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SoCalGas supplies natural gas to southern California. The company provides gas delivery, pipeline maintenance and energy efficiency programs. Operating since 1867, SoCalGas offers energy solutions to meet the diverse needs of its residential and commercial customers.

Pros
  • Fair pricing structure
  • Usage notifications
Cons
  • Poor customer service experiences
  • Long wait times for service

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    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2014

    Woke up to no hot water. Pilot wouldn't stay lit. This happened before many years ago and the gas company came right out and fixed the problem in a few minutes by changing a part. This time they told me it would be 5 days before they could come out! I called a plumber.

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2014

    I live in the Ventura county area and have had pretty good interactions with the gas company. I am low income and have a hard time keeping up with my bill. I've always called them and they always make some kind of arrangement for me. I've been interrupted once and promptly paid the bill (within 30 of disconnection); however, it took them 4 days to turn in back on, and that was what they considered an emergency reconnect due to me having small children and no microwave.

    The wait was ridiculous but I expected it. When the employee came to reconnect, he was courteous and efficient. After he checked the appliances and reconnected everything, he left. He returned an hr later and asked if everything was working properly (he had another call in the neighborhood), he just decided to stop and check as he passed our house.

    The reason I didn't give the gas company 4 or even 5 stars is a couple of things. First, the wait for reconnection is crazy and second, I am not able to pay my bill at this time, not because I don't have the money but because they will not accept it! I phoned the gas company to try and pay day before yesterday and was told a collector was on the way to my house, I was told I could just pay him. I hung up and waited... and waited and finally just before 5, I called to pay because clearly he wasn't coming. I was told he was still coming and if I needed to leave to tape the payment to the door. I did went to work and returned to find it still where I had left it.

    Yesterday, the same thing happened. I called, asked to pay my balance of $79.18 and was told the collector was coming and it's better to tape it to the door. I returned home and my payment was once again untouched.. here we are going on day 3 of me not being able to pay the gas company. The reason I gave 3 stars was because of the courteous and professional nature of the staff I have dealt with. If I was reviewing solely on staff alone I would be giving 5 stars. But lack of communication between field staff and office staff is what tends to get them bad reviews. I just want to pay my bleeping Gas bill.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2014

    I had my gas shut off due to non payment being low income and having just moved and having to pay a deposit on service (catch up on bills). Anyhow, I contacted a utility assistance program to assist with my bill and was credited $350.00 towards my bill. I paid the $16.00 reconnect fee and called to make my reconnection appointment. I'm angry at the fact that it will take a whole week to re-establish service. WHY??? Are there really that many disconnect/reconnects?? And if so why doesn't a billion dollar company have the resources to hire more employees to fill this response time. I mean they are there to THE DATE to shut it off but have the liberty to turn it on at their leisure even after I made good on my bill.

    I even have over $100 credit going to the next bill! Me and my fiance are disabled and we have a ten year old in the home and its winter. Every other utility has same day response. YES even the water company. I even received a letter that they were guessing on my usage for a couple months because our landlord needed to clear a path to the meter (trim a bush) lol. I think their solution to this is go all smart meter but that doesn't help us now. I'm squeaking by financially and can't cook meals for a week!! I can't afford fast food. Cold and Confused.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2013

    I rent a duplex in Los Angeles and have never paid a single gas bill late. Yesterday, I came home to discover that none of my gas appliances were working - heater, hot water heater, and stove. I called the gas company to find out what was going on and they offered to send a technician over in the morning. When the technician showed up, he informed me that my neighbor's account had been suspended for non-payment and therefore mine was shut off too (even though we have separate meters), and that they would not be turning my gas back on until my neighbor paid his bill, and that he could not tell me when that would be. Obviously, I was livid. Really don't see how they can do this to people.

    I called the gas company back, and they told me that the technician was in the wrong, and that they would send someone else right over ASAP to restore my gas service. That was five hours ago and they still haven't corrected the issue. If they do ever actually show up and turn my gas back on, I will change this review to two stars I guess. For now, I'm freezing cold (no heat), hungry (no cooking gas), and in need of a shower (no hot water). They get one star and I wish I could give them none.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2013

    I came home from work out and found that the gas company had turned off my gas because they wanted to change the meter for a new one. The technician claimed (checked box "urgent" contact SoCalGas to turn on service) it was urgent repair and he had to turn it off. The tag clearly had a spot that gave me, the homeowner who was not home, the homeowner notification and a chance to reschedule the meter change. Now I am stuck here waiting for their inside technician to come and re-ignite my pilot(s).

    I have no heat, no hot water, or use of my gas stove to prepare food. Any and all appointments had to be cancelled because I have to wait here for them to fix their error. I was never given the option to prepare for this service that has now kept me from going about the rest of my day. It has been over 4 hours - the window of time they promised to have a tech out to my house. I obviously am not the only customer of SoCalGas that has been put in a pickle because of their poor planning of NON-urgent equipment replacement.

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2013

    On 12/413, my gas was turned off. I came home and called the gas company, made payment which I was charged 185.00 reconnect fee, 16.00 service fee and another 1.50 for another fee. This was done over the phone to reconnect service and my past due amount was 118.28. This was totally a cost that I could not afford. I also notified the gas company that I have a 73-year old mother that lives in the home that is hook up to machines and that I need to feed and bathe her. The gas company told me, "Sorry, you need to pay. There's nothing we can do."

    I ask for supervisor and the supervisor set a date for the next day between the hrs of 8-7pm the next day. This was one of the coldest nights of the year, 43 degrees below. My mother have suffered and our money has been taken by Southern California Gas Company and all they can say is sorry. We still have no gas, 12/5/13 at 9:30 am.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2013

    On 9-1-13, new tenants moved into my property in Whittier. The new tenants contracted The Gas Company as their supplier for gas. The first bill was sent to my tenant's mid-September for billing period of September 1, 2013 to September 13, 2013. The bill also included charges from their previous residence for a grand total of $71.28. The bill amount was due in October and was paid in full by Monday, October 5, 2013. On October 16, 2013 the tenants received a new "corrected bill" - the corrected bill included additional charges that totaled $390.41 for the billing period of September 1, 2013 to September 13, 2013 and charges for billing period September 13, 2013 to October 12, 2013 totaling $1,461.15 - for a grand total gas bill of $1,824.12. Both the correction charges in September and the September to October charges were extremely alarming.

    The same day the bill was received the tenants contacted the gas company regarding the extremely large gas bill. The Gas Company informed the tenant that one of their technicians would be sent to the property to investigate the usage of gas. Within less than two hours, technician #** arrived at the location. The technician immediately noticed the gas meter was spinning and through further investigation he determined the cause was a gas leak coming from a cracked pool line. The technician did his job by closing the valve to the exterior gas plumbing and sealed the pipe.

    Through further investigation by both the tenants and I, we were informed by The Gas Company employees that the meter was read on September 5, 2013. Although they determined an error on the previous bill sent to the tenants which did not include the surcharge of over $200, they did not bother to immediately send out an additional corrected bill. Instead The Gas Company decided to notify the tenants of the additional charges for the first 13 days of service on the next month's bill (now one and a half months' worth of gas). The gas company again read the meter on October 12, 2013 and sent the tenants a billed with a date mailed of October 16, 2013 which is the bill that included the one and a half months of charges totaling $1,824.12.

