the internet and phone line is always working and that just hasn't been the case consistently. There were also channels removed from my subscription as well as the mobile apps.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    Verizon service was recently changed to Frontier Communications. I had cancelled Verizon service in March 2016 for a family member who had passed away. We received no notice about the change to Frontier and this week two separate bills arrived, one for the telephone and the other for the internet. I have waited on hold for 30-40 minutes for each call. One customer service representative spoke very poor English making the call difficult and the other representative was obviously a new hire and had no idea how to help. They promised to get the credit taken care of by the June billing! Incredible - terrible customer service - there is no way I would ever use Frontier for anything!

    UPDATED ON 05/17/2016: I cancelled service the first of March with Verizon for my sister who had passed away. No problems and I received no bill for March or April. Now with the Frontier takeover, I have received bills back to March. I have called 3 times, placed on hold, spoke with employees who are difficult to understand, been transferred, put on hold again and assured that the next bill would clear the balance. Just received another past due bill and went through the whole phone nightmare again. Now payment is late, really, I cancelled! I have to now talk to the collections department because they can't cancel the account because we are late on payments! Fortunately I have AT&T and although nothing is perfect, they speak English, follow up and do what they say they will do. DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER USING FRONTIER.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    I signed up for a 2 year agreement with Verizon at $85/mo for internet and voice service. I get my first bill from Frontier for $50/mo more!!! Nearly 3 hours on the phone with customer service. They can't figure out the records and what happened. I really don't care what happened... I just want my $85 service back. I talked to six separate people (horrible voice quality and very hard to understand) and the best that they could get me to was $120/mo. I explained that their website offers 50% faster service for $75/mo. They can't give me that service. So, I'm TWC's new customer.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    After having Verizon for our landlines since 1980, we were switched to Frontier when California's Verizon subscribers were switched to Frontier this past month.

    The nightmare has begun. I received two separate bills for each of these 2 phone lines. All these 4 bills for two phone lines have different account numbers. Of all 4 bills for 2 separate lines, 2 are in my dead husband's name and 2 are in my name, all different account numbers. I called Frontier, waiting to be connected for at least twenty to thirty minutes to someone who was supposed to help me. The first person told me to pay only one bill and said my dead husband's name would be removed. The second person told me to pay one bill and a partial payment on the second, all this for only one landline number because she disconnected me when I wanted to pursue the issue with the second landline phone.

    The 3rd person went over all the same things with the first landline number but halfway through this conversation she disconnected me. All these calls took at least 20 or 30 minutes to be connected to someone who was to help me. Then the music played over and over, then I was placed on hold so the person could investigate. I spent at least 3 hours each for two days trying to resolve this. So am I forever going to receive 2 separate bills for each of my 2 landlines, one for me and one for my dead husband... That is a total of 4 bills for 2 telephone lines. I am beyond frustrated. Thank heavens my cell phone and computer are out of the grasp of Frontier. So here I am with 2 landlines, 2 different telephone numbers, receiving 4 separate bills, with 4 separate account numbers.

    By the way, my husband died 2 years ago. And why was I disconnected from 2 of these people when they promised me I would be called back if I got disconnected? Never heard a word back from them. Also these people were all Filipinos. One spoke very clearly and concisely, the other two I had to ask them to repeat many things. And my hearing is perfect. I see I am not the only one sailing this same boat. A total disgrace and disregard for the customer all with different account numbers.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    We live in a gated community. This morning my wife noticed a red truck in the area (no signage). The Frontier technician was going from house to house and was working in each of the homes on the street cable boxes. We now no longer have service, no phone, no internet and not cable. We are a former Verizon customer (last day was March 26th). Last month we moved our service from Verizon (12 years) to TWC. Their bundle price is 25% less, the speed is faster and we get to see the LA Dodgers.

