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    Sam B.

    This is by far the worst customer service I've ever experienced. My internet went down in the middle of a Saturday, so I called technical support and waited 45 minutes to finally talk to someone. She told me it wasn't an outage in my building, so she walked me through all the troubleshooting steps. Well, none of those worked. She said a technician couldn't come out till Monday (which is two full days later). Thankfully, I work at a IT company and one of my coworkers diagnosed the issue and said it was Access Media 3's issue since my modem was working. I can't wait to cancel my contract with Access Media 3. I've even screenshotted a time when I was on hold for 1?5 hour and no one picked up.

    Always having "trouble."   Least reliable and worst customer service.
    Anish P.

    Access - should not be their first part of their name. Internet: Their internet constantly experiences outage. This isn't once in a while spotty, this is complete outages once a week. Between the outages, there's significant lag. Netflix - constantly lags Email - have to sign in sign out and have Gmail say not connected Web surfing - frequently can't access basic sites to do work. SUMMARY: This is the worst internet I've ever had. Whether you're a professional who needs to perform simple tasks like email and market industry analysis or if you're trying to watch basic streaming apps lie Netflix, this loser company will consistently underperform and disappoint you.

    Better Business Bureau & Glassdoor ratings, plus my awesome DL speed.
    Ryan S.

    Access Media 3 is so frustrating that I'd come back here and give them a 1-star every day except that it takes 10 minutes to load Yelp using their Internet service. And for the record, has anyone ever seen a company with an *average* of one-star on Yelp before these guys? The terrible companies and restaurants with horrible food and service typically have enough redeeming qualities to garner 2.5-3 stars. I know Internet speed is a first world problem (if you will), but in in the US with a national average above 18 Mbps, I consistently get less than 2 Mbps with AM3. As a business professional who typically works from home, sometimes during the day, and often in the evenings, I'm reliant on a solid Internet provider to do my job. You know... the thing that pays the bills. Yet, every 3rd day or so the Internet is so slow that it won't even load an image. Customer service is hit or miss (i.e. they're friendly enough, but it seems like these guys are usually displaced from corporate and rarely know what is going on). I'd gladly change providers, but it looks like these guys have struck a deal with my apartment complex for exclusive provider rights to our complex. I can appreciate Jill J. (their customer service representative?) responding to comments via Yelp in an effort to rectify the situation, but the fact is they're a Chicago-based company, whose own employees rate them a 1.2 of 5 on Glassdoor.com, incapable of providing worthwhile service to the Houston area. Don't stop there. Their Better Business Bureau rating? What else? An F. If you're even considering an apartment complex that *only* offers these guys as an Internet service provider, I highly recommend you look elsewhere.

    $80 of incorrectly billed charges and now an extra $20 per month...there is always something with this company.
    Patrick M.

    Again...more problems. This is the worst company I have ever dealt with. They charged my account twice this month and are apparently "fixing it" now. I have had HBO for a couple months now and still cannot log into my HBO GO account. No one at Access 3 can figure out how to fix it. They say that DISH network cannot give them my account info bc it is my private info....when I called DISH, they said that Access 3 controls my account. Interesting... Every time I call, I ask to speak with a supervisor...they have a sneaky way of getting around this. Every time, the phone person says that they are "experiencing a high call volume and the supervisor will call you back." I have never received a call back from anyone. I have a pretty busy life but one of these days, I will be reporting Access3 Media to the BBB.

    If you LOVE seeing this on your computer screen, then this is the company for you!
    Alfred C.

    It has been 4 months now since I wrote my first Yelp review on this company and I have still seen no results on my internet service even after dealing with AM3's customer service on a regular basis. The internet continues to freeze and shut me out. I have taken an actual log of the times my internet goes unresponsive and I can honestly and accurately say that the internet service goes unresponsive AT LEAST 3 times every hour, each time lasting anywhere from 30 seconds to 1:15 minutes. This is extremely exhausting and stressful. NOTE TO LANDLORD AND PROPERTY OWNERS, Do not make your tenants/customers go through the headache that this company creates. Do your research and understand that there is a reason they are rated one (1) star. I am very rational and level-headed and I can say that this company is borderline a scam.

