Cox Communications Inc Consumer Reviews - Page 5

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA -- I called Cox and the salesman talked me into signing up for a bundle. He told me that there might be a $150 deposit, depending on my credit. He called later that day and said that the deposit was taken off because my credit was checked and it was good enough. I thought all was well until I received my first bill with an extra $150 tacked on (which, according to the automated system, was overdue). I called and complained and the guy on the phone said that I was supposed to show a photo ID at a Cox store and they might be able to take it off.

He said he was seeing that I talked to two different people the day I signed up and the second person saw that I would have to pay a deposit. This was news to me considering I know nobody else from Cox ever called until installation day. I don't care what kind of hoops you have to jump through to get it taken care of, when someone says you don't have to pay a deposit, they need to take it off. I don't buy it that something miraculously popped up. They're just a greedy company looking for any way to screw people out of their hard earned cash.

The installation process was a pain too. My installation was supposed to be done one morning between 10 and 12. I get a call at my old home phone number (which I told them was only a secondary number, that they need to call my cell if they actually want to get a hold of me) at 12:05 to let me know that the guys are running an hour late. When I finally talk to someone at 12:15, the lady says that I can always reschedule the installation.

I shouldn't have to work around their schedule, they should work around mine! I told her to just call me when they're on their way. They finally give me a call later in the afternoon, and it was 3:00 by the time they came out! If you tell someone you will be there between 10-12, show up at that time, not 3 hours late!

The people at Cox can't even make an effort to spell names correctly. My parents had service with them 5 years ago (only for a month because they didn't like Cox either) and the bill had their last name spelled wrong. When I got my first (and probably last) bill in the mail, they spelled my first name wrong. I know I spelled it out for the guy on the phone. I've only had service for 5 days and I have not had one good experience yet. This company is so worthless that I think it is time to move on. I would not recommend Cox to anyone. It is not worth the hassle at all.

TUCSON, ARIZONA -- I am getting the runaround, like you would not believe. A month ago I made an online bill payment using Bank of America Bill pay to Cox Communications Inc. During the payment, the website decided to go down and my payment went through but not before added an additional digit to my payment. The payment now is a 1000+ dollars more than what I wanted to pay. Now the game begins trying to get your money back. Called Cox and they said the bank has to sent a Letter of indemnification. Go to the bank, explain what happen and they send the letter to the Online Sales and Services Support.

Now at Cox Communications Inc. a little about their service support, when talking to a representative they do not give their full name. You do not get the same person you talk to before. They do not want to give you to their supervisors. When calling twice on the matter, you have to explain yourself all over again because the new person you are dealing with does not know anything of what was promise before. One department does not know what another department is doing.

I was told from one CSR that they did not have the means to transfer a call to another CSR. They give you all source of apologies but nothing is getting done. I was told that the payment will be sent to me in 10 business days and why it takes that long is beyond me, yet those days go by, no check is received, a new bill is sent and it is paid with the overpayment balance on my account after being told that the check will be in the mail. The level of runaround by the Cox Communications Inc is unbelievable. I mean, I am simply amazed by all the structure of their accounting service.

The letter was faxed to Buffalo (Three times now) and I get a call from the Phoenix office and they do not know anything about the situation. To this day I have still have not received a check for the overpayment. I am getting to the point of just dumping the service and maybe then they will send me a check for my overpayment. So anybody out there who has gone through the same thing and has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for the opportunity to express myself.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA -- Realizing that COX is still attempting slowly to return services to the New Orleans metro area, I am directing this to your attention for the following reasons. Since October 2005 our service has been interrupted on an average of from two to three and half hours per day. And some channels are blacked out, or distorted. All can be traced back to external line problems or transmission problems owned or operated by COX.

On over 20 attempts to contact your Technical Service department (504-304-8444) since October 2005, we had the following results. In most cases we got a recorded message that “You cannot reach that number”. The four cases we did get through we ended up on hold from 30 to 50 minutes without speaking to anyone.

Of the over 10 emails sent to your customer service regarding the problems, and requesting it be serviced, and credits be issued, only one response was received, and this one was in part was sarcastic, and threatened disconnect of service. We have been locked into using COX Cable Service for a number of years, and our account has always been paid on time. Even with the poor service over all.

And as of this date we are still being harassed for payment without receiving the benefit of a response to service problems, or credits for loss of service. It is no wonder a number of web sites list COX Communications, especially in the New Orleans area so poorly.

Even if Ray Nagin your former CEO and area chief executive officer, and now Mayor of New Orlean, still retains close ties to COX, and appears to have personal interest in the company, does not mean that a good customer, honest, who pays bills on time, should be treated in such a poor manner. You may not be aware of this but Consumer Complaints can be filed with federal agencies, who in turn can take an action for the benefit of the consumer.

I am in the military and live in base housing. I have had internet service with Cox for a while now and have been happy with their service until recently. In November 2010 my bill was $19.99 per month. By June 2011 they raised my rate to $21.99 per month. I called to find out what was going on. I was told that the $19.99 service was not available and the new rate was $21.99. The next month my rate was raised again to $24.99. No explanation or anything.

I looked on their website and the $24.99 in the 3 month introductory fee and it will go to $34.99. This is outrageous. I am sick and tired of COX getting rich off of their monopoly and charging more money for the same crappy service. The internet service was 3 mbps when I paid $19.99 and it is still 3 mbps at $34.99. What gives? I hope COX goes out of business and all of the owners go bankrupt and lose everything they have. Maybe then they will remember the little man trying to make an HONEST living!!! CROOKS!!!

