Breezeline Reviews

Formerly Atlantic Broadband

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Breezeline delivers high-speed internet, TV and phone services to residential and business customers primarily in the northeastern United States. The company offers fiber-optic internet, digital cable TV and VoIP phone services.

Pros
  • Positive technician performance
  • Reliable internet speed
  • Affordable pricing options
Cons
  • Frequent service interruptions
  • Long wait times for support
  • Confusing billing practices

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 7, 2014

    Internet, cable and phone has been going out intermittently for over 6 hours now. Tried time and again to call customer service, but with the intermittent signal kept getting cut off before I could talk to customer service. When I finally was able to get on the phone with one, I told him, the phone was intermittent and as an older person if I had a medical emergency, there would be no way I could reliably call out for emergency services if I needed them.

    I then told him that for the almost $200 per month that I pay Atlantic Broadband, this kind of response to an outage when the weather is drizzling at its hardest - in the middle of summer with no snow and ice, and no lightning in the air - this kind of service interruption was unacceptable. I told him I was going to get some money back for my service on my next bill, only to be told by him that he was not the billing department and I would have to call them. How convenient was it for him to come up with that excuse when it is past 10 pm on a Sunday night.

    I asked for a supervisor, or one of the engineers working on the problem. He could not get a hold of either according to him, so I suggested he call the dispatch office, the one that sends people out to locate these problems and have them call me. Again he can't do that. The funny thing of all this is that I had told Atlantic Broadband that there was an intermittent outage going on around 4 pm, and that they should send somebody to check the lines, and they never first acknowledged the problem until 6 pm. I guess if I am the customer and the one that pays them almost $200 per month for their brand of "good customer service and satisfaction", then I really must be as stupid as they seem to think I am.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2014

    They keep turning my connection off anytime I have one of my Bitcoin miners running. Seems they just caught on to the traffic signal my connection was putting out, and realized I'm using a miner after investigating what I have hooked up to the modem and router. The thing is my Bitcoin miners were running fine for a LONG time before this started happening (6 months) and now all of a sudden, when I plug the same damn things into the router, my connection drops out for 12 hours at a time, and most of that time is spent AFTER I disconnect the Bitcoin miners in hopes that the connection will just "magically" reconnect. That's not the case.

    Once the time is passed and the Bitcoin miners aren't on? BAM, the connection is strong as ever.They are going to tell us that they're "testing the network". But it only happens when I turn my Bitcoin miners on. I'm tired of their **. I mean, it's as if Michael Douglas Murphy is working there, doing meth constantly, so much in fact he can't understand that Bitcoin is freedom. This post is from Stevensville, Maryland, 21666. U mad bro?

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed June 19, 2014

    Anyone else sick and tired of ABB and their empty promises? A year ago, they said they would be adding new HD channels. Every other area they are in gets almost double the HD channels that Johnstown, PA does. All they say, when you can get a hold of anyone, is that they are working on it. They sure didn't have any problems eliminating stations like KDKA and raising the rates. Those ones didn't take any time at all.

    With the new TiVo boxes, my on demand freezes every time. Every time. After an hour on the phone, they tell you to unplug the box and plug it back in. Wow, what science, huh? That is their answer for everything. Turn it off and back on. Genius. Even more frustrating is that they offer service to new customers for $100 less a month. I pay a fortune for this garbage. Once they get you signed up and loyal, they don't care. Their service is outright horrible. I hope the powers that be in the region will consider not renewing their contract and trying someone else.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed June 10, 2014

    Since 2000, I have limited bundle package. I paid $119 monthly. April a serviceman came to my door to say he was filtering my cable due to an audit. Now $170.45 monthly. TERRIBLE! I asked customer service about senior discount..Told already got free service for years!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 3, 2014

    My cable is out again today. At approximately 8:28 am I called Atlantic Broadband and remained on hold listening to music for 17 min 32 sec before being kicked off. I called back, and that time I was on hold for 13:12 before again being kicked off. Finally, on the 3rd attempt I was connected after only 11:14 to someone in the technical services department!!! Your service SUCKS.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed March 28, 2014

    My husband and I have been price shopping with different cable companies. We are currently DirecTV customers. However, called ABB and asked for a monthly quote hidden fees and whatnots. I was quoted a NEVER CHANGING MONTHLY PRICE OF $157.18. Called back with more questions and concerns and got quoted a DIFFERENT PRICE OF $187.41. Called a THIRD TIME and got quoted yet another price of $204.14. Helped us out EXTREMELY with our decision making! Thank you ABB for opening our eyes… we LOVE our DirecTV and are sorry we ever took them for granted!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 22, 2014

    First of all Rafael sale representative for Aventura area Admiral Port. I call on a Monday to turn on the service schedule an appointment for Wednesday morning. Rafael, return my call at 6:05 (after hours) to tell there's a problem and well not come in the morning... until office clears ... really calls the customer after hours. All day he could have called... as my day was wasted as plan to wait for the technician. On Wednesday morning, office clarified there was no reason, for disruption. Rafael, was to call by 2:00. As no call, I call at 4:00 to ask where is technician. He claims that he drop the ball... and wasn't able to get a technician. Waited another day. Thursday waited for Rafael to call as left several messages no return call. I now canceled my trip one day, travel, so that I can take care of this. Call late/early evening again as he promised he was going to make it right. Friday 12:00pm, never showed again. Really I have no right to be angry. The company is the worst customer service and the cable service has exhibit a lack dissatisfaction. Not pleased and very angry. I would like someone from management to call me and turn on this service as I paid for this service with my dues... the worst and very disappointed with Rafael...

