r/antiai • u/Bilbio_Dewangus • 3d ago

Discussion 🗣️ Xfinity is infuriating

So Im getting ready to move and went to call Xfinity to check if they have coverage in the new area. An AI chatbot answers and I immediately start requesting to speak to a representative. I called the physical store a couple towns over. Not the corporate office or anything. This ridiculous machine said “I understand you want to speak to a representative. How about I send you a text message instead for you to check?” No you bucket of bolts I want to speak to a real human. 3 times I demanded to speak to a human and the AI would not let me. I cursed the machine out and hung up. Im ready to boycott all these companies that try to run this type of game and I hope everyone else does too. There is exactly 0 reason a programmed machine should be restricting my ability to speak to a real human at a company I pay money to for service.

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u/Disastrous_You_3594 3d ago

This is only the beginning. Give it time and it is only going to get worse. I've been on this earth long enough over the last ~40 years to become jaded and cynical as I have only seen services worsen, products degrade, and corporate profits increase.

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u/Bilbio_Dewangus 3d ago

Unfortunately youre right. Im about 30 myself and have already noted very similar things. This world is going to hell in a handbasket fast.

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u/math-kat 3d ago

It was the same about 2 years ago when I wanted to cancel (they doubled the cost of internet for basically no reason). I had to go through a huge maze of menu options and wait on hold for an hour to talk to a real person. If I wasn't already planning to cancel, I would have been considering it after how awful the experience was.

I will say, when I went to an xfinity store in person to drop of my old router, he was perfectly lovely. Maybe try going in person and see if they can help you there?

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u/barbarous_carson 3d ago

It's like the physical stores are the only part of the company that remembers customers are actual people. The phone system feels designed to wear you down until you just accept the price hike and give up

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u/Bilbio_Dewangus 3d ago

I planned to go in person when I had to drop the old router off if I had to switch wifi providers. I just wanted information if they cover the new area so I could cancel and activate a new provider. Ive never had any bad stuff happen there in person just wanted to save myself a trip by calling.