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Monday, August 18th, 2025

Xfinity assistant/billing issue

I spent an entire day on xfinity assistant only to get [Edited: "Language"] over by an agent named "Chris". I went on xfinity assistant for help with an issue on my bill. The agent then told me by the end of our conversation he would be able to save me money. So I decided to hear him out (this is not even why I went on there). He ended up asking me what channels I watch and I specifically listed them to him. The offered me a deal that was $20 less a month with increased internet speed. I asked him about losing any of my channels he assured me that I would not lose anything and that all I would be getting was benefits. So I agreed. He also told me that getting and paying monthly for an ipad was part of the deal. I told him I dont use tables and did not want to pay for an ipad monthly. He responded (and was clearly getting annoyed with my questions) saying if I removed the ipad, the bill would go up because it was part of a "promotional deal". So I agreed. The second my system updated after going through with this, I lose the channels I watch that I specifically told him I didnt want to lose. I was livid. I went back on assistant and connected with another agent. Who apologized and said yes that "Chris" had changed my channel lineup to a lesser plan. I also told him about the ipad. Which he also apologized for and said he would remove for me. He ended up telling me he was putting my old channels back on and removing the ipad and my bill would be $20 less than the "deal" I was given before. He sent me the link for approval, which didnt work. After that he disconnected. It was then HOURS of getting connected to agents ever 2 mins. Each on apologizing and saying they were reviewing my chat and would finish helping me. I kept saying over and over i just need this approval link. They kept telling me they were sending the link. But none ever came. There was obvious some serious issues on xfinity assistant. I had to sign off I couldn't wait any longer. Now every time I try to go back on xfinity assistant it says there are unusually long wait times and I cant chat with an agent (even in the middle of the night). When I clicked schedule a call back the date I was offered was in a week! This is absolutely insane. And now im sitting her paying for an ipad I dont want and I have lost channels that I watch. I am beyond mad about this situation and the issues on xfinity assistant are out of control and seem to have come at a convenient time. I have been trying to reconnect since Saturday and it will not work. I need someone to help me finalize what I agreed to!

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Good morning to you @user_erw2ay, and thank you for taking the time to reach out to Xfinity Support to share your experience.  We sincerely apologize for the frustrating experience you've encountered with Xfinity Assistant and our agents.  We understand how infuriating it is to spend an entire day trying to resolve a simple issue.  This is not at all the experience that we want you to have with us.  No worries!  You have reached out to the best team to assist in getting things ironed out for you.  Please feel free to shoot us a private message with your details so that we can get started. 

 

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After several more phone calls, my plan was changed back to what I had (except I lost a few random channels because apparently I had a "grandfathered" plan). So I went through all this trouble just to have my plan changed back to what it was (almost) and pay the same money I was previously paying. During these phone calls, I repeatedly said that I wanted Max removed as my wife already has a subscription for it. Upon logging into this platform it asked me to review my bill. Lo and behold... Max is still on there. Additionally, the Ipad was a separate pain in the a**. I immediately retured it with the return label that was provided to me. Never even opened the box. I still get phone calls and emails daily from xfinity mobile telling me to activate my device (the device i dont have). I finally called back to tell them to stop calling me and that I dont have the device and that I shouldn't even have an xfinity mobile account because this was supposed to be taken care of. I spent almost 30 mins on the phone trying to explain this to someone who could not have been less helpful and had no clue what I was saying. Even saying "so you are calling to return your ipad?". Needless to say i was ready to throw my phone. I just kept getting transferred to "higher" people. I was eventually told that there had already been a ticket opened my account. I took this to mean that it was in the process of being resolved. I told the person I couldnt stay on the phone with them any longer after all I was doing was trying to tell them to stop calling me to activate the device. Until I see Max dropped off my bill and the ipad/xfinity mobile issue fixed, I do not consider this matter resolved. This whole experience makes me want to go through the hassle of finding another provider than xfinity. It has been terrible. The only helpful person was when I got a call from corporate customer service. You shouldn't have to go through a forum like this or 10 layers of agents on xfinity assistant or weeks of phone calls to get a solution to a problem that was created by one of their own agents. 

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