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RCN

2.7
21 complaints

Website

rcn.com

Address

196 Van Buren Street, Herndon, VA, 20170

Complaints

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Pepper

Mar 24, 2023
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I was basically yelled by the customer service representatives. They made it sound like it's my fault to contact them. They kept speaking over me, and being very passively aggressive. The company failed to provide a process to resolve my issue and the representatives kept telling me I don't know what I'm talking about and the company's service is flawless.

I understand it's not their fault that they can't resolve my issue but I don't understand why I was yelled about calling them. It seems like they are in very bad mood and they don't mind frustrating people or having a fight with the caller.

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Debra Washington

Mar 1, 2023
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The service far as internet and cable is a zero. My tv been bluffing . I call customer service they tell me it’s an outage. So I asked a supervisor can I just get regular cable claim don’t have cable by itself.

How this company going to make a person take internet that’s not compatible with cable . All this money I am paying the service is terrible.

Also why I didn’t receive my credit for the 4 time I cable went down?

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Nikolai Dimoff

Nov 15, 2022
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Hi. I was utterly mistreated by a customer service representative from the Payments Department. I made a call at 2:48 on 11/15/2022. My account number is 4201-0454330-02. The representative barely answered my questions, refused to identify herself and in spite of my numerous requests to be transferred to a supervised, she ignored each one of my requests. When I asked her to change my credit card number, she totally ignored my request. The call continued for 43:22 minutes before she hang up on me.

Nikolai Dimoff 610-994-8377

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Ken Chin

Aug 22, 2022
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DO NOT TRUST RCN!!! They have screwed me over several times I’ve the last two years. Whenever you call to put a hold on service - like for winter or summer break in college - they say they entered it - but NEVER do.

Now I’ve ended their services and they claim they never got the router - even though they came and picked it up. They also refuse to help me now because they claim I now have no account in their system.

Do not trust them - try to get documentation - even though I tried and never received confirmations. Try to record the conversation or get any type of proof.

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Lorie

Jan 24, 2022
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I called in and was telling them the TiVo broke and I got on the phone with customer service and that guy couldn’t help me then I got on the phone with a douche bag of a manager named David and according to him he is a better parent then me.

This bitch doesn’t even know me. He apparently doesn’t watch tv because he is a shit stain. Well David you have no customer service and most certainly should never be able to work with people because you have no clue as to not insult the customer

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Tammy A Evans

Jan 4, 2022
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For 6 weeks - my email has not been working as I transitioned from one service location to another. Multiple technical support cases filed - with 0 updates. Supervisors can't do anything or otherwise help - and there's no place to address a problem like this to.

I'm paying for a service - that is not being provided and my issues are not being addressed. Who can't live without their email these days???? This isn't this hard - I work in an IT field - and there's no reason this shouldn't be working - if in fact an actually PERSON would actually deal with it.

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Kecia Kirby-Hood

May 20, 2021
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I f you care to find out the names of these dishonest people fill free to call me 2/910-2521 Thanks

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Tammy Muth

May 11, 2021
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Cannot get through to a customer service representative to discuss my bill. Received a note on my bill that a price increase will be in effect on the next statement. 95 increase ? This is outrageous!!. If my bill does not get lowered , you will loose a customer.

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James and Deborah

Aug 13, 2020
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I am getting so fed up with the techs. For the last 2 weeks I have had problems with email.

First I could not log in, so they ask me to select a another password. It only worked with incoming mail. I still could not received any due to spam in the message. No spam these were just simple emails to family and friends asking how they are. 1 (P4).

I finally decided to call Geek Squad to be told that it is a issue with the server. 1 was. It sated the other end is telling me that is an issue with the server and to contact the provider to unblock spams on all emails.

I must have spoken to at least 8 people on the chat session. In one chat session I was disconnected from the chat 4 different times. I…

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Ella

Jul 22, 2020
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RCN contactor and including managers who hang up the phone when complaining about an RCN employee who refused to remove his van which he parked on my property in front of our home. RCN has employees who lack customer service skills. Horrible!

