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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 6:41 PM

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Charged 100$ installation fee after a technician fixing Xfinity network dropping speed

Dear Xfinity, about one and a half month ago an apartment complex where I currently live switched from a residential to bulk Xfinity service using Onboard as an intermediary. I emphasize that there were no warnings pertinent to the change of equipment or other hardware related actions that must be performed on my side due to the service switch. Shortly after that my home devices started to experience problems with the network connection, namely intermittent drops in Internet speed. I requested help from the Xfinity chat bot assistant, however, the problem had not been resolved, resulting in scheduling a technician visit. It is worth noting that there was no mention about any cost when I was scheduling the visit. The technician identified the problem, that it was an old gateway incompatible with a new service and replaced it with a new one. After receiving my December statement, I was surprised to find that 100$ installation fee was included. I draw your attention that it was a problem of Xfinity’s equipment that led to network connectivity issues, and according to the company policy there is no fee associated with the service if the problem due to the Comcast equipment. Simply changing the gateway would be no problem for me if I had been told so, as I already had done that in the past setting up my account. I would like Xfinity to reconsider its decision to charge me, as it was its fault to provide me with a good connection or notify about the need of changing the equipment.

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1 year ago

u/user_rptwq4 thanks for your post and feedback. When a tech is sent out and when starting service there is a part of the agreement that states a $100 fee will be charged if a tech is needed to complete connection. With that being said we can still take a look and see what was going on. 

Also please wait to be directed to send a direct message as unsolicited messages are a violation of our community guidelines. Thank you for your understanding. That being said since you have already sent us a message we will continue with you there.  

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@XfinityPeterH​ Thanks for a reply. I must object to the part of the agreement you are referring to. It was not a start of the service, because I have been already a Xfinity customer for about 3 years. The reason of the visit was a connectivity issue, that was identified by a technician as the problem with a Comcast equipment, and consequently it has been replaced. I can provide more details, if needed, in personal conversation.

Official Employee

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Thank you for the details and the private message. We will continue in there so we can get this all sorted out. Appreciate the details! Future communications will be in the private message thread. 

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