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    The cold, desolate night.
    Warhol C.

    A trash bag by any other name would still reek. It's the usual, "one star wish I could give it no stars," disgruntled review: 1. Unreliable internet, often drops video calls, interrupts streams, loads slowly 2. Automated messages when you call to get any support 3. Vertical monopoly - basically are forced to endure due to few choices in the area These things I could overlook, most internet companies fit the trope of having crappy service, but today was the straw that broke the camels back...waking up with no internet, trying to work from home, using up all your phone's data, and calling the company for support only to hear a repetitive loop of automated messages saying they're "sorry for the delay," it'll be another two hours. The time ticks by, you turn your head to peer out your window into the cold, desolate night. The black curtain has descended over the day's sun. The realization that the whole day has gone by and there will be no internet sinks in. You dial the Wave Broadband's phone number, greeted by a familiar automated voice. You have entered the Twilight Zone.

    Many calls to Wave G but no result
    Tiratat P.

    I have used Wave for 4 years. Initially it was a very pleasant experience; call center was responsive, technical support was very knowledgeable and very helpful. Now fast forward 4 years and two acquisitions later, the service is unbearable. The internet is fine until they are not. And if there is an outage, good luck trying to get in touch with anyone. During an outage that happened last week, I cannot get in touch with anyone, after the incident, we tried to get them to come to check our equipment, and guess what they never show up! (We have scheduled it again tomorrow so we'll see how it goes). Today I am trying to get in touch with a department that can handle our account. I've learned that it is called a "residential bulk" account after talking to 6 agents and 4 hours wait. I still don't know how to get in touch with them after talking to many agents. The business agents seem to know more but they said they don't have any visibility into the residential side. They also suggested that I ask for a supervisor. I haven't tried that though. They also seem to have a social media presence on Twitter and Facebook, but I think it's a hit or miss. You should try them too if you cannot get through via a call. In Seattle, we don't have many choices for gigabit speed internet. All ISPs in the area seems to have a very bad reputation now. If you have other choice, I'd recommend exploring them too.

    Wave overcharging me for years
    John D.

    1/22/2019 The truth about wave is their staff violated my privacy by posting my private info online, then when I complained they retaliated against me and had their lawyer send me a letter stating they are terminating my service. They say I harassed them which i did not, I only communicated by a few emails as allowed per the first amendment. On top of this, for years they have been charging me $90+ a month for 110 Mbps service, even though they have been offering it everyone else for much less. A class action is coming against Wave people as I and others are not going to tolerate their discrimination and price manipulation. See the info below for WA and see how much more they are charging you over others.

    WaveBroadBand speed attached to modem via Ethernet cable. No other devices accessing it
    Robert G.

    Wave has been successful at something that I thought could never be achieved. I actually miss my Comcast service. Yep, you read here. First; my wife set up our television and Internet connections by calling Wave. She was quoted a specific monthly price for the bundle. When our first bill came it was $40 over the quoted price. When she called "customer service" they told her that they were including the local television fees, which she was never told of and are not listed as part of the price on their website. The person refused to remove the charge until my wife demanded to talk to his supervisor. The person only then relented and told my wife that a supervisor would call back within 2 hours. That was 3 days ago, still waiting..... Secondly the Internet speed is an absolute joke, well below claimed rates. We may end up switching to Century Link or a local service in Gervais Oregon soon. If you have a decent option, do not sign up for Wave.

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    Ask the Community - Wave Broadband

    When do they answer their phone? Been trying to get through for 2 weeks.

    NEVER! They claim (always) a potential 20 minute wait. I have waited over three hours (I put it on speaker and go about my business just to see how long) then it cuts off. Absolute WORST customer service on the planet.

    Have wave and seem to have frequent slow internet connections just wondering if any one else in area experiencing the same issue. I am in between mount Vernon and laconner?

    Hi Caleb, I am not in your local area, (Snohomish), by have experienced the same issue for 3 months now. I have had to call Wave at least 7 times during that time. Each… Read more

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