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930 15th St Fl 11, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80202-2932

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Back in October 2016 we signed up for Centurylink Internet. We started our service October 27, 2016 and canceled it on November 18, 2016. When signing up with century link I called them several times to find out about promotions while contacting other service providers in the area. I was told that Centurylink had a 30 day satisfaction guarantee and I was told that if I canceled for any reason during the first 30 days I would not be charged for service. The service was very poor, very slow, definitely not worth it, so we called to cancel. After canceling, I received a bill on November 30, 2016, stating that I owe $47.04. I called to dispute this charge at that time, and no one knew anything about a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. I then searched the Internet and found on century link’s website a link to a form that I needed to fill out in order to have the charges removed. I filled out that form on December 17, 2016. After that I received no more bills from CenturyLink and no other notices from CenturyLink other than trying to sell me on their service again. Then 16 months later, June 2018, I get a call from ECR, a collection agency trying to collect the $47.04

On 6/26/ 18, I then called Centurylink to verify the charges and dispute them. I spent over two hours trying to find someone who knew anything about it. I spoke to seven different people in at least five different departments. Each one stating they couldn’t access this information and I needed to speak to someone in a different department. Finally when speaking to Kellen, a supervisor in customer care I was first told that she could not do anything and would have to transfer me back to the financial department. Then after many more minutes on hold she came back and told me there was never any policy for 30 day satisfaction guarantee. And that the only way to resolve this was to pay the $47.04. After further discussion with her I finally hung up in frustration.

At this time I am so frustrated and upset. I am someone with an excellent credit score and I do not want this impacting my credit as my husband and I were hoping to purchase a home in this next year and can’t afford the negative impact of collections on my credit score. I feel as though Centurylink is being a bully and practicing dishonest sales tactics in order to gain profit.

When searching the Internet regarding this 30 day satisfaction guarantee, I have seen numerous complaints on numerous forums regarding this deceptive sales tactic. There is even a news story on a Utah television station regarding the exact same practice.

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Also on your Revdex.com site there are numerous complaints against Centurylink.

My husband and I are both honest people, and we hope to encounter that same honesty with our business transactions and are greatly disappointed with Centurylink’s practices. We hope that they are not allowed to continue to scam people in the same manner.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 19, 2018

To whom it may concern:

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review the issues or concerns regarding this complaint.

The customer’s account back dated to reflect the trial period, and this left an open amount due on the account.

An adjustment of $47.04 has been issued and the customers’ account has no balance due.

To get anything removed from the customer’s credit reports the customer needs to do the following:

Customer must mail a written statement (No Fax, Email, Phone calls) to:

1008 Oliver Rd, Monroe, LA 71201

Requirements of the letter are as follows:
Full Name of Customer Date the inquiry was ran per their credit report (we need the exact date) Statement requesting the removal of the inquiry SSN (not required but helps quicken the process) Current address Signature and Date (this grants us permission to access the credit report)

CenturyLink acknowledges the customers concerns and apologizes for any issues or inconvenience that may have been experienced.

Sincerely,

Steve S

Customer Response • Aug 22, 2018

Revdex.com:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

Thank you SO much for going to bat for us to hold CenturyLink accountable!

Sincerely

I changed service providers for telephone and internet service in April 2018 from Centurylink to ***. As I changed services I spoke with several agents / operators of Centurylink regarding the transfer of phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail service and internet service (including website services). I am an attorney and was abundantly concerned about the loss of service for each of the foregoing services. I was advised that this transfer of services would be conducted efficiently and effectively. I immediately lost e-mail upon e-mail--years of correspondence via e-mail as I transferred from Centurylink to ***. I requested assistance from *** to resolve these issues. As multiple efforts by *** determined the issues with e-mails resulted from Centurylink's service. I contacted Centurylink who advised that they had changed the password to my e-mails--which should have been transferred at the time of my switch of services from Centurylink to ***. Centurylink provided me with a brief time to recover these e-mails. As a result of Centurylink's actions the *** lost several days and hours of business in an effort to acquire the foregoing information. At the time I had concluded my services with Centurylink I did not have any contract for their services--my relationship with Centurylink operated on a month-to-month basis. I received an invoice in July 2018 for internet service. I spoke with Centurylink who advised that I had not concluded such service during April 2018. After discussing this matter Centurylink determined that it should have discontinued such service in April 2018. I was advised at such point that I had a contract with Centurylink that I had entered into a contract that would conclude in 2019. I was further advised that my switch from Centurylink to *** required a $200 discontinuance fee. I am refusing to pay this fee as I had not entered into a contract as indicated by Centurylink, as I suffered substantial loss of billable hours due to Centurylink's actions during the transfer, and as Centurylink has refused to assist me in this matter as I have contacted them regarding the same. I would appreciate any help that can be provided. Thank you.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 19, 2018

To whom it may concern:

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review the issues or concerns regarding this complaint.

The customer has a business account and was sent the terms and conditions which indicate the nature of the services and the term commitment and early termination fee if and where applicable.

The customer ported the service out to another provider and this is what cause the issue related to the email services and hosting.

Since this is a business account and the terms and conditions are mailed to the customer at the time of the initial order and the fact the customer was again notified by several agents of this on July 20th, the charge is sustained.

CenturyLink acknowledges the customers concerns and apologizes for any issues or inconvenience that may have been experienced.