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed March 18, 2014

    After reading about other people who had trouble contacting Atlantic Broadband, I called the phone # on their website: 855 811 5193 and was kept waiting for more than 40 minutes with no response. I noted that the website advertised that they provided 24/7 service and I also noted that nowhere during the call was I advised as to how long the wait would be or where I was in the queue. Incidentally, I was calling to find out why Atlantic Broadband was charging me more than $200 per month when they were offering new customers bundles at about half that price?

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    Price

    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2014

    For the last few weeks, going into months, some of the basic cable channels haven't been broadcast smoothly. The transmission is choppy and disruptive. As of this weekend, none of those channels broadcast at all! With the continued price increases from Atlantic Broadband, I'm more than insulted that the channels don't even work.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2014

    I have repeatedly not been able to access On Demand on my TV cable. I called on 2/22/14 and waited 40 minutes for someone to pick up the phone and I finally got an agent named Randy. I told him that first I wanted a manager to call me and explain why it takes 40 minutes to talk to someone and also that I can't get On Demand AGAIN. He promised a SUPERVISOR would call me that evening (NOBODY HAS CALLED and it has been over 24 hours). He also couldn't get my ON DEMAND working either, and told me I would have to either be there all morning or all afternoon one day next week for somebody to come by which I can't do.

    Oh did I mention that I have been paying for "in home wire maintenance" that they put on without me asking BTW? I just got tired after an hour had passed since I initially made the phone call and told him to have a manager call me. I have since tried to call and can't get anyone to pickup within 20 minutes and wasn't waiting another 40 minutes. I tried to "chat" with somebody on their website but after 25 minutes no live agent had responded. My TV sucks, the channels are a joke, HD breaks up, they just raided my bill again and I can't even get anybody to answer the phone then alone to fix anything!

    I think I am going to put a big sign in the back of my truck and ride around with it and park with it in areas with a lot of traffic. I am also going to buy a HD antenna and see what I can get without paying almost $150 a month to be LIED to and SCREWED OVER. I can't even find a direct number for their corporate HQ. BTW, a friend of mine gets 33 Channels with his antenna! For FREE including a channel devoted completely to the weather, and the HD is BETTER than the cable because they have to compress the HD signal to send it over the cable. I must be out of my mind to have cable.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2014

    Does anyone else have constant signal disruption on video and audio on certain channels? Service techs in the past, simply state there isn't an issue with signal quality, but you may want to exchange the box! A box that I have exchanged, continues to perform on the same level. Plus my 93 yr old father failed to pay the service. Upon my return to the State, discovered he was on an antenna. Atlantic Broadband required another security deposit, regardless of the fact I purchased my own router, took the opportunity to downgrade the computer speed, which is not so slow, it isn't worth using! Do you know your local township, town, city, signs off on contracts with these idiots!

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    Price

    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2014

    I don't understand the overpriced services and constant rate increase when they are consistently selling your information to the highest bidder. They do not respect your privacy nor will they ever. These crooks are on par with Comcast.

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    PriceOnline & AppReliability

    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2014

    I have been a customer of Atlantic Broadband for two, separate continuous years' service. When I first cancelled it because of frequent and prolonged service blackouts with no credits on the bill, I chose DirecTV as an alternative. When DirecTV seemed worse because of weather blackouts, I went back to Atlantic again and kept both services at the same time for about two months. For the past few years, service outages have been infrequent and short duration with cable, since I dropped DirecTV after those two months.

    Biggest complaints against Atlantic is their frequent price increases with no additional services but reduction of services, instead... sort of a double increase. Also, their hardware is antique! The software often slows down and then the server crashes and it can take about 3 to 5 minutes for the system to reboot. A look at their website shows no updated equipment except for newer, costlier services. I am tempted to forgo the services/stations Atlantic provides and get a digital antenna and settle for the national broadcasters and local stations and save about $2K per year. This idea is taking hold more and more and I may act on it soon.

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    Price

    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2014

    When we had Atlantic Broadband cable hooked up, we paid the first month's service amount and a security deposit to get it started... Since we are always a month's bill ahead, how can you get behind on your bill since they will shut it off IMMEDIATELY if the payment isn't made within a few days of the due date. We decided that it was too expensive and they don't pro-rate if your service is interrupted (which it is frequently and has been out for days at a time in the past)... We returned the equipment as required but they still sent a bill! They even tried to claim that we didn't return the 1 box that we had. I was already ahead with the first month's payment made before service was hooked up and what happened to my deposit??? They have sent me to collections over a bill I DO NOT OWE!! They were asked IN WRITING to send us a statement of all the transactions made in 2 years and they would not do it!