    Our investigation concluded that The Gas Company was negligent in not providing the tenants with a bill in a timely manner, which would have immediately altered them to investigate and find the gas leak. It is understood that the landlord is responsible for the maintenance and up keeping of all gas pipes that run through the house and The Gas Company is only responsible for their meter and pipes from the meter to the house. With that being said as a customer one would also understand that The Gas Company is responsible for properly reading the meter and providing its clients with accurate information.

    It is obvious that when the tenants were billed, they were billed on The Gas Company's assumption of what the gas bill would be rather than an actual reading which was later revealed through their corrected bill. The Gas Company failed to properly notify the tenants of such error on their behalf which lead to a safety hazard that fortunately caused no damage or injuries of property or people.

    On October 24, 2013 an additional technician from The Gas Company was requested to by me to further investigate the leak. He informed me that the gas leak was caused by the pool pipe line. He showed me that the valve was closed and it was no longer a hazard. When asked how the meter was determined to be spinning by the first technician he showed me the half foot and two feet dials on the meter. He showed me how the half foot dial was moving extremely slow. I then asked him to turn on the closed valve to show me the difference of a spinning meter versus what we were seeing.

    I then informed him I was going to video tape the meter before and after the valve was going to be turned on and off. Per my request, he turned on the valve on and immediately it began to spin making a full circle in a matter of seconds. It was further explained that the meter had a smart reader installed. The smart reader is the Gas Company's form of monitoring the meter within their office and not having an actual employee come out to the property to read the meter. Regardless of how a meter is read by the Gas Company it is their responsibility to see such dials moving an alarming rate that would signify a hazard.

    As a customer, one pays the Gas Company for the service of gas and for hazards such as a spinning meter to be monitored and immediately identified. Again the Gas Company was negligent in reading the meter properly. The meter was read both in September and October and the company was negligent in properly reading the meter and notifying the tenants.

    The negligence by not properly notifying or monitoring the meter is not being acknowledged by the Gas Company. On the contrary when speaking to supervisor, **, she notified me that such a high bill is not uncommon in houses with pools. She informed me that if a meter is spinning when it is read that it would immediately be shut off as it is a hazard and the company cares for the safety of others. Furthermore she informs me that when the meter was read it was not spinning and not until the first technician was called to the property that it was determined to be spinning.

    Her statement further shows the negligence of the company on not reading meters property, not having proper smart readers that catch such hazards, the lack of supervisor knowledge, and the disregard for life, injuries, and properties. If such bills are common one can only image how much hazards are carelessly unidentified by the Gas Company. Mrs. Francisco ended our conversation by informing me that the gas was used therefore a bill had to be paid by us and the only thing she could do was divide the payments into six months.

    Again I understand it is not the Gas Company's fault regarding the leak however if they would not have neglected to properly inform us of the proper bill amount and would have properly read their meter then this issue would have been resolved mid-September at $390.41. This leads me to believe that the Gas Company is attempting to take financial advantage of its customers by allowing overcharges, cutting back on sending bills caused by their errors, cutting back on in person meter readers, and willing to place neighborhoods in danger for their financial gain. I do not believe we should have to pay for the additional charges that they failed and neglected to resolve.

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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2013

    I strongly believe that the So Cal Gas Company hires people who have killed people. How do we investigate them? How does someone have the audacity to break down someone's front door for a $100 overdue bill? My wireless bill is more than that and THAT's overdue all the time, but they don’t come to my front door trying to break it down for collection. Simply, knock. Who owns the So Cal Gas Co.? **'s offspring??

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2013

    I arrived home from work to find a reg tag on the door stating we have a leak caused by rust, and that they have shut off our gas and meter, and to call a plumber. We went out and looked, and can't see what they are referring to. I called SoCal to ask them to have the guy come back to show me where the leak is so I can get estimates to have it repaired. They REFUSED! They said I would have to hire & pay for a plumber to do testing with air to find out where it is before getting an estimate, even though the guy that decided to red tag us knows exactly where it is. They will return only after it's repaired. Lovely Catch-22...

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2013

    I am shocked! Just closed escrow on home that is 6 years old in a new large development in Indio on Friday. I called Saturday to schedule gas to be turned on and the soonest is TWO WEEKS! REALLY!!! This is ridiculous! I can not clean or even stay in our home for two weeks until the Gas Company is able to come and flip a switch! This should be illegal! So warning out to anyone moving into the Southern Cal Gas... Don't make plans to have hot water or cook for at least two weeks after you purchase your home..

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    Reviewed May 17, 2013

    My husband woke me up to tell me that our gas had been turned off. Assuming he paid the bills diligently, I contact them (GAS company). I was told that my bill has not been paid since February. I was livid. I paid the $300.00 and then phoned them with my confirmation number. I gave the confirmation number and asked what time they would turn the gas on. I was told they wouldn't do it until Tuesday. That is 4 days of no hot water or cooking. I broke down and just about hyperventilated on the phone and told her that this wasn't possible. I have a two-year-old and I need hot water. She told me this was not her problem, that I was irresponsible and did not pay my bills. Who does she think she is? Giving lectures over the phone to a crying mother is not part of their job. No one knows what circumstances we have or any other family has for that matter. I would like to sue them. Anyone with me?

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    Reviewed April 25, 2013

    I am a single mother with 2 children with low income. This company, when I moved, charged me a brand new deposit of 100 dollars for my first bill even though I have never been late to them. I could not afford the new deposit and requested an extension or help with it. My gas got shut off today. I borrowed money to pay it but now, my children and I are without gas for a whole week! They can send someone to turn it off easy in 1 minute but now they are saying they need a whole week to turn it back on even though they did it just a few hours ago(!) and going to charge me on top of it too, 16 dollars! This gas company is a monopoly and should be broken up and regulated.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2013

    I had a Southern California Gas bill collector come to my door and intimidate my wife. The bill was not due until the next day. I am at fault for letting two months build up, but the mafia/gestapo tactics are intolerable. The more I think about it, the more furious I get. I was at work and got the 911 call and my wife, at home alone with my kids, felt intimidated and humiliated. I would change the service immediately if they were not the sole source monopoly.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2013

    In the afternoon of January 23, 2013, I was assaulted by two African American SoCal Gas Company Employees. At about 1:00 pm, I was awakened by my dog barking and loud noises coming from the side of my padlocked, gated house. It sounded like someone was trying to break into my home. When I looked out of my window, I saw my gate wide open. So, I quickly opened my back door to see what was going on. To my surprise, there were two black guys dressed in gas company uniforms. On the ground, lied my padlock, which had been broken, next to a set of bolt cutters.

    One employee was under my house with half of his body hanging out of the crawl space. The other was standing next to the employee under the house. I asked, "Why did you break my lock, and what are you guys doing under my home?" The standing gas company employee furiously said "You know what the ** we are here for. We're shutting your ** off!" I responded, "Wait, this account was closed back in December. I have papers to prove it." I ran and got my papers. Then, I went outside to my backyard to show the employees proof. The employee standing told me, “I don’t give a ** what you have.” I then asked the employee to call their office to verify and to remove themselves from my property until further advised by their office. I told them that they were not only trespassing, but they'd damaged my gate and illegally broken my Master padlock with bolt cutters. The standing employee responded, "We aren't going anywhere."

