EarthLink Reviews

I love the network. It’s really good. I like it a lot.

My experience has been nothing short of dishonest. To begin, I began with a ticket number I already had with Frontier internet to see if they would cover my area. They had to check internally with their infrastructure teams to know if that was possible, so they needed to check back in with me on that as it would take some time and gave me a ticket number to check up on-----LONG STORY SHORT---I somehow ended calling EarthLink instead (I googled Frontier's customer service number out of forgetfulness and confusion from however many numbers I called that day to set up other moving chores). So I somehow mistaken EarthLink's number for Frontier's.

Earthlink sucks. I didn't have the service for a week before they sent me a bill saying that my service was about to be interrupted. I called customer service and was told that the service was required to be paid in advance which wasn't explained when I placed the order.

Excellent installer. He arrive on time. One day after the installation he called me to verify if everything was good.

I had a very frustrating experience with EarthLink. They require you to keep a card on file for automatic payments, yet still charge a late fee if you’re even just two days late, which feels excessive and unfair. On top of that, my monthly bill increased unexpectedly without any prior notification. Transparency is clearly lacking. Customer service always disappointing. I was transferred between multiple representatives just to address a single issue, and no one seemed able to resolve it efficiently. Overall, the billing practices and lack of communication make this service hard to trust. I would not recommend EarthLink based on my experiences.

DO NOT USE! Spoke with customer service and eventually was transferred to an individual who wouldn’t even let me speak. Tried bullying me into accepting half of our $50 charge just to send the package after being informed that, as new customers, we would receive a promotion. No promotion was applied and when I asked to send it back they state that their “policy doesn’t allow us to give back any refund, but we are willing to work with you and offer half back”. The guy I spoke with was absolutely despicable. Wanted to interrupt me any chance he could get and said he will allow me to speak when he is ready. Completely TERRIBLE customer service.

Horrible Company, and they lie about the service they provide. They cannot promise any kind of speed for your home. They told me I would be getting over 300 MBPS only for speed tests to show I was getting 40. I could barely watch Netflix let alone do any gaming. When I canceled I went to return the router (within the window they gave me) and because UPS had not delivered it yet I was charged $440 and it took them a week to refund my money. Did you ever think about calling people before charging them over $400.

I am completely satisfied with my Earthlink Internet. Great value for the money! No lagging or trouble streaming!

GREAT SERVICE! Very happy with my internet. No complaints.

This internet service provider DIDN'T deliver at all on what was stated except how fast they ship equipment and begin charging you for service and raising rates. Got service in February 2026 and haven't had ONE day of steady or reliable service. There are days we can't even attend class unless we use hotspot from our cellular provider.

I received installation on April 17, 2026. The system would not entirely connect to all my devices. After an over two hours troubleshooting call with Earthlink representatives on May 6 and a home visit by a technician on May 7 the system would still not connect with WIFI to all my devices. A third contact on May 10 in chat after an hour was disconnected with no success getting connectivity. I called that evening to cancel the service which has not worked successfully since installation and was told of the $200 termination fee. Extremely poor system and customer service. Would not recommend this system to anyone. I've submitted a complaint to the Michigan Attorney General Consumer Complaint Division about their poor business practices and service.

Worst internet service ever. If I could have gave them a zero I would. Their 5G home unlimited internet is a scam. You max out at only 400 GB a month. Once you hit that number is goes extremely slow, almost stand still. My family and I stream TV and gaming, You have to pay 30 to 45 dollars for 25-50 GB. Don’t recommend this company unless you want to go crazy and broke.

RUN!! DO NOT TRY THEM!!!! I HAD THE SERVICE FOR 3 days that never worked. I spent $157 to get started and canceled tried to cancel on day 2. They would not refund my money. I asked to speak with a supervisor, they said they would call me when one was available. They never did. On day 3 I called again, a supervisor was added to the line to tell me that they could only refund me $37. They will tell you anything to get your money. Please do NOT believe them!!!!

Earthlink is certainly an upgrade for ATT.net. I am happy with my service.

HORRIBLE SERVICE. They send you to several different departments to try to resolve a simple problem and still manage to not communicate. Also went up on my price over the few months and internet connection has been bad.

This company is absolutely abysmal. They are just a 3rd party and contract through ATT. The technician would not install the Modem where we advised and because of that I cannot use my computer. I have spent over 8 hours on the phone, mostly on hold, and have gotten nowhere other than to tell me the service is fine. Even when I can’t use my own computer they are holding firm to a 200 dollar cancellation fee. Stay far, far away and never even think about signing up with them.

Borderline SCAMMERS. They use pushy sales tactics, all of their agents are overseas and do not actually listen to you at all. They try to sell you a $4000 dollar service which is basically a crappier version of RING (about a $250 a year service). They will try to charge you the $400 dollar failed to return your box fee even if you mail it out on time, when I first reached out to them I was trying to reach out to another local provider but google redirected me to their number and they LIED about being Smithville Internet of Bloomington IN which they have no affiliation with. Their service is overpriced, constantly drops and is throttled if you download a lot. If you accidently sign up for these clowns because you were lied to, go straight to your bank and block all auto-draw payments from them. THEY ARE SCAMMERS!

Charged more for my bill than it actually was and gave me a credit, Hopefully it doesn’t happen again. 🤔

Great Service during installation. Excellent, strong signal. Streaming just got better. And you can't beat the price!

EarthLink is the biggest scam artists I’ve ever met. First, they tell you that your bill is due not even a few weeks later, I’ve been with Xfinity and Verizon, and they charge AFTER 30 days of service. Then, because I didn’t pay it, and refused to until after 30 days, they deactivated it and charged a $200 “early termination fee” and threatening to charge $300 for their lousy equipment if it’s not returned by a set date. I will happily return and go back to Verizon FiOS. They are WAYYY better, and aren’t resellers!

I was a customer with Earthlink for 26 years and when I had to close the account I used for business because I sold the business, they CHARGED ME $250. Not only bad tecnnical and customer service -- but draconian business policies. Don't mess with Earthlink.

EarthLink just takes another provider, like AT&T, and charges you a premium for managing the account. The hardware is AT&T and the ISP is AT&T. When it needs service, they send AT&T. So what do you get with that premium price? Limited customer service hours and super long hold times, a crappy app & website, and an inability for AT&T customer service to help you directly because of their contract with EarthLink. As much as the big providers suck, EarthLink somehow is worse. It was a mistake to sign up with them and I’ll be quitting them asap. Wow, while I was typing this, after being on hold for 57 minutes, their phone system just hung up on me. My Internet is out and I work from home. Run from this company.

I had your service and I had to call the service people out twice and it's off now.

PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY! Their customer service is horrible! PLEASE DON'T HAVE ANY INTERNET ISSUES ON THE WEEKENDS. They literally cannot help you. WORST SERVICES I EVER HAD! I wouldn't recommend this provider to my worst enemy!

