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About Frontier Communications

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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  • Fiber optic internet
  • Variety of plans
  • Bundle options
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  • Limited nationwide service

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2021

    I was supposed to be paying 50 a month and it was automatically deducted from my debit card but each month I would receive a call from Frontier telling me I owed a bill of anywhere from 34 dollars to 54 dollars and I would go through this process and pay it being charged a additional 5 dollars just to pay it by phone. This went on for 5 years till we moved. Then as I was on the phone with frontier getting everything transferred over to my new address the woman told me that I had 2 accounts active. She then looked into it and said it was a mistake on their part and told me that I had overpaid them 570 dollars and she needs to transfer me to billing.

    Once the transfer was made the person told me thay were so sorry and he was going to refund me the overpayment. Then I lost the call and not a minute later my internet was off. I called back and nobody knew what I was talking about and how I only had the one account and it was overdue for payment. I haven't had any luck getting it straight since and my internet was never turned on since that was 3 years ago.

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    TechPricePunctuality & SpeedRates

    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2021

    I briefly tried Frontier for Internet and television service but quickly switched back to Spectrum because of being displeased with the service. AT&T TV is the only TV provider they offer and even though the connection was via fiber, and not satellite or coax, I found it slower and not nearly as efficient as Spectrum. The Wi-Fi in my home was not nearly as widespread as it had been with spectrum and AT&T TV will nickel and dime you to death to get everything that spectrum provides at a much lower price. The icing on the cake however was after switching back to spectrum there was almost a $100 charge for early termination, After only having service for less than 30 days.

    If frontier had offered some enhancements to boost the Wi-Fi and a different television service provider available on their network I may have remained with them but I should not have to go through all of this trial-and-error to get satisfaction from a company that big and they should provide a much better lineup of television service providers, Instead of forcing me to use the only one they have a relationship with.

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    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2021

    Frontier is the only alternative here except for Comcast. They do not provide more than 3mb, and most times it is below 2.0. I have had it crash multiple times. I have my landline through them, too.

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    Customer ServiceTechPrice

    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2021

    If you can avoid this Company that just came out of bankruptcy, do so at all cost. The service is out more than 50% of the time and you can never get a truthful or meaningful response from their purported “tech” support. Good luck getting a tech to your home in less than a week. There is a reason they filed bankruptcy and they demonstrate it on a daily basis.

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    Response from Frontier Communications
    Hello, Robert.

    What is happening with your service? I'd be happy to help you. ~Eva

    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2021

    We had slow to non-existent internet service for years with Frontier and then upon calling them in early 2021 was able to upgrade from their basic service of 12 mbps to 25 mbps which enabled us to sign up for NetFlix, Disney, and another movie service. On or about Sept 10th of 2021 I was not able to watch any of the movie services that I had been paying for. I ran several "ping tests" and found that I was back to 14mbps. So now I must consider going to a different service - Frontier has been ok but not great, and now we just can't do it anymore.

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    Response from Frontier Communications
    Hi, Jack.

    This is likely due to an issue on the network that needs to be investigated. Have you discussed this matter with anyone to verify that it's not an issue that can easily be resolved remotely? ~Eva

    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2021

    Supposedly, they are selling you high speed, optic fiber, blah, blah, blah, but when the signal comes into your home, forget about optic fiber, you are on common wifi. No high speed when your neighbor turn on their TV, besides at night, the bandwidth shrink and more than half of your devices gone off of signal. Besides, if you check your internet speed with a different application than the Frontier, you can see that your wifi is running behind the average most of the time (from 500 Mgb to 45). More, if you want to run under 5G, you have to put your device one inch apart from the router.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedTransparencyHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2021

    My internet has been out for five days and every time I call, the story changes. First it was my equipment and the soonest service call would be in a week. When I stated that wasn’t acceptable, it was suddenly an outage. Next call, I’m told there is no outage but might be my equipment. Wait, there is an outage and it would be fixed in 24-48 hours. That time passes and it is not fixed. Still claiming it’s an outage, but nothing can be done. No updates, no consolation. Just my bad luck, I suppose. At this point, I am certain that in lieu of moving up my appointment, they are simply lying and claiming an outage - it is still not listed on the outage map. Never have I ever received such indifference as a customer.

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    Customer ServiceMaintenance

    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2021

    Way past appt. time. No message/text from tech about ETA. Wasting a day because Frontier can’t offer me proper internet support. Frontier was unable to fix problem with tech support over phone yesterday.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffFollow-Through

    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2021

    I had my Internet upgraded to fiber optics August 21,2021. The customer service department was cordial and patient with my questions. Options were explained and appointment made. As promised a phone call was made prior to arrival at my home. The service technician was polite, thorough and completed the work within the time limit he indicated it would take. Explained thoroughly upon completion. I could not be happier. Internet is fast…. And steaming movies is outstanding. Thanks Frontiers for living up to your commitment at my Home.

    Robert **, Wallingford, Ct.

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    Response from Frontier Communications
    Thanks so much for the kind words, Robert! We're happy to know that your upgrade went well. If you need any assistance in the future, please let us know and remember that we're not only available 24/7 by phone: 1-800-921-8101, we also offer help through our social media platforms. To reach us, simply use the direct message feature on our Twitter profile (https://twitter.com/askfrontier) or connect with us through Facebook messenger (http://m.me/frontiercorp).
    Have a great day!

    ~Eva

    Customer ServiceStaffRates

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2021

    This company is a total disgrace. Paying customer who cannot get help from corporate office. I have been having problem with service for past few years. Solution, change modem over and over and it does not do anything. Their tech support is concern more with tracking you with your personal info than finding solution to the problem you are facing. They do not speak English, are arrogant and of course ignorant. Also do not pass you through their supervisors upon request. Customer service is as hopeless as the rest of the company. it is one big sewer as in DC. Just money collection increasing rates and nothing in return. What a cesspool.

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    Response from Frontier Communications
    Good afternoon, Jon.

    I hate to see that you've had a bad experience. What is happening with your internet service, specifically? ~Eva

    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2021

    Tried contacting customer service to get internet running to an acceptable level. On hold for 1 hour 20minutes. By then the chat line was open. Got redirected 3 times and have been on chat for another hour "waiting for an agent." Unbelievable, unconscionable, unacceptable!!! If I had another choice of providers I'd be gone in a heartbeat... This truly is a lack of direction and management of the senior mgt team. They should all be fired!

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    Response from Frontier Communications

    I am sincerely sorry to see that you're still having difficulty reaching someone to help you. In the future, I would encourage you to reach out to my team of experts, available to you 24/7, via either direct message on our Twitter profile (https://twitter.com/askfrontier) or by using the private message option on our Facebook page (http://m.me/frontiercorp). We look forward to hearing from you soon to address your concerns quickly. ~Eva

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2021

    No matter what we do we lose our internet every night between 6-8. You could pay your bill every day and the service would still be bad. No one should use this company for any reason. They are terrible.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2021

    After over 20 years of having FRONTIER as a carrier for our phones and fax lines, Frontier has simply stop carrying for their clients. The plan that I have been grandfathered in 8 years ago called "unlimited", but no longer can be provided to our office even tough literally says UNLIMITED. So because of that they went from charging us 29.99 for the fax line to 49.99 (just for the line) + if we had to keep sending and receiving all these faxes that we have for the past 20 years we would then have to pay for an extra 135.00 just to buy 5,000 minutes to cover my faxes.

    And that is not all folks, they simply stopped our faxes from coming without any warning! We are a medical facility, and they simply do not have the right to do that!!! Shame on Frontier for handling this situation this way, after we have been loyal customers to you, and helping to pay your employees salary. The BBB will be hearing how they have been treating their consumers. This is not right, this is simply robbery.

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    Practice Manager at SFMC

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    Reviewed July 28, 2021

    Goes up and down intermittently. I believe it actually goes down more than we know in the middle of the night (low usage times). They think that the fix is to change modems. We have changed about 5 times.

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    Customer ServiceTechMaintenanceStaffResolutionTimeliness

    Reviewed July 10, 2021

    I got Frontier Internet two weeks ago at my home. It worked only 5 days and broke down, I called their service department and after initial troubleshooting I was told that a technician will be needed to fix the issue. They told me since it was a weekend so the next technician will be available after three days. I told them if my internet will not be fixed by not next day, I will have to go back to my previous provider Xfinity, well they sent a technician next day who changed the outside wall box and told me that they are having issues with these boxes. Just after one week and over the weekend we had to go thru the same situation, internet went out of service on Saturday and the technician will come on Monday to have a look. I had enough of this and called them to disconnect immediately. I will never use Frontier Communications again for unreliable equipment and not taking care of their customers once their equipment breaks.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 7, 2021

    This company is ** with customer service. I am going to go there and knock people the ** out. They do not know what customer service is at all. They just keep making up excuses for their damn issues.

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    Customer ServiceMaintenance

    Reviewed June 27, 2021

    Stay away from the whole pathetic company. Contacted tech support because my internet service was constantly being disabled. Tech support turned out to be a person in a foreign country who couldn't speak English. Called Frontier to complain and was again connected to a non English speaking person. I called a third time and was connected to another foreign country to someone who spoke broken English. Told him about the constant lose of internet service. This totally inept person changed the ID and Password of my internet service. Doing that changed my service to "Public" and was now unsecured. It also destroyed all of my smart home devices. None of them are working because they were connected to the original ID and Password of my internet service router. And my internet service still comes and goes.

    I hate this company. For three years I have complained about totally unreliable internet access and their phone service is horrible as well. Being the only internet and phone service available in this area they don't have to fix all their shortcomings and this community still has to pay Frontier for their lousy service.

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    Customer ServiceBilling

    Reviewed June 25, 2021

    My friend has lived in Mehoopany for 14 years, and has had continuously poor phone & internet service with Frontier since day one. On average, every 3 months she has to have them come out for repairs. She has a constant humming on the phone, that gets so bad, you can't hear her on the phone. Her internet is constantly going out, or consistently slower than molasses! But Frontier keeps wanting that bill paid every month, and keeps raising the bill, for absolutely horrible, & inconsistent service anyway! Frontier wants their monthly payments from customers, but doesn't want to spend any money, maintaining their lines or services to those customers! Shame on you Frontier!

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    After a positive interaction with Frontier Communications, Jason increased their star rating.

    Reviewed June 23, 2021

    I will give you a brief summary of the issue but more details are best in conversation. To sum it up, my wife logged in online to pay our bill early only to find that the bill has increased. Since we haven't received the paper bill in the mail yet we called in to see what the difference was. Once we found out I started to call your competitors to find better pricing since I was not informed of any price increases. I accepted a deal from one of your competitors and I called into your call center to cancel my service on Monday June 21, 2021 at 6:13PM. Spoke with a wonderful young lady and informed her of my cancelation. She asked why and the conversation started from there.

    Eventually, we both came to a mutual agreement and she convinced me to stay a loyal customer with the understanding that our agreement will be honored. The agreement was that I would keep my current pricing which my bill breakdown is $39.99 for service, $10 for router and a $3 increase for the internet infrastructure from $3.99 to $6.99 so my total monthly bill will go from $55 to $58 monthly and she will be upgrading my internet from the 200/200 to the 500/500 and setup a appt for a tech to install a new upgraded router. She also received approval to go ahead and waive the $85 tech fee. With all the conditions we mutually agreed to, I would stay a loyal customer.

    Today, Tuesday June 22, 2021 I received a email stating that my new monthly charges would be $90 and I'm being charged the $85 tech fee and my next bill would be $180, which is not what was agreed. I called in to inquire about it and the first guy I spoke with said the promotions were put in incorrectly and he would have to cancel my order and tech appt to correctly input the changes. Since my wife had canceled her appts I was unhappy and asked for a supervisor. I spoke with MATT who was not willing to help or offer any solutions. He basically said the lady I spoke with was lied to me. There is nothing he could do except waive the $85 fee. All monthly charges he could not do anything.

    I would like a to talk to someone in the corporate department about this issue and I would like someone to pull the recorded call I had on June 21, 2021 at 6:13PM to confirm the conversation. Myself being a loyal customer am upset and feel betrayed that I would be lied to and taken advantage of about this. The conversation I had with escalation supervisor MATT really upset me and I would like to give someone in the corporate department the opportunity to correct and rectify this situation. According to (MATT) I have until July 13th to make a decision.

    I hope someone will do the right thing and make this situation right. I would hate for Frontier to lose a perfect paying loyal customer to a competitor because I was lied to. Even notations in the account can confirm what I was suppose to get. I would also hate to have to write a detailed and negative review against Frontier and its employees for lying to me. And I would feel obligated to inform my friends and family and social media about how I was lied to and have a supervisor tell me that another employee doesn't know the correct information and make false promises just to try to keep a customer, just to end up losing them to a competitor. I hope someone contacts me immediately, for in the meantime I will calling your competitors and making arrangements to cancel and switch service just in case Frontier doesn't correct and rectify this situation. I await your prompt and timely response.. Thank you.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffBilling

    Reviewed June 4, 2021

    My telephone goes out regularly and Frontier is always baffled. The same problem has happened to several neighbors. I've called to get problem fixed but it's very hard to get a real person and then they make you go thru endless exercises that do absolutely no good. My phone has been out for months, they came out 3 times, no solution yet. Unfortunately I also have my computer with them. I did not choose frontier. Verizon sold part of their business, worst day of my life. My computer goes down regularly. I have called and called but no help so far. The are very prompt with their billing. I get a bill right on time for phone and computer that do NOT work.

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    Sales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed May 16, 2021

    Frontier Internet is a scam. The people are greedy and do nothing but charge you extra in your balance for no reason. They even legally connive dirty schemes to affect your WiFi, making you pay even more.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedMaintenance

    Reviewed May 15, 2021

    I live in an area where Hi-speed internet companies are extremely limited. I went with Frontier Communications for that reason and they bundled with DishTv.

    Frontier Communications has made my life unbearable. I am retired and spend most of my time on my computer listening to my Mojo for my music (this uses my WiFi with Frontier). There have been times where my MoJo breaks up several times and occasionally during just ONE SONG it breaks up numerous times. My internet itself is OFFLINE more than it is ONLINE. For now I am stuck with this terrible disgusting service and first chance I get, they are GONE. I want my GOOD LIFE BACK, before Frontier Communications.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2021

    Updated on 07/01/2021: 7/1-3rd follow up-Frontier has not called me back but I did get a message back from the FCC that Frontier still claims I owe them $117.XX back. They 'generously' offered not to charge me for the internet service that I cancelled and never used! In response to FCC I attached a copy of my Dish billing that verified I already paid Dish AND I found the original cancellation ticket number 'issued by Frontier' that confirmed I called on 4/30 and cancelled all service. Remember Frontier originally said I didn't cancel service until 5/5 or 5/8 AND that they couldn't find records of the call on 4/30. Awaiting response from Frontier/FCC sent on 6/15. I guess one positive is they did send a box to return their equipment, I kept the receipt from UPS and actually received an email from Frontier confirming shipment to them.

    Updated on 6/7/2021: A follow up for my last review of Frontier on 4/30/21 :(. Too bad there is not a 0 or negative rating.... I have had to file my 3rd FCC complaint with Frontier for billing and service. PLEASE NOTE - if you stop service with Frontier be ABSOLUTELY SURE you remove your autopay account. Fortunately for me I did! I received a call from Frontier 6/3/21 stating I owed them additional money for my bundled satellite service for the month of May. Wanted to charge me $179.02, mind you service ended 4/29, satellite without bundle discount is $122, wanted to charge me ANOTHER $10 disconnect fee after they previously offered not to AND charge me $45 for May service. What can I say other than no way in hellare you getting another dime from me!

    Immediately told them I would file with the FCC and promptly filed the complaint. Called them 6/4 to find out what happened with the boxes they were supposed to send to return their routers (already 45 days late) and provided them the FCC complaint number. Received another call in the afternoon saying they would drop the $45 May service charge and an argued they prepay for satellite so I needed to reimburse them. Advised I had already paid satellite for May and June directly.

    Reviewed my last billing from Frontier paid in April for service. You pre-pay for Frontier service so I had already paid for May! They did not credit me even though service ended on 4/29. All their 'records' indicated billing/service ended 5/5 or even 5/8. As a reminder they have all your billing information on their screen when they call you so they know what your service dates are INSTANTLY when they call you. Obviously I will be demanding they credit me and they are supposed to call me back today 6/7. Don't ever let these jokers bully you into paying them, file FCC complaints and post reviews on public sites like this as it does get 'senior mgmt' awareness.

    Original review: If I could rate a 0 it would be well earned. :( When Frontier broke away from Verizon 10+ yrs ago initially things were pretty good. About every 1-2 yrs we would lose phone service. It was almost always due to mice getting into their distribution box. Usually repaired within a couple days. DSL was provided about 7-8 yrs ago and initially was good. Within the last 5 yrs service was getting worse and worse. Phone was down almost every time it rained, DSL dropped from 3Mb to 1 or 0.1 speed even on Sunday mornings when everyone is asleep so we knew it wasn't our usage. Found out they had not upgraded any equipment even though customer base for DSL expanded from 10-30 to 300+. Phone service was so bad we ended up dropping and getting internet phone for $5/month. DSL still functioned albeit could be intermittent when it rained. Even with slow DSL internet phone worked better than direct phone line. :(

    A couple of times when the phone service quit it was 2 weeks before it was repaired. Tried billing us for repairs we were not responsible for. Ended up filing 2 FCC claims to get it working. That's when things started getting repaired however we continued to have issues with just DSL. Due to our location no other service was available from Frontier or anyone else so we just put up with it. Worst part is a private company ran a T1 line down the road for their use and no one else was allowed to connect. I get it. The company paid for their private line but obviously improved service was needed and nothing was planned or provided.

    Finally a year ago a different company advertised they were installing fiber in the area. They had so many customers sign up. Our section of the county was 1st to get connected. We finally got connected yesterday and the speed was literally 50 times better than Frontier for $5 more/month. We went from $65/month for Frontier phone/internet to $45 for just DSL (plus internet phone $5) to $50. Now we are at $55/month for fiber and internet phone total. So 50X faster speed and $10 cheaper than previous comparable service. Mother has same service with Frontier and also have similar issues with her service even though she is in a different part of the county and different equipment.

    Phone and internet have been down 2X for a total of 7 days lost service in the last 30 days for her. As soon as the other company gets fiber run we are obviously changing service for mother as well. I can say tech/repair/service people have been good to work with all the issues but again if the service isn't there I cannot continue to pay and not get the service I pay for. Sorry Frontier. Most people don't like to change their utility services but when you can't serve properly we have no other choice but to change.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2021

    I wanted to pay Frontier internet bill and I noticed it had gone up yet again like they do every month. I chatted with Jake accounting of Frontier and complained about the bill going up continuously. He said he would make me deal by giving me 3 dollars credit on my bill for the next six month. I said thank you! I get home and my internet had disappeared. I call them. They said I had made a request to downgrade my internet and that until my request was granted they had to shut off the internet. I said I never requested such a thing.

