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    Verna S.

    If there was a 'zero' rating, these con artists would get it. While renovating our house, we wanted a good phone service - Verizon wasn't servicing the copper land lines any more, and that copper land line was the ONLY thing that worked during Hurricane Sandy. So we called up Spectrum, and asked; "Do you service Copper Land Lines? we want to keep our land line." "YES! OF COURSE WE DO" long boring story short, they came, installed everything (confusing the contractors greatly, because they didn't touch the copper land line) and then a few months later, guess what? We discovered they didn't set up the copper land line at all, and gave us a home phone that is all internet. They lied. So now during a rain storm or outage, guess what goes down? Our "land line". Which, when it goes down, turns on our house alarm. I thought I was alone in this, but just visited a friend in Connecticut who had the EXACT SAME STORY. They will lie to you. Don't use them. At some point, some government agency will catch wind of this and investigate. I hope they go down in flames, the lying shysters!

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    Graciela V.

    There are 30 names on this wait list and only TWO (yes, 2) employees working the counter. This is definitely one of the main reasons I stopped being a Spectrum customer and switched over to Fios-- their absolutely terrible customer service. How is it possible that in a store where there are 30 people waiting for service there are only 2 employees working the counter? I want to point out, there are 6 stations to take on customers.. I wonder where the other 4 employees were in such a busy time. I was here to only RETURN a router, since I was told I could not return it over mail (another terrible customer service tactic), and waited for more than an hour. DO NOT USE SEPCTRUM AS YOUR CABLE PROVIDER, there are definitely better options. If I could leave less than 1 star, I would.

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    Sabeena was super sweet and helpful! Thank you Sabeena. She was quick and attentive. The entire staff was nice.

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    Horrible service recently. Outages all the time. Takes hours to get wifi back. Definitely switching companies

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    Worst Internet..... avoid at all cost.... They will tell you its working fine but it sucks big time!

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    Spectrum

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    8.15.2026 I am Natalia sorkin got Excelent service with Justin 43 w 23rd st . Thanks for the help…read morevery patient.

    This is probably the worst internet service company I've had to deal with. I live in New York City…read morefyi. For starters, my bill began at around $60 per month, and over time it increased to about $130. Throughout that time, there was very little communication about available upgrades or options that could have benefited me. Instead, it felt like the priority was simply collecting more money rather than making sure customers understood what they were paying for. I spent nearly 20 minutes on the phone with a representative in Texas trying to discontinue my service. What should have been a straightforward request turned into an unnecessary back-and-forth. I explained that my decision wasn't based on one issue alone. It was the combination of poor customer service, unreliable internet, and outdated equipment that requires cords running throughout the house. I also explained that no one had informed me about newer equipment or upgrade options. I genuinely tried to provide constructive feedback that the company could use to improve the customer experience. Instead of listening, the representative continued arguing with me about my decision to cancel. It felt as though the goal wasn't to understand my concerns but to convince me to stay, regardless of what I was saying. That experience alone reinforced my decision to leave. What stood out most was that after nearly 20 minutes of arguing, the representative finally told me my service had already been discontinued. That should have been communicated immediately, not at the end of a prolonged conversation. It only reinforced the point I had been making throughout the call: there was a lack of transparency. Transparency matters. Clear communication matters. Respecting your customers' time and money matters. Another thing I found disappointing was hearing negative comments about a competitor during the conversation. I don't believe criticizing another company is a reflection of integrity or strong business values. I would much rather see a company focus on improving its own service than trying to discredit someone else's. Instead of being proactive and addressing issues before they became problems, Spectrum waited until I was ready to leave before offering solutions. By then, it was too late. Integrity, transparency, and genuine customer service are far more valuable to me than last-minute retention efforts. For those reasons, I will no longer be using Spectrum. I don't believe the company has been transparent with me, and I left the interaction feeling that protecting the company was a higher priority than serving the customer.

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    Astound | Long Island City

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    Excellent customer service experience!…read more Worked with agent Ann David over the phone. She is knowledgeable, thorough and extremely patient (I ask a lot of questions!) I began the day prepared to cancel RCN service....i am happy to remain an RCN customer. Ann made what cou have been a frustrating experience into an easy one. I wish all customer service agents would be as dedicated and professional as Ann I was not asked to post a review

    As has been said before by many others, this company has bad customer service. Far worse than the…read moreservice is their dishonesty. Astound is a good name for these people. The low level customer service and the way the company bilks customers is astounding. They claim to be giving you a five (5) year price lock. In my case, two months later they change the name of your promotion to Promotion for Life. They say that this means that only the taxes can go up if they do, but not the price for the service in my case, $40.00 with $5.66 in taxes for a total of $45.66. Do not be fooled. All their promotions, regardless of names, can be renamed and repriced at any time. They actively promote Autobilling, which means they take the money directly out of your bank account each month. It is not worth getting a $5 reduction to have these crooks get access to your bank account. Once you provide them with your bank account number, they can help themselves to any amount. Prices with Astound change at the drop of a hat. They do this by claiming that your plan's name was changed. What this means is that they hiked the price. Am actively going to see if I can find a better deal elsewhere. These people are nasty and only interested in bilking customers. These are seasoned scam artists.

    Optimum

    Optimum

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    Downtown Brooklyn

    Optimum is one of the worst service providers I've ever had the displeasure of paying…read more When I first started using Optimum, it was my only option for internet service. I went in store and the employee there told me that I couldn't receive internet service without signing up for a phone plan. So for about a year and a half I've been forced into paying for a phone plan that's literally never been used. Despite calling and asking multiple times. Throughout my service, I've dealt with random outages and loss of service. Coupled with constantly having to call them to pay and being unable to create an account through their website for whatever reason. I'm finally able to switch internet providers and when I called to cancel my service, I was on the phone for an hour. During that hour, I was transferred to at least 4 separate employees who all made me verify my identity with my address, email, phone number, credit card number and a code texted to me. The last one insisted that I was not the account holder because he couldn't tell my gender via my voice and that an employee I spoke to prior made a note that I was a man. Despite this horrible customer service and the fact that I had been on the phone for an hour to cancel my service, he kept trying to convince me to keep my service for 5 months free as a "backup." In what world would I need a backup phone plan? Especially when I've had the phone line through Optimum for over a year and never once used it. Then he informed me I'm going to have to pay until I drop off my equipment in store. He could've offered a lifetime of free service and I still would've cancelled because under no circumstances would I pay a service that demands I tell them what is in my pants when I've verified my identity to 4 separate employees. I'd much rather pay 10 times the amount monthly in order to never deal with this company again. It's to the point where from now on, part of my prerequisites for moving is that the new place must be serviced by any other company than optimum. I'd honestly consider living without internet in my home before I ever come back to them for service. This is the only review I've ever left on yelp and that should only emphasize how horrific this company is.

    Zero star... Terrible services…read more. I wanted to cancel my home internet takes me 3 days & 6 attempts to talked with their agents on the phone. They don't have on-line cancellation. Manager called me on the 3rd day offering me again free services for 3 months etc. Told him I'm not interested & am at work, he doesn't have any respect of your time. These people needs to be trained professional how to talked to their clients. I will never go back to them. EVERYONE BE CAUTIOUS. Think 1000 times before you commit with OPTIMUM services.

    Spectrum - televisionserviceproviders - Updated August 2026

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