 Review by Brian_M 
member for 8.8 years, 197 visits, last login: a few hours ago
updated 2 days ago
 Manchester,Meriwether,GA
 $30 per month- (12 month contract)
 about 7 days "Service that just plain works, all the time, and within 10% of contracted speeds" "Big business who doesn't care about the end consumer when it comes to support" "If it works, you'll be happy. If you have to rely on their customer support, you'll wish for an alternative"
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I'm in west central Georgia with 2 options for ISP, Windstream and Charter. I don't subscribe to any sort of TV or Phone service, only Internet. I chose Windstream first because, frankly, they have people on the phones who understand how to communicate over the phone. The problem was that Windstream couldn't deliver the goods (service), and I don't mean just a little off, I mean I was without useable service more often than I had service for 6 months.
So, I switched to Charter. It was painful trying to get the service as the 'Direct' forum here had just been terminated (along with all the rest of the online department), I couldn't get the service ordered online for some reason (didn't recognize my address) and trying to do it over the phone was downright painful. Eventually, I made the 60 mile drive to the closest office.. Twice, because the renters that were in my home prior to my purchase had run up a big bill, and they wouldn't turn it on to this address without a copy of my deed. *rolls eyes* It was a headache and reminded me of why I went with Windstream in the first place.
But once the order was made, I was live in 7 days. The tech called at the beginning of his "window" and told me he wouldn't make it to me till near the end of the "window", which was nice. He did the one simple outside connection, provisioned the modem and was on his way in 30 minutes.
Since that time I have not had one problem that could be attributed to Charter. The service has worked exactly as advertised, and actually I'm receiving more than the 30Mbps on DL (38Mbps consistently through the day and over the course of weeks). I do Dread the day when I have to call in for support, Charter has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that their phone reps are incapable of doing even the most simple of tasks. And to me, the measure of a company is how they handle things when they go SNAFU, not that things can go right for awhile. Also not so pleased with the company trying to pass bills in the state of GA that would stop any other ISP from being able to develop and offer competition (including a municipal option) ~ but Windstream was in on that too.
My bottom line right now is that I hate the politics of the company, feel that their front-line support (telephone) is beyond worthless but they're providing me service where my one other option wouldn't/couldn't. It's certainly a case of the lesser of 2 evils and I won't hesitate to jump ship if a viable alternative presents itself.
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