Sorry for the length... Just want to preface this by saying…read moreI'm not the one paying for the service but I help my father with technical stuff. He has been with consolidated communications before fairpoint was bought out by them, and before fairpoint was bought out by verizon. He has been on a 15mb/2mb plan for about 2 years now. Our first problem was when consolidated first bought out fairpoint, my father wanted to switch out his modem for something more modern (it only had wireless A/B, it could also not handle throughput well and even wired devices had unstable signal and the range was awful) . So I helped him pick out a router which I knew could also be used as a modem/router combo. Outside of our house, there is a wall mounted fiber box which has two connections. One was cable which is what the old modem used, and the other was ethernet. I had my dad call consolidated because the connection had to be switched on their end. They said it could not be done and that we could not use a router as a modem (which I told them it was a combo). After about a month of back and forth, they finally sent a technician out to our house and when he checked it out he said "Oh this just has to be switched out on our end." YEA I KNOW. I had been saying it for a month. After that our connection had been fairly smooth right up until about a few weeks ago. Then I had noticed things like major lag in gaming, voip functions such as zoom calls, or game chats cutting out. I had run a speed test and noticed that we were getting about 14.25mb down, which is slightly slower than usual when no devices were being used (usually its about 14.75) but ok because it's never going to reach exactly 15mb, but our upload speed was all over the place. Prior to the issues I would check it occasionally and we would get a consistent 1.70-1.90mb up unless other devices were being used. Now I check it and it would be as low as .3mb up. Other times it may start at about a 1.10mb and immediately start dropping and get as low as .7mb. It never reaches it's normal speed. I check it in the middle of the night sometimes as well because I figure MAYBE there is extra network traffic in our area during the day but the issues persist. I have troubleshooted my router, rebooted it, made sure to have only one device connected during a speedtest, turned off QoS settings, re-enable QoS settings, tried disabling any firewall settings, checked for new firmware which there wasn't, and I reinstalled the current firmware). We called the consolidated communications service department and explained the situation. All they can check on their end is whether or not we are getting service because all their computers tell them is something to the effect of "Service = OK/Not OK". They cannot check that we are getting the correct service, only that we are getting ANY service. After running the speed test several times with the service person on the phone and telling him the numbers (which again dropped as low as .4mb up) he said that it is NORMAL for the upload speed to be vary and be below the recommended speed and that unless we are doing a lot of uploads then it shouldn't be an issue and they couldn't send a technician without a fee. UMM, no it is not normal to drop down to less than a quarter of the speed my father is paying for when for the past two years we were consistently closer to 2mb then we were to 1mb. And it DOES cause issues. Ever tried having a voice chat when every other word cuts out? Playing certain online games lag and disconnect like crazy. He basically told us there was nothing they could do because we were getting service and since we are using a third party router they can't service us anyway. So there's no way they can check what kind of speeds we are getting coming into the house? And they can't send a technician to check we are getting the service that's being paid for without charging us? That's ridiculous. The only reason I'm giving them two stars instead of one is because of the billing department, which my father called after he got off the phone with the service department (he was thinking about closing his account and switching services to xfinity which he doesn't really want to do because they are already close to a monopoly as is). My father was paying about $60 for 15mb/2mb and I knew that was pretty abysmal for todays standards. On their website they were offering about three times the speed for less money. The billing department said we were absolutely right and they offered to upgrade us to 50mb/50mb connection and they were going to charge him $25 less per month. I mean better late then never, they never should have kept charging him that price for that service but at least the billing department was understanding and did the right thing. The funny thing is they have to send a technician to our house now anyway to upgrade some cabling now and they are going to do it for free while charging us less money!

I was a customer since CCI was FairPoint Communications, so for nearly twenty years. I closed my…read moreaccount in mid-February 2026 and switched to another ISP. I was also on autopay for most of that time, but received an email saying my payment was due back in February. I called to make sure that if I paid manually, the autopay wouldn't go through as well. Well, it did, so I was double-charged for February. This, after closing my account a few weeks prior (they also don't pro-rate bills anymore, told me I didn't need to return the modem (recycle it), and that there was NO early termination fee. It's now May, and I'm still waiting, after numerous phone calls and hours, way too many hours, spent on the phone, to be refunded the almost one hundred dollars that they owe me for the double payment, and they're taking on an ETFee after they said they wouldn't. I'm so glad I got out and will be a lot happier when I receive my refund. I'll keep calling until that check is in my hands. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH CCI or Fidium Fiber.

Ryan was wonderful ! He was extremely helpful and kind. I…read moreleft the store with exactly what I needed. I even gave him a big hug on my way out the door. Mary Carey Foley Portsmouth NH

Tried upgrading my phone today. The rep told me my brother was in charge of my account and that I…read moreneeded him to access my account. Does not seem like they really want to sell phones from this store ended up walking out. Previously had no issues with the store they let me buy a mobile hotspot and put it on my account. Apparently now I'm not even on my account.

Want to express my gratitude for the professionalism of your service technicians (Brett and Chuck)…read morein making repairs after service was disrupted on McKinley and Truman Roads in Portsmouth when lines and a telephone pole came down. Response could not have been better. Thanks.

Returned equipment after being a customer for decades in 5 spaces. The agent said, "dump it over…read morethere". I asked for a receipt. After some eye-rolling, his response, "you don't need one". My response, "I'll wait." Grinds my soul that I gave so much $$$ to them.

Not to be relied on. Great sales pitch in the beginning, but follow-up support is non existent. I…read morehad to fix everything with Dish, Vonage and Xfinity myself.

Agape Media is a terrible company. They signed my parents up for Direct TV and charges $10 a month…read morefor a "Concierge" fee of some sort. The invoice says that it will never end. And sadly this is true. My parents went back to Xfinity over a year ago and he still sends email with an Agape Media Solutions Recurring Invoice $9.99 I have asked that they be no longer charged but it never ends. I do not believe he is actually collecting the $9.99 because I had them get new Credit Cards. Although I am not sure about this. My concern is that someday he will continue to add up this unpaid charge and try to put a lien on their property even though they have not been a customer for well over a year. I am close to going to the Attorney General to report Elder Fraud. I would stay away from this company or any company this Derek person is related to. Seems like he may have a criminal history regarding voter fraud after a Google Search.

Graham made the transition to my new phone extremely easy. He was extremely patient, knowledgeable…read moreand helpful. I would highly recommend. thank you so much! Beth

Dealing with Will Chandler at this store has been a pleasure with my new phone, iPad, and watch…read moreintegration. He's the reason I have these 3 new devices! Buy a phone and get a free IPad & Watch through January 8th! Couldn't pass up this deal. Stop in and all of the techs are great!