    I'm not sure why a Frontier Tech would be trespassing. The technician's reckless behavior has disrupted our two phones (**) and internet, the second number is for our home based business. Please let me know what measures you have in place to ensure your technicians has appropriate signage on their trucks and uniforms. Instruct your field Tech's that they can't trespass, they are only authorized to work on Frontier customers property. Lastly, reimburse us $2,500 per day for loss of business.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2016

    I reached out to Frontier customer service shortly after my Verizon service was switched. I was talking to a customer service rep about the plan I was on. I am currently being charged $288.66 (INCREASED BY ABOUT $30) a month for the package I'm about to get from charter for $159. When I told him I was going to switch and asked what he can do in terms of pricing he hung up on me. No callback, no email... NOTHING! Unacceptable!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    For weeks we have not received the service we were promised through Verizon. Upon attempting to pay my bill, the Verizon recording directed me to a BillMatrix pay site for Frontier. The Bill Matrix site could not identify the Verizon account number. The phone site referred me to the Frontier website. After spending time to create the account, the Frontier website did not have the Verizon payment information. I then called Customer Support at Frontier and gave up after a 15-minute hold with no response.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    I have been waiting 26 days for a resolution. Frontier has terrible customer service and they will most likely not resolve my issue. I don't know how they stay in business.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    If I could give a zero rating, Frontier would get zeroes across the board. Have had them barely a month (not by choice but because Verizon dumped their landline/internet customers on Frontier) and at the moment have not had internet for 5 days. No help from tech services (out of India) and they won't let me talk to someone in the states. Doing a small business out of my home, the internet is a necessity. My neighbor is getting awfully tired of me coming over and using her computer. Seems a portion of the area has internet, other portions do not. I have done everything I can to try to find another source for internet, unfortunately where I live, there is no other option. Waiting to get my first bill from them.

    From all that I read, I can expect it to go up by $30 - all for lousy service. When I do get my first bill, I will call and let them know that I owe them nothing, as I have had no internet service almost from the day I was switched over to them. All I can do is warn others who do have a choice DO NOT USE FRONTIER!!! You will regret it.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    Frontier should never have been allowed to take over Verizon FIOS. They do not have the expertise to handle this type of operation. No customer service at all. Hours on the phone with no answer, canned responses to email, and no one on staff at local offices. I am cannot believe that they spending what is probably hundreds of thousands advertising for new customers when they have been unable to fulfill their commitment to existing customers. I want credit issued and my contract cancelled.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    Sorry customer service. Trying to setup account so we can pay online. Tried 4 times. Every time on hold to listen to recording and they hang up, wish we can switch to some other telephone other company.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    I recently changed from Charter to Verizon Fios because I wanted the very best. Clearly that is no longer the case. I don't know what Verizon was thinking, but Frontier Communications has got to be the WORST service ever. I was on the phone for over 60 minutes trying to troubleshoot a channel freeze up and those people answering the phones are so incompetent that I simply hung up frustrated and unable to watch my favorite shows. Looks like I'm going to have to switch back to Charter, because to be honest Charter has the best customer service. Their equipment and services need some upgrading, but I never had any problems with them otherwise. I'm so disappointed at Verizon, what a way to flip us the bird!... You know what Verizon... ** you too!!!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    I was just on with the Frontier Communications billing service for an hour. About half hour on hold and half hour of silence as the young woman tried to figure out answers for which she had no training. Initially, there was five minutes of noise, before she picked up. I asked her about certain charges, why there was an increase. I asked her other simple questions. She was silent for long periods while she tried to figure out the answer. I requested she talk to a supervisor, to get an answer, no response. Her lack of knowledge and training is not her fault. I have no idea if my payment will get to Frontier. I pay online through the bank. Based on other complaints, I should be thankful I suppose!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    I'm in TX and our 4 business lines were transferred from Verizon to Frontier. Today I received my first Frontier bill. Monthly cost went from $252.22 to $349.41 (+38%). Called CS and on the phone 120 minutes. Best Frontier would do is put me on a "Two-Year Contract" and reduce my monthly bill to $335 (+31%). That's $83.75 per line. I decided to leave as is (no contract obligation) and search for alternate options. I am a loyal customer and do not like changes. I would prefer to remain with Frontier, but it appears this is forcing me to change.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    April 16th my Verizon FIOS went down. Not once were we notified of Frontier taking over. I opened a ticket that our internet being down. April 17th I called Frontier for status. After 2 hours of being bounced back and forth I was told our Internet issue had not been assigned a technician and would not get a tech assigned until April 23rd. I requested escalating to highest level. On April 22nd I called and after being on hold over 2 hours with multiple department managers I was told a technician would dispatch out and have issue resolved no later than April 23rd. On April 25th I still did not have Internet. Called and was on hold another 3 hours and was told a technician still had not been assigned. I QUIT!!! GOODBYE FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS!!!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    Phone, internet and television service went done on April 19th. Finally got through to tech support, an actual human, on April 21st. They set up an appointment for a service call at first available date, 7 days later. Been on the phone and chat with them 3 times trying to get a time the tech will be at the house, nobody knows. Asked if I need to be available all day, I have to take off work, they don't know. Can they confirm the tech will show up? NO. Can I cancel? If I pay a fee. This is absurd. Nobody cares or is trying to help. Just trying to suck more money out of my pocket while providing nothing. Hard living at home without phone, internet or television. Horrible company. Firings need to begin immediately.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    On hold for 28 minutes. Asked to speak to a US representative, they said NO. Could not understand the person on the phone. Very frustrating! Glad I went to Comcast.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    I work long hours and frequently catch-up on movies and TV shows through the Verizon FIOS "On-Demand" feature. Earlier this month, much to my dismay, when attempting to access this feature, I consistently received a message that they were working hard to restore this service. This went on for over three weeks. Frustrated, I called Verizon, was transferred 4 times before finally reaching Frontier Technical Support, who by the way sounded like they were in a tunnel and spoke with a heavy accent. I got his name and 800 number and was told that their Verizon customers would be compensated monetarily for the inconvenience. Not to my surprise, when I received the next billing, there was no adjustment. I called Frontier Customer Service to follow up, was transferred once and was on hold an unacceptable amount of time.

