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Thursday, July 11th, 2024 3:34 PM

Over 3 days without internet in Houston.

I have been without internet since early Monday during hurricane Beryl. I have had power the whole time, but no internet since early Monday morning. I am consistently checking https://texas.comcast.com/alerts/ but there has been no new relevant information posted there for my area. The lack of clear, relevant communication is absolutely unacceptable. 

I am disabled and work from home and am highly considering switching my provider to one that is more reliable and stable as I have been unable to work. I need an update on when my internet will be restored ASAP.

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5 months ago

Same situation at my residence 

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user_2791b4 Please know that getting everyone back connected is always paramount. The safety of our crews is something that is always number one, we are not able to dispatch any teams until there has been an all clear on power related repairs to begin our work. Unfortunately, as of now, we do not have an update for you. Hurricanes are an extremely tough situation to recover from, to be fully transparent, I do not expect to see much movement on repairs for another 48 hours based on the scope of reported damage.

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@XfinityThomasB​ so we will be without service for 6 days? Will we get some kind of discount? I count on my internet for business. I am losing money. Maybe I should look into another service

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Hey, user_xcahqm! Yes, once everything has been restored you'll be credited for the time you were without services. Please just reach back here, and we'll see to it. 

 

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5 months ago

It's been 4 days since the hurricane and I still do not have internet. I've had electricity for 3 days. When will you restore my internet and will I get some kind of discount since I have not had service for days?

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5 months ago

Spot on post. The lack of transparency is annoying.

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Hey there, Tiredofthisnonsense, thanks for reaching out through Xfinity Forums. We are working to get everyone up and running as soon as possible. I would recommend continuing to check, https://texas.comcast.com/alerts/ for all of the latest updates. We truly appreciate your continued patience and understanding. 

 

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5 months ago

Xfinity it’s going on 5 days with service. Yes i know Houston had hurricane but I lost my service hours after the weather was clear and no matter who I talk to no one can give me a reason as till why. I’ve been with you guys for almost 10 years. I need internet to work and go to school which I can’t do. I’ve called I’ve chatted and no one can give me an answer the power in my area has been restored since Tuesday I e been without service since 11pm Monday night the storm ended around 6pm so either give me an explanation or I’m switching companies. If you can’t give us our services back the least you can do is tell us why. AT&T and other companies have restored their customers service back so why haven’t you guys. This is ridiculous. Don’t give me bull about a line damage when I lost services way after the weather cleared. If the line was damaged I would have lost services during the storm and I didn’t so why don’t I have it either give and explanation to your customers or I’ll be leaving and taking my business else where. 

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user_tjkivg I appreciate you using the Xfinity Community Forums page to reach out and would be more than happy to assist you with your internet service related concerns. I know how important working service is as a consumer myself, and I hope all is well for you and your family after dealing with the recent storm. Have you checked the status center to see what is currently stated in relation to the reason for no service in your area? This is usually a good place to start as all available updates will be listed there. 

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5 months ago

Thank you for reaching out to us @user_znu7bo! I completely understand how frustrating it can be to have your services offline while your power is not impacted especially when you rely on your internet for work. When this occurs, there could be damage to telecommunication lines in your area. Comcast Texas has more than 700 dedicated local technicians and additional out-of-state crews that are working to fix damaged lines/equipment and restore service as quickly and as safely as possible. With the help of artificial intelligence, our crews can pinpoint where the damage has occurred. Crews are then deployed, when it’s safe, to make repairs.

 

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It’s been 8 days now since Beryl and still no internet. What could possibly be taking this long at this point? I can see 3-4 days after. But it’s been 8 days. I thought ATT was bad. Xfinity takes the cake. You guys also said power would be back by Monday evening. Didn’t happen. It amazes me how a company so big can be so unprepared for a category 1 hurricane in one of the largest cities in the United States. Will be going back to ATT. 

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Hello user_sre3rd, I can't imagine what you've been going through, but I promise we have our techs and network engineers doing their best to restore our customers. We've created a dedicated website regarding all the work being done and the work we've already done to restore service. I realize this has been far from ideal, but as our techs work to uncover the full extent of remaining damaged areas, they update accurate estimated restoration times on our Status Center

 

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