Once we exhausted all of the troubleshooting steps with the online and phone techs, we had Keoni out for on-site service. He was in and out in less than an hour. He was very professional and knowledgeable. Keoni is a credit to Nextlink and their service department. Keep up the good work! read more

Date of Incident: October 24 - 27, 2025 Location: Weatherford, TX (Hudson Oaks Office) If I could give Netlink a negative rating, I absolutely would. On Friday, October 24th, 2025, storms rolled through Weatherford, and my parents' internet service went out. My parents are retired, and everything they do depends on their internet connection. We called Netlink immediately. Their phone system said "call volume is higher than normal" and offered a callback option. We selected it -- no one ever called back. We tried again on Saturday. Still no callback. By Monday, I finally reached someone in "IT support." The representative, who introduced himself as Jet, had a very strong Indian accent. I asked where he was located -- he admitted he was outside the U.S. and was not allowed to say where. After researching, I found out that Netlink contracts all their customer service and IT support out to India (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) because it's cheaper for them than hiring qualified support here in the United States. In other words, Netlink cares more about saving a dollar than serving their customers. I spent over an hour (1 hr 4 min) on the phone with Jet, and he still couldn't fix my parents' issue. He couldn't even schedule a technician. I eventually called the main 800 number and pressed the "Sales" option just to reach someone local. When I finally reached a rep in Hudson Oaks, I asked for a supervisor in the U.S. -- and was transferred right back to another person in India! I even called 682-257-4414 and spoke to a dispatcher who told me the earliest technician visit was Wednesday afternoon -- nearly five days after the service went down. That's completely unacceptable. I used to be a Netlink customer myself, but I switched to Starlink, and I'm so glad I did. Starlink has been reliable, fast, and their support actually cares about their customers. When storms roll through, Starlink keeps working -- Netlink doesn't. Netlink is the perfect example of a company that has lost touch with its community. They outsource American jobs overseas, provide terrible customer service, and fail to deliver reliable internet when it matters most. Save yourself the headache. Don't get Netlink -- go with Starlink instead. It's well worth the investment. To make matters worse, Netlink is an American company on paper -- headquartered in Madison Heights, Michigan -- but nearly all of their customer service and IT support is outsourced to India, specifically Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The U.S. office handles sales and contracts, while the actual tech support and customer service you deal with are based overseas. They do this because it's far cheaper to pay employees in India ($8,000-$15,000 a year) than to pay qualified Americans ($50,000-$65,000 a year). In the end, Netlink chooses to save money instead of investing in reliable U.S.-based service and customer satisfaction. That's why their support is so slow, frustrating, and disconnected from their customers. In comparison, Starlink has been the complete opposite experience. Their service is reliable, consistent, and built for real people, not call-center scripts. When storms roll through, Starlink keeps working -- unlike Netlink, which seems to go down every time the weather changes. Starlink's customer support is responsive, professional, and most importantly, based in the United States, where representatives actually understand your needs and care about resolving problems quickly. It might cost a little more up front, but it's worth every penny for the reliability, speed, and peace of mind. Starlink proves that when a company invests in its customers and its country, everyone wins. read more

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If you are in any way technically sophisticated or rely on your internet connection for work, you want to steer very clear of this ISP. During an 2 business-day outage (7/28-2/29), I opened an outage ticket and requested escalations regularly...no information on the RFO, no ETTR, no information to aid in my planning. After call 4 for information (at ~3:45pm on 7/28, 7 hours into the outage) they told me that there was a power issue in one of their COs, and that a 3rd-party had to drive in and fix it. No info on the nature of the outage, whether it was a problem with a device PSU or if it was facility power...just 'please wait, you'll be back up when this gets fixed.' I use my ISP to connect to my job. I'm a contractor...I don't work, I don't get paid. This didn't seem to matter to Nextlink...I got connected via one of their competitors and was back to work again the next day. Take my advice...disconnect/change to a different ISP if use your connection to work from home, whether self-employed or otherwise. NextLink is unreliable, unresponsive, and semi-professional. read more

