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I was looking to hire a professional to help me with my home Wi-Fi system. Before the first visit,…read morewhich (I thought) was merely a consultation, I was not informed of that there would be a fee, or of the amount of such fee. Charlie told me a telephone number to call Verizon customer service, and, while I was on hold, Charlie and I chatted for 1/2 hour, and he stayed with me for approximately 15 minutes longer while I ordered what I thought was an upgrade in my home Wi-Fi service. Charlie then gave me a bill for $200, after literally not saying more than 5 words about my system or providing any guidance whatsoever to me. Rather than argue with him (because he was referred by an acquaintance), I simply paid the bill right then and there. Thereafter, when Verizon's personnel visited my house and told me that I already had Verizon's "maximum" Wi-Fi service, I contacted Charlie to ask whether a Wi-Fi "mesh" system would help. He said that it would help immensely and selected one of the most expensive systems available for home networks, and he told me that either he could get that system for me at the standard retail price (even though he buys at wholesale price--but that is perfectly fine--as I have no issue with him benefitting from his relationship with the vendor), or that I could order it myself. After I asked Charlie to order it for me, he sent me an invoice for the system that was ~$300 higher than the retail price (or more than a 22% markup over retail pricing on the manufacturer's website). I asked him politely whether the system he was proposing that I purchase was the identical system as I had seen on the manufacturer's website for ~$300 less, or whether the system I was viewing online was different from the system that he was going to purchase for me. He then told me (in my opinion, after being effectively "caught" in the act of overcharging me) that it was the same system and that he was too busy to take on our project. I tried reaching Charlie several times since then, and he has failed to answer my calls or return my messages, finally responding to say that he was busy and that I should work with someone else. I feel that Charlie was trying to take advantage of me, because I don't know a lot about technology, and he just quit rather than having a discussion with me when confronted about his attempt to overcharge me. I then hired a very expensive, but also very reputable, company to assist me with this project, and they told me unequivocally that a "mesh system"--the $2,239 project that Charlie was recommending for my home--would be a complete waste and that it would not increase my bandwidth noticeably because it relied on the same wireless protocol and network. Based on these experiences, in my opinion, I strongly recommend that you consider all viable alternatives before hiring Charlie or his company and that approach any prospective business relationship with Charlie and Avalon with a great deal of caution and skepticism. I will certainly avoid working with him at all costs. This poor review is not about the money--in fact I am spending substantially more money implementing a different system; rather, it is based on my distrust of Charlie, a complete lack of confidence in his skills and abilities and my unwillingness to work with any provider of services that I would not be comfortable having in my home or granting access to my data and home network. I simply don't trust the guy at all, and my feelings are based on my direct, albeit limited, experience with him. I would be remiss if I failed to note that Charlie has received a number of positive reviews; however, those reviews reflect experiences that are vastly different than mine.

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