    I just called Atlantic Broadband and acted as a possible new customer. I asked what the required amount was to get service started and they stated "$40 installation fee, a credit check to determine how much deposit, and a month's service fee". I then asked if I have service turned on, say on the 2nd of the month, when would I get a bill? They responded with, "If service was connected on the 2nd, we would send out a statement on the 2nd showing your installation fee and the one month's service.. Then 20 days later, you would receive your first bill". So if this goes on for a lifetime, wouldn't they always be a month ahead? At what point is this "one month's service" payment used or returned, since they will shut off your service within days of non-payment of the current month?? It seems impossible to get in debt with this company, unless you have not returned your equipment, which WE DID, and in the same condition in which we received it.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2014

    Atlantic Broadband are thieves... I have automatic payment set up and over the past 5 month my bill has increased between $2-5 per month. When I called for an explanation they said that it was from late fees. When I explained that I have auto pay set up and asked for an explanation of how you get late fee when you have auto pay set up they said they had no explanation and that it must be a problem with my bank. The bank is a National Bank and they manage to get their money at some point during the month but still charge a late fee.

    I have had nothing except negative experiences with ABB over the years and the customer service reps are totally worthless and incompetent to put it nicely. I would rather take a kick straight to the groin rather than deal with this terrible company. I will be submitting a report to the Better Business Bureau regarding this matter and I strongly recommend that all of the many other dissatisfied customers do the same and possibly some change can be affected with this money hungry/dishonest company.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2013

    On November 3rd my cable and internet began experiencing brief disruption of outage both on TV and internet (server not found). A number of reasons came to mind as to why the disruption, because after that brief period everything was back on. However the following 12 days it became more severe with a barrage of phone calls to Atlantic Broadband.. and several minor inspections by techs to the cable box, splitter and a personal visit to the local office (to exchange box and cable connections). The problem continued. Until one defining day November 15th.. the cherry picker technician (Laz) went to the root of the issue... the outside pole connections!

    Within minutes the problem was solved and now so far no disruptions. Twelve days of numerous calls and visits finally a resolution. I just wonder how long Atlantic Broadband would let my bill ride without payment before cutting my service? I've been subscriber for 16 years. Pay on time along with repair fee.. It was Atlantic Broadband equipment that was the culprit. I expect some sort of Credit regarding this matter... and hope to maintain a customer service relationship in good standing with Atlantic Broadband.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2013

    I come from another state and stay in Florida for the winter months. Why can't we get the NHL station? Besides paying a lot of money for cable, I have to invest in NHL ONLINE for an additional fee and some games are blacked out when they are on the NHL TV station. I called and they said I could watch soccer games. Yes, there are many but I want to see hockey games not soccer games. Comcast gives you this station and I wish I could get Comcast because they have better deals but my building uses Atlantic Broadband. I think we should be able to choose the carrier we want.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2013

    I called Atlantic Broadband last week because my internet keeps having intermittent service in the evenings, when I have online class. Was told by the representative that they showed everything was fine on their side, so there was nothing they could do. Beyond being proactive, trying to troubleshoot or attempt to gather information, etc., what really bothered me was the dismissive and frankly rude attitude of the representative. I had been expecting that they would want to run some tests on my modem, or in some way want to resolve my issue. I felt that they truly could have cared less, and when I pressed they said they could send somebody to my house for a fee (which was fine by me, I just want the issue resolved). I was just puzzled as to why the representative was so hostile and dismissive. Maybe I got them on a bad day, but I don't feel like I should have to get lucky to get appropriate customer service. I am now looking at other options for high speed internet.

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    Customer ServicePriceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2013

    This company is just happy to have a monopoly. They don't care about their customers and charge through the nose. All they care about is their profit. Called customer service to see about our plan and why it got so expensive. They told me because the package I have, went up 40 dollars after one year and if I want to keep that package that is what it costs. So I went through whole thing of what I watch, who I call, what I download and it would really just come to same amount of money anyhow. So it is take it or leave it. Then they do not update their website with the accurate bill amount owed so I ended paying a bill twice. I tried to watch Homeland and I got an error message EC225 which means you have not paid your bill.

    I called them and they told me the bill had not cleared yet on their system but it was off my account! That it would take 24 hours for it to post and there was nothing they could do because pay per view (PPV) is a 3rd party vendor. The next day I had the same problem. I called them again (again with 20-25 minutes on hold waiting for someone to answer) and was told the same thing. I asked if if was because of the 3rd party vendor and what was their number and the person said, "PPV is not a 3rd party vendor." So I called again and this time the person said, "Oh the box just needs to be rebooted" which he did and it all worked. So they are full of BS and they say whatever they want to get you off the phone. They are rude and they don't care. I am going to write a letter to Washington about their pricing and their practices.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2013

    My cable bill was due I think, Sept 27th or the 28th. I wake up today Oct 6th and my service was disconnected!! Really? Without a shut off notice and only like 5 days late. Once I pay my bill, I'm seriously thinking about switching. Atlantic Broadband doesn't seem too sympathetic with their customers at all. It's all about them making that dollar and have no compassion for their customers! I have had service with them in the past, then went with Dish Network. But then here recently about a year ago, I switched back to Atlantic Broadband, paid my bill faithfully, and all because I'm a few days late they treat me badly!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2013

    I called to request new service of cable and internet. They took over 10 minutes to answer. I went through their process to get new service and had an appointment for installation for the next day. No one showed up and I ended up losing half of my day of work unnecessarily. I called them to follow up and find out what had happened and after waiting for over 15 minutes they finally answered and put me on hold for over 10 more minutes. I was completely frustrated with their terrible customer service and hung up. I now face the dilemma of needing the services, but having to get it through them only as per city regulations. Where did our freedom to choose go?!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2013

    The only reason I didn't give them only a single star is that they did end up giving me a "free" month. And, because telling of the installation has provided us with a very, very amusing story. The Panasonic 55" Viera TV and the 36" Vizio TV were both in place and ready to go for the installer in the April of 2011. The installer arrived at 8:30 in the morning. His objective was to install 2 cable boxes and instruct us on the system, remote, etc., etc. The installer was a pleasant young man. We could tell that he was financially challenged because the belt on his jeans was not working and when he was bending over we could see much more of his rear end than we really wanted to see. My wife finally decided she was going to go shopping rather than see any more of the display.