This is one of the worst internet service providers out there. They don't have 24/7 customer support. The website lies and tells you they do. When you put in service tickets they go no where and during an outage no one calls you back and you cannot get anyone to answer the phone at the office. We have been down for two days, during this time we have been on hold for almost 3 hours, no one will call us back and we have opened several service tickets that have gone ignored. Please do not use this company. They are very scammy and will lie straight to your face. I've missed several days of work because of this. I finally called billing and got someone who claimed we didn't have any tickets open. I have several emails saying we do. We still have no service and there is no eta on when it will even get turned back on. Someone was supposed to call us this evening and of course no one did. DO NOT USE THEM read more

Absolutely the worst internet provider ive ever utilized in terms of connectivity, buffering, speed and consistency. Excuses abound and not once has an offer been made to compensate for lost work time, research or even simple relaxation. Would not and will never recommend nextlink to a prospective resident or business read more

NextLink - A Masterclass in How Not to Provide Internet or Service Oh, where do I begin with the majestic trainwreck that is NextLink? If you're in the market for internet service that reminds you of the early 2000s--complete with buffering, dropped connections, and tech support that could double as a sleep aid--then congratulations, you've hit the jackpot. First, let's talk about their award-winning customer service. And by "award-winning," I mean they must be giving out prizes for who can keep customers on hold the longest without solving a single problem. Every interaction feels like a thrilling game of "Pass the Buck," where the only thing more elusive than a solution is someone who knows what they're doing. And the internet itself--pure artistry. It's not so much "high-speed" as it is "highly unpredictable." Want to stream a video? Good luck. You'll have better luck chiseling a message into stone and mailing it via carrier pigeon. Oh, and billing! Ever wonder what it's like to be overcharged for services you didn't get in the first place? Wonder no more. NextLink has perfected the art of charging premium prices for discount-bin performance. DO NOT sign a commercial contract with them! In summary, NextLink delivers a nostalgic trip to the days when the internet was a novelty and service was optional. If you enjoy frustration, wasted time, and the thrill of never knowing when your service will vanish, you're in for a treat. For everyone else? Run. read more

Internet has been down for 1 1/2 days. Asked for a call back, never received it. Still no service. Website says to download app which tells you nothing. read more

Internet service is in its second day of being out. Working from home is not possible today. Any level of storm knocks out the internet. We pay a ton of money for service. We are going to drop nextlink internet. read more

Horrible internet service that is constantly out and lagging and customer service is the worst! I call more to report my service isn't working than anything else! I'm taking college courses and rely on internet for my schoolwork and today its not even working for me to work on my course!!!! read more

They make people waste their time. We wanted information about the service and just ended up wasting our time--there's a whole protocol just to get information, only for them to tell me in the end that they don't have coverage in the area I was looking for. read more

I have been a Nextlink customer since 2016 when I moved to Waxahachie, TX. They have been reliable and prompt to respond when I have called in or dropped them an email to support. Recently I noticed intermittent throughput issues since a large wind storm came through a few months ago. I reached out to them and felt it might be good to have someone come and look at the antenna and confirm it wasn't loose. The technician, via email, told me that they had determined there was a cross signal between me and the tower where my radio connected. They suggested we have a technician come out and replace the radio with a different model using a different technology, which should alleviate the cross chatter that was giving me fits. Despite their busy schedule due to the storms in the area, they were able to accommodate my availability. They determined a technician would arrive between 1:00 and 5:00 pm and sure enough around 1:30 pm, I received a call from Josh, who was 10 or 15 minutes away from me. He arrived around 1:45 p.m. and had a second installer in tow, I believe his name was Corey or Cody, who was in training. Despite the sweltering heat and the height of the roof, about 25 ft, they climbed on up and determined the new radio would be the best option. They told me it would take approximately an hour and that was okay with me, as I was currently using my phone hotspot to prevent any disconnection while I worked remote. Sure enough, within a little over an hour, they knocked on the door, came inside and replaced the POE adapter and started confirming my connection. The throughput exceeded my expectation, as did the professionalism and attention to detail they exhibited. The two installer/technician's action, attitude androfesionalism spoke volumes about the quality of individuals they employ. Good job, Nextlink. Keep up the good work. Signed, a raving fan! read more