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Stephen Ellis

Jun 4, 2020
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RCN likes to deluge their paying customers (like me) with unwanted marketing and other annoying junk email, and they intentionally make it nearly impossible to block such junk email.

First, customers are given no self-serve Communication Preferences options on one's online account re this needed tool, so all RCN customers instead are forced to s/w RCN technical support staff, who appear to be thoroughly trained to play dumb when it comes to this problem. I personally had to s/w three (3) separate tech support staff before they would even acknowledge this issue and/or finally attempt to resolve it.

Honestly, RCN has the worst customer/technical support service I've ever encountered. Because of this, I strongly advise looking at all other service providers before getting stuck with RCN.

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Lydia Benjamin

Apr 25, 2020
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If I could give a rating of 0 I would! I’ve been a customer for 16yrs and that doesn’t seem to matter when you call customer care! I’ve been dealing with RCN not honoring a promotion pricing that was called confirmed by a manager on Jan. 11, 2020!

When calling in to find out why the promotion pricing has not been honored on 4 billing cycles and only given in January. When looking back on the notations from my initial call with Chris, the manager it states the confirmation that the promotion price should be for 12 months I was told by a floor manager, Daniella that they can’t offer the confirmed promotion from January.

RCN is miss leading and do not honor their word. How can you see in notes what was promised to me and not honor what was noted!! RCN is a joke!!! If there was a way to get…

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Betzaida Rosa

Feb 7, 2020
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By far the worst experience and regardless of who you speak to or chatting with they are rude. I practically was told take it or leave it. The first guy would not let me speak he just wanted to be heard end of story then tried to turn it on me .

2nd just outright lied and said I've been given 5 promotions since December fals. so when I chatted with the 3rd she was the nastiest . Was speaking to me in a demeaning/condescending manner. As if I was an idiot...

all because I was asking for a price reduction for being a long term customer . since they came to the Lehigh Valley... and they do nothing for commited customers all they want is your money and to be heard and that's it. the worst!!!

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conchetta rizza

Jan 18, 2020
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Experiencing no cable problems intermittently since 12/14/19. 12/16/19-12/19/19 no service. 12/19/19 service came back on & I canceled tech visit.

1/09/20-Calling for assistance is a nightmare, i.e. being placed on hold & representative disconnects, Every call takes 2 to3 shots to finally get help. 1/11/20 Tech replaced cable box, never checking to be certain all was operating properly, a 2 minute appointment, assuring all was fine. Upon turning on TV later in day, I discovered my favorite channels were not available. Again, called service & was advised tech had not followed-up to be sure channels were available. Phone representative was able to get them back on. Another example of the lacking service. the techs over past 2 years are slipshod & a 2nd tech needs to finish the process.…

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Aisha Muhaimin

Nov 9, 2019
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I CALLED RCN AND ASKED WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO TURN MY SERVICES BSCK ON. IHAD BO NOTIFICATION THAT MY SERVICES WERE BEING TERMINATED. THE REP TOLD ME TO PAY $165 and they will help me with a payment arrangement.

I told her I get paid every two weeks. She took my payment then said. We can hold ur around for 7 day’s. I was so upset. Why the hell would I pay almost $200 for only 7 days. This rep knew I wasn’t going to get a grace piriod if two weeks and she took my money anyway.

I asked to speak to the manager and she told me she would take my number and someone would call me. She lied again!!! No one called me. I’m sick of the lies and con games at RCN. They lie about ur bundle package.

They lie about on demand. And they will lie take ur money and then say u have to pay more money in 7…

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Joseph Tomasino

Oct 25, 2019
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I have been an RCN customer for close to 20 years. Yesterday I received a bill for a $26 increase per month for the internet service I purchase from them. The bill stated I was going from $46 to $72 per month for the same service.

There was no change in speed, home equipment, etc... I was told that cost do go up... This is extremely unacceptable. After 3 long phone calls they reduced the charge from $72 to $58 plus taxes. I'm told they are reducing my bill that's the best they can do.

