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Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 6:02 PM

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Suspicious texts from 266-278

Earlier today, my wi-fi had no Internet connection. I texted "Outage" to 266-278 and went through the automatic troubleshooting steps, finally texting "1" to chat with a customer service representative. The conversation was largely unhelpful, and we both ultimately said goodbye.

Two hours later, I texted "Outage" to the number again, because my service was still down. Instead of one of the usual automated responses, I received these texts:

I apologize for the inconvenience , As a customer i can completely understand the importance of internet .

Let me check.

I have checked we need to get a tech out there .

I texted back "END" and blocked the number for now. (I was later able to contact an Xfinity representative by phone who was able to resolve my Internet issue.)

Was I texting a customer service representative? How do I make sure that the number I am texting is once again the regular Xfinity chat menu?

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110.1K Messages

3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

@AphraBehn  thanks for reaching out to us today. I can look into your concerns with you. Would you please send a direct message with your name and complete service address? 

To send a "Direct Message" to Xfinity Support:

Click "Sign In" if necessary

Click the "Direct Messaging" icon or https://comca.st/3EqVMu7

Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon

The "To:" line prompts you to "Type the name of a person". Instead, type "Xfinity Support" there

 - As you are typing a drop-down list appears. Select "Xfinity Support" from that list

 - An "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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