I would highly recommend finding a different Internet provider, other than next link. We have had constant issues with our service Internet going in and out in the last two weeks alone. I've had to call them five times and have been without service for four days before they can get it restored. When I said I They literally came back and offered me two months free and 50% of the cost for the next year thinking that reducing the price and saving some money is going to justify the extremely poor service they provide. Beware!!!! read more

My internet has been out 4 days and no one can even reach tech support or anyone for that matter. Completely unacceptable! Nextlink remains silent while we're left in the dark. Can't work, can't stream, can't even get basic information about what's happening or when it might be fixed. read more

Service was requested prior to Nextlink's completion of their fiber optic system in the area, including provision of my address for future account setup. Crews worked locally for several weeks, installing services at or near existing Kinetic phone and internet boxes for nearly all addresses in the vicinity, with the notable exception of mine. Following this, a salesperson contacted me about signing up; I expressed interest but highlighted that service had not been extended to my property. Initially, they proposed charging an extra fee to connect my residence from a neighbor's location--a distance of nearly 400 feet, given the rural setting--but upon further discussion, it was agreed there would be no additional fees and service would be installed at my shop first, then run to the house to accommodate pending construction plans. Unfortunately, the installer failed to follow these instructions, running the connection directly to the house and only an ethernet line to the shop--contrary to the original agreement. Several weeks later, the trenching crew arrived but again ignored the sales order and my explicit instructions. They placed only the fiber line in the trench, leaving the ethernet cable exposed even though it ran adjacent to the trench. Communication with the salesperson verified that this was not what had been agreed upon; however, due to winter conditions, re-trenching could not proceed until late spring. The exposed ethernet line sustained damage multiple times, leading to protracted phone calls just to arrange technician repairs each occurrence. Having waited patiently throughout the summer, no crew appeared to resolve the trench issue; the salesperson has since become unresponsive and supervisors assert they cannot resolve the matter. Most recently, a significant service outage required over two days of engagement with technical support--via both online chat and phone calls--to simply schedule a technician visit. Repair is now set for five days from the initial report. At this point, significant frustration remains with the lack of resolution and support, and there is a strong wish for a viable alternative service provider read more

If you have Nextlink Internet, I am so sorry! This internet company is absolutely ridiculous. I haven't even had them for a year and I've already had 6 outages with just the outside box alone! They have claimed to come fix it but within the past two weeks it has gone down 3 times and they've had to "replace" it with a new one everytime, and forget about getting service the day of or next day. You're lucky if they'll come out within a week. No surprise here, i am again out of internet and they're telling me they can't come out till Thursday. When just last week I was out of internet too and they didn't come till 3 days later. Oh but don't worry they'll take off $20 for the inconvenience of being out of internet for 2 weeks! DO NOT USE THIS INTERNET COMPANY! GO ANYWHERE ELSE! read more

This company is awful and unfortunately our only choice for internet. It goes out all the time. Haven't had internet in almost 24 hours. Have submitted multiple support tickets and called several times. Nobody answers the phone. read more

I have been a customer almost two years now and their service has gone down hill I started at 200 speed and now as I was told it is 100 When I run a speed test it has been down around 20 and it buffers I told them we need a tower in Willow Park and requested a manager call me GOOD LUCK ON THAT Today a tech told me there is nothing they can do PISS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE DO NOT RECOMMEN... read more

Terrible service. My Internet has been out since Saturday before the storm and no one has been able to come out to fix or provide me any help the closest date that someone could come out is this coming Friday? I've tried to speak to a supervisor, and called and called and when I do get a hold of someone, it takes forever to get a hold of someone and a i requested to speak to a supervisor and was unable to speak to one but was told someone would call me back and someone Never gave me a call back.. read more

Bait and switch. They told me my internet was going to be $50 per month but when I received my bill they charged for equipment rental, router rental and other things. In the end I was paying over $100. Make sure you ask them to explain any and all costs. When I canceled service I called 3 different times and thoroughly explained I wanted everything taken off my roof and the holes seeled. No surprise, I still have brackets on my roof. I you can only get internet with a dish on your roof try Rise Broadband. They said they don't charge for all the other stuff. read more

