I want to give a special shout out to Jeff R. for giving us exceptional customer service today. We are longtime Sparklight TV customers. We needed to move to new equipment and had some issues, but Jeff resolved everything beautifully. He is incredibly kind, friendly, smart, efficient, knowledgeable, and hardworking. We definitely recommend Sparklight TV! read more

12 years with Sparklight in Boise - reliability and customer service have fallen off a cliff I've been a Sparklight (formerly Cable One) internet customer in Boise for about 12 years, and the service has become steadily worse while the prices keep going up. Every six months or so my connection starts randomly dropping - exactly the same pattern, year after year. The connection will work for a few months, then suddenly I can't reliably watch movies or YouTube because the stream constantly pauses, buffers, or disconnects. Most recently, over Christmas the connection became almost unusable. In the middle of the day I watched my modem/router dropping and reconnecting over and over again. I called Sparklight and they scheduled a technician visit for today between 8 a.m. and noon. They called yesterday to confirm, then again this morning to confirm, and then again around 9 a.m. telling me a tech would be there in about 30 minutes, so I took time off work and waited. No one ever showed up. No call, no text, no update. Two hours after the promised time window I called Sparklight. Their automated system kept telling me there were "zero callers in front of you" while I sat on hold for around 30 minutes. When I finally reached a human, I was told that "someone will be out later this afternoon," as if the original appointment and all the confirmations didn't matter and my missed half‑day of work was irrelevant. I pushed back and the agent said he would "call dispatch" and then left me on mute for another 15 minutes with no communication and no resolution. At that point I hung up. There was still no technician, no ETA, no apology, and no offer of a credit even though I lost work time waiting for an appointment they repeatedly confirmed and then simply ignored. This is not a one‑time glitch - this is a pattern I've seen for years: * Recurring service drops every few months that make streaming and basic internet use unreliable. * Support agents who insist "everything looks fine" until the problem magically disappears for a while, only to return again later. * A complete disregard for scheduled appointments and the customer's time, even after multiple confirmations. After 12 years, I'm actively looking at alternatives because I can't depend on Sparklight's reliability or their customer service. If you work from home, stream regularly, or just need consistent internet in Boise, I strongly recommend looking at other options before signing up with Sparklight. read more

We just opened a business a few weeks ago and we are already having trouble with the internet... and we just had fiber installed. What a joke... they were supposed to come out as our internet was already down and we absolutely need it so scheduled service and Sparkllight just decided to re-schedule... not big deal to them but it's killing us. We used them before and was Leary about using Sparklight again. I already regret it!!! Don't use them!!!! read more

From the CEO not my problem. If you want something fast, reliable go somewhere else. A week has not gone by without some kind of problem since I have had service with them read more

Sparklight - Cable just laying on top of the ground - Internet Service Providers Near Me - Boise, Idaho

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A " contractor" came to our home in February (very late evening), after we called Sparklight 3 times because we had no confirmation for the appointment we had scheduled. He said the cable was buried (new construction) , so he literally placed a cable wire all the way around our house as a backup connection and said he couldn't dig up/ fix but he'd 'enter a ticket' so the right team, could handle. No ticket was ever entered, as confirmed through multiple phone calls and an in person visit to the Nampa office where we were told it would be a 12 week lead time. We are now in April, Sparklight was on our neighborhood last week, guy confirmed he knew who the contractor and that he was wrong, conduit not buried, but he couldn't fix it, he'd " put in a ticket." Still no follow up from Sparklight....so my husband called again today. He spent 45 minutes on the phone with an employee who said her name was "Jen" and refused to turn the call over to a Supervisor after my husband asked kindly no less than 5 times. While Sparklight has issued credits to our account, we are still living with a wire around the entire house to suffice as "internet service" and nothing but the run around and ticket excuses from Sparklight. I have filed a complaint with BBB and State of Idaho Consumer Affairs....just to get Sparklight to provide customer service. If you are a Sparklight employee, please don't use a canned reply and ask me to call your customer service. I've already done that and my matter is not resolved. Look at your open tickets dating back 3 months in Eagle, Idaho. I recommend others do not use Sparklight, or at least read all of the online complaints across multiple sites before you contact them. read more

