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Saturday, January 11th, 2025 7:21 PM

Service Outage

There is a widespread outage in my area and I have had no phone, internet, or cable for the last 24 hours. I DO have power at my location. Your customer service line will not “allow” me to speak to a live representative but instead directs me to a static “service will be restored as soon as possible” message before automatically disconnecting my call. The chat and text message system does the same. A loop going nowhere. There is no option via chat or phone to get a LIVE agent to speak with to estimate the duration of this outage. The “as soon as possible” static message has been active for 24 hours now and is not an acceptable answer. I use my internet connection for work and each minute it is down costs me money. I would expect more respectful customer service from a company I have chosen to do business with for many years. I understand that service losses happens from time to time. That is not my issue. My issue is that the least you can do is let your customers know the scope (time-frame) of expected restoration when there is a service loss so that customers can make alternate plans to accommodate it. Do better Xfinity. I CHOOSE your service. But there are other options. 

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25 days ago

Hello, @user_z5g07i! Thank you for taking the time to create a new post about your service concerns. I'm so sorry to hear that you've been facing this issue with service loss, and I'd love to help however I can! The best way for you to track real time updates is by using the Xfinity App, and by visiting our Status Center. Here, you may also sign up for text notifications of any updates as well, just keep in mind that the interruption can be intermittent until service is fully restored in your area. We're working hard to get things up and running for you as quickly as we can, I assure you! 

 

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Thank you, Sara, for your reply. If you are indeed a LIVE representative and not a Chat Bot, as I mentioned in my message, it would be most helpful to know the estimated (estimated) duration of the outage in my area. The “as soon as possible” restoration estimate your chat, text, and IVR give is not an acceptable answer for your customers. Each minute my internet service is down costs me money. I need to know the scope of the outage so I can make alternate plans, if needed. My utility companies manage this type of estimated time of restoration message seamlessly, so I know it’s possible. Whatever the answer is - whether it’s hours, days, or weeks - I need to know it.  Thank you for your help. 

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user_z5g07i We are absolutely real people happy to help where we can. The same information you have available to you in terms of an updated estimated time of repair through the Xfinity Status Center would be the information available on our end to share with you. That said, I would be able to see on my end the cause of the issue, but a further estimated repair time is not information that we keep hidden from customers. If an updated time is not yet listed, that is usually because our technicians and engineers are still working on a resolution.

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