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MediaCom Stinks worse than smelly fish!

Smiling JOe avatar
Smiling JOeSoWal Expert
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For the record, let it be known that I really dislike the crappy service which MediaCom gives (or is it, "doesn't give?").

I called earlier in the month to have my tv service removed at the end of the current billing cycle (june 2). First lady who arranged it was fine. Done deal. Today, I receive my bill and see that I am still being billed in next month's billing. No problem. I bet it is what they do to everyone to milk more money out of people. I call and wait 10 minutes to speak with someone. This someone is not overly friendly, but not necessarily polite. (I try to keep a good attitude because I know they are just pee-ons.) She explains to me that my new monthly bill will not be what the other MediaCom representative told me. It will be higher. She confusingly tells me that a service guy cannot come out to disconnect until June 2. No problem because that is when they were scheduled to do so orginally. She puts me on hold to check for price. I am on hold for five more minutes and my cordless phone battery is getting weak (I would love to buy a plane old phone that isn't digital or cordless :bang:). Suddenly, my phone is disconnected and my internet cable goes out. TV still works. I crank up the cell phone (shotty service on cloudy days) and cross my fingers, knowing that I am about to be put on hold for a while. Ten minutes later, another operator answers and I give her my story. She doesn't really listen to me and keeps telling me that I will have to call back on June 2 to schedule the disconnect. I acknowledge what she says but inform her that the other two reps didn't say that, and that both had said I was scheduled for disconnect on June 2. She keeps repeating herself. I told her that I would call back, but still don't have phone or internet service since I was disconnected earlier when talking to their rep. This lady says that she cannot help me with that, but she can reinstate my tv which has been disconnected. (I still have tv service and am supposed to until June 2 :bang:)
She patches me through to internet support, and I wait on hold another ten minutes. Finally, a stoner with athsma answers the phone, and sounds very out of it. He is dropping the phone, and doesn't say anything to me, other than, "this is ...," but I hear him talking to other people in the background. I ask, "are you there?" and he replies back, "yeah, hang on." A minute or two goes by and he begins to speak. "Tell me your number again." (I never told him my number the first time). He types in the vital info on who I am and where I live (scary). I tell him about being disconnected on the phone and losing the internet while talking to a MediaCom rep about disconnecting my phone service. He said that he couldn't handle billing and wanted to transfer me. NOPE. Don't do that. I need my phone and internet. :bang: blah, blah, blah. He tells me that the tv service was disconnected and that he will have to reset the entire system. He did, and it works now. He was confused, too. He said that they are supposed to come out on June 2 for disconnect, according the notes in the file. (duh! that is what I've been saying.)

When I hang up the phone, I get a call with an automated voice from MediaCom reminding me that they are coming out for an "installation" on June 1st. :bang::bang::bang: Who knows what will happen? I sure as heck wouldn't make a wager on it.

...and I thought it was difficult to fire AOL. MediaComm STINKS!

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GoodWitch58Beach Fanatic
#27
...and if I were experiencing this, I would send a copy of your above post to the NW Florida Daily News letter to the editor and as many other papers in Embarq's service area that would print it.
yippieBeach Fanatic
#28
Yippie, you might want to also think about a call or email/letter to the Public Service Commission in Tallahassee. It might help.

Unfortunately DSL is not regulated by the Public Service Commission or the FCC.

I think I will send a copy of the post to several people, including their competition......
seacrestkristiBeach Fanatic
#29
Comcast up here is pretty good as far as customer service and low downtimes goes. After dealing with Mediacom's customer service dept. they seem fandamtastic!
Wow :bang: Yippie. The guy hung up on both you and his coworker :yikes: What a jerk 😱 Was the he overwhelmed :cry: or just rude?
Is there any disadvantage to not scrambling my modem? Why do people lock them in the first place :confused: Can people get in your personal files or sumpin'? :idontno:
OMG, look at Relifords :wub: sweet baby 'tar 😀

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yippieBeach Fanatic
#30
Wow :bang: Yippie. The guy hung up on both you and his coworker :yikes: What a jerk 😱 Was the he overwhelmed :cry: or just rude?:idontno:

Frankly, I think he needed a LOT more training. I don't think he even knows who the Consumer Affairs department is, and of course, we had ask for Name, Employee ID number, and location. Poor Guy, he is really in the wrong line of work.

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Kurt avatar
KurtAdmin
#31
Knology has moved into SoWal and has an exclusive for Alys Beach & WaterSound North. They like exclusives. I don't know how their service is but competition should be a good thing. If you have a HOA then you can contact them about servicing your association.
yippieBeach Fanatic
#32
Just for kicks, I called for an update. Andres ID - OV3, Altama Springs location.

New estimated date to have this problem fixed, JUNE 22, 2007. Then he tells me there are now TWO outages in my area. Asking him exactly what area this involves, when they changed the repair time, and when they added a second OUTAGE... He got ovewhelmed and wanted to "trouble shoot" Nope, currently on a 4 minute hold waiting to speak with supervisor.