    After giving me the runaround for almost 3 hours on the phone, guess what, they never turned the internet on. Today is Saturday, and they scheduled an appointment with a technician for Monday at 12 PM. No internet for the weekend. I cannot find the words to express my disappointment from this. I will switch for sure after a little while. Ou and I forgot the internet speed is super ** as well. Stay away from this good for nothing scammers. They made me learn the hard way that I should not be complaining about the bill Increase or otherwise I will get punished for it. I would have given negative 5 stars if I could. SHAME ON THEM. This was their revenge for their “credit”.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2021

    I recently moved a few blocks away. The frontier agent kept asking me if I wanted a better service package with the same price. I told her repeatedly no. She even called me and asked me again! When I got my bill it had gone up. I got another bill and it went up even more. They had told me she was wrong and I was still on a lower price plan for three more months but nothing was ever ever done. It is so frustrating to deal with liars.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2021

    Never try to use the live chat. A simple question will have to be asked multiple times and you will not get a direct answer. In fact they will transfer you to another department that will not be able to answer your questions and (as just happened to me) tell you they have to transfer you back to the dept you originally talked to. I think they must just yell out the window if anyone needs a job for the day -no knowledge required. 50 minutes of my life I will never get back. Still no answer to my simple question of what is the charge for caller ID and is it required to block robocalls. Frontier is worthless.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2021

    Frontier came into our neighborhood and laid fiber optic lines - Once completed they bombarded us with offers so we decided to give them a try - WORSE DECISION EVER. The service comes and goes and their brilliant solution is to change the router. We are on router #5 and the problem still persists. We both work from home and are bleeding north of $75 an hours when down. We have had four incompetent "technicians" to our home, over 10 hours on the phone, 5 routers changed out (not to mention the 2 hours it takes to reprogram every smart device we have.), and still no solution.

    Today, after an hour and a half on the phone, we were told the tech installed "the wrong cable" and "we will someone out by tomorrow". I told them this was unacceptable and I was told pretty much "too bad". In one hour and 45 minutes I will be at the competition's store picking up new equipment. When the tech #5 eventfully shows up I will simply hand him their equipment and wish him well. Stay away from this incompetent "business".

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    Reviewed March 29, 2021

    I've had Frontier, since July of last year and not a day goes by, that we don't lose our internet. Once it goes out it usually repeatedly goes out, for a few minutes, within 10 minutes to an hour, of it coming back on. Sometimes it'll do this off and on, for an hour, other times for days. I've called frontier. They say yes or Internet goes out quite frequently, but can't fix it. They offer to set an appointment for repairman to come out, but then call me the next day and tell me it looks like my internet is working fine so they cancel the repairman. Within a week it starts acting up again.

    Also, when we signed up for internet we were promised a Google tablet and we're told it was going to be shipped out to us within 3 to 4 weeks of our signing up back in October of last year. We have yet to see our tablet, so I called frontier on this and they inform me that there was a backlog and they were going to start sending them out in the beginning of March and we were at the head of the list to get one, but still no tablet.

    I am so done with frontier it's not even funny. All these multi-billion dollar corporations don't give a rat's ** about the customers. They figure if they lose 100, so what, it's just 100, they've got millions more. What difference does it make? The tens of thousands of dollars they might lose from a few disgruntled customers is a drop in the bucket compared to the billions they make every year and besides they have an arbitration clause in the contract so nobody can sue them, unless you bring in class action suit against them, which does nothing but change the way they screw the consumer. Nobody gets compensated but the attorneys.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2021

    Worst DSL connectivity ever! Paying for business class service with dedicated IPs and 18Mb/s connection. Can't use IP phone because of frequent disconnects. Anticipate everyone in conference calls to be upset with you because you keep getting disconnected. Don't be surprised when your RDP and SSH sessions with remote computers are dropped numerous times per day. At times use of a VPN is impossible because of frequent disconnects. Neighbors go down at the same time so it isn't just my connection. Problems have been experienced for more than 3 months and nobody is able to resolve them. When onsite tech people show up, they are great but it isn't a problem they can resolve. For your own sanity, if there is any other option for internet service, consider it first.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2021

    Anyone else been scammed by Frontier on equipment returns? You get prepaid label. You ship item back. They invoice you for $200 DVR charge. They can tell you tracking number. They can't tell you even their return address. Frontier is a SCAM.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2021

    Unless Frontier cable is the only company available, shop around. I had Frontier since it bought Verizon here in California. Initially, the transition was easy without any cost differences. As you probably surmised, things changed quickly in very short order. The most unpleasant experiences you can expect with Frontier is with Customer Service. When you phone with questions about your bill often times the representative fair but any questions about costs, billing or increases and you will be referred to a "different level" (their terms not mine). They call it "Retention and Customer Loyalty." The label is a misnomer.

    Notwithstanding whether or not you are a loyal bill paying customer, Frontier really doesn't care at all about you. They may offer you a one month "discount" to get you off the call, but it is back to hard core business. With Frontier, expect to lose channels and see your monthly cost increase. Note, however, their tech folks are very good and patient. Shop around before you commit. AT&T and Spectrum are supposedly in my area. If so, I will compare and contrast plans by cost. Could AT&T or Spectrum be worse? I think not.

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    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2021

    Like all cable providers, there are pros and cons. Frontier is my current provider inherited from Verizon when they sold off their cable division. For a brief period, I tried Spectrum and that did not work out. Back to Frontier. I have not experienced any on-going issues or unresolved problems with their customer service. I am not happy with the periodic increases in monthly charges and believe long time users and/or seniors should get more discounts than currently offered. Generally, I am satisfied with Frontier service.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2021

    I have had trouble with Frontier for many years. At one point they were the only game in town for our rural area. Their mentality is that they are the only game in town. I expressed my dissatisfaction to them on multiple occasions. They conned me into upgrading to their highest available internet package. This shows that I was more than willing to pay for a service but expected equal service in return. Once I canceled they hit me with a $10.00 disconnect fee. Talk about a slap in the face. If there is ANY other option I would suggest taking it. Two tin cans and a string would work better than Frontier Communications.

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    TechPriceOnline & App

    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2020

    Frontier provides good and reliable signal, using the fiber optic cables provided by Verizon. This provider is too expensive. There are adequate number of channels. Service is good. I can view my service online and pay online.

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    Price

    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2020

    I think Frontier is expensive for what we get. They need more bundle options. I would like to make my own choice in what is in the bundle. When we have weather the picture often is interrupted. Other than that the picture is really good.

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    TechPriceRates

    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2020

    Pro, reasonably priced in comparison to other providers. Con, frequent service outages, interruptions in my area. Overall better total quality for cost and channel package versus Xfinity and Spectrum in my area.

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2020

    Price for all 3 features tv, internet and land-line are way too high. TV picture pixelates a lot at night for some reason. Internet stays up and is pretty fast. Cable boxes fail and need to be rebooted a lot also.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2020

    Too expensive, too many freezes, cost to come out for repair, don't follow thru on promises. Protection plan should be included. Customer service representative

    Hard to hear and understand. Charges for every box in house. Long wait for customer service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2020

    Waited over 30 minutes to speak to a rep. Determined Frontier DVR is bad, rep said it would cost $75 to send tech out. They are mailing me a new one, who knows how long that will take. Have always had billing and service problems with them, now looking to switch providers. They also take channels away and keep charging the same amount!

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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2020

    I just move in, it is very easy to hook up my devices, I work from home, like printer monitor and computer, it will be easy for you too.

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2020

    I lost hours of my time each week trying to get our awful internet service restored. Our service was fine with WOW but when we switched to Frontier, our internet would go down multiple times a day. Most of the time we would be able to reset it, but at least once a week I'd have to call, which meant sitting on the phone for 40-60 minutes with a tech who would do and say the same thing every other tech said with no resolve. I spent months paying for service that we could barely use and customer support did nothing about it. When I disconnected service, they mysteriously had no record of it and charged me for a month I didn't use the service. I would never choose Frontier for my internet provider again due to their lack of customer care and technical capabilities.

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    TechSales & MarketingPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2020

    This is the only provider that bundles a landline that isn't wifi necessary. The speed is super slow because they have nothing faster in my area. I tried to get a discount, but they only gave me $5 a month less. I may try another provider soon.

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2020

    FRONTIER customer service and technical service staff lied to me that I could get a waiver of my $10 a month WIFI router service fee. They verified this with a link on the Frontier website on how to return the wifi router and get the $10 monthly fee waiver. Frontier sent me a box to return it and receipted the return of my wifi router. Their customer service agents continued to promise the waiver of my $10 a month wifi router service fee. But I never received this waiver and still pay $10 a month wifi router service fee for a wifi that Frontier receipted the return of and that I cannot use. Beyond this, Frontier DSL internet service is much slower than the advertised rate, and regularly goes down entirely on a daily basis. Sometime, when the Frontier DSL internet service goes down for an entire day, they will send me a text message to my cell phone (different carrier) that Frontier knows my service is down and they are fixing it.

    With the monopoly contract Frontier has, I have no other choice for provider to my home. I find Frontier's customer service and technical agents polite, but they seem instructed to lie and are never are able to remedy or help fix the DSL speed, simple operation, or waivers as promised. I feel this is partly due to the negligence and lacking management under Frontier's recent Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization of Assets. I would leave Frontier immediately if another provider were available, but I'm trapped in this monopoly.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2020

    Cable Box reboots frequently because of poor signal strength. Needs rebooting after each use of Music Choice channels. Service has been poor and required callbacks due to cable and modem. Expensive; substantially more than when I had more channels for lower costs through Verizon.

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    Customer ServiceTechMaintenanceStaffBilling

    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2020

    Have had many back and forth phone calls for service. Started with no phone service. They said they fixed the problem, which they did not. Billed us for voice over internet protocol (VOIP) a few months ago even after we unplugged the phone! Our service kept getting worse, usually after Microsoft so called upgrades. I complained to MS And never got real solutions. Just a total mess. Now, my PC has been unusable for one month and I cannot log on. It also appears my internet MBA is shared with others. I need to call Frontier for more help; but the thought is literally making me sick. Will do so tomorrow for the last time. I have searched for another provider ... There are none except Optimum. Used them before, never again.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2020

    Internet is extremely slow, they only offer 1 speed, and the Internet is usually unavailable several times per week. Other than satellite internet service, we have no other options. Sparklight ran their lines over our street but do not offer us service.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2020

    I felt the installation could have been much better. Like using the exterior access that was already there. Supplied what they said they would. No slow down or caps. Told them what I wanted and they delivered. Have not had to call them for anything.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2020

    Spoke to Frontier Technical support on why my Internet suddenly got slower after their truck was driving around my neighborhood. After answering a litany of questions for the technician, they told me they didn't know and could not find out. So we set about figuring why my internet was now slow. I was told I had 12 devices on the network so my normally 6Mbps would only test to 0.5Mbps (which it was) because 6 divided by 12 is 0.5. This being far from the way networks behave the technician was so far mistaken and quite confident in their lie, that apparently they tell other customers all the time.

    I shut down all 11 other devices and tested again - 0.5Mbps. When I called them out on this lie - Oh no, his testing tools were no longer working and I would need to get a callback (which never happened). Nearly 6 hours on the phone with 4 different techs and one cold cold hearted supervisor lead to no resolution. (Apparently, technical support is just subcontractors without any real skills or abilities.) So I filed complaints within Frontier and to my local consumer protection office. The bald-faced lies by Frontier continued.

    They again reported to Consumer Protection their "findings" that my slowness was due to devices on the my network, long since disproven. (And my distance from the switch - which in my understanding of plate tectonics had not changed). Clearly Frontier has oversubscribed consumers at full price while delivering a slower and slower product. Sadly my own government is no longer empowered to protect consumers from these dishonest practices. Investors have learned Frontier Communications is a siphon to drain all money. Customers are just victims unable to get help themselves, as the CEO rakes in millions. Avoid avoid avoid and tell your friends, neighbors and elected officials (legitimate or not) to seek satisfaction for us customers.

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    Customer ServiceTech

    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2020

    Signed up w Frontier in Jan, had several significant issues so we tried to change providers, found out we are locked into a 2 year contract. Was NEVER told there was a contract, and I would NEVER had agreed to a contract. Called Frontier to discuss, they were dismissive. Bad business.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2020

    I ordered two fire alarm phone lines installation for my company last week. The customer service rep scheduled a date to send the technician to the location. But on that day, no one showed up, I contacted customer service again and they said the phone lines have been installed. I asked how do they install the phone lines without anyone actually went to the location. The customer service rep was very rude and unprofessional. They told me somehow they can activate the phone lines remotely. And then, this week, the fire alarm company came and tried to install the fire alarm device, they found the phone lines are not connected at all. I have to call the customer service again and being transferred to several different department. They told me they will have to send another technician to check on this and we have to pay for the second time check. I feel so unfair and frustrated on this. I will definitely give negative stars if I could.

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    Customer ServiceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2020

    I had a confirmation email for services to start on 10/5 between 8-12, at 11:45 I decided to call as no one reached out. They had no recollection of what I was talking to and told me they could get someone out in 2 days. I own a mental health business with clients who need help today, not in 2 days. I intentionally chose this day as our location opens the next day. Bec was the most unprofessional, mocking rep I've spoken to - she refused to escalate, told me to google the email addresses for the higher-ups as she can't give out their information to protect them. Absurd, business emails are for this exact reason - they are thieves and a reason their company is going bankrupt and their reviews are all so poor - stay away, they will make you feel like it's your fault. THE WORST.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2020

    Internet service constantly stops and starts and this company can never get the problem fixed for long. I nearly lost my job recently because I couldn't get squat done working from home because of the problems. When I called to cancel, their company policy is they can't do that unless I give them my 5 digit pin. I don't have a five digit pin, I have a four digit pin, but these stupid idiots refused to use that, refused to verify me by my SSN, DOB, address, account number, phone number, etc. Now I have to wait for them to mail me a letter with a new pin before I can cancel.

    Well now I have no intention of paying them for the rest of my last bill. It's no wonder this company gets such poor ratings and is in bankruptcy. It's run by a bunch of idiots who don't know what they're doing the whole way around! They deserve top go under and half of their customer service reps and supervisors deserve to lose their jobs because they are terrible at them. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON FRONTIER!!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2020

    Internet wasn't stable and when I called to disconnect in June they didn't disconnect me, by their records until July. They then charged me for an extra month. Not a good company if they take advantage of their customers.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBillingCommunication

    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2020

    I had Verizon FIOS before they sold it to Frontier in 2016. Not even a snail mail announcement just an email to an account I never used. Just one night no service, call them, get told weeks before I got service. Fortunately it was less than that. Frontier was so bad. The Florida attorney general actually got into the situation which is beyond rare in Florida. Months of incorrect bills all stemming from an issue that was ultimately in their office. Now four years later I have sold my Florida house and moved out of state. I asked for instructions about their equipment and was sent a box prepaid.

    The power was disconnected at my old house on 8-3, I dropped their router off at UPS in NC on 8-7. Frontier is demanding an entire extra month of service because I didn't specifically tell them to cancel my account, no one told me I had to. Upon protest they try to claim they didn't get their equipment until 8-25, more likely they didn't bother to log it in for two weeks. Oh and of course there's also an additional fee to type it into their system that my account is closed. Billing cycle is mid month to mid month and they do not prorate so they already got paid for two weeks they were not entitled to as I disconnected the router on 7-31. I got what was possibly an illegal collections message left on my voice mail as well.

    These people make everything as difficult and convoluted as they possibly can all in the name of picking your pockets because they think people will just cough up rather than fight with them. I had a second name on the account to help me keep my bill paid when I was out of pocket and they would routinely tell me that I wasn't the account holder. These people are either just complete criminals or totally incompetent maybe some combination of the two. The FIOS service itself wasn't bad but none of their gear had power backups, every tiny brownout or power glitch service went down for ten minutes till it all could cycle itself back to service.

    I will never deal with this company again given a choice. I'm running into another IP trying to play some of the same games but once again I'm in a limited choice area. Broadband is not really a luxury anymore and states need to step in and make sure these companies aren't abusing their customers with abusive billing practices and purposeful acts designed to extort more money than they are entitled to.

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    Customer ServiceTechPriceBilling

    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2020

    After being loyal customers to Frontier Communications for many years, they cancelled the YES channel, without any notice to us-we found out through the YES channel ticker. My husband is disabled and lives to watch the Yankees, so I found another provider that has the YES channel and switched. Little did I know that it was 2 days into the Frontier billing cycle (thought it would be pro-rated) when I cancelled. I am now faced with a full month of charges from Frontier without having anymore internet and television services. This is unacceptable and I am not going to pay this bill. I would not have switched if it were not for the dropping of the YES channel. Frontier needs to make some exceptions to their policy- this entire issue is unfair to us, the consumer.

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    PriceBilling

    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2020

    We recently moved and had our service disconnected on 8-7-2020, the represented said Frontier charges a disconnect fee of 10 dollars. I told him okay since we did not have a choice. Now I get a bill for the complete month because they do not prorate billing, that is over 300 dollars for a service they did not provide, was not that great when they did provide it. Poor business practice and I based on the poor internet service we did have I would not recommend this company if you have any other options. The commercials are all hype.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    They bought my business account from Verizon, worse customer services canceled and shift account settings without notice. Technicians with bad attitude, refused to wear mask during these corona pandemic times and made a theatrical dramatic scene in front of my employees accusing me of "reverse racism". When I called to complain they basically said if my equipment works they don't care.

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2020

    I canceled service when I moved out of their area. I was told to wait for a final bill to pay. It never came. Instead, I was sent to collections in less than 2 months from ending service. I was able to find my final bill from their website and paid it. I’m still getting harassing calls from their collection agency. I called customer service and was told it’s not their problem but they did verify I have no outstanding balance. Collections asks for too much personal information like social security numbers and won’t go into a dialogue without it. I told them I have no outstanding balance but it does no good. I will never use Frontier again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2020

    From the very beginning, Frontier was not clear on anything when I spoke with them on the phone and when I would call back to follow up, they would tell me different things, including when I would get the modem/router shipped to me. They didn't tell me I needed a phone jack for the service I was getting (they weren't clear that I was getting DSL although I will concede it is my fault for not clarifying). When I finally figured out I needed it and that it would have to be installed in my new apt, I scheduled an appointment for a phone jack to be installed and for the connection to be set up. My roommate at the time was kind enough to come in to meet them there for an appointment since I would be at work at the time. When I was setting up the appointment, the customer service rep I talked to said they would just leave the router/modem when they installed the phone jack.

    After I came home following the phone jack installation, I saw there was no router/modem so I called back and they said they would mail it to me and it could take up to a week (which wasn't even the final time frame they told me before I switched to needing an appointment). I talked to them about picking up a modem/router from one of their places and they confirmed a location was open despite the COVID shutdowns so I drove 45 mins to pick it up. It was closed. Fortunately there was an employee there who took pity on me and gave me one anyway. So I went to go set it up but it wasn't working so I called the company and the tech spent a while trying to figure it all out remotely and eventually determined there was no internet connection set up (My former roommate reported to me that she saw the man walk around the house with a device and then he came back and said"ok it's all set up").

    The tech said he could send someone out again in a few days but again it would be when I was at work and at that point, I was so frustrated with them that I just decided to cancel and go with Spectrum. When cancelling with Frontier, the customer service rep after hearing my story said that they would give me a refund given that they charged me for installation that wasn't completed and a month of service that I never used. They said I would get that refund by July. I was skeptical that this would happen but I waited and of course, no refund. I called to follow up but the customer service reps said I needed a PIN that they generated that I could only find on hard copies of the bill which I didn't keep considering I paid the bill and did so online. They also informed me I could not access my online account because they closed it when I cancelled my account so I could not access that PIN and they would not let me verify in any other way.

    I called my bank to challenge the credit card transaction, explaining the whole story. They credited me and said unless Frontier provides documentation refuting my story, I could keep that credit and if they did provide such documentation, they (the bank) would follow up with me. They never followed up with me which tells me Frontier did not successfully dispute my account of what happened. Today I got a notice saying Frontier placed the money that the bank had credited to me with a collector's office. I called again explaining the whole story and the customer service rep documented it (which someone should have done way at the beginning as I kept mentioning to them) and said I would have to follow up again with the collection department when they were open (they had closed for the evening). I'm extremely skeptical at this point that this will me do any good.

