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    First, in the interest of full disclosure, I will note that the internet service itself has not been an issue. It has been solid. This is for WOW corporate and not specifically this location. I started my internet on 5/29/21. There was a promotion at the time for a $250 gift card when you sign up for their gig speed internet. You are supposed to receive this after 90 days of service. 10/04/21 - At the beginning of October, I realized that I hadn't received the gift card so I called and spoke with Randy in retention who said that he didn't know what had happened but would process the current offer for me which was $300 instead of $250 but I would have to wait another 90 days. 01/20/22 More than 90 days later, still nothing. I called again and spoke with Trichelle (Richelle?) who said that I would receive it by email in 2-3 days. 01/25/22 Still nothing. I spoke with Charlie who said that they would process it but it would take another 90 days. I said no. I have already waited 90 days twice and I was fairly confident that I would not receive it after another (3rd) 90 day period. She said that they were escalating but she hasn't seen the form yet for the gift card. I was then told that the form was being reviewed the the 'back office'. ** quick note. I was told by nearly everyone on these calls to check my spam folder which suggests that they believed that it had been sent. If they believed that it had been sent, why can't they process this request rather than get approval?** 01/26/22 Spoke with Hannah. I was told that they had submitted an escalation and that it would take another 4-6 weeks. Again, I said no for the same reasons stated previously - probably not going to get it anyway. Hannah escalated it to Mario who said that he would see if they could apply the amount (only $200) to my account instead of getting a gift card for the $250. I was not happy about it being offered as a credit to my account but would accept it if they would do it for the $250 as was promised when I signed up - not $200 and not the $300 I was told in October. I just want what was promised when I signed up. I was not going to settle for less after everything that I had been going through. Mario said that he would call me back in 2 hours. He did in about 3 but I was unavailable to answer the call. So I called back a short time later and spoke with Edward who told me that Mario would call me within 24 hours. 01/28/22 No word from Mario (or anyone). I called and got Mario again who said that the most they would be able to apply to my account was $100 - not $200, not $300, and not the $250 as per the original agreement. Of course, I went ballistic and regaled Mario with all of the history and hoops that I had to go through up to this point and that they would certainly lose me as a customer as well as my brother who I was referring to WOW pending the outcome of this fiasco - not to mention anyone else I can scare off of WOW based upon my experience and this review. Mario put me on hold again to talk to those above him (again). He came back and offered me a $200 credit on my bill (again, not $250). At his point I said, give me the $200 credit on my bill and I will be leaving WOW as soon as I am able to secure another provider. This way I have three months of paid service to locate the ideal option. Though, I will drop them as soon as I find the right deal for my family. I came to WOW because of the horrendous service provided by Comcast only to experience the same awful service with WOW. I tried to give the 'little guy' a chance. I have had them in the past. They used to be known for their customer service. That was always the advantage they had over Comcast. Sadly, not any more. I am attaching all of my notes from this case. I have been keeping these since my call in October. This is something I learned in so many years of dealing with Comcast. Calls: 7 Total time spent on phone calls: 3 hours 12 minutes Returned calls from WOW: 1 Current offer from WOW to sign up for gig speed internet: $250 Losing a customer over $50: The WOW Way

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