    Working on the Panasonic apparently went smoothly and he moved on to the Vizio. As soon as he had the Vizio operational, the Panasonic was not operational. The solution was to talk with his "techie friend". Couldn't get cell phone reception and had to use our land line. "Techie Friend" suggested checking the outside connections. They appeared to be OK. Checked all other connections and determined that probably the cable service might be down - except that our old, non- HD sets were having no problem. So much for that solution. Time to call "Techie Friend" again. "Techie Friend" advised that the Panasonic was 3D and took a different kind of HDMI cable. It needed something with a number above the "6 M" that he had. I asked him what he needed and he said that "Techie Friend" advised a "9M". I asked him if he was aware of the metric system and whether the "M" might possibly refer to meters of length. He was amazed to consider that the 6M and 9M might be cables of differing length.

    At 1:00 in the afternoon I informed him that we needed to be at the airport at 4:00 and that he had about 60 minutes to get the system rolling as we'd be kicking him out at 2:00. He thought that was unreasonable since he didn't need me there to help him - and, of course, he could use the land line to call "Techie Friend". I suggested that we were not leaving him alone in our house with a virtual stranger. He took exception to the ultimatum since we'd known him since 8:30 this morning. There are literally dozens of other things that came up during this odyssey. He did make it by the deadline but there was no time left for system instruction. In the 2 1/2 years since the "installation", I've figured out the basics but I'm certain there is much that I haven't figured out yet. Maybe I should get a "Techie Friend". And, I did get a "free" month.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2013

    At first ABB was the best internet and TV provider. Hell they are the only one on the north side of the bridge of Chesapeake City but what they are claiming my internet stream rate is, is false. My internet is nowhere as fast as the package I pay for. I know it is not my computer like they claim. I build computers all the time as well as live tech support.. Now more recently, the cable cuts out often in the middle of shows nonetheless. I am irate about these issues, cable coming and going. Internet does the same and when you call you get some foreign guy who you can't understand and they don't understand you. All I ever make out is, "We're sorry," yada, yada, yada.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed July 23, 2013

    After upgrading to the "GET IT ALL" Premium package, we purchased a Ceton InfiniTV 4 to replace ABB's cable boxes. We went to ABB, picked up the CableCard & BAM! Install complete. Contacted ABB to let them know we now own our equipment & are entitled to the discount rate for which the FCC regulations states in the CableCard Know your rights. This rule states we are entitled to a discount for each cable box included in the package deal with your cable company in the amount of the current rental rate regardless if included in package. ABB's response was it is included in the package & would not receive a discount, but could set us up as "A la carte" instead. This was unacceptable since we were in a package deal. So off to call the FCC.

    Called the FCC 7/10/2012 to file a complaint against ABB for not complying with the FCC regulations. It has now been escalated to the FCC Enforcement Bureau 12/2012. ABB has ignored all communications with the FCC. Now that it has been over a year, why have I not received my discounted rate in my package? ABB is facing fines but that may or may not be imposed for whatever reason since the FCC Enforcement Bureau may not act further on this complaint. We have now contacted the FCC Chairwoman & our US Congressman to follow through with our complaint.

    This is just unacceptable business. I have my rights! I pay my taxes. It seems ABB may or may not get away with this, but I will be making a lot of noise for them as I will not go away! I am not going to be taken advantage of by a corrupt cable company. Cogeco may have purchased ABB, but they may not be aware that we have laws in the good ole US of A & their new company is breaking the law since they have left the original founder Ed Holleran as the CEO. I don't think Cogeco will be too happy if fines will be imposed on them for something that could have been taken care of over a year ago. It is simple, I own my equipment, give me my discount as the FCC regs state. This is my right!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 1, 2013

    Atlantic Broadband has turned into a third world telecommunications company. During the last 3 weeks alone, we have had total disruption in our area and when trying to talk to a customer service representative, their phone did not work. That says it all.

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    Reliability

    Reviewed June 28, 2013

    At first, this was the best. Great internet, and TV. (Mind you I don't use the TV, only my roommate.) Nevertheless, it was good. That is until about a couple weeks ago. It goes down for the longest of times, isn't reliable when I want to use it, and overall, is horrible now. I've tried contacting them, but they just give me the same runaround they give everyone. No one has tried to help. If this wasn't the only thing available in my area, I would've changed a long time ago. My recommendation, do NOT get unless you absolutely have to.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed June 18, 2013

    Unfortunately, service connections are not the best. Signals are out frequently. QUALITY Channels: only one word - "Mediocrity". They are sitting and doing nothing to improve channels or provide clients with better programming. You are asking yourself, well, if you have so many complaints, why do you not change from Atlantic? The answer is that some buildings do not let people have dishes or make holds, and in Miami Beach, that is very common. They have a MONOPOLY in the area. I hope we, the residents, have more choices!!!!!!