    So in sum, they charged me for an installation that they didn't actually complete, they charged me for a service that I never used and didn't refund me when they said they would and then when my bank played its part to protect me, they put the money in a collector's office. They didn't document anything or communicate with each other so over and over again, I had to explain the whole saga. Everyone receives bad customer service now and then but I have usually felt like if I reach out, my problem is addressed in a somewhat timely fashion. This has dragged on for months, has taken several phone calls and I'm still being unjustly charged for service I didn't use. Don't go with Frontier.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2020

    After 40+ years as a customer (no real choice), and dealing with the deplorable service, it's time to go our separate ways. 35 minutes talking to someone who could only speak broken English and then being told there would be a "Residential Broadband Processing Fee" of $10. I'm glad I'm gone.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020

    I live in Los Angeles and have been a customer with Frontier for 6 years now from before they took over from Verizon. It has been the worst customer experience ever. In April 2020 I discovered that Frontier was overcharging me with old 'grandfathered' prices for my internet and TV. When I asked if my package price could be updated to the the current cheaper prices they refused. As a result I was forced to downgrade my TV package to a more basic one to save money.

    Last week (4 months after my downgrade to a more basic TV package and losing a ton of channels already) without prior notice they canceled 74 extra channels (including all the channels I was assured would not be canceled back in April when I downgraded). As an official explanation I got: "(...) We recently determined that you are receiving channels that are not included in your TV package (...). We will remove these channels from your service." I asked a supervisor on their support team about it and he claimed it was "out of his hands". Imagine buying a car and after a while, AND after you discovered you overpaid for it, the dealership takes away your tires, claiming they were not yours in the first place!

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    Reviewed July 31, 2020

    Slow speeds. When I called about problems, the male customer service agents were quite unhelpful and unapologetic! I wrote on their survey that I was upset with the customer service, but no one reached out to help or apologize. So I changed service to Spectrum.

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    Reviewed July 28, 2020

    Our service has been poor, at best, with Frontier in the rural area. When you call to get resolution or a fix, they tell you that this is the best that they have. I spoke to someone in management of customer service who stated that the hubs need updated and the company will not put the money in to do it. We pay $80 a month for HORRIBLE service and no one wants to improve it. We will be switching as soon as another company becomes available.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2020

    They turned our service off on the wrong date. We requested a date and they turned it off 3 weeks before that date. They couldnt figure out how to turn it back on so I had to start a new account.They still couldnt figure it out. I was told 1pm it would be on, nope 6pm, nope. The next day not on. They put me on a 3 way call with customer service and technical support and those 2 were arguing with each other yelling at each other with me on the phone. Unprofessional and I have it all recorded. Poor treatment as well. They don't know how to fix this yet theyre charging money for nothing on our account. Im taking this further and its going legal now too. DO NOT use Frontier they're horrible.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2020

    I would give negative stars if I could. We've had Frontier for three years and I assure if there were any other providers in my area we would have dropped their service years ago. Customer service is rude and unprofessional, every single time I've had to have someone come out for a repair, which is frequently as the service is abysmal, it takes three visits before anyone even actually shows up. I've taken days off of work to sit at home and wait for a technician who never shows up and then I get an email saying they signed off on my work order and my repair was completed when no one even showed up.

    I spent 6 months without internet because they broke it and couldn't figure out how to fix it and/or their technicians just never showed up and they still made me pay the bills for each month and they also charged me three repair fees even though they're the ones who broke it. Literally, the issue ended up being that they came out to do an upgrade and then cut my line and just left it cut. I called to refuse the bills and the service call charges and they told me those were non negotiable and the cause of the outage didn't matter, nor did the fact that I had not had internet service for one single day over the course of that 6 month span. They are incompetent and that is literally robbery, I was paying for service I didn't have and for technicians that never showed up.

    Every time I see a Frontier van in my neighborhood I get preemptively mad because every single time, without fail, that they do ANYTHING in your area you WILL lose your service for several months after and every time you call to ask them to please just make the service that you pay for work, they'll tell you everything looks fine on their end and they'll either hang up on you, tell you to load up an internet browser on your computer and go to their website to mess with the IP address (if I could do that then my internet would be working and I wouldn't be on the phone with the company who is clearly running for the World's Worst Customer Service award) or schedule a technician, who may or may not ever show up, to come out three weeks later, stare at your modem and say that it should be working and then leave without doing a single thing. And it's always three weeks later, by the way, you will never have a quick repair.

    You will be without internet more often than you have it. My internet is currently down again, I saw the Frontier Van in my neighborhood and I was not exaggerating when I said that any time you see that you will lose service, literally as soon as I saw it on the street I sighed, walked into my house and sure enough the modem was blinking with the no service light. The idea of even calling this sorry excuse of a company has my blood boiling, I know this will end up in another 6 month long ordeal to make the service work. Please use ANYONE but Frontier if you have the option. I cannot state enough how much I hate this company.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2020

    I've always cringed when having to contact customer service as I usually spend upwards of an hour, transfer to multiple people and rarely get my issue resolved. Hooray I'm moving and FINALLY get to cancel my service. I had only phone and Internet service with them from the old Verizon FIOS days. Call to cancel took 30+ minutes. I missed the service window by one day and had been billed for the next month. Shockingly Frontier does not prorate so they are getting paid for an entire month of service that they did not provide. Dare you to find that in the fine print on any of their agreements/website.

    Now they want the return of their equipment. A router and a set top box. Problem is that I never had TV service with them and there is no set top box. They spent 15 minutes looking at an old system and can't see why there is a set top box on my account. So their solution?!? Wait until the charge for the failure to return the set top box hits my account and then call them again to dispute it. So even trying to terminate them I'll have to contact them yet again!! Ridiculous and unethical customer service all around. Avoid this company if you can.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2020

    These guys are flat out fraudulent scam artists. I requested a quote for wifi/phone service and after getting the quote told them I was not interested. I then got a call from service person that he was outside ready to do an install. I told them we never requested their service and he left. Since then it has been a nightmare where I receive bills and emails for service I never asked for nor ever received. Every time I've called to resolve the issue I spend an hour trying to get a hold of someone with multiple holds and am told issue is resolved only to get more emails/bills asking me to return a router I never received. Lastly I just got a box in the mail asking me to return the router! Again I called and spent over an hour on the phone to get no certain resolution so I expect more bills and emails. These guys are impossible to deal with if you have any dispute. Please BEWARE and stay away from Frontier, if I could give them zero stars I would!!!!

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed July 7, 2020

    This is the only provider in my area that's probably why they do not care at all on how they are viewed with their customer support! My internet was completely down for around 2 hours yesterday, 7/7 and tried to call them numerous times and listened through the lengthy automated call in responding correctly to ensure I will be connected. Every single time that I would get to the prompt needed, it would disconnect me! I tried repeatedly and accessed different options just to get to someone with a live voice, but to no avail! It was very frustrating. I finally gave up and just stopped working because of no internet!

    Ever since they took over Verizon, their service was never there and been lower than poor! Their CEO should get re-evaluated since he seemed to be doing a great job with his/her "Customer First" skills! This is probably the result when no other providers are available in your area to switch vendors! I have not seen any changes since they took over when it used to be verizon. In fact, it's the worst ever service!

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    Reviewed July 6, 2020

    This is the only review I have ever left on any product or service. I would have switched providers for my internet years ago, but sadly am required by my HOA to use Frontier FIOS for internet. When it works, the connecting is great. Unfortunately, as with most technology there are times when it is not working for one reason or another. The telephone numbers work sometimes, other times they are busy or randomly hang-up on you after a couple of minutes. If you desperately need to reach someone associated with Frontier you can always call their new business line. That line always works and the promotions people are very helpful. Again, unfortunately, they are not able to do anything besides refer you back to a single customer service line that doesn't work.

    I was just on the phone for sixth time this morning and after waiting for several minutes was put into a prompt that asked if I wanted to pay a bill or needed support. I hit 3 for support and the call immediately hung-up. I am sure if I hit 2 for giving them money the number would work fine. This is not an isolated incident as anyone in North Texas can tell you. The Frontier service is embarrassing and I am baffled that they have made it a few years before claiming bankruptcy in April. Please do not consider Frontier FIOS in Texas if you have other options.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBilling

    Reviewed July 4, 2020

    I've been with this company when they were Verizon. Every year my bill goes up $20 - $40 a month. I get nothing in return. My cable box acted up and they sent me a new box. I noticed that I lost my HBO, so I called them and they restored my HBO. A couple days later I no longer have HBO, I've had it for 7 years. They did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help me out. They sent me a new remote and not they want me to pay $25 and they said they'll reimburse me on my next bill. WHY CHARGE ME IN THE FIRST PLACE? This is a terrible company to deal with and I definitely would not recommend them...

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    Reviewed July 2, 2020

    We were Frontier/Verizon customers for over 5 years. Service interruptions seem to be about on par with other cable companies. We fought the pricing battle with them on a regular basis. I called the other day when I thought our prices were too high again and asked if there was anything I could do since they recently dropped MLB, AXS and Epix. I was told they couldn't help me. Hung up the phone and Spectrum was installed and running less than 24 hours later with a saving of $40.00 a month! Plus we got faster internet speed and more channels.

    Received a nasty surprise when I called to cancel Frontier. Guess I should have checked because they dont prorate the portion of the monthly billing cycle for the days you dont use there service. They also charge $9.95 plus tax for "Broadband Disconnect". This is the only company I've ever worked with that does not prorate services when you leave. Up until that point I thought that someday in the future we'd be return customers but they have guaranteed we'll never return with such punitive customer policies. I feel bad for the people that work for a company that treats their customers so poorly.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2020

    After booking a installation appointment a week in advance the tech never showed up! I get a text saying my tech may not make the internet installation appointment and I may need to reschedule! So I give them a call and the soonest is a week away! I asked them to expedite the process because my son in-law who is visiting needs WiFi for work! This right in the middle of the week! So because they can’t make the appointment I have spend an hour on the phone trying to find out why the order was cancelled and reschedule a time when I have already taken a day off to wait for a tech from 8-12pm. Extremely poor service and I have even got started yet! Shame on Frontier.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2020

    Very deceptive and bad service. First they claim your rate is locked for 2 years. After the 1st year they increase the rate for the router fee. So the router fee is excluded from the rate increase agreement. Then after 2 years when you the contract expires and you cancel -- they will stick you with another $9.99 broadband cancellation fee???? Very desperate and deceptive? Not only is Frontier Communications a ripoff and deceptive, the service sucks. Every time it rains or snow, the service either disconnects or is so slow you cannot use it. When you call for service, they come out when the weather is good again so service is back to normal?? so they will never fix the 'bad weather' disconnect issues.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2020

    Frontier Communications is awful. Our landline phones have been down for over 10 days this year. Simple fixes cannot be done without waiting days for a tech to come out even when there is nothing wrong with the equipment. Apparently they use some kind of software voodoo. I would give Frontier a 0 rating if I could. Stay away from them. You will regret it.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2020

    Even after letting them know that I need paper bills, they sent out electronic notifications and simply denying to reverse the late fee. I have never seen any unprofessional service provider before. They are in denial mode and refuse to accept any fault at their end. I would have never user used Frontier if I had known this behavior before.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2020

    So I finally get the modem after weeks of waiting. I received the 1st month's bill before I even got the modem, lol. Got the modem finally, going to look it up now. This new apartment does not have phone lines. So the system is old school and does not have Cable coaxial plug in like cable boxes do. You need old telephone lines and telephone jacks ran to your house. Too much trouble so I simply decided to return the product. Never used the modem. Customer service stinks. All they do is give you the run around.

    Everybody seems friendly and nice and, "Everything's OK. You're gonna get your money back and we're gonna send you a Box," "To send us the product back." Well that was January 2020. It is now June, 6 months has gone by. I have called 4 times Over the months and today I called again. Same old story. I've come to realize there is no return Box and they will not be giving me my money back. Flat out liars and scammers and have the worst customer service ever.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2020

    The worst billing system ever. Was on the phone for 2 hours trying to correct a billing error as they applied my payment to an active account I have when it was for an account that I had disconnected in April. End result must pay it again as they could not transfer the payment, NOT happening. Their mistake not mine. So when I go back to that address later this year I will be going thru another company. Not them for sure. And may I add the 4 months I had service at that address they kept applying my payments to the wrong account.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2020

    It's a SCAM. When signing up they said there is no contract. After 9 months of usage, when I am moving out they added a penalty of $69.85. Long discussion with Customer Service when I asked the proof for signing the contract, they created a dispute. Within 3 months, I received the collection notice during the COVID situation. Don't sign with Frontier.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2020

    I have had to call numerous times over the last 4 months to get an issue resolved. Still not fixed and get nothing but a run around. Not allowed to speak to Managers about issues. Wish other providers was available! Frustrated and angry.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2020

    Updated on 06/05/2020: I have been trying since March 9th to have the internet line that goes to my house buried. It has been run across a busy residential street and gets run over multiple times a day. This has resulted now in several internet disconnections. It would not be as big a deal if I were not working at home now. I have had multiple service people come and tell me that can't do anything about it. I posted on this site and someone reached out to me. However, still no resolution and now I have no internet. I am fed up with this company!

    Original Review: I requested internet service to my new home back in mid-February. A technician came out on March 9th and ran an internet line. No problem there. We are getting internet. However, the technician told me that the internet line would be buried that week. It was not. I called back and another service technician came back but said they could not bury the line. They said engineering would call me. They never did. I have called and this has repeated several times since March. It is now almost June and still nothing. The line is run across a busy residential road. Multiple cars run over it daily. It has broken twice causing service issues that have taken a couple of days. I work mostly from home now, so this is my lively-hood that is affected. I am frustrated because I am getting nowhere trying to get this resolved by having the line buried like it was supposed to be back in March.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2020

    If you want pathetic internet & phone service, this is your company. Your service will go down for extended periods of time every week. When you call tech support, you are treated like it is your fault that the service is down. Your account is never credited for the time down due to Frontier Communications issues. This company should be audited & its customers should be issued refunds for Frontier not holding up their end of the contract. The only bright spot within Frontier Communications is a Field Technician named Nick (he is prompt & knowledgeable).

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    Reviewed May 23, 2020

    I signed up for Frontier's internet service for my small business. My company relies on consistent web service to function. Since setting up Frontier's internet service, we have experienced service outages nearly once a month and often for multiple days. Each time I have experienced a service outage, I have contacted Frontier's customer support to try and get more information about when my service will be back up. Responses have ranged from unhelpful (your service is down, we'll let you know when it's back up again) to downright rude (ending the online chat or hanging up on me when I request more information or to talk to a supervisor). Further, I was flabbergasted when I was told by product support each time that they don't have access to a supervisor or Frontier staff in general, so they couldn't escalate my concern or even let me know what the problem was.

    In the end, I have had to endure multi-day service outages that effectively shut down my business. At no time has Frontier addressed my concerns or even reduced my monthly bill to compensate for these outages. I have been paying full price for spotty service while my business has suffered. I want out of my contract and I want to be fairly compensated for downtime.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2020

    Have nothing but billing problems since starting the service. Problems never corrected after 5 phone calls. Supervisor was useless as well. Was told no installation fee but once the bill came, there were installation fees. No one can remove the fees or correct the bills. Was told manager will call within 24 hours but no one call until my service was disconnected. No one can help removing the fees but only want to take your payment. Use a different provider if you can.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2020

    I cancelled triple play service in November due to 80% price change. Asked and received a box with pre-printed UPS label to ship the equipment back in. November 29 I did so. And was expected to receive $40 that Frontier own me. Instead in later January 2020 received a letter that states they billed me ~$300 and said they never received the items. Call them, when was asked for the tracking number I provide it. Was assured everything is fine. BUT... month later another letter comes. Same story. Call again, explain, provide, get assurance everything is fine and month later another letter. After situation was repeated 3 times I gave up. And as insult to injury I now received letter from Credit Control Corporation. Anyone else gone through this type of disaster with Frontier?

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    Reviewed May 19, 2020

    Worst service I ever had. Misleading, hidden fees, rude. I regret ever having service with this company. I was sold on 500 megabits per sec, I got 100; even that doesn't work well. I also spent over a week with no service and that's a long story on its own. They also mislead me about fees and mandatory use of their leased Wifi router. Now I know. I sure can't wait to find me a better service. In fact anybody else would do just fine right now. Never again!

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    Reviewed May 11, 2020

    When Ziply Fiber bought out Frontier cable they said that the services would be the same. They discontinued the premium channel on demand and now only have on demand movies that you have to pay for. We use cable as our entertainment and watch a lot of movies. We found a good deal with another company and had it installed.

    I called Ziply customer service on Saturday May 9th requesting that my service be disconnected. I was told that the earliest that they could disconnect would be June 7th because they had just sent me a bill. We pay cable in advance so of course I would have a balance due. I was told that the FCC allows them to not prorate and to require that I pay the full month even if we are not using it. I originally started with Frontier and that was not their policy and after researching found that the FCC does not require it. Just be advised that if you use this cable company they are quick to get you service and prorate it but SLOW to cancel and no prorating.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2020

    I canceled my service with Frontier in February. That was after trying to get them to upgrade and being told a different price each time I called. They have a 5 digit code that if you don't have they can't help you or even refer you to a supervisor. Their only recourse is to send you a snail mail letter for you to return. Honestly, it's like they don't want to help. A month after I canceled, I got a bill which was different than what they told me it would be. I called, was told the bill could take three months to correct and to wait.

    The next month I got the same bill and a collections warning. I called, was told it was a mistake and I would receive the correct bill the next month. The next month I get a collections notice. I honestly think they lie just to get you off the phone. I called after I got the collections notice and was told they could not help me without the code and cannot access my account as it was closed. I asked to speak to a supervisor and they told me I couldn't even speak to a supervisor without the code. I feel bad for the people they hire as they are not empowered to help but simply to tell you they can't help. I have filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2020

    I have had Frontier Communications for my high speed internet and landline for over 10 yrs. My bill should be about the same, every mo. it's been fluctuating 30.00 or more- I call- they tell me 'they fixed the problem' and to 'pay this amount'...the next mo. 'that amount' is on my bill as a balance forward- this is month 6- I'm on hold AGAIN-36 min. and counting- listening to the 'hold music' that makes you want to put an ice pick through your brain- the guy I talked to-talked to me like I was in pre school and now-I'm holding for a supervisor-all this after I called 2 wks. ago and given a case # and assured they would look into this and call me back by today- they don't even know what I'm talking about now-horrible c.s.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2020

    What a scam. I signed up for service at 27.99 a month. First bill came in at 37.99 plus 10.00 for router. It took them 6 weeks to get service working. I was told they would waive the 49.99 installation charge. On top of this I had 4 missed appointments with no call, text, email stating no one will be showing up. Do not use this service. Been total disappointment since day one. I will be writing this all over internet.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2020

    We paid our March bill two weeks ahead of the due date, however through human error, I wrote the check for 20 cents less and was charged a $9.00 late fee on our April bill. We have never been late and they refused to waive the late fee when I called customer service. Just this act alone has pissed me off so bad that I'm willing to change providers (maybe Spectrum). I can't believe they are will to lose a customer over 20 cents...definitely not good customer service.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2020

    Had to cancel after 3 months due to very poor internet, techs were never able to fix so slow internet connection...had to talk to five different reps in order to get to fix my connection issues and seemed that no one had enough info and lack of cust service training...

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    Reviewed April 28, 2020

    I changed checking account number because of fraud charger that were being investigated by Bank of America Fraud Division. I went on my account and entered new account #, what I thought was in a timely manner. They sent me a notice my check was rejected. They told me the charge was already in the pipe line", but they would correct it. Same thing the next month. Called three representatives, first two were useless and then I got man who very helpful and understood the problem. Days later they cut my service that was needed that day. Finally they went into my account and restored my service. I'm waiting anxiously for next month.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2020

    Had Frontier services for 4+ years in a part-time home. Every instance of placing service on Vacation Hold was met with ridiculous service issues including turning off service earlier than was scheduled and not being able to get service turned on when requested. Multiple, frustrating, aggravating instances of this. Sold our part time home and moved on 3/31. Called to cancel service on 4/2. New service period was 4/2 to 5/1. Because we called on 4/2, at the beginning day of the service period, were made to pay entire monthly billing amount. No flexibility. No reasonable customer service.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2020

    I have been using Frontier for about 5/7 years now that was Verizon when I signed on! I have been calling every other day lately about how my internet is up and down 24/7 and they tell me it’s because congested lines due to Covid and basically tough it up! Every tech guy says restart your router and yeah it works for one min! They refuse to update the local hub because money of course! It’s either cell phone or Frontier here and they know they got us by the ** so they continue to charge me 100 bucks a month for 3 megabits! Yeah thats right! If you ain’t in a big city or rich city you get screwed by corp! Waiting on Elon Musk to pull through and I’m so canceling this crap! I’m speaking for my entire town by the way!

