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Review by lght 
Posted: 252 days ago
member for 4.5 years, 4 visits, last login: 169 days ago
 Costa Mesa,Orange,CA
 $99 per month (12 month contract)
 about 20 days
 "None"
 "Customer service is horrible!!"
 "WORSE ISP ON EARTH! DON'T BOTHER OR YOU WILL REGRET IT!"
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Signed up for service several months back and outside of the initial sales call everything has been a nightmare! Brent confirmed and promised speeds of up to 6mb down and 3mb up on their top plan. He did the pre qualification test and new the distance from the CO and said worse possible speed would be 4mb down and 1.5mb up. I signed the contract and the problems started soon after. I received the promise date and had a question on something so decided to send an e-mail from my blackberry for an answer. Well "The answer can be found online in our FAQ section" is what I got back from Tech support. The tech took the time to tell me where to find the answer, but wasn't willing to just answer the question. I guess they don't realize that sometimes people use blackberries to ask questions and just want a answer. I had to send 3 more e-mails to finally got an answer out of the rude minimum wage tech.
The second questions via e-mail was to ask them to contact Covad the local service provider and ask them to call me before arriving at my home to setup my line. The tech didn't even bother to see if it was possible before he insisted that the installer wouldn't call me or contact me and wrote back "Again, I have already answered that question for you: The phone techs are not able to call ahead for access, Access MUST be provided upon arrival of the Phone Tech, per their rules, We have no control over how they operate. The Tech will NOT call anyone if there is no access, they will simply report no access, and we would have to re-dispatch them out another day and you will be charged $225.00!!"
Oddly enough I called Covad directly gave them my account info and they said "Not a problem' we understand that people have to work during the week and shouldn't have to wait 6 hours for a tech" in fact here is the cell phone number for your tech and here is his name. The Covad tech called me 30 min prior and was more than happy to accommodate my request. Again another lazy minimum wage tech that could care less about the customer because they already got your money and your under a year contract.
The problems just keep getting worse. I used the online form to send a message about how to pay for my bill online and how much I owe. I got a reply saying I shouldn't use the online help form and instead that I should be sending the e-mail to the billing department. Instead of the useless person just forwarding my request on to the right person they just blew me off. I send the same request to the billing dept and get a reply back showing my balance along with yet another smug remark "As I have pointed out previously" you need to access the online billing link. Apparently an e-mail was sent, but was caught in my spam filter. So I click on the link and it takes me back to the sign up page, but the page doesn't work! 2 hours and 4 e-mails later and I still can't just pay for my bill!! I have a international flight to catch and need to leave fairly soon so I reply back VERY frustrated at this point and typed in the word smart ass to express my frustration. Instead of getting a call from Brent offering to resolve the issue I get a call saying from him saying I have violated the TOS and that my account can be suspended!! Am I missing something here? You have an obvious upset and flustered customer and instead of attending to that customers needs you call him and threaten to suspend his account because he used the term smart-ass? Now I can see why the customer service reps are so cocky, arrogant, and such smart asses to begin with. This guy is suppose to be an owner and he is just a fast talking scam artist that could care less about it's customers and just wants to show the world he's a big boy by making threats. I guess that's how you act when your the owner of a company and your also the janitor. I guess they haven't learned the concept of customer service and haven't realized that customer just want to be helped and just want a quick answer. It doesn't matter if the answer is in a FAQ online or not. If a customer is asking for help just help them! What's the big deal?
On to the next problem. My install didn't work the first time and they had to do more "testing". Well after a week and more "testing" they had to send out another tech to try and fix the problem. This is now going on 2 weeks. The tech couldn't get the line working so more "testing" had to be done. Well after the 3 visit and 3 weeks later the DSL was finally on however the line wouldn't stay connected. I wanted to cancel, but because it had already been 3 weeks I couldn't cancel without paying the $500 early termination fee so I'm stuck with these losers. After several calls and complaints they finally admitted that my line couldn't support the 6mb / 3mb line I had been paying for and said they would have to bump my speed down to 3mb / 768!! They said I could change my plan, but I would have to pay the early termination fee and sign up for the lower plan that also cost $99.95!! Basically they will promise you whatever they need to in order to get the sell and once your sold they screw you every chance they get!
The problems continue as I received a $10.00 late fee for October service on Sept 30th! These con artists actually charge you a late fee for service you have NEVER received! I complained and Brent wrote back saying I can do whatever I want and I'm not going to remove the late fee. Ironically that Monday my service was cut off and when I called to find out why Brent said it will take a few days, but they will get back to me. 1 week later my service finally came back on!! So I called billing and asked for a credit for the week of service that my line was down and the rude billing rep said we don't give refunds sorry. Completely upset I filled a BBB complaint about the company and realized they already had several complaints against them! Not surprised they still refused to work with me so my complaint is now in arbitration.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND HAVE NOT SIGNED UP WITH LBDSL YET DON'T DO IT YOU WILL REGRET IT!!! I PROMISE YOU!!!