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    Reviewed May 31, 2013

    I got an e-mail stating my bill was ready to view. I was unable to access the bill at all from that e-mail or from using the .com address it said to use.

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    Reviewed April 4, 2013

    I would like to suggest that you consider adding Create TV to your list of stations. Why not take one of the stations off and put Create TV on? There are many more educational programs on Create TV compared to some of the stations that have the dumbest programs.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2013

    I had Atlantic Broadband a few months ago. I thought the service was going to be really good. I got the whole package, except for the phone. They told me on the phone that I had to pay all this money upfront before they would even come and install. I really was not thinking at that time because I know of a few places that like to get their money upfront, so I went ahead and paid the money. It took them forever to come to my house and install it. Once they decided to show up, not a day later, my cable cord would not work so there I was left without internet. That made me mad because my fiance at the time was taking college classes online.

    Needless to say, we were both annoyed and frustrated. So therefore I had to call customer service. Those representatives are very rude and they are of no help. I finally got my new card and then not long after that, I got my first bill. They had charged me way more than what they had quoted me on the phone. Not long after I got that bill, I told them to take all the movie packages and stuff like that away to lower my bill. Of course, my bill was about the same price before. Atlantic Broadband is a joke and a ripoff. So I advise any of you, new customers out there, to rethink what service provider you want because Atlantic Broadband is not the way to go. Very disappointed to say the least. Big thumbs down!

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    Installation & SetupContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2012

    My daughter is a student at Allegany College of Maryland. Atlantic Broadband has a monopoly on the housing at Willowbrook Woods for students. These units are 4 bedroom apartments. There are 5 buildings, three floors each, so it’s a lot of students. My daughter and her roommates agreed prior to installation that they would get a TV in the common living room area and a wireless router for internet and then divide the cost by 4. The cost was over $100 per month for this service. Imagine their surprise when the technician arrived at installation and said that he was not allowed to hook up in a common area unless 3 or the 4 people got it individually in their rooms. More or less, if you pay $300 a month, then I can hook up in the living room.

    They are robbing these students! When asked why, they lied and said that it was Willowbrook’s rules. I know this is a lie because in the Willowbrook Woods contract, it clearly states that Atlantic Broadband is the service provider and that Willowbrook Woods has no control over cost and services provided. They are taking advantage of these kids. My daughter refused to be part of it, so she just got the wireless internet and they split that. The technician tried to talk her out of splitting that by saying about "stealing information". But they have it password protected and they have been fine. Very disappointed!

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2012

    I returned my cable boxes and they still send me a bill, saying it wasn't received. I know it was because I dropped it off myself.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2012

    My Internet is running so slow, I can't type fast. Travis Operator # ** was so good to me that I can't even tell you. I hate automated systems and Travis walked me through what I needed to do so I can type faster, and I asked him to transfer me to a supervisor that I could complement him on and I got a voicemail! I was upset so I hung up. Then, I called back and talked to a lady who would not help me out, and then I hung up again. I called back and talked to Al who was so good to me as Travis was. He left a message on all the supervisors' voicemails, so one of them will call me tomorrow.

    Here is the problem. I've called Atlantic Broadband many of times for different reasons, but never have I called and got the awesome quality of service like I did tonight from both Travis and Al Empy. They are what customer service is all about! Thank you so much Travis, and Al. Y’all are awesome, and I hope Atlantic Broadband knows that. Love y’all customer Service experts, Travis and Al. Have a blessed night!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2012

    My area just got service. I signed up, got the call for the installation date and she said I had to pay before they install. I said, "Okay, do they take checks?" She said yes and I told her that I wasn't sure if I was going to get the TV cable or not, but I did want phone and internet, and if I changed my mind I would call back. I didn't change mind and took the day off and waited - no one showed up. I called and she told me she cancelled because I never paid ahead. Well, I have never paid for installation until they came to my house for anything like this before, so she did not explain that to me on the first phone call. She took my money and we set up another date and in the meantime, I have canceled my other internet and TV provider and had to go without 3 more days.

    Again I sit here and wait. Nothing! I called, no answer. I called customer service and I was told the girl had everything in computer, but neglected to tell the technicians that do the installation of the date, so I cancelled everything. The service rep called me back (Monday) and told him what happened. He tried to get me to change my mind by setting up a date that they would come to install after I got out of work so that I wouldn't have to take off and would call me back. Well, that date turned out to be Friday. I would have to wait 5 more days and he did not even offer me a discount of any kind for my inconvenience so I said no thanks! So on top of all the aggravation of that, I went to get my other service to reconnect and I have to pay a reconnection fee. Believe me, I am so pissed right now. I would never recommend Atlantic Broadband to anyone!

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2012

    We signed up for Atlantic Broadband internet because it is supposed to be so good and such a good price. Well, they did not tell us that the hook up would not be wireless and that would require additional equipment and charges. I also called and complained about the service - seemed slow and it was "choppy" (sometimes cutting out). They blamed it on the wireless router. The router is brand new. When I called and complained that I was dissatisfied with the hookup and what was transcribed and the internet service itself, the rep promised me a month credit. When I called them again because I had not received a bill, I was advised there was no credit nor were there notes on the account. I talked to a supervisor who told me they would not credit my account for such a complaint and they would not honor what I was told on the phone.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed July 31, 2012

    For at least 6 months now my telephone service has been going on and off. Every time I call they say it is my fault in some way, but they reset the system and magically my phone service is restored. They never offer to credit my account with any money. Two weeks ago, I agreed for a service tech to come out and look at my wires. He was supposed to call 30 minutes before he came out. I never received a call, so I do not know whether he ever showed up. I would assume not because my phone service still continues to go off and on. In the past 4 days, it has been off for at least a couple of hours each day. Today, 7/31, is the icing on the cake. It is now 7:30 and my phone has been out since 4:00 (that I know) and I have been trying to call the service and cannot get through. I have made 8 phone calls and have been on hold for 10 minutes before I hang up. I never get to talk to a person and just get the recordings. I am really disgusted with the service!

