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Monday, June 23rd, 2025 8:03 PM

Charged for Internet That Was Not Working

Four March, April and May of 2025 my internet service was intermittent at best. I kept contacting Xfinity but it was never resolved. I ended up buying a Verizon Wireless Router and a fall back router, which would switch to Verizon when Xfinity crapped out. The XFinity service continued to deteriorate, so I bypassed the fallback and switched everything to Verizon Wireless. Not a great option for two people working remotely, but it was the only functional option.  I eventually discovered that you can't get XFinity service via their website, or their chat bot, you need to contact Comcast. After I battered my way through Comcast's gate keepers I was able to get a service tech onsite. He discovered that the equipment on the pole was damaged, and it was replaced. (CASE 1) I was told I would receive credit for the three months of service I didn't receive, and I got a case number. The case was closed without me being contacted. (CASE 2) I called Comcast again, ended up with the loyalty department, and got a second case number. It was also closed without me being contacted. I got through to the billing department and they offered me A PAYMENT PLAN FOR SERVICE I DIDN'T RECEIVE. I asked for my request for credit to be escalated. They said they would escalate my case, but it was a bald faced lie. I got transferred to a department that couldn't do anything except ask the same questions I had already asked billing. So I got transferred back to billing. Again I was offered a payment plan for service I didn't receive. The equipment was damaged. They know that the equipment was damaged. They replaced the damaged equipment. They can see the declining usage rates. I can show them I bought a Verizon wireless router. I can show them I purchased a fall-back router. Yet they refuse to follow-up. They lie, they avoid, they go deaf. I say March, April and May, and they respond with "May". The only thing they do with any consistency is extort money. They offered to prorate me for the partial service provided by their damaged equipment. We work remotely. Service that works for five minutes and then stops is destructive. That is the reason I had to buy additional equipment and services. Despite the obvious facts, Xfinity/Comcast have done nothing but extract money from me, including the extortion of cutting off my finally-working service. (CASE 3) I eventually ended up back with the loyalty department, where I have been given a third credit ticket. After interrogating the Loyalty agent I discovered that credit tickets go to a "credit department", which does not take calls and which nobody in on their "service" side can contact, other than through their ticketing system. Their entire "service" process is designed to avoid providing any actual service. I am now resigned to trying the same thing, a credit ticket, a third time. The definition of insanity. I would have been happy to switch to Comcast from DirectTV, but they have been so epically horrible that I wouldn't use their service if they paid me. Well, maybe if they paid me. I have spent in total, a full day on the phone with Xfinity, another two days troubleshooting their internet service and looking for alternatives. After two hours on the phone today, my third conversation with the loyalty department was an angry one. And they are not the ones who deserve my ire. It is their unreachable, lazy, credit department. The ones who can't be bothered to read notes or contact people who need service. If anyone knows how to contact them, please let me know. If I had another option for high speed internet I would take it. If you have a choice between Xfinity and anyone else, take anyone else. 

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1 day ago

For, not Four. [Edited: "Language"], I was so upset I couldn't get the first word I typed right.

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Thanks for posting on our Community Forums to let us know about your situation, amountainclimber. I can see why you would be frustrated, especially if you work from home. I understand the need to have reliable services and we appreciate the opportunity to help turn this experience around. Could you please send our team a Direct Message with your name and service address? Our team can take a further look at the credit request.

 

To send a Direct Message:

Click "Sign In" if necessary

• Click the "Direct Messaging chat" icon

• Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon

• Type "Xfinity Support" in the "To:" line and select "Xfinity Support" from the drop-down list that appears. The "Xfinity Support" graphic replaces the "To:" line

• Type your message in the text area near the bottom of the window

• Press Enter to send it

 

 

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This post has only been up for a couple of hours. My question has not been answered here, and it certainly hasn't been answered by the billing or the loyalty teams. As I stated in my original, I was ready to switch over to Comcast from DirectTV, and you guys burned it to the ground, trying to collect three months of billing for service which was so poor that it threatened our livelihood. From a corporate perspective your policy of service avoidance is obvious, and astoundingly shortsighted.  So why is it obvious?  Your chat bot will not respond to any inquires about scheduling an equipment check or repair, or routing to a live person. From the Xfinity website, there is no information provided to contact a live agent. You need to divine it that you need to go to Comcast for service. Your credit tickets go to a department which can't be contacted by either your billing or loyalty departments. Your loyalty people can't provide contact information, so a customer can reach out to the same person. As far me, the person requesting the credit? Zero contact. No notification that the ticket was closed. No reason provided. No attempt made to contact me. Are my question answered? After three tickets for the same issue? Not at all.

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1 day ago

Concern moved here to the Billing help section for greater exposure to Comcast corporate employees (The Digital Care Team) for assistance. 

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This post has only been up for a couple of hours. My question has not been answered here, and it certainly hasn't been answered by the billing or the loyalty teams. As I stated in my original, and in my response to the Xfinity employee, I was ready to switch over to Comcast from DirectTV, and they guys burned it to the ground, trying to collect three months of billing for service which was so poor that it threatened our livelihood. From a corporate perspective their policy of service avoidance is obvious, and astoundingly shortsighted.  So why is it obvious?  The chat bot will not respond to any inquires about scheduling an equipment check or repair, or routing to a live person. From the Xfinity website, there is no information provided to contact a live agent. You need to divine it that you need to go to Comcast for service. The credit tickets go to a department which can't be contacted by either the billing or loyalty departments. The loyalty people can't provide contact information, so a customer can reach out to the same person. As far me, the person requesting the credit? Zero contact. No notification that the ticket was closed. No reason provided. No attempt made to contact me. Are my question answered? After three tickets for the same issue? No, my question has not been answered.

Here is my question now.


In what universe would I pay for service that was so poor it threatened my ability to earn a living?

And, after I was told by the repair tech that I would get credit for the lack of service, the "offer" I get is for a payment plan to pay for service that was so bad, it threatened my ability to earn a living, and that I needed to buy equipment to overcome?

That is epic level hubris. 

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@EG​   I just got another notification that my account has been suspended for non-payment of services which I didn't receive.

DAMAGED EQUIPMENT ON THE POLE

THREE MONTHS OF BAD SERVICE

MULTIPLE CALLS AND REQUESTS FOR HELP

THREE MONTHS BEFORE A SERVICE TECH SHOWED UP AND THE EQUIPMENT WAS REPLACED

PROMISES I WOULD RECEIVE CREDIT 

THREE CASES WITH THE "CREDIT DEPARTMENT"

CASES CLOSED WITH NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ME

LIES

DEMANDS FOR MONEY

EXTORTION 

NO INTERNET SERVICE

XFINITY SERVICE AT ITS FINEST

AND I GET BADGES 

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amountainclimber Hey there! I'm not sure if you missed our last response, but we can help with all your concerns. Could you please send our team a Direct Message with your name and service address? Our team can take a further look at the credit request. 
 

To send a Direct Message:

Click "Sign In" if necessary

• Click the "Direct Messaging chat" icon

• Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon

• Type "Xfinity Support" in the "To:" line and select "Xfinity Support" from the drop-down list that appears. The "Xfinity Support" graphic replaces the "To:" line

• Type your message in the text area near the bottom of the window

• Press Enter to send it

 

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Official Employees are from multiple teams within Xfinity: CARE, Product, Leadership.
We ask that you post publicly so people with similar questions may benefit from the conversation.
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