If I could I'd give this negative stars if at all possible. This may not necessarily be due to this particular Century Link place, but to the overall company in general. Century Link are liars and thieves. Never, never, never trust them or use them ever!!!
We signed up for internet through Century Link when we were transferred to Illinois due to my husbands job transfer. I tried to call other places for internet but Century Ljnk was the only one that offered service in our area. About a little over a year later my husband received notice that we were being transferred again and we had to leave in less than a month. I called customer service to let them know and they seemed to be ok about it, especially since it was due to no fault of our own. They said that more than likely we would receive a refund and they would send us a sticker to send back their equipment through the mail within the next 7-10 days. Here is what happened:
-the sticker came the day before we were supposed to leave.
-went to drop it off at the post office and they said that they could not do it and it was specifically UPS.
-found a last minute UPS site at the Staples and thank goodness they were open, I got a receipt just to make sure, you never know.
-got to our new place, Century Link was NOT available in our area but when I previously spoke to them when I disconnected they did not say anything.
-they took out money in November for the month . Who the heck are these people!?!?!?
- Holy crap! We received a bill for $185.50 on 6 December!!! I immediately called about it and the service rep says that she was going to submit a letter stating that since we were transferred due to husbands employment and that service was not available in our area requesting that we not be charged and not to worry.
-We were supposed to hear something within the next 15-30 days, haven't as of 23 December.
-19 December they took out $185.50 without telling us!! I did not receive a letter or another bill stating this. THEY JUST F'ing ROBBED US!!! I noticed it when I was putting debits in our checkbook.
-I called again and they said that if we were military (we are retired military) we would not have been held accountable but because it was a civilian move, in a job that can transfer you without notice, that we were still responsible for the rest of the contract time.
-I tried to explain that it was an unavoidable move and there was NO service in our area that we should not be held responsible. 'Kathryn' told me that we knew that we had to pay the rest, it was in the contract and so on, and there was nothing we could do.
-We bantered back and forth about it and the fact that they did NOT have service available in our area. Any other company would understand and be ok with that. Not Century Link. I am seriously thinking of filing charges against them. I am researching this so I can see what else I can do about it.
They have super bad customer service and ethics as a company. They sound nice and professional when they hook you up but they are liars and thieves. They are literally robbing their customers and think that they can get away with it. How their workers can look at themselves in a mirror is beyond me. The only positive thing I can take away from all this is that 'what comes around goes around' and that Century Link will get theirs in the end, if not by the little person, by someone bigger than them. read more