    On this call, I was told that because "On Demand" is a "free" feature that there is no adjustment to be made. I argued "That is not true because you can only access On Demand those channels which you subscribe and I subscribe to most if not all of the deluxe channels - I would suggest a credit to one of those packages would be appropriate." Again, not to my surprise, that didn't happen. As a customer, I am dissatisfied that I was inconvenienced. I was told one thing, then told another. This conversion was anything but invisible to the customer. I am responsible for paying for "services" not received. Their argument is such a lame one. I will pay this bill but will be looking for another provider.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    I have been a Verizon FIOS customer for over four years. Frontier Communications took over not too long ago and until now, I haven't needed to contact them. I use automatic payments, and recently received a new card from my bank. I called their "customer service" department and was hung up on three times in the course of an hour (most of that time spent on hold). I wrote a letter to the President. We'll see how far that goes. These guys suck BIG time!!! How hard is it to take a new credit card number over the phone FFS?!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    They changed us from Verizon Fios to Frontier and we had a contract with Fios and Frontier did not honor the contract and raised the fees so high that it was too much money. Then we canceled to go with Bright House and get a fee for canceling when they threw out our contract and can not charge us but they did anyways. The company is a scam and ripping people off. Before they canceled our contract they said they were gonna honor it and add the cable box in since we just had internet but added tv when it was Fios and they said "Sit home. Wait for the tech. He will be there". We did that 3 different days all day long and they never showed up to hook it up on any of the days they promised. That is when they tossed out our contract and said we have to start fresh now and higher prices. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. THEY ARE A SCAMMM.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    Verizon Comm. sold the Fios portion to Frontier and we had a storm last night that drop power for about a sec or two. Well the internet and TV was not working this morning so I reset the router and set top boxes and still nothing. I had to go to work so I called them when I got to work so that I could get a service ticket going. After a long conversation with the service dept. I asked them to send out a serviceman. The tech told me that the earliest date would be May 3rd. "What?" I said. That's 6 days from now. That was unacceptable! She said sorry that's the best she could do. 6 DAYS WITH NO INTERNET AND TV. FRONTIER SUCKS ASS!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    I called Frontier last Friday to report no phone connection and also that the battery in the Fios system is beeping every few mins. They gave an order number and said someone would be out for the phone line that day. No one called or came Friday or over the weekend. I called on Monday and they said the ticket was closed. No explanation. They gave another ticket number and said someone would be out by 7:00 pm.