Sincerely,

Steve S

I canceled our service with CenturyLink in February 2018. I paid our final bill on February 22, and the disconnect was posted to our account on March 5. Since then, I continue to receive bills from CenturyLink even though we no longer have service. I've called three times and keep getting transferred from department to department with the representatives telling me the account is canceled so they can't help me. I cannot view the bill online because I no longer have an account. We were billed for DirecTV services through CenturyLink, but I canceled those services as well with both CenturyLink and DirecTV. I do not know what the charges are for, and I will not pay a bill for something I do not owe.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 19, 2018

To whom it may concern:

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review the issues or concerns regarding this complaint.

At CenturyLink, we strive to provide outstanding customer service and feedback is appreciated and utilized to enhance our training.

When the disconnect order was finally issued it was back dated to March the 5th, 2018. This left a balance owing of $45.60 which is valid and due.

CenturyLink acknowledges the customers concerns and apologizes for any issues or inconvenience that may have been experienced.

Sincerely,

Steve S

I have an unresolved issue in which I think Century Link needs to resolve. I had service from December 2015 to July 2016 with century link with a one year contract and I was renting a router from them for a total of roughly $52 a month. At the end of July 2016, I found out I would be moving from Tucson to Phoenix. The place I was moving to had *** services only. So I called Centurylink in July of 2016 and asked what I can do as I would no longer need or utilize the service. Since this was 2 years ago, I don’t remember every detail of what the representative said but she was very nice and said since I had 6 months of service already, I could basically end my account and return the router. 1-2 weeks later, in August of 2016 I went to the Paradise Valley century link store in Phoenix to return my router. Once again, the century link employee told me everything was good to go and never once was I told further action or payments would be require. For over a year I kept the receipt from the store in my car until recently I sold my car and cleaned it out, throwing away the century link information. Figuring it had been so long, I threw away the century link receipt from returning my router. For two years, I never received a single notification from century link regarding my account. Fast forward to July of 2018, I get a notification that I had a $320 collection from them on my credit score. I was extremely panicked, as I had intended on getting a personal loan to consolidate my current debt in hopes to make my life easier and debt more manageable. So I immediately called century link to resolve the issue. The first person I spoke to was very nice and said once I had proof that I had returned the router, she could reverse the charges. She told me to call the store I returned it to, so I did. The gentleman at the store helped me the best he could but since it was so long ago, he claimed he was unable to pull up my information. He gave me an internal phone number to call. So I then called the new number provided. The person I spoke to, after much time, was able to pull up a tacking number of my router and basically said that was all I needed. So I call billing back and once again explained my issue. This particular gentleman was extremely rude and condescending. He told me I had to call *** to file a claim and that I should never return software to a store (which was the first time I had an employee tell me that). I ended up hanging up to try to call back and get a different representative. I did call back and get a nice representative that said he’d be happy to help. He asked for the tracking number, so I gave it to him. When he got looked it up, he said he couldn’t see anything and even tried to track it on the *** website. He said he can’t give a credit based on that but if I call back the internal number and they update the notes saying the router was received, he would gladly give the credit. So called back that internal number YET AGAIN. Luckily, that gentleman was also very helpful. He said a *** shipping label was created in November of 2017. I was extremely shocked because I had returned the router in August of 2016. We both agreed that it seems some mistake had occurred. He said he put in detailed notes with his employee ID number saying I could finally be given my credit back. I was very thankful this mess seemed to be over. At this point, I had been on the phone for about 3 hours. This representative said he transferred me back to the department I needed to go to, however, the phone call somehow got hung up. Frustrated, I called the billing department back. I explained my story yet again and the representative said he’d be happy to help but placed me on a hold. I was told this was the department I needed to call back to get the issue resolved so I was wondering why he put me on hold. At this time, it was about 4 minutes until 6pm when they closed. So, this representative put me on “hold” for several minutes and at 6pm, a recording came on and said “the offices were now closed” and hung up. I was beyond frustrated at this point because I had spent several hours trying to resolve the issue with several people telling me different things with no resolution. There was nothing more I could do this evening, so I called the next morning.
So I called again and the lady tried to help but did not seem to be understanding the situation. She tells me at this point it wasn’t the router I was being charged for! When all day yesterday, that is what everyone had said! I was beside myself with frustration and kindly asked to speak to a supervisor. She put me on hold and spoke with her supervisor. She told me that the supervisor told her that I needed to be transferred to customer service. Great, another department transfer. I explained my story YET AGAIN and asked why my account was open for almost two years after I closed it. He said it looked like I had service from 12/15 to 11/17 which was ridiculous because I had ended my service in July/August of 2016. He said it looked like payments had been made on my account in September of 2016 and so on. So at this point Im thinking someone had an account under my name. He said he would transfer me to another department, he told me to ask for a supervisor right away and that they could pull the old phone calls I had with them. Which was great news for me, I thought finally I would be close to a resolution. So he transferred me and I explained my story YET AGAIN and the representative talked to her supervisor who said I needed to contact the police and he needed subpoenas to pull phone calls. I’m literally in tears at this point and ask to be transferred to the department that could just get rid of these charges once and for all. So, I get transferred to the collection or final bill department as I’m crying because I had spent a total of 4 and a half hours trying to get this resolved. This particular lady was absolutely uncaring and unsympathetic which was further frustrating. She ends up telling me that they could reverse the router charge of $108 but I still owe $211, which she couldn’t even explain what it was for. So I ask to be transferred to a supervisor which after much backlash, I finally was. She said the $211 was for a 9.99 monthly “vacation hold” charge and that they would not reverse it. My response to her was “why would you charge me for this when at no other point in time was I ever told about this?” Why am I being charged when a centurylink employee told me I could return my router and not be obligated to pay. IF I had been told it would be $9.99 a month through the end of my 1 year contract, I would have had no problem paying it. My other question would be, was was I continued to be charged this $9.99 fee past my 1 year contract? Why did I not receive a bill for this supposed monthly charge at the new address I provided? I did only live at that new address for a few months before I ended up having to move again. But I never once received a “vacation hold charge” bill while I was there. Also, I never received any notification that this account would be going to collections. To which employees told me that they sent a final bill or notice to my old address and never received it as returned from me not living there which is absolutely beyond my control. It is not my fault that the current residents or even the post office did not return the mail back to the sender (you guys). So now I have a collections account on my credit score and it is affecting my whole life. I spent 6 hours on the phone with you guys and not one person was able to truly help me. I think you should right this wrong and reverse this charge and take my name off of collections due to your employees lack of communication in letting me know what truly needed to be done. Also, if it is a vacation hold” fee of $9.99 a month, how did it add up to $211 when my contract would have ended in December 2016. I need this resolved immediately as it is causing me extreme stress and affecting my life financially. I’m not a dishonest person, and through all those 6 hours of being on the phone, I was as kind as I could be. Please make this right.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 19, 2018

