This review is for service in the Yorkville / UES area, not the store.
When Spectrum bought Time Warner, we were hoping for better Internet service, or at least some improvement. Of course, the infrastructure in buildings and neighborhoods takes time to upgrade, but the new Spectrum has some SERIOUS downsides.
Service reps' professionalism - 10 of 10
Infrastructure maintenance & upgrades - 2 of 10
Technicians' skills - 8 of 10 for tech skills, 2 of 10 for common sense and communication
If there are ANY alternatives for Internet service in your area, I would go with ANY other company. Spectrum's customer service company policy states that if you get disconnected, they can call you back ONE TIME, but that's it. Seriously? That's your customer service policy?
If you do not call each and every time you have a service disconnection, you will not get any credit back for your service being down. That's what my very nice rep Ian told me.
Also, the techs told me that some routers they install are newer and more reliable, and some are older. But Spectrum wants the older routers used up anyways because it saves Spectrum money. If you get an older router that goes out, you will have to spend time to schedule an appointment to get it replaced. You need to demand new equipment - hopefully they won't lie and give you outdated tech gear.
In Nov. 2017, the Internet service disruptions were too frequent and unbearable to work from home. These issues go beyond what you can fix yourself by resetting the power to reboot your box repeatedly. So I called in for service, and they told me that it was a wire issue, running up to the rooftop to the routers there. The first technician was very nice but could not access the rooftop (locked door w alarm), so I had to reschedule with Spectrum and schedule a time with my super to get the rooftop door left open for the 2nd tech. The 2nd tech fixed my apartment's problem but said he noticed that there are 3-4 routers on the rooftop, one in each corner, and the one serving my apartment (plus ~1/4 of the other apartments) is not functioning well and NOT giving us the advertised Internet speed that we're paying for. Very well knowing that nobody can access the rooftop without scheduling for the super to keep it open on a certain day, he told me not to worry about it and that he would send other tech to fix it. (How about using some common sense to schedule things with me like you just did for yourself, and not waste another useless tech visit, which also costs Spectrum money?) Sure enough, another tech showed up unannounced on a weekday, disrupting my work day, and I had to turn him away bc we didn't schedule rooftop access. Soon, cold weather and snow hit, and I felt badly requesting techs to go out in the freezing cold to fix the rooftop router.
Fast forward to last night - Internet service was intermittent YET again, so I called and found there was a neighborhood outage. I followed up on the rooftop access issue again, and they told me that this is handled by ANOTHER "Construction" department, and that it would take *7 to 10 business days* for someone to respond to this. Had I known, I would have called back in November and sent someone out onto the rooftop...freezing or not!
After spending more than an hour on the phone this Sunday morning (and standing outside in the rain, the only place I get cell reception) to get a more immediate response, I'm getting a credit back of $2.09 for my time wasted and downed service in the past 12 hours, and a nice lady called me back 3x to confirm another rooftop appointment for 2 weeks out. My service request should be prioritized, since it's for the sake of multiple customers and YOUR company infrastructure, not just me.
I hope it works out, since we're all paying for Internet speeds that we ARE NOT getting...not to mention just basic connectivity in New York City on the Upper East Side.
I badly need land line service too, since I can't use my cell service inside my apartment, but I balk at giving Spectrum Time Warner any more money than I already have to.
I'm keeping my eyes peeled for ANY other alternative Internet service! Where's the competition?
I'll update this review as needed. read more