Followup comments:  
LBDSL
Lightning Bolt
VIP
join:2002-01-07
Auburn Hills, MI
| How many times do we need to replay this? Mr. Tirre,
We have discussed your concern in length via email, phone, and through the BBB. You continue to post incorrect information about myself, my company, and the facts of your situation.
As you have requested the BBB will be having a hearing to determine the outcome of your claims.
At this point, it is clear no matter what myself, or my company does for you, you will not be happy, I'm sorry for that, but I will not keep going down this road.
Your review further shows your need to be verbally abusive to our company and staff, and we will again, not tolerate that.
I will state one fact, your "outage" was due to your phone call with me, which you ranted, and screamed, and demanded your service be disconnected. At which point we did. when you called back a few hours later, to apologize to myself, the wheels were already moving to disconnect your service, and that process had to be stopped, and reversed.
In short, I would ask you to find a new ISP, as it is clear we are not the ISP for you.
I ask anyone who reads this review to question the facts of the info posted by this user.
He claims, he ordered a 6.0/3.0 package for $99/month, we do not have any package near that price point with that type of upload speed.
He claims he paid for service, and was under a contract prior to installation. Users are not under any form of contract until service is installed, nor do we bill users until we know service is working
I could go on with all the false info in this review, but I'll stop right there, anyone is more then welcome to contact me via our web site, or here @ DSLR LBDSL to ask any question you may have.
Brent
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Lightning Bolt Technologies | |
| lght
join:2004-02-11
Costa Mesa, CA
 ·Lightning Bolt DSL
| Why can't you just admit your wrong and do right??? Brent you are an con artist and have lied several times not just to me, but to others as it's clearly posted in other reviews. You will do and say anything on the phone to get the sell and deny it after the fact because it's not in writing! The outage was not caused by me. I called upset ranting and screaming because my service was down for 2 days and no one would help me nor do anything about it! This is why I wanted to cancel my service. You can post your lies here, but why would several customers make up the same story?
If anyone wants to see several others that have the EXACT same complaints simply click here and read the horror stories that are all pretty much the same!
»User reviews - Lightning Bolt DSL
Here is the comment by a guy who you also ripped off by charging for a week of service he didn't receive.
"Brent insists that my service does not come with an SLA, and I in turn am SOL as far as credit. I explained to him that I wasn't looking for a free ride, just a little credit as a show of good faith and understanding that I have a service that's basically unusable.
Brent refused to offer any assistance, so I exercised my 21 day cancellation right."
Here is another complaint from a guy who you also charged fee's for and provided nothing.
"I guess my complaint with LBDSL is that their policies are carved in stone, and making things right for the customer doesn't seem to be one of them.
This is the second location at which I've used their service, and both times I've been charged money for service that wasn't provided or needed because it was "in the contract."
Here is a complaint that shows you lied about what speed a customer would get and then tried to get the customer arrested for stealing your $50 modem after charging him $200!!!
"Ordered 6.0/768 package which they told me I was able to receive which was the beginning on my horror story.I noted that I was only held to the contract for the package 6.0/768 and if I couldnt get that I didnt agree to the contract or service agreement which they did accept and start the install process.Once they have the circuit installed tech came out and finished install and upon completion ran a speed test of 2.2/500 which is a joke.I informed the tech he could jhust take the equipment with him seeing how I had no intrest in 2.2/500 for a 89.00 a month.Well he didnt take the modem so I called brent to cancel he told me the only way to do that is email the support department which to me is poor customer service but anyway I went ahead and eamiled them and I got a email back notifiying me the service was cancelled.I emailed them again for a adress to ship the router back which I didnt receive a email back and now they say after 14 days they want mne to pay 200.00 for a modem thats worth about 50.00. Well brent could have told me all this info when I first talked to him but he didnt so I called him back in which he was absoulate rude and told me that there is noway they would take the modem back. Then he proceed to state that im lucky I wasnt charged with criminal theft for me having there property"
You can't go on with the info in the review because it's true and your to arrogant to admit it's true and deal with your problems.
IF ANYONE WANTS THE TRUTH AND FACTS I'LL BE GLAD TO SEND COPIES OF THE BILLING THAT SHOWS THE COST! | |
| ClintJCL
join:2001-09-19
Alexandria, VA
·Speakeasy
moderated:
January 11th, @08:43PM
| well In my experience, Brent lied to me too. 30 day money back guarantee, but I had to pay $30 to stop a $400 check. Then he sent a collection agency after me to try to collect $200 for the modem "I broke" -- BUT HE HAD THE MODEM.
Now Brent, why am I suppose to pay for a piece of hardware that YOU have?
And the ***hole sent it to my credit report.
Fortunately, my credit rating is 823, and I have a positive net worth of over a quarter million. When I buy my next car, it will be cash. Brent: You can't touch me.
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-Clint
clint@acm.vt.edu | |
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