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    Reviewed April 1, 2012

    Rates Raised - Why are your rates constantly rising without prior notification to customers and why would mine go up $10 in one month?

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2012

    For the past week our cable goes down and up. I want—no, I demand part of charge, which is very high, to be taken off the bill. I pay for service not on and off service. And in all events, I will have my lawyer contact you, not reverse.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2012

    I work all week, and all I want to do, is come home and watch one program. Why can't you all get it right. I hate this cable company, and I am thinking of getting DirecTV.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2012

    For the past 3 to 4 weeks I have been getting 1 to 7 channels with same exact program or movie at same exact time. Plus, for months and months the same movies on all free on demand. So, are only the pay programs different?

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2011

    I had shoddy television service for the better part of two years, and they never seemed interested in fixing the issue (partially because most apartment complexes in the area don't offer any other choice for TV/Internet). Last month, I complained again about my television issues and they sent out a technician who diagnosed it as a building-wide issue on their end. He said he would make a note of the issue and arrange for a technician to fix it for the entire building. After coming back from out of town, I arranged to have the issue fixed. Instead, they sent three technicians (very friendly ones) who again diagnosed it as a building-wide error on their end, not mine. They said they would have a repair technician come in on Monday and when I told them I couldn't be home because of work, they told me I would not need to be. Monday was a holiday, so I got a call while at work with a customer service rep asking me why I wasn't home to let the technician in (who had never even called). I explained what I have been told and she said she would let the technician know and take a note of it in my file. When I called that evening to follow up, I found out that not only were none of the aforementioned notes taken in my account, but they were trying to charge me for not being present for my appointment.

    I complained to Cathy, a supervisor, about these issues with a lack of communication within the company for about 30 minutes and she said she would fix it and scheduled a television repair technician to come by on Saturday. She also comped me one month of internet service, although she didn't mention she was comping me at the price before their most recent service hike. On Saturday, after waiting all afternoon, the technician called and said he was almost near my building to fix my internet. I explained to him that the issue wasn't internet-related, and he realized that he had been the one who came out originally a month earlier for this issue. I told him not to worry about it since it was a dispatcher issue and called the on-duty manager to complain. She sympathized with my issue and made a specific effort to point out that Cathy had done a very poor job and even read directly from Cathy's notes from our 30 minute call earlier in the week: "Recurring issue; Comped him one month of internet service. " The manager told me she would investigate and refunded me the service charge that Cathy had neglected to remove. She apologized profusely and arranged a call for me with the location's senior vice president, who also apologized for Cathy's actions.

    Today, I received a bill for over $100, which is double my regular cable bill and there is no explanation why. I called to complain, again asking to speak with a supervisor, who turned out to once again be Cathy. She showed no sympathy for my issues, simply saying "I wrote down notes for what I was required to write (recurring issue), but I must have accidentally clicked internet instead of TV. " She also claimed that they were charging me late fees for not paying last month's bill, despite having set-up auto bill pay months ago and having over $800 in my account on the date they said the payment didn't go through. I have arranged to speak with Cathy's direct supervisor again tomorrow, but I do not know what can come of it because they have no intentions of helping me out due to the lack of options. I spend hours every week calling and complaining to all levels of management, yet even when I complain about a lack of communication and note taking within their company, they don't even make a note of that, let alone my real issues. Now they're trying to continue to overcharge me for services never provided and sending me letters about phantom past-due payments.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2010

    Two channels were taken off/no change in billing. They advertise "On Demand" daily on almost every channel, but it is not available in the Uniontown area. Their internet/modem is outdated, wireless connection performance is so inadequate- it's worthless. I spent a lot of money on a wireless connection and it's performance is so slow I cannot use it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2009

    DSL service was disconnected due to error on the part of AT&T. My fiancee has never been late on paying our bill! When we called to research what the error was on 8/22/09 at 1 am, we were initially told that our service was mistakenly disconnected, due to inactivity on the phone line and email account that was associated with the account. We never use the phone or the email associated with the account.

    As a matter of fact, we haven't had a phone in our house in over 4 years. We were told to call back on 08/22/09 to talk to a supervisor in order to get the issue resolved. We called back at around 10 am on 08/22/09 and were told that they were working on the issue and they would call us back once it was resolved. We waited until 4 pm and still hadn't received a call from anyone. So we called back and, once again, started to receive the runaround. We were told that the orders department would be closing in 30 minutes and no one would be able to help us on that day.

    The operator on the line then went on to tell us that they would elevate our issue to a supervisor and it should be resolved by Monday and they would give us a call. I called on 08/24/09 at 1:42 pm after not hearing anything from anybody all day. After getting the runaround again for 45 minutes, I was informed that no notes had been placed on our account and the issue had not been elevated to a supervisor. I was then informed that it would be an additional 2 to 3 days for the issue to be corrected.

