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Review from Jamie V
1 star11/15/2024
Internet frequently drops or goes to slow speeds, as low as 240 Kbps. I call and they say it is a tower issue. The same tower has had issues since at least last year. At one point we were out for 4-5 days because of a cut fiber cable north of us, from a 3rd party company they team up with. On 3 separate outage occasions I was told I would receive credit. To this day I have not received a single credit. They charge full price for poor service most of the month. I have not been able to do my usual weekend gaming with friends since July... which is 4 months of internet frequently dropping. I am lucky to get a few hours here and there. At times there is zero bandwidth. Not a single device can get online. The whole power cycle / unplug, wait 5-10 minutes then plug back in has never worked, as the issue (they say) is the tower. The issues have gotten worse, they claim to know the problem, yet haven't fixed it, but still charge full price for what works maybe 4-5 hours on a good day. Living in the middle of farmland my options are limited. I hope a better company comes along because I am tired of the poor quality of internet this company provides.WATCH Communications Response
11/19/2024
We hate to see you go, but our records indicate a credit was issued to your account in March for service issues.Review from Harry M
5 stars10/25/2024
Wonderful company our tech guys where great nick and Corey have not had any problems really fast internet for a really gd price from the mcdavid family thank you watchWATCH Communications Response
10/29/2024
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review! Enjoy your service!!Review from Dylan P
1 star10/18/2024
This company is just awful to use. Unfortunately they somehow have a monopoly in areas making them the only available service. We pay $120 a month for service that constantly goes out. We call them and they send out a tech. The tech will say the issue is fixed and then about a hour later we are calling them again. Sometimes we don't have Internet for entire weeks. They can't get it fixed and offer no compensation for the hassle. But you better not miss your payment otherwise it shuts off without hesitation. We have people that need Internet for medical devices and they can't even properly utilize it. The isp solution is to send out a hotspot box, which has a data limit. So you don't get the speeds you pay for and you only have Internet for x amount of data. While your Internet is actually working we get roughly a tenth of the speed we pay for except for when we call and ask why it's being throttled. Which they swear they do not throttle the speed. This company deserves a zero star if it was possible but sadly it's not.WATCH Communications Response
10/21/2024
Good afternoon. We could not locate an account using the name or email provided in this review. We would love to hear more about your experience with us. Please email reviews@watchcomm.net with the name on your account, account number, and phone number associated so we can better service you.Review from Judy K
1 star09/18/2024
I had horrible service. I even upgraded to better service and then while streaming movies, it would be slow and then spiral. I have since cancelled my service. When cancelling my service, I was told when I cancelled that had I cancelled at a great time because I wouldn't owe anything. A month after cancelling my service I received a bill for $2.84. I tried paying it online but since it is below the $5.00 limit I had to send a check. I sent a check on August 20th. I made a copy of the check and it still has not been cashed. It is now a month later and I have received another notice that I still owe $2.84. I called customer service and they said well it must have got lost in the mail and now they want me to send them another check.WATCH Communications Response
09/27/2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We apologize for the delay in receiving your check. We received it on September 24, 2024, and applied it to your account. Our records indicate that a $5.00 web payment was made on September 18 as well. You are correct that our website does not accept credit card payments for less than $5.00. This leaves your account with a refund balance. We will begin the refund process and your refund will be mailed to you in the form of a check to the address on your account. If you need to make any changes to the address, please let us know. Thank you for your patience.Review from Mark H
1 star08/27/2024
Rating should be 0. They need to put themselves on an improvement program where they do not bill for their internet service when it goes out daily. Right now they blanket bill you for a month but go without service for 5 days a month. When it does work it’s not the connection speed you pay for. When you call and try to rectify after 3hrs, they act like 60-80% of the connection speed is good. Does that mean only paying 70% of my bill is OK? No . I consider this stealing and I’m sure we are not the only family they’re stealing from.WATCH Communications Response
09/09/2024
Hello, thank you for leaving a review. We have a technical support supervisor reaching out to assist you with your internet concerns. Our apologies for any service issues you have experienced.Review from Sue J
