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Friday, February 21st, 2025 1:25 AM

Data spike class action lawsuit

I have heard that people are working on a class action lawsuit against Comcast for rigging data plans to make money and push unlimited data plans....went from 400-500 gb per month to 1200 the last two months with no help. (They offer unlimited plan over and over)... [Edited: "Solicitation"] 

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2 months ago

Hi user_ps1qni, I know these days we're all super connected to our networks. I can't even leave my house without checking for my phone lol. I'd love to work with you more on your data usage concerns. Have you confirmed the devices connected to your network using the Xfinity app? 

2 months ago

The same thing has been happening for me. It started a couple of months ago and I figured my family just had a big month for downloads, but then it has been consistently going over when I know for a fact that there is no way we could have. Our normal usage was only 800gb/1200 allotted but now we are somehow hitting our data cap 2-3 weeks into every month without any major downloads? Or really any downloads at all outside of streaming? 

I spent 2 days trying to get my wifi password changed because of these [Edit: Language] and I can't imagine how insane it was be to have to deal with THIS problem. 

But it's all by design. Att is the only other Internet provider in my area and it conveniently only offers it's lowest package that would support our house so Comcast can hold a monopoly over this area and scam their customers with usage data to push their unlimited plan.  

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Regularcustomer123 Have you reached out to our Customer Security Assurance (CSA) Team to inquire about your high data usage? 

 

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2 months ago

Agreed…there behavior has become almost criminal……Charged me overage after overage, called and spoke to a rep, signed up for there unlimited plan. Even signed up for there streaming platform to try as a replacement for YouTube Tv. Xfinity’s thanks for being a longtime loyal customer with good history??
they send me a bill 4 times the amount in overages, send in Sunday afternoons right when your the most comfortable enjoying the day off. Then follow up with a email spam trying to sell you Xfinity phone service…….it’s really borderline criminal what they’re doing and I would actively participate in any class action lawsuit that is offered..

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This is not almost criminal it is 100% criminal. If you or anyone else has information on who specifically is filing the lawsuit I want to be involved. 

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2 months ago

The same exact thing is happening to me...I 100% agree there needs to be a lawsuit. Xfinity is monopolizing the area and charging customers exorbitant prices in overages. I have lived all over the US and never have I have had to pay more than the monthly plan. I have always had a minimum 500 mbps and my bill is always between $60 - $70 depending on provider. Now I have Xfinity and I am being charged overages and my current bill is $143.00 [Edited: Language]... My first couple months was fine but all of a sudden they are saying I am going over the data cap, I have not changed my habits at all.  Something isn't right... there shouldn't be a data cap anyway I have never had a provider tell me there is a data cap or charge extra. I provide my own modem and router as well. ATT has 500 mbps with unlimited data for $65.00 if they were in my area I would switch in a heartbeat. Unfortunately my area which is not super rural only has high speed internet with Xfinity so you have no options. I have never lived somewhere that there was only one high speed provider either, something isn't right here. 

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Thanks for your comment, MichiganRyno. I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing a similar issue. This is not the experience we would like you to have. Have you tried reaching out to our Customer Security Assurance (CSA) team for assistance with your high-usage data concerns? You can call us at 1-800-Xfinity and ask to speak with our CSA team and report the unusual data usage. 

 

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1 month ago

Same thing is happening to me. I noticed I got a message a few weeks ago saying " We are speeding up your internet, for free!!" So now I'm guessing it uses more data to do the same activities we have done for years. I haven't noticed any change in speed, just my bill 🖕

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Thanks for reaching out to us, the speed increases that are happening around areas for free should not  affect your data usage. The Xfinity app https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/data-usage-usage-history is a great tool to check your data usage and verify which devices are connected to your home network. You can also link each device with the profile name that way you can narrow down the devices that are online and how long they're online for which will give you an idea of how your data is being used