This is not a reduction from $46 per month its an increase and a reduction on their outrages inflated bill of $72. So I now need to pay $12 more a month for the same service. This is not right.

I asked for a detail IT list of equipment that's been upgrade / installed to support this increase. I doubt I will…

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Paulette Williams

Sep 13, 2019
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m. in the morning and all of a sudden the cable goes out I was pissed off because this is the third time it happened, I called customer service to find out what was going on because my Wi Fi was down also, and

I was told about some cables that was being fixed, and it would be on in about 3 hrs, I said OK, nothing happened the hold day and I though the service was still down, the next day Sept 13, 2019 I was still getting no Wi Fi so I decided to reboot the cable box, and it finally came on, my problem with RCN is that you are not told when your Service is back on and that is annoying, having cable today is not cheap and

the Consumer should be getting top notch service. This is travesty.

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Elizabeth Kennedy Eason

Aug 21, 2019
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My remote has not worked for 3 months. Therefore I am unable to use the service as promised. I have contacted them on 5 different occasions. The first time I called it was established through an over the phone assessment that I was in need of a new remote and that I would receive it in the next 5-7 days.

However as I stated that was 3 months ago and since then each time I call/contact them(last contact was this morning) I am told the same thing, that they are sorry and don't understand why it hasn't been sent. Today I asked for a Technician to drop off a replacement remote they said "no one is available", I then asked to speak with a Supervisor but was told "no one is available".

I am at my wits end that they can just steal my money but not give me service or the necessary device to…

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ellen friedman

Aug 8, 2019
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Your tech person changed my user name and wiped out my entire account. I have made numerous calls, filed compliants and requested he corporate office address to no avail. My email was used to generate business so for over a week I have no access and emails to me have been sent back.

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ellen friedman

Aug 4, 2019
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I have been an RCN customer for 2 years and an email RCN customer for at least 10 years. I was getting at least 50 emails an hour saying failure to send abiout a week and1/2 ago. Thiswas the second time this happened.

I called customer service and received various remedies - change my passework, install spam control, advice to call Apple and after many frustrating calls I was told I had to change my user name by your agent. I said okay andthe agent changed my user name from ellenfriedman to ellengfriedman whereupon I lost all my emails, email to me were bounced back to senders and I lost everything.

I requested a service call and after 2 hours the technican said it was unfixable. So all my emailsare gone, people trying to contact me on my email ellenfriedman user name cannot get through…

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Don Beard

Jul 7, 2019
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the twitter csr people told me that the only way to get justice of not paying more and more every year for aging equipment was to buy my own modem. So I did. 0. so when I called to connect the modem, Nicole, failed to tell me that my modem I bought for $100 was not compatible with my service that I was paying for.

so I went from 330 mbps to 25-50 at best mbps. march 28th until now. after back and forth with the twitter crew, which are completely worthless, they ignored the issue just telling me what I needed in a modem.

never once offering to find out what happened during my call to set up with Nicole on March 28th, 2019. never ever tried to investigate, just kept telling me that I needed a different modem. So I have been over paying every month for minimum 155mbps with a bump to 330mbps…

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Dorothy Moga

Jul 3, 2019
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We are very distressed at the decision by RCN to drop MASN service. We live in Watergate South (a residential building of 250 units) and RCN is the dominant provider of internet, tv, and phone services. Many are Nationals fans, as we are.

We enjoy watching Nats games throughout the baseball season. To have Nats coverage eliminated without notice in the middle of the season is most distressing. If this decision is not reversed quickly, you can be sure that many of us will change our service to another provider.

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Mary K. Conwell

Jul 2, 2019
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I got a new cable box today. When I turned on the tv later, I couldn’t change channels. When I called, they sent a signal to my cable box. Now nothing works. I have been on hold for a technician for well over a half hour.

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Joanne Fiore

Jun 20, 2019
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Promised a visa gift card when I signed haven’t received it yet the sales and office in Boston very unprofessional.