I won't recommend this company for my worst enemy! Account closed April 9th and sent the equipment back and in possession of UPS and still got charged the $400 when tracking number shows on its way. This company used my card to charge me even when my account was closed. My bank said this is a unapproved charged and considered fraud. This company is a joke.

When I first started in 1992 they were best. Now is is triple the pay, no service, customer service is now overseas. They cheat and bully you into autopay. Nothing about is Earthlink is good anymore.

I signed on for 5G service and was unhappy from the start with sluggish data issues and PC & TV freezing. TV was horribly fuzzy and stuttering.... simply awful service. But to make matters worse in 6 weeks time I was charged 49.99 (initial connection & router), 79 (first month service), & then 101 for 2nd month service. When I asked about the increase in charge I was told other services had been applied - which I had specifically declined. After cancelling the service altogether, the $101 fee was immediately run through my credit card. It was not even prorated for the 3 days of that month - the whole charge was applied!! All in all, I feel the entire experience was an exercise in futility, frustration & dishonesty. Very unfortunate experience indeed. Sorry I bothered.

I have been a customer of Earthlink for the past few months and have had slow-speed issues from inception. Prior to signing, I was promised EarthLink would solve my speed issue I had with my past ISP. Not so. I have called numerous times when the speed was 1.2mps. The rep would do something, and the speed would jump to 25-26 mps instantly. Then, after a few days, back to 1.2mps. Very, very inconsistent. Yes, the customer service reps are as helpful as they are allowed to be by company OPS. I really had hoped EarthLink would be my last ISP; however, this proved not to be the case. When I ask about the inconsistency, I do not get a clear explanation. Very frustrating.

Signed up for service with EarthLink after being clearly told over the phone that my monthly bill would be around $30. My first bill came out to about $37, which I could understand. But then my second bill jumped to over $60, which is completely different from what I was promised. When I initially spoke with the representative, he actually quoted me $50–$60 per month. I told him I couldn’t afford that, and only then did he say he could get it down to around $30. That’s the only reason I agreed to move forward with the service.

Billing issues. Misunderstanding between customer and service provider.

Smooth process to upgrading my service. The Earthlink rep explained the process and options, without trying to upsale me with something else. Scheduled the onsite AT&T tech who was friendly and professional, and did an excellent job making sure the install was done correctly. So far I am very satisfied with the service.

I am a very happy and satisfied customer of EarthLink internet. They were on time and the installation of only took about 10 minutes and they also respected the property of the apartments that I live in. I'm very satisfied. The best internet company that you could ever be with and for the money it's worth it so if you're looking for internet company I suggest go with earthlink because I give EarthLink a double triple double A Plus. Thank you. I think love you guys.

EarthLink is a great company. Everything is working as planned. I love the service. It works perfectly for me and my family needs and I would highly recommend it to anyone. The installation went very smoothly and the technician was very helpful.

Very fast shipping and wifi speeds. Had Xfinity, this is definitely better.

DO NOT use this internet service. I paid the $49.95 to have my "Personalized Modem" built. Once it arrived the plug in was easy but I never was able to connect my two printers. An hour with their tech support created more of a mess. I sent the modem back within 2 weeks. I used the UPS label. Less than 1 week after sending, I started getting emails that I was going to be charged $400 because I did not send back the modem. I checked the UPS site and saw my package was delivered to them. I called Earthlink and was on hold for 45 minutes.

I was looking for internet for my new home and Earth link said they had service in my area. I paid $49.99 for them to ship the router. And $72.00 for monthly service. I tried for days to get the internet to work. Finally called customer service just to find out that they do not service my area. So now I have to ship equipment back to get my monthly service refunded but I am not getting the $49.99 back. They should have never told me it would service my area. Basically they have stolen $49.99 from me. Do not use this company.

Wonderful service provided by Earthlink for transferring from the incumbent service provider. I am really happy with the Internet speed and access. Great job by Earthlink!

Signed up for 5G internet and the service kept dropping, really slow speeds, kept kicking all our devices offline. I cancelled my service and sent back their router using the UPS return label they emailed me and was still charged for internet service the following month. Apparently my account was still showing “active.” I had to explain I had a cancellation email from them dated for the month prior and that I had already returned the router. They said they would credit back the month I was charged (I’m still waiting) but now they’re sending me emails saying they haven’t received their router when the tracking label says it was delivered last month. Don’t use this internet service!

First of all they had my last name as Jones. They are idiots. When I canceled I was on the phone for 30 min for them to understand what cancel means. In the meantime they email a return label to print. I have no printer or a way to get to UPS. Their printed label is being mailed. It will take 14 days to receive. Keep in mind they will charge me $400 if not received within 30 days. They said when they receive the equipment I'll be funded the $400. I live on SSI. How in the hell can I absorb $400 and wait. Customer service must be DEI! They are stupid and don't know the proper way to speak English. Don't use this company. They will rip you off. I hate Earthlink!

I do not have Earthlink. My property is pre wired with AT&T fiber optic. Earthlink said they sent a tech here and then started charging me for services I DON'T HAVE. Have reached out to customer service several times and no call backs or solutions have been reached.

My installation went well. The installer went out of his way to make sure all connections were working and I was set to go. A very friendly young man who went the extra mile.

Calling and setting up service was super easy thanks to the support center callers. They made the process super easy and the equipment arrived very quickly.

I was told this service included unlimited data, but that was not true. Just 7 days after installation, my internet stopped working because I had “run out of data” — after paying $49 for installation plus $74 for the plan. When I called, they told me I needed to purchase more data, even though I barely used the service and only had my TV connected. That makes no sense. This feels extremely misleading and dishonest. I canceled the service and requested a refund, but they refused to return my money. I strongly recommend avoiding this company. If you’re considering satellite internet, go with Starlink instead — at least they offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee and will refund you.

Horrible company!! I ordered it on the day my TDS went down again! I was told it would only be $49.99 a month and it would be delivered in 24-48 hours. Wrong on both counts! It was delivered a couple of weeks later and there was an additional monthly charge for the router! I called customer service. Angel cancelled my service and sent a cancellation email, but was unable to email me a UPS return label. I asked for the exact mailing address. I paid over $22.00 to send it back to them through UPS. I included copious notes. It was signed for and received by Joyce at EarthLink on Thursday, April 2nd.

Everyone I dealt with was very professional. There were no hidden fees, no surprises as far as what I was going to pay. I know it's been an overall good experience.

I have given Earthlink 5 years to get my service right. At best it was dial up service and I apparently had the best plan. I finally pulled the plug and got Starlink and called Earthlink to cancel. I asked if they would be pro-rating my bill and they said no because I didn't give notice of the cancellation. Now I understand notice, but after the poor quality service and all the times I had to take my meetings to the nearest coffee shop due to again poor service, you would think they would make an exception. Be accountable for the poor service!

