I have been with Cable One now Sparklight for 24 years and always had great service I had cable TV…read morebut had dropped it about 4 years ago and and stayed with with their internet which is great I plan on getting their cable TV again or what they recommend

Dear General Manager;…read more This letter is written to highlight the excellent help I received from SHAWNA DAVIS the morning of April 1, 2021. Last night (March 31, 2021) two of our Motorola signal receiving devices failed and listed that the cards were not activated. They have been working like "champs' for years so this was surprising. Last night I contacted technical support and received a recorded message that a signal would be sent to these devices and within thirty minutes they would work - but they did not. I had meetings last night so I decided to wait until this morning only to be frustrated with the technical support that informed me the two boxes were not registered with Sparklight...this was after a prolong wait. I have had these boxes working for years and had received them from, then, Cableone. Why did they suddenly quit working? Frustrated and I asked if the Fargo office was re-opened for the public and when the tech person said the office was now open so I took off for Page Drive. At this point the story gets much better. SHAWNA DAVIS was exceptional. She was patient with me and listened to me repeat my story. Patient and listened - key attitudes for customer service. From that point she worked to solve the problem. I felt that she was working to help me. She was not a "talking head" spouting a company line but was listening and worked to solve the problem. I left feeling better about Sparkwire than when I entered the building and it was because of Shawna! Again, the operative words are listened, was patient and worked to solve the customer's problem. She could run a course to train new staff in customer service! Shawna worked to have me leave a satisfied customer and I am very grateful for her efforts! She represents the best of Sparklight. Thank you, SHAWNA DAVIS! Sincerely, Chuck

I have had an overall good experience with Midco unlike a lot of people on here evidently. Service…read moreinstallation took no time, they got me scheduled in just a day. My Internet has worked perfectly from day 1 and runs all my devices with ease. I do some pretty heavy gaming with it, no lag or issues. Customer service was great to me and prompt. They worked with me on a late bill instead of just shutting it off instantly, the only reason it didn't get 5 stars is because of the $100 installation fee and the price after promotional pricing for the first 6 months goes up making it just a little more expensive than I am comfortable with. Installation should be free if you want me to use your service

I've never had an issue with the people who actually work for Midco. It's the company itself that…read moreis rotten. Horrible service. They seem to intentionally make their website run slowly when trying to change your services. The rest of the website loads instantly until you click "change services." Looking forward to the other internet services taking over with far superior capabilities. Actually using fiber connections instead of cheaping out on copper lines.

name has changed to Consolidated Communications. contact…read more 50 MBs dwload speed unlimited monthly Data volume (getting bumped up by Cableone by $25 for using too much data since I cut the cord and use only Roku.)

The only reason I'm not giving it 4 stars is because I stream Netflix onto my TV through my Xbox…read moreand during peak hours sometimes the movies wouldn't be able to play, netflix would say my internet connection was too slow for playback. Another problem would be every few months it seems my modem would have issues to where it needed to be manually powercycled before it would connect to the internet. Other than that the internet itself was great. I could be surfing the web on my laptop and my son could watch a Netflix movie or my boyfriend could play an online game.

The internet is sooooo inconsistent. I pay a bunch of money at the beginning of the month and still…read morecant do online homework. Thanks century link. Only 12 more months of hell with this crappy company. Also their routers are extremely overpriced. Just another way they scam people. Also they dont tell you the upload speeds. I have 0.7 mbps of upload speed. That is awful. Also the internet is so bad, I cant even load their stupid app. And their customer service is awful, its just a robot that asks questions that always has the same outcome and never links you to an actual person.