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Danetza Deleon

May 4, 2019
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I wanted new service with RCN as my provider. I chatted with customer service not once but twice over promotions that were online I do understand that she told me my location was off so I go ahead and fix it but the rudeness that I was spoken too unbelievable.

I hope this customer service agents are not talking to everyone in this manner. But I also understand it’s frustrating on both ends. At the end I told Amanda I will have someone call on my behalf. All I wanted was questions about promotions what deals RCN can provide for me how can they help me make an easier and better choice.

But everything that was repeatedly told was this is what’s available and this is the price take it or leave it in other words. What an impression. I have the whole conversation but this last two screenshots…

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Janet Davi

May 3, 2019
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I have been a long time customer but when I was getting repeatedly higher bills, I requested a reduction. 00 on 4/1/19.

However when my bill came in it was even higher and the RCN rep named Margaret, #013916, said nothing had ever been changed on my account. I was so disgusted that I will be changing my service. So all the time I spent on 4/1/19, was actually for nothing. My acct no: 6201-0338383-03.

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Stephanie simmons

Apr 29, 2019
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I’ve never experienced customer service as low as this. I had to reschedule or take off work for three different appointments where the tech only showed for 1 (the initial appointment). He left balled up wires, eero, and modem thrown in a corner

I depend on WiFi to work from home. This is so unacceptable.

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khaja shariff

Apr 27, 2019
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There are two promotions that were advertised by RCN recently. Page 2 takes the precedence over page1. page 2 has the latest promotion. It is obvious from the promotion that both showtime and movie channel are included in the bundle.

Also the equipment charges included in the bundle. If you see the promotion on page1, it clearly says the equipment priced separately, whereas the latest promotion says in the fine print plus equipment. I do not know whether the billing Dept.

has a copy of this promotion or simply trying to ignore and bill whatever suits them. It is very important to bring to your kind attention that before I got your service I checked with the customer service whether I will be billed for router/modem.

the answer was definitely NO. I like to make it very clear that I am…

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Mrs Lea Mordue

Apr 15, 2019
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I have had an ongoing case that has been going on the best part of two years, An Grievance was out in against myself and other members of our team. I have been removed from my place of work since October for what we were told was going to take 4 weeks.

I have to constantly ring up my union rep or send messages to find out what is going on, the rep does not keep in contact unless I contact him. I feel like there has been no support what so ever from my rep.

He has had some time off due to personal issues but didn't advise to get a replacement rep. I no longer wish for him to represent me. I would like to make an official complaint against the trust for the way that this whole thing has been handled Again the information has not been forthcoming and very little contact from the ward itself,.…

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Gale Erb

Mar 28, 2019
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For two months in a row RCN has tampered with my bill causing me a past due balance. In February I was at their office in Arlington, MA paid the bill in full and picked up a modem. How is it possible the next bill I get has me owing a past due balance of $85 dollars when the bill was paid in full.

Also, I was told on the telephone when I called them about the past due amount the man told me they would never give me the modem if I had a past due balance. Again this month I have a past due balance when the balance was paid in full.

74 per month for my cable which has not been honored. Every time I call they tell me they can't do anything for me. They have done this two years in a row constantly raising the price they say they will lower and it never happens.

I think it's time to file a…

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Nicholas Pastor

Mar 21, 2019
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I contacted RCN online due to having issues trying to get YOUR service online. Upon answering, a gentleman named "Tom" was trying to help me. When I told him I was not sure exactly what the question was he was asking, he started getting an attitude with me.

He kept saying I need to get a lease. I told him I was not sure what he was talking about, I was not moved into the house yet. He said I would also need an electric bill. Once again I told him I am not moved into the new house yet.

I said, what do you want me to do go find the seller of the house and have her tell you I will be moving there? He replied with "YUP". I told him do not get an attitude with me.

Finally, I just told him forget it and goodbye. This is not my first encounter with an issued and unprofessional employee with…

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Ishia

Feb 18, 2019
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Whomever lists the credits may have a racial bias.. As well may beed to be replaced with someone with a ore extensiive knowledge of the movies they are listening.