I have been with Earthlink since 1993 and have two websites through them. Customer Service has gone down the tubs. I CANNOT GET SOMEONE TO FIX MY ACCOUNT ISSUE! I get told it's Business Hosting Technical Support. OK I call them. I'm told it is Billing. Call billing 4 times over TWO DAYS. I have been on hold for more than an 1.5 hours each time, while the recording plays music and tells me I am number one in the queue.

This is by far the worst service I have gotten from an internet provider. Their customer service is terrible. They are no help whatsoever. I recently made a refund and return request, send them back their product and have confirmed they got it back from them and still haven’t gotten my refund. This is ridiculous. I only had the internet for one day before I decided to return it, it is truly awful, not what you think. Do not buy their internet. I would not recommend it even if it’s the only service available to your location, just use hotspot. Speeds are slow, not what they advertise and my experience has been horrendous. Performance and customer service has to be top thing that they are lacking. Take the advice from me DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY WITH EARTHLINK. IT IS GARBAGE EVERYTHING! If there was a 0 star option I would definitely choose that one star, does not match my level of upset ment with this failure of internet provider.

First 3 months I pay 40 after 60, so call them up and said via phone I didn't accept that kind of contract or say yes to change it. If I closed contract I had to pay 200 box, am still with increase 3 box only but they still money if you don't be alert. Today all is corrupted. Bad company. Zero stars.

Be aware that if you order this service and it does not work at your house, your original charge of $50+ is nonrefundable. They do not make you aware of that when you’re making arrangements for this service, nor do they tell you it’s really just a cellular internet. Router was delivered and returned on the exact same day and it still cost me $50+. Additionally, I had to spend an hour and a half on the phone to get my money back for the router and the first month of service.

Internet is very slow. For the price, this is not a good deal,

I have been an Earthlink customer for ~five years. Generally, I have not had an issue with their service. A few weeks ago, I noticed that I was having increasing instances of buffering with my streaming videos. I called Earthlink, and they ran some type of diagnostic on their end. They told me that everything was okay and suggested I reboot the modem, which I did. This did not resolve the problem. Indeed, it has become worse. Today, I called their number for tech support. I was placed on hold for 59:43 before someone picked up. I explained the problem to the person, only to find that I had been cut off. The person did not call me back, although I know that Earthlink has the ability to capture the number of the caller. Extremely poor tech support that does not value the customer or their time.

Good customer service. The guy did a good job installing.

I have been trying to cancel my account with ZERO success!!! They trim the wrong information for my email address at sign up so I cannot produce an invoice since I have never received an invoice! They auto-withdraw from my bank account every month. My email is **. Any help in resolving this issue would be very appreciated.

Customer beware, they took $128.75 of our money, $49.95 to send the equipment on 3/24/26. Once it arrived on 3/27/26, we had to pay an additional $78.80 to start the service. Equipment never linked up, then we spent over 40 minutes on hold for support, another hour with support trying several things which never worked. We were then told that service was down in our area, not a great start, and to leave it on to see if it links when service returns, and they would elevate to a higher technical support who would call us back within 24 hours. Today, 3/30/26, we called to cancel. They only offered to refund $39.40 of our $128.75. We were disconnected several times trying to elevate, spending hours on the phone again. Finally got refunded $78.80 of $128.75. Bottom line, if their service won’t link up in your area, you are out a bunch of money before you will determine that. Not a risk I would undertake again, and potential customers should beware.

I feel as if I was totally scammed by EarthLink. I was told I had excellent reception in my area and I was going to get 1,000. What I received was 400 and buffering for 7 days. After 7 days I requested to cancel. They canceled out my subscription and advise me to return their equipment. That was on a Tuesday morning. I returned it Tuesday afternoon via UPS and on Friday they were emailing me saying they're charging my credit card for $400 because of not returning their equipment. I returned the equipment on Tuesday and Friday. You're charging me? I've already wasted $70 startup fee plus a $49 shipping fee. Internet did not work. The salesperson lied to me and I am actually supposed to be getting a refund. This company is really unethical and I wouldn't advise anybody to use their service.

This is the WORST internet company I have had. It always buffered every day and couldn't get online or watch TV half the time. I cancelled Verizon. I haven't had any problems. Since instead of paying $75 a month, I only have to pay $40 a month! I save a ton with Verizon, and service is better.

On March 22 I called in to inquire about service, I was told that the service I would receive from them would be the same that I received now, I was told the startup fee would be $24.95 (didn't happen, later I realized they charged me $54.90). I was told I needed to sign a contract, was never allowed to read it, I believed it would be sent to me via email, never happened. When the man came out to install my service, after he installed it he told me he had cut off old copper wires and that my rooms would not get service because of a mirror I have in my Livingroom, he said I would have to purchase another box to be able to receive internet in my rooms, which was not what I was told until after he had installed, I didn't want to have to pay even more, I didn't have to do that with the company I was using before and I was told it would be the same service, so why should I have to do extra and pay extra, to get good service.

My wife had a rep come into her office. She was going to set it up along with AT&T phone service. The rep had trouble and bothered my wife at the office for an entire day. She does taxes and it is tax season. Everything showed up. The rep could not get anything setup properly. When I arrived. He asked me to change my wife's passwords on some of her things so that he could finish setting up. I said NO.

Earthlink home internet service started out great for about six months. Great meaning no issues with data usage or going over. Then one day, no internet service. Called customer service and they said we had gone over our allotted data usage. Which was weird because in the previous six months, not even close to utilizing all of the data and daily habits were the same. Changed passwords and started data logging and discovered up to 8 gigs of data were being used, which is difficult to do when the router is unplugged and disconnected. Called customer service to let them know, they didn’t care… You will have to purchase more data. Called customer service again and the representative said our plan wasn’t meant more streaming. Guess what Earthlink… I can use my data for whatever the heck I want!! Or what's left of it mysteriously disappearing into the greater ether.

Very upset customer. I was told on sales call that I will not be charged my 79.08 for the service if it doesn't work ....totally free to try. I also called 3 other times because when I received the modem, it didn't have service. All three times I was told to wait that satellites were down and continue trying for free. After 3 days, there was no service, so I returned the modem after speaking to a 4th rep that said I would get the full 79.08 refund (not the activation fee of 49.95 but the service fee of 79.08). The modem was returned and I waited extra time to make sure that the refund had not come in late. Well, lo and behold, I called today and was told I would only going to get HALF, which was still never refunded. The rep stated that WE the customers, are supposed to call back after modem is recieved to further ask for our refund??!!! What a scam! At this point, I have realized this company is totally unethical.

I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND Y'ALL AT ALL. The shipping fee is crazy. They should pay for that. The activation fee is okay because I understand that you have to pay to get it activate. Then sending everyone an email about a $400 charge is being sent to your bank account is unacceptable especially if your service doesn't work and then you don't give people time to send it back. I WILL NOT BE USING THIS COMPANY AGAIN.

