To sum it up, save yourself the head-ache and just go with another provider.
*This is in Fort Worth\Justin, TX
14-Dec-2023
I initiated the call to get my internet services as well as the additional service of a static IP address.
The fiber needed to be connected to the house before a tech could finalize the installation into the home. Understandably, the tech cannot be dispatched until this was completed and the dispatch date for the tech was 22-Dec-2023, no problem there.
22-Dec-2023 (Initial install date)
Technician Greg did a very good job getting the fiber into the house and where I wanted him to run the fiber.
It was then discovered that the fiber run before the house was damaged and needed to be repaired. Once repaired, he informed me that my service would be able to be activated REMOTELY once the repair was completed.
This I get, as the community is still undergoing new home construction so still no problems here.
From this point, it felt as if all communication with FiberFirst just stopped. No further follow-ups whatsoever.
04-Jan-2023 (13 days from the initial install date with no service)
No updates on the ongoing fiber repair, it just so happens that I was taking out trash when I ran into a 3rd party company (Ubiquity) that was going to do the fiber repairs but they informed me that repair was already completed. I was never provided any sort of update on the repair nor any follow-ups of on-going repair efforts.
I called customer service to inform them that the necessary fiber repair was completed and that they could go ahead and activate my service. I informed the rep that during my initial install date, the tech already installed the equipment that needed to be installed, but the rep insisted that a tech was still needed to be dispatched "to finalize the fiber provisioning". Alright then, I get set with another dispatch date of 06-Jan-2024.
05-Jan-2024
The only follow up call I received but unfortunately it was to inform me that the dispatch date had to be re-scheduled due to no available technicians for that date. Instead, the next dispatch date was 16-Jan-2024. At this point, I'm at FiberFirst's mercy and I should have done the smarter thing which was to simply go with the other available provider Spectrum but I wanted to still give FiberFirst a chance.
16-Jan-2024 (TWENTY-FIVE, 25 days with no service from the initial install date)
I don't really recall any real follow-ups to this dispatch day.
Only the tech called me that he would be on his way. Technician Kenny shows up and to his SURPRISE, there is already equipment in the house.
I appreciate him coming out because he took the initiative to test the fiber repair, and it was discovered that the repair wasn't quite done to an acceptable level. He was able to get a fiber splicer tech to come out and complete the necessary repair. It was then also discovered that the fiber connection was never connected at the back split-off\junction box. Once this was completed, Tech Kenny was able to validate good fiber signals to my Optical Network Terminal (ONT). He initially tried to activate my service as he was able to see my ONT from his end but he could not. He reaches out to the provisioning department and they seemed to have lost the information and so began a 30-45min wait before they could get my service finally activated. At this point, I had forgotten about my static IP address request and did not ask the tech Kenny about it until he had left, which is not a problem since that is not his responsibility to provision.
I call customer service, I inform the rep that I initially asked for a static IP address with my service, they place me on a brief hold as they needed to reach out to their provisioning department. The rep gets back to me that they (provisioning department) will work on it. I believe the rep said they would follow up and that was it. Shortly after, sometime in the later afternoon I lost internet service again during this process. I call back and explained the situation, and I'm only given the explanation that something went wrong with the provisioning and that someone will follow-up with me the next morning.
17-Jan-2024
FiberFirst operating hours are 8am-6pm as stated on their website.
No one called me to follow-up. My internet service is still down. I called during my lunch at 11:20am, and this time the rep was much more consistent in following up with me. My static IP gets set up and I now finally have internet. I decided then and there I will go with Spectrum. read more