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Lilly

Jan 28, 2019
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worse service ever spent an hour On the phone only to have the woman on the phone remove our WiFi settings and lie to us that she had a technician coming to our house tomorrow. Logged on from my neighbor’s house they have Verizon Fiona and it says our appointment is Wednesday not Monday. Now calling them back another 30 minutes and still on hold!

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Dale Tate

Jan 18, 2019
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I just moved into my condo and had RCN install phone, internet and cable on Friday, January 11. The phone and internet work fine. But I have had no cable television since the technician left of Friday, with the exception of a few hours today when a second technician (2 actually) came to fix problems.

When I turned on television this evening, no cable. I called tech support, pulled out the plugs, etc. The guy said to wait for ten minutes and guaranteed the television would work. Nothing. I tied calling back again and was put on hold for more than 30 minutes.

The people I bought the condo from used RCN, so there should be no problems..... RCN had no problem sending me my first bill this past weekend. Ready to have them pull out equipment and start again with other company..... Help!!!

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William Joplin

Dec 31, 2018
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I am writing to complain about my recent experience with your technical support team. On Dec. 20 two friends tried to email me but were blocked. " Since she was not sending her email to lots of people, we were both perplexed as to why RCN thought she was sending spam.

What happened next was worse: the tech. support person I spoke to offered this opinion (in so many words). " He also told me that he could not find my email address. I replied that I had had an account with you for 17 years, and that it certainly…

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Matt Murphy

Dec 9, 2018
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RCN is carelessly digging up properties in our development to install their cable lines and doing a very crappy job of patching back up the areas they dug up. My lawn where they dug up and patched over looks horrible.

If they would ever expect me to switch from Service Electric, they should first understand that first impressions are generally lasting impressions. So far, my first impression is that RCN only cares about themselves.

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Staci Utley

Nov 26, 2018
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Hello

I am a current customer and part of the working poor group.I always pay my bill once the service interruption bill/letter is received by the date.My services total $98 a month.I am wondering WHY you send a notice that contains a date of when past due must be paid and still rip customers off for l ate fee AND restoral fee.I have WI-FI and cable package omonthly bill @ charges $9 LATE DATA FEE,$35 LATE CABLE FEE.How is the fee calculated and why is it ridicoulousy high.If I call customer service for anything the COMPUTERIZED TRAIN reps say WE thank you for being a customer since 1/1/18.Well every month you are ripping me and I'm sure other customers off so How could you call me a valued customer.I could understand a $5 or $10 but the amount are ABSURD.I've tried chatting with a rep…

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Jennifer Bender

Jun 19, 2018
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I have had no online service for a week now. They couldn’t send a tech for 5 days and after scheduling an appt automatically cancelled it without letting me know when my service was never fixed. They then rescheduled for 2 days later.

My service has been on and off for a month and I have lost business as a result. They have no communication in house because I have been told different things from every person and still haven’t seen a tech.

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sally strom

Aug 16, 2016
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I worked for RCN for awhile and I wanted to add my review here. It is really a great company and does not deserve the complaints. Sure it's not perfect, but what company is?

As of 2006, RCN claimed over 424,000 domestic customers and 130 cable franchises. This employs a lot of people. Want to know how many? As of 2013 RCN's network covered offered coverage to approximately 3.8 million people making it 10th largest provider of cable broadband in the U.S RCN is provider of bundled telephone, cable television, and internet service delivered over its own fiber-optic local network as well as dialup and DSL internet service.

It provides service to consumers in the Boston, New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Chicago areas. And to top it all off, in early February 2009, RCN…

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Harry Merentie

Jun 17, 2016
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I've been with RCN company for only 5 days I call several time about issue I was having with the company finally I decide to cancelled my account I have payed $ 96.96 for a bad service received today I have just received a bill for $71.12 I call just to hear that I have to pay for a full month when I was supposed to pay $39.99 for (Internet+TV+unlimited phone) STARZ,SHOWTIME that I never receive. Is this the way for RCN to take money from honest people?please let me know.