RUN SCREAMING FROM THIS DISHONEST, CORRUPT, THOROUGHLY INEPT COMPANY
Okay, so on December 14th, I made the mistake of calling my internet provider to complain that the service was spotty. They did a test and said, yes, something is wrong, we'll send a tech out to check it out for you." A few days later the tech shows up and "fixes it." He says the service will be back up in about an hour, once the home office turns the repaired service back on. Of course, the service didn't go back on in an hour, or even by the end of the day. So I call again and they say, "sorry, we're still working on it." Another day goes by, and several more phone calls, each one starting from scratch, totaling hours on hold, until they say they need to send another tech the following day. That tech spends hours here and can't seem to fix it. Fast forward... THREE WEEKS of this nonsense. HOURS on the phone. NUMEROUS tech visits. No internet. Finally, I tell them to forget it. Just cancel the service. I'll get another provider. They apologize numerous times, and send me the paperwork to cancel. A week later, I get a bill for the current month. I have to call back yet again, to get them to credit the account. This takes several phone calls and emails and lasts a week, before finally getting the credit. Fast forward to this morning. I get an email invoice from them charging $650 for an "early termination fee". I call back yet again. The woman on the phone remembered me, was sympathetic, and said she would take care of it. I just now receive a call from a "supervisor," saying I had, in fact, violated the terms of my contract, by not giving them enough time to fix the problem, and owed them the $650, and if I didn't pay them, they would send the bill to collections. To be clear, I was a long time customer, paid on time every month without an issue, and literally gave them WEEKS to fix the problem. Not only did they not fix the problem, but the last tech who came to try to fix the issue said it was a huge problem, caused by a construction site a block away, which will take a while to fix. So, needing my internet to work to do my job, and already having spent three full weeks running to a cafe to get my work done, I called to cancel my service and get a new provider. Not once did any of the numerous people I spoke with at the company inform me of an "early termination fee." Instead, they were apologetic and said they would "take care of the cancelation." So, when a $650 bill arrived a few weeks later, I was surprised. The supervisor who called me back had a completely different tone. Her only concern was pointing out the fine print in my contract, which basically says, "in the event we don't provide you with service.... tough shit, pay us a huge fee." Outrageous. Morally bankrupt. Global Capacity. Run screaming from them. I CAN HONESTLY SAY, THIS EXPERIENCE WAS THE ABSOLUTE WORST CONSUMER EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY 44 YEARS OF LIFE ON EARTH. Please share with anyone who uses them or is looking for an internet provider. read more