    I'm a Division manager for Distribution company and I travel 2 to 3 weeks out of the month. So when I'm a home, I work from home, due to the fact that my closest office is 30 to 40 miles one way from my home. Also, the fact that when all of this occurred, it was my weekend visitation with my 23-month old daughter. I normally work from home on the weekend in order to do payroll and invoices for my Division. This also enables me to spend time with my daughter. I was unable to do this, due to the fact that my service not being restored, at no fault of my own.

    I ended up having to drive into the office to work (my computer requires that I'm on a secure network). So does my personal time, time spent with my daughter that I only see twice a month and my gas/ mileage not mean anything? My girlfriend also had to travel to the office, in order to do her work also. Our main use for our DSL service is for us to be able to leave the office and work from home. Otherwise, we would be stuck working at the office until very late at night or even have to do an unnecessary commute. Finally, we were told that we would only be given a month of free service to make up for the inconvenience. Once again, let me stress that my bill has never been late and it was strictly and error on their part that they are jerking me around on!

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    Reviewed June 24, 2009

    On April 8, 2009, I purchased a notebook computer since I needed internet services. So I was told to put down $150 deposit, I did. I took the notebook home and was not satisfied. I took it back the exact same day. I was refunded for the notebook, but did not receive the deposit back. I was told I would receive the deposit back in 60 days. I was told I would receive a bill in the mail with a zero balance, I did. Now when I called AT&T, there seems to be a problem with them recognizing my number. It's under another name. In the Wireless Service Agreement, it states AT&T will refund any activation fee if I terminate within 3 days of activation.

    On June 18, I spoke to a rep by the name of Alim. He gave me a complaint number **. He told me to fax to 1-866-478-7863 with my receipt of my deposit. Alim told me that my situation would be resolved on 6-22-09. All I'm saying is it took less than 3 minutes to receive my deposit, but it's taking almost 3 months to get my deposit back. I'm asking that this can be resolved in a professional and prompt manner. My $150 can be used in many ways right about now. Gas, food, bills.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2009

    I spoke to Reginald ** regarding getting my internet service reactivated. He claimed it was on during our conversation, but he offered to upgrade me to the new "6.0" service. I explained to him in detail that I did not want the upgrade, and that Comcast was offering the same thing for $20 per month, where his offer was for $47. He then became rude and stated it was fine if I wanted to switch. I asked for a manager. He transferred me to someone's line. I left a message but no call back. Later that day, I learned that my service was not reactivated and that Mr. ** "slammed" my service with the more expensive upgrade. The representative, Ms. **, went through the records and confirmed it was his doing. He should not be trusted with personal information or account records. If he will steal a sale, he will steal a credit card or identity if given the chance, as most criminals start small. The next day, after making the complaint to his department, my account was completely closed down?

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    Reviewed March 14, 2009

    AT&T does not know what customer service is. I normally stay away from rebate offers because of the fine print and the hoops you need to jump through but the one time I fell for it here is what happened...
    1) Router/Modem rebate Upgraded to Elite 6mb service online and ordered the 2Wire modem/router with the advertised free after rebate offer in october 2008. There was no rebate info online or in the box with the equipment. I called AT&T to find out what i need to do for the rebate. AT&T said there was supposed to be a paper in the equipment box for me to return. The rebate info was entered over the phone and i was told it would take about 10 days to see it on the reward center website. I checked 2 weeks later still not posted. Call back and they said they don't know why It didn't go through and i should check back in 10 days. 10 days later it shoes on the website. 10-12 weeks is what is stated for the $79.95 check to be mailed. I check back in February and still not mailed. Check back March 11 2009 and it it gone from the website and still no check. Call AT&T rebate line again and they say it was declined. This after almost 5 months. No reason given for the decline. I was told to call customer service number. 3/13/09 called customer service and they said they cannot do anything and i would have to call the Rebate center???? 2)Worst automated phone system ever. If your question pertains to anything but Tech support or billing you are in for some frustration. My rebate question is not recognized and i am sent to billing to wait for 10 minutes just to have the billing person say I can't help you but I can transfer you to rebate center to wait another 10 minutes. I ORDERED COMCAST TO REPLACE MY PHONE AND INTERNET IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS CALL. 3) U-Verse order from 2008. Ordered U-verse service from a door to door salesperson. This was going to save me about $40 a month. Took a vacation day from work for the anticipated 5 hour install. Almost 4 hours into the installation the tech informed me that U-verse was not available in my neighborhood (the same neighborhood AT&T had been canvassing for the last 2 weeks). This news also came after the AT&T tech had cut all my Dish Network cables. After 2 more hours the AT&T tech still could not restore my Dish network service to all of my Tv's. It took about 10 calls, 5 hours, 20 different people that couldn't do anything helpful but transfer me to someone else that was equally unable to help, I got a supervisor to credit my account the $50 that Dish Network charged me to repair what AT&T damaged.
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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2009