Their "technical support" is a joke the constant updates to their modems every week make it so using the internet is impossible half the time. They are constantly upping the price and the service is horrible. The value is nonexistant if i could give a zero i would. read more

Horrendous customer customer service. Starting as soon as we moved into a rental we had connectivity problems. They said it was our modem, so I bought a new one and replaced all cabLes, things kept getting worse. The tech cam out and said it was building wiring and definitely NOT them. I spoke too the owner, they wanted a letter saying SL had tested and determined it was the building. After hours SL said they would send the letter. I decided to run a week long ping test and with over a half million readings found there was no response 17% of the time. Given it takes 10-15 seconds for games and TV services to reconnect, functionally it was much worse than 17%. More calls, more lies, multiple discount offers, none of which happened. Finally a higher level tech comes out and says it was them, replaces a cable and within ten minutes it works! MONTHS of crappy, it's you not us service, and now they won't even answer or return my calls, I think we've been ghosted. AVOID AT ALL COSTS! 9/21/25 - (Update) As you can see, they sent the same auto-respond that everyone gets, so so much for a human connection, but only with the same exact number...the one that STILL has not returned my call from weeks ago! I finally had time to call today and a very nice computer support person listened, but told me that people that I need to talk to are not actually around today. so yet another wasted call... read more

Sparklight - A weeks worth of failed ping results! - Internet Service Providers Near Me - Boise, Idaho

For the entire months of September and October 2025, our neighborhood in South Hill Subdivision has been experiencing terrible internet service -- frequent disconnections, extreme latency spikes, and unusable speeds during the evenings. The internet has become unplayable for online gaming, streaming, or any consistent use. I've contacted technical support twice. The first technician promised to send someone out in two weeks, which is far too long for an issue affecting an entire area. After speaking with my neighbors, I confirmed that they are all experiencing the same intermittent issues, which clearly indicates a neighborhood-wide or network-level problem rather than an isolated line issue. When I called back, I was told to "explain the problem to the tech on November 3, 2025," which is unacceptable. This issue needs to be escalated immediately to your network operations or regional maintenance team. We pay for reliable service, and this level of performance has not met that standard for over a month. Please investigate and provide an update on what is being done to resolve the latency and connectivity issues in South Hill Subdivision Boise Idaho. read more

I was paying over $130/month for a 200gig plan that was outdated. Found a much better, much faster plan for $40/month from AT&T. When I tried to cancel Spark light they offered me a 600gig plan for $80. I asked why I was paying so much for an outdated, slower plan. Their response is that it up to me to continuously call and ask about new plans. They willing and gladly let me over pay for sub par service since 2018 instead of sending so much as an email to let me know there are better plans available. I did the math. That's over $11,000.00 I paid for what they knew was an overpriced and underpowered plan. When I was cancelling they offered a month of free service on the $80/month 600gig plan but there is NO way I'm ever going to be willing to do business with a company like that. Complete lack of morals. Absolutely disgusting and despicable behavior in my opinion. I hope AT&T puts them out of business forever. Never disliked a company so much in my life. read more

The company is awful in every regard. I had to reschedule 3 meetings at the last minute this morning because we lost all internet service throughout Meridian and Eagle. I only went with them because it was all I could get where I'm located evidently. Upper management obviously needs replaced because they just can't seem to get it right. Whoever is running their IT department should be fired immediately and tossed in the can for negligence. It's one issue after the next and I will be switching providers asap. Evidently T-Mobile now offers service at my address. Customer service, install teams...the whole 9 are awful!! P.S. The reason my internet didn't work was supposedly due to an HVAC issue...it doesn't get any worse. lol They can't even manage their air conditioning/cooling systems and obviously have faulty back-up systems in place because it took them 4 hours to restore service. Run don't walk away from this company. read more

