Astound internet service was installed Feb 6, 2026. On Feb 26, 2026 they had to come out again due…read moreto an error message repeatedly saying "no internet". The the original installer apparently didn't complete the job and neglected a step. On March 30, 2026, I started receiving the same error message "no internet". This went on for 2 or 3 hours before internet service resumed without constant interruptions of no internet service. Yesterday April 8, 2026, at approximately 2:48pm I started receiving the same message "no internet". I rebooted, shut everything down and restarted. It worked for about 5 min before saying the same thing. So I called Astound and was told that I was going to need someone to come out because something was wrong AGAIN! I've only had Astound for 2 months and a technician has been required twice within that time frame. So everything I've heard about Astound appears to be true! Very Dissappointed!

I don't know how these people live with themselves. We're paying $500/month for 100 mbps service…read more No, that is NOT a typo: $500 for 100 mbps. When we try to cancel, they want nearly 10K in early terminal fees, and when they respond to your complaints with "get in touch; we'll have get you a better deal", they offer to up you to 500mbps for the same price, but only I'd you sign on for am additional three years of their insane costs. Just avoid them and their predatory pricing and go with Spectrum: you'll get faster service at greatly lower pricing and without the onerous contract.

I own and operate a successful coffee shop in Austin. We have as many as 80 wifi users at one time…read moreon a regular basis. I spent almost two years banging my head against the wall trying to manage it myself. You name it, we tried it. We paid for multiple lines, we bought the best routers we could find, changed service providers, threw money at anyone we thought could help us, and consulted with everyone we thought might be able to help us. Nothing we tried was able to fix the problem. We'd pay someone to come out to find that our router had been hacked and the settings reset. They would fix it only for it to get hacked again in a few days. We'd get letters from our different providers that people were abusing the wifi and using our line to download things illegally. We saw Yelp review after Yelp review complaining of our poor wifi. What could we do? We were doing EVERYTHING we knew of. It seemed people thought that we just didn't care but that was not the case. We just didn't know how to fix the problem and it seemed neither did anyone else. That is until Murray from DeepCoolClear came along! I wish I could speak about all the things he has done for us, but half of them are above my head! I know this: now we get Yelp reviews talking about how much our internet has improved! No matter what problem we have that is internet related, Murray has the answer and he has it right when you need it. Our new wifi managed by DeepCoolClear is able to easily handle our 80 plus users simultaneously. Murray also has a plan in place for us if our needs increase. If people are abusing our wi-fi by using bit torrent, etc.. the new system identifies their computer and automatically kicks them off after a certain period of time freeing up the bandwidth for everyone else. When needed, he works with our POS creator to work out kinks there. Even when we are just doing things wrong, when it is totally operator error, he helps us out without a second thought. I'm trying to remember all of the wonderful things DeepCoolClear is doing for us, but there are just so many! I believe our POS has priority when it comes to the internet so our credit card transactions are no longer affected (slowed down) by a high volume of customers. We haven't received any complaints from our service provider about illegal downloads since DeepCoolClear began managing our wifi. They can produce reports and graphs for us to show us just exactly what's going on all the time when we have questions and they are available 24/7 to answer those questions. I have yet to call Murray and get a voicemail at the end of the line. I guess my only complaint is that I didn't find these guys 2 years ago! Seriously, I cannot say enough good things about them. Do yourself and your business a favor and use DeepCoolClear to manage your public wifi!

Murray and Girish have made public wifi work at Spider House for several years now. They…read moreunderstand the technology, they understand my budget, they are very responsive to issues and they are a real pleasure to work with. What's not to love? Highly recommended.

I had Spectrum for a year on their introductory price, and everything went smoothly. But as soon as…read morethe 13th month came around, they raised my bill by $15. I called customer service to see if they could offer a better rate, but the representative told me I was already getting a great deal for what I had. That same night, I called T-Mobile and switched to their 5G wireless home internet plan for $30 a month, plus a free month and a $100 gift card. When I called Spectrum today to cancel, the representative suddenly offered to lower my bill to $20 a month, down from $55. They were practically begging me to stay. At that point, it was more about principle. If they could offer that kind of deal now, why didn't the representative the night before transfer me to someone who could negotiate the price? Instead, he acted like he didn't care, and now I feel the same way about their company. So I went ahead and canceled and moved on. When you take peoples business for granted, you lose them.

