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Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 5:39 PM

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INTERNET OUTAGE IN HOUSTON

My neighborhood has electricity and no damage from the storm. Yet I have no internet. I was told Tuesday that it would be restored by 830 pm. It wasn't. I received a text last night that my internet had been restored. It wasn't. What is going on? I work from home, so I had to purchase a portable wifi so I can have a job to pay my Xfinity bill I just received, that didn't indicate a credit for the 7 days I haven't had internet. So now, I am out of more money because I had to purchase something that I already pay Xfinity for.

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8 months ago

 

 

@user_va8b6o Good afternoon! We appreciate you taking the time to reach out to our Community Forum Team. We hope that you stayed safe during the recent severe weather. Our crews continue to make repairs to our network as affected areas are declared safe and power is restored. Even if your home has power, the Xfinity network serving your neighborhood may not. We appreciate your patience and are working as quickly as we can get your services back up and running. To help everyone stay connected, Xfinity WiFi Hotspots remain open to the public. Get more information here: 
https://texas.comcast.com/alerts/

 

Understanding we have customers working from home, I'd be happy to take a look at your services for an ETA. To begin, can you please send a Direct Message with your name, and service address? 

 

Click "Sign In" if necessary
Click the "Direct Messaging" icon at the top of the page (looks like a text bubble)
Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon
Type "Xfinity Support" in the "To:" line and select "Xfinity Support" from the drop-down list which 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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Hello, done. Please update me as soon as possible.

Thank you!

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6 months ago

Same here. No damage or power loss from the storm. But lost service right before the storm hit us. Been over 2 days with no service and all we get is the same canned response from Xfinity. I need a real update. My neighbors use AT&T and their services are never out like this. 

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Hello there @user_pvemwb. I am sorry to hear that your service is still not restored. You can visit Comcast Texas to get updates that are being provided by the local team. Also remember that Comcast has opened all operational Xfinity WiFi hotspots in the Houston area, free of charge, to all residents. To find the nearest Xfinity WiFi hotspot click here, enter your zip code and zoom in to your street level to see the available WiFi hotspots.

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That doesn't help anyone, and quit acting like it does. I use xfinity for cell services as well on a by the gig plan since there is usually Wi-Fi available. With service being down I'm burning through data like crazy. In just 2 days I now have a $300 phone bill which is unheard of. Not providing details on the outage and restoration time makes it even worse. 

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@user_pvemwb, I can certainly understand your frustration and our teams are working hard to get everything back to normal. The details we have available are located at the link we shared previously, which again, is Comcast Texas. That would be the place to get the latest news. Thank you for bearing with us! 

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6 months ago

I’ll be looking for another internet provider after this. Day 4 of no internet with no real updates on when it’ll be restored. This is especially a problem when you work from home like I do. I’ve ignored the numerous times that I’ve lost internet connection on a perfectly sunny day but this is the last straw. It’s insane that I can’t get an actual person on the phone to help me. I know there’s an outage, but I should be able to report what’s actually happening at my house (fence fell on the outside cable wires, and are now exposed) to expedite someone coming to my house!! 

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user_18iki0 I'm terribly sorry to hear that your services have been impacted and that the fence has fallen. We can help to report the line damage, though our teams may be delayed as the full network repairs will be completed to make sure that the repairs to the lines leading to your home are functional afterward. 

 

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6 months ago

Like everyone else, my internet has been out since Monday, and I also work from home. The only message Xfinity sends is saying there is an outage. They do not provide any real information and time frame when we can expect to get it back. Calling is useless because the robot is stupid and does not understand. Cannot get a human on the phone. I had AT&T for over 15 years and never had these issues. The only reason I have Xfinity is because AT&T did not service the area I moved to. I will be searching for a different internet provider as soon as I am able to leave Xfinity. 

Xfinity should be putting credits on everyone's account from July 8th - to the day you finally get off your butts and get it fixed.

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Hey @user_p62tqt, Thank you for visiting our official Xfinity Forums Community support page. We apologize that we are unable to provide an update. A variety of factors outside our control come in to play before we can make the needed repairs. Safety, electrical, and first responders is our utmost importance. Tree and brush removal as well may be needed. Once an accurate estimate can be provided, the Xfinity App will be updated. 

 

Hurricane Beryl recovery updates can be found here: https://texas.comcast.com/alerts/

At the time of this message, the most recent messaging states we have restored approximately 46% of the local service interruptions in the area with more homes coming online as time passes. 

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6 months ago

My internet went out on the 7th and it was before the hurricane even made it to Houston. The lack of updates/ETAs is quite annoying because I work from home.

I feel that Xfinity is benefitting from the scrutiny that CenterPoint is getting. Xfinity provides a single update a day and we don't know the details of how many people are out/how many are being restored. I'm shocked at the lack of transparency.. especially with the amount of money that I waste with them every month. 

Thanks for getting "46%" of services back...if that number is even real. It would be really nice to know how many folks that is and when I will get mine. 

Also, can't watch in-home wifi only channels without wifi..because ya know...it's down. That really needs to be changed at times for an outage. 

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6 months ago

Haven’t had service since July 8th here we are July 23rd still no service. Had internet service 4 hrs on the 21st and 4hrs on the 22nd. Xfinity website is still saying because of the storm it’s an outage after I received text stating everything has been prepared. The worst experience ever especially since I work from home. Xfinity is complete BS. I know so many ppl who have cancelled their service I will be next AT&T didn’t have any issues CENTERPOINT must be part owners of this disaster as well bc both companies are what and what with reliability 

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@user_oviv2r​ same here without Internet since 7/8 was told it would be repaired at 77583 area by 7/13 which was then pushed to 7/15 and now is stuck at asap.., day 15 and counting without internet still best of luck to the Houston Xfinity community.

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Hello, @user_oviv2r. I appreciate you making us aware your services are working periodically via Forums. I understand this is not the type of experience anyone would like, especially when working from home, but this is a great sign that our maintenance team is out there working in your area.

 

We've reached up to 99% service restoration as of 7/21 and will not stop until we've made sure all of our customers are back online. Please continue to monitor the Hurricane Beryl recovery link and the Xfinity app for updates https://texas.comcast.com/alerts/.

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