To whom it may concern:

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review the issues or concerns regarding this complaint.

At CenturyLink, we strive to provide outstanding customer service and feedback is appreciated and utilized to enhance our training.

Prior to this reply, the charges in question were adjusted off and there is no amount owing.

The charges were due to a lag in the store getting the inventory back to our inventory is shipped from and the account being put on vacation suspend instead of discontinuing the account.

To get anything removed from the customer’s credit reports the customer needs to do the following:

Customer must mail a written statement (No Fax, Email, Phone calls) to:

1008 Oliver Rd, Monroe, LA 71201

Requirements of the letter are as follows:
Full Name of Customer Date the inquiry was ran per their credit report (we need the exact date) Statement requesting the removal of the inquiry SSN (not required but helps quicken the process) Current address Signature and Date (this grants us permission to access the credit report)

CenturyLink acknowledges the customers concerns and apologizes for any issues or inconvenience that may have been experienced.

Sincerely,

Steve S

I was told that my internet is going to be activated on Monday the 16th of july. I called them to find out why it wasn't done I was told it was cancelled and rescheduled for Wednesday the 18th of july. The 18th came and gone and when I called they told me it was changed to the 19th and still nothing. Then I called customer service on the 19th and they said it is for Friday the 20th. I keep getting the run around and paying for service they have not activated yet

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 17, 2018

To whom it may concern:

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review the issues or concerns regarding this complaint.

At CenturyLink, we strive to provide outstanding customer service and feedback is appreciated and utilized to enhance our training.

The customers service record indicates it was activated on the 20th. The customer has canceled the service and returned the equipment. The customer may get an initial bill with charges and a final bill that has been back dated removing these charges.

CenturyLink acknowledges the customers concerns and apologizes for any issues or inconvenience that may have been experienced.

Sincerely,

Steve S

It took 3.5 hours to reconnect my service after disconnect. I dealt with 5 departments and 3 supervisors. 1 supervisor for Prism told me I had to pay an early termination fee which was not true, verified by another supervisor. The same supervisor hung up on my when asking to speak with someone else. The hang up caused me to miss the financial department by 1 minute due to transferring and long hold times. Today was a joke being back and forth being told I had missed Bills which I was able to confirm was not true. All around very deceptive practices by the company with supervisors and reps who do not take the proper time to research a customer's account to provide proper guidance and resolve. I would never recommend Prism services to any one I know.

I recently switched over to centurylink from *** as they had the most basic form of phone available that did not require the purchase of a modem. one of the issues I had with *** was that my bill was due in the middle of the month and so if I payed my bill at the end of the month with the rest of my bills, I was already 1-2 weeks late.
when I set up my services with centurylink, I discussed this problem with the person that was setting up my account and they said that if I didn't like my due date, that I could change it. well, my billing date is the 25th but my due date is apparently 15-18 days after that which puts it in the middle of the month so I have the same problem but when I called their customer service to change it, I was told by two different representavtives, on two different occasions, that the date can not be changed or altered at all. I even asked to speak with a manager and the last women said that it wouldn't make it difference as they would just tell me the same thing.
I understand that there are several other billing options available online or with smartphones but I have limited access to the internet to manage my accounts and I do not have a smart phone. I know that I can also call in my payments every month but I should not have to do that, considering I was lied to from the beginning.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 13, 2018

CenturyLink appreciates Ms. expressing her concerns regarding her bill and pay-by dates. Unfortunately, CenturyLink is unable to change Ms. Hawkinson’s bill date. She indicates in her Revdex.com complaint that she would like her due date at the end of the month or beginning of next month, so she can pay all bills at the same time.

Ms. Hawkinson’s bill date is 25th of the month, so she should receive the bill in approximately seven days, which would be around the 2nd of the month. This should allow her to pay the CenturyLink bill with her other bills at the beginning of the month. In addition, she can view her CenturyLink bill online, three to four days after the bill date.

Ms. is a valued customer and I apologize we are unable to change her bill date as requested. CenturyLink regrets any inconvenience she has experienced.