I called them in September and told them thar we were moving at the end of that month. They informed me that they needed 30 day notice, so I reiterated that we were moving as our house had already sold and closed. They asked if we wanted to move the service since they service the area where we were moving. I did not have an answer about NEW service, but reiterated that we were out of the current service address. I told them I would talk to my husband about NEW service, but did not call them back. THEY HAVE BEEN CHARGING US AT THE OLD LOCATION BECAUSE "I DIDN'T CALL THEM BACK." Really, at a location where we do NOT live and they will not provide a refund. What crappy customer service, people. I gave them notice!!! read more

I haven't had internet service for 5 days now. Every time I call they tell me it's escalated already but I can't get anymore information. I've asked for someone to come out but they don't have an appointment until 2 weeks. The last customer service person actually argued with me. I have never gone through such BS. If possible avoid this company at all costs. read more

We live in a rural area and changed to Nextlink after a rep visited our house touting faster speeds. We experience frequent outages, which is to be expected in a rural setting. However, the two most recent outages have lasted hours with no help whatsoever from tech support, only a promise that they're "working on it." I cannot recommend this company, especially for people (like me) who work from home. read more

Keom was very polite and efficient representative of Nextlink. Install did not take long and I have the router in the place I want.

Service is awful, wait times are long, and pay more for a 10 mbps download speed and 1 mbps upload speed than AT&T which was 20x faster than that. Their technicians say trees in the way can cause the bad service. This company is a joke. read more

I signed up for a 2 month free trial and service started in January 2023. I had several service tickets right away and outages. I then received a notification of a charge of $521 that went to collection. We signed up for a FREE for 2 months service and I quit service before those 2 months were up because with their outages they got my daughter fired from her work from job because of unreliable internet. Complete Garbage Company! read more

Here we go again. No bad weather or strong winds, but another outage smh. I the rural area I live in this is the only option smh.

This company is the worst. Fixes are implemented and they try however. I DO NOT HAVE CONSISTENT speed or connection. They have been out to house multiple times. Confirmed it was not their dish (Toronto) blamed my router and so a new router was left. This did nothing. My computer ip was configured so I tested and went around everything with the same result. Without notice they upgrade the software at the tower, drop your connection or with help create a ticket to only fail to follow up. There is no consistency..tickets are always sent to "upper super special" tech and they fail to tell you what was done (if anything). If you would like to confirm your name address phone number and spend endless hours listening a bad tune to have nothing done then go with them! read more

They don't offer service in the areas they claim to serve. They offered free installation in my area for a limited time, but when I contacted them, I was told they don't service my area. They said they would contact me as soon as service was available. I'm sure once they have service available, the free installation deal will have expired. If you're in my situation where they are the only licensed provider besides satellite, check with the FCC Broadband map. I promptly challenged their claim to offer service. Anyone who they claim to cover only to pull the rug should also start the challenge process with the FCC. The FCC is currently taking these claims seriously as they are used to allocate government funding. read more

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Service is terrible. They often lower there prices and do not notify current customers. I have had to call them twice on two different occasions to lower my monthly payment to the new prices. They stated that it was my job as the customer to look into pricing changes. So the way I look at it they were taking money from me. I have spent over a hour on the phone trying to talk to a manger and they tell me there are no supervisors or mangers are available .Over 24 hr later and still no call. The internet quality is terrible and often goes out. read more

Terrible Customer Service! Internet was out for over 2 days. It was impossible to call in and speak to a Customer Service Rep. timely. When I finally after many tries got to speak to a Technical rep., and after going through all the verification, she said "Give me a few minutes to check a few things on my end." Then she disconnected the call. Did she try to call me back? Nope. I also submitted a service request online. I eventually got a call back from a Tech. The outage was only at my house and not the neighborhood. Since I had already done all the suggested troubleshooting for 2 days, the tech said he would schedule someone to come to my home. He gave me a 4 hour, 8-12 window for today, Friday, May 9. So, I made arrangements to be at home for the window given me. I was also told I would get a call from the tech letting me know when he was on his way. Did a tech call? NO Did a tech show up withint the 4 hour window of time given me? NO Later, the tech showed up and it was determined by the tech that there was a bad fiber connection within the box that Nextlink had installed on the outside of my house. He repaired it. Am I satisfied? NO Considering not etting timely customer service, and a Rep hanging up on me and not calling me back, and considering that a tech did not come within the 4 hour window given me, I am going to subscribe to Spectrum that is the only other option for my neighborhood and then cancel my Nextlink service. Surely Spectrum can do better than Nextlink in how they handle customers who need to contact them because of an outage, and then follow through as promised. Nextlink failed miserably! read more

