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Saturday, October 5th, 2024 9:39 PM

No Service Updates and No changes on Outage Information

Beech Island, SC resident 

we got power back after it being down for a week from Helene. 

There are WiFi Hotspots available all around my area but not a single one within a mile of my entire neighborhood. 

the outage map shows an outage 500-2000 people affected yet it’s been that way for 5 days and powers been nearly fully restored in the entire area. 

Can we please get an update as to why there is nothing being done for those without internet?

there’s no standing water there no power lines down. Why are there not technicians working on our Internet? 

3 Messages

1 month ago

Same here. All my friends have internet back up, except one who also has Xfinity. All of them have either Carolina breezline or AT&T. I have still not seen one single Xfinity vehicle anywhere! Totally missing in action. Zero help from customer support. So ridiculous. 

3 Messages

But don’t worry they charged me $65.00 today for their internet. 

absolutely ridiculous. 

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Hello @user_dp89, thank you for taking the time to reach out on social media. I know how important it is to have reliable service, and I'd like the opportunity to check into that for you.

 

To access your account, will you please send us a direct message with your full name and complete service address.

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I was finally able to talk to a real agent earlier named ‘Audi’ he told me that he reached out to local dispatch or branch and they said that repairs haven’t even been started in our area. Mr Audi than said after speaking to them that they would repair our area starting at 11 am it is now 300pm and not seen one Xfinity vehicle in the area he also said he would call me back regarding the repairs at 2. I have received nothing and after many times calling customer service I have no ability to talk to an agent again it just gives me the same exact [Edited: Language] and hangs up. I am sick of dealing with this company! 

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1 month ago

@user_80u095 I appreciate you taking the time to post on our Community Forums and am sorry to hear that you've been without your services for so long. I completely understand the frustration and really appreciate your patience during this difficult time. Once service is restored, we can make sure your account is credited for the time without service so you are not paying for days without use.

 

Our technicians are working in impacted areas to restore service as quickly as they can, though there are things that can cause delays. Residential power is restored first as a priority, so our facility for the area would not restore power at the same time. Our technicians also have to work with local utilities to have damaged poles and lines replaced, and testing completed to make sure the signal is fully restored. I would recommend checking the Xfinity app/website for ETAs as they become available. Our team receive the same information and ETAs that show on the app/website, but our techs are working to bring services back online.

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We have had power back for a week how does AT&T and other providers able to get their services up and you guys just set on your [Edited: Language] saying the same [Edited: Language] things. I want actual customer service is that so hard to do!

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@user_dp89 Unfortunately, there are a bunch of factors that play into this. All the providers have their equipment in different locations. An issue affecting services on one street may have no effect on their neighbors. For the safety of our maintenance crew, we do not specify what work is going on. If you see damage to your lines, please report that, so we can add it to our work list. 

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1 month ago

It's beyond unfortunate that many of us lost income being out of work due to the power outage and those of us that work from home and rely on our internet are still unable to work. Power has been restored and we still do not have internet service in our area. Reliable status updates are a reasonable request. 

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The last update I got was Friday afternoon since then absolutely nothing. 

I spoke with a employee and they said nothing can be done. It will get fixed rest assured. 

The lack of awareness is unbelievable. 

4 Messages

1 month ago

We have seen 0 xfinity trucks working anywhere on any lines since the power trucks got our power turned on over a week ago. All the xfinity trucks did was follow the power trucks. The outage map hasn’t been updated since 27 September. When can we expect to get our services restored? I would like a date and time and not some AI generated message on repeat that is telling me nothing. BTW - 96% of the power has been restored to the entire county yet xfinity is the only internet and service provider who has not restored their services. 

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Good evening @user_xod7ib, and thank you for reaching out to our dedicated Communities team on our Forums, we appreciate it! I'm sorry to hear that you are currently being affecting by a service interruption in your area. As someone who relies on internet for work and school, I know how frustrating and stressful that can be and assure you that our team is on your side and here to help. We appreciate you keeping an eye on our online status center but see that you haven't received an update since September 27th, and are happy to see if there are any updates or new information we can share. Rest assured, getting our customers connected as quickly as possible is a top priority. 

 

To better assist, can you please send us a Direct Message with your first and last name along with the service address on the account?

To send a "Direct Message" ("Private") message:

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We look forward to working with you further. 

 

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How about you call me and we speak in person? I am tired of AI generated messages claiming to be xfinity representatives. 

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Hey there @user_xod7ib, and thank you for reaching back out to our dedicated Communities team today, we appreciate it. As Digital Care Team, we do keep all interactions on the platform you reached out to us on for documentation purposes but if you'd like to speak with one of our wonderful phone representatives, please contact 1-800-XFINITY. 

 

I want to assure you though that our team is on your side and wants to help provide as much insight as we can. Our dedicated team is composed of real live corporate agents so you won't have to deal with any AI generated responses with us. 😀 We'd like to look into your interruption concerns further. Are you able to send us a Direct Message with your name and service address so we can better assist?

To send a "Direct Message" ("Private") message:

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  • Click the "Direct Message 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 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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