They upped my bill without any notice. Sat on hold for an hour to reduce it, got a confirmation but on a text chat, they cannot confirm the rate reduction is in effect, even with the confirmation number. Their resolution? They tell me to call again. NEVER USE EARTHLINK!

Thank you for your attention to this matter! Respectfully.

I just moved into my apartment. Decided to go with Earthlink because of the price. The girl I spoke to, AFTER I made her make it clear that there was NO DATA CAP. I was reassured that I would NOT have a data cap. So I paid a total of $132 to have them send the modem and pay my first month bill. I only had internet for a day to 2 days. Called to find out the issue when I hear, "Oh, you have NO DATA". Then I'm told, "Oh for another $49 we can hook up with unlimited internet." They wanted me to pay another $49 and refund my money I already paid. They couldn't take the money I already paid to fix THEIR screw up, and wanted me to pay more money. I'm 62 years old on disability, I had no more money to pay. This company is a joke. Pay the extra few dollars for a service you know you'll get.

I purchased EarthLink in October of 2025 and quickly realized I used it faster than expected. I needed to send a Facebook post and it nearly wiped out the time I had. I cancelled in November and never got my deposit back. I called them multiple times every month and got the same story. Today it's March and the guy said they sent my refund 2 weeks ago. Still not in my account. He said I had to get proof from my bank and submit it. This company is terrible and I recommend avoiding them.

I had a great experience with my installation. My technician ran into a few hiccups due to my neighbor’s line location and an issue she was experiencing. With a quick turnaround time he got a bucket truck out and not only installed my line but also fixed the issue that was causing my neighbor's lines to falter. ATT installed my EarthLink line and fixed my neighbor’s ATT line. A fine day to appreciate efficiency in repair to not only physical equipment but the peace of mind that comes with knowing our money is being used wisely. Thanks again, 15/10.

I am referring to their 5g air..do not waste your time and purchase..they claim it works in your home..tell you to move it around until it works..when it does not they say..the router defective and convince you to get another..when that fails as well they promise a refund once the routers are returned..you return the routers the week after the service activated..no refund after 3 weeks, called and entered chat to verify routers were received because email states I would be charged soon if routers not returned..both reps states routers were received and I would not be charged..and the last rep stated there was no record of a refund..5 days later I was hit with a 860.00 charge attempt for router's I returned to the company.

Very good customer service. Professional and knowledgeable technician. Courteous and helpful. God bless EarthLink. Jesus loves you. My upgrade to high speed is very much appreciated. Thanks for the assistance with my monthly payments. Loyalty program awesome, awesome, awesome.🙂🙌🙏💒

Service is excellent. No lagging & buffering. No complaints at all. Even when working from home & streaming the service is still top tier. My family & I was so impressed with the speed of the internet.

This service was garbage. 2 days, no service. The sales team is South African-based and out to steal your money. They do NO REFUNDS and none are ** workers. Lying is the only way they make sales. Customer Service hangs up on you. DO NOT GET THIS SERVICE. You will be beyond sorry.

I was a customer with Earthlink. A payment arrangement was made via phone and was not honored. After being put on hold for close to an hour on 2 separate occasions, they told me they did not have any notes pertaining to an extension, but only a payment date update. I had to resort to contact them through chat and even that took close to an hour of wait time to connect to live person. They disconnected my service and removed all access to my account online. They told me I could have access to my account again after the payment was updated. They also said a supervisor would call me back before the end of the business day.

I paid $150 for unlimited internet and the rotor then 5 days later got a message say I was out of high speed data then when I say something about it telling them no one said there was a data cap I was just told, "You can still use the internet at slow speed." I do not recommend this company to anyone. They just lie and take your money.

I have been trying to get help for the last two hours. No one responded to my text when I did text, the chat box was a slow response too. I called four times, got through once. Call “dropped” I may have gotten hung up on. We just joined and our internet is not working. Not a good experience. Poor service all around.

EarthLink charged me $50 activation fee and $80 a week later when the device arrived to my home. The connection was extremely slow and lagged tremendously. I cancelled my service before the month was up and returned the device with the UPS return label they provided and the next billing cycle they charged me $434 for unreturned equipment. When the charge hit my account I called them right away, and the customer service agent said: “Oh I show we received your device, This happens all the time” and then he said he would refund it in 4-5 business days. I asked if he could email me confirming the refund, he said. "No, we don’t do that."

They hang up on their customers. They are not competent in installation and activation. They pretend they can't hear you once you tell them the problem. AT&T is the contractor so it makes sense that the things I complain about were crappy. They were supposed to come out and be done in one trip but, instead I had to leave work 2 days in a row. I may just have them take their equipment and end services and stay with my original provider. It may cost more to stay with the original but, at least they have reliable service and decent customer service.

Great service. Hands down. Been with Earthlink for about 20 years. Seems like I will be with them another 20 years. I always recommend them and no other company period. Try them and you will not regret.

Earthlink promised download speeds of 450mbps but despite working with their tech people online for hours, only about 30mbps was achieved. They agreed that the service wasn't as offered and gave me a partial refund, but still charged for installation and activation despite my cancelling day one. Then, I returned the modem, they acknowledged receipt, sent me many threatening letters the representative told me to ignore, then charged me $434.00 for the modem. Hours on the phone with these people, like dealing with a many headed snake, where none seem to communicate with the others.

My experience was horrible!! I was assured EarthLink would work in my rural area. Immediately was charged $54.01 to have router shipped and account opened. Router arrived 2 days later and was immediately charged another $69.11 to activate router. It never connected. Spent numerous hours on phone with EarthLink, much of it on hold, and never received the promised followup email with ticket number nor call back from the troubleshooters.

It was bad. I had to call them 3 times and on the second call the supervisor hung up in my face. They are rude, disrespectful, and liars. I was told I will get a credit on my bill from the time that I didn’t have Internet three weeks. Pay the additional $50 to upgrade. A week later I get a bill for $59. I only had the Internet service for three days. I spent a total amount of $120 in one month when I only got the service for three days. They told me my first two bills would be $30. Lie. I would never recommend them to anybody. They are not a good company.

The WiFi we get is slow, and they raised the price $20.00 per month without notice or reason. Not good to treat new customers that way for the sake of profit. It's bad business practice if you're interested in making customers happy.

I choose this company because it advertises unlimited no throttled internet yet it doesn’t state unless you search through their very outdated website that this only applies to fiber internet not wireless. Getting a hold of them in both excessively time consuming since text will put you in a endless loop as it times out if you or they don’t respond within like 10mins, online chat has the same problem and calling them is a gamble as they will send you around based on key words and don't pass notes to the next guy causing you to repeat yourself every time. The worst of all is their router return policy costing 400$ yet they don’t keep track on you returning it. Forcing you to talk to them and prove it.