1 star08/12/2024
Horrible service from customer service down to the tech they all lie. Been with out service for days now. Was told my account is being credited. Crediting the account does not fix the problem. Someone needs to phyically go out and fix it. NOT SIT behind a computer after being out 5 days now and expect it to fix it self. It just gets worse all the time. Stay away look for other options!Excuses excuses they blame it on a storm we had a month ago.WATCH Communications Response
08/13/2024
The tower you are connected to is currently experiencing degraded service issues. This issue was brought to our attention on August 10, and our network team has been working to resolve the problem since. Currently, we do not have an estimated time of resolution, however, at this time the service is only being affected for customers on accept point four. That is the access point you are attached to. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused and appreciate your continued patience while we resolve this service concern.Review from Vera K
1 star03/05/2024
If I could give -5 stars I would. Long wait times for lech support, their people have no problem lying to you and increased prices. We were without internet service for 6 weeks while they were switching out equipment for supposedly faster internet speeds. We were promised things and lied too so many times and then only received a $38 credit for everything they put us through. Up until now we had no other choices but now we do and watch has been cancelled at our house and our new carrier is wonderful. If you have any other viable choice than Watch seriously consider the other choice.Review from Jessica F
1 star02/21/2024
The issue is for people that ACTUALLY use internet. Watch steaming services, work from home, ring doorbell. My sales person was a liar! If my internet service ran below 86% or the service was out, i would automatically get a bill credit. Wow! amazing! LIES! Anytime you call CS, The first thing you hear are the outages. I go down mid Dec, We arent getting a signal so we have to send out a tech. Day 4 still out, Tech cant find anything wrong. My husband drives by the tower and IT IS LAYING ON THE GROUND!! I get a LTE router box in the mail, no instructions just plug it in. Even worse!! Uses a ******** cell tower to make a wifi hotspot. THE WORST Call them again, well this is all they have, ok will i get reduced bill since I cant really use the internet now? NO because this dumb box is actually l $200 regularly! OMG. Ok, whatever. Fast forward to mid January. Internet is out. Call tech support, come to find out it has a data ******** have used it in 2 weeks. ***** says I am apart of the ******* outage they will raise the cap but I will have to call when it goes out so that they can raise it. Week later goes by and we have reached the cap again. I call back, get told they can only raise it once a month. Ok, can I get a bill credit for the remaining days. I will have to forward that the Super. Left a VM that they are trying to find out about the tower, if there is a long time plan & call back. No call back, No bill credit. Feb 1st, internet restarts. Lasted until last night the 20th. Call again. Tech guy sends me to a supervisor because they are the only ones that can approve the increase. **** the supervisor gets on the phone and is instantly hostile. No Hi, how are you tells me the only way they will raise my cap is if I pay $117 a month!!!! Absolutely not! I can get the exact same data cap from ****** net for $65 a month. He said well good, go with that then, anything else? no good bye AND HUNG UP ON ME!Review from Robert P
1 star02/06/2024
These people when I first contacted them told me that they were building a new broadcasting tower just a few hundred yards down the road from me. I wanted to wait until the tower was finished before signing with them.When they told me the tower was up, I told them to get me set up for service. No contract was involved. This was for internet and television service.I had so many times that I wasnt receiving a signal from them, I signed up with another company and eventually was able to contact them to come and get their equipment. Normally whenever I tried to contact them, I was told that I had to be put on hold, constantly, for about 160 minutes. It was nuts.When I finally contacted them to discontinue the service, it was about a week or so into a new month, but they told me that I would have to pay until the next billing cycle. This was a pathetic way to conduct a business. To this day, they have not come to pick up their equipment.Review from Rodney P
1 star02/04/2024
Horrible company. Internet was out more often than it actually worked. Was promised multiple "credits" but never received a single one. When I finally did cancel they had overcharged by one month. Have called three times to get a refund. I am always told " it's on the way" yet 5 months later I have yet to receive it. I feel they are crooks and have zero intention of refunding my money. I feel they are thieves just betting no one will take them to court over a hundred bucks.
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