After posting this, I called the customer service department. After speaking with the agent and not making much progress, I requested to speak to a supervisor. After waiting, the agent came back on the line and told me that they had been authorized to credit my balance. I asked if that would complete this and close the account. I was told that it would. While still not happy about things I was at least relieved that it was over. Or so I thought. Last night I received yet another text from Sparklight stating that I have a past due balance and it is subject to late fees. read more

Willing to work with you on speed and price and availability Great connection and doesn't go out often like others say read more

This company knows that they own certain markets due to their fast download and upload speeds. Their only major competitor is Quantumfiber, but due to Quantum's necessity for construction (and its costs) they are not available in all markets. I happen to live in a market where Quantum is not available. Sparklight has horrible customer service with employees that are not treated right. If they were treated right, they would be happier when they connected with people. Their equipment/hardware is ineffective, expensive, and fragile. Their signal is hit and miss and technicians are rude and unavailable. The only guaranteed service that Sparklight can offer is a long wait on a service call. The long waits ensure my confidence of this review as it proves I am not the only customer that is having similar problems. read more

I had had severe problems with my TV Internet. It was buffering and the quality of the picture was terrible. I frequently couldn't watch programs because of these problems. A Sparklight technician named.Steven Wanous to my house after I had had other technicians who did not solve the problem. He was very thorough, smart and thoughtful. He tried a number of different solutions and kept on steadily. We thought the problem was solved after the first visit, but it was not. He called back to check in and added me to his schedule the next day so he could come back and work on the problem further. After diligently searching, he eventually found the solution. He was professional, polite, personable, knowledgeable, and a delight to work with. He was much better than other people who have tried to solve the problem. I highly recommend him. read more

I would say the customer service is bad but there isn't any. You can call all you want and never reach a live person. There is no option to reach a live person even though the phone tree will transfer you to a representative where you will sit on hold Indefinitely. For those of you thinking it must've been a busy day - I want you to know that I tried to reach them three days in a row with the same result. If yelp had a -5 star rating as an option I would definitely award it to Sparklight! To the Sparklight "Owner" - One would think that if you were sincere about correcting a customer service issue you would provide a name, phone number, or email address that Is different from the phone numbers that lead to the problem in the first place. I believe that is referred to as the very definition of insanity... Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. That awareness would require at least passable intelligence which is clearly in short supply at Sparklight. read more

I have been with Sparklight (originally CableOne) since I moved to Eagle in 2019. For most of the time, they have been solid and not worthy of too many complaints. But for the past several months, service has been terrible. The price went up, and the quality went down. Every day the internet goes out for no reason; today I was scheduled to work remotely and couldn't because Sparklight crapped out and according to the site there was "no outage in the area". This is untenable, but I don't see many good alternate options in the area either. Frustrating read more

We have sparklight at my house, but just had service done at my mother in law's house with Mike who was very helpful. He did his job fast, quick, and easy! Also a friendly person to have conversations with during the installation process. If I have any problems either at my mother-in-law's or my house I would definitely recommend him! Thank you sparklight for having great customer service! read more

They recently updated their site and billing. During this time you couldn't login and pay your bill and it disabled auto billing. just recently they allowed you to access the site. I was slapped with a $100 late fee and I'm paying for the 1GB internet package. In the years I've had Sparklite I've never missed a payment. Then I was hit with the $100 for July and the $100 for August. When I spoke with Sparklite I was told too bad so sad. Luckily more internet companies have moved into where I live and I am leaving asap. poor customer service and horrible customer retention. you can't even hop on new customer promos like some of the other internet companies and they genuinely do not care about you as a customer. read more