    I walked over to the employee under the house (near my gas meter) and asked him to stop whatever he was doing. While I attempted to bend over and see what the employee under my home was doing, the standing employee stepped over the employee under the house and fiercely pushed me onto the wall and banged my head against it. In fear for my life, I pushed the standing employee off of me. The employee under my house quickly jumped up, assisted the standing employee in assaulting me by hitting me with a metal (rod) object, while the other employee knocked me to the ground. I grabbed my cell phone out of my pocket and yelled "Help! I'm calling 911." The employee who struck me with the metal pipe responded, "I don't give a **. We're not going anywhere."

    While on the ground, I called 911. They were still yelling, using profanity, and refused to exit my backyard, which they'd illegally entered. When I told the employees the police were on their way, the employees walked to the gate, but still refused to exit my property. Luckily a bystander ran to the gate to see what was going on. The bystander told the employees that he saw them break into my property, and what they were doing was wrong. The employees then exited my property, still yelling and using profanity in front of my home. They told me that if I said anything, they knew where I stayed. I told them (from my front porch) to tell that to the police when they arrive. They said, "We do this all the time. We're calling the police ourselves now. We'll say you had a weapon." I responded, "I have small children, and I do not own any weapon.”

    While shouting at me, I took pictures of the two employees. The employee who'd struck me gave me the middle finger and said, "** you, we'll be back for you." He then stated, "I've been by here plenty of times. I see you and your wife's Lexuses in the drive way, and no one opens the gate for me to read the meter!" I responded, "Normal people are usually at work during business hours, but this is now a matter for the police, since you broke my padlock, damaged my gate, and assaulted me.” The gas company employees said something to each other and quickly fled in their gas company pickup truck.

    While waiting for the paramedics and the police to arrive (ice pack on the back of my head), the employees come back with a police officer from a different city (I'm in Los Angeles. The Police officer was from Inglewood Police). When the L.A.P.D. arrived, I was placed in handcuffs because the employees had lied to Inglewood Police, stating that I had a gun and there might be a hostage situation. I was taken into custody before the police could even search my home and find that there was no gun or any dangerous weapon whatsoever.

    The employees then signed for citizen’s arrest, alleging that I assaulted them, to cover what they'd done. I am now in the process of seeking a citizen’s arrest against them for assault and trespassing. I have received no cooperation from either the gas company nor L.A.P.D. in pursuing justification for the actions that took place.

    If the employees called the police prior to breaking my gate to enter the property, it would have been legal; or even if they called the police when I requested they exit my property. These ruthless employees did neither. They illegally entered my premises and assaulted me. I have never been through anything like this and pray no one does. These guys are still in the field, and that in itself is scary. I have been traumatized by this incident. I've had nightmares, and every time I see a gas company truck, I am fearful for my life. Something has to be done. This is not right; and these vigilantes should not be free.

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    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2013

    These past few years, I have had problems with my bills - every year, same problems! From summer until the cold days come, I requested to light up my gas furnace. Last year, from the hot days to one week from my initial bill (which was $5), it went to $30? I asked for an investigation, which most of the time is useless. First they told me the person could see the meter from the gate? Wrong. There is no way to see it. Way too far. Then there is a dog on the premises? No there is not! Then it is locked property? No again! I am tired of these nonsense reasons. Bottom line, the worker looks at the last year's reading, comes up with a number, and go home early!

    Well this year, I didn't want to deal with it so I didn't request any services - meaning, no furnace! So from my bills that have been from $4.60 every month, it jumped for this month to $19? How did this happen? I rarely use my oven and I don't have a water heater! The only month that I paid over $4.60 was in November. I guess because of Thanksgiving cooking and it was a dollar more from my bill. The gas company doesn't care if their workers go to their sites or not, and it is not acceptable. I can imagine the money they do get each month from meters that are not read properly. So I am waiting for their investigation? Whatever that means, but they better come up with a real number because this time I will get to the top of this matter. So more to be seen and more to be written, and I will keep you posted.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2013

    I just moved in to a new apartment. I had working gas and called to put it under my name. They asked for the usual 2 forms of ID, new service address and phone number. After sending it on January 1st and getting confirmation by the fax machine that it had arrived, my gas was shut off on Jan. 7th! With no warning as to that it would be or why. They lost my info and according to their records, they never got my fax even though the fax machine confirmed it was sent successfully. They lost a full copy of my driver's license and a bank statement, along with my address and phone number. I am absolutely infuriated over the loss of such delicate information and that they failed to give me warning that they lost such information.

    I called the direct phone number they gave me and they said they couldn't reactivate the gas due to legal issues until the office reopens and I resend the fax. They closed 45 minutes before my gas was shut off and didn't open again for the weekend. I had to go 3 nights without any form of gas due to their own mess up and endangerment of my personal information. Today I called them again and the new representative was confused as to why my gas was shut off. She even agreed that the information should have been received, but isn't on my file.

    I am re-faxing them today and calling after to ensure the information is received. They even said that gas might not be restored that day. They can remotely shut it off but can't turn it back on due to their own error. These people need to be held responsible, as a company, for anything that may happen due to my personal information being lost.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2012

    Southern California Gas Company is reporting a past due collection account on all my 3 major credit reports. I never once received a notice of this debt, I don't owe this debt. I called the gas company and I was harassed by a manager. I have no knowledge of this debt so I request the collection accounts be deleted and cooperate with me, providing evidence of this debt before reporting it to my credit illegally!

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2012

    Chad ** ** should be fired. He showed up angry, rude and unpleasant and then refused to check for a gas leak; let alone, fix it since he said my gas stove doesn't have a pilot despite the strong gas smell and obvious gas problem. He was unhelpful and has exposed me, my family and pets to danger. The gas company said someone will call me in 1 to 2 days!

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2012

    Three (3) of your gas workers are parked and having lunch in a no parking from 12 to 2 for street cleaning zone as I write this complaint. They have been there since 11:30 and did not let the street be cleaned. They stood there eating while the street sweeper went around them not letting my street be cleaned. I got 2 license plates of the trucks. The license plates numbers are: ** and **. I want to know what you are going to do about it since this is the second time this has happened.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2012

    Back in June, I had made payment arrangements on my bill - one payment on August 7th which I made, another for 9/24/12 and another for 11/5/12. I then received a notice of disconnection on 9/11/12 and that if the total amount was not paid by 9/24, my gas would be shut off. I had payment arrangements already set so I called to find out why I got the disconnection notice. I was told by the customer rep that they send notices anyway. Funny, I never received a notice before when I had payment arrangements. It didn't seem right to me. So I tried to confirm my previous arrangements for 9/24 and 11/ 5. At this point, I was told that I had canceled my arrangements when I went through the voice system, which I did not.

    I told the rep that I did not cancel them. She then said she didn't know what happened but they were canceled. I then asked her just to reinstate them. Seems conveniently they could not, but could make other arrangements. The other arrangements now are both in one month, 2 weeks apart. I told the rep that I can't do this, but was told this was the best they can do. Now I'm stuck and don't know how I am going to pay the whole thing in one month. It was also one month sooner than the original final payment of 11/5. This company does not keep their word and there is no reason that I can see to send out a disconnection notice to someone who already has payment arrangements. This was an obvious error on their part but instead of reinstating my original arrangements, they instead made it better for themselves. Very unhappy with this company!

