Oh my... Hawaiian Tel…read more.. We moved to a new place, and a technician came yesterday to install the internet. Right after he left, the connection started acting up. After spending about 40 minutes troubleshooting with support, they told us the installation was done incorrectly and that the technician needs to come back. Basically, now we get internet for 10-40 minutes if we're lucky, followed by 5-20 minutes with no connection at all--and there's no way to predict when it will come or go Extra star from my previous review: I also made sure to ask them not to charge me for the transfer/ service since it hasn't actually been provided and they agreed to that, and wait time on the line was only 15 min

Ma Boo Hai Hawaiian…read moreTelcom is going to be the source of so many heart attacks and strokes on this island. You can never get a person from Hawaii. It's always people from the Philippines. Always! It is impossible! We called once to fix our internet. Tele-operators in the Philippines were so useless. Can we speak to someone in Hawaii? No Do you know why they are so late? No Will you be able to send someone today? No What comes after Filipi? No. We asked accounting because sometimes they can forward you to someone who can act if you threaten loss of money... still no. They only go worried about or situation when we threatened to give them a shitty survey review. Installs are quick to act. Repairs can take months... After months of waiting on internet repair. We had enough! So to work around their useless tele-operators. We called to Install... just so we would have a worker come in to the office. We spoke with them. Stated our problem and they fixed it on the spot with a phone call! Hawaiian Telcom should change their name to Filipi NO Telcom.

I believe her name was Kacey. Forgive me if I spelled her name wrong. She was very professional and…read morecourteous. Even after her work hours she kept in contact with me amd helped her out. Many mahalos to her. She went well beyond my expectations.

Poor service The app doesn't work on iPhones…read more Technical support is horrible Avoid this company

Wednesday March 25, 2026 I used the Spectrum chat to describe the problem that we were having with…read morethe 2 cable boxes of always having to reboot or restart the cable boxes in order to watch tv every time. It was frustrating and a headache! It was highly recommended to make a reservation with the location that you plan to visit. The earliest appointment was for the next day Thursday March 26, 2026 at 5:45pm. I took the 7:00pm appointment and they close at 8:00pm. We walked in and the place was full of people. On the screen showed 32 people on the walk in wait list!! I checked in at 6:45pm for the 7:00pm which is the 15 minutes recommended on the iPad? 6:50pm, we were helped by SAGE a very friendly sales associate? He asked for an I.D and started the process of getting what we needed the replacements of the 2 cable boxes. SAGE talked and worked fast at the same time which made it go by so fast. It was a very nice and comfortable first experience. By 7:10pm and only in 20 minutes we were walking out the door with what we came for. We went home and set it up and it's all good again. Can watch tv again. Lol.

Would not recommend. Service was constantly interrupted and when the bill jumped up this year we…read morehad to switch. It's not good value for money. You can tell a lot by a company's practices and spectrum will intentionally keep you on the phone to cancel for at least 10 minutes telling you that it's still processing. That just cant be true for any technological reason. If you can live stream from your phone, the ISP can't need that much time to process a simple disconnect function. Where before I thought I might just live near old infrastructure, I now think this company is intentionally bad. Poor form Spectrum.

So nowadays with all of the tech industries saying this and that and the other thing... it is…read morehelpful to have good service people that are helpful instead of just cut-throat sales people out for your blood. I used to have not tooooo long ago dail up with Hawaii On-line. Yes it was AOL here in HI - what can I say - I lived on Molokai and as a teacher there were only a few options and there was a discount as a teacher back then. Now on Oahu- there are tons of choices.... Who can help me - where I live there are a few questions that I would not always think of... I live in an apartment, close to a mountain... How is reception going to be and will I get service.??? I am really glad about the customer service here because I need someone honest to help me - cause I really don't what to have to think about all of the possible problems and need someone to think of them for me. Honest people looking to do business here in HI to provide good services to more customers.

Just want to say that I just started my service with direc tv and I'm very happy so far the service…read moreI'm getting thanks to Paul for setting me up he answered all my questions and is very professional can't beat the local tech.

Had an awesome experience with Sam's Electronics this past February. We had purchased a TV and used…read morethe all state insurance it came with. When scheduling to get our TV fixed we were provided with Sam's Electronics. This was easiest and fastest experience we've had where we got our TV scheduled for repairs and then fixed in less than 2 days. Sam was very accommodating when scheduling the appointment. When he arrived for the appointment, he was on time, professional and friendly. He was very knowledgeable and he repaired our TV in a short amount of time. If you are looking for someone to look at your TV, and possibly other types of electronics call Sam's Electronics. You won't be disappointed.