The installer was great. He set everything up, was on time, was polite, etc. But he also said that conduit hadn't been pulled to our house for the fiber install, which means that an exposed fiber line is sitting on a bed of rocks. The installer asked that we avoid stepping on the line because it is very fragile, so he basically ran an orange line above ground and zip tied it to the black line which is barely visible (our rocks are brown and black). The issue is that our trashcans and backyard traffic comes through a gate which is right next to where the line attaches to the house. The installer told me 12 weeks before someone would dig that conduit line. I followed up after 4 weeks of being here and was just told that it is normal for 45-60 days before that actually happens. And NOTHING is on a calendar for when they estimate that it will happen. We have nothing bad to say about the quality of the install OR the service. So far, it has been far better than Spectrum (where we came from). But 12 weeks? Seriously? 3 months before we can expect to be able to not have to carry our trashcans over this exposed line? Seriously? read more

It was just fine. Very helpful and easy to follow. I liked the direct approach to my questions. No. nonsense No adds, just good instructions. read more

I used to love sparklight but lately I don't know what is wrong with them! my internet is always going down at least 2-3 times a week! that's freaking ridiculous! lately it's been nothing but slow! we switched from century link to cable one because they are supposed to be better but lately I've been getting nothing but problems. I am not one to ever complain and leave low rated reviews but if I'm gonna be paying $138 a month for internet service I would be hoping it would be better service then what I've been getting for months with it! I'm going to start looking for a new service because this is getting frustrating dealing with the same thing for months and seeing nothing change. read more

Couldn't get through by phone, but after four visits to Sparklight office in Cottonwood Az, Jacob and Austin came over after a neighbor's install, and fixed my problem on their own time. Thanks! read more

We have been with sparklight for multiple years, so it came as a surprise that out of nowhere, our rate went from ~$45 to $61 without any notice at all, not so much as an email. Absolutely spineless as a company to not at the very least notify a customer when their rate is going to increase. The dishonesty is what infuriates me the most, if you're going to take more of my money, at least forewarn me. Not to mention the quality of the connection itself is decent at best, I can't advocate for anyone to do business with sparklight any longer. read more

when it runs good it's great internet but I often have problems with it not working also when you call it's an hour wait and they still can't even help you transfer your service or fix it read more

Sparklight - Internet Service Providers Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Very hard to run my business when there are constant daily outages. This is becoming more and more of an issue. I will be shopping around for a new provider. read more

I would say some of the worst customer service I've experienced with a company, but that would require me actually speaking to someone live. The internet itself has been alright, but when they upgraded us to the EEVO device (was told it was complimentary at the time so we agreed to it) - I was conveniently locked out of my account and have not been able to log back in since. Turns out, that was because they are charging us additional fees for the EEVO device and a monthly rental fee on top of all that. Have called multiple times, tried the online chat multiple times with not a live customer service agent in site. If you're looking for 'okay' internet, no one to help find a resolution when issues arrive, and hidden additional fees - Sparklight is for you! read more

Buyer beware currently using sparklite if you have other options for internet bypass sparklite they are constantly down constantly jacking up their prices they have been a monopoly for far to long where I'm at now that I have other options sparklite is getting canceled read more

We have had Sparklight internet for a few years and been quite happy with it. However, over the last month anywhere from 3 to 6 times a day, we lose our internet. The modem is still connected, but the internet goes away. It usually only lasts for maybe 30 seconds to 2 minutes, but it is extremely inconvenient as we have several devices we have to reset. Hopefully, this issue goes away soon, or I will be looking elsewhere for our internet service. read more

After they replaced Cable America in my area, the internet has been far, far, far worse. The past two months alone have been filled with micro outages 24/7, every day, with the occasional full outage that often lasts more than and hour. Last night alone I suffered from 10 micro outages and a full outage that lasted a little under 3 hours. If you're luckier than I am and have a choice of provider, pick literally anyone else. At this point, these people should be paying me, cause I'm paying way too much money for a service that doesn't work. read more