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This is incorrect. Speed does affect usage as nearly all 'streaming' operates using a variable bitrate based on available bandwidth and packet latency. This means that when bandwidth increases or latency goes down (when your internet becomes 'better'), the quality of the video/audio/computer game latency, etc. improves. You are receiving higher bandwidth - a bit higher quality streaming - and this does indeed increase your overall data consumption. However, dramatic changes are unlikely unless you're streaming a lot of high res, low compression video. This also varies greatly based on the streaming service provider and the load on their data centers, local bandwidth constraints (you'll use less data and experience lower bitrates at 18:00 vs 2:00 in the morning when network traffic is relatively low), etc.

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24 days ago

I've made a number of important changes to my xfinity home internet and xfinity mobile where I've carefully reviewed the changes with the agent and taken notes about the conversations, only to find out later that changes weren't made or the promotions that prompted me to make the change weren't applied. I always find out later when I receive the bill. I'm not going to audit this for every 'utility' every month and we should be able to trust that it's usually correct. But, what happens when it's not usually correct? Decades ago, I noticed that my Sprint bill was over every month - not by a lot, but by a little - and every month I called in and they apologized and happily corrected the error. It turns out, that this 'error' was widespread and a group of attorneys did quite well with bringing this to light. Unfortunately, it would appear that Comcast and other companies are presently being taken advantage of by their call centers.. where call center employees make unwanted adjustments to customer accounts in order to earn spiffs and inflate their ratings ,etc. They have become very good at working the system. Yes, there are audio records, though investigations take time ($), there are other problems to attend to, and records are rarely maintained beyond a month or few (typically 120 days or less for Xfinity CCs). Of course we give the call center representative a score of 10/10, because they told us everything that we wanted to hear. Why would we track down and dig through the massive customer agreement texts to corroborate their statement - should we assume that they are lying and that it is the customer's duty to track down the relevant agreements after each call to make sure they are correct? What would one even do if they weren't correct? What if questions or concerns show up every time? The reality is that a verbal contract is made with every customer service call, and the follow-on full-text agreements can be dismantled in court at scale. Informed and implied consent are tricky when audio records are misleading or conflict with the written terms. The problem is that companies and their systems are being taken advantage of by call centers and sales agents, and when these problems are passed down to their clients, the company loses out in the long run. Comcast is aware of this issue with customer service representatives, and in my case, has resulted in a little more than $1K in unnecessary charges over the past year - to which, there is no simple solution. It's not big enough to give an attorney $20 or 50K to play with, though is enough to start begrudgingly recording those calls, taking screenshots, etc. so that if this continues for too long or gets worse, the customers are made whole in the long run (and a handful attorneys have a very good year). [Comcast, please lead the industry and sort this out].

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I’ve been having similar issues! I have spent over 4 hours talking to agents in the past week regarding my account. I keep getting the run around and being told “oh you’ll get the email confirmation shortly” (never comes or is a blank email) or “you’ll see it in 24hours” (we don’t) I have screenshots of every conversation in the app because of course when you download the transcript it won’t download.  This company is incredibly predatory. They count on people giving up after being transferred from person to person or not following up. It is actually ridiculous.  

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user_whpsal

Could you please send our team a direct message with your full name and full address? Our team can most definitely take a further look at this issue.

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19 days ago

I am looking at filing a. Lawsuit myself. Made me pay for services i didnt have bc they billed it just to turn on my internet again, i work from home. They said they would credit the bill. Been 6 months if this and no money returned. Sent all recordings to lawyer and bot hats to lawyer with payments snd proof i didnt even have equipment or have services they made me pay. 

this company is fraudulent and needs to be investigated. 

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5 days ago

Hi,

Do you know who is part of this lawsuit? I would like to give them information on what has been happening to me. Xfinity is a horrible corrupt company and has been making my life really hard lately. 

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I would love to know as well, I am currently trying to get my promised remaining balance on phones paid off that was promised to me.  They are lying horribly and there is no help

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