Margaret
CenturyLink Customer Advocacy

On July 10, 2018 my internet service quit working and Centurylink was contacted. A Customer Service Representative was contacted and attempted to troubleshoot the problem remotely but was unable to resolve the problem or determine what was wrong. The representative advised he would generate a repair voucher for a technician to come and repair the problem. The representative stated something must be wrong because it showed the first date available was August 7, 2018. I told the representative that I was not pleased to be without service for that extended period of time. He assured me someone would come to my residence within 24 to 48 hours to work on the problem. At 8:22 pm I received a text message from Centurylink advising my repair had been scheduled to be completed by August 7, 2018 before 5pm. I was also informed by the representative over the telephone that I would be contacted by the technician 1 hour prior to arrival at my residence to assure someone would be there.

After 48 hour I never received any contact from Centurylink. I contacted Centurylink again and was advised by another service representative that the earliest date a technician could arrive was August 7, 2018.

I suspected my issue might be a faulty modem. The modem I had was rented from Centurylink. I purchased a new Centurylink modem and installed it on the computer on Tuesday July 17, 2018. The internet service worked as it should after installing the new modem. On Wednesday July 18, 2018 at around 2:20pm the internet quit working again. I contacted Centurylink to troubleshoot the problem with the new modem. After two and half hours on the telephone with a supervisor, as requested by Centurylink in the Revdex.com complaint form, my service could not be restored. I was informed by the Supervisor (Sherwin) that a service technician would have to come and attempt to resolve the problem. He stated the technician would be at my residence on August 20, 2017 to inspect the equipment. I informed him that I had a repair order in for August 7, 2017 but when I checked on it earlier it was not in the system. He said a technician had closed the order out Tuesday advising the equipment had been checked and no problems were discovered. I advised him that was not true because someone had been at my residence around the clock all week and no one had showed up to work on my equipment. I asked him for the technician's name and was told that he was unable to provide me with that information. I advised Sherwin to connect me with someone so I could cancel my internet service with Centurylink.

I was connected to a retention special whose name I believe was Jerome. Jerome ask if he could get a technician to my residence on July 19, 2018 would I continue to allow Centurylink to provide me with internet service. I told him that would be the only way I would continue to allow Centurylink to provide me with internet service. After waiting a few minutes for Jerome to make an appointment for the technician, Jerome came back on the line and said a repair order could not be located for my service. He connected me to another representative stating this individual would make the repair order for me. The next representative begin to start the troubleshooting process over again. I had now been on the telephone for over 3 hours with Centurylink and told them I had enough and I wanted to be connected to someone who could terminate my service. I was transferred to Rosa who disconnected my service.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 13, 2018

CenturyLink appreciates Mr. giving us the opportunity to review our handling of his account, *** I would like to apologize for the less than exemplary service that Mr. recently received from CenturyLink representatives. His comments are appreciated and, to improve customer service, will be investigated. Our representatives need to know the negative impact we have on customers when we fail to do our jobs well.

Our records indicate Mr.’s Internet service was disconnected on July 18, 2018 due to the repair issues. Mr. was promised a $24.95 credit on July 12, 2018. Because the service was disconnected, the credit was reversed, as reflected on the August 7, 2018 bill. A credit for $24.95 was re-issued on August 10, 2018 and should be reflected on the September 7, 2018 bill.

CenturyLink regrets any inconvenience Mr. has experienced.

Margaret
CenturyLink Customer Advocacy

Customer Response • Aug 13, 2018

Revdex.com:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

Sincerely

I paid in full services from CenturyLink and terminated them about 2 years ago. CenturyLink then proceeded to bill me after I terminated them never not once did they send me a bill after I paid the balance due. Instead they sent my bill to collection 2tears later I have spent 1full day trying to find out if it's even my bill messing with my credit when the bill in mail I have for almost 3years they sent this in to collections 4 weeks without one in 2 years hell I don't know if it's my bill I spent endless hours trying to talk to them

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 15, 2018

I reviewed the billing dispute complaint from *** regarding a closed CenturyLink account. I reviewed the billing and payment history on this account showing the last payment we received was on 02/17/17. The account went unpaid until it was disconnected on 06/08/17. I show *** attempted to make a payment on 06/01/17 using our automated system but it did not go trough due to the card he used failed. Based on my findings the balance is sustained as valid the notes show that *** was aware of the amount due when the account was closed for non payment. *** can contact our Credit Department to make the payment via 18002477285.

Sincerely,

Mr.T

For 3 days I have had interruptions in my internet service. From very slow internet speed to frequent connections drops and inability to reconnect. The past 2 days I have noticed a technician working at the neighborhood main box. I would not be surprised if the interruption was due to the technicians work. If so, we have never been notified of the possibility of interruption of service. Nor are our bills discounted for days where service is not available. This is very frustrating when trying to conduct personal business via the internet.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 15, 2018

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review Mr.’ account, ***. Our records reflect a dropped Internet connection on July 21 and July 22, 2018 but there have been no drops recorded since July 22, 2018. A $17.95 out-of-service credit was applied to the account on July 20, 2018. Our repair contact history is as follows:

Contact History:
06-09-2018 12:35 PM CDT, no internet light, issues resolved with customer on phone.
06-09-2018 01:28 PM CDT, wanted to change wireless password
06-27-2018 12:00 PM CDT, no internet, caller couldn't complete the TSing stated will have husband call back.
07-19-2018 02:37 PM CDT, no internet, all lights good, stated just get disconnected when using the internet and complaint about the tech working on the box up the road, the review did not support the mentioned disconnects. only showed once for the month, that was on 07-17.
07-20-2018 05:50 PM CDT, no internet, TSing resulted in an offline form to provisioning for no IP.
07-20-2018 06:36 PM CDT, assist contact (For the above), reviewed all and advised the agent to submit offline form.
07-21-2018 12:46 PM CDT, Offline form work, provisioning was all rebuilt and showed modem was online.
END OF CONTACT History.

