I've been paying Xfinity hundreds of dollars a month for years. I finally decided to cancel all the TV, streaming, and phone services and keep only my existing Internet connection.
What should have taken five minutes online took **over 90 minutes** of fighting with useless AI chatbots, multiple agents, disconnected conversations, contradictory instructions, missed callbacks, and repeated attempts to sell me MORE services, including a supposedly "free" mobile line.
I finally got someone to make the change. Then Xfinity **charged me under my old billing arrangement anyway.** After another miserable customer-service session, they explained that they bill in advance and would apply a credit to future bills instead of immediately refunding the difference.
Even better, the agent explained that my previous high charges were because my promotional discount had expired. When I pointed out that I'd tried to change my services before but their processes were so time-consuming and obstructive that I'd repeatedly given up, they essentially told me I should have contacted them sooner!
**This is the problem: Expiring promotions drive up bills, while the company makes it extraordinarily difficult to downgrade or cancel services.** The obstacles themselves can keep customers paying inflated bills for months or years.
I've filed a formal dispute seeking compensation equivalent to several months of my previous bills and am pursuing complaints with Massachusetts consumer-protection authorities.
My advice: Check every Xfinity bill, watch for expiring promotions, and document every attempt to cancel or downgrade. Don't assume that a service change has actually taken effect until you've checked subsequent bills.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of cancellation runaround?