I have internet service with them and I 100 % would not recommend it. It's seems the internet goes…read moreout quite often. I say probably a couple of times a month. It also takes over an hour to 2 for it to come back. Once my contract expires, I am going with a different provider

What an absolutely infuriating experience I've had with Reallinx. After spending a year with Time…read moreWarner Cable Business class I was sold to Reallinx by a sales rep that quit about a week after I signed a contract with them. For a minimal savings per month, I was sold on 'local friendly service' that was more personalized than dealing directing with Time Warner Cable. Not even close. From the get-go we started noticing hiccups in the service. Slow internet speeds (slower than advertised), increased downtime and spotty customer service. After having to move offices and maintain our internet service (we're an internet-based company), we were made to sign another 1 year contract with them. Within a month of signing the new contract, we had enough. For 3 months, they had charged us $1400 over our invoice. We had increased downtime, enough to where some days we needed to send employees home so we could get our work done. What was Reallinx response? "it's not our fault, it's time warner's fault'. Every. single. time. We would call Reallinx, be put on hold, and wait while they called TWC to figure out what was wrong. Why can't I jut called TWC directly and deal with the problem faster? What's the point of Reallinx? TWICE, we had a Time Warner Cable tech come to our office telling us that Reallinx support had no idea what they were doing. The customer service has been terrible. So I'm an unhappy customer, I would like to terminate my contract. However, while Time Warner Cable (the REAL provider of our internet) has a flat termination fee of $175, Reallinx has a termination fee of the 'remainder of the contract', meaning...just about the full year that we have to pay. Ridiculous. Even though we've given them a 30 day notice to not renew our contract (standard among most industries), we've just been informed the fine print reads that they require a 60 day notice. We're now locked back into yet another year with a service we absolutely do not want and do not recommend. We either pay them for a full year of service, or stay with them again. Ultimately it's our fault for not looking at the fine print, but seriously. They don't care about their customers, they have no interest in whether we're happy or not, and hold us to an unfair contract. Not local business friendly at all. I do not recommend them at all, and will continously tell all my central Texas customers and colleagues to stay far away from them. Worst integrity I've seen in a company in Austin in years.

I didn't think it was possible to have poorer internet and customer service than Time Warner Cable…read moreor Comcast. But then, we got Reallinx and it is by far the bottom of the barrel scraps. Here are the main reasons: 1) Shotty internet. We never had a reliable stream of internet at our office since we got them. Although Reallinx resells through Time Warner Cable, we rarely had trouble with TWC directly as far as internet connection goes. 2) "They don't know WTF they are doing". There were 2 times when the Time Warner representative came out to our office to pick up the old equipment since we moved offices. Unfortunately, there was a mixup in communication between Reallinx and Time Warner, so they ended up taking the working modem, which took our internet down for a day and a half. 3) Billing incompetence. For 3 months from Nov '14 - Jan '15, they overcharged and billed our account an additional $1,400. Reallinx had no idea what happened and they did eventually reverse it after those 3 months. It was pretty damn annoying having to deal with it in the first place. 4) Ridiculous termination agreement. This is the most absurd termination fee that I have ever seen, and it's my fault for not catching it and signing up for Reallinx in the first place. Most places like TWC have a flat termination fee of $175 if you cancel, and you have to give them 30 days. Not with Reallinx! I gave Reallinx more than 30 days notice, and they replied with needing 60 days notice, or else they will charge us the remainder of the contract (which is pretty much the rest of the year). Stay away from this company fellow Yelpers, this company is garbage.

I had an outstanding experience with my internet installation, thanks to Kenneth W(kh308p). From…read morethe moment he arrived, everything went smoothly. He actually showed up early, which I really appreciated, and he got everything installed and running much faster than I expected. What impressed me most was his professionalism and knowledge. I had a lot of questions throughout the process, and Kenneth took the time to answer every one of them clearly and thoroughly. He explained how everything worked in a way that was easy to understand and made sure I was completely comfortable with my new setup before he left. Kenneth was friendly, courteous, efficient, and clearly takes pride in his work. The entire installation was stress-free because of his expertise and excellent customer service. If every technician provided service like Kenneth W., customer satisfaction would never be an issue. Outstanding job and a truly exceptional experience!