No dispatch history since Jan 2018

CenturyLink technicians are consistently working the in the field. They could be installing new service (both voice and Internet), working repair issues, preforming routine maintenance, and/or working on network upgrades. Generally speaking, these situations should not affect an individual customers service.

Margaret
CenturyLink Customer Advocacy

Customer Response • Aug 15, 2018

Revdex.com:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

Sincerely

I have been trying to cancel my Centurylink telephone service for three weeks. I keep getting cancelation of service dates, but those dates are never met. The first date that the phone service would be canceled was July 6, 2018. Since then, I have called four times to complain and get my service canceled without anything being done. I get excuses such as the order is pending and attempts to sell me other services. My feeling is that Centurylink is dragging their feet so they can charge me extra.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 16, 2018

I have reviewed the complaint from *** regarding trying to have his service canceled. I have reviewed the account this matter has been resolved the account was disconnected and the account credited for the delay in us processing the order as requested. Centurylink apologizes for this avoidable delay in order processing and the frustration this has caused for ***.

Sincerely,

Mr.T

Customer Response • Aug 17, 2018

Complaint: ***

I am rejecting this response because: On paper my account is closed. However, as of 17 August 2018 my phone line is still connected and functional. I expect not to be charged for the lag in the physical disconnection of my phone line.

Sincerely

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 28, 2018

I have reviewed the customer's reply regarding the disconnect date on ***'s account. The account was disconnected on 07/26/18 which is when the charges stopped per his final bill dated 07/26/18.

Sincerely,

Mr.T

I signed up for internet service on January 4th, 2018. I received an email order confirmation on January 4th, 2018. This confirmation emailed confirmed my appointment date - 01/10/2018. I called in the evening and asked where the technician was, I spoke with customer service they indicated that the technician was scheduled to show up. By 6pm I called back and talked to customer service and tech support, they promised me they would be there by 4:00, and they never showed up. They indicated that my name was spelled incorrectly, so we made the correction and rescheduled. I was so upset, I left a formal complaint via email - January 11th. They indicated that they would get back to me within three business days. They send me an email and ask me to call them. They continually gave me the run around and told me that my account was setup - it never was. They told me that the account was closed. I spent so many hours on the phone with them and they continually gave me the run around. I demanded on talking to the supervisor, and I would speak with someone else, providing all the detailed information, only to hear the same scripted words. I have never had service, nor do I have any of their equipment. I received a modem on a Friday, when they promised to hook me up again, but I got the run around and it never happened. I went on line and it said my account was closed. So, I immediately took the modem to a post office and sent it back to them January 13th, 2018. They never showed up on 1/12/18 as they promised.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 16, 2018

I have reviewed the complaint from *** regarding a disputed CenturyLink bill on a closed account. The account notes, payment history and several repair requests support *** claim that the service didn't work. Based on my findings I have adjusted all charges off the closed account it now has a zero balance. CenturyLink would like to apologize for the time spend and frustration caused by this delay in resolution.

Sincerely,

Mr.T

I am not happy about how the customer service reps represent your company!! I couldn’t get any help with my account today because the “security question.” I was asked what my mothers name is.. I told them and they said it was the wrong answer so they couldn’t help me. Two different reps told me this. I was also told I had to verify with my email. The The problem with that is I was calling in because my Internet was not working. We have had so many problems with our Internet going down and we run a business out of her home and we cannot afford to have this happen. I was calling to tell them I wanted to counsel and they were about to listen to m problem with that is I was calling in because my Internet was not working. We have had so many problems with our Internet going down and we run a business out of her home and we cannot afford to have this happen. I need dependable service and I need my Internet to work. This Internet goes down every day! The customer service manager Andy and his coworker Jada were so rude when I asked if they could verify any other way they said no and that maybe a friend or family member could help! They didn’t want me cancelling so they were super unhelpful and they were doing all they could to just get off the phone with me. I am NOT HAPPY about this!!!

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 06, 2018

I have received a copy of the Revdex.com complaint filed by Ms. ***, regarding a service dispute. After investigation of Ms. accounts it has been found that per the notes the account wasn't fully verified and our agents were unable to assist the customer when she contacted our support. CenturyLink strives to maintain account security as our company policies as well as guidelines set forth by the FCC and Public Utility commissions require us to fully verify customers account and information before we can assist or make any changes to an account. CenturyLink apologizes for the frustration encountered. Our technical support is available 24/7 to assist any time any issues arise they can be reached directly at 1-800-247-7285. CenturyLink apologizes for the frustration expressed. Sincerely, Mr. C

I called Century Link and tried to Bundle internet with DirecTV. The first two months pricing was quoted to me and I was happy with it. We went through the services and I agreed that we would move forward. The rep scheduled an install date of Friday to do both internet and Satellite.
When she began the legal disclaimers she was required to tell me about the price increase in year 2 with DirecTV. I said at a 40%b increase I was not interested in DirecTV any longer. She said ok I will go ahead and take off the TV portion and we moved forward with internet. She then transfers me to DirecTV to get better pricing because she can;t impact plans. I explain the situation to them and then am on a silent hold for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. At 4 minutes I hang up thinking ok well it is cancelled I will deal with this later.
I come to find out the appointment is still active. I call Century link back. Tara answers and argues with me for 12 minutes that the pricing is actually very good. I ask for a supervisor. Joseph gets on and I am informed that at the point where the appt is made that Century Link can no longer make changes. I explain that there are two things the rep needed to do in that case 1) disclose the cost increase prior to making the appt and 2) disclose that once the appt was made no changes can be made. Rather than saying are you ready to make an appt. Tara had apparently disconnected my century link service and Joseph was going to start it again. He was also going to transfer me to DirecTV to cancel that service. Century Link then hangs up on me and doesn't call back!
*** Just found out that I had a $99 charge for adding a phone jack to my house, but the installation was waived. I never never never asked for a phone jack to be put in. This is SUCH a scam

