5 stars for the employee in store but online information and help is zero stars for misinformation…read more(online stated only if you change your plan by a certain date then it's effective on that billing cycle) Just so everyone in Hawaii knows, spectrum billing will not under any exception change over a plan until the equipment gets shipped and installed in Hawaii. They will also send you a whole refurbished modem when the current one you have installed is still working and nothing wrong with the modem itself. This takes over a week and probably into your next billing cycle to milk you for more money if it "just happens to run into the next cycle" including a hour long setup time

Paying for 1g wifi at home, running a test I get 30mps or less most of the time. Spectrum said…read moretheir speed test read 800 Getting 'timed out' consistently. Spectrum ssys everything is fine. Won't even swap out router. Never had issues before with Hawaiian Telecom. Spectrum is horrible.

Update: Internet service restored; am increasing the rating to 3 stars, mainly because of Jim, who…read moreshowed professionalism and actually worked to resolve the issue. My concern remains with the overall troubleshooting approach. Multiple technicians quickly blamed my personal router, even though the outage started immediately after Hawaiian Telcom removed my TV Advantage package. The fix ultimately came from Hawaiian Telcom's side, not mine. They needed to clear the MAC address. Hopefully, future support does not default to "customer-owned equipment" before fully checking recent service changes. A less tech-savvy customer could have been without internet for days. Thank you Ms Maria O. for the robotic response/offer to provide assistance. I'll consider the issue closed.

2026-07-05----Original Review: Shiesty company with gaps of…read moreinformation to cover shady sales tactics. If you want to hear a true-crime story, keep reading, if not, just skip to my synopsis in the last paragraph. A seemingly nice salesman walked around our neighborhood making all kinds of sales and speed claims and price claims, et cetera. He managed to wrangle my contact info out of my dear wife so that he could contact me and inform me of my options, and my very first call is an autodial saying that I'm signed up for a service installation at some date and time they decided to choose?!! Then, I start receiving spam emails about an upcoming service install. I call them up and the man on the line with a thick accent is asking me what the name on my account is and I'm trying to explain that I never even spoke with the sales person, much less agreed to any service, much less, created an account with them. I offer my name and nope! That's not it. We finally figure out that they snaked my wife's name and they've now made up an account with her name on it and now they want me to have her authorize me to speak on her behalf?!! So basically we're now in identity theft territory. I patiently but firmly ask to make a formal complaint against this salesman who conned my wife. But surprise, surprise, the system somehow does not list the name of the salesman. (But I guarantee the company would know who to credit with the "sale" if it somehow went through, otherwise, Mr. Salesman would not be visiting houses if he isn't getting paid.) I am told that they will look into it and "if they can figure it out", they will get back to me. After pressing the agent on the phone, he admits that they actually don't really have that info available to them in their system (so obviously, they would have never called me back). Synopsis: This company is basically a black hole of starless (pun fully intended) darkness: lying and identity-thieving salespeople, zero transparency on who sold or setup our "account". It's institutionalized theft. Run, do not walk from them and for the love of Pete, do NOT give anyone who represents them or claims to represent them your contact info- Take a card (if you MUST) and tell them, that WE will call YOU (if/when we lose our minds, forget completely about this Yelp review (and the thousand like it), and are looking to begin a long term, abusive relationship, against our favor). 2026-07-06----Response to Maria (or is it Jode?) from HawaiianTelcom. I don't have time to further detail anything that hasn't already been said. If, however, you can provide proof that your sales people have been retrained to NOT sign people up for service they never agreed to, AND show proof that Hawaiian Telcom has updated their systems to have some transparency by simply allowing their own "help" department visibility into who made the sale, then I will consider revisiting my review. But until then, this is my honest experience and a warning to my friends and neighbors to not give your info to these folks. The lack of accountability seems institutionalized and if so, it would indicate that the apple is rotten to the core.

If you ever want to understand exactly why Spectrum reviews in Hawaii look the way they do... just…read morevisit the Mililani Town Center location. I came in around 12:00 PM with the simplest task imaginable: just to return a modem. That's it. No tech support, no complicated request -- just drop off, confirm, leave. But apparently even that is a journey. When I walked in, there was one lady slowly walking around the floor, occasionally telling people to "please wait"--almost like a hall monitor but with less urgency. Meanwhile, I watched two employees walk out from the back, tap around on their computers for a bit, and then... disappear right back into the back room. Not sure if they were on a side quest, but whatever it was, it wasn't helping customers. Then came the next highlight: a customer walked straight in, went up to the employee at the desk, and was told to "sign in, there's already 10 people in the queue." Ten. People. Waiting. While only two employees were actively helping anyone, and three casually hung out in the back like it was a break room. To add to the experience, one of the two employees was "talking story," chatting casually instead of helping anyone. Honestly, it would be great if staff were proficient, focused, and aware that customers are literally waiting right in front of them. Priorities! But here's what bothered me the most: About 60-40% of the customers were elderly, many just trying to pay a simple phone bill. I was sitting on a chair nearby, and I could hear the grandmas talking about how they don't have the time or energy to wait this long. You could genuinely feel their frustration, and honestly? I felt for them. For a lot of these kūpuna, this isn't just "an errand" -- it's taxing. And yet Spectrum continues to market themselves as: "The most reliable Internet you can count on. It's only everything." Everything... except customer service, efficiency, and basic compassion, it seems. How They Can Improve * Increase active staffing during busy hours -- not just bodies in the building, but staff actually helping customers. * Limit casual chatting during peak times. Talking story is great... just not while 10+ people are stuck waiting. * Create a streamlined line for simple tasks like equipment returns and bill payments. * Prioritize elderly customers with faster service options or dedicated assistance. * And most importantly: align the in-store experience with the reliability they keep advertising. Final Thoughts I walked in disappointed and walked out fully understanding why this location has the reputation it does. Hawaii customers -- especially our elderly -- deserve better. Spectrum can fix these issues, but only if they choose to actually show up for their own customers.