    After the internet was out for two days for an "upgrade", check out the new much slower speeds! AM3 is the worst!!!!

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    I called customer service for tech help but due to my past due account, the agent was more worry…read moreabout connecting the past due amount. He set it up for the same day that I plan to pay the amount. However, since I felt blind sided I food him nevermind with the real reason why I call.

    To whom it may concern...... Account No. 266865407…read moreI have had Direct TV since approximately 2005 at 1308 West Rosedale Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60660. There have been some ups and downs over the years but I always stayed with you because your customer service eventually solved the problems...apart from the time that you had to relocate the dish and damaged the roof in the process.....I did not file a complaint at the time. Well, times have changed.....I was on the phone for 5 hours tonight with no resolution....I am not able to access my account, I have no idea what my passwords/codes are now with direct tv as they kept giving me new ones/or temporary ones, and I had to create a new email account which was ridiculous! I have been overpaying for years as I have been billed for having a dish and box which were removed about 5 years ago, and somehow I have been still able to get your service on my computer and cell. Your customer service people kept insisting that I had a dish and a box. When I told them I did not, they implied that I did not know what I was talking about. So.....the fact that I never changed my billing/charges is on me. But, after 5 hours on the phone tonight with no resolution, and the changes to passwords, emails, etc. and still cannot access Directv is beyond my limits. My patience has worn thin. I have had it! I can assure you that tomorrow I will be starting a new service with one of your competitors! Very sincerely, Dana Bates

    Verizon

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    Came in with my wife as she had a couple questions about her Internet device. It's amazing how lean…read morethe stores run nowadays. Years ago, it was wall to wall with devices, phones, cases, you name it. The staff was friendly. Unfortunately, they couldn't help much in this situation.

    Someone please coach Raul on customer service. We're in Oak Brook, not the city, the wieners circle…read morecustomer service don't work here. Purchased an accessory online as a gift for one of my nephews, website said it would be ready by 10am, had a pretty free morning, waited around... nothing. called at 1pm was told to wait for a minute while they find it and within a minute it became ready for pickup. Got to the store to pick it up, was given an open box. When I brought it up to their attention they said that it was on sale because it's an open box, even though I purchased a new product online. Raul who was not a part of my transaction kept jumping in with smart remarks mentioning that if he received an open box as a gift he would be very happy with it, and that it was on discount because it was opened. Meanwhile, another employee in the peanut gallery chimed in that they often arrive opened directly from Apple. Lots of peanut gallery comments in this interaction while the person helping me was checking for another case. Asked for them to just return and refund as I'm really not a fan of the smart ass comments, one of the guys working offered to swap for a different color, I declined and they proceeded to attempt a return. It was just an attempt though as they claimed that their system would allow the return but it was not going through. They told me they could mail me a check weeks later but refund to PayPal was not possible. The person who was now working with me offered again to swap to a different color, at this point I just want to leave this place and their poor customer service so I accept the swap. Forward 20 min they can't do that either (not sure why they offer something more then once before seeing if they can even do it). Ended up there for over an hr and a half with one employee calling core and being cold transferred between departments and what seemed like an AI service agents. I'm glad I'm not a Verizon customer, it seems like this was a regular thing for people who place orders but aren't active customers. Overall Verizon is exactly what comes to mind when u think of bad customer service along with piss poor back end systems so that when you buy things from Verizon the back and system is too incompetent to be able to reverse or refund a transaction. I smell a class action lawsuit possible here but that's none of my business. lol. Ended up wasting an hour and a half, going to just dispute on PayPal and let Verizon recover their product. Worst case, it was a lesson which cost me more in time and patience then anything else. PLEASE STAY AWAY from Verizon if you are not a wireless customer of theirs.

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