I will not give a rating because I am not satisfied with the service. It worked for 2 days and then will not connect. I have spoken with people thru FB Messenger and they will not give me a number to call and speak with a human. Everything is thru message, it has been over a week and they keep telling me they promise by the end of the day it will be working and still not working.

I had a bad experience every time I called Earthlink. First of all the original person I talked to lied to me about several things. She assured me I would not have to pay a monthly fee for the modem and she told me that you had phone service and that would be included. Also that the rate would not go up. The second time I called the guy basically told me "too bad". and said he would let customer service know. He also sounded drunk. I decided this is a very shady outfit and wanted to cancel. This time they told me "Too bad" again and I would be charged a cancellation fee. I do not think this is fair and I still want to cancel. Ms. Casey

I would put 10 stars but can't. lol. On the real though, these dudes Hanns and his manager, Dixon were beyond cool as hell. On top of that, Hanns did an excellent job setting up and installing everything, went the extra mile by having a great conversation... His manager Dixon was heck of cool too, he offered us Gatorades and just all in all, awesome guys who did an awesome job!!

When I called Earthlink to order the 5g internet service, and talked to the salesman, he told me that when I receive the router, all I have to do is activate it and plug it in, so easy and make sure to put it near a window. I received the router today and was very excited because I’ve been using my hotspot for like two weeks which has been very inconvenient for me. When I tried to activate the router on the Earthlink web portal, a message appeared that I have to make my first monthly payment before it would even be activated. The salesman did not mention anything about me having to pay my monthly payment when I receive the router in order to activate it. I don’t have the money right now, which is $80 and I wish somebody would have told me that.

I recently purchased an internet service with EarthLink and it is extremely disappointing. First of all, they charge $49.95 for router shipping and handling where other service providers come on-site for free installation. Secondly, the instructions say the router has to be placed close to the window. The speed was extremely slow and a normal YouTube or browser in iPhone had a huge buffer. In the first interaction the agent did not mention that the initial payment is just to get the router at home and you have to pay immediately for the first month and modem charges ($15). The modem charges are also on monthly basis. When I cancelled the subscription, they did not even provide a refund of the initial shipping and handling of the router.

Everything was to my satisfaction, detector installed, the system was amazing. He was a nice guy, very informative, very patient, very understanding and he did a very good job. I would recommend it to family and friends, which is very good for people who need assistance.

BEWARE!!! DO NOT USE EarthLink. THEY ARE SCAMMERS! I REPEAT, THEY ARE SCAMMERS! I downgraded my plan TWICE. They kept charging me for unlimited both months and then said they had “no record” of the change. I had all the customer service transcripts about the downgrade and they STILL REFUSED TO REFUND ME.

Absolutely awful. There is no new contract when your previous one is up. They have poor communication and fail to remind you that there is a cancellation fee of $300. The package I was paying was already $70 for slow internet. I had to call 3 different times for the cancellation process to happen. I would not recommend EarthLink to anyone looking for new internet.

Hopefully, their onboarding and training of new agents will emphasize the need for truthful and accurate descriptions of the products being sold. Hopefully, their customer support people (in any part of the world) will be advised to escalate calls like this to their immediate management. When escalation is requested, they should not put you on long holds before advising that escalation is not possible. I'm upgrading my rating to 3 stars because somebody in the organization was able to take responsibility.

Ever since I’ve got EarthLink Internet I’ve been getting the runaround. Someone always tells me something different when I call. Manager was supposed to call me, but it never did. So I called them to figure out my bill as they told me something totally different than what they should’ve. They were charging me more than what I signed up for and they don’t tell you about the $200 closing cost fee if you don’t do the whole 12 months. Until you’ve had enough and you wanna close your account out that’s when you learn about the $200 fee to close out your account.

Excellent company. Hands down best internet service. Fast, Installation was incredible. I'm really happy with them. Customer for life, billing is simple, look if you need internet please consider EarthLink. 😀

This has been a NIGHTMARE! 7 CALLS TO CANCEL SERVICE Which included LONG WAITS, DISCONNECTED CALLS ETC. ALSO I NEVER RECEIVED ACTIVATION OF INTERNET. $49.99 I was told for activation fee then $69.12 for 1st month, of which I never used. Service was never activated! Only refunded half of the $69.12. With all of the calls I was beginning to think I was being scammed..hummm maybe I have....UGLY EXPERIENCE!

I contacted Earthlink to get rates for internet, phone, and tv service. A representative there told me what they offered, but would have to refer me to Breezeline, who they partner with for the tv service. The rep said she would make an order for me and send it to Breezeline and a representative there would contact me for rates. I made it clear I am not making an order; I just wanted some information. She reiterated that making an order was just a formality so that the Breezeline rep would have needed info. to help. After waiting over 24 hours, a Breezeline rep never called. Instead, two days later, I get an email with the order from, Breezeliine, confirming "my order" with the prices for internet, phone, and tv., as well as a date for installation.

I ordered my 5g router at 9 am eastern. According to Earthlink website order before 315 eastern time you get same day shipping. The representative told me I would have it by Wednesday since I ordered it early Monday morning. Earthlink website said the order was pending. I called Tuesday morning to find out why my order did not go out on Monday. The representative and supervisor sounded lost. They promised me it would be delivered by Wednesday, when I asked them where it was located since I was not able to track it they said they did not where it was. They refunded my shipping and said I would have it by Wednesday. I called ups and they said it would be to me by Thursday 8 pm or Friday for sure. So if you ever order the 5g router from earthlink before 315 pm, make it goes out the same day.

I was with Frontier/Verizon and transferred to EarthLink. Why you ask? Every two weeks F/V was having an outage. This is important to this story. There was an outage almost every other week. Now my daughter and I work from home and have to have Internet to do our jobs. So being without internet has become and expensive issue. So I had no choice but to look for another Internet.

This is the worst customer service I have dealt with. I have been trying to get my card switched for hours so I can use the internet and when I was explaining to the extremely rude tech support agent. I was asked, what about the card on file? Does it not have funds on it? Not acceptable. At all. Then when I insisted on speaking to someone else I was hung up on. Now I am on hold yet again. Waiting to get this figured out.

My upgrade to fiber optics went great. Juan was timely, friendly and very informative. The work went quickly and Juan was very neat. The customer service person was very helpful by answering all my questions and even helped in reducing my rate since I have been a customer for over 20 years.

Worst customer service I have ever experienced in my life. I have been calling and trying to log into my account for over 8 months now. Always a tech issue on EarthLink's end, call they hang up after you do the teleprompt garbage. Now I'm being told, "I am not aloud to cancel my service, until I pay the next month's service." That sounds like extortion. How are you going to tell me I'm not aloud to do anything. It's my service. Get better customer service, very unprofessional the way you think it's ok to talk to people the way you do, then hang up when someone challenges the extortion you are trying to get away with. I will be reporting this to the proper agencies as well..