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2012

    The gas company turned my gas off due to a billing error. I've settled up the bill, no problem, but they won't send anyone out for a full week to turn it on. What do they expect people to do without gas for a week?! I spoke to multiple tears of customer service and they kept regurgitating the same line over and over about schedules. How can it possibly take a week to send out a service person to turn on the gas?! I wish there was another company to go through, but that isn't even an option. Aren't there laws against monopolies to prevent crap service just like this? One week to turn on gas?!

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2012

    I received my June bill on July 25th. Normally, I receive it on June 28th. This bill was placed on suspension because it was abnormally high and required investigation, which I appreciated. My issue is that I was not aware of this high bill until July 25, to which I promptly began investigating the cause, contacted the gas company, maintenance persons, landlady etc., and determined that it was due to a hot water leak. The leak was promptly fixed, less than a week after I was aware of an issue with my bill. However, I then received my July bill 5 days after the June bill on July 30th and it is also incredibly high. I was never made aware of the abnormality in my June bill until a month later well into anther billing cycle.

    I now have gone two billing cycles with this leak and So Cal Gas cannot do anything for me and my bill that is now 5 times normal and I cannot afford it. I was not treated fairly and am now in a horrible position because I was not even told my first bill was being investigated so that I could work with the gas company to find the issue in case it was due to an appliance leak. I should have been told at minimum about the abnormally high usage while they investigated so I would only have been responsible for one month of a higher bill rather than two months I now cannot pay for. I have spoken to 3 supervisors/managers and all have told me that it is a policy to investigate and unless there is a noticeable gas leak, it is policy to not notify the customer.

    I am not disputing the first bill. I understand there was a leak that is my responsibility, but I should have been notified that something was wrong or that my bill was suspended pending investigation. As soon as I was aware, the issue was fixed within days. Because of Southern California Gas company's failure to notify me, I was not able to fix the issue and I went more than a month with continuing water damage and excessive usage

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    Reviewed June 3, 2012

    Normally, our family gas bill is about $15-$30. The highest was during months of December and January when we were using heater at night so the price went up to $64. Now, the billing period from April to May, they gave me the bill for $111.11. I called and asked them to recalculate. They did, and sent me a letter saying it was misread and overbilled. No single word saying sorry for the inconvenience. When I looked at the new bill, remarkably, they recalculated all my bills in the past, gave me higher bills based on higher meter number. I wonder where those higher numbers are coming from, and why they said it was overbilled and now it's even more overbilled.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2012

    For several months before my mother died, I paid her bills. After she died, I continued to pay the utilities and left them in her name. It's been 18 years now and I decided to switch them into my name and that is when the trouble started with the gas company. Even though I have been paying the monthly gas bills for the past 18 years, they insisted that I go through a credit check and then demanded a $230 deposit on the "new account". When I complained and said that I had been paying the bills all these years, they said that there was no record and that I would be forced to pay not only the deposit, but also for a credit report.

    I have bank statements that prove I've been paying the gas bills, so why should I have to pay this ridiculous deposit, much less for the credit report? Also, they're keeping the deposit that my mother paid when she established service at the same property! What right do they have to that money? As a result, my gas bill is $475.14, of which over $230 are fees.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 15, 2012

    The service time of Southern California Gas is from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This is too long for a wait time. The waiting time should be much less with the advancement in technology. Why does Southern California Gas still make us wait 10 hours for their service?

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed April 6, 2012

    I ordered for the gas company to send out a technician to check all my gas appliance were connected properly. I had to wait about 3 weeks for my appointment. When the technician showed up, he walked in my house very rudely and walked over to my dryer, looked at it and said "okay, I came to look at the dryer. It has a valve and a pipe, it's good!". I said, aren't you going to check if it was connected right? He replied very rudely, in a loud voice, "I just told you, I looked at it. What else do you want me to do?" None of my appliances were checked. All he said was "your stove turns on". I replied yes, he looked at me and laughed so I told him to leave my house if all they send him was to act rude and laugh at me.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2012

    Service connection appointment 8 day lead time. - I’m trying to move into a new residence which requires service be transferred. Next appointment is 3-28 which is over a week away. I have a child and need to be able to provide heat, hot water and to be able to cook on my gas range.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed March 20, 2012

    I called the gas company to shut off gas supply to the old furnace that’s not being used for years. Mr. ** then checked house for any gas leaks. He detected none! He then inspected the 6-year old Kenmore water heater. Again, he found no gas leaks! He assured me it’s not a safety issue, but there’s a missing "inspection cap on firebox seal" and that the problem was an efficiency issue. And he proceeded to shut off my water heater on a 42-degree day. I had to call an emergency plumber who again stated there’s no leaking of gas; it cost me money, but he reassured me it was never a safety problem.

    I would like the gas company to provide proof of their employee's certified credentials that qualify their employee's to make such a decision. My water heater was working fine before he actually red tagged it and turned it off. I guess if this meter reader did have any real knowledge of any kind of appliance repair, he wouldn’t be working for the gas company now, would he? This kind of inefficiency cost me time and money that no one has these days. And my plumber felt this "meter maid" didn't know what he was talking about and turning off the water heater was unjust and completely uncalled for. So listen, folks: never ever call the gas company for help or advice. They will only make it worse for you. They are too concerned with liability! They call it "safety." Guys, when the "big one" hits California one day, it's going to be their gas products that will burn our city down to the ground. They already made my day a living hell!

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    Reviewed March 11, 2012

    On Friday, 3/9/12, our gas service was shut off for a late bill. With these hard economic times, money has been tight. We got the notice from the front door jam when we arrived home after work Friday evening. By now, it was too late to do anything. On Saturday, 3/10/12, we paid the bill in full and requested service to be restored ASAP. The operator said the next appointment time was not until Saturday, 3/17/12! An entire week! We argued that a week was completely unacceptable. After several minutes and talking to a supervisor, the appointment was moved to Monday, 3/12/12. The gas company has got to get it together. We have three children and pets. I'm tempted to sue the gas company for inhibiting us from feeding our children as required by law and bathing our child as required by law. If I cannot uphold my legal responsibility because of the gas company's refusal to do their job in a reasonable and timely manner, then I will sue them. Anyone want to join me in a class action suit?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 1, 2012

    I had an appointment 02/29/12 for the tech to come and light my hot water heater. I came back from my doctor’s appointment around 11:15. I saw a gas truck parked on the side of the road on De Palma. I left the door open for the gas tech. When I came home I called the gas company and told them I saw the tech parked. I thought they would dispatch him and let him know I was home. Instead, they told me my appointment was from 7 am to 5 p.m. Around 3:00 pm I saw a gas truck come by my house and slowed down to see the address. Then he left. My car was in the garage. I thought he figured no one was home. Again, I called the gas company to let them know the tech came by but did not stop. The representative I was talking to said he didn't turn in my work, so he will be back.