    Today, Wednesday, I called and they said the system said a technician visited last Friday and closed the ticket. Doesn't even make sense if I called and got another ticket number on Monday. Now they are saying there is no technician available until 7:00 pm on Friday. A week with no phone and 3 phone calls to someone who makes up a different excuse every time. This company is unprofessional, has horrible customer service and should take the word "communication" out of their name; anything but that for certain. By the way, the beeping noise gets to you after about 5 days!!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    My uncle recently passed away. His telephone service was with Verizon but was recently transferred to Frontier Communications. I called them to cancel the service and was on hold for over 42 minutes!! I heard some noise and thought that someone was on the phone and was then disconnected!! I have heard nothing but horrible things about this company and want to want people to stay away from them.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    All I wanted to do was cancel a technician from coming to the house. I was on hold for over 40 mins before I had to hang up; when I called again later it took another 40 minutes to speak to anyone, and then I was put on hold THREE more times before a woman finally tried to help me but could not understand my simple request. Three weeks of Frontier service and our internet has run at 1/10 of its normal speed and we've wasted hours of our days on hold.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    We just got switched from Verizon to Frontier Communications for our phone service. Our voicemail has stopped working three times. I have called them each time, and put on hold for close to half an hour each time. Then when I get somebody on the phone, they do not seem to understand the basics about the system. For instance they have told me to unplug my phone, when the voicemail stutter tone is not working. The service representatives speak with heavy accents and are very difficult to understand. They disconnected me on my third call and never called back, even though they said they would. If I can find an alternative to Frontier, I will!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    Twice I have waited for a technician to come to the house. I left my cell number with them. The first time customer service put down the wrong number. The second time they said they showed up... I was home... no call. I have better things to do!!! Called customer service could help. I am trying to upgrade my internet speed. They tell me I need new equipment. Customer service tells me I need to speak to Sales. Of course their sales department is now closed. Sitting around for 6 and 1/2 hour and an additional 45 minutes on the phone to find out they can't help... Call back tomorrow. Wait... I was also online with customer service for another 30 to 45 minutes.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    Just received my first Frontier Communications bill and lo and behold it went up $30.00 - it's a disgrace and I have now been on the phone with "Customer Service" a loosely used term for almost 2 hours - to no resolve as to why. I had cancelled and changed some services with Verizon and Frontier added them all back then some. Also, no way to get out of my contract - cannot stand this - I am not a complainer but absolutely disgusted this is happening. I have been a loyal Verizon customer for years and to be treated like this is unacceptable.

    While I am writing this, I am still on hold - how hard is this people??? Take the services I didn't want - OFF and hey, here's an idea, say sorry for your inconvenience once in a while. You are truly lacking the coaching of service needed, and if I wasn't hostage to you right now, I would go elsewhere ASAP -- you should be ashamed of yourselves as a company. Finally talked to someone named Ida - kudos to you - although problem wasn't solved, yet, hopefully, at least you were nice enough to understand the frustration you have given your consumer base.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    We were Verizon FIOS customers. We made it through the transition ok. Yesterday the router failed. After multiple calls; each with 30-60 minutes of wait times, we spoke to Filipinos with English names. The connections are so poor to make communication difficult. Combine that with individuals overseas without any resources to fix hardware issues in the US, and it a great way to spend hours to get nothing done. They told us we would have someone call us today to set up the service. No call. Called back, 2 more calls, and "No worries, will have someone fix this tomorrow". With Verizon, I could have worked with a technician and identified the problem and had a replacement router sent. No such option with this company. No one to speak with in the US. I hate to downgrade from Fiber optic to cable, but when you have no service...

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    26 days and counting, no phone, no internet, no TV. Many many calls to tech support/customer support and office of the president. A technician finally came to our home on Friday April 15 after three days of consecutive days of no-show no calls. He confirmed our equipment is fine. It's a system issue. He said business customers are the priority so not to expect a resolution anytime soon.

    Since Monday April 18 we have bee trying to get a straight answer about what is wrong and when will it get fixed. So far this is what we have been told. It is a LITIGATION issue between Verizon and Frontier. Frontier is missing the needed software code to support Verizon customers who are "grandfathered" into channel lineup packages that Verizon was no longer selling. We have been with Verizon FIOS for over 10 years. The Office of the President told us 2200 people in just our area (Ventura County, CA) are affected by this. It's affecting the most loyal of the Verizon customer base who have not changed their channel choices. We asked if we could just negotiate a new package with them to get our service up and running. We were told they don't know how to do this. If they tried, it may make things worse. So we have been without phone/internet/tv service since April 1 (26 days).

    So there are thousands and thousands affected. Yesterday we were on hold waiting for the executives to get out of a meeting to tell the customer service rep what to say to us. He promised to call us back. We are still waiting. I think a lot of us have left Frontier over this. We will be moving on if they don't fix this by Friday. Also we will file complaints with FCC, CPUC, Kamala Harris, congressmen, Consumer Reports, and any news outlets that will listen. This is real. Senior citizen communities are without phones, medical offices cannot function, businesses are out of business.

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    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:
    frontier.com