Salesperson was very helpful and friendly, but the prices they offered online are not reflective of what they actually charge you. I was quoted $74 (not including fees) for their 5G Home Internet when they advertise it as $60.

EarthLink is a great service... For high speed internet... But is expensive for a AT&T third party... I love my service but I wish I had more control over my router...

Earthlink stole money from me for 5 months. Disconnect my service after I changed my billing date. Every month it was the same issue trying to get payments. When I explained it get paid monthly once a month they changed my billing date and still turned my service off. Earthlink is the worst internet company and I will let the world know.

I ordered the service, and was told my router would arrive on either a Friday or Saturday, which it did not. It was the following Monday. Once I got it, I called to have it activated, only to find out after about 5 or 6 hours of calling, doing what they said, which nothing worked because the router was bad. Called back the next day, which was 2/24/26, to cancel everything out and just get a refund, only to be told I would not get all of the money I spent just to get the equipment and pay the first month of service. And if I don't download or print out a shipping label to send the router back in 30 days, I will be charged 400$ for something I didn't even use. It's like I went to the store and bought dead batteries, which makes no sense.

I've been with Earthlink for about a year in a half. Never really looked at my bill. Was told I wasn't on a plan anymore. Was being billed monthly. They never informed me about the changes. When I asked was told they don't notify you about changes. That was the first thing that pissed me off cuss my bill went up to 94 dollars then I was trying to pay my bill they said it was 102. Rremind you I had a 3 day grace period before late fees. They telling me I'm paying late fees for January. Make it make sense. The operator was unprofessional and wanted to argue back. Was refusing a supervisor. Claimed they put a supervisor on. Sounded like the same young lady I was talking to. I will be discontinuing my services. Y'ALL NEED TO DO BETTER WITH COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS.

Earthlink is scamming people by telling them they are in a "partnership" with AT&T and that they were the provider in our neighborhood when in fact Earthlink AND AT&T are both Providers of internet fiber in our area. So I signed on with EarthLink. Well I needed my cellphones wireless on a bundle plan. Earthlink didn't offer that so I called AT&T. They did have a Wireless internet and cellphone bundle plan and guess what i found out? That's right, AT&T DOES service our area. So After having Earthlink for about a week i canceled. OH BUT WAIT!!! There's a $200 early cancelation fee. And they tried to take it out of my bank but I put a stop to that real quick and then went on the BBB website and filed a complaint! STAY AWAY FROM EARTHLINK.

I switched to Earthlink from AT&T for a discounted rate with the same service. I made the switch, then called AT&T to cancel service. During that call, AT&T offered me a better deal, so I switched back. I then called Earthlink to cancel. Instead of just letting me cancel and return the router, they informed me that I was on some kind of contract and I, therefore, would be charged a $200 early cancellation fee. I don't recall ever being told about an early cancellation fee and it's such an outdated policy that it never occurred to me that there would be one.

My experience with Frontier/EarthLink was amazing. The technician who came to the house was very friendly and helpful. The internet is great!!! I would recommend this service over any other provider.

My husband called this number thinking it was At&t customer service. This company told him yes. So he told them he accidentally cut the internet line and he needs someone out to fix it. My husband is not the greatest when it comes to handling these things and I was busy with our grand. I did hear him ask several different times if this was at&t. They continued to say yes. Again I was with our grand. Finally about 20 minutes into the phone call I hear him say no i dont need that and I dont need that. I looked at my daughter and said this is definitely not at&t.

I had Earthlink at my house and it was not great internet, but I live in the woods so 100kb/s download speed was better than nothing and I could stream Netflix mostly without issue. Then my roommate who handled the account moved out and was unable to transfer the account to me. This meant I had to sign up again and get a new router. I get everything setup fairly easy, but I no longer get internet. In comes their customer service who jerked me around for a week, lying to me about putting my tag up the chain and always telling me to turn it on and back on again despite having already done that and opening with my inability to call them from home without internet. Cue today where I froze in a snowy parking lot while on hold for an hour, and they eventually lied to me and told me they don't provide internet in my area and shuffled me to cancellation.

An Earthlink representative told me to pay $53 for wifi router, I paid it, when the box comes its $83 to activate it, the representative didn't explain that to me, I called. Asked for a refund. They will not give me my refund due to their negligence.

Very good, easy to set up. I haven’t tried it out yet, but I’m sure it’s going to be great, seeing how I just started. Recommended to all my family and friends.

Customer service is nonexistent. Communication is nonexistent. Reliability is nonexistent. Save yourself the stress, wasted time, and frustration. Choose literally anyone else.

Horrible company. My girlfriend has spent the last three days trying to get this thing figured out not allowing me to get involved due to my lack of patience. Shes been put on hold only to be hung up on multiple time. Asked for a supervisor only to be told by the customer service rep that they are the supervisor. And worst thing is that they have no reps to send to your home to help troubleshoot. We were told to have the modem near a window or walk the modem around the house…it isn't wireless.

I received the router and activated the account 2 days later. We hooked it up and it did not work. I was on the phone with customer service for a very long time trying to get it to work. The rep said there was an outage in my area and to try in 24-48 hours. I tried the next day same thing on the phone with customer service for a long time and it did finally work! It worked for about 4 hours then stopped. I called Earthlink again and went through the same thing as the day before. Then was told there was outage in my area again! I told them I wanted to cancel the service because I needed reliable internet. She said when the router was received (which it was 2/5/26) I would receive a refund of only $44.43 after I paid an activation fee of $49.95 plus tax and months service of $64.90! I only got to use the service for about 4 hours!! I would NEVER recommend Earthlink to anyone EVER! What a rip-off and I still have not received my refund!

Just for my box today haven’t plugged it up yet so I will leave another review afterwards but excellent so far. The customer service seems to be really good. I am fixing to plug it on and see how the actual Service is. Will come back an update later.

I’m new to Georgia and wasn’t familiar with ISPs in Macon, so I chose EarthLink. That was a mistake. From month one, the experience has been awful. Representatives give different answers every time you call about the same issue. Promises are made and never honored. Tech support is ineffective, and customer service is shockingly rude—clearly uninterested in whether you stay or leave. I pay my bill on time every month, without fail, and it genuinely does not matter to them. After doing more research, I also realized their pricing is completely unreasonable compared to other providers.

The installation tech's arrival was timely. From the beginning he was professional, courteous and patient. Knew his stuff. Got the new modem/router installed and running, explained everything he was doing, and answered all my questions. Am quite pleased.

Do not pay these people with debit card. They will steal money out of your account whenever they want without permission then you have to fight with them to get it back and their customer service is the worst I’ve ever felt with no one does their job. They just put you on hold. Do not trust them with your money.

So far so good. The service technician that did the installation was super great and caring. When calling Earthlink, I love not having to wait all day for a service rep and they were very helpful. I would recommend this service.

The cable has not been entrenched, so the job is not finished yet. Install tech was professional and fast. Internet speed is good. I can give a higher rating once cable is entrenched.