Been having a constant issue for weeks with my internet dropping from 900mbps to 20mbps, called…read moretech support nothing over the phone helped so I got a technician to come in. Kenneth Hyatt kh308p came in person, he was personable, explained everything in detail and was very respectful. He's easily one of your best techs, if I ever have a call a tech again, I hope it's him.

Wendy is a magnificent customer service agent: she did something for me that over-the-phone and…read morein-person customer service agents hadn't done over three or four years, she brought up a large service discount for my account because I work out of my internet. She saved me a lot of money from now on. I'm going to take her lunch some time next week--best agent ever!

Save your time, money, and sanity. I visited this store expecting assistance and good customer…read moreservice for my device & home internet. I went in days before my trip to Japan to ensure my device was ready for international travel, especially since I don't speak the language. I knew I would rely heavily on Google Maps and translation apps to communicate while abroad. They sold me their "BEST" plan along with a "3-day travel pass" supposedly designed for travelers. To my surprise, the device didn't work when I arrived in Japan. I reached out to their customer service line for help, but received no assistance. Thankfully, I was able to use my iPad mini with an eSIM I purchased from Klook to communicate. However, when I returned to the states, I continued to experience issues but now with missing signal and calls for nearly two weeks. I reached out to the individual who sold me the plan, as well as to their location, but got no response. I also contacted the store where I made my original purchase, only to be placed on hold for long periods. Recently, I visited another location in Austin, where I finally received help. They managed to get my phone functioning correctly and improved my internet connection by providing the gray tower. I brought the white box back to return it to the original store after waiting in line. I was turned away stating that the that the driver license was needed to make the return even thou I had a photo of my driver license and could verify with a security pin and I asked her if we could call costumer service together to we get them their device back and she simply stated that she can't because she was the MANAGER --- and she said I don't know why that other store would give your another box it's seem like they're were just trying to upsell you and if you wanted that one you could have asked us. Nevertheless I don't think there's an excuse for all the false promise on selling their product & not delivering and no communication.

This was one of the most frustrating customer service experiences I have had with Verizon…read more I am the account holder in Florida, and my daughter is in Texas. After multiple calls with Verizon to resolve a shipping problem involving her phone, Verizon gave us the address of the store at 9705 Research Blvd in Austin as the location to go to for a solution. I stayed on the phone during her visit because I could not be there in person, and as the account holder, I needed to explain the situation directly. That is a completely reasonable scenario when the customer and the account holder are in different states. Instead of listening for even a moment to understand the issue, Angel shut the interaction down almost immediately. He told my daughter he could not help until she was on the account. Whether that was policy or not, that does not excuse the way he handled the situation. He refused to speak with me, even though I was on the phone and available in real time as the account holder. He would not hear the explanation, would not try to understand what Verizon had already told us, and would not engage long enough to determine whether there was any legitimate path forward. My daughter even tried to help move the situation toward a solution by asking Angel whether her dad could speak to him directly on the store phone, since I was the account holder and was calling from another state. Angel indicated that would not do any good. That response made it even clearer that this was not about trying to help within policy. It was about refusing to listen at all. What made it worse was his attitude. When my daughter asked if there was a phone number I could call, I heard Angel respond, "for what," in a snarky and dismissive tone. That response was unnecessary, unprofessional, and exactly the opposite of how a manager should speak to a customer. When she asked for a manager, he said that he was the manager and, in that context, told her, "I'm the best you're going to get." That was an astonishingly arrogant and dismissive thing to say in the middle of an unresolved customer issue. The issue here was not just policy. It was poor judgment, poor communication, and a complete failure in basic customer service. A capable manager listens first, explains respectfully, and tries to help within whatever limits exist. Angel did none of those things. He did not listen, did not offer guidance, did not provide an alternative, and did not show even a minimal interest in solving the problem. So after all of Verizon's shipping issues, all of the time already spent on the phone, Verizon directing us to that specific store, and a trip to the store after work, my daughter left empty-handed and I was forced right back to Verizon corporate to start over again. The entire interaction was dismissive from the start and useless in practice. If Angel is the standard for management at this location, Verizon should be concerned. Customers should expect better than being cut off, talked down to, and sent away without help by the person supposedly in charge. This experience was so poor that 1 star feels generous.