    I asked him if he could dispatch the tech and let him know I'm home. He said no. I asked could I speak to the supervisor. The supervisor came to the telephone and she was rude. She wanted to know what I wanted. I told her the tech just came by and look at my address and left. He didn't get out of the truck and see if I was home or check the door. She also told me he had until 5:00 pm to come and light my heater. She also said when tech comes to the houses and leave like that, they have a more urgent call. It is now 4:32 and I still don't have hot water. It is very cold--too cold to take a cold shower.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2012

    The gas company is charging outrageous over pricing. In December 2011 our bill was for $47.36. On the next bill due January 18, they charged $161.32. My dryer was not working. I did not use it. I did not turn on the heater. I can understand that the bill could go up for whatever reason but not because I used more gas than the month before. When I talked to customer service, the man said they were charging based on last year's amount of gas used. I told him not to speculate and asked for someone to go and read the meter again.

    No one ever showed up. They sent me a letter letting me know that I had to pay the $161.32. I think that is unfair, especially since the economy is not the best now. I would like to know who can help us with this situation. We need the gas; we cannot live without it. They have to be told to stop speculating and read the gas meter correctly and do not charge by speculating the amount of gas used. I need for them to reduce the amount they are charging to what is fair.

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2011

    Everyone, please oppose any expansion of Southern California Gas Company on the so-called 'Natural Gas'. They are no different from oil companies. These corporations profit over the people.

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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2011

    Had an outstanding balance, tried to pay it off but they couldn't find the proper account so I paid the one they could find. They assured me my service wouldn't be cut off then without a knock at the door, no sign on the door, nothing, they cut off my service the Thursday before Christmas.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2011

    Had my gas turned off about a month ago and had to shower with ice cold water in the winter for about a week plus. When they turned it back on, all I got was room temperature water. I called a second time to amend the problem, so they came over when I wasn't home and "fixed" the problem. I'm pretty sure all the repair agent did was take a ** in my bathroom because not a thing was changed. I called a third time today to complain about this problem and before I could fully explain myself the company rep over the phone got extremely rude and tried cutting me off at every word I said.

    She claimed that the hot water not working could be a coincidence to another occurrence, but could not elaborate upon what such an "occurrence" might be. I don't know, but I see a direct correlation to hot water not working and heater problem. I've dealt with some rude people in my life, but this is ridiculous. Judging from the rest of these reviews it seems as if So Cal Gas Company requires a degree in insolence to get a job there. I'd give a negative 5 stars covered in **, but the above option requires that I give at least one.

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    Installation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2011

    When I woke up this morning, my gas was off. I called the gas company and they said yes, they came to turn it off per my appointment. I told them I never made an appointment and that I was not made aware that they were going to do anything. They were not able to explain this, they only scheduled someone to come turn my gas back on during the day when I was not home. When I returned this evening, I found that the gas person left my oven on and my apartment smelled like gas. The oven and stove do not work now. I called the emergency line but the woman on the line said it was not an emergency and that I would have to make an appointment to have my appliances turned back on.

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2011

    Southern California Gas provides unacceptable customer service. They are not able to return to reconnect gas service for 5 full days in the middle of winter and offer no alternatives, recourse or solutions. They allow you to make a "comment only" complaint that will not go anywhere and do not have an internal Consumer Affairs department. Their only solution for me was to "switch to propane". Their claim is that it takes a long time to complete each service order. So knowing that, they should have an adequate number of field employees to fulfill their customer's requests in a timely manner. Leaving customers without heat in winter is unacceptable.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2011

    Having only one company deal with all the gas is kinda **. I mean, come on, having to wait weeks to turn on service is just wrong. The rep wasn't very nice, very rude. Could this system be more wrong seriously? Lets put people out in the gold and be very rude about it.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2011

    The gas company discontinued the service on November 3, 2011. I called to reconnect and I paid the amount due to have the service back and they told me that they will be here the next day, which was on November 4, 2011 between 8 am - 4 pm. I was here in the morning, but I had to step out to pick up my daughter from school at that time, that's when they came. As soon as I got home after 20 minutes, they left a note. And I called to the company because I have two kids, one is 17 months and the other is 10 years old and they told me that they can't do anything until Monday or Tuesday because they were booked already. I explained to them that I have my kids and I really need the service back, but they just said that it was inconvenient and they cannot do anything.

    We don't have money to be buying food during the weekend, and I have a baby and a 10-year-old daughter.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011

    The gas company has poor customer service and many incompetent employees. I moved from my apartment with 6 years of service and transferred service to my new bought house. I gave notice of my temporary mailing address and PO Box while I was transitioning into the house. They said that they sent a final bill of $7.00; however, I never received anything and paid a final bill of $13 when closing the account at the apartment. Also, I never used the gas because the old heater never worked and everything else was electric. The bill with some minimum service monthly charge, they send it every 6 months.

    When moved into the new house, I called and had a lengthy conversation with a representative at the gas company and they had a hard time setting up service because the gas meter was new there. They finally said that they got it set up in my name; however, I didn't receive a bill after months went by. I received a notice on my gate that they tried to read the meter and they never rang the bell at the gate but marked down on the notice that they will estimate the bill because the meter was "blocked by a car", which is not the case.

    I called and the Gas Company had on record that the house was vacant but said that the field serviceman probably didn't come in because they had notes that the prior owner had 3 large pit bulls. This is not the case either, as the previous owners, whom I bought the house from, were the builders that re-built the house and they had no pets at all. The field serviceman did not want to do his job.

    Now, the gas company is saying that they will charge me for service from 6 months ago, when I moved into the house, and a $55 deposit and $25 new service fee. They said the $55 deposit was due to my unpaid $7 final bill at the apartment (the bill I never received). They were very defensive, saying that I may have never called, and 2 representatives told me, "We all forget sometimes."

    Also, one representative said that I never left a forwarding address when I left the apartment, and the other supervisor said he saw a PO Box that I left when I called to discontinue the service. I never received a bill. He said the $55 deposit remains, and there is nothing he can do. He said it doesn't matter if it was their mistake or mine, continuing to tell me that we make many phone calls when we are re-locating. They don't take ownership of their mistakes, knowing that I kept records and know the lengthy conversations I had with them.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2011

    I experienced horrible service from Southern California Gas company. They are very rude. The attitude one gets from the "customer service" is a very sad experience. My gas was turned off when I was on a vacation out of the country. It was paid and I had to call the next day because it was too late in the day to have a technician come out and make an appointment. So, I called the next day to set up a time a tech could come out. They told me I had to wait 7 days and that it was the earliest! If I did not like it, I did not have to have them come out at all. Imagine that! I guess the Southern California Gas company could care less about the needs, service, and customer care.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2011

    I had made payment arrangements on or around September 23, 2011 with Ms. ** for the 1st payment that was received while at the said property. This statement was mailed and dated September 9, 2011. With a previous balance, unpaid amount due now indicated $398.61. On October 3, 2011, I spoke with representative Jennie ** to see if I could get a payment arrangement as the check I was expecting had not arrived. Ms. ** indicated that the field representative was scheduled on October 3, 2011 that day to come out and collect the $343.68 or the service would be disconnected.

    I asked the Gas Company Rep. Ms. ** why the bill was so high because we had a gas leak at the outset of the service from the stove. I was informed that this was an old bill that I was being punished for in attempts to collect from a 5-year old account which is a violation of The Fair Credit Billing Act (15 U.S.C. 1601) inaccurate and unfair credit billing.