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 06, 2018

CenturyLink appreciates Ms. *** giving us the opportunity to review our handling of her account. I would like to apologize for the less than exemplary service that Ms. recently received from CenturyLink representatives. Her comments are appreciated, and to improve customer service, will be investigated. Our representatives need to know the negative impact we have on customers when we fail to do our jobs well. Our records indicate that we do not show that the CenturyLink account was charged for a jack installation on the billing statement. CenturyLink apologizes for the frustration and confusion in this matter.

In an effort to satisfy, we have provided feedback to those involved for further coaching and training

Centurylink regrets any inconvenience Ms. has experienced

Sincerely, Mr. C

I had Century Link internet and telephone service installed in my house over a month ago on or around 06/12/2018. At that time, the technician who installed my service advised me that the landline telephone service installation would not be complete until a certain adaptor was mailed to me and then I had to install it myself, but then I would have a dial tone. The problem is that this device was never mailed to me. Over the past month, I have had numerous excruciating calls with their "customer care" team about this issue. I had one day where between two phone calls and a disconnection and speaking with 8 different departments and supervisors no one even knew what this adaptor was let alone getting it mailed out. After over an hour and a half total talk time I finally had to simply request a call back and got off the phone. The next day a rep called me to say he knew what kind of adaptor it was but wasn't sure what dept was responsible for mailing it out. This went no where and never heard back from him. Finally, about a week ago I received a phone call from one of the field technicians, not the customer care call center. These guys actually know what they are doing. He was initially calling to tell me that he noticed the customer care team mistakenly scheduled an appointment to have my internet and telephone service installed for the first time, nothing about the adaptor I need. He called to tell me he cancelled that when he saw I already have service. I advised him about the adaptor I am still waiting on, and he did know what I was talking about, the first employee in a month who did. He said the reason that most employees don't have a clue is that it is a relatively new type of phone service or device, my area being one of the few where they have started offering it. Something about my service being fiber or something... It's not my job to understand it. Yet here I am writing this. Juan statated that he spoke with the customer service rep for the region and that she was checking to see if they mailed my adaptor yet. I told him that obviously after over a month they had not. Juan assured me that if the customer servive rep finds out that it was not mailed out, a new one will be mailed out immediately, and he said he would definitely get back to me by Monday 07/16/2018. This was back on Friday of last week. I finally heard back from Juan today Wednesday 07/18/2018. Incredibly, he said the customer service rep is still waiting for an answer. This is just absurd. There is no answer to wait for. Obviously, it was never mailed. They just need to mail the device go me and send a tech to install it. Or simply have the tech bring it with him at time of installation. I feel like I am in the twilight zone dealing with this company. Worst customer service. And I have been being charged for telephone service for over a month, which I never even received. For what it is worth, Juan is doing his best. He is the only person at this godforsaken company I have spoken with who is competent and is actually trying to resolve this matter.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 06, 2018

CenturyLink appreciates Mr. *** giving us the opportunity to review our handling of his account. I would like to apologize for the less than exemplary service that Mr. recently received from CenturyLink representatives. His comments are appreciated, and to improve customer service, will be investigated. Our representatives need to know the negative impact we have on customers when we fail to do our jobs well. Our records indicate per UPS tracking number *** the adapter was sent on 07/18/18 and delivered on 07/20/18. CenturyLink apologizes for the frustration encountered in receiving the adapter. Per our records indicate that the account was credited for the frustration previously In an effort to satisfy, CenturyLink has placed a credit on the customers account for the technician installation charge of $59.99 and for the $55.00 service charge for the service that was not able to be used due to the delay in the adapter being received. The total credit was $109.72 that was additionally placed today for the troubles encountered. For further questions please contact our team at 1-800-755-3500

CenturyLink regrets any inconvenience Mr. has experienced Sincerely, Mr. C

I called to set up internet service for my new address and the company later pulled a hard check on my credit without my permission, and without notifying me that there would be a credit check. I called to ask them to have the inquiry removed and after talking to multiple representatives they continued to refuse to do so, saying that I had to contact Transunion myself. I canceled service with them (the account was never even set up initially since this all occurred the same day I had called to set up service).

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 09, 2018

CenturyLink appreciates Dr. *** giving us the opportunity to review her concerns. I would like to apologize for the less than exemplary service that Dr. *** recently received from CenturyLink representatives. Her comments are appreciated and, to improve customer service, will be investigated. Our representatives need to know the negative impact we have on customers when we fail to do our jobs well.

Dr. *** needs to send a letter to CenturyLink requesting removal of the hard inquiry. The requirements of the letter are as follows:

1. Full Name of Customer
2. Address
3. Date the inquiry
4. Detailed reason for the requested removal
5. SSN
6. Letter must be signed by the requestor
7. Optional: Supporting documentation (copy of the credit report, etc.)

It would be beneficial to reference the account number (***).

