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Charges for a technician
We had been having issues without internet running in and out, and we wanted to upgrade our service. When we called to upgrade the service we still couldn’t get it to work so a technician was sent out. We were told that if it’s their equipment or if it’s not our fault we wouldn’t be charged. When asked to sign something for the technician to come the woman explained that it said we wouldn’t be charged, we weren’t sent a copy of what we signed until after we signed it. The technician came and it was something outside that water was getting into causing our internet not to work. The technician explained that we wouldn’t be charged. So the next month our bill comes and there’s a $100 charge. I talked with them via chat and was told there wasn’t anything they could do because they have to charge that no matter what the technician did. I called and was told they began enforcing that in January 2021 and there was nothing they could do. Now I get on xfinity forums and find where xfinity explained that there isn’t a charge for technician services if it’s their equipment and others saying they weren’t charged for their technicians coming. I feel like we’re getting the run around. Does anyone have experience with this or advice on what to do?
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XfinityBrie
Administrator
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657 Messages
3 years ago
After reviewing the account, and the work order, it was determined the customer base issue was a degraded drop, meaning the line outside the home connecting the premise to the tap. In this instance, the account is eligible for an installation waiver. As of 9/22/2021, our chargeable visits policy is as follows:
What types of service visits do not incur a charge?
What types of service visits do incur a charge?
Installation charges may apply for customers who self-activate or self-install within a 30-day period, as outlined in the digital approval screen upon sign-up or when a modification of services has been made.
In some instances, a self-installation is not available. These instances include:
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CCAmir
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7.2K Messages
3 years ago
Hi user_5b3436, thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to reach out to us here with this concern. I know those fees added to the account can be quite alarming when you see them and we certainly don't want to put you in a tight spot financially with Covid still threatening many jobs. I'd be happy to look into this for you and possibly credit the amount back if this was indeed our modem issue. To better assist you could you please send us a private message with your full name and street address?
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