    Waiting as instructed by Ms. ** to make payment as field representative never showed up to the apartment unit to collect payment and left no notice from company as relates to proper representation is burdensome, annoying and unfair. On October 4, 2011, I spoke with Ms. ** 7:26AM and explained I had taken off work and waited until 2:05PM and the representative never showed for the payment. Ms. ** further informed me that the Gas Company noted his disconnection time on the property was at 1:00PM. I explained that I waited all day as Ms. ** rudely attempted to see if I went to the restroom or attempt to see how she could establish negligence as I affirmed my wait by the door and the phone as 24-hour security always give notice on entrance of property.

    Such actions infers the company came in because of the association and the affiliation of the representative was to disconnect without notice and prejudice to not allow due process to take place in respect to collecting the payment that the customer bargained for. Non-payment of clients obligation should be forgiven, gas service should be restored, proper payment arrangements should be granted with fairness without prejudice, and the damages from missing a day of work and the time frame of restored services as an asthmatic and a diabetic residing in the home with respect to proper nourishment would not have suffered that day in that way had the negligence was not a factor in customer service.

    Please provide your intentions with respect to this letter on your company's letterhead. Claiming damages in a sum total of $100 daily for 3 meals and proper nourishment with said medical condition provided herein, from 10/03/2011 until just and fair payments are released with the $100 for the day that I missed to be able to meet my obligation as ** advised me of proper policy was for the representative to ring the bell and attempt to collect without prejudice.

    Respectfully submitted,

    Nekole **

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2011

    I got service turned on after being a customer for 12 years at my old place. The new place has a stove for gas and that's it. I got my first bill and it was $70. I called for an explanation because the bill was not broken down for the charges and they claimed I owe them a deposit and a connection fee. The phone operator was rude and basically non-helpful. I couldn't generate a $70 gas bill in two years at this place. They claimed that they explained all of these when I called for the hook up, but they didn't because I wrote everything down and none of this was explained. I ripped out the gas stove, sold it and replaced it with an electric one. I will never deal with these ripoff artists ever again.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011

    I am writing this message on behalf of my grandmother. I am not sure whether there is anything that can be done, but I figured I would check around. My grandmother just rented a home and the home had a lock placed on the gas meter, one which only the gas company can unlock. The gas company is "unable" to turn her gas meter on or accommodate her needs for a week. She is now going on her fifth day with no hot water to bathe or gas for cooking her meals. I have had to skip days from work now to accommodate her needs.

    I tried to contact the gas company and I spoke with the manager, Ms. **, but she maintained and asserted that absolutely nothing can be done. My grandmother has a series of medical problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as glaucoma, and is in no condition to fight for herself. I am not sure what can be done, but this just does not seem right. It is unfortunate that the private-public agencies maintain a monopoly over services.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2011

    This is a terrible monopoly company of people who simply do not care, and do not bother with pretenses of caring.

    I waited over a week for my scheduled service request for my oven. Their technician did not bother knocking on my door or ringing my doorbell. I know this for a fact as the door hang was on my knob five minutes after I had gone outside to move my car. My apartment is small. There is no margin of error for missing a knock.

    I refuse, as a single female, to place a key under my mat for a stranger to come in while I am home. I called, and both male employees state that they are sorry that I missed the knocking. To which I restated their employee did not knock. To which they respond they have a very heavy work load, they are sorry again that I missed the knock and that they could have someone out in another week.

    Someone isn't listening. Maybe their work load wouldn't be so heavy if they'd do their jobs correctly, Mr. **. So, Mr. **, thank you for your condescending words spoken in a polite tone. You and I both know that you did not help me in any way and never intended to. For that, you earn a letter of upset, which I'm sure will end up in a circular file located beneath the desk of some other "professional" who could also care less.

    If there were any other option for a gas company, I'd take it. As is, I'm considering going without gas. I'd really rather save my money than give it to a company who could care less about its customers. This isn't exactly an isolated event. Hop on Yelp, it's the same issue over and over.

    I'm saddened that though we complain, we don't know what to do about it. And we have no help.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2011

    I used to be on automatic bill payment. I closed my bank account, missed 2 payment so my gas got turned off. So far my fault. I called the gas company, they told me to make a $205 payment and that will bring my account up to date that is a $50 deposit and reconnection fee for $16 being my fault not making a payment on time. I was ok with it. I explained to her that I'm not around mostly so please put me back on automatic payment so this wouldn't happen again. She took my new bank info and assured me that I'm fine. Next month my gas gets turned off again, another $16 reconnection fee. I called them back asking them what is going on, I'm on automatic payment, he told me, "oh sorry, yes, I see that you wanted to go on auto-pay, but since your account isn't current it didn't kick in yet." I couldn't believe my ears. I told him but I made a $205 payment and I was told I'm current.

    He said, "oh well, you were current but the next months bill went through a few day later." I said but I was current when I made a payment. Oh, yes sorry you have to stay current until the next cycle. What? Can you turn my gas back. Yes I got an appointment for 6 day later, so had to for the second time live without gas for a week. Supervisor comes on the line and told me oh, we've had this misunderstanding a lot. Some of our reps don't know they should explain this issue. They know we don't have an alternative gas company so they play their little games without fear of loosing a customer.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2010

    I called on 12/3/09 about the gas leak. The rep came out and said he couldn't find a leak (my gas bill had gone up by 50%). I have had several other people complain about the smell of gas. I asked him if he could smell it, as I could. He wouldn't say. He used an electronic device that should detect a leak and registered nothing. He took a bottle that had about 1/4" of water in the bottle, he filled it up with water from my hose and sprayed looking for a leak. (didn't add any soap to bottle).He said I didn't have a leak but would call for another person that could check for a leak under the concrete. (may have come out, I didn't see them). I received another gas bill that was very high.

    I went to the meter and still smelled gas, made a mixture of soap and water. I found a leak at the clear cover over the meter dials. I called So. Cal. Gas again. Another representative shows up and checks for leak. I sprayed the area and showed him the leak. His electronic device sounded off immediately. As we were talking, he said the electronic devices are calibrated every 30 days. He stated some of the devices work better or seem more sensitive that others. When done changing the meter, he did what they call a clock test (mark the meter and make sure nothing is running and see if the reading changes); all was good.

    First reading after changing the meter showed 36 therms used for the first 16 days (old meter) and 20 therms for the net 16 days (new meter). My concern is the unsafe condition I was left with after the first service rep came out. He not only didn't find the leak, he never did a clock check as I stood and watched all of his actions.

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2010

    My gas was turned off for non payment, on 1/25 (Unfortunately I was a victim of downsizing and yada yada yada, I'm sure you've heard the rest.) Well, I got the money the next day and wet to pay my fee's plus late fee's, plus fee's to re-connect! $333.50 total! I'm a single mother/grandmother to boot! But okay, we need gas! So, I had to pay! Well, this is now Feb 2nd, and we still have not gas!