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    Reviewed April 13, 2020

    What a **show these people were to deal with. In the very brief 4 weeks with them NOT only did I get a different story each time I called but I was given the run around consistently when it came to equipment delivery, billing, and the final straw was when I was told I would not need a phone jack. Turns out I did and an appt was schedule and they were a NO SHOW. Surprise, surprise lol. When I called them to say, Hey where the hell are you?" This is a summer cottage. Takes me 4 hours EACH way to get here. I was told, Oh no we don't show anything on schedule." Lol0 I said, REALLY. I do have confirmation. Lol. With that I cursed her out. Told her she was getting her bill/equipment back the moment I got home! NEVER CALL ME AGAIN!!! If I could give zero stars I would as 1 is for too generous.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2020

    Sorry to mention this... but... in these uncertain times, when millions of us are sitting home waiting for the stimulus... Frontier Communications raised my monthly Internet fee. After an hour on the phone talking to 4 different representatives, the last one, April, a manager with a nice voice, explained me that this increase doesn't have anything to do with coronavirus. My speech that times have changed, we live in pandemic time and Frontier should treat their customers differently, dire times call for dire measures, fell on deaf ears... Dear friends! Please boycott Frontier Communications. Thank you!

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    Reviewed April 9, 2020

    I got this company 2 years ago. The first year was 34.99 then increased to 62.00, so I called and I got a "discount" 52.00. Now a year later went to 62.99 for a 35mbps advertised as 1000mbps. So I called Spectrum to get it for 54.99 (all this include a wi-fi router). I called them and they said, "You get an offer one time for 32.00 (ON TV)." The internet goes down all the time, so I don't have internet for 2 to 3 days. I made a lot of phone calls to have it fixed, No more, I WILL NEVER HAVE FRONTIER AGAIN, stay away from them. Oh! They told me their price for that slow internet is 99.00. Really?

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    Reviewed April 9, 2020

    I can't imagine a worse run company. I work from home in normal times and need reliable internet, as we moved. I requested service a month in advance of needing it. Around Feb 24 I requested an install which was scheduled for early March - a week before we moved. Now it's April 9th, I still don't have internet. I had confirmation for install today and after they didn't show up, I called and was told I am rescheduled to April 16th. They have been here 5 or 6 times, scheduled many other times and through internal blunders and technical issues (incompetence mostly). Each time they screw up, they don't prioritize your appointment, they send you to the back of the line which means usually at best another week delay. If you have any other option for internet, take it.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2020

    It started with a missed installation. I called to find out what was happening and was told he was on his way. But it was two hours past the latest estimated time. I was then transferred to someone who said he didn't even see what services I was supposed to have. I had just moved and everything was in boxes and I couldn't find the quote that I had written down, so when he told me the price I told him I thought it sounded higher than something I would agree to. I was told I could call in with the confirmation # when I found it and it would be adjusted.

    I found it a day later, and yes the second quote was high. I was then told I couldn't make a change until the installation was completed. Then once that happened I was told that the offer I was originally quoted was expired and they would have to speak to the promotions department. I was put on hold a very long time then disconnected. I called again and was told the same thing, then after another long hold I was told the credit would be issued on my first bill. That didn't happen. I called again, went through the same process with waiting for promotions department to sort it out, then was told it was fixed and to short pay my bill. The next month, I was charged the same incorrect amount AND a late fee for the balance due.

    I called again, and was told again to short pay. The following bill was the same, with a growing unpaid balance. I talked to a supervisor who told me the same thing as the previous calls, a month later, with the same result. So at this point, they had overcharged me $20 per month and charged me 3 months worth of late fees. I called to downgrade my service to internet only. I was transferred to a rep who quoted me a special of $40 per month. I received an email confirmation for that price, then a day later I received a confirmation for $60. They switched my offer without my agreement. I have been billed incorrectly every single month since I signed on with them, and despite bringing this to their attention several times they have done nothing to correct it. A lawsuit is my only option at this point.

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    Reviewed March 31, 2020

    After about ten months of my internet going down EVERY month (sometimes twice a month) and waiting a week and a half to two weeks to get it up and running again, no one could explain why until a tech said maybe I'd do better with the 50 package instead of the 25. Hmm I thought and began to research. First I discovered that the lines lose signal over distance. So I downloaded a speed checking app and for a month logged the speeds checking multiple times each day. My average speed was less than 30 and the internet was going down several times all day, even then, but would snap back up. I hadn't realized just how bad it really was. I called and downgraded my service to the 25 package and asked for credit for all the time I spent without service plus the difference in package prices. I'd been sold a product they couldn't deliver and paid for inferior everything. In short, they done me wrong from the beginning. I was given only partial credit.

    When I called again and asked for the rest, still angry over all that time and money and aggravation, they refused so I initiated a disconnect. Was told they couldn't have two tickets in at the same time and to call the next day. I did, to ensure the disconnect was put through and to make sure I got their equipment back to them. I was told that it was logged for disconnect and proceeded to spend nearly two hours playing phone tree while agent after agent tried to determine what, where, how to return the equipment. Next thing I know I get another bill. When I called about it, the "customer service rep" disputed every word I said, all but calling me a liar. I haven't seen such blatant unproffesional profane practices since AT&T back in the 80s/90s.

    Bottom line: GET a CONFIRMATION # or an email documenting the actions taken during your call for EVERYTHING. Keep a log book of EVERY call, EVERY tech visit. And speed check your internet. When you find out they can't live up to their promises, let them know I lived up to mine and shared my experience with you.

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    Reviewed March 31, 2020

    Honestly, Dont even bother! Terrible service..

    - Constant drop outs and poor connection.
    - Slow connection.

    - Horrific customer service.

    AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!!! I will be ending my frontier contract and looking elsewhere. Extremely disappointed customer.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2020

    Frontier is the worst company. I cancelled my service with only 9 days of service and they advised that I had to pay for a full month which was $292.82. That is their policy, doesn't matter that I had only 9 days of service. Unbelievable!

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    Reviewed March 21, 2020

    Internet not work. Constantly goes out. Had techs here numerous times. Told nothing can be done. Have to use hot spot from my phone most of the time. It's time to go to another company. Don't waste your time or money.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2020

    We canceled Phone & TV service while upgrading Internet service in Jan. 2020. After a few weeks, I realized the home phone service was still on & active. I called and confirmed cancellation. I told them the home phone was still on and receiving calls. I was told I would not be charged, but I could talk to "Tech Support" if I wanted to see why my home phone was still on & active. Two months later, I get a bill for "using" my canceled home phone. They agreed (again) that I had canceled several months ago, literally laughed at me, and said it was my fault for not "unplugging the phone from the wall" so no one could call me and no one could use the phone.

    This is really nothing more than shady business hoping you don't catch them. On any planet does it make sense that they confirm I canceled my phone service, but am being charged because it's my fault for not unplugging it from the wall? What if we moved and someone else moved in? Am I really supposed to pay for them if new owners "plug a phone in"!?!

    In related news, Frontier routinely tells customers (like me) they did not receive returned equipment. Customer service rep confirmed this to me on the phone today (March 20, 2020). I have the Tracking Numbers (again) but was told, "Oh yeah, that always happens with our inventory system. It can take 60-90 days for the flag I put on the account to take that charge off your bill." All the while, late charges are adding up. If you do not save the tracking number(s) of your returned equipment, yep... you guessed it; you're going to be liable for the "Unreturned Equipment" charges.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2020

    My aunt has internet service with Frontier. Monthly bill is $68.13, where internet portion is: $34.99 for high speed internet. The download speed is 2.58mb.. which people had 20 years ago with dial up. It is 3mB down, 0.768mB up. On bill it says, "High Speed internet," but Frontier does not say what is high speed internet in numbers.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2020

    I was getting direct mail from Frontier consistently and was excited to see that I had something other than satellite internet available to me. I went to verify my address was serviceable; I was informed that it was so I scheduled an installation. Due to the fact that the installation periods are a 4hr window, I had to take vacation time for that day.

    At 8 am the day of my scheduled install (my appt was 8-12), I received a phone call from a technician stating that he would not be coming out as my address was not serviceable. I reached out to Customer Service to determine why I was told differently as I would not have ever permitted a credit check if I wasn't able to get service. They weren't able to explain why I was informed differently. So now I still have no internet, wasted a vacation day, and an unnecessary hit on my credit report. They didn't even seem to really care.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2020

    If I could put zero on this review I would... Please save yourself any nightmare from this dreadful and dishonest company. They do not protect your information or be transparent about their services. I was billed for something I have not once utilized. I called 15+ agents and gave me an email, reassuring that it was closed and no bill. The following month I got a bill for something I have not started! Ridiculous! I should have not given my information or inquired through the phone in the first place...

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    Reviewed March 14, 2020

    I had paid my bill three months in a row and they had a glitch in their system. My payments failed when I had more than the money they are asking for including their own glitch late fees in my bank account. The worse part is their actual service, they don't provide the speed I pay for. I also think their customer service is not good at what they do. If you would like to further talk to me about my experience with Frontier, I would love to talk to you. Please reach out to my email.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2020

    Signed up for a $39.99 deal for FiOS Internet at the Florida State Fair. Was offered free installation. So I took the deal because it was free installation and it was suppose to be faster/cheaper than my Spectrum service. I get my first bill and I see installation and equipment delivery fees. I called customer service and they were extremely rude. But I ended up speaking to a supervisor that said he would waive the fees and call me back. Never get a call back. I check my account online a week later and I still see the fee. I call back to customer service and they said that there is nothing they can do and the fee cannot be waived. So I was lied at the State Fair and I was lied by customer service. I ended up cancelling that same day. DON'T DEAL WITH THIS COMPANY. They lie and they scam people. Plus their FiOS service is not what they advertise as far as speed and reliable.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2020

    First of all, we are in our early 80's. Two years ago everyone in our Seniors community, who were service by Spectrum, were able to have any service you wanted. Frontier came in and gave a Good Deal. So several in our community took advantage of it. One incentive was if you signed up by December of that year, you would get a $100.00 Gift certificate. So we did. Now they did not have fiber to our home, it was not until March that we got it. The installer who came was a contractor, he spent 10 minutes putting everything in, and was on his phone the whole time. Needless to say, we did not understand the equipment.

    So I called, and they sent our another employee, when he came he said "he did not live in a Frontier area", so he left. Then the third one came, and did stay with us until I could write down how this new equipment worked. He said he would stay all day, thinking we were going to pay $99.00 for his service. Which we did NOT pay. I called about our gift certificate, to the man who sold us this deal. He gave me a number to call. Got a lady, who said she would check and get back with me. Week went by, I called back, finally got a man, who was at least honest, and he told me, "You had to be hooked up by December." Which was not my problem. So I said ok, and leave it at that.

    I asked the salesman who sold us this, what happened at the end of the 2 years. He said "trust me, that will give you a 'DEAL', because they will want to keep you." So I called the first week in February 2020. The rep who answered, "You have called at the right time, we have great deals." So I said good. When she found out I was an existing customer, I was told I did not qualify for it. So I decided to call Spectrum, and return to them. I wanted to stop my service on February 15th, 2020, but the rep. said no, wait until the week of the 20th. So I called Spectrum and they came on February 23. Everything was changed, EXCEPT my phone was not ported over to Spectrum until the 25th.

    Now the Frontier Billing started on the 23rd. Imagine my surprise when I received a bill From Frontier for $194.00. I called and a not very nice man, said "read the small print", which stated you paid for the whole month. Even though I had that phone for 2 days. I thought about fighting it, but you really can't, and I did not want our credit affected, because at our age it would have really upset us, as we have always paid everything as soon as we got it. It was not good business to do that to us, but then I read these reviews, I guess I understand. The last thing they drop off boxes for you to pack up and send back their equipment. Then we took it to UPS, my husband asked if they had ever seen any of these. The employee said "Our back room is full of these going back to Frontier". So I guess we were not the only ones. Seems to me a terrible way to run a business. Thank you for listening.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2020

    In 2018 I ordered an addition internet line with the max speed to process credit cards for my restaurant. The technician came when I wasn’t there and installed a new router downstairs in bar area of the restaurant. I thought I had 2 separate internet lines. I, a nontech person thought I had a new line since a new modem was installed and I don’t know how to check the networking/cabling.

    In 2019 I had to “upgrade” my office internet to The fastest speed to receive better pricing. Around the same time we changed POS companies and had some internet issues. We called Frontier to come check the internet since I upgraded and it kept dropping out. Their technician came out and told me I do not have 2 internet lines I only have 1. The big white Fios box (that’s needs a ratchet wrench to open) has 2 jacks in it, only one has an Ethernet cable. He told me it’s like a phone line if you had more than 1 then there would be an addition Ethernet line in that box. But the cable that is running the downstairs router is coming from the upstairs router, which is causing a redundancy. When calling frontier to fix they said they will refund me for 90 days but that’s it, I should’ve known there was an issue. How would I know?

    Basically the guy that installed it did nothing but run an Ethernet line from upstairs to downstairs, but I was being charged for multiple lines and the line I didn’t have was the more expensive. That’s fraud! I shouldn’t be liable to pay for a service I didn’t ever receive and there was no way for me to know unless I was a network engineer and checked their work. I’m a restaurant owner not a computer engineer. It doesn’t seem fair they can keep my money (roughly $4500) I paid them for over a year for providing a service they never actually provided, because I didn’t make them aware of the issue, I didn’t know I was having.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2020

    I have been using Frontier for a long time. My internet decided to quit working and I talked to customer service they tried to reset it on their end and the Rep said they needed to send someone out. They charge me for working on their equipment and customer service said it doesn't matter. You get charged if someone gets called out. The problem still exists but it will cost me another $85.00 and I was basically told they didn't care if I canceled my services and went to other carriers. In the meanwhile, they charged my bank account double and it is taking a very long time to get it back after 7 calls. The internet service I had I was lucky if I got .10 Mbps and sometimes less, while my phone is still dialing out but no one is using the phone.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2020

    I would give 0 stars if I could! I was a customer of Verizon. They switched to Frontier and after that was where my nightmare began! I asked for my service to be cancelled on several occasions, I asked them, "Where do I need to send my boxes to". Couldn’t get an answer. I was told I would have to wait till the switch was complete. I told them that I wanted my account cancelled now that I was switching to Comcast. They told me they would cancel it but never did. They continued to bill me even after I had switched to Comcast.

    It was a nightmare trying to get someone on the phone. Sat on hold for over an hour, I kept getting the runaround. I was told at one point they would send me prepaid boxes and labels to just put them in the mail, I finally got the boxes and sent them back, but my bill was $1500 at that point. They never took the charges off for my boxes or took off the 3 months of service they billed me for when I asked to be cancelled. Now, this bill is on my credit report and I am beyond frustrated. I don’t even know who to talk to get this resolved.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2020

    For several years Frontier has charged my account for the highest Internet band service 500Mbps whilst providing the lowest band of 12 Mbps. I've called several times in the past and asked why my family can only run a couple of computers streaming at any one time - at that point they've offered me an upgrade which I accept and the problem is resolved for a few weeks before reverting back to poor service. Finally one of their customer service let it slip that I could only get the lowest speed in my neighborhood and wasn't sure why I was paying for the highest service. I was actually paying the same as the bundle for the highest connection service with TV! But not even getting the TV.

    I was then handed over to the supervisor who said it was on me that I hadn't checked my speed to what I was paying for! OK, so I asked what I was paying for as there is no indicator on my bill what speed I should be getting. They couldn't answer that. I asked to cancel the bill- this is where the fun starts. So the internet was started initiated by a partner several years ago. She has long gone and moved to the East Coast. My name is on the bill too. They said both of us need to call in to cancel. I said I'd stop paying and they said a collection agency will collect the money if I cancel automatic payment. Of course I've canceled but literally that is extortion charging for a service you are not providing and threatening collection if you don't pay it.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2020

    Subscribed for DSL internet service from frontier for their sticker price of $32/mo. Well, the actual bill came to $69, after all bogus fees (not only for the first month but as a regular amount). Called customer service, the lady suggested if I didn't like the bill I could discontinue the service. I asked about the termination fee and she reassured there was none. I paid the first month and guess what. I got another bill totaling $147 for early termination. Called customer service, but they wouldn't believe me. The earlier customer service told me there was no terminination fee. I don't have phone record to prove.

    I denied to pay and they sent the amount to collection. Collection called me and I explained to them the situation and disputed the amount charges. They asked me to get it fixed with Frontier. I called again but no help. Well now my credit score is 130 points down. Frontier is the most fraud company I ever had to deal with. I am still regretting signing up with Frontier at the first place. I am not a person who is very hesitant to give anyone a negative review, but they literally ripped me by destroying my credit score, so I had to warn other people.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2020

    There are only 2 internet choices in the city I live in and much to my dismay Frontier caught my husband's eye with their promises. Reeled him in hook, line and sinker in the middle of Walmart. We have 3 kids and we're all avid gamers and do a lot of streaming so the guy said 20mbps up and down, no contract and 20.00 a month. He also told my husband those speeds were great for 5 gamers at once. So my husband had him come out and set it up and within a week it all went downhill. You couldn't game and have someone even open Facebook on their phone without hitting max ping, constant crashes and outages, just nothing but lag.

    Tried to run an update and I was getting .1mbps!

    Called them up and was told it's just a high traffic time etc. So a few months later things get even worse and wifi drops out for a whole weekend and no one else around is having issues. They were a pain to get ahold of and get an answer from. All they wanted to do was beat around the bush so we tried to cancel and that's how we found out that even though the tech said we were signed up for a 20mbps package with no contract we were actually signed up for 3 and had a contract and were being billed double what we agreed to. The tech stood in my home and told my husband the paper was just to ensure the wifi was set up and the tech showed and rushed him along so he wouldn't get caught lying and cheating. We also found out that even though we are paying for 3mbps we are only getting .1 because we are "too far from the hub."

    Now yesterday, a month after my contract is fulfilled my router gave up and they told me it would be a week or more to get one to me. Never mind they have a tech who lives 5 houses down from me. So I called one of the retail stores in town and they yelled at me and told me they would transfer me and proceeded to hang up on me. Called another store and the guy in store was nice enough and promised to help and transferred me right back to the guy that hung up on me. I tried to replace my router, but am unable to do so because they decided to cut my internet off since the router broke. I can't even use an ethernet for just one system so we have tv for the time being.

    When I log in to my account it tells me there's an outage even though there is no outage in my area, it's just the first tech who checked my router made the decision to cut my service. I'm beyond done. I've finally convinced my husband to cancel and have already signed up for a new service starting tomorrow that will actually allow us to run more than one system at a time and download a game update in less than 2 weeks.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2020

    The sales call told me that my monthly charges would be 39.99 for internet services. I specifically told them that I do not need a modem/router since I have my own modem/router. They asked me what make and model it was and said that it was compatible, and that I do not need to pay them $10 per month modem/router rent. Once the installation was done, they kept a modem at my home. And when I called Frontier, they said that modem rent of $10 is not optional. I called to cancel frontier that day at 3pm. They cancelled internet services. But, they billed me $150 for installation + modem rent + service fee + 1 month service fee + disconnection fee and God knows what else they will bill me for a service which I did not use even for 24 hours.... Please be aware of this trick being used by frontier and do not choose frontier if possible at all... I am still trying to get rid of frontier's services for good...