This is a warning to everyone who is thinking about signing up for services with Century Link to…read moreRUN away and go elsewhere. While the Internet speed download was sufficient for everyday things like email and watching videos, the upload speed was extremely slow. Which did not become an issue until Sis started online tutoring, along with increased use of Zoom and similar platforms to accommodate COVID restrictions. Century Link told Sis several times that--although the company "offered" higher internet speeds, this was not available in her area because Sis was located in a "border town." What exactly a "border town" is went undefined, the same as other terms of Century Link corporate-speak that they use to obfuscate and excuse. Almost two months ago, Sis contacted Century Link and requested to cancel the internet service (she had arranged to get higher speed through another provider), but that she still wanted to keep the phone service AND keep her same phone number. Sis said she had to contact multiple persons at multiple numbers (the "help" line on their web site has been disconnected) to explain what she needed. Finally, someone told her that they would have to disconnect both phone and internet services and then reconnect through their "new platform." After multiple requests, no one could tell Sis if she would be able to keep her old phone number. Someone finally said the phone service would be disconnected for about a day, there would be a temporary different number (so phone service would not be interrupted), but eventually Sis would be re-connected to her old number (absolutely no information how long this would take). During this first exchange, someone told Sis she would need to return the router, then someone else told her that she owned the router (had bought it through them, probably paying over time). A couple of weeks later, the phone went dead. (The new provider had connected the Internet and this was up and running within a few days). Sis waited a couple of days and then contacted Century Link. After being on the phone AGAIN with multiple people, each asking Sis to verify account number, social security number, phone number, name of first born, favorite food and a litany of other trivia, someone finally told her that they could not help her because "the team was not there." A week later, with the phone still dead, Sis contacts Century Link again. Each and every contact with Century Link involves the same Kafkaesque Groundhog Day scenario and wasted hours of your own time. This time, Sis is told "there is a mistake in the order" and she should have her old phone number in "a few days." Over a week later, the phone is now working, but no communication from Century Link about what is going on. The only way Sis could ascertain her own number was to call another phone and look at the caller ID number. Meanwhile, Century Link--who is apparently unable to do something as simple as disconnect and reconnect a phone--sends Sis a bill demanding payment for broadband, internet, phone, and a modem--as well as associated connection fees--none of which they have delivered except for the spotty phone service for the (now identified) new number. Sis can no longer deal with Century Link without losing her sanity, so now I have the privilege of taking a bullet for the team. Over the course of two days, I make multiple attempts to find someone--anyone--at Century Link who can find their behind with both hands. I attempted to use the Internet chat, which just sends you in a loop. Tried every phone number I could find online or off (from the bill, from Sis's emails). Several times, the phone call disconnected (in fairness, one time it was due to a brief power outage on our end). The main thing that I told everyone was that Sis was disputing the bill, but would pay a bill that actually represented what she had requested and received from Century Link. No one is going to pay a fake bill for non-existent services. During multiple attempts to connect with someone, there was a message that there were "technical problems" due to bad weather. Of course, we have no idea where their main office is because their "services" are the same outsourced, hacked-up chaos that corporate America is so enamored with. A couple of folks attempted to be helpful: one person said they would shut down the internet (why wasn't it shut down over a month ago?), but it would be another week before they could re-activate Sis's old phone number. Another person said we had to speak to an "account specialist" (another number to call through an interminable menu and the same identifying questions) and instruct them that we wanted "regular phone service" and "not e-shop" (customers must be fluent in their geek speak). In the middle of one of these calls, the fellow said he couldn't help us because "the system was down." Bottom line is "DO NOT SIGN UP WITH CENTURY LINK IF YOU VALUE YOUR SANITY.

The worst experience I've ever had with an internet provider. I would go anywhere but here but my…read moreapartment building doesn't allow it. When I call I just get told they will have somebody else call me within 24 hours. I'm paying money for a service I'm not receiving. If possible I would literally choose a whole different apartment just to avoid having them as my internet provider. ​

I really don't understand the bad reviews. They are, by far, the best internet company I've ever…read moreused. Their internet speed is crazy good and they installed it for free. I recently started having random strange issues with my internet, so I called a couple of times to work out what was going on. They were incredibly knowledgeable and walked me through the process for several solutions. When the issues continued, they offered me a new modem. When they found out I currently have no vehicle to pick up the new modem, they had no problem finding a solution for that, too. They said they'd try to have a tech come out and swap it for me. No joke, roughly an hour later there is a knock on my door. It was really confusing, but when I looked out the peephole, it was Mike, their technician. He is a sweet gentleman and he was also who initially set my internet up. He did all the technical parts of switching to the new modem and I was up and running in less than 10 minutes. I was astonished that someone came THAT DAY and only an hour after my call! 702 consistently goes above and beyond. Their more than fair prices and internet speeds are noticeably better than the competition. You barely wait on hold if you call. They are polite and incredibly helpful. THANK YOU 702

