Like most people, I feel Comcast is just a necessary evil in my "need" for reliable high-speed internet. I have always dreaded having to deal with them and their legendary horrible customer "service".
In late July, I needed to switch from Comcast Business service to Comcast Residential service due to a personal situation. I visited the Belmar Xfinity store to make this happen.
I went to the store mid-week in the early afternoon in the hopes of reducing my wait time to be helped. This worked as desired - I walked in and went to sign in on the wait list to be helped. I was quickly approached by someone and directed to the desk of an agent.
The person that helped me was Lupe. I explained what I needed to do, and what I wanted for ongoing residential service. She offered me the standard packages that I always see advertised on TV or in their incessant mailings to my home. I had no interest in accepting the same thing offered to any new customer - I expected something more in recognition of the long time I had been with Comcast Business.
We discussed this, I told her what I wanted and what I was willing to pay. She said she would check with a supervisor. She came back in 5 minutes or so, and said the "deal" I wanted was acceptable to them. The package I chose was an "Internet Plus" package, which includes internet and some limited TV channel offerings, plus HBO. (The price I received was under the normal price offered - which I had done a lot of checking on before going to the store.)
She worked through the rest of the process. She was exceptionally pleasant, very helpful, answered the various equipment and installation prices I had, and gave me her e-mail address to follow up with her if I had any questions or issues.
SUMMARY - LUPE AT THE BELMAR STORE WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH - SHE HAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH COMCAST AND KNOWS ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW. ASK FOR HER IF YOU CAN. ***** FIVE STARS FOR LUPE *****
Installation of what I needed happened a couple days later, within the time window I was given. The tech was very friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient.
But nothing is ever perfectly smooth with Comcast.
The channel package I received was exactly as expected, as to the channels themselves. The signal quality being received is just plain BAD. I knew the package selected wasn't for HD transmission of local channels, but even so what I get makes me feel like I've gone back in time by 15 years. My 60", 1080p HD TV is of essentially no value. It seems like the main goal of Comcast is to bait you in with this TV package, then frustrate you so badly with the inferior quality that you'll beg them to provide you with an upgraded TV package. My solution will probably be to go back to the cheap digital antenna I had, which delivered a MUCH superior signal. I'll use the HBO GO service to watch desired shows on my computer or other device.
And of course, Comcast screwed up the pricing when I got my first bill, just to prove to me that they still can't get things right the first time.
But I contacted Lupe, and she got that mess fixed, just like she promised she would. read more