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  • Report:  #806002

Complaint Review: Open Range Wireless Internet/Phone - aurora Colorado

Reported By:
totally pissed - youngstown, Ohio, United States of America
Submitted:
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Open Range Wireless Internet/Phone
aurora, Colorado, United States of America
Phone:
Web:
www.openrange.net
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This company is such a joke! They lied to me and I can only guess, they lied to other customers as well. I called these people early in the month after receiving a letter in the mail saying they were going out of business. Being a very busy mom, going to schools, taking kids here and there, appointments, etc., I finally had the chance to call them and did. I asked outright if they were going out of business as the letter I got said and was told no by the woman rep who was on the other line. She said and I quote "no, we were thinking about going out of business but we changed our minds."

I asked her again, she told me no once more and I paid here $100 of my $125 phone bill with a credit card. Something however didn't sit right with me so I got online and ordered telephone service with someone else. As the days went on, I noticed when I got online after my son was done on the computer, I was on about 5 minutes when the internet went off. I picked up the phone to call them and there was no dial tone. For 2 days my service was like this. All of a sudden the phone rings, we all looked at each other.

I picked it up and it was a recording from Open Range saying they were going out of business and for it's customers to find other internet and phone providers. I was shocked! The very next morning, the phone was off again and this time, for the last time with this company. We just got phone service on 11/28/11 and internet service on 12/5/11. Now this company has taken my money, lied and didn't give me enough time to do much of anything. The very least they could've done was to warn it's customers in advance instead of acting like the money hungry animals they are! Now they want their *customers* to pay to ship back their modem/router on our own dime? Really??!! How about you give me the $100 I gave you? Isn't there some type of way to file a class action lawsuit against this company? Any help would be appreciated, thank you.


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Redmond864

United States of America
UPDATE

#2Consumer Comment

Thu, January 26, 2012

The only way to reach the company is the email address which is the customer support - [email protected]   I had wrote the other day asking why I was charged still for a returned modem. I got an email back less than an hour asking for the tracking number and company I sent it by. I gave them the info but never heard back. After 2 days of no reply, I had to email them again and threaten to take all action I can if they do not give my money back. After threatening to report to the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau, I received an email back in less than 10 mins all of a sudden saying that as of today, my refund is being processed!!! Isn't that a coincidence? Email them and hopefully this will help any of you out. 

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Desiree

Nanticoke,
Pennsylvania,
United States of America
I guess I'm not the only one

#3Consumer Comment

Tue, January 24, 2012

I too like all the the rest have been rippedoff altough its more like stolen from. The service never worked from the day I started service. I finally terminated service in March of 2011 and found out yesterday the debited my account $250. This is a outrage! There is noway to contact the company because aparently they are no longer in business. I have disputed the chare with my bank and they are trying to do what they can, I am not the only one I have spoken with several of my neighbors and the same thing has happened to them. How can a company that is no longer doing business take our money or better yet where is it going? I believe a classaction suite is needed.


Redmond864

United States of America
I been scammed by this company also

#4Consumer Comment

Sat, January 14, 2012

I experienced waking up one morning to my internet not working when I woke up one morning. tried contacting open range customer service only to hear that they are out of business. Called numbers for customer care in different states only to notice every line was disconnected. I also was told that they were NOT going out of business after I spoke with somebody. Received an email few days later asking me to return modem at MY OWN EXPENSE before a certain date or I would be charged. I contacted the email address I got letter from which was customer service only to have it be sent back to me saying address not valid. We all should not have had to pay to return a modem that they sent us and cancelled service on. Today, I checked my bank account and saw a charge for $120 from open range and went into a rage after seeing it. I sent the modem back by UPS before the date they asked just in case they did try charge (which they did anyway & stole money out account) ... They still have that same 800 number which is disconnected and I am contacting my credit union first thing come Monday morning and filing a report about this & I also have proof from UPS that I sent it back to the address that was in the email I received from open range. This company was ALWAYS terrible & NEVER delivered its speeds as "guaranteed" anyway. I called in multiple time in a month every month I swear only to be credited for service which should have been free anyway. Keep a check on your bank statements because open range are now charging people as of this weekend I see even though modem has been sent back. I too, am looking for some sort of class action lawsuit against this company because they are robbing people.


mack

Clanton,
Alabama,
United States of America
I got hosed 2

#5Consumer Comment

Sun, December 11, 2011

I also called about them going out of business. I was told that another company was picking up the business in my area. Then, on 11/18/11, my internet service and phone went out. I called them on my cell phone and got a message that they were out of business.

I have since received notice that they  want their modem shipped back to them. I am keeping the modem until they either send me a shipping label or give me an account number to charge it to.
I am giving them until 12/12/11 to do this. After that I am charging $25 per day storage fee until 12/18/11. If they have not complied by 12/18/11, I will destroy their modem and they still owe me for storage.
 
I also refuted the charges with my CC company because they did not hold up their agreement.

Looks like they also shafted their own employees. What a shame. It was pretty good service when they were up and running.

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