Timely,efficient and very personable. I could not have asked for a better experienceread more

Staff member John is excellent. Very polite and professional. Helped me with my issues and will…read morehelp me save money for my phone and internet. Man deserves employee of the month. Mahalo John. You are awesome

Came here to return equipment. 5 people on waiting list counted more than 5 employees walking in…read moreand out of back room. Looks like they take turns manning the desks. Only 3 clerks at the desk at a time then they disappear then another 3 clerks come out. No sense of urgency.

Good service, good vibes and great food. Definitely recommend if it in the area or if you're…read morelooking for a chill place to catch a game, get some drinks and enjoy some good company.

Was a loyal and satisfied customer for over 10 years. The quality of the product and features…read moreoffered are unmatched-I.e., recording, hopper, hearing impaired Bluetooth headphone option. However, when I requested my satellite dishes be relocated (from rooftop to ground) due to significant rust on the supports this was the beginning of the end of our customer loyalty. The two new in-ground posts were not secured properly (at the top) and the poles/dishes moved significantly with slight wind. Random cable placement along the side of the house looked ridiculous. Excess cable (approx 3-5') was loose and stuffed behind the pole-top dish mount and the satellite reception was never obtained - no TV for 5 days. The old, rusted satellite dishes were left on the rooftop - technician stated that I needed to call-in a separate work order to have them removed to which I replied "that was my original work request". I pleaded with the technician to remove the old dishes due to safety concerns - he relented and removed the dishes but left the rusted mounts and bolts on top of the roof. The first call to customer Svc / CS that same day ended with "we'll have a technician back there tomorrow". After a no-show the following day the second call to CS was further frustrating w the CS agent stating "we have no record of your previous call". The technician actions along w the CS drama led to a 'no choice' decision - cancellation of DISH service. As of this writing we're still awaiting our $200+ reimbursement- all receivers and equipment were mailed back in June and received (tracked). Unprofessional and unacceptable customer support and service. I gotta say it (DISH) was fun while it lasted.

I've been renting this cable box for 5 years now and it has all the major Japanese channels and…read moresports on it. Customer Service is top notch. For those in Hawaii that need Japan Tv for grandparents, parents for Japan national living in Hawaii Thai is the best thing to have. I like it because of the Major League Japan Baseball of all teams are telecasted.

Don't sign up for Directv! Anything but Directv. They are horrible and the service is the worst…read more My receiver has been automatically rebooting itself several times a day, each time it leaves my tv useless for about a good 15 minutes. It's so frustrating! I've called customer service and constantly get transferred so each time I speak with a different agent, I'm retelling my problem over and over again. They eventually sent a technician to take a look, but he takes one look at my satellite dish and tells me that it's an old model and he can't perform any services without replacing the dish to a newer model first. But get this!! He could add the new dish to my roof but he can't remove my current dish!! What the hell am I suppose to do with 2 dishes?? Why would I want more holes drilled into my roof?? I asked him to leave because it's quite obvious he was wasting my time. I called customer service again to gripe and they said they'd send me a new receiver to see if that'd fix my problems, but that I'd have to handle the installation by myself and drop off my current receiver to FedEx. No apologies, no remorse, no understand, POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I had to argue to get some sort of credit on my account, and to make matters worse, they would offer me credit only if I signed on for another 2 year contract! WTF! I'm done. I'm switching. Don't fall for their BS. Learn from my mistake. They'd get "0" stars if I could.

***beware people*** Oceanic Installers hear it all and I've…read moreheard it from them about all the horrible things Direct TV does that makes people go back to Oceanic. My dad got Direct TV service without consulting me and at the end of it all, Direct TV has lived up to the nightmare stories I have heard. And as a current DirectTV customer, I will say the customer service is horrible. Happy to put the dish on there but when it comes time to take it off you will get the run around - literally. My dad spent hours between Texas and the Philippines trying to get the local office or provider. Never happened instead he was transferred back and forward. We are moving and Direct TV said they cannot take the dish off - the new rental person has to say they want don't want it and then they'll take it off. ???? We are paying for 2 months of no service to complete the contract even though the homeowner's association said dishes are not allowed. Direct TV's response was "we have a way around that." Really ???!? We don't have time for such nonsense. People really save yourself the heartache and money. Keep a sharp eye out for your Kupuna - don't let them get suckered. This company has no problem saying no to a grandpa for hours who was just asking for some local service.