Dr. *** can email, fax or mail the letter to CenturyLink, using the below information.

The mailing address is:
CenturyLink
Attn: Credit Department
100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe, LA 71203

Email - [email protected]

Fax – 800 326 2384

CenturyLink regret any inconvenience Dr. *** has experienced.

Margaret
CenturyLink Customer Advocacy

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 23, 2018

The request was submitted on August 10, 2018. However, it can take up to 30 days to receive a response back from the Credit Bureaus. Dr. *** can also submit a dispute directly with the Credit Bureaus via their web sites.

Margaret
CenturyLink Customer Advocacy

Customer Response • Aug 25, 2018

Revdex.com:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

Sincerely

I called CenturyLink on July 3, 2018 to see if I could get some discounts renewed on my *** TV and was informed that they no longer give out the bundled services discounts. The customer service representative let me know that I could continue to finish my contract with the *** tv or switch to Direct Tv with no termination fee. We set up an appointment for Centurylink and Direct tv to come out on July 17, 2018 to instal the direct tv and turn off the *** and switch the modem to internet only. We were keeping the telephone landline and the internet and just switching from *** to Direct Tv. On The morning of July 16th I got a call to confirm everything and was assured that it was all set up with the phone being 15.80/mo and the internet $65/mo. For some reason, a few hours later, a service tech showed up and I let him know that the changes were to take place the 17th, not the 16th. We had a call with a customer service rep confirm with us that it was all set up and that they had scheduled a tech for the next day. Then a few hours later, the internet and tv stopped working. I had to call in and spoke to 3 different people, with each person I had to give my account information, name, over and over again, sometimes even having to repeat and spell my name etc. multiple times and no one could help me, I finally was given the number for "retention" so I called that department, the woman I spoke to there said that I only had phone on my account (we've had a triple bundle for over 2 years) and we went over everything numerous times and was assured that everything was set up. In all the conversations, I was told different prices for the phone and internet and no one could confirm that a tech was coming the next day as was supposedly scheduled. Finally, the internet and tv started working again but I had been on the phone for 90 minutes with 4 different people. The next day, a tech never showed up and when I was able to call, the customer service was closed. I then called the next day (18th) to find out why the tech didn't show up and if the *** had been removed from the account. The rep. I spoke to said that I still only had phone on my account and said that she would set up the internet service but that no one could come out until the 30th so if if stopped working, we would just have to wait until the 30th. She did say that she would escalate it but didn't know if that would get someone out sooner and said that they would waive the connection fee of $60 since it was their mistake. I again explained that we wanted to keep the phone and internet , she quoted me a lower price than all the others had and assured me that she would fix it. This service is completely unacceptable, I have had phone service with the company for over 20 years and the past 3 years have had nothing but problems with their billing and service. I shouldn't have to call repeatedly to make sure things are set up and then have them disconnect my service and have no clue as to why the orders aren't in their system. I want my bill to be corrected with no reconnect fees and a tech to come out like I was promised and not 12 days later. Can someone please straighten this out?

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 15, 2018

I have reviewed the complaint from *** regarding a poor experience trying to convert from our *** TV service to Direct TV service. CenturyLink certainly understands how frustrating this process has been we failed to make this a smooth transition and apologize for our errors. I show ***'s account has been converted to our Price for Life internet and home phone bundle package with Direct TV. When *** gets her next bill she will see all the changes have been made for her new bundle package. The difference with the Direct TV partnership with us is that they handle any billing questions and programming changes. CenturyLink adds the charges Direct TV sends us under the combined billing agreement we don't have access to their systems to make any changes. Once again CenturyLink apologize for the conflicting information given on the install and removal dates we are happy to further assist as needed.

Sincerely,

Mr.T

Customer Response • Aug 15, 2018

Complaint: ***

I am rejecting this response because: This is absurd, I just had to call 2 days ago because I found out that they were charging me 3x for internet (Once on the phone/internet bundle with direct tv bill and then twice on an additional account that was opened for my residence). I have had to spend over 6 hours on the phone just trying to resolve all of these issues and I won't know if my billing is actually fixed until the next bills come out. They should at a minimum send a gift and give me the modem for free for all the time and frustration.

Sincerely

I moved into a new house on March 30. Two days prior to moving I canceled my TV and Internet and phone with Century Link. I ported and kept my phone number at this time. (***).
Century Link is still sending me bills to my e-mail. I called last month to resolve and spoke to someone that said my service was canceled. I thought this was resolved. Today I received another bill via e-mail and attempted to resolve on the phone and by chat.
The regular client service department is telling me that somehow I canceled by TV and phone but not my internet. This is not accurate and there is no reason I would keep internet service for a house at which I don't reside. To rectify this issue the CS agent said I needed to speak to account retention. I was cold transferred to account retention. Account retention said they cannot disconnect/cancel my already canceled internet because my account is suspended due to nonpayment. I was then cold transferred to a bill collection area. They told me that they cannot unsuspend my account without a payment. I then repeated this process - being cold transferred a couple of more times with no success. I also spoke to two people by chat who directed me once again to account retention. The last time I was sent to the bill collection area they were supposed to let me speak to a manager. I waited on hold for 10 more minutes until I was connected to someone who knew nothing of my issue.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 16, 2018

To whom it may concern:

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review the issues or concerns regarding this complaint.

At CenturyLink, we strive to provide outstanding customer service and feedback is appreciated and utilized to enhance our training.

When a customer ports a number out to another provider it is not assumed that they are canceling any other services on the same account.