Horribel Service! Phone number on website goes to Medicare. When you finally find their number the phone system does not work. Hit 1 for billing but it did nothing. Finally just said "goodbye"? read more

Could give them negative stars. Got diagnosed with Leukemia. Ordered Tv on April 28 it has never worked left April 30 for treatment. Just got back home still doesn't work and they want to charge like 400. called today to cancel the tv and they did but still want 400 for tv that has never worked. The person was rude and ungrateful. read more

Customer service is very limited and have bank hours and no weekends making any large issue a several day orderal. If the online system bounces a payment they will Not notify you and just cut internet. This is the most inconvenient company I have ever had the displeasure to work with. When comparing sparklight to CenturyLink please consider this and make the choice that won't waste an entire weekend of your life and charge you twice. Hope this helps someone more than sparklight helped me. read more

Buffering as many as 3 times per minute during sports events, specially on weekends and of course, at the worse possible time. Our computers lose internet daily for short periods and i would not use this service again. read more

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Absolutely the worst service of any company I have dealt with in recent memory. How in the world is this company in business. If you have another TV and internet option take it. Do NOT sign up with SparkLight!!! read more

I got service through spark light a few months ago I was a week late paying my bill they cut off my service I went on and paid my bill current over the phone got a confirmation number my service still isn't on and when I called customer service you can't get a hold of anyone on customer service or online there is no way to get any help on the weekends with the physical actual person and now spark light says my bill is $200 when I call now but I just paid $90 yesterday to bring it current can't resolve the issue customer service sucks / customer support. read more

They're definitely the cheapest price in the area, but you get what you pay for... our internet is often spotty and goes out. And the worst of it all that makes me absolutely livid is I have enrolled in auto pay THREE times and three times I have randomly been unenrolled in it without being notified and then been charged late fees for my not paying my bill even though I had enrolled in auto pay! So I've finally just quit trying to use auto pay because it doesn't work and I don't trust them to do it and I'm sick of them charging me fees for it. So unprofessional and infuriating. read more

If it were possible I would give them a negative 5 stars. I added a land line in January 2025. I moved my 86 yr old mother in and needed to have a way for her to call me at work. She doesn't do well with technology. It worked at first, then she couldn't make calls. She could receive calls. 4 technicians later its still doesn't work. I replaced the phone and cord as they instructed. Countless phone calls with the promise of a solution and a call back. To date nothing is resolved. As much as I don't like Quest..... might be my only option. read more

Called sparklight last week. Was promised a 9/29 connection for our business between 8-12. This was guaranteed by the rep on the phone as we discussed the importance of not missing the date to open our business. No one ever showed up and no one ever called, texted, emailed their no show or status. Zero follow up. Now we are inoperable due to their failure to keep their appointment. They would not make it right and come out to connect. They gave me a later date which I explained was unacceptable due to keeping our livelihood down for two additional critical days. We advertised "open to the public on 9/30" bases on their guarantee which, again, they broke and will not correct. When I called, they lied and said they came and called, but were caught in said lie, as we were present at the connection address AND we have an answering service to which they would have left a message, but did not. Do not do business with this company. Their service is horrible and their willingness to make their mistake correct has now fallen on the consumer. Not the first time I've had issues with Sparklight, which is why I left them before. Guess that's my fault for trying them again... read more

Three times today they are gone out. Probably pulling some maintenance issue as it's a holiday but regardless, it is awful and it happens way too often. We feel stuck in Bellville TX with them. Wish someone better would come along. We would switch so fast. read more

Messed up my seasonal restart which impacted business revenue. Then my network disappeared forcing me to rely on an unreliable hotspot connection. Then they told me I would need to have a tech come out but that will be 5 days away. No ability to interact with their partners to solve a problem (modem provider). Seems like nothing is easy with Sparklight and I have to reach out far too often to them for technical support for things that go wrong. read more