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Friday, June 28th, 2024 7:54 PM

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Safety Issues/Poor Technician Response

I'm trying not to make this just a "Venting Post" but I have a couple of things I believe Xfinity needs to fix and I want to forewarn other customers of Xfinity about this problem.

Back in early June (this year), I contacted Xfinity to come out and secure some loose hanging wires. Currently, the underground line runs beneath my yard and into my outdoor storage building. Then, from my storage building, wires run through an open hole at the top (just below its roof) and hang freely as they run over to the side of house. They also enter my house through an open hole. The wires are not secured to anything and hang freely, occasionally blowing with the wind. I noticed them and thought it was odd and soon after, my Home Owners Association told me it was against guidelines to have the wires hang loose.

When the Xfinity technician came out the first time, he said the wires I was talking about were old wires connected to an unused satellite dish from the previous owner of my home. Therefore they weren't Xfinity's and I needed an electrician. I had an electrician come out, remove the dish, and remove all wires running to it. Lo-and-behold, a wire was still left from Xfinity. The electrician pointed out that it was definitely my cable connection. He didn't want to touch it because if it messed up my services or damaged the wire, I'd probably have to pay Xfinity to fix it since they weren't the ones who worked on it.

So around June 12, I contacted Xfinity again and asked them to come fix it. They said a tech would contact me to schedule the show up time. I never got a call from anyone. I then called back on June 24, they said the same thing and I still never got a call. So I called back yesterday and they said they scheduled an appointment for today (June 28). They also said, I wouldn't need to be home when the tech showed up because the issues are all related to exterior wires. And for the record, I did not ask if I needed to be home or request that it be done without me being there. The agent stated it, unprompted. This was the only reason I opted for an appointment window during a time I knew I would still be at work.

So today, the tech did actually show up this time; HOWEVER, he rang my doorbell and knocked on my door, then waited for a few minutes. When I didn't answer (because I wasn't home), he put a "Sorry we missed you" sign on my door knob and left. I've called Xfinity back about all of this and they have said another technician will come back tomorrow evening (June 29, 5pm-7pm).

I'm REALLY HOPING this does FINALLY get taken care of, but at this point, I don't have high hopes. I'm also at the point that I will soon face fines and penalties for the improperly hung wires.

Additionally, ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS, it was the single most irritating process I've ever dealt with (and I'm not being facetious) to get in touch with the Call Center to just address a genuine safety issue. There is no option for this in their menu and it tries to direct you to the automated chat agent when reporting anything safety-related.

  1. If I go with the chat agent, it always ends with adding me to the que for a call back, BECAUSE ITS SAFETY and thus a more urgent issue. (No way? Who would've guessed that????)
  2. Or, if I opt out of the agent, I have to press 0 about 20 times and suffer through the phone system asking me about 5 times if I'm "having trouble with my Wi-Fi password" or "trouble accessing my email account".
  3. I've also tried to go through the "Appointments" option a few times and EVERYTIME, it always responds with "You're not scheduled for any appointments, would you like to schedule one?"

I am really trying to give Xfinity the benefit of a doubt, even after all of this. Because I've had good service with them since I switched to them about 2 years ago. But after all of this, if my issues still go unresolved, I'll probably be canceling my service. I'll also probably be getting legal advice on if I can hold Xfinity accountable for my county fines/HOA fees, since all the penalties I'm facing are due to their failure to properly install cables wires.

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10 months 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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10 months ago

Hey there user_2tsta4, thank you for taking the time to create such a detailed post to let me know exactly what you've been going through and need. Depending on the work that needs to be completed, and the type of tech visit that was scheduled, it is true that you might not need to be home. Are there any access restrictions to where the line is located? I can see how this would be a frustrating thing to put your energy into, but I'd love to work with you more and make sure we find a resolution. 

 

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No, there aren't any access issues.

I do not live in a gated community and I mentioned to the agent (who said he'd add it to the notes) that the wires are in my backyard.

The fence leading into my backyard was left open (visibly wide open, not just cracked open) specifically for them to go and work on the wires.

Official Employee

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user_2tsta4 I appreciate that information, and my team can help. To send a direct message, please click on the chat icon in the top-right corner of the screen, and select "Xfinity Support" to initiate a Direct Message. 
Click "Sign In" if necessary
Click the "direct messaging" icon or https://forums.xfinity.com/direct-messaging
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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@XfinityShawn​ Wait, just to clarify, is the advice I'm getting from Xfinity to go to the chat service?

Did anyone actually read my post?

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user_2tsta4, I definitely read your full post and subsequent comments, that way we're on the same page and moving forward towards a resolution. I'd like to review your account for any previous and pending work orders related to the line work. But to do that, I'll need to find your account. The above steps are to send a direct message and we can proceed from there. Are you able to send a DM using those steps previously outlined? 

 

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I just sent the message.

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10 months ago

Also for anyone else who reads this post, I'll give a little real time update.

For some reason, I just received a random call from an Xfinity Representative asking about my experience with the person I spoke to earlier today (June 28). I told them the rep was fine and I'd rate him a 10 for his service.

She then asked me if I could reply to the most recent text message I received from Xfinity which asked me to rate my call. She said my response was a rating of the representative I spoke to today and that replying to that survey with a 10 would help that rep.

However, the message asking for feedback specifically says, "Thinking about your phone call with us, how likely are you to recommend Xfinity to friends & family? Reply from 0 Not at all Likely to 10 Extremely Likely."

Maybe to them, this is supposed to imply it's a review on the rep I spoke to, but the message literally asks if I'd recommend Xfinity to others. So I said I won't respond to that text message because the answer to the actual question it asks is a "0 Not at all likely". And it does reflect on the rep I spoke to, I don't want to cause him trouble just because he can't fix Xfinity's shortcomings.

Just a quick side note, I really wish Xfinity had been this prudent in reaching out and making sure my ACTUAL issue was resolved. Instead, they only seemed to respond with urgency when I post something publicly. And even then, they aren't checking about my issue. They're just asking for customer feedback.

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10 months ago

Please do and contact me if you want to process together. After a year of complaining, they finally sent a tech to change the wires which was causing me to only get 250 of the 800 I was paying for. That change got me to 500 but they never addressed their role in the lack of service being provided while already charging $30 more than every other service provider. This I must also note was not the original amount as I stated paying $80 but somehow they increase the price over the few years I had he service while not maintaining the means by which they were intended to provide such service. SMH. I wonder how many other people has these issues. 

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10 months ago

I will give credit where credit is due.

Xfinity acted. They showed up on a holiday and took down the lines (even though we figured out they were remnants from the old dish).

My issue is resolved and I appreciate the technician team!

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