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Having had the Cox Bundle for almost a year I can honestly say it's the biggest load of bollocks ever. When I originally signed up for the service they represented a price of $67.00 for their "Bundle" (Cable TV, High Speed Internet and Phone) as being a non-promotional offer. However, after six months I was suddenly being billed over $150 per month for their lame services. Their internet is adequate but their cable is awful.

As a customer of Satellite TV for over 20 years before trying cable I can tell you that Cox Hi-Def is tantamount to Standard Satellite TV. In fact, most of Cox's Hi-Def programming is horrible. In my view, switching to Cox Cable after years as a satellite TV viewer is like trading in your Mercedes s500 for a Skoda. When I contacted Cox to question the more than doubling of my bill, they tried to tell me that the original $67 was a promotional price good for only six months. When I told them that their service had been mis-represented to me they were unapologetic. I tried to cancel the service with them but they did everything possible to try to talk me out of it.

I still haven't cancelled their service. There is no place to do it on their website - surprise, surprise. I know that I'll have to call them to complete the cancellation but I really have no desire to talk with these worthless dunderheads. Please learn from my mistake. Don't deal with Cox lest you become a Cox Sucker!

I am a 6 year employee with Cox communications, and have a few to things to add at the employee perspective. The amount of tension involved with my position has made me get on anti-depressants and Xanax for crippling neck tension. And it all starts here... We are supposed to work 8-5 M-F. Well every day at about 4:30 dispatch will be kind enough to let us know that there is like 20 service calls still left, or more. And every day when you "expect" to get off at 5:00 and you don't. It drives you insane... Slowly.

When we are "on-call" they work us from 11:30-8:30 p.m. The only reason they work us until 8:30 is because they don't want to pay us overtime. It is more "convenient for Cox not to pay for anything" and our "on-call", let me define "on-call". If we get called at 4:00 in the morning we have to get out of bed get in the truck and drive across town to someone's house and find out why their internet doesn't work?

We as Cox technical employees have no personal lives, our "lives have been literally consumed" by Cox communications for an average of $15.00 an hour. This company knows only one thing. Take, take, take, take. They don't give 2 craps about any of us employees, or any of their customers that pay out the ass for their service. This company is run by a bunch of money hungry, greedy, executive pricks that no doubt, don't know a damn thing about the communications business, which is why they are going under. "I hate Cox communications".

PARMA, OHIO -- I have had Cox cable over a year now. I started out with only cable with one box. I thought I could get a better deal so I contacted other providers for quotes. Not long after I got off the phone with DirecTV did COX contact me and tell me "as a preferred customer we have a special deal for you" - they quoted me at $89.99 price lock guarantee for 24 months if I bundled internet, cable and phone. Well I received my first bill since the change and come to find out I did not get the deal I was promised..Instead they are charging me $142.47 before taxes!! I think this is wrong and I am Very Upset.

WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND -- I have been a Cox customer since 2009. I have never been late on a payment and I always pay the full amount. I noticed the past year of 2013 they been adding on things that they should not have, such as 411 calls that I never made, mind you I am alone. They also say they will credit your account and never do! When you call them to ask questions they are extremely rude and do not correct the problem. The beginning of this year I was told that I was locked in at 120.00 monthly! NOT! They started charging me more and more!

So one day before my bill was even due I was shut off (their fault). The woman from tech support apologized and then turned my service back on saying "I would not be charged for the shut off." Well I was... I want everyone to know how much they have scammed me and warn others not to go with them!

SAN DIEGO -- Two or three times in past years, we received ads from Cox Communications about changing our phone service. Each time, I wrote down all their information their phone reps gave, and each time I called back, their answers changed, so I just wasted my time.

Well this time, they had some package deal with phone service, updated cable TV, and internet service, and this time, the stories did not change, so we agreed to switch. No one showed up for our appointment! No one called to explain! When we left a message for the person who took our order, she didn't call back. A couple of days later, we called for a manager and were told that they had canceled our order! No explanation but to say that they had called us a few days earlier and left a message on our machine saying that we were required to also have our long distance service with them.

First, this was a lie - they left no such message! Second, the phone reps had never told us that we were required to have our long distance service with Cox in order to get the package. Third, there was no justification for standing us up and not calling us back.

You cannot trust what Cox tells you. In fact, when we placed the order, because of past bad experiences, I asked the representative to email to me the details we had discussed. She promised to do so but never did! I imagine that's because with Cox changing their story constantly, she didn't want our understanding to be on record!

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA -- We have Cox for cable and internet. It started with high prices, but after a short time the 'special' offer disappears and the price goes up even more. I tried calling to see if there was something they can do to bring down prices. First I'm put on hold for a long time and then I speak to someone who tells me I could get lower prices if I bundled and added a phone. Well, I don't own a landline phone. She told me there was nothing she could do unless I bought a phone and then suddenly I'm talking to someone new who is asking me the same questions again. No warning or reason for the transfer. This lady has no idea why I was transferred.

Next I get someone coming to my door saying he is a Cox Representative and can lower my price. Again it's by bundling but now I don't need to have a phone, just pretend I have one. I set up an appointment with him so my husband and I can discuss this. He shows up 45 minutes late without a phone call saying he'd be late. By that time my husband had to leave. Luckily we'll be moving in a year and can get away from Cox. What a pain trying to work with these people. Extremely high prices for limited service. No professionalism at all.