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Friday, December 6th, 2024 1:43 AM

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Help. Xfinity won’t remove lines

I moved to a new house and wanted to use Xfinity. The technician came out and he installed wires with a lot of slack stretching my whole backyard and going into my neighbors yard. This was done without asking for my consent or letting me know he was even going into my backyard. He only informed me while leaving there was “a wire in my backyard that would need to be buried”. I told him I didn’t consent to wires or him in my backyard and he had to remove it but he refused and left. 

I called Xfinity immediately and said I want the wires removed and to cancel service as he trespassed and I did not consent. Xfinity said if I cancel service the wires will be there forever, and they said someone would be out to remove them within 24-48 hours. No one came. I called after that time frame and was told someone would be out today between 2-5. No one came. I called again and they said again, why don’t you bury it and advised it can take up to 30 days to remove, even though it’s a hazard ticket. 

i didn’t consent to this in the first place, it is a safety hazard for my kid and my spouse fell on the wire.  Whenever I call they say someone will be out but why not keep service and bury lines, and they are threatening if I cancel service I won’t get it removed so I’m forced to keep service. No one comes. 

How do I get these wires removed?

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1 year ago

 

Hello, @Unhappy_user4. Thank you for your detailed message and for joining the Xfinity Forums Community. I know I'd be reaching out too as I image you have many questions. Has a technician told you that we need to replace or install the underground cable line used to provide Xfinity services to your home? If so, you probably have a lot of questions and we are here to help.

Cable lines may be underground or above ground and normally follow the same path as the utility service lines to your home. If you have questions about an above-ground cable line or have issues with a cable line replacement, you can always contact us for answers. 

 

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The technician did not tell us before installing the line. I’ve already contacted several times as I do not consent to this line and I do not want Xfinity Internet. You all installed this without my consent and are making false promises to come out and remove it, but do not (you said I had a appointment today but never came)

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Also, while the technician was here I said we do not agree to any lines and he did it anyway and left and said it was someone else’s issue

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@Unhappy_user4

  • ACCESS TO YOUR PREMISES

    To provide you with the Services, we may need to enter your Premises. We may have our agents enter your Premises on our behalf. You agree that we (or our agents) may enter your Premises at reasonable times to install, configure, maintain, inspect, upgrade, replace, and remove the Services.

    You represent and warrant that you own the Premises or have obtained the authority to give us access to the Premises. If you do not own the Premises, you agree to supply the owner’s name, address, and phone number, and evidence that the owner has approved our access, upon request.

From the Customer Agreement for Residential Services #5.

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I explicitly told the agent that came that I do not consent to wires and he did it anyway and left

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We do not own this home and cannot consent either to the changes as I’ve told them 

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It’s also a hazard as they have caused people to trip and fall over them

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@Unhappy_user4 We appreciate those details and would be happy to get to the bottom-of-the-line concerns and check on the status of any appointments scheduled. 
 
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