Depending how the other carrier submits the port request (in this case a change order not a disconnection order) the remaining services (in this case just the Internet) remain and continue to bill as they cannot be canceled unless the customer called back in right after the port and requested it.

This is a process that is followed by all carriers not just CenturyLink as established by the FCC.

The customer had a balance carried forward when porting and the number carried over to the converted stand-alone internet account ending in *** of $325.99.

The last billing for the converted account had a final amount owing of $419.75 less credits of -$61.50 due to back dating the bill.

The amount of the converted bill that the customer was billed after the port comes to $162.00 for the internet the customer thought was canceled.

I have issued and adjustment of $162.00 which leaves a valid balance owed from the previous account of $235.25.

CenturyLink acknowledges the customers concerns and apologizes for any issues or inconvenience that may have been experienced.

Sincerely,

Steve S

Customer Response • Aug 16, 2018

Complaint: ***

I am rejecting this response because:

For what time period is the forwarded amount for?

In my experience (customer of Century Link for approximately 14 years) Century Link bills in advance for their services. With that in mind, it is impossible to have a balance forward for an amount that is greater than one month's bill.

I called Century Link on the 27th of March and canceled all services as of March 30th.

Sincerely

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 24, 2018

To whom it may concern:

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review the issues or concerns regarding this rejection.
For what time period is the forwarded amount for?
The unpaid final balance prior to the port not yet billed as of the last payment.
In my experience (customer of Century Link for approximately 14 years) Century Link bills in advance for their services. With that in mind, it is impossible to have a balance forward for an amount that is greater than one month's bill.
The bill prints on a specific date and is due approximately 18 days later. So almost three weeks (can be up to two full months when/if a port happens right before the print date. This results in large balance forward less any prorated time but yes, it can be up to a full month plus pro-rated amounts.
I called Century Link on the 27th of March and canceled all services as of March 30th.
This was already explained in the last reply and all the charges related to the data line generated at the time of the port have been adjusted.

Again, CenturyLink acknowledges the customers concerns and apologizes for any issues or inconvenience that may have been experienced.

Sincerely,

Steve S

I purchased an upgrade to the company's internet service based on their promise of a $100 reward card.
I printed the confirmation of the order which says "This order qualifies for a $100 reward card." When I didn't get a reward card, I called the company.

The company said they cancelled the original order and created a new order. They could provide no reason for the cancellation of the original order.

They did note that the new order (which I never saw or signed) did not qualify for the $100 reward card.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 16, 2018

To whom it may concern:

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review the issues or concerns regarding this complaint.

At CenturyLink, we strive to provide outstanding customer service and feedback is appreciated and utilized to enhance our training.

The customer has already engaged CenturyLink on July 13th and July 16th, 2018 regarding the gift card order and why it is not valid for existing customers.

The order the customer issued online was for a new line and that is what the card offer was applicable to.

You cannot issue a new line to get faster speeds on an existing line, so the order was changed from a new connect to a speed upgrade order.

The customer simply mistakenly ordered this as new service and not as an upgrade to his existing service and therefore the customer is not eligible for the gift card offer.

CenturyLink acknowledges the customers concerns and apologizes for any issues or inconvenience that may have been experienced.

Sincerely,

Steve S

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 24, 2018

To whom it may concern:

CenturyLink appreciates the opportunity to review the issues or concerns regarding this rejection.

The copy of the order acknowledgement is for an entirely new “Voice Line” which could be installed with an additional internet connection on another jack (which requires an additional charge to rewire a jack for the 2nd line) going into the home.

As explained in the previous reply, you cannot order a speed upgrade this way, this is not a speed upgrade order.

Speed upgrade orders do not qualify for a VISA gift card.

Adding a voice-line package to and existing data line does not qualify for a VISA gift card.

That said, if the customer wants an additional (separately billed) account and is willing to pay the $308.48 first bill plus a jack rewire fee of $110.00 I will have an agent contact the customer and have this done.

The monthly charge for this second account will be around $98.48.

This would qualify for the VISA gift card promotion and I would then have one issued under the gift card terms and conditions.

Again, CenturyLink acknowledges the customers concerns and apologizes for any issues or inconvenience that may have been experienced.

Sincerely,

Steve S

Customer Response • Aug 30, 2018

Complaint: ***

I am rejecting this response because:

I have a printed order confirmation.

The order confirmation number is ***.

On the order confirmation is says, "Your order qualifies for $100 Reward Card!"

Since CenturyLink did not want to pay for the reward card, they unilaterally voided the order.

Then, they issued a new order with the same order details as the old order.

Surprise! The new order does not qualify for the $100 Reward Card.

They offer to install a second line for a one-time fee of $300+ and additional, ongoing charges of $100 a month.

Let those that read this complaint discussion determine who is being reasonable and who is being not reasonable

Sincerely

We have tried to cancel Century Link internet since April 2018. We have had to make calls every month asking that they cancel. We are assured that they have and that they will reimburse the $45 per month since May 12, but each month we are charged $45. We have reported their activity to our bank as fraud and may look into hiring an attorney.

Lumen Technologies Response • Aug 03, 2018

I have received a copy of the Revdex.com complaint filed by Mr. ***, regarding a billing dispute. After investigation of Mr. account it has been found that the account has been closed and the billing was back dated to 04/17/18 which credited back the charges that were generated. From our investigation this has previously been resolved and the account is now closed. For any further questions or concerns please contact our team directly at 1-800-244-1111. CenturyLink apologizes for the frustration encountered. Sincerely, Mr. C

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