    My granddaughter already has a cold, it reaches freezing degrees where I live! And with this hardship, they totally and blatantly said, Oh well! I had to wait till the 3rd! I don't understand how they can sure come and turn the gas off in a day! But to have it turned back on, I have to wait 5-7 days! In the middle of winter! Is there any other gas company I can use besides these? My 3 mos old granddaughter is getting sicker by the day with no heat!

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2010

    I qualified for weatherization and my heater was no good. So the third party vendor they use came out, took out my old heater, and just set my new heater in the hole. They didn’t connect anything and said they would be back the following day to put in the custom vent. The next day came, nothing. I called and was told they would be out before the end of the day, so I waited and nothing, no call no show.

    So I called again at 4:45 on a Friday evening. Of course no answer so I left a message, not nice of a message. So since I won’t be home on Monday, my husband has a doctor's appointment in LA, I will have been without heater from Thursday to Tuesday. That’s even if they show up or call on Tuesday. It’s not just my husband and I. I have 4 kids, too. This is a health hazard for us to be without heat. I called the gas company and she told me we have to live with it until Monday morning when they get back in the office. We have no heat to stay warm. We could die if the weather gets too bad.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2009

    I requested from them 2 weeks ago that they do a survey on my new premises. It's a commercial building with an apartment on the back. They said that I have to pay commercial rates until I get the survey done and I will NOT be reimbursed. So now I have to wait till I get the survey done. Well the day comes around and my Landlord and the Gas company are suppose to meet at my building, well that falls thru and nobody calls me. I go to call them and find out what happened and I want to connect the heat in my apartment and they said I have to wait 1 1/2 weeks before they can get out there again. Are they insane? I have 2 young children that need heat and they want to drag this out over another week. I am so disgusted and it's not like there is another company that I can use to supply me heat. Being held hostage for some heat that I pay for...Absolutely Appauling!
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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2009

    When you try to call the Gas Company the automated voice system says, " we are sorry but we are too buy to take your call now" If you don't choose an automated respose sytem from the menue they will tell you that they are going to disconnect the call. I pay for my service and part of that service that I pay for is to be able to speak to a rep during business hours.If they are not going to take calls then maybe they should change the business hours.
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    Reviewed May 29, 2009

    I received an incorrect gas bill in the amount of $187.60. There was a gas leak. They replaced the gas meter. They also reduced my bill slightly however my bills normally run $7.00 -8.00 per month. I would like SCGC to correct the past billing issue on my account. I am a single 87 y/o elderly gentleman, I could have not generated a bill for $187.60 in a single month.
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    Reviewed April 25, 2009

    On April 14,2009 my digital phone ((702) 431-9169)) contract was terminated in error by ACN. They charged my debit card account $161.61. I called them on the April 14th to point out their error. ACN customer service admitted their mistake and said that they would put my case (No. 7573111). I called them on April 15,2009 to complain about them taking $161.61 from my account and they informed me that it would take 7 to 10 days for the charges to be placed back on my credit card account and tried to blame the bank on not posting the return to my account.
    Subsequently, I placed a final call on the 25th of April in which they again informed me that I was misled and that it would now take 3 to 7 weeks to have the monies returned. They also said that they issued a return order on April 21,2009 and again said that the bank would take some time to post the monies to my account. I informed them that they were just not being honest with me and that my phone is still not in service.
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    Reviewed April 13, 2009

    I have been laid off my job for the past ten months and I have been late paying my gas bill, but I do pay it. Well, I paid SCG $48 on my bill and I was told that they added another $50 extra to my account due to me not paying on time. I told the supervisor I cannot pay on time due to my situation and she told me, oh well, they have the right to add any fees they want to and I have to deal with it. I am in the recession. It's hard. I'm a single mother and I don't have any extra money coming in. I think it's wrong to continue to add a $50 fee just because you're late. I asked her if I am the only one being charged and she said yes, because I'm black and to make it harder for black folks. I was outdone. She would not give me her name and cannot pay $207.47. My bill is always no more than $30 to $40 and they're treating me like this. I refuse to be treated like this. Please get to the bottom of this for me.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2009

    On 12/24/2008 I sent some equipment back I was to get money back that they charge me for
    Three different time since 12/24/2008 I have talk to someone in this company these people say that they would reimburst me $91.00 within 5 days this been since December 24,2008 and I have not received the money as of today the phone is not working and they say they can't send anyone out to repair it I have tried and also the person who sold me the produce have tried to assist me in this it don't work and every month they take monies for my account please help me solved this problem and for this business to send me the money they owe me put it back in my account > 954-241-1883 THIS IS THE TELEPHONE NUMBER THAT I RECEIVED FROM THIS COMPANY BUT IT DON,T WORK THIS IS NOT A GOOD COMPANY. PLEASE HELP ME CORRECT THIS PROBLEM . > > I sent the equipment back to these people on 12/24/2008 CONFIRMATION ITEM NUMBER 23010640000129657316 IT WAS DELIVERED AT 12:30 PM IN MIAMI fL 33172 1880 NW 97 AV I DO HAVE A COPY OF THE SIGN RECEIPT, THEY KNOW THAT IT WAS DELIVERED BUT YET STILL I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY MONEY. FOR AT THIS PRESENT TIME I CAN USE WHAT IS RIGHFULLY MINES
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    Reviewed March 25, 2009

    A customer got unfairly overcharged and ACN argues it was a fair deduction. We all the proof to show he was unfairly deducted 136 dollars. Need as mediator to dispute deduction.
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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2008

    My service, with ACN was replaced with another phone service provider effective 6/24/08. On 7/28/08 an invoice was generated for service with ACN from 6/28/08-7/28/08 in the amount of $49.95. I ignored this bill as I assumed there would be a short period for the processing of the termination.
    However, when I received a second bill on 9/02/08 billing for the previous month and also service from 7/28/08-8/28/08 for $100.06, I realized there was a problem. Therefore, I called ACN and Verizon, my new provider via a 3 way conference call to resolve the issue. Candie of ACN provided me with a case #7296875 and advised me that the termination of service had not been submitted to them. Candie then confirmed that my service commenced with Verizon on 6/24/08 and stated she would sumit the termination of service back dating the order to 6/24/08. I was satisfied that this would resolve my problem. On 10/02/08 I received another bill for the prior balance of $100.06 and current charges for 8/28/08-9/27/08, totaling $150.69. I called ACN and spoke to a Supervisor in Customer Service named Angela, who explained that the service was indeed terminated effective 6/24/08, however no one thought to terminate the billing for my account. Therefore I was being billed for service which I no longer had. She stated that she would resolve the problem and that I should not receive another bill as my account would be credited the $150.69. Much to my dismay, on 11/03/08 I received still another bill with late charges totaling $152.24 and the very next day I received a final demand letter threatening to send my account to a 3rd party collections agency. When I called customer service I was told that I should ignore the letter by Patrick as he could see where the problem was and that a he would put in an request to apply the credit to my account. I was also assured that my account would not be sent to a collections agency and my credit would not be adversely affected.
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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2008