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    Reviewed March 6, 2020

    Frontier has horrible customer service and only cares about money. I called to cancel my account because I could no longer afford it after several huge price hikes. I specifically called to be sure that I would not incur any additional charges. Customer service indicated my account was paid up through the date that I requested the service to disconnect but I would be charge $9,95 for closing out my account. Absolutely crazy!!!

    Not only did I get a bill for that but also a bill for an addition month's charges saying that their customer service rep was wrong and that I needed to pay for an additional month. I contacted several Frontier reps... no resolution. In fact, I received a letter from a collection agency stating that if I did not pay, my credit would be affected. I RELUCTANTLY PAID BUT WILL NEVER, NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH FRONTIER AGAIN!

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    Reviewed March 6, 2020

    Worst Customer Service on the planet. Not one person there can help. Alex a "supervisor" was rude and hung up on me. Could not help me. Worst ever. No one will help. Also very ridiculous that my bags and seat cost more than the flight.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2020

    Slowest high speed internet in the state. I can't understand why I'm being charged for high speed internet but only receiving .4 MBS. That's .4MBS. A long way from high speed, if I am receiving such slow internet speed why am I being charged for something I'm not getting?

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    Reviewed March 3, 2020

    After I moved into my new home, I tried transferring my internet service with Frontier to my new house. The first tech said to give it a few days and it should start working. It never worked so I called back. Apparently the transfer request had never been processed. The new tech said they put in another request for the transfer. They told me a physical tech would not have to come out to my house unless we found a different reason it was not working. The next day, a new tech came to my house unexpectedly. Luckily, my husband was home and could stay with him. Then after the tech was there for an hour, he said he couldn't do it because they put in the wrong address. I had to call back Frontier and request that a transfer be done right away.

    After two weeks of several Frontier reps apparently not doing their job, or not knowing how to do it, I had to cancel because I had to get other internet services right away for my business and school. The call I made to cancel Frontier was the 10th call between Frontier and I within a two week period of trying to get my internet service transferred. The rep in the cancellation department cancelled my account, and I asked him if I could expect any more charges to come out of my bank account. He said the only charge I should see is for $9.99. Apparently it's a cancellation fee of some sort. I was willing to pay whatever it was just be done with Frontier.

    Then, over a month later I received a statement showing I owed almost $60. I called, again, and the rep said there was nothing they could do because I cancelled the day after my billing cycle. Although I explained to her I hadn't had internet for several weeks at that point because of incompetent reps, I still had to pay the statement. She said the cancellation rep is supposed to tell me to expect another payment if one is going to be due. I know for a fact he didn't because I intentionally asked if I could expect any future charges to come out of my bank account. That's how I knew about the upcoming charge for $9.99. I don't care what's in a business's terms and conditions. There comes a point where it's criminal.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2020

    Updated on 08/14/2020: I didn't think it was possible for this company to sink any lower, however they have outdone themselves. I have been having internet connectivity issues and called to report these. I was told that it was due to internet interference that has magically happened within the last 3 months, to a setup that is 7 feet away from the router with no obstructions. So you all know, Frontier doesn't "support wireless connectivity" according to their supervisor, only Ethernet connections to their wireless routers. They also expect you to buy an outdated machine with an Ethernet port to check their service signal.

    Additionally, I was having issues with my dvr for my TV service, showing the memory was full, but there were no recordings according to the menu. The resolution to this was to wipe out my other dvr in a different room, losing all content, then coming back and saying it was fixed because now both the boxes show there's nothing on them. However the one is still saying that it is full now. This place is a joke, the customer service is horrible, the actual service is abominable, and they have a monopoly in areas, guaranteeing that they can continue to rip off customers.

    Original Review: I have had FIOS service since 2011. Initially it was with Verizon, and I had no problems. The issue all began when Frontier took over the service area. To give some background, my area only has Frontier as a wired provider, all other services are satellite based. We have diminished speed, consistent outages, and they cannot support their own products. I have been battling with them for almost 3 years over purchased content that they refuse to support.

    Over all the years, and with multiple kids, we have purchased approx 250 movies through FIOS. At this point, I can only access some on the TV, and others only on the web site. They do not know how to sync their systems, or provide any type of reasonable customer service. They have also REPEATEDLY double charged me for purchased content. In addition, Frontier is CONSTANTLY removing content without notification. We just recently lost STARZ, approx 26 channels without notification. Customer Service takes forever to answer, and never has the ability to service you, no matter what the request, it ALWAYS ends in a transfer to someone else, and you have to restate everything a minimum of 5 times.

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    Reviewed Feb. 29, 2020

    The slowest high speed internet on the planet. But that doesn't deter Frontier from charging me 110 dollars a month for phone I don't need (can't get internet without it) and internet speed of .4 mps. A call is usually 30 mins or way more. Stay away if you can. Unhappy in Arizona.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2020

    I'm Paying for the Incompetency of Frontier's Billing System. I first contacted Frontier when we moved into an apartment complex north of Tampa Bay, Florida. They were the only option for internet service in this complex, so unless we wanted to live off of our mobile data plan, we were forced to sign up with Frontier. We scheduled our installation of service 3 weeks out, and on the install day no one showed up.

    I called them to ask when they would arrive, and I was informed that for reasons unknown my appointment had been cancelled and I would have to wait an additional 10 days for installation. We had just moved to Tampa and were awaiting the arrival of our furniture from overseas. Not having home internet definitely made things less comfortable. The customer service team at this point demonstrated little empathy and care for our situation, and simply stated that if we wanted Internet, then an appointment must be made. So, defeated I accepted the new install date.

    The installation technician arrived on time and was polite, efficient, and professional - the singular positive part of my experience I have to report in this review. Less than a week after the service was installed (I only ordered internet service - no bundle packages, voice, or TV services), I received an 'order confirmation' for an additional bundled service package priced out at over 3 times the cost of the service I ordered. I immediately called and explained that the communication I had received was not aligned with what I had ordered. The customer service rep told me that it was an error and that my account would be corrected. I would later find out that they had attached the service order for another customer to my account.

    When I received my first bill, it reflected the correct charges. I logged on to the Frontier payment portal, and paid my bill. When I did so, the charges due on the online portal were the larger, incorrect figure. I called again, explained again the issue, and was told to pay the amount reflected on the physical bill - the correct amount. I did as instructed with the rep on the phone, and they assured me that it was an error and that my account would be corrected.

    A month later I received my next bill in the mail, and it reflected a credit to my account of nearly $2000. Again, I called to explain what had happened. This call took an extremely long time because the billing errors were complex and difficult for the support team to figure out. I probably spent an hour on the line this time. I'd this point I had spent nearly 3 hours on the phone trying to help Frontier with their self-inflicted challenges related to my account. Again, they explained it was an error and that my account would be corrected.

    For the next couple of months my bill was not corrected, and instead the credited amount was reduced monthly by the amount that I was supposed to pay on a monthly basis. During this time I was busy traveling for business and did not contact Frontier about my ongoing incorrect billing. I had invested enough time in the matter and hoped they were working on it on the back end.

    Earlier this month I received my February 2020 bill that showed an owed amount of roughly the amount that I should have paid over the age of my Frontier account (Sept '19 to Feb '20). At this point I had accepted a job in another part of the country and had planned to cancel my service today. At this point I would pay the amount due and we would go our separate ways. That didn't happen. Last night I received a call from Frontier telling me that I owed over $700 in overdue fees for my account. I again explained my situation, and I was told a credit request would be submitted to fix my account. The credit department, a department that does not deal directly with the clients, agreed to reduce the amount owed to $467. This was still far more than I owed. In protest, I explained my situation over and over again, to no avail. I was then told that my case could be sent to the escalation department. I agreed and waited for their call.

    In less than an hour I was speaking to the escalation department. They were unable to do anything other than aggravate the situation. They took an extremely defensive posture, and tried to shift the blame of the errors to me, claiming I knew what I owed and had the opportunity to make the correct payments. Because I didn't, I was being charged taxes and late penalties that with the past due service charges totaled this new amount of $467. I asked them to break down those charges - I was told they needed to called the credit department again. 2 hours later they called me back, explained they couldn't provide a breakdown but that they had faith that the charges are correct and no more could be done. When I asked them to escalate further, I was told they couldn't.

    To put this into context, consider this:

    Correct and agreed upon monthly fee including tax: $56
    Months of service (not including first month and installation fee which were paid): 5
    Total correct fees owed: $280

    Amount they are asking: $467

    As sick as it makes me to consider paying this company, who if you consider my time owe ME for this terrible experience, I likely will do so to avoid any further unproductive protest and process while risking my credit rating. What I will do is say that I will never, ever consider service with Frontier Communications. In fact, I will include in my home hunting criteria the condition that I have options other than Frontier. I will also continue spreading the story of my experience in writing via social media and to friends and family, and to anyone in person, socially or professionally, when the topic arises. Frontier has disappointed me immensely, added undue stress to my relocation, neglected to correct their own errors and instead shifting the blame to their client while demanding more money than contractually owed. Terrible experience - never engage them for service if possible. Thanks for listening.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2020

    We moved from one location to another in the same area and signed up for Frontier for the first time. I did this via chat. They quoted me a price for a TV package that included sports, including US football games. I asked for, and received, an email record of this chat. When we got the new service, it did not include football and some of the other channels we had been quoted. Our numerous phone calls resulted in the run around. On our last call we got a very helpful technician who seemed to think we should be getting said channels but didn't know why we weren't getting them. He transferred us to someone else, an apathetic person who said if we wanted those channels we would have to upgrade.

    No one seemed to have a recoord of my original chat and quote, and further, they didn't care and didn't want it. We talked to numerous people and got the same thing. We didn't pay their bill until they cut us off. We went back to Spectrum and they have done everything they said they would do, when they said they would do it. Frontier has now filed a credit report against us. We are filing a small claim against for damages.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2020

    Unprofessional customer services at Frontier. I have a promotion for 2020 and customer service can't adjust bill. I am a good customer, I feel they don't care about customers need. Many frontier representatives are incompetent and have problem to attention for details.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2020

    When Frontier acquired Verizon someone decided to add "misc" charges to our bill. Upon speaking to Frontier reps I was told they were charges carried over and that they couldn't remove them. At that point I told Frontier I wasn't paying and that they should cancel my service. Frontier did not stop the service. They allowed the account to stay open, incurring charges with no suspension, for MANY months. I had switched to another provider shortly after informing them of my intentions to not pay. Was not offered a dispute resolution. Simply "you owe us." This was in 2016.

    After a couple of years and many flyers and sales reps knocking on my door promising that we could get service again I decided to try again. Fios service is amazing and despite the BS I depend on good service. Spoke to a sales rep who saw no issue after running my credit info and proceeded to assist me with opening a new account. No mention of the old account or any balance due. Awesome, I assumed they removed it like I asked when they failed to properly charge.

    Today we received a suspension. No notice, no letter, no email, no call... just off. We have been with Frontier for close to a year now with our new service on auto pay. Reason for suspension? Past due balance on an old account, with fees, for the sum of over $1000. All charges incurred AFTER I informed them I didn't want to pay. I have long since cancelled the other provider and relied on the word of customer service and sales that my account was good. Now I'm sitting here with no service and a delay to be back up and running with another provider.

    To reiterate... 1. Told them to stop service, they allowed the account to run for a minimum of 6 months with no suspension. Accrued massive fees and service charges including equipment they claimed they never received (used their call tag.) 2. Opened a new account several years later with the promise that the old account was not existing. 3. Waited a year to "find" the old account and cold stop service pending a $1000 past due balance. They know exactly what they are doing. It's unethical and it's now verging on extortion.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2020

    After several issues with our cable and billing, we finally just cancelled everything but internet. We were told our next bill would reflect the cancellation of services, and we would owe for internet only. Did not get a next bill, so we paid over the amount of the internet services to make sure we had an on time payment. Next bill comes and we were charged for an additional month of cable services. Spent over 6 hours dealing with customer service over a 3 day period of time being passed around, hung on - promised return calls we never got, etc..

    Finally get the overcharge resolved, but they charge us late fees on the amount we shouldn't have been charged in the first place. Tell us they can not back out late fees, and we have no choice but to pay or be disconnected. We argue with them - get another case# and get told they will follow up in 5 business days. It's now 9 business days later and I've been passed around, hung up on, etc again for another going on 2 hours. 8+ hours into this ridiculousness - all because THEY overcharged us, and then expect us to pay a late fee for a charge they admit was a mistake in the first place!!!! Anyone reading this - use anybody but Frontier. It's been so bad, I am now paying Xfinity to dig a trench to my house just so I don't have to deal with Frontier cable anymore. Yes - It's truly been that bad.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2020

    I decided to trim my bundled cable/internet service to internet only. The $29.99/mo offer turned out to be for first time only customers. They quoted me $55.99/mo. I rejected this offer, was forwarded to "retention". Retention upped it to $65.99/mo. I cancelled my service and this is where the problems start. It's the 18th of the month. I'm told service will be shut off on the 1st of the next month. As soon as I hang up, all my service is shut off. A half an half an hour later I discover that they had inadvertently shut off my service. "No problem", or so I'm told. "We'll take care of it. In about three minutes reset your router. If that doesn't work just call our service department." Needless to say, not only didn't resetting the router work but a call to the service department said. "We can't do anything. It will take a new service order and 72 hours to restore." I called back. "Cancel my service immediately. No wait. I want your equipment out of my house."

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2020

    Frontier Communications will NOT block robocall numbers UNLESS AND UNTIL I purchase their FIOS "internet service" which I do not want. Thus, the ability to block known(!) robocall numbers is contingent upon purchasing a product that I neither want nor need. Billing is a puzzle: each contain charges (e.g., "road use"/"repair") neither requested nor used.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2020

    Internet went out Feb 5. Called support, couldn't understand him, but got a service tech appointment, but not until Feb 10. I contacted a Frontier store in the area, but I couldn't just exchange modem, had to wait. Took off work on the 10th for the 1-5pm appointment. At 5 I called because no tech arrived. I was assured he was just running late at another call and was coming. At 7pm, same call, same reply. I checked the website at 730, my appointment had been rescheduled for the next day at 8pm. Very rude, and odd to have an exact time for. Called back and they Gave me the run around, but they changed it to 8am to noon. I take off work again, waited around, checked the sight at 10am, appointment changed again to Feb 19. At this point I am angry, I've missed two days of work to keep the appointment that they set up but didn't show up to.

    Zero compensation for 2 weeks of no internet service, just plenty of apologies from low level workers that can do nothing more than read the same info I can from the website. No contact has been made that I know of with the service tech. No internet. I can't miss more work and lose more money. I guess I need to get satellite service, which has terrible performance and unknown customer service, but at this point, that would be better.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2020

    Updated on 02/18/2020: This is a subsequent complaint. My initial complaint follows months and months of horrific and abusive call on the part of Customer Service by Frontier in which my bill is all over the place. I would constantly find erroneous charges. Now, my bill has gone up $70 in the past 6 months. After a typical hour long useless conversation with an abusive Customer Service rep., he agreed to issue me a one-time $45 credit. When I got my bill, there was no record of the credit. After filing a complaint, I was emailed by a Customer Service rep who said the credit was denied by "higher-ups" but he found a decent plan for me. When I wrote him back and agreed to the plan, he then writes me to tell me the offer has expired, BUT I can decrease me services if I am still looking to save money. An entire week of back and forth via email. Are you kidding me? How can this possibly go on and Frontier get away with this?

    Original review: Been a customer for years as there are no other choices if you want tv. Call them every month as their billing is inaccurate. On the phone for at least an hour every month with absolutely rude and stupid customer service agents. Most recent, told me I would be issued a $45 credit. Just got my bill. No sign of the credit. There is no customer service anymore anywhere. This company is beyond horrible.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2020

    First modem not powerful enough, so we ordered a more powerful one. That one didn't work in the entire house either. They said that was the best they could do.

    We signed up for automatic payments. They made a mistake and withdrew for 2 months instead of one. It took us several days for them to reverse their error. I would never recommend Frontier to anyone for internet service.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2020

    If I could choose no stars, I would. In my attempt to switch my services from Frontier to Spectrum, Frontier took it upon themselves to disconnect my landline, my internet, and my tv service without my permission. Once Spectrum contacted Frontier to gain access to the phone number, Frontier shut down my services. I had not given anyone permission to shut down my services nor had anyone else who has authority on my account.

    When I contacted Frontier to reconnect my services immediately, I was told there would be a $350 charge to do so. Something is very very wrong with this level of service and I will never go back to Frontier, nor will I ever recommend their service to anyone. I hope everyone changes their service away from Frontier. Perhaps if we hit them in their bank account they will wake up and take care of their customers. Those who choose to stay with them: beware! They are a communications company disguised as a slimy snake oil salesperson! You've been warned.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2020

    I have an account and the service I have is great (just have internet), however, I have been trying to set up another line since roughly Christmas time of 2019 and 1st person said they would send a modem out and get a technician appt set up; a week goes by no technician, no call, no modem delivered. So I call again, this time I get the run around from one person to the next because no one can find my account, well after an hour they realize they cannot help me because I am in Washington State...ok transferred to someone who can help and pull up my account, that person checks notes, No modem has been sent, no technician has been set up to come out, back at square one. Technician appt is set up, modem is being sent. Another week goes by, no modem yet and today the technician is suppose to come out. I call to cancel the technician because no modem has arrived.

    On the phone again for an hour before they realize they cannot help because again I am in Washington State and no one can pull up my account, except the elite apparently. SO I finally get someone who can help me, again, no technician has been set up so therefore no cancellation needed and still no modem has arrived. After TWO HOURS of being on the phone with a lady that sounded like she could help me, ended up hanging up on me...I am beyond frustrated and really wish we had another choice of service in our area. I do not recommend Frontier at all. Such a hassle.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2020

    Updated on 02/14/2020: Worst service of any company I have ever had to deal with. When all of these poor reviews show "Resolution in Progress", don't believe any of it. All this means is someone from the company has sent the reviewer a message saying they are sorry that they felt they had poor service. There is no resolution in progress, but Frontier has some person monitoring these review sites to try to salvage whatever credibility they have left. Frontier is the absolute worst in every respect. Anyone thinking of using their services should find any alternative possible. There is nothing good to be had from any interaction with this company. I'm sure this rev will show "Resolution in Progress" soon. Don't believe it!

    Original review: If you are thinking about giving Frontier DSL internet service a try, do yourself a huge favor and run like hell. Not only is the actual service terribly slow (when it even works at all), but when service goes out completely, you can expect about a six week delay before someone will be out to repair it. In the meantime frontier has no problem billing you for the services that you have no way of using. Maybe worse than all of this is trying to speak with someone on the phone in their customer service department. If you do attempt to do this, figure on spending at least three hours on the phone between hold times and getting transferred back and forth between people who have no idea what they are talking about. In the end you'll likely be wanting to use profanities, but you resist knowing that it won't do any good anyway.

    On a side note, Frontier apparently just puts in random personal information when they set up your account too. I was asked for my date of birth to verify my identity and they told me I was wrong. Well, if it is one thing I know it is my birthday. That runaround is good for an extra 30 minutes on the phone as well. Also the service tech (when he finally did come out) called me wondering where my house was. The service address in their file is somewhere a couple miles down the road from my house. I never did get this straightened out with them or the birthday problem either. I couldn't take it anymore and told them they can take their garbage service and shove it. After that I still got billed for three more months, but I refuse to pay any of it. Frontier is probably the worst company I have ever had dealings with and that is saying a lot based on some of the other businesses I've dealt with. If you see Frontier, don't just turn and walk away, RUN!