    I ordered high speed internet with AT&T and was instructed that it was a do it yourself installation. There was a $128 charge up front for the service itself, the router needed to connect to the internet, and shipping. I agreed to this and my account was created. After waiting for the startup date, the day finally came when my services were supposed to be turned on. It didn't activate so I called and the representative I spoke with said that it would be turned out at some point later that day. No other information was given to satisfy my complaint. Ultimately, I called back nearly a dozen times relating to my services not being on. I was given the run-around each time and I finally decided to cancel services with them. In the router's box was a card that stated that, by returning the router within thirty days, there would be no charge on the account. I did so and wound up with a bill for the full $128 from my first estimated bill. I called them up (again!) and ended up getting transfered to several departments, each saying I had to speak with someone from another area. I ended up speaking with someone who acknowledged that my router that was sent had been received but was not cleared from the account yet. She said she would do this for me. I waited for about a minute and she then told me the router's cost was off my account. I was then transferred to a billing department where I was told I would be refunded for the rest of the balance minus shipping. I agreed to this as well, after protesting even that charge since it seemed like I would be paying them to have inconvenienced me as much as they did. About three weeks later I received a collections notice from a third party stating that I owed AT&T $128. It has also appeared on my credit history and is still there today.
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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2009

    I've had many of the same issues that other people seemed to have. I've called 4 times in the last 2 weeks to move my service. Then each time afterward, they've told me that it would work on a certain day (before 8PM). But each time it hasn't worked. So I spent almost 2 hours on the phone yesterday. I have had no internet for the last 2 weeks. Each time the rep has told me that something needs to be fixed and that they'll file an urgent request, but that's the best they can do. This is absolutely obnoxious. I'm considering moving to Verizon if they can give me faster and better service.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2009

    On June 19, 2008, I called to inquire about getting cable, phone and internet service. As I was asking questions, the lady asked for my debit card number and said it would be a $50 deposit. I said okay. Then 5 minutes later, she asked for another $199x2 satellite dishes. I said no, I didn't want the service. I asked if she could cancel the charge to the card and she said okay. Five days later, on June 23, 2008, my account was charged $50. I discovered this 2 weeks later when I was going through my bank statement which terminates on the 25th of each month.

    I called AT&T and was told they had no record of charging my account and since I had no account number, nothing could be done. I have called monthly with no satisfaction. My bank won't return the charge because I authorized the deposit charge. They say that I need to get the money from AT%T. Today (January 19th), I made one last attempt to collect this money. I finally got transferred to the electronic payment processing center who said that given the amount of time that has passed, I have no claim to this money. She also added that with no account number, I wasn't going to get anything back from them.

    I asked for the state headquarters' address and stated that I intended to sue in small claims court. She said, "Go right ahead." She gave me the state headquarters' address and phone number. The number doesn't work. I looked up the address she gave me on Google maps. AT&T is located there. I am going to sue them in small claims for my $50, plus court costs, plus interest for the time they have had my money.

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2008

    Service technician did not show on numerous attempts to correct lost signal. After two years of complaining, and failed attempts to correct, I cancelled service.
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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2008

    I have internet service through at&t, and I go to school online. I spend about 2hours of my already limited time just trying to connect or keep a connection to the web. I even pay extra for faster service. Not only is my service slower than dial-up (brand new computer 3 months old) I am not able to connect a good 12 out of 30 days in one month.
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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2008

    AT&T could not provide DSL services they originally contracted for, therefore I had to return the equipment they sent me (modem and router). I returned the equipment via the postage paid label included and they confirmed receipt on 8/23/2008. I was charged $115.09 on my first bill for this equipment and they still have not credited my account and have forced me to pay $109.44 past due otherwise they will shut off my services. I was on the phone 3 hours and transferred to 9 different people over two days trying to resolve this and everyone agrees it's too bad but there's nothing they can do to the account until the investigation of the charges is complete. In the meantime, they continue to threaten to turn off my services so I had no choice but to finally pay the amount and hope eventually, someday, they will come through with the credit. This is insane.

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    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2008

    I had a bill due. Called and asked for an extention until I got paid. They would not allow it. I called the public service commission to assist to work out a payment plan. They lady at the commission took the information on how I wished to pay. She told me they had ten days to respond and that they could not cut me off until it was settled. I waited for a response from them. I finally got the response and called her to find out what I was supposed to do. She told me to contact the cable company again and if I couldnt resolve it to call her back.

    The next day my cable was off - disconnected. I called the cable company to see about reconnecting. They told me I had to pay the past bill, current bill that just came out, a month in advance deposit, two fees of $25.00 each to reconnect cable and internet. For a grand total of $677.00 I offered to pay over half and the other half on my next pay if they would reconnect the refused. I have been without internet and cable for over a week and a half.

    I have had no internet or cable tv service. This has hindered my ability to take my online classes. I have had to withdraw from school for the semester.

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2008

    Cancelled cable service and returned boxes in 2005, now in 2008 I am being told that the boxes were never returned and am being charged $536. As well as negative reporting to credit agencies. Been trying to get the issue resolved since August 14th and am being ignored by supervisors within the company.

    I call almost everyday trying to find out the status of my account with them and every rep that I speak to says they haven't gotten an answer. Poor Credit score, unable to attain better mortgage rate when applying for home loan

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    Reviewed March 31, 2008

    I had some friends over for Wrestlemania 24 after contemplating spending the $54.95 on ordering it. It did not come in. I spent OVER AN HOUR on hold waiting to talk to someone who offered no help or no compensation and told me that she couldn't get a tech out to my area because it was Sunday. This is not the first mishap I have had with ABB or their pay-per-views. Their DVR boxes (if you can ever get a hold of one) work for nothing and go out all the time.


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