Eric at Mililani wouldn't replace the broken phone for me because my wife wasn't there. I have gold…read morestar drivers license. The account is under my credit card. My daughter with the broke phone was there. The phones belonged to the account. That store wouldn't replace the phone without my wife there? I drove ve straight to the Pearl City Spectrum store and they replaced the phone ASAP. What's wrong with you Mililani Hawaii store? Missed me off and argued with me.

So nowadays with all of the tech industries saying this and that and the other thing... it is…read morehelpful to have good service people that are helpful instead of just cut-throat sales people out for your blood. I used to have not tooooo long ago dail up with Hawaii On-line. Yes it was AOL here in HI - what can I say - I lived on Molokai and as a teacher there were only a few options and there was a discount as a teacher back then. Now on Oahu- there are tons of choices.... Who can help me - where I live there are a few questions that I would not always think of... I live in an apartment, close to a mountain... How is reception going to be and will I get service.??? I am really glad about the customer service here because I need someone honest to help me - cause I really don't what to have to think about all of the possible problems and need someone to think of them for me. Honest people looking to do business here in HI to provide good services to more customers.

Just want to say that I just started my service with direc tv and I'm very happy so far the service…read moreI'm getting thanks to Paul for setting me up he answered all my questions and is very professional can't beat the local tech.

Took down my old satellite dish off of my 2 story roof in less than 90 minutes. Thank you!read more

These guys are bad. We asked them to come and do a survey of our television system and they said…read morethey have to charge us for this. We paid them, called many times and left messages and still have not received a call back. All we are trying to do is up grade our satellite system. Direct TV should cancel there agreement with them and find someone who cares about there customers. If I were you I would try everything in your power to find someone else if you have any issues with Direct TV. Seriously it's been over a month with bad service and no support. Hey actually , just tried to cancel my service with Direct TV. Turns out there is another Direct TV dealer in Hawaii! Don't believe The Satelite Guys, they are NOT exclusive. Other Dealers, according to Direct TV: DMSMC - 808-541-7690 Pacific Satelite Systems - 808-347-9136 Microcom- 907-284-0076 Haven't tried these numbers but will in the morning. Can't be worst than the no call backs from the Satelite Guys.......

We were having issues with one of the cable boxes in our home. We tried trouble shooting the issue…read morebut nothing helped. We called and tlan employee told us that we needed to take our box to a location. We were happy to hear that there was a location near to us. The employee that we spoke to on the phone made our transaction smooth and getting the new box was quick and also easy to find. I followed the directions given as well as followed a map and it was very easy to find. It is on the corner of Kamaaha Ave and Fort Barrette Road. You need to drive a little slow or you could miss the driveway but not hard to find at all. It is a single stand alone one story building surrounded by a fence with a green roof. When you arrive, you need to get buzzed in. The employee who helped me inside was quick and to the point. He was helpful and it was also an easy transaction. Glad that this location was close by and that I didnt need to drive all the way to town.

We've been Hawaiian Telcom customers before they were Hawaiian Telcom. They used to be the Hawaiian…read moreTelephone Company. Back in the day they were the designated carrier that could be counted upon in crisis situations. Very reliable service. Yes we've gone through all of their upgrades to their systems. The latest " Fiber Optics " is still full of "Bugs" that prevent the system of living up to its potential. They're switching to TiVo which means all of their customers will have to eventually switch over. Unfortunately the programming they started out with is no longer available. Your DVR is obsolete and unfortunately you'll lose all of your content. When asked they speak about Upgrading the system. But the changes have not been smooth nor seamless. We would constantly lose our connection only to watch a blank or frozen screen. Not to mention the loss of programs that they no longer do business with the parent company due to expired contracts. But yet they charge us the same price. On a positive note they're going to open a new branch in the Kamakani Ali'i Mall. Hopefully a sign of better things to come.

My new iPhone was acting strange today. For reasons unknown, it switched from using WiFi to using…read moresatellite. I wasn't doing anything to it, just listening to Spotify in the car and it switched. After lunch and some errands, I walked into the store and Nakoa helped me. He said sometimes it happens. It took a few tries, but he was able to factory reset it and it works fine now. Nakoa was professional, friendly and put me at ease. Thank you Nakoa!

Excellent customer service. Although I went to the store for…read moresomething easy I was greeted by Evan who did not hesitate to assist me.

I just upgraded to Spectrum Unlimited Plus program and was having trouble transferring my cell…read morephone over from ATT. Donna was working the kiosk at Kahala mall on 5/26/26 and was very courteous and helpful. I did have to go to the ATT store but went back to Donna to finish the transfer. She was very kind and patient and made sure my cell phone was working 100% before I walked away. Thanks, Donna, for the great customer service

Stop raising there prices Had to wait a month to get a…read moreservice to fix my cable Hard for seniors to follow instructions over the phone