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2020

    It may concern, I am writing asking for assistance in addressing the poor service and business practices of Frontier Communications in my area. I live in a rural area in Dubois County, Indiana. We have one option for DSL service, Frontier Communications. They have consistently and repeatedly claimed to offer services that they do not deliver. This is a widespread issue in my community and one which we have all struggled to cope with and try to resolve. But in addition to not providing the service they advertise and sell and bill for, they are also very adept and firewalling customers from speaking to anyone in any position of authority. It is simply impossible to speak to anyone other than a front line customer service representative who tries to convince you that if you purchase higher speeds your service will improve or technical support who are all obviously located overseas.

    It seems impossible to believe that I am sitting here tonight at 7:30 pm in my home in southern Indiana and have been completely without service since 1:38 pm with no one able to tell me why or when it may be restored. I have no idea if it is related to the area or my home in particular. When I just attempted to obtain that information from a customer service rep, he tried to sell me faster speeds and then transferred me to technical support after I had expressly told him that I did not wish to speak with them again.

    I spent almost 2 hours on the phone with Frontier employees on 2/3/20 before finally forcing them to schedule a repair appointment at my home for today. I received a text message at 2:03 pm on 2/3/20 confirming my repair appointment. I received another text at 3:54 pm on 2/3/20 again confirming same appointment. I received a text at 9:02 am on 2/4/20 reminding me of my appointment between 1 and 5 pm and that someone over the age of 18 must be present. At 4:45 pm I called to see where technician was as I had had no further communication. Was told by a technical support person that a “technician was on location.” When I asked him to please clarify what that meant since I had not seen anyone, he couldn’t really tell me. Just that a “technician was on location” and he would ask him to call me. Needless to say, I received no call.

    Just prior to filing this report I made yet another attempt to contact them and see why no one arrived and when and if they would. At this time another technical support person, who was apparently at a party based on the background noise, advised me that my appointment is “for tomorrow” and could not really explain why I thought it was for today, even though I had 3 text messages to that effect.

    This company is a sham. They have sent me a bill for $80 for my first payment on installment and first month’s service. Right now I’m using the hotspot from my cell phone to have service to my laptop to send you this complaint. They are a monopoly here and they know it. We have no options. They have no interest in providing the services they claim they provide or in providing any customer service. They are stealing from the citizens in this community. My livelihood literally, and I mean literally, depends on having cable or DSL internet service. I am a work at home registered nurse who will not be employed if I cannot have a functioning computer and systems.

    I am currently making plans to have to temporarily move to my sister’s home 100 miles north of here in order to keep my job. In 2020, in Indiana, I have to leave my home to work from my computer because I cannot obtain reliable internet service. How is this even possible? Frontier Communications needs to be held accountable. They need to provide service or leave. They need to answer to the millions of dollars they have collected from people for services they do not provide.

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2020

    Less than a month and I already hate them. I was tired of the high cost and poor service of Comcast Business so I tried Frontier. The first thing you have to know is that they quote you the price of their service but not fees or taxes. When I received my first bill it was higher than my Comcast bill by about $8. My Comcast service had included 2 TV lines and a web site, which I did not elect to continue with Frontier. My Comcast service had true high speed internet, whereas Frontier's lowest priced plan was 6 mbps.

    When I called Frontier about the bill they said they had disclosed the cost to me when I signed up. This is only partly true; they didn't give me the full bottom line. Their excuse was that they don't know what the fees and services are in every state. They said there was a one-time charge of $49 on my first bill that wouldn't be on future bills, so my net savings after giving up fast internet, a web site, and TV was about $40/month.

    My second complaint is that the installers couldn't connect my internet. At the end of the day my office manager showed me where they had just left the Frontier CAT 45 cable hanging down from the wall, unconnected. The tech didn't speak with me before leaving. The tech had given us his business card. We called three times and three times went to voice mail. I hired a private company to come out and hook everything up the next day.

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2020

    I transferred service to Frontier about 8 months ago and had no issues to start. As a small business, a working phone line and internet service is rather important. The first outage we experienced was on Black Friday when we had no internet service, which means no ability to load a gift card. You can imagine what this did to our numbers. When I contacted the help desk, I was told someone worked in the alley behind our building and disconnected us. I then spent 2 hours of my life on the help desk trying to reset the modem, etc. Since then, we've had the same issues a further 11 times. It's outrageous that they cannot figure out what the problem is or how to fix it. No apology. No statement credit, despite the impact to my business. I'm in a small town and have two options for service. The other option isn't great either, but it appears I'll have to go back.

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2020

    I am not at all likely to recommend Frontier and am looking for a new provider now. I set up automatic payment which worked for a year and then something happened where Frontier lost my card info and stopped doing automatic payments for me. So I didn't know that I wasn't paying my bill anymore. I then got hit with 3 months charges all at once and then $175 in fines for not paying. I called for help (no one got back to me, I just got a robot). And I talked to 7 different people on the online chat who just kept transferring me to the next person because they couldn't help me or didn't want to.

    So I ended up having to pay almost $400 in one month to Frontier and received no customer service. I'm now making sure that every one of my friends who moves to the area saves themselves a headache and gets another provider and I'm searching for a new provider right now. I've literally never experienced such horrible customer service in my life. This company basically just stole money from me.

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    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2020

    Updated on 02/06/2020: After weeks of wrangling to get my home phone number "ported out" to Suddenlink, it was finally done by Frontier. Of course, it was the day after they were able to collect their fee through auto pay at my bank. In other words, they collected their thirty pieces of silver. What a bunch of greedy incompetents!

    Updated on 02/05/2020: This is the second complaint I've written about here. I just had a long chat session with Frontier (someone called "First Jane") and I was given the same old runaround I've been given since 1/18/20. My account I found out is still active with Frontier and today they collected their "20 pieces of silver" from my checking account like they've been doing since the account's inception, even though I've had internet service with SuddenLink since 1/21/20. It's the house phone that's in question and I still have phone service through Frontier.

    I've called numerous times for what is called a "port out" of my phone number and they say the number has been released. Then I call SuddenLink and they say Frontier doesn't cooperate with them. Frontier has more to gain here because so long as my account is active they can keep charging me. I'm 78 years old and live on a fixed income. The whole purpose of switching over to SuddenLink was in order to save almost $30 a month. Now I'm paying two carriers looks like, Frontier for internet/phone and SuddenLink for internet since 1/21/20. It's no wonder so many people are stressed out these days because of these incompetent and overly large corporations that don't give a twit about customers. In my chat today I was told to call customer service phone support. Again? LIke I haven't done that a half dozen times? It's been back and forth, back and forth between the two companies and I'm really fed up.

    Original Review: On 1/18/20 I changed my internet and house phone to SuddenLink because I found I could save about $30 a month by doing so. My internet was set up okay on 1/21, but I was told I would have to have Frontier release my house phone number. I called them and they said it was not frozen. So I called SuddenLink back. This has been going on now ever since. I call Frontier, they say my number is not frozen and SuddenLink must put in an order. Then I call SuddenLink again and tell them this and it goes back and forth, back and forth. I've made at least a half dozen calls or better to each company and still have no satisfaction. It seems the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. I was told by a service person who came out that Frontier does this sort of thing to competitors.

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    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2020

    I checked online with the Frontier bundled price of $49 for Internet tv and phone. Sounded like a deal right!! Well it was too good to be true..after signing the typical small print contract. Shame on me for not reading it. Well I was getting 12 mps internet service that would drop because I have a smart home and a lot of bandwidth usage. After dealing with customer service literally for hours and 2 service techs that I had to pay for. I gave up and early terminated service over $370.00 later I am still getting bills. To this day. Do youself a favor and run the other way if you think of dealing with Dish/frontier. You will save yourself a lot of money and aggravation.

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    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2020

    Frontier is absolutely the worst company I have EVER had to deal with, I would say their service is horrible but I wouldn't know. I can never get any service. I have to admit that I do live in a rural area. With that said, I am paying for an internet connection that on the rare occasion may work, but at a speed that is so slow it's almost pointless. I have called hundreds of times going 2 weeks calling EVERY day. Every other time I was promised that a tech was coming out to address the issue, well that was 5 months ago and I about ready to give up on him or her. Trust me it is so bad that I would never purchase a home where Frontier is the only phone/internet option.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2020

    I spent over 6 hours, in ONE day, on the phone and on online chat with their customer service and tech support. The left hand has no clue what the right hand is doing. They are awful at updating their notes and order status. They sent a technician to the wrong address and then told me it would be a week until they could come to the correct address, which was 3 miles down the road. Just a horribly unorganized company that doesn't care about your time. Find another internet provider. I will say the actual technicians, out in the field, seem to be knowledgeable and easy to work with. Anyone in the office is awful.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2020

    Ok, I started Frontier in 2016. It was an amazing experience because Time Warner at that moment was overpriced. I had a great 2 and a half years of service. Within that period of time my modem was replaced 5-7 times. I don’t remember the exact number but it was more than 5. Within 2019 I have been having horrible customer service, the amount of employees that hung up on me is disgusting. I’m not talking about call disconnected, I’m talking about people intentionally hanging up on me. Well back to the service, if you're looking into trying to figure out which internet company to go for, get Spectrum. Seriously, in the last couple of years my brother had spectrum, no modems were replaced or calls made because everything was good. While I had 4 hour calls trying to fix the internet because it was not on or working for weeks.

    I found out today that frontier has been scamming me my speed. I paid for 25mps for all my time with spectrum just to find out that in 2018 they told me my speed was only 18mps, so I upgraded. Fast forward to today again the guy to me I only had 18mps when I’m 100% I paid for an upgrade of 25mps. I’m not an old man that needs help hearing, I am a 20. If you're looking into getting frontier this should help you make a decision, even though I had a bad experience always keep an open mind and look at the other reviews.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2020

    Total chaos and cheese, limburger style. HAD internet worthless service for 10 days which didn't work because of upload speeds under 1 Mbps. Two tech calls, no go. Just to get them out of my hair after a dozen calls (customer service is worthless) I paid a bill of $83.69 for the original installment, an equipment delivery fee, one month service (actual was 10 days), taxes. Said I'd receive an email of cancellation. Never did. R U N!

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2020

    So today, my daughter frantically called me because a man (Frontier Tech) was outside her bedroom window in the backyard (my daughter has severe anxiety). He never came to the door to ask permission to enter the gated yard that was locked with a sliding lock. I called customer service and was transferred to the Tech Dept. to await a supervisor. The CSR repeatedly attempted to have me get a call back from the supervisor (I am NOT a customer and failed to see why I needed to provide my personal number). I was on hold for well over an hour.

    The rep came back to the line 2 times to again ask me to let the supervisor call me back. I again said "No" and was put on hold again. After another 30 min on hold and another call on another line, I spoke to another rep named Emily. She refused to transfer me because I "wasn't a customer". But had no problem arguing with me and telling me to "keep this call professional". She should be reprimanded. After she hung me up (I never spoke to her supervisor despite repeatedly requesting either her super or the tech supervisor's name), I called back and spoke to someone in the phone dept who was as much help as he could possibly be. I was still on hold with the original call the entire time.

    As my call with the phone dept was ending, the tech supervisor finally picked up the line (an hour and 15 min later). The tech super said that she would look into the situation and speak the supervisor of the tech that came out today. If any big bosses actually read these reviews, I spoke to Emily on 1/29/2020 regarding a New Haven, CT incident. She has an accent. Maybe a Southern Accent. The calls were between 10 and 11:30 am. Emily was extremely unprofessional and argumentative. As a rep, she failed tremendously. If I ever had any interest in becoming a member of the Frontier family, she ruined ALL chances. If she spoke to me in the nasty way she did, how does she speak to the actual customers? Is this who Frontier wants to represent their company? I have worked in customer service. When you make a bad situation worse, you should hand the call off to the supervisor. You never argue with the customer.

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2020

    I have so many reasons I think Frontier is atrocious. Services go out regularly, my phone is faster when I take it off of wifi, their technicians are not trained properly or just lazy might be a little of both, the operating system is not user friendly on the Cable, their website is not user friendly, the employees in the call center are not competent, they like to hang up on you and make you start over, you need to give a code for everything over and over, and they never ever offer compensation for your down service. One month my internet was down more than it was up and working. Find another company!

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2020

    I contacted Frontier on 1/28/2020 because they had raised my rates. They told me there was nothing they could do. So I asked for a supervisor. I was put on hold for over 10 mins. Finally I got to speak to a so called manager who turned out to be the most arrogant & abusive fellow by the name of Marcus D. from Connecticut. (Who knows if this was a real name or not. I have no idea.) Marcus would not give me the chance to even speak. He had his speech prepared from the get go. It was very obvious that he didn't want to spend any time with me. He finally hung up on me.

    I hope someone at Frontier listens to the recording of my conversation to really hear how this fellow treats their customers. I was even put on speaker phone so that his coworkers could listen and laugh about (I could hear them in the background). This is no way to treat a customer! Especially a long time customer with 3 accounts that pays all 3 accounts on time. However if I were a new customer I could get the same service for almost half the cost. I hate that big business rewards a new customer that they have no idea if they will pay their bill or not. But penalizes the old reliable customer.

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2020

    Had a good experience with Frontier in the past and decided to try them again after a move. Ordered service online and set the date and time window. Scheduled a day off for install and to make sure everything worked smoothly. Install day comes and no contact from a tech, so I contact support. I was told the order did not successfully go through, and the earliest they could come out was two days later. The first customer support person I spoke with helped as much as they could to right the failing of their systems. Ended the chat and went about my business until I received an email with an estimate of monthly charges and the one time install. The monthly fees were 50% higher than what was quoted when I initially placed the order.

    Contacted support again and tried to find the reasoning as well as any way to get the rate I was quoted at the time I placed the order. When that didn't happen, I attempted to get them to at least waive the soon to be illegal $10/month fee for renting a modem even if you don't actually rent the modem. Cancelled the install. Thanks to support not offering any actual support in the way of honoring the original quoted price, or in compensation for the delayed install. No wonder this company is declaring bankruptcy.

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    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2020

    They don't care for your time, they are disrespectful, they will waste even more time on the phone for nothing. I just moved, I scheduled the service install 2 weeks ahead, everything was okay, I confirmed my appointment for Saturday 1/25/20 between 1 and 5pm, they rescheduled for 2:30 - 4:30pm that day, okay.. No problem.. Then at 3:59pm I get a text rescheduling for 4-8pm and at 4:30pm one moving my appointment to Monday.

    No one ever called me to ask if that was okay, or to even explain why they are not coming on the promised date. When I called and demanded an explanation they said that they can't tell me because they don't know, installers are third parties and they are sorry but they don't install on Sundays so if I'm not available during the week then I would have to wait until next Saturday. That was after going through 4 customer service representatives, 2 of them being rude and wasted more than 2 hours of my time making me wait for nothing.

    Also, a representative told me that their system is made in such way so the customer never speaks to "dispatch" the actual department that knows where the technicians are and that assigns service order, well done Frontier, you are a horrible company, making things harder for potential and I would assume current customers too.

    I wanted to try Frontier, because I was not satisfied with my ISP, but this was a very rough start and a disrespect of my time, I canceled the service order and called my previous provider who was able to connect me in less than 30 minutes, and I have a technician coming in next day (less than 12 hours) to check on everything. Conclusion, I don't know if their service is good or not, but if this is how you treat your customers you are not getting my business. Advice people: stay away from frontier.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2020

    I been having trouble for 3 years with Frontier internet. They sent tech fix it works for few hours and then back to off and on WiFi. Waiting for so long to speak to customer service and sometimes after waiting for so long to speak they just hang up. Last few days we had no internet at all. We called the support and tech person gave us this excuse that they are fixing lines in Riverside and Ontario CA. What is that has to do with Palm Springs CA and why they don’t notify us why they don’t give credit. I had enough. I would like for them to return all the money we pay them all these years for nothing. Catherine **

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2020

    I have had Frontier for years, and they have been almost the only option in my rural area. Initially, I was not happy with my service (constantly dropping service and weeks to get a tech out). After filing a complaint, they have updated their local hub. I could not be happier with my service, and I have recommended them to several of my friends and neighbors.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2020

    This really deserves 0 stars. Upon moving to my apartment I ordered Frontier online because they state to have really competitive pricing. I received a call saying a technician would come out to see if they could indeed service my area. I found this weird because once I put my address in to set up the account it said there were services in my area and the person who called me said they could see others in my apartment building used Frontier as well.

    Well the technician came out and called me to say he couldn't service my apartment (even though others in building had them). We are in a very weird service area anyway, so I really didn't question it. Had to switch cell phone providers as well from poor service. Went ahead and went with Spectrum much to my dismay and at a little more monthly.

    5 months later I get a collection notice from Frontier that I owe $88.00 (for services I have never had). Immediately called frontier and opened a dispute. Was told to contact collection company to let them know I've opened a dispute. A few days later (today) I get a call from the collection agency saying they contacted Frontier and Frontier said it's a valid bill and I still owe. Huh????

    I called Frontier yet again today explaining the issue and all they said was that notes were added to my account yesterday saying that I never called to say services weren't working. How can I call if I am not even using their services?? The rep said the dispute is still pending and can take weeks for resolution. I will wait it out and see but I will never recommend this company. This company is criminal and I plan to take legal action if it's not resolved.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2020

    My internet constantly kicks off. I call the tech line to get help in reconnecting, which is way more complicated than it should be. I get varied responses on why my internet kicks out, from the box being outdated (less than 3 yrs old), too many people are using the internet and the wires are old. Frontier’s solution is to get faster internet and pay more for it when they can’t even provide decent service for what I am paying. They struggle to keep their equipment up to date, customer service is a headache and tech support isn’t very helpful.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2020

    Please don’t use this company. They have no solution to anything. I had to hang up I waited a whole hour before I did. I don’t know how this company still in business. I’m going back with my old service no doubt about it.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2020

    I changed from Spectrum to Frontier internet in Dec since I'd cut out cable but my TV was incompatible with Spectrum's internet. I started out applying online for Frontier's service but the order wouldn't process - thus I was unable to take advantage of their Visa gift card promotion. I called and spoke with a very engaging young man and he set everything up. There was one glitch. Their credit check could not find any info on me so I had to download, complete and have notarized a proof of identification form. Never mind that I have utilities, mortgage and car loan (which they did have the car loan info). It was extremely inconvenient - not to mention ridiculous (I should've run then!) but what choice did I have.

    Once I had done this I emailed the form with ID copies. Only to have it returned as undeliverable. When I called frontier, they initially couldn't locate my information. Finally they pulled up the work order - under someone else's name. Seems that nice fellow set the account up in a different region than mine (Florida). The lady set everything up again and the install date was set. That went smoothly. Things really started downhill though, when I pulled up the bill and found a charge I hadn't authorized. I called to have this corrected and was told that it had been corrected but may take a day or two to show up online due to the holiday.

    After the holidays I called again. And was again told it was corrected but that their systems were slow and it would take 24-48 hours to correct. I called back on the 15th - the day before the bill was due. This time I was told the account was no longer active, that service was shut off as of the 15th. The girl was all apologies (they always are) and couldn't give me an explanation for discontinuing service, and that I didn't owe anything on the bill.

    Here's the thing. I still had internet, just not the phone. I told her to forget the phone, just resolve the internet. She then came back on the line with a new account number, phone number and that the earliest install date was the 17th. Oh, and, I would have to submit "positive proof of id" to start the service - I hung up on her. I called back to speak w/a supervisor and was told it would be @ least 30-40 mins. I again hung up. The next day after my blood pressure came down, I called spectrum to see how much it would cost to reestablish service. In about 20 mins I had a date for installation; and, they could've come the next day.

    By the way, the internet never did shut off though there's no phone service. I just got off the phone w/ Frontier after almost an hour on hold - the wait time was supposed to be 10 mins. I hung up and called back only to find that "customer service was closed". Question: how do you close something that doesn't exist? At this point the bill is several days past due. And all they had to do was remove one $6 charge. I'll call again on Mon. Who knows. Maybe I'll have further misadventures to report. Bottom line, I would do without internet all together before I would EVER deal with Frontier Communications after this. If after reading this review you want to still take a chance. Remember - YOU WERE WARNED!

