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Monday, March 24th, 2025 3:57 PM

Overcharging Without Notice, Outrageous Price Hikes and Terrible Customer Service

I am extremely disappointed with the way your company handles customer service and pricing. Before I became a customer, I was able to reach a live representative immediately. Now, as a paying customer, my calls are blocked, and I am forced into a chat system that makes it incredibly difficult to speak with a real person.

Additionally, I received no email or text notification informing me that my yearly discounted rate was expiring and that my bill was about to increase significantly. Instead, you simply charged my account without any prior notice or authorization. The fact that you require customers to link their checking accounts for a $10 discount—only to take advantage of that by withdrawing funds without approval—is unacceptable.

When I finally reached customer support, I spoke with two different representatives who gave me completely different pricing. The first rep lowered my bill to $55, while the second eventually brought it down to $45. However, this is still an unreasonably high rate for the same exact service I’ve been receiving, and I am far from satisfied. The inconsistency in pricing only confirms that even your own company does not believe your service is worth $95. It seems like customers are simply given whatever rate they happen to negotiate, which is a terrible business model.

It’s clear that your company prioritizes attracting new customers and pushing upgrades rather than retaining and valuing existing ones. If I am paying for the same WiFi service, why should I have to pay significantly more for the same experience? This lack of transparency and disregard for customer satisfaction is unacceptable, and I will be actively seeking an alternative provider going forward.

Official Employee

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19 days ago

Hi there, @user_xo60td! Thanks for reaching out to us here on the Community Forum! We're very sorry to hear you feel that way and that you had a poor experience getting assistance. Regarding your discounted rate expiring, 

In the spirit of transparency, we provide a listing of the active promotions, the amount saved, and the end date on each and every billing statement. It would be under your services in green text. If you are doing paperless billing, you can check your statements with the directions here : https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/view-xfinity-billing-history

 

The expectation is that with a promotion or introductory offer, you would be able to experience the services and see the quality and value of those services and continue at the standard rate. However, if you wanted to check out other eligible promotions or services, you're most certainly welcome to do so! The quickest and easiest way to change services and check for eligible promotions. If you log in with your primary XFINITY ID and head over to: https://www.xfinity.com/planbuilder There, you can browse and compare service plans and options, and even change over right online! 

 

If you would like, we would be more than happy to work with you one on one to see what options are available to you! Please feel free send a direct message to us by clicking the chat icon in the upper right corner of the page, click on the pen and paper icon, then enter “Xfinity Support” in the “To” section. Please include your full name and complete street address to get started. Thanks! 

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I don’t need an explanation of how an introductory promotional offer works—I’m well aware. What I do expect is a level of transparency from you, rather than deceptive tactics that push customers into providing checking account details just so you can charge them immediately when the promotion ends, without any reminder or warning.

I didn’t scrutinize the fine print of my bill every month because I signed up for automatic payments and paperless billing—something your company encourages. So, congratulations on successfully misleading your customers. You certainly got a good chunk of money from me this month to make up for all those promotional discounts!

Official Employee

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@user_xo60td, thanks for your feedback, I will certainly pass it along! I just wanted to make sure you were fully aware of the location of the details of your discounts on the bill as well as options for looking at eligible promotions and services. If you wanted to discuss options one on one, the offer still stands, so feel free to send us a private message!

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