    At 10:00 p.m. Nov. 02, 2008 I reported smelling a gas leak. I was told that a technician would be out the next day between 7am and 12 noon. I questioned the delay and I was asked if I heard a hissing noise (at the time I thought the leak was at my stove) and I said no. So again I was told that a tech would come out the following day. I awoke to a stronger smell of gas at 5:30 am and I called again and I was told that I was on the schedule already and that I needed to wait. At 7am I went into my back patio to lower an umbrella that blocked the area behind the wall where the stove backs up to and I was overpowered by the smell of gas. I felt dizzy but the gas tech was on his way so I was told. He arrived after 8am and told me that someone needed to take care of this right away and that I should have been more insistent and dramatic. It was a ground leak and because of the way they map out meter locations I had to replace the gas line. I did to the tune of 2700.00. My complaint is as follows: I just received my bill and it showed that the usage had more than doubled last month and I haven't even seen this month. My first issue is that with a combustible product such as gas the consumer should be notified of a sudden change ( I have lived here for 14 years and it is a townhouse) credit card companies can manage an unusual usage alert but the gas company states that they can't. Secondly I asked for an adjustment on my bill to my average consumption level and I was told that they don't do that. Apparently the only thing that the gas co. is willing to do is collect $. Any other business would go under if they didn't back their product and moniter its safety.
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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2008

    I purchased my cell phone on 6/5 w/ ACNwireless.com. At the time of point of sale online it asked if I would like to purchase "device protection plan" for $49.99 for 12 months for my cell phone for damaged/stolen/lost phone. I contacted the company and asked what happens w/ the insurance after 12 months, they said I would need to notify sprint to add their ins to plan. I contacted Sprint and they informed me the same. Now 90 days later I view my act online w/ Sprint and it does not show I have ins. I immeditly contated Sprint and they said no insurance but to provide ppwork to their local store. The ppwork I have is for joinncoa.net who is the 3rd party company who holds the insurance. I contacted NCOA and they are impossible to get anyone on the phone. I emailed and w/ in 4 days someone calls me and says it's not INSURANCE, but a protection plan.. what ever that means.. then the rep tells me I need to send my phone in w/ out a loaner to have it repaired and it would take 6-8 weeks.. but their site says 2-5 days. I run my buisness through this phone and can't be w/ out a phone. I contacted ACNwireless directly and they can't help me. If ACN said the phone was not covered I would have immediatly contacted Sprint to have the insurance added for $7.00 a month. Now Sprint has a 30 day time frame and it's too late for me to add it.. and the sprint rep says I was given wrong info that I could add the insurance 12 months later.. so now I'm screwed, I can't ever get insurance w/ Sprint unless I cancel w/ them. ACN and NCOA has caused mess and I need this resolved ASAP.. this is costing me valuable time and money

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    Reviewed March 3, 2008

    This is just another warning to stay away from this company. I have had 31 days of service. The service was totally useless for my needs. The net result is that I have had the service for 31 days, and I have been charged $165.00. They have increased the disconnect charge twice in 5 days with no notification. This is just a notification to any consumers out there: STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. THEY SPECIALIZE IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS. Their contracts are written so vaguely, the average consumer has no recourse. Yet ACN will have a recourse of threatening to send the account for collection and damage your credit. Please, stay away from these salesmen for your own good and piece of mind.

    I have had 31 days of service and paid $165.00. Not only that, but ACN bills you in advance. I was billed $30.12 to cover the upcoming month. I canceled the service 2 days into the cycle. I paid for the next 29 days of service but was threatened with collection if I did not paid the $59.39 cancellation fee IN THE NEXT 20 DAYS. I could not even wait until my pre-paid days were used up. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE!

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2008

    A very pleasant representative from ACN Digital phone service presented me with the opportunity to greatly decrease my monthly phone bill. I was offered a $23.99 per month bill if I had a DSL computer link. I told the rep that I had Verizon FIOS and will ACN still work with this system. I was told that ACN was not sure but if it didn't work, I would get my money back with the return of the equipment.

    Therefore; on 1/12/08 I submitted my credit card and was charged $23.99 recurring monthly fee, $1.99 regulatory fee, $4.00 tax, $29.99 activation fee, $10.99 shipping and handling and $5.13 tax for a total of $76.99. I was paying $65.00 for Verizon so I assumed that I could easily recover the money in a few months. My activation date was 1/25/08. I waited until the actual date because this was the only day I could find out if the service worked with fiberoptic cables.

    It not only didn't work but I also found that if you live in more than a one level home, you had to carry the phone around with you. My home has 3 levels. Only one phone would ring. I called to inform ACN that their system does not work in my home and requested information about returning their equipment and was told not only to keep it but there also was a $39.99 cancellation charge. The total money charged will be $116.08 and no refunds.

    I said that I took the service on condition that it worked. ACN said that they offered a 3 day cancellation grace period from the date of the order. I reminded them that I couldn't cancel until the service started just to see if their equipment worked with fiberoptics. I had to wait until the service was activated. ACN says that is not their concern. I then said what about the $23.99 for one month service that was prepaid. ACN says contact them when the service stops and they will see what they can do. ACN also said that it will take Verizon 2 to 4 weeks to get my phone number back and most of the $23.99 will have been used anyway. After contacting the local ACN representative, I found that she had also been lied to. She was told that I could get my money back if the service did not meet my needs or not work with fiberoptics.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2007


    The gas to our apartment unit was turned off for no apparent reason. I was not aware of such thing as an earthquake safety shut off feature. I have never seen or have dealt with a gas valve in my life. The guy from the gas company told me that my only choice is to pay $64 to have the gas turned back on. It has already been a week since we discovered that the gas got turned off. We have not been able to cook at all.

    Out of desperation, we agreed to let him turned the gas back on, not knowing we could've done it ourselves. We were told that tampering with the gas valve is a felony. It is only until days later that I found out from talking to the apartment manager and my co-workers that it was actually something that I could've easily done by myself.

    I called the gas company and complained to them, hoping that they may waive the charge. The superviser over the phone was unhelpful, nor apologetic about what happened. I felt mislead and tricked into paying an amount that was completely unnecessary. I don't know what to do?


    I have an outstanding $64 bill that I have to pay off. I feel cheated.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2007

    I have service with this carrier for approximately two years. About a month ago I started getting no dial tone and was unable to use my phone. I contacted them to report this problem and they advised me after a couple of days that it was Bell South's problem. They had Bell South come out and Bell South called me to tell me it was ACN's problem. Back and forth with both of these carriers to find out who was at fault and finally I had to pay for a service technician through ACN to come our and tell me that it was my inside line it was Bell South. We then had a Vendor Meet with both carriers and Bell South showed the ACN technician that it was inside. ACN is continuing to charge me for service I do not have and the ACN technician advised me to go back to Bell South because he would not be able to handle my problem. I have tried to resolve this in an amicable manner but have had no results with ACN. They do not care that I have no service and they keep sending the same moron for every service call. I don't know where the problem is but I am in the middle of this and want my phone line fixed. I believe that ACN should not have charged me service for the last month due to their incompetence in sending out technicians that don't know what they are doing and have still advised me to go back to Bell South.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2002

    I moved in August. I kept getting a letter saying that I have a credit of $17.99 on my phone bill since I moved. Well, I never got a check. I sent them a letter and got another invoice in December showing a credit of $17.99. It is now March and I still have not received a check. The customer services for this company is not reliable at all.

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    SoCalGas Company Information

    Company Name:
    SoCalGas
    Formerly Named:
    Southern California Gas
    Website:
    www.socalgas.com