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2020

    I had no choice in being a customer, I had Uverse which was the best ever, Frontier bought the service in my area and ever since the service they provide is HORRIBLE. If you like paying a huge monthly bill for shoddy service go for it. Pictures freeze, pixelates and get a message that connection was lost several times an hour. Tried everything and nothing works to correct this. My rating is really negative infinite stars.

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    Customer ServiceTechPricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2020

    My modem randomly stopped working so I called Frontier and we do an hours worth of troubleshooting before the customer service rep would order me a new modem. He made me try some to the troubleshooting several times even though it didn't work the first time. Then he reported he ordered me a new modem and it would come in 2-3 days. In 2 days I still hadn't received an email, so I went on my account and there was nothing about a new modem either. So I called only to find out one was never ordered.

    Also, the service person neglected to document that we did all the troubleshooting so now staff was trying to get me to do this again. I tried to see if Frontier would overnight me the modem since they clearly did not order me a modem but they just decided to shuffle me around from person to person for an hour until I finally asked for a supervisor. The supervisor tried to get me to troubleshoot again and I told I would not because we have done that already and it should be documented. He then proceeded to argue with me about what he had or had not told me.

    Finally, I asked "are you going to send me a modem or do I have to change providers?" He finally relented and told me yes he would. However, when he went to order he found there was a problem with the ordering system (now this is two days later and they have not resolved a problem with ordering replacement modems). I can only imagine how many people like me did not get equipment they were waiting for. So, because there was a problem with ordering the modem he said he would call me back later in the night when he had resolved the ordering problem. Well, he never called back. The worst experience I have had with customer service in my lifetime and I am not young. Terrible customer service, disorganized, staff are not knowledgeable on their own processes, disagreeable staff, and do not have an inkling on how to give good customer service. Terrible, terrible customer service.

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    Customer ServiceTechStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2020

    I work at an SPC site for Verizon Wireless and was calling Frontier for an issue with porting a number out from Verizon to Frontier. First agent cold transferred me to the IVR, second agent cold Transferred me to a different department. Third agent claimed she could not hear me and read dead air script often a mere 30 seconds and hung up on me. Fourth agent attempted to assist with the port in to Frontier, but ultimately was forced to transfer. Fifth agent tried her best as well, but could only mail out a five digit pin and the. Transfer to setup new service. I was unable to remain with customer for the 6th agent as my outbound call for an inbound call center was way past time when I should have transferred fully. Go with another landline provider. As a technical support representative of three years, I’m absolutely unimpressed and downright livid at the treatment being received by other frontier customers.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2020

    If I could truly give them negative 5 stars I would. Truly the most complicated and frustrating company I've ever dealt with. You call them, they say one thing, you go online to check if everything is the way it should be as they said it would be..of course it's not. You call them again to ask what's up and that things aren't the way you were told, they said you were told wrong. This has happened multiple times in the 15 years we've had them. Going through the process of dealing with the last bill now and it's a pain in the **, go figure. Good riddance to their cheap and slow internet and godawful customer service!

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceResolutionHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2020

    This is hands down the worst internet provider and company I have ever experienced. They are unethical and dishonest company. The internet never worked properly and after many calls to them and attempts to get things working right I changed to Spectrum. Because I transferred my phone number to Spectrum they found out I was going to cancel and without me canceling my service they shut down my internet and I was unable to work for 4 days and my son could not do his homework. I also felt in danger not having any of my ring or cameras around the house not work without internet. I called many times and many times was not told that they turned it off and instead they had me on the line for countless hours trying to resolve it. When I called Frontier to cancel my service they finally told me that it was shut down by them! Very surreal and frustrating experience and not sure how they legally can get away with how they conduct business.

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    Customer ServiceStaffBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2020

    The WORST company I have ever dealt with! They have sent us a bill for over $100 for the last few months even though we’ve never had service with them. My husband called to see if they serviced our area and was told they did. When the technician arrived he told my husband that he could not install and that they in fact DID NOT serve our area. The first 2 times they sent the bill he called and the operators said they were very sorry and that the issue was fixed and there was no balance. Bill 4,5 and 6 he called and was not as friendly. Each time they would place him on “hold” then hang up. Please stay away from this company. They do not care about customer service whatsoever.

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    Customer ServiceTechPriceStaffBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2020

    I am so extremely frustrated by the inability of Frontier Communications to correct a final billing of our service to reflect the appropriate period of service. We closed our account on Oct. 15 and returned all equipment to a Frontier location at that time. We received a bill for service from Oct. 7 to Nov. 6 payable Oct. 30. We sent a partial payment for what we estimated our service fee to be for the period of October 7 to October 15. This was reflected in a subsequent bill and no new billing was made but the bill was never adjusted to reflect the nonservice from Oct. 16 to Nov. 6. I was told that it would take one billing cycle to reflect the change. My wife and I have called on Oct. 30, Nov. 12, Dec. 10 and have been on the phone for more than 2 hours today, Jan. 13 trying to speak to a supervisor.

    We have been disconnected on three occasions on a transfer to a supervisor to discuss this dispute. We have been given the run around regarding who is responsible for a change to billing. This is unacceptable behavior from a company that we have been loyal to for 13 YEARS in spite of the fact that we could have chosen less expensive providers. We will NEVER use this company again or recommend them to be used by anyone. They do not care about their clients or loyalty, only the amount of money owed to them for service that was not provided. We did a close examination of our bill and found charged that were added that actually should have been credited. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!!

    Lawrence

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2020

    My wife and I live in the state of West Virginia and ONLY have the option for Frontier "high-speed" internet. First, I thought that there was a clause somewhere that stated there can't be a monopoly when it comes to consumer products but hey I could be wrong. Now, for Frontier... I am 41 years old and remember when Yahoo chat rooms were brand new and AOL was the jam! That was in the 90's with the old screaming in the background dial-up. It was supposed to be the best way to get internet. Sadly to say, IT IS STILL FASTER THAN THIS POS COMPANIES "NO SPEED ** INTERNET!!!!"

    My wife and I don't have any kids in the house anymore and don't have a lot of things hooked up to it so why the F is it a snail's pace in January slow. "Well Sir, the fastest we can give you is what you got but we are going to charge you the for the top tier internet bc we offer 5G." What does that stand for? From Frontier I will explain it. It stands for 5 Gerbils spinning a damn wheel to provide me with internet. That's what it SHOULD stand for.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2020

    I called Frontier about a large tree branch down on a line, was told some one would come out and look at it and was given a ticket # so I could track it online. I check online and even though no one came out the ticket was complete. I called back and was told it was turned over to the department that takes care of tree problems and someone would be here to take care of the problem with in the week, but should be here in 24-48 hours. Here it is 3 weeks later no one has showed up and the branch is still hung up on the wire and is very dangerous for anyone who walks under it.

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2020

    Updated on 02/19/2020: As you may have guessed from the prior review, nothing was fixed. I ended up mailing letters to the CEO & COO at the address that was supposed to be the headquarters. Letters were returned as not deliverable. Looked through the website pages and found an SEC filing with a different address. Wouldn't you start wondering why they are not able to publish their correct address? Sent the letters to the address from the government report. The following week I received a phone call from the executive offices asking how they could help. Mind you, at this point I didn't have the internet service for over 2 months.

    I told the lady that their customer service in India obviously was too incompetent to get my internet service fixed, so I prefer at this point to just have the service cancelled as of December 4th, 2019, when I logged the first call. I also requested a refund of any payments I made from that date forward. She told me, she would check this out and call me back in 2 days. Well, it took an additional 2 days, but she did call me back and confirmed cancellation of the service as requested and that my refund would arrive within 20 days. Then I got an email asking why I left Frontier. They may not like the answers I entered. Saving about $100/month. Good riddance!

    Original Review: My DSL modem does not connect to the internet any more since beginning of December 2019. The modem does not show on the WiFi list on the cell phone, computer or TV. Those modems seem to have a life span of about 7 years. I've had the service (only one available) for 14 years. The first modem had exactly the same problem 7 years ago. I called the internet support at the time and a technician replaced the modem within 2 days. The call center at that time was in the USA and you could understand the people you talked to. Guess what, Frontier must have fired a bunch of call center people and sent the "support" to India - according to the barely understandable accents of the personnel.

    Based on prior experience (7 years ago) I called the tech support on December 4,2019, got some guy with an Indian accent, told him, I needed a new modem. Took 1.5 hours for him to run "line tests" and was not able to reach the modem. I had rebooted the modem repeatedly before I called, but that didn't help. Humored the support guy and rebooted the modem again for him. NOTHING brought the modem to life. No Internet light, No WiFi signal. I requested a technician to get to my place on December 20 to replace the modem - I had vacation that day and would be home. Could not schedule that because it was too far out! He would call me back on the 16th to confirm the appointment. Yeah, right, that didn't happen!

    Called back on the 17th got another Indian who started the "line tests" all over again. I kept telling him the modem was not working, the line was fine and wanted a technician to replace my modem on the 20th. He kept blabbering on about checking the 'outside wires' but finally gave me a time between 13:00 and 17:00 hours on December 20, 2019, for a technician to show up. December 20th - about 11:00 I get a text to the effect that the wires were ok. I was at the house by 13:00 and waited until 17:00 - NOBODY SHOWED UP TO REPLACE THE MODEM! Internet is still out and no WiFi signal from the modem! I get WiFi signals from neighbors, but not mine!

    Got on a Chat line and asked why the technician didn't show up to replace the modem. Answer (another Indian quite obviously) he called you on your cell around 11:00 and sends me a phone log excerpt. NOBODY CALLED - IT WAS A TEXT to my cell phone that the line was ok. The modem still is not replaced. And we're now comfortably in January 2020! Those clowns probably expect me to pay for the phone service this month - I don't have access to the service, therefore no payment will be made. I need the internet access but they want to sell me a phone line that I can get the internet, so we get to almost $100 per month! Internet only, they DO NOT provide. I asked to have the chat guy's manager call his manager in the USA to give me a call and left the conversation. OF COURSE, NOBODY CALLED BACK!!

    I tried to find some names, emails addresses, etc. for Frontier. The Midwest Region manager according to the website is Greg **, but no phone number or contact information. The CEO was starting his job in December 2019. I guess, I have to snail mail my complaint to the CEO and see whether that will do anything. What a lousy outfit to do business with!! If you have other options, AVOID this lot!

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    Customer ServiceTechPriceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2020

    Had service with these people for over four years. Had consistent problems with phone service that did not get resolved despite being charged for service calls. Be very aware they will trap you into their "convenient" auto renewal program and once you drop their service they will hit you with an outrageous breach of contract fee. Ignorant arrogant customer service reps. that are about as intelligent as a door stop. DO NOT use this company if you have other options!

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    Customer ServiceTechSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedStaffBillingResolutionHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2020

    Saw internet plans online, called in to place order. Specifically asked about additional or hidden fees and asked the order taker to declare how much my total bill would be. They told me one extra charge of router fee. But since I did not take their router, the order taker promised me to remove that charge. My total bill was promised to be just $29.99 + state and local taxes. Nothing more. My actual bill came to be $45.54 with $13.99 hidden charges or router fee + infrastructure fee. Later I called in to change my install date, but agent told me I will have to pay those extra charges of Wifi Router. So I cancelled the order as I had better choices.

    Regardless 2 days later an install engineer showed up at my door, apologized for the mix up and insisted no need to go to any competitor and that he will get me original offer with removal of hidden fees. He spoke to his supervisors and got the approval for no Router and no infrastructure fee. Also gave me in writing with his signatures and ID. Then I allowed him to install the service. Customer service and escalation teams are refusing to take those charges off that I did not agree to pay. I tried multiple times. They don't come out clean on their discussions. Also they took away my chance to sign-up with another service provider who offered me a better that time.

    The hidden unagreed charges is highly unethical. With their written note, I can easily contest it. But want them to understand how much customers hate their mischievous unethical practices. They must declare and advertise what they will charge customer not a lower charge on advertising and then slap unagreed substantial fees. Where are the consumer rights and better business sense? What is the value of my time and theirs we spend on these feuds?

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2020

    I wish I could give zero stars. We had an appointment for a technician to come out to the house to upgrade service. No technician showed up and no one called. I called customer service that same night and was passed around to 3 different customer service agents until I was hung up on. I called back that night and then magically customer service was closed. I called the next morning asking for an appointment for that same day since we have already been waiting so long and our technician never arrived on scheduled appointment time. The best they could do was a week out.

    I asked to speak to a supervisor. The customer service agent refused multiple times putting me on hold for long periods of time then getting back on phone to ask "why do you need to talk to a supervisor? They can't get you a earlier appointment." I asked again to speak to a supervisor because of poor service. Still same thing, long hold only for this same customer service agent to get back on phone to ask why I needed to talk to supervisor. So finally I had been on the phone for 1 hour, still never got to talk to supervisor, forced into taking the 1 week out appointment for a mistake on their part. No resolution, No compassion for the customer, and very poor customer service.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2020

    My husband and I recently had internet service installed Nov 12, 2019. On the first day it was installed the technician left and the internet was not working properly. A technician had to come out next day and resolve the problem. I signed up for auto pay and this company withdrew the payment twice from our bank account. When I called to get the issue resolved, I kept getting conflicting stories on when my money would be returned. When I asked to speak to a Supervisor I was transferred to a queue and waited 45 minutes. I then called back and spoke to a representative who filled out a form so that my money would be return faster than 7-14 days.

    The first rep told me that it was still in process and it couldn’t be reversed. I requested a callback and have yet to receive a call. I called the Executive office and spoke to a woman who said she was a manager. She apologized, but I asked her to issue a some type of credit on our account due to withholding my money for days. I have Comcast in another one of my homes. I would never receive this type of Mickey Mouse service. They get the job done quickly and turn the situation around. Don’t do business with Frontier, they don’t have processes or systems in place to service you correctly and professionally.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2020

    Frontier has provided me with the WORST customer service I’ve ever experienced. My internet is so unreliable that it is impossible to stream or upload photos. Customer service is so bad and there is no possibility of contacting anyone in management. I asked to speak with a supervisor in customer service and was told that they would contact me at THEIR convenience! So telling as to how they view the customer at this company. By the way, it is one week later and no one has called back. If you have ANY other options for internet service, by all means, avoid Frontier. If you do go with them, be prepared and forewarned.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedMaintenance

    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2020

    Had internet installed 1 month ago, had to call four times for repair, 1st time appointment was made tech never showed or called. 2nd time, claimed the repair was made in office (not true), they sent my a new router claiming that was the problem (did not work), 3rd time tech never showed. When I contacted Frontier that evening they said it was repair in the office, which again was not true. Requested 4th time and to have tech come to my home. I ask for corp. Office and was told they had no number, I will look up the number and call to express my feeling on this matter. Not sure if it do any good, but, I will try.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaffBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2020

    I could have given 0 star if there was an option. First of all their service is not good and neither their customer care guys are able to resolve any issues. Once I disconnected the service they told they can’t do the prorated bill also. I had to pay for entire month though I used services for just 5 days. And worse to that after paying all the money and returning the equipment they again sent a bill of 10.81$. On calling the customer care they told this is disconnection fee which I was never told about and they told they don’t have any mechanism also to waive of that fee. They are only looting the customers from taking connection till the disconnection. I will never recommend anyone to ever take frontier internet connection.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaffBillingTransparencyHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2020

    This is just a warning for other folks out there who are thinking about signing up with Frontier or canceling Frontier service. If/when you return your equipment, KEEP ALL OF YOUR TRACKING RECEIPTS. I cannot stress this enough!!! Back in Sept 2019...After like 5 years of often terrible internet service, I cancelled. That was the easy part. No arguments, etc. They sent me the return boxes and shipping labels. I packed everything up and returned a couple days later - The UPS rep told me to keep the receipt, as Frontier is notorious for making inerrant "unreturned equipment" charges.

    Meanwhile, they still owed me a $30 credit from when I canceled. I was told that this would be taken care of automatically after 2 billing cycles. Since it had been more than 3, I decided to log in and see if anything changed with that. Lo and behold 3 MONTHS after the equipment was delivered and signed for by "GARDNER" I was being charged $200 for "unreturned equipment". I received no email notice, no bill in the mail, no phone call, no smoke signal, carrier pigeon. NOTHING. This unknown (and false) charge was just sitting there pending against my credit. I immediately called them and raised a little hell on the CS lady. I have no proof; but I am convinced that this garbage company randomly charges people regardless, in the hopes that no one calls to complain. I'm 99.9% positive they have ZERO process for how they manage equipment returns.

    Faithful paying customers get screwed...they get sent to collections and their credit scores get ruined all because idiot companies like this cannot be bothered to do their extremely simple jobs. Thankfully, I randomly decided to check my account. I called and about 35min later was able to (allegedly) get this squared away without any type of explanation. It's supposed to be rectified in 48hrs. We'll see what happens. Honestly, I cannot believe there hasn't been a civil lawsuit filed against these guys yet. If that ever happens, I'm all in. Good luck to you all. My advice stay away from this shady company!

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    Coverage

    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2020

    My internet is out more than it works and trying to jump through hoops to get a tech sent to repair it is like pulling teeth. Last time my internet was out it took over a week to get a tech to come out. Now it is out again and I'm considering just cancelling my service completely because I don't want to deal with the headache that is Frontier.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaffTransparencyResolutionTimelinessHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2020

    Timeline: November 2017 I signed up with Frontier Communications for cable and internet. December 8, 2019: I called Frontier Communications at 800-921-8101 and spoke with Customer Service Representative April. I advised I need to transfer my service from my existing address to my new address on December 28, 2019. I specifically advised April I need the technician to make me one of the last appointments of the day as my daughter and I are moving that day. She confirmed she noted this vital detail for the technician and advised my Order Number is: **.

    December 28, 2019. 12:59pm I received a missed call from **. I later come to find out this is Frontier technician Mario. There is no voicemail, no text, and no additional call. No technician comes out to transfer my service, that I would note was set well in advance December 8th. 5:25pm I call Frontier and speak with Charlie who says the technician notes state he called me TWICE, and that he came to my home and no answer. I informed Charlie this is false as my cell phone records would prove the above. I attempt to reschedule my appointment given Charlie advised no one was coming. She states at Frontier, Customer Service does not set service appointments! Charlie states Technical Support Department sets appointments. Charlie transfers me to Tech Support.

    Alexis in Tech Support advises me she does not know why Customer Service transferred me to their department as they do not set up Service Appointments. She transfers me back to Customer Service. I then speak with a Male Customer Service Representative. I do not have his name. I explain the above, and ask for supervisor. I have Frontier on my speaker phone. I am then hung up on! My time spent on this call: 46 minutes

    December 29, 2019: 9:25am I call Frontier again. I speak with Dequaveion in Customer Service and explain I still have no service for internet nor tv. Dequavion apologizes for the inconvenience and tells me he has scheduled an appointment for Monday December 30th between 8am to 12 noon. I specifically explain that I work from home and my 11 year old daughter is on Winter Break. We need service. I ask that a note be put for the technician to see that my original appointment was December 28th and for him to make me the first appointment December 30th. Dequavion says no problem and assured me a technician would be out next day. Great!

    I am happy my cable and internet provider Frontier has resolved this appointment issue. I ask Dequavion for a supervisor to advise of the negative experience. He comes back to line and states supervisors are in a meeting, but assures me a supervisor will call me today. My time spent on this call: 21 minutes. *No Frontier Supervisor ever called me as I was told. December 30, 2019: 10:41am No one from Frontier has come to my home nor has attempted to contact me by any method. I again call Frontier and speak with Liza in Customer Service who tells me my appointment is for January 6, 2020! 7 days from today!

