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Thursday, April 17th, 2025 7:18 PM

Now Internet - can't cancel because it says I don't have it, but I do.

I decided to drop my cable, phone and high speed internet because of the huge monthly bill.  I was unhappy with the high costs and the deals being offered to new customers but not to loyal customers like me who have been around for years.  When I looked online for internet only, it showed prices of about $50/month, but when I called and asked to switch to internet only, I was quoted $120/month.  The rep said the lower prices were for new customers only and insisted the only way to get internet at a fair price was the Now Internet.  I was promised if it didn't work out, I could cancel and come back as a new customer.  That was April 1 and the equipment arrived and was connected April 5.  The Now Internet was an immediate disaster, disconnecting repeatedly all day long and very slow lag time when streaming, if not being booted out altogether in the middle of a show.  When I tried to cancel on Tuesday, April 15, I was told I had to do it myself, but both the xfinity website and the app say I don't have active Now Internet.  The system won't let me cancel something it says I don't have.  When I was finally able to talk to a live person (that was another nightmare altogether), the reps can see on their end I have the Now Internet, but they can't cancel for me.  But again, on my end, it says I don't have it.  The rep on Tuesday said she issued an expedited trouble ticket and to check back in a day or two, however nothing has changed and the ticket now appears closed.  After another phone call this morning, another trouble ticket was issued, but when I just looked it up, it shows I have no open tickets.  And the problem remains.  I want to cancel the Now Internet and return to high speed internet with the new deals currently being offered.  But how can I cancel what it says I don't have?!  The rep I spoke with on Tuesday was rude, spoke over me, no help at all.  Today's rep was more polite and wanted to help, but limited in what she could do.  Another complication is that I have an old xfinity mobile account showing up as active, so when I try to use the online chat feature, I get caught in an interminable loop which asks me to verify the account.  I verify the account, then click next and ask to manage my account, and I am again asked to verify the account, and so on.  The automated phone system is a nightmare, an absolute nightmare!!  They go to great lengths to avoid letting you speak to a person when sometimes, a person is needed!  Xfinity charges ridiculous and unjustified amounts of money but offers the worst customer service imaginable.  Their advertised 24/7 live customer service is an outright falsehood.  This has been the most ridiculously frustrating experience possible.  I spent 3 hours trying to resolve this Tuesday morning and a couple of hours today and don't seem to have made an iota of progress except in the complete destruction of my mental health!  Can anyone help?!

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7 days ago

Concern moved here to the Customer Service help section for greater exposure to Comcast corporate employees (The Digital Care Team) for assistance.

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7 days ago

Hello @margaretyale. Thank you for taking the time to post on our Community Forum. I am sorry that you have had so much trouble with the automated system trying to cancel NOW internet. I understand it is frustrating getting stuck in a loop online. When it comes to NOW internet, you have to reach out to the NOW support center to cancel your NOW service. The other option would be going into your local Xfinity store. They can also assist you in canceling your service in the store. Does this help clarify how to get your NOW service canceled? 

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Can the Now Support cancel my service?  Otherwise, I'm still in the same jam, right?  With regard to going to the store, I have an autoimmune disorder and Im on meds that supress my immune system, so I'm reluctant to have to go to the store in person, is that really my only option?  Why can't they fix the problem?  I paid for the service a month in advance, but when I log into the NOW portal, it says I'm not there.  That's a problem, right?

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Also, I've been to that NOW support page, but what it tells me to do, I can't do, because the portal says I don't have an active account.  

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@margaretyale. I understand that it will be difficult for you to travel to the store, and I would love to assist you in any way that I can. If you can get logged into the account you can cancel from the NOW support page. When you are trying to log into the account to access the NOW portal by removing autopay. Do you remember the email you used to set up that account? Sometimes, if you have multiple emails, it could be under different login information. 

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6 days ago

Yes I tried alternate emails and passwords thinking perhaps that was the problem, even though I was pretty confident I was using the correct login,  but every possible login I used, the portal acknowledged me and let me in, the initial screen shows 200 mbps internet and $45/month with $0 balance due but when I click on details, I get hit with that "no active NOW account ". I even went to my welcome email, the one that says, "your account is now active,  click here for more info", and I  clicked on that. It took me into the portal and the overview and everything looked great. Then i clicked on "details" and it said "no active NOW account"  There has to be a glitch somewhere in your system!  The problem is too inconsistent. The active account shows up on your end and to a slight degree on my end but if I try to go further than the overview, I get shut down. Surely your tech people can fix this?! I've tried everything, I've had three reps walk me through the process, but it always comes to a point where we can go no further because there is an error in your system.  Again, shouldn't xfinity be able to fix this?!!

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margaretyale I apologize, but the NOW system is not connected to our normal support tools; that is why, for support, you use the Xfinity NOW portal and the Xfinity assistant. Most care agents will not have access to support your level of service. If you are successfully logging into the NOW portal, any errors would need to be addressed by the NOW support team. I believe they will need to open a NOW Billing and Payment Support ticket. Your automatic payment would just need to be disabled since it is a prepaid service that would disconnect/ hold your account information, but not continue to be billed while it is disabled.

 

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Ok but how will disabling the automatic payment solve this problem? lm sorry, i just don't get the connection? The next payment is not due until the first of May, I believe. Are you suggesting I wait until the account is cancelled for non-payment to cancel my service, is that it? I will happily do whatever will work, I just hope you're not suggesting I put up with this nightmare [Edited: "Language"] internet for another two weeks because xfinity can't figure out how to solve their problem. Perhaps I am just not understanding the connection though?  Also, how do I contact the NOW support team? I understand there is no NOW live support, only automated support? I can't utilize the chat feature because of the problem with the eternal loop related to the old mobile account incorrectly showing as active, described in my initial post. So with only an automated system and that glitch in it, how could I get help? I really wish I could resolve this and move on. Its been such a nightmare. With all of its resources, staff and technology, can't xfinity fix this little problem?

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Hello @margaretyale, If you could send our team a direct message with your full name, the name listed on the account (if different), and the service address associated with your account, I'd be more than happy to look into this for you. To send a Direct Message, please click on the chat icon in the top-right corner of the screen, next to the bell icon, and then type or select "Xfinity Support" to initiate a direct message.

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Thank you, yes, I will do that!!

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margaretyale, Thank you for getting back to us. I will wait for the DM then we can get to work on this for you. 

 

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