Their support absolutely sucks. Been getting half speeds for two weeks now and can't get anyone to answer, call or email back. Yes I've turned in tickets. If you have another choice, go with them instead. read more

This company expanded a little too quickly. As a result I have shoddy service with multiple outages per month. I'm in hour 8 of the latest outage. read more

Terrible internet service honestly. I've had it for 1 year and have had 15-20 outages all lasting over an hour. Can't wait till this contract is up so I can switch to a more reliable service like AT&T read more

Nextlink Internet - Another outage - Internet Service Providers Near Me - Hudson Oaks, Texas

Expensive and horrible. I've had one too many problems with this internet provider. Just avoid it if you can. Our internet is constantly spotty and intermittent. And so many times there are "server outages" that last all day. My internet doesn't work half of the time either, or it's so insanely slow. It's ridiculous. I wish I could give it 0 stars. read more

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I do not recommend Next link for rural service, my experience has been horrible, constant drop service and then restarts. If there is a cloud in the sky expect and outage!!! i have turned in multiple complaints about the service and nothing has improved its reliability, nothing. I work from home often and demand internet, so every time it reboots or there is an outage my job suffers. I decide to try Nextlink instead of the usual Brady communications, and boy am i sorry. Brady communications service is reliable, stable and fast. Which is now who i am paying to install and get rid of this joke for a service Nextlink. Stay away from Nextlink!! read more

I moved into a new build in Chico and requested service from Nextlink. They showed up and were unable to provide service requesting that I place a 50 ft tower on top of my two story house. Seemed like a bit much. I then had to pay to have them do a site survey, $75. I was then told if I placed a 25 foot tower closer to the road the could provide service. Once I was able to find a contractor to place a 25 ft tower, at the cost of several thousands of dollars I am now told it will take a 35 ft tower. In addition to all of this, the sale person continued to talk over me not allowing me to explain the situation. Not only would I give them a zero star rating if possible, I would give them negative stars. This is by far the most ridiculous company I have ever had to work with. read more

TERRIBLE service!! GO WITH STARLINK!! We've had people out 4 different times. No one was able to get us set up. We do live out in the country , but the people who owned our house prior already had the equipment on the roof!! They some how we're still unable to get us set up , one guy came out and didn't even know what to do? We were told that when he had to leave that they were going to send out THE expert and they will have us set up 100% That did not happen and keep trying to force us into purchasing a tower for 2k. Again, we love out in the country but if my metro pcs phone can get great internet and reception I don't understand why they could not get the internet set up with the equipment that was already up. Customer service is awful, can't say much about the internet service - but from the other reviews we probably dodged a bullet anyways. read more

Have been a customer for 3 years. After many, many, MANY support calls, they installed a new system called Tarana, which worked great. For 3 months. Now it is back to on-off-on again, and many, many, MANY calls for technical support. Apparently NO ONE at Nextlink knows how to fix their hardware or software. Use ANY OTHER PROVIDER!!! We are supposed to get a new fiber service in the next few weeks. Now going to the local library and other places to connect and work. read more

We live on a ranch west of Jacksboro. For 10 years we had dsl internet service. A whopping 1.8 mg down and .3 upload. Awful! And then I heard about Nextlink. What a wonderful surprise. Did not need to build a tower. They put up a small parabolic antenna and it Worked!!! Today I upgraded too 100 mg plan and love it. I was having trouble and called tech support. Very friendly. Explained how to reset router and all is good. Excellent customer service. Highly recommend. read more

been a customer for 2 years. had great service up until 3 weeks ago. I have spent hours on the phone with them. The tech and supervisor tell me one thing, the senior techs in the office say another. A tech came out on Friday afternoon. He was here 15-20 mins. He got the internet up a again. We left after he did for 2.5 hours. Came back and now we are back to splotchy, awful internet with the EXACT same issue as we had. One more year in my contract....they work hard to get the account, but not so much once they have it. read more