I had some questions and needed new cases for my phone and iPad. I was greeted at once and helped…read morevery quickly. The rep that I worked with was very helpful except for one incident. I asked about having a problem with my alarms on the phone. Now I have never had an issue of any kind with the actual software. And he looked at me like I was dumb and very snotty told me that Apple would have to help with that. How exactly would I have known that if I had never had an issue? Other than that, the service was great and I got what I needed and was done in a timely manner.

Worst customer service I have experienced. My Internet service was set up with the wrong address,…read morethe great perks and prices the salesperson guaranteed didn't exist and the price was double. When I cancelled and returned equipment and phone, he took over transferring the data to my new device which he had no idea how to do because he hates Google, instead of letting me do it, didn't wait to confirm completion and factory reset the old phone causing me to lose more than half of the data. When I called the store to let them know how terrible Kenny's customer service was the manager Kyle claimed no responsibility, offered Geek squad as a solution and when I responded to his "going forward" answer there is no forward Verizon because they customer service is non-existent in the store he hung up on me. Prob had to return to holding up the counter with the other 5 sales people. If I ever had to recommend Verizon to anyone this is the last store I'd tell them to go to. If you can't set up services correctly, know how the products you are selling operate, and are more interested in getting the restocking fee and the customer lot of the way maybe you should look for a new line of work. The $50-thats for putting the phone in a box and returning it to Google not reselling it. That free phone with a 3 year contract and bad service or a better cheaper service but you buy that phone or bring your own they can't transfer previous data over are the only options they could have but didn't offer to keep a customer, it doesn't make switching to a new provider difficult. Sorry you lost your commission but I have a phone set up with data that's either missing or messed up and Geek squad or repair shop out of my pocket is your solution, maybe you should have started with a lemonade stand upgrading with cookies and sweetener first. Be cheaper for the customers who get unqualified sales people who lack skills and respect.

They lied to me multiple times. It started out as they upgraded and i was out of service. I…read morerequested an upgrade. They give you a 2 hour window for tech service where i had to take off work and they no showed. they were supposed to come the next day and they canceled. I was supposed to receive a call back and didn't happen. Their hold times are long and you never get anywhere. Don't waste your time

I live in an apartment in ND and called in on a Sunday to report an issue with no connectivity at…read moremy location. The person I spoke with was nice and informed me that Tuesday, between 12:30~4:30, was the earliest someone could come out to my apartment. Ok. No problem. Tuesday rolls around and I get home around 12:00pm. I get an email from the property manager that the internet issue was apartment wide and that someone had come out to fix it and all should be working, if not, we should call them to get additional support. I call in to explain that my internet was still down and wanted to comfirm that someone was still coming between 12:30~4:30. "Yes, someone will be there between now and no later than 4:30pm. 5:00pm and I decide to call and inquire about the technician. I was told by the manager that another ticket had opened up at 2:00pm regarding a flooding in the area that needed to be fixed and all previous tickets for the apartment had been placed on hold until the other issue had been resolved. Now, I would have been understanding if someone had called to inform me of the situation between 2~3, but the manager could only reply that there were too many tickets...implying they didn't want to call all the waiting customers to update them on the delay. Very poor customer service, bad management response, and lack of sympathy when I complained about waiting hours for someone who never showed up. I wasted 4 1/2 hours when I had other things I could have been doing and I get a "sorry". Whatever changed at the end of 2016 has not worked for this company. Check out their stock and you'll see what I mean. If it's new management, no offense, it may be time for another change. The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of 1 is because the people taking the initial call are nice and polite, but processes are obviously lacking for management when unexpected situations occur.