    I attempt to have a conversation with Liza who was anything but helpful. She says, "Give me a second because your not going to try to listen." Wow. Then she placed me on an extended hold. Liza is the rudest most unprofessional person at Frontier I have ever spoken to. She told me I was rude! She also had absolutely no answers as to why no technician is coming out yet again. She shouted at me (the paying customer) "I don't work in dispatch!" when I asked her for Frontier's explanation as to why they are not coming to my home as scheduled. This women was nasty and horrible to me and does not represent Frontier well at all! She has zero customer service and no human empathy.

    I asked for her supervisor and she said the supervisor was going into a meeting. I noted this is the same exact thing Dequavion told me the day prior. Every time I ask for a supervisor with Frontier they are conveniently in a meeting unable to help their customers! This is a lie. I don't believe this employee ever attempted to get her supervisor. Nothing is resolved with this employee. My time spent with Liza on this call: 29 minutes.

    11:11am I phone Frontier Communications again for help. I speak with Keira in Customer Service and advise a technician is suppose to be here. She tells me the notes indicate I have an appointment for January 6th. I advised her of my conversation with Dequavion of day prior as he assured me my appointment was for today. Keira informed me Dequavion just told me that to get me off the phone as an appointment cannot be scheduled that fast without having someone above him do this! Now it's confirmed. My own Cable and Internet Provider who I pay for service actually lied to me!

    I ask for an explanation and receive no answers. I ask for Keira's supervisor and after extended periods of hold time she tells me that her supervisor says I need to speak with Technical Support! I explained that I have already been down this road and Technical Support cannot do anything for me given I have no service! I have to demand to Keira that I hear from her supervisor directly. Eventually after extended hold times I speak with supervisor Corey. I explain everything yet again. I gave Corey the technician's telephone number and asked that he call to expedite my appointment and resolve this matter. Corey takes the number, places me on hold. Keira now comes back to line after extended hold advising me that Corey told her to tell me that their escalation team will call me! I asked Keira if Corey simply called the technician and she stated no. Wow!

    Frontier employees do not care about their customers! The supervisor did not even have enough respect to finish the call with me nor try to resolve anything! Anything to get me off the phone is what they do. I ask Keira how long will it take for "escalation team" to call me? She states, "1 to 2 business days." Wow! Now I am angry. My Time Spent on this Call: 1 hour and 40 minutes!

    11:41am While on one of the many extended holds with Keira, I phone the field technician Mario with Frontier. He tells me he came to my home December 28th. He first said he came at 2pm then he said at 1pm. I told Mario that I had Customer Service note to him to make me the last appointment because Im moving this day. He states Customer Service messed up and didn't schedule me ever for any transfer of service. He states they scheduled me for Phone Service with copper wiring!? I advised that is not accurate. I called in a service ticket to transfer my existing service. I asked Mario in a pleading manner if he could please come out and he said he needed an order. Nothing resolved. My time spent on call: 8 minutes.

    In sum, I have spent 204 minutes of my time which is 3 hours and 4 minutes with Frontier Communications to have them simply send a technician out to my home. I have begged, I have pleaded. I set my appointment for 12/28 well in advance on 12/8. They have no moral compass and since it's not their home nor life these folks do not care. I have been lied to, hung up on, ponded off to different departments, and toyed with all the while I have no internet nor cable and my 11 year old daughter this is her Christmas break and we can't simply enjoy it. I want Frontier to have respect for me as their customer and to send a technician out STAT. I did nothing to Frontier to have this unacceptable treatment with no answers from these folks who I pay religiously every month.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2020

    Terrible customer support. I was required to submit copies of my SSN and Passport since I don't have a credit history in the US yet (just moved here), something they call Positive ID. I sent the documentation, and they emailed me the Positive ID approval a few days later, but whenever I called them, they said the approval couldn't be found. Took the matter to Twitter, called a few times, no solution. Ended up cancelling my order. Going with Xfinity instead.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedStaffBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2020

    I used to be Verizon cable customer which is later bought by Frontier. When with Verizon, They had option to buy Fios Router or lease per customer choice and I bought for $199 since leasing $10 a month will profit me down the road. After some years, I moved to Spectrum when they had good deal for bundle for TV and Internet. When deal ended moved back to frontier TV+Internet deal 1 year ago. During installation process, Frontier Tech guy came to install router. I asked him if I can use my old wifi router that I paid to Verizon in full 2 years ago. He tested and worked fine and told me that since the router already registered to my name, it will not bill me and I do not have to worry about. Now, after a year in my January statement, Frontier start billing me as wifi router lease for $10/month.

    Called Frontier customer service. They claimed they owned this device. I requested to talk to manager, but very rude supervisor came in line and told me that I was not telling her truth. That was not right. After talking 1 and 1/2 hours, she dropped my call. I still want to talk to them since Frontier trying to stole my device. They are really bad in customer service. I want some other level to verify my device so they know it is actually mine. But, no option since their customer service is so bad. I might give another call sacrificing another 2 hours dealing with most unprofessional company. But, anyone out there, please be aware if condition repeat to you as well. I would like to give minus for this company, but I guess I had to give 1.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2019

    It's been over a year now. I have to create a ticket with them at least 2 times a month for our home landline. So much static in the line. They will not fix it. I'm so over it. It shouldn't be this way. Every time I call and I'm on hold for the issue I get disconnected and they do not call back.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedReliability

    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2019

    My debit card had fraudulent charges, so I updated my account after two months past due. Paid the late fee, updated my auto-pay on 11/26. December rolls around and my auto-pay didn't go through, so I log in see this. Talked to a live rep and live chat, live chat told me, 'sorry it was maintenance issue.' So my auto-pay didn't come out, I got a late notice in the mail AND they are charging me a re-connect fee from my past due bills that I paid in November!! I have had them for over 5 years and cannot wait to move out of my apartment in March and cancel this service for good. I have never had such poor customer service. Sincerely, Claire **

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2019

    We just upgraded our service to 500MB. It took Frontier 6 days to complete the upgrade! Since the upgrade the sound on our primary TV (new last year) intermittently cuts out, literally goes silent for a few seconds at a time. Once it starts, it doesn't auto correct. Called Frontier & their solution is to cycle the router. Just did that between the playoff games KC vs LAC & Dallas vs Redskins. This resulted in the Cowboys game not showing at all. Really - got an onscreen message the channel was not available. Called it in & followed prompts for a recorded message that said they would reset our set top box in 5 minutes. Finally got to see the game 20 minutes later. What a ripoff!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2019

    After 5 different phone numbers/3 hours on phone They still haven’t resolved my issue. Customer rep are rude and lie. Suppose to have mailed a box. After 4 weeks it hasn’t shown and they can’t give me a tracking number. Stay far away from this company. Wish I could give them no star!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019

    We were one of the first Verizon FiOS customers and for years had excellent service and prompt repair service. Since the change to Frontier Communications there have been nothing but glitches And trouble. Our internet has been out more times than I can count. Today it was a 45 minute wait to even chat online (tethered to my phone). The good news is it will only take 5 DAYS to get a tech out to fix it. I rate them a one only because there is no zero. If only there was another provider in my area.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019

    Frontier Communications is the most irresponsible company! They CUT through our sewer connection from our home to the city and just covered it up and left. It cost us $6000 to fix and they have ignored all our contacts. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! They will not take responsibility for their mistakes.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019

    Very rude. Out of service for 9 days. Want to charge full monthly bill. Think they should give credit for days lost and no service fee. Problem was their fault. Tech said so. Instead of putting me top of work list for next workday put me at bottom of list. Had to wait 9 days. Hard to work with but want their payment on time. Wish more companies to choose from. Only two Xfinity & Frontier Communications.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2019

    Recently moved where Spectrum was not available which was my previous carrier. Frontier seemed similar so I asked for service installation. I never knew what a nightmare I signed up for at the time. It took three tries to get my services installed correctly. Each technician said the previous one did not know what they were doing. In the middle of all of this, I called tech support and was treated very rudely by the technician who spoke extremely slow to accent the fact that I was somehow stupid with the technical terms that she was throwing at me.

    She then said that she was going to send me new equipment for me to set up myself! I asked for a manager who sent the third technician out to find that it had nothing to do with an equipment problem. I was promised a two week credit for no TV service. I called when I did not get it and was told (another rude person) by customer service that I would only get 5 days of credit since that is all the computer allowed. I then received the equipment from the tech support department so I promptly returned it the same day.

    A month and a half later my TV was shut off for not returning equipment. I called and the customer service rep quickly restored my service since she could see where I returned the equipment sent to me in error. Next thing I know I had a $200 charge on my bill for not returning the equipment. I called and was told that I would get credit within 72 hours. No credit! I chatted online with a customer service rep who kept me online for an hour repeating questions and unable to see that I returned the equipment that two other reps saw immediately. I was then told that my credit would appear on my next statement. I dumped Frontier that day and I am happily streaming! WHAT A NIGHTMARE! I am now looking into an alternate service for my internet service to be totally free of the unintelligent and rude people that Frontier hires.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2019

    Their internet is spotty at best, and slow when not. In addition if you call to report a problem or ask a question on your account you get an additional charge. Customer service reps at least try to help, but the company get a zero for billing for customer service phone calls.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2019

    Updated on 04/15/2020: We have finally been able to get another internet provider! We had been stuck with Frontier for over 2 years. I have made multiple calls, which have all been unpleasant, lengthy, and unproductive. They finally sent a technician out 2 weeks ago because we had no internet for a couple days and when it came back our speeds were around 1.30. The best speeds we have ever had with Frontier are 5.0 and that was after our recent technician visit, but only lasted a few days before we lost internet completely, again! Our new internet provider speeds are 40.00!! Frontier has just taken our money for years and has never provided adequate service. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. (We had no other provider options until recently, otherwise we would have dumped Frontier years ago!)

    Original review: I have spent approximately 4 hours on the phone with Frontier over the last year. It has been about a month since my last call. I give up. As soon as another option is available in my area we will be switching. Out streaming averages around 1-2, the best we have ever had is 4. It used to be that our speeds slowed when the college kids came back to Alfred. Now is it just awful most of the time. The customer service representatives are difficult to understand over the phone at times and they have a difficult time understand me. They have submitted an urgent ticket, nothing changes. I really believe they just try to get you off the phone. I wouldn't recommend Frontier to anyone and I can't wait to have something new! Maybe then our Google Home will work, or our Ring doorbell, or we will be able to stream Netflix without buffering continually - the possibilities are endless.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2019

    Signed up online for Frontier Communication services around Sept 1, 2019. Took around 6 weeks of jumping through hoops to prove identity after my identity was stolen elsewhere and I had to lock down my credit. Anyways after about six weeks they finally installed it around the middle of October. I was promised "up to" 25 mps upload/download internet speed. I had 2mps both ways at best. I called them to disconnect that portion of their service with in a few days. The phone line was so noisy it was hard to hear the caller. I am older and remember the "party line noise" from yesteryear. I made complaints to no avail. They never even turned on the nation wide long distance as apart of the deal. Wanted some sort of code for that. Discontinued service early November. So basically that was maybe 3 weeks of horrible service.

    Now they want me to pay an additional $93.00 plus for my final bill. One month was like $44 00. I feel I shouldn't have to pay them anything for a useless service. The online deal was also supposed to include a $100 gift card that I never received. I just gave up an paid the bill this evening. So my advise is find another phone service and save yourself money and stress.

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    Installation & Setup

    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2019

    Our speed has dropped down to 10Mbps. :( I would want 100Mbps. Did Mark forget to pay the bill? Our speed has dropped down to one day of fifty five figabyte game downloads instead of two hours. :( I had wanted to install Forza Horizon a little bit more faster on my new laptop, so that I could play Forza Horizon 3 and 4 online.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2019

    For the last several weeks I have been trying with no success to reach someone (anyone) at Frontier. After navigating the annoying system, I either wind up with no one or are connected to an individual who I can't understand because of their limited English. When I explain that I can't understand them they disconnect me. My frustration level is at its maximum. My land line went down several weeks ago due to a problem with Frontiers lines. The tech came out and advised he would have to splice and dice in order to fix problem. This resulted in an even slower internet.

    He did advise that even though I was less than 5 miles from central office Frontier did not have the capability to provide better service (his words, not mine). So here I sit with lousy service, unable to communicate with someone I can understand, and yet I continue to pay each month for a service that is sometimes unavailable. HORRIBLE customer service. I go go to Comcast but their service is no better. Shame on you Frontier.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2019

    I cancelled my service with Frontier on September 19, 20129 with a $40.00 credit. After almost 4 months they sent a credit card with a $3.00 service fee! Do you think Frontier would wait 4 months for payment for their services?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2019

    I'm speechless. They closed my account without valid reason and wouldn't restore without me opening up a new account and making a security deposit!!! They apologized saying "system" or "employee" error and there was no reason as my late payment wasn't 60 days per their contract. They said account permanently closed on November 29th but I watched TV til Dec 16th and a disconnection notice was sent on Dec 13th with a DUE DATE of December 28th!! Wow, the confusion I had and the run around and around was ridiculous and I was hung up on twice after being put on hold!! Do not use them.

    They play "oops" and give no restitution but instead made me feel like I was stupid after repeating the timeline over and over. If I wasn't persistent I don't think they had any intention to admit fault. So after making the late payment in plenty of time and a week without internet service I'm speechless. Horrible people. Last call I made to get the boxes for the equipment return, I heard in the background "You're not my ** dad" and laughing...so unprofessional. Don't do it.

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    Customer ServiceReliability

    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2019

    Frontier charges you to pay over the phone, between $3.50 and $10. If you pay online you do not pay BUT it will take an arbitrary number of days for your payment to process. This month it took FOUR. If your payment is not processed before your due date you are charged a late fee of $9. Only the Lord knows what the process is if you mail them a check. It wouldnt surprise me if there is a fee there too. For the past few months I've also been paying an extra fee for "infastructure" improvements. My speed has not increased nor has my internet stopped just cutting out. It's just an extra fee.

    Also, and I did not know this until recently, if you call in their technical support no useful to you record is made unless you specifically ask for a troubleshooting ticket number to be created. What I mean is, let me provide a specific example: Let's say your internet drops about 90 times a day. You call their number. You navigate the phone tree. You wait for the tech support in India to get to you. You get told it's network congestion and to pound sand.

    Ok that's to be expected from Frontier. But then let's say you call up billings and ask since you are paying for an "always on" internet connection if you can pay less since what you're getting is a "almost never on" internet connection. Well you can! BUT...and this is deviously clever....they can't apply the credit because you dont have a troubleshooting ticket number and they don't see any in their system. Even though you have called them no less than 40 times. No record. Pound sand and pound more sand when you go to pay your bill because there is no reliable way to know how long it will take your credit card or your bank draft or your debit card to process. I'm not lying. They told me that.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2019

    Had service and had to shut off due to it always being down. 2 yrs later they convinced me it's better to give them a second chance so I did and they didn't even show up for install or call. Next Frontier offered to make it right. Frontier showed up this time, installed everything and before they even left it wasn't working. I told them it's not working before they left and they said they couldn't help me. Called to turn off service within a hr that didn't work and after 6 months of them struggling to zero out my charges every month they sent me to collections. I now have 15 hrs of phone calls and now I'm disputing charges with collections. Thankfully for me I screenshot and kept all emails from frontier saying I don't owe anything. I'm making sure everyone I know my experience so they don't have to go through what I went through!!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2019

    Updated on 1/22/20: I just spent an hour on the phone with a Customer Care Supervisor with regard to the double billing issue described below in my initial review over a month ago. The supervisor hung up on me because I would not tolerate the constant repetition of the "state surcharge" mantra being "explained". I called this morning after being disconnected twice yesterday. Let us be clear about the way Frontier does business: As I pointed out to the supervisor frequently, I will not pay a double charge of $10.86 as I had been doing every month for the last 5 years (Frontier claimed they couldn't go back any further) for a total of $651.60.

    In disputing this unresolved issue, I quoted directly from the paper copy of the bill in front of me and referred to Frontier's website and bills as well, which classified these charges as "Taxes and Other Charges." The supervisor went on to "explain", that it is a tax by the state and Frontier could not do anything about it. But Taxes and Other Charges is merely a title for a filed, a category on their billing form to deceive customers. Beneath that category is Video, for which we are all billed by the month for "Basic Local Cable", but this is not clear or written as Basic Local Cable. You have to search for further explanation. Beneath Video are Taxes and Other Charges, including State Taxes and Other Charges—in other words, the double billing.

    The supervisor completely ignored this in our discussion and denied it, as if I were not looking at the bill in front of me. In addition, Basic Local Cable is part of the first basic package offered by Frontier and embedded in all subsequent packages. Again, Frontier avoids this and tries to convince the subscriber/customer that what we are seeing is not what what we are seeing, the same information confirmed by the supervisor and that is clearly evident. I refused to listen to the same script over and over again and offered to give the supervisor time to read through the extensive notes. She chose to continue repeating the script to imagining she could make me believe what is contrary to what is printed on the bill. She hung up when I would not allow her to keep up the repetition. This is unacceptable. Check your bills.

    Updated on 01/18/2020: Since my previous review on 12/18/19, this issue is has not been addressed by Frontier, although it is noted as "resolution in progress". (See original review below.) Although a representative from Frontier immediately responded online, I have not heard back. Every Frontier customer, as well as other customers of cable service providers, should check their monthly bills as far back as possible, at least 5 years, and see how much money you have been duped out of by being billed twice for the same service. It is significant!

    Original Review: Frontier double bills all customers for local, basic channels by disguising the charge as "Video". Only when you look into it you discover that it is under "additional" charges. Further investigation and numerous calls reveals that it is a surcharge for what customers are already paying for in the cable package they subscribe to every month. However ... Frontier does not respond to the term "double" charge, but call the charge "valid". Valid or not, it is charged twice. When confronted with this information and additional facts, Frontier tries to convince you that the local basic cable is actually free and, therefore, the surcharge is the "only" charge. Thorough non-sense since whatever your monthly cable bill is, the charge is already embedded in the total.

    Frontier refuses to provide a detailed, itemized list of the charges channel by channel, but if you look online, you will see the local, basic package is part of any additional packages. Frontier is only willing to to discuss the total and say that the local basic channels are free. Or, really? There is much more to this dispute that Frontier does not want to have because if they agree or allow the subscriber to prove his or her point, then Frontier is liable for double billing millions of customers for local, basic channels. Want proof? Just check your cable bill.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2019

    I had in the past tried to order internet service with them. 3 times I had an appointment for installation and every time no one showed up. I gave up. Then I moved and did not have a choice and so I tried them again. When placing my order I told them all of this and they assured me that there would be no issues. Two days later I got an e-mail saying my appointment had been canceled and rescheduled for 4 days later. This happened without my permission or without even notifying me, or getting an ok that the new date and time would work, which of course it would not.

    I called them they could not give me my appointment back. They refused to allow me to talk to a manager or to the people in charge of scheduling. They think they have a monopoly in my area which they almost do so you have to put up with them, but I did find someone else thankfully. I have to pay more but it is worth it not to have to deal with Frontier. If you have any choice at all pick anyone but Frontier!

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    Kendell increased rating by 2 stars.
    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed
    After a positive interaction with Frontier Communications, Kendell increased their star rating on Dec. 26, 2019.

    Updated review: Dec. 26, 2019

    After receiving a response from Frontier, they have restored my long distance service and I did not have to wait 90 days.

    Original Review: Dec. 18, 2019

    Have had home phone service for years because we have no other options. Paid a flat long distance bill that claims to be unlimited domestic calls. Then suddenly they block us from calling long distance. Always paid bill on time and they say too many calls and it will be 90 days before they can remove restrictions. Unlimited is not unlimited. Have mother with medical issues in rural area.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2019

    Our line was dead from outside. Once I was able to get a callback and talk to a real person, all went as it should. Customer service scheduled a person to come out the same day. They did and resolved the issue.

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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:
    www.frontier.com