Mediacom Consumer Reviews - Page 2

ST PETER, MINNESOTA -- Buyer beware. Mediacom internet sucks sucks. Speeds are sooo slow and not what they advertise. I don't get the speeds I pay for. Service repair is a month out. Tech support is a joke. They don't troubleshoot. They're rude. They hang up /disconnect you in the middle of a call... Stay away from mediacom far far away.

BETHANT, DELAWARE -- Mediacom has the worst service ever. They lost a check sent to keep up service in my brother's rental property after his death, and having to try to unravel their atrocious customer service has cost me well over 10 hours of my workday -- and the issue is still not resolved. Horrible. Do not ever use them.

Around July 16, 2011 I contacted Mediacom and was connected to **. I requested phone and Mediacom Online MAX 20 Mbps Internet service. ** - noticeably confused about the multiple of specials around this time - suggested a special for 34.95 for phone and Mediacom Online MAX 20 Mpbs for 12 months after which it would then go up. I agreed on this and the technician ** installed service on 07/26.

However, already then I noticed on the work order that only the Standard Internet service was included (12 Mbps) - and the charge was only 29,95. ** said he couldn't change that but accepted my prepared check for 34.95 and told me to talk to **. I did, and after a series of conversations trying to understand Mediacom's dubious specials at that time (which ** didn't understand either), ** agreed to talk to Mediacom to have my service adjusted to 20 Mbps. That was Jul 29. I didn't hear from him anymore.

Therefore, I contacted him August 12. He said he sent an email in this matter but that they might be backed up due to the 'college kids moving in [University of Iowa]'. I contacted him again on August 20. The strange answer I got then was (quote): "They are having trouble finding someone to fix the account in the system. I apologize. You might get farther going through customer service at 1-877-387-8087. It's worth a try." So I did.

After a few transfers, the customer service representative let me know that I wouldn't be able to get the special I had signed up for anymore since it had expired. But he would be happy to adjust my Internet service to the 20 Mbps - at the regular rate of $59.95 a month. Furious at that point, I contacted ** who told me (quote) "You actually have till Aug 26 to cancel with no charges for service. If you're that unhappy with everything I'd advise you do that before it's too late."

So, my choice was No Internet or swallow incompetence, terrible customer service and breach of agreement. I spend a month on this process, while my emotional stage escalated from patience and understanding through surprise and disbelief to frustration and the heartfelt realization of disempowerment. I recommend to everybody to avoid Mediacom like the plague and find alternatives - before signed a contract or immediately once the current one expires.

WATERLOO, IOWA -- We had Mediacom installed in our new home in May. We have had nothing but problems with the reception since. When we have called to report the issue, which is simple the picture will turn black and white or blank completely, the representative did not understand what our problem was and would report issues we were not having. Finally we were able to have a service person scheduled to come to our house.

The service person was to be here on Sunday between 8-12. At 9:30 the phone rang and we could get to it before the voice mail picked up. The person left a message to call 232-8800 if we were still having issues. The number left has been disconnected. So called the 800 number. After waiting 30 minutes someone was finally able to help. The lady stated we had an appointment but it was canceled as the service person called twice and we did not answer. Nope, only one call was made to our phone.

Then I requested to speak with a manager and without responding to my request the lady said "one minute" while contact the service person to find out what is going on. After another 10 minutes on hold without agreeing to wait, I am now even more upset. Another person came on the line and rudely asked what my problem was. I was already angry and demanded a number to speak with a manager in our local office.

This person advised local offices have no phones to be contacted at. Duh!! What kind of business office has no phone available. Employees must have a line for emergencies. There is a number to call. This lady then finally agreed to have a manager call me after my work hours to have someone call. However, after 6 months of trying to get my cable corrected I will not hold my breathe. But when it comes to collecting your money for the bill, they sure are quick. Yes, I have tried to change companies. Unfortunately, Mediacom is the only cable service in our area and due to our location and surroundings, we are unable to connect to satellite, which was our first choice.

SAVAGE, MINNESOTA -- We got charged twice for disconnecting fee. Who does that? TV service awful from the beginning and only got worse as the months followed. Always technical difficulties every month to the point they would block the phone lines so you couldn't get through. On demand only worked part of the time. Means when you try to play catch up on weekend with shows, surprise it doesn't work. Movies only worked 70% of time maybe. About 15 minutes in they would get all fuzzy. Got double and triple charged movies if we didn't catch it in time.

Called them once to 2 times a month for problems. Ordered show time to watch Game of Thrones only to have technical difficulties that day and couldn't get it to play online either. Called and there was nothing they could do about it. That is the only reason we paid for show time. Total waste of money and huge headache while we were customers. We switched to DirecTV and have been amazed and much happier.

LEESBURG, GEORGIA -- First, my internet is down again and the HD channels are unwatchable (skips and flutters a lot.... Also the internet service is down often. I have had to call dozens of times to get them to come out and check out the service. The latest was Wed. of this week. They said they could not get anybody here until June 3rd.... 8 days does not seem reasonable. Either they have a lot of problems or they need to have more service people. I'm switching to DirecTV and hope this is better. All the fancy commercials they produce is pretty much a joke.

ST. PETER, MINNESOTA -- So here I am... again... without phone service. It has been out for 6 hours now. When I went to a local pay phone, I got a busy signal all three times I tried to call as I stood in the rain. I went home and sent email which was answered with an auto reply. Eventually, after several emails, I got an email that indicated they would send my problem to the correct department to get the problem fixed. This is not the first time this has happened. In fact, it happens about once a month, right along with losing my internet about once a month. This all started as soon as my first year was over and my rates went up. Go figure... more money for less service. How insane is that?

SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA -- I am only writing this review here because Mediacom does not provide any opportunities for customer feedback on their website. Call them? I did and waited over 20 minutes for Customer Service to pick up. To try to get rid of me, they made a big deal about security because my wife set up the account. When I provided the information required, they couldn't find our account. When I asked to take the Customer Survey, they hung up on me. I wasn'€™t about to call back.

Never mind that we had to wait a week to have our service hooked up. Mediacom's customer service and digital cable product are terrible (phone is OK, internet and installers have been very good)! There is a long pause between channels, the on-screen guides stink and the signal is often intermittent. The DVR, while a convenient option, is inferior to those offered with satellite. We have ordered two on-demand movies and in both cases they stopped in the middle and could not be re-started. While Mediacom did refund the cost of the movies, it is very frustrating.

If Mediacom is your only choice, don'€™t bother with a HD television - they only have a few channels and the reception quality is so poor that the picture actually looks better on a traditional set. We don'€™t have any other choice where we currently live, or we would certainly switch back to satellite. Google their CEO's name and he actually mentions it as part of Mediacom'€™s business strategy in several recent articles. It'€™s obvious to me that Mediacom's Pledge to Customers is pure fiction.

WATERLOO, IOWA -- Moving into a apartment, moving dates changed. They advertise they will change installation for your convenience.

EARLVILLE, ILLINOIS -- I cannot get through to the company on cell phone. House phone stays busy before dialing the numbers. I live in a multi-dwelling and I think some people are tapped in for free. I mentioned this to one of your people here for a service call for someone else. They confirmed seeing someone illegal tapped in. But I would have to call to get another tech to come check it out?