I did not order this and I do not want this. Men came in an AT&T van. I ordered AT&T not you. I have never heard of you. I called and told the man to take it out because I did not ok this. This is fraud. Do not send me a bill for something I did not order.

Overall things are alright, BUT I am disappointed in the constant delays with the all too frequent circle because of too many people online at the same time. I am not accustomed to having this problem, and it is very irritating to have so many constant interruptions. I feel certain that Super Bowl Sunday will be a nightmare.

I would not recommend their 5g wireless home Internet to anyone. There web page states no data caps, prefect for streaming tv and gaming, as shown on there web page below. ** My family got the top-tier plan for the 59.95 unlimited. No unlimited in their plan, within one week, my TVs wouldn't stream shows. My wife was told she needed to purchase more data to watch tv. So she spent more money on the top-tier plan. We called customer service to get told this is how their unlimited plan works. The one with No data caps, no throttling, and was perfect for streaming tv, and gaming. As shown on there web page above.

They deserve negative stars. Do not use these people. I canceled my service before it ever began and they still shipped a router. I then had to return the router. I received a return receipt and good thing I retained it. I got a bill for $400 saying I hadn't returned the router, all this after numerous phone calls telling them I did. I eventually got the charges reversed and then a month later got a $43 bill charged to my card. When I inquired how I could possibly have a bill when the account was canceled and router retained, they said it was for additional services that I had not canceled. Unfreaking believable. They are 100% scammers and by the way, they also will absolutely refuse to send an email confirmation of cancelation. This is because they don't want a written record of their deceptive business practices. Run the other way from this outfit.

Upgraded from DSL to Fiber internet connection. Everything went perfectly. Made an appointment and the technician showed up at the scheduled date and time. The technician Installed the new Fiber cables, connectors and associated modem box. Moved the Ethernet cables to the new modem and only minor changes were required to the Wi-Fi name and password to match the old wireless modem settings. All devices worked perfectly. Internet speed improvement is fantastic! Well worth the upgrade.

At first, the Internet was great was no lag to it. Nothing well then within 10 days, I supposedly had my data reach, which then it turned really bad. The Internet wasn’t even strong enough to run Netflix. I also think it’s false advertisement because they told me it was all unlimited, but then I had a 500 GB data cap. So then they wanted me to pay more for more data.

My router arrived quickly. The picture on my TV and laptop are excellent and the speed is very impressive. I would easily recommend to friends and family members. Beats Comcast by a mile.

EarthLink is absolutely the worst company I've ever dealt with. The billing is idiotic, they are very uneasy to communicate with. A horrible company, I highly do not recommend it.

Horrible. Just got it and internet sucks and... I just got internet less than a week ago and nothing but problems. No internet and no resolution. They don't care.

I only had their service for 18 days and the router went out on a Thursday. I called and they said they couldn't get to it till Tuesday the following week. That was too long for me to have to wait, so I called Xfinity on Friday and they had it running on Saturday. Meanwhile the cable is still laying across the front lawn. It was never buried. So I call Earthlink to cancel my service. So Monday they hit my card with an early cancelation fee of $300! It's not my fault their router quit working, and they can't bury their cable! Talked to a woman on the phone, and she said they wouldn't refund me my money and if I didn't return the router I would be charged another $300! Do not use Earthlink!

This company has lied to me multiple times on pricing and when the bill would be due. They said after 30 days, but it turns out you have to pay within a week of the service installment date. I figured just a lack of communication, but then I was quoted for one price and ended up getting billed 30% higher than quoted. So then I get on the app and pay my bill in full and double-checked my due date, only for them to cut my internet off a week later. I called to work it out and see what the issue is and got no answers and come to find out they returned my payment and had no reasons why, so I had to wait for my next check the following month but within 7 days, I was charged $90 Internet and $230 late fees (at last check), they closed my account and tried to destroy my credit. A week late. I would not recommend this company for your worst enemies, much less family and friends.

The one star is for my final few months with Earthlink. We had a long relationship, and I was happy for the first 20 years. Recent changes at the company tested my loyalty, and finally one representative, Travis, in the Executive Relations department, chased me off. I feel like I grew up with Earthlink--I barely remember the Compuserve dial-up service that I had at the turn of the century. I loved that they were scrappy and they provided good service and support.

Updated on 02/10/2026: I contacted Earthlink because we have had continued issues with Frontier not working properly. Earthlink said they had fiber available so I signed on. I was charged a one time $49.95 activation fee. They mailed me a wifi modem and on January 25th, I plugged it in but had poor service - I was charged an additional $78.95 for a monthly service that same day. I also called them. That same day and canceled the service. I was told they would issue a full refund for the $78.95 within 2 business days. I have had to call back twice and the funds have still not been refunded.

I would give zero stars if available. Modem would not activate, and after numerous calls, the last agent instructed that I wait “24-48 hours” and call back! Returned the modem a month ago, and keep getting the run-around regarding the refund. Save yourself the trouble! Avoid them!!!

I really do admire and appreciate Earthlink for giving me an equal opportunity to become a valued customer. They were truly patient with me and expected nothing but the best. Customer satisfaction is what's guaranteed when I communicate with Earthlink and that's what they offer. I highly recommend anyone to do business with this company because it's worth every second of it. Thanks Earthlink!! Keep up the great work.

I didn't realize Earthlink used AT&T infrastructure. I probably would've done a side by side comparison before I signed up, but my hatred of AT&T and Comcast was the driver for the switch. That said, their installation staff was awesome! They fixed the snarl of garbage wires that other AT&T installers left on the lines for over 5 years. I hope my neighbors appreciate it because they corrected their lines that were hooked up incorrectly. As for streaming, fiber is way faster than cable. What a difference. We'll see how it holds up over time and if there's issues in the rain (but that was probably just Comcast or the snarl of garbage at the pole).

So I have been using Earthlink for about 2 weeks now and I confirm EarthLink is a scam. Took me 30 mins to load this page, and I'm paying $100 for what is supposed to be 5G. The unlimited plan isn't actually unlimited. 500 gbs then you gotta pay for more. The customer service is weak and worthless

I ordered EarthLink and waited for my internet box. The app said it had arrived, not at my address but a different country!! So I talked to customer service and she said she was going to send me another box and fix the issue with that box. I receive the 2nd box but I decided to go ahead and cancel my service. They send me a shipping label and I send the box back. I have a tracking number from the label they sent me and it said it arrived at the dock. Now they take 433 dollars out of my account because they are saying they never received the box!!!

Terrible. On hold for 30 minutes just for them to tell me they'll call me back. Then proceeded to tell me that if I don't send the router back within 30 days I will be charged $400. WiFi is slow, no fixing it. I would never ever ever recommend this company ever. Burn it to the ground.

