I have yet to find a telecommunication company that does not participate in deceptive and aggressive sales tactics. Spectrum is no different. Incident #1. We were a spectrum business customer for 4 years in the Butte area. Around year 2 we had a spectrum rep visit us at our storefront trying to get us to sign an additional contract for a second account. No real reason except our internet install was located in the offices that we rented above our storefront. He tried to persuade our employees, my wife and also myself in trying to sign us up for another account. This was in a course of multiple visit attempts This is a prime example of the aggressive sales culture that Spectrum creates.
Incident #2. We recently moved our location in Butte. We have since signed another contract at the new location while we were in the process of closing our other location. During this year, we had 2 spectrum business accounts operating. When we called to disconnect last month, we asked for a disconnect date of the following day so we could keep our business phone line operational. As soon as we hung up the call, our internet and phone were immediately disconnected, ignoring our request to have the phone operational an additional day. We immediately called back asking if they could reinstate the service for an additional day. That reinstatement request ended up costing us over $170.00 When I returned the equipment, I was surprised to hear that we were still connected. I called the 1-800 number explaining our situation. The rep would not help us out and would only state that we ordered another reconnect. When I spoke with the manager, he also stated there was nothing he could do. That is when I was aggressive towards him. He stated then that he would have to open up an investigation and review the phone call. He would get back to us in 48 hours. 48 hours have past and they ran our credit card for the additional $170.00 We have not heard back from any representative. As soon as the account was disconnected, We could no longer access our account to view the charges online or change our credit card that was on file. We were just given an email that we owed this $170.00. We are now in the process of closing our second spectrum account and will be filing a complaint with the BBB. read more