I want nothing more to do on a Saturday morning I am going to send a copy of all these post to the Sun, The NW Florida Daily News and the Destin Log. Quite possibity the Tallahassee Newspaper and.... The First Lady, Mrs. Christ's staff. (Used first lady's staff many years and they were quite agressive in resolving an issue.)

Update to come....
Smiling JOe avatar
Smiling JOeSoWal ExpertAuthor
#33
MediaCON has finally wised up and decided to not tell you approx wait time when on hold, because they know that in the 28 minutes approx hold time, I can drive over to their office and open a can of .... They may be able to hang up on me and cut off my telephone connection while on the telephone, but they cannot duct tape my mouth while I'm in their office.

Yippie, that sounds par for the course from what I've always heard about Embarq (the company formerly known as Slow-Sprint.) I cannot wait until competition for high speed is opened up via the cell phone companies, because at least we will have the option of something other than the monopolies who control this crap.

I am still wondering if my "installation" to disconnect my TV will happen today.
Smiling JOe avatar
Smiling JOeSoWal ExpertAuthor
#34
Yippie, please include my MediaCON posts, too, if it isn't any trouble.
rapunzel avatar
rapunzelBeach Fanatic
#35
I have a question for the techie people. Just after Katrina when no one in the city had telephone service or internet access and therefore couldn't do business (couldn't run credit cards, etc.), the city set up an open access network in the CBD. It took them about two weeks to set it up, so it can't be too difficult. At the time, part of the recovery plan included expanding the wi-fi network to the whole city. I remember the mayor saying something about this being a great service for the city to provide because instead of $30-$40 per month, the city could provide the service for about $0.17 per home. He went on to talk about how internet access at home would put poor kids on a level playing field with kids who had access, benefits to tourism, etc. The signal was strong, the speed fast.

Then, suddenly, Bellsouth announced they were no longer willing to donate their big building downtown for the use of the police and first responders. They put the screws to the mayor. The open access wouldn't be expanded to all areas of the city after all. Once phone and cable service had been restored to our area, the signal strength dropped and it slowed considerably.

My question -- is it pretty inexpensive to set up a open access connection, and if so why don't the HOAs do this?
Smiling JOe avatar
Smiling JOeSoWal ExpertAuthor
#36
Punzy, good question. There has been a big push for open networks in the past, but the movement seems to have died. By having open access, everyone would benefit, except for the cable monopolies. They pay BIG $$$$$ to lobbyists to keep the politicians from creating an open access. If we were smart, we could form a group to create an open access, by having signal repeater towers scattered throughout all of SoWal, and anyone could have access anywhere they go. In the end, I think the cable companies and phone companies will lose all of thier business to the cell phone companies, as people begin to use their smart phones for their modems and they are able to take that modem anywhere they have cell reception. The cable companies are old school and will soon be thought of as much as Prodigy is thought of today -- almost never.
yippieBeach Fanatic
#37
I am STILL on the phone with these idiots. 1 hour 11 minutes later.... They had NO IDEA what is going on!!

This person ask me if the people who gave me information WORKS FOR EMBARQ!! I did give him names, and one is his boss! :funn:

Anyway, NOW they are sending a PC Tech to my house between 2:30-4:30 today. :idontno: :idontno: :idontno:

What a MESS! I ask them if there was any problem with newspaper reporter being at the house when the tech arrives......

Thanks for the correction about Christ being single. I wonder, does anyone have any idea if there is a person acting in the same capacity of a "First Lady" or who would be fielding complaints that would normally go there?

ALSO, KURT, AND EVERYONE ELSE, DO YOU MIND IF I SHARE THIS THREAD? IF YOU DO, I PROMISE I WILL NOT SHARE IT. But, please let me know your thoughts.

Off the phone, 1 hour and 20 minutes later. Time for Tea.
yippieBeach Fanatic
#38
Punzy, good question. There has been a big push for open networks in the past, but the movement seems to have died. By having open access, everyone would benefit, except for the cable monopolies. They pay BIG $$$$$ to lobbyists to keep the politicians from creating an open access. If we were smart, we could form a group to create an open access, by having signal repeater towers scattered throughout all of SoWal, and anyone could have access anywhere they go. In the end, I think the cable companies and phone companies will lose all of thier business to the cell phone companies, as people begin to use their smart phones for their modems and they are able to take that modem anywhere they have cell reception. The cable companies are old school and will soon be thought of as much as Prodigy is thought of today -- almost never.

The Sheriff's department here seems to have WIFI from their cars all over town. Do you think they are feeding off Satellite?
Smiling JOe avatar
Smiling JOeSoWal ExpertAuthor
#39
The Sheriff's department here seems to have WIFI from their cars all over town. Do you think they are feeding off Satellite?
I don't know, but probably via cellular modems. Alltel's wireless access costs around $70 per month. I think there is an additional cost if you want to also use your smart phone as your modem for a computer network access.

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yippieBeach Fanatic
#40
I don't know, but probably via cellular modems. Alltel's wireless access costs around $70 per month. I think there is an additional cost if you want to also use your smart phone as your modem for a computer network access.

I wonder how the speed is on this issue.

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