The telephone agent explained the three month promotional charge and then what the monthly charge would be after that. At no point did she mention that there was a $14.95 charge to rent the modem. It came as a shock when they processed my first payment on my credit card. This actually would’ve made a difference in my decision. Undisclosed charges are unethical.

Worst company ever! I’ve spent a MONTH just trying to get the equipment. They sent the wrong one and no one can help set it up with the right one. No one returns phone calls. They’re all rude. WORST! No one reaches back out like they say they will. And I was STILL charged with ZERO internet access because none of them no what they’re doing. I’ve been polite every time. No one knows what they’re doing. People “escalate“ the situation to the wrong department and no one even reaches out. The first person typed in the wrong address. I was told someone would contact me in 30 min… no one did. Terrible. No stars if possible

We had our service installed on January 7, 2026, and it is January 14, 2026. I have called EarthLink tech support every day, begging them to dispatch a technician because we are experiencing an unstable signal. Their solution was to send me a D-Link wifi extender at no charge, which is NOT wireless. I installed it, and it does not work. I was on the phone with their tech support. Nicole was helping me install it. She put me on hold for a while, and she came back on and said I need to go purchase a new modem. I immediately asked to speak to a manager, and Nicole said that Melody would call me back. I have yet to receive a call back. Tomorrow I will have to call them again!! Please note that my service was installed 8 days ago, and many important business calls. I work from home! My husband is furious, and I am beyond disappointed and will have to seek legal action if they do not resolve the issue!

EarthLink is terrible. Stay or clear of them. I returned my equipment because of the service was terrible, it was hard to get customer service. Then I returned the equipment a week before. They said I had to using the label they told me to and they still charge me the $400 fee. I have a charge for $433 then the same day later on, I got another charge from Earthlink for $433. I tried to speak to someone about it, and trying to get customer service is a nightmare. Steer clear of them if you have any decision in it.

What a terrible experience I had with these people! I told them I was moving out on October 15 and they continued charging me through January. Every time I saw another charge I called them and I told them I don’t live there anymore and I told you I was moving out later I said, and I called you on such in such a date and this other date too. They never had any notes about having me having called before. It took forever for me to get them to do anything. When they finally refunded me, they refunded me for two months, not three and they refunded me for $15 less than what the two months added up to. I’m so tired of dealing with it. They can keep the money they stole from me. All I can do now since I don’t want to fight with them anymore is to try to warn you people to find any other organization to provide your Wi-Fi. Horrible!!!!

Horrible experience, tried to cancel the service, and they asked me why, I stated bad customer experience, the guy hung up on me, I called back. He hung up again. Called and asked for a manager (Nick), explained my situation, after about 3 minutes he hung up. I had to contact my credit card company and dispute the charges, so be careful!!!!

Thank y'all for this service. I’m gonna tell other people about y'all service and that y'all very much respectfully on the phone with your client and the internet works very well and I promise them that they will enjoy it.

Customer service was the worst ever. They didn’t understand what I was asking about and they did not know how to show me how to hook up my device and I’m a new customer. I talked to three customer service people two of them kept hanging up in my face. The others didn’t understand what I was talking about.

Liars and thieves, they tell you it cost $xx.xx but it’s a lie. They tell you it picks up at your specific address after inputting your address into their system. Then when you return it you can’t get all of your money back because for some reason it cost them $50 to ship you a small router. Well not them. It cost you $50. But they won’t tell you all of that up front. I guess this is how this business stays operable by stealing from innocent people and lying their way through everything. DO NOT take a chance on this company.

This company is not reliable or anything they say they are. Our service was on for a week, now we cannot use any of our phones, tvs, or anything internet. And then they want more money to add to an unlimited plan? Make that make sense. Avoid this service at all cost. Their customer service is nonexistent and they will not help at all. They will up their prices on you and make you wait a month to start your very limited wifi services.

I have been with EarthLink for two weeks, and now, experiencing an outage already. No internet, waiting for a technician to come out to try to fix the problem. Therefore I'm paying for a service that I can't use!

First they lied about the speed and I only got 18mbps not the 300 or more I was told. Their customer service is terrible and they refused to give me back all the money they charged me. One star to too much for this company.

This is the worst service ever!!! Every single month for some reason “service is down in my area” not for an hour or two. We are talking days and weeks! I’m now on day 4 of no service and yet no answer to why! However never any for of adjustments on my bill or anything else for the continuing inconvenience or no internet! Please do not do business with them. It is awful!

We just moved and somehow my husband ended up talking with Earth Link, not sure how. Well, our rent includes wifi, so we tried to call and cancel, guess what? They have hung up on us 4 times! We are still fighting to cancel! Save yourself the time, DO NOT sign up with them.

Updated on 01/21/2026: Was told it would be fixed before Sunday. When I called Saturday to follow up, I was told nooo...not Sunday in a condescending tone. By Monday... Nothing. The person I spoke to then said she'd escalate it after she was unable to activate my router despite removing the sim chip several times and resetting. Was told to follow up Tuesday morning... I did. Was told it would be activated by evening. Now it's Tuesday, Jan 20 at night. No connection, and the chat agent was useless and blew me off.

Your customer service is terrible! First off your salesman lied to me and told me I needed 2 gigs when I only needed 1! Every customer service rep is from another country and barely able to speak English!! When I called to resolve the issue some foreign lady that couldn’t speak English told me I had to pay for the 2 gigs when I didn’t receive them (she didn’t have a clue what she was doing). I spent 3 days trying to resolve this issue and finally told them that I wanted to speak to an American from the United States that spoke ENGLISH!!! They transferred me finally after I had to threaten cancellation of my order!!! The AMERICAN lady resolved the issue in less than 5 minutes!!!! I wish I never changed my service (speeds are slower than Astound)!!!

So disappointed to know that EarthLink is none other than Frontier. What I have gone thru with this company is just awful. Bait and switch. Cut off frontier just just get earth link aka frontier. Now I have 3 bills coming my way. So very unfair. Wouldn't even credit me on the other bill for all the time I lost being able to watch TV. I pay for Netflix too and couldn't watch it. Then the representative tells me it's me TV. Well guess what y'all hooked me up and my TV works fine. So I'm at your service again. How do you intend to make me another valued customer?

The technician showed up on time. Very pleasant and did a great job explaining to me what needed to be done. We stopped our internet service because our house was being rebuilt and as soon as we move back in we started back up with EarthLink who we had before.

Signing up for EarthLink internet was one of the most painful things I’ve ever endured. First I waited 5 days for the equipment to arrive. They promise a fast internet and great customer service and they have neither. We had Verizon for a few years and never had issues. We just moved, and Verizon was not available so I chose EarthLink, since they boasted of fast service with no buffering. That is a blatant LIE. I was on the phone, texting and chatting with them for DAYS trying to make my service work. It was painfully horrific. The fastest it got up to after resetting, unplugging and having them reset from their end was 25 mbps download. But that didn’t even last. I had to reset it several times a day.