26, Report:
#1298655
Posted Date:
Apr 09 2016
bizrate ,Theshoetrends.com, Theshoetrends.com You better read the fine print Los Angeles California
It started out registoring a product with Netgear a page popped up asking if I would take a survey on the product after that a pop up saying thanks for taking the time to do our survey and your Free gift,like a dummy I fell for it. I picked the Free Designer Sunglasses only pay $5.9...
Entity
Categories: Questionable Activities
27, Report:
#1275730
Posted Date:
Dec 22 2015
Techsupportwiz Can't fix it Stamford Connecticut
This company is rediculous. I call my NetGear support and some how was transfered over to this company. Little did I know that this wasn't NetGear helping my until I saw the charge on my card. I called with issues of connecting my wireless printer to the router. After hours ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
28, Report:
#1274818
Posted Date:
Dec 17 2015
Freedompop Fraudant usage charges Los Angeles, California Nationwide
Signed on in 2011 and used Photon device which was fine except the some limited coverage areas. Their usage and charages seemed to be fair as expected. Last November the company decommissioned the Photon now I am forced to use Netgear Mingle device and here are problems:
i noticed a...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
29, Report:
#1271125
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2015
FreedomPop On 10/09/2015 I purchased a Netgear Mingle Mobile Internet hotspot device. Will I found out that the company is a ripoff so I called and canceled. The canceled the account and provided to me in a e-mail the address that I had to use in order to return the device before they would issue my refund which is $69.99. Plainfield Returns Center, RMA: 59275, 2675 Reeves Rd., Suite 190, Plainfield, IN 46168 Internet
FreedomPop On 10/09/2015 I purchased a Netgear Mingle Mobile Internet hotspot device. Will I found out that the company is a ripoff so I called and canceled. The canceled the account and provided to me in a e-mail the address that I had to use in order to return the device before th...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
30, Report:
#1268985
Posted Date:
Nov 19 2015
Netgear Repairs under warrenty Nationwide
Purchased 2 Netgear Routers both stopped working while the Warrenty was still in effect but the company continues to want to see the routers on my network before repairing but both have been replaced and neither is on line. Will not purchase products from this company again. Tossed ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
31, Report:
#1268916
Posted Date:
Nov 19 2015
Boost Mobile sales Representative 09/10/15 Internet
09,10/2015 I called boost sales department to purchase the netgear hotspot device . I asked the young lady what to respect . she told me how to use it and how many devices could be connected to it
I was never told that there was a 14 day turn around time . I had no idea that the...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
32, Report:
#1259113
Posted Date:
Oct 05 2015
Netgear Warranty bait and switch San Jose California
I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk X6 in April 2015 for $300+. This purchase included a one year product warranty that does not expire until April 2016. The warranty mentions no where that a fee will be required for any technical issues. Just 7 months after purchase, my very expe...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
33, Report:
#1257137
Posted Date:
Sep 25 2015
Netgear stonewalling nonsupport nonwarranty catch22 San Jose California
Beware. Netgear support says that its products are guaranteed for 1 year, however, Netgear provides only 90 days of telephone support, after which they want more money. The web site appears to have been designed so that you have to phone in. This effectively means that Netgear produ...
Entity
Categories: Communications & Networking
34, Report:
#1234814
Posted Date:
Jun 11 2015
NetGear Charge you before they fix anything
My Netgear N300 router stoped working. I attempted to follow the online support but when all of those suggestions failed I called the hardware support.
Despite a lifetime hardware warantee, I was told that I would need to pay for any support before it was given becasue phone suppo...
Entity
Categories: Communications & Networking
35, Report:
#1224025
Posted Date:
Apr 22 2015
VueZone/Netgear , vuezone.com/ VueZone Home Secuirty San Jose California
I called Netgear about my account. I advised them that I was charged 13 times for a single transaction. I was told that it would be resolved and that I would be receiving a full refund. Rather than receinving a ful refund I was charged again for an additionnal 6 mo...
Entity
Categories: Electronic Manufacturers
36, Report:
#1209407
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2015
NETGEAR TECH SUPPORT INDIAN TECH SUPPORT SCAM NETGEAR SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE Nationwide
I bought a wifi extneder (netgear model N300) from bestbuy. Followed the instructions which ended up with having to go to a website (acquired from the printed instructions) which doesn't exist, but, voila! a number to call (first flag - website doesn't exist). Called the number and ...
Entity
Categories: Customer
37, Report:
#1201116
Posted Date:
Jan 12 2015
Netgear Technical Support 866-486-3191helpdeskwiz.comhelp-and-support-for-routers Indian-accented technical experts using join.me to get hold of your pc and get info out of you only to rip you off later Stamford Connecticut
Today — January 12, 2015 — I had trouble getting my new NETGEAR Router to go wireless and googled netgear tech support for help. The number 866-486-3191 came up. When I dialed an Indian-voiced woman answered immediately. Soon I had to download join.me and accept her getting con...
Entity
Categories: Computer Help Desk
38, Report:
#1199379
Posted Date:
Jan 05 2015
Netgear Walmart sell Netgear ROUTER - if you need help they chage you before they will help -RIPOFF!!!!!!!! Internet
I bought a Netgear router from Walmart. Had a problem with the passwords / Connections Before the will help / with a password they will charge for hep. I just needed a password? pd $179.00 within the year - they have no record?
Will need to pat again before any help is given?DO NO...
Entity
Categories: Communications & Networking
39, Report:
#1195216
Posted Date:
Dec 13 2014
netgear Scare Tactics and Lies Nationwide
Yesterday my husband called netgear support to troubleshoot a new wifi booster we bought.
The support tech told him they would have to physically link into our computer to see what the problem was. Unfortunately, my trusting husband allowed them to link into our computer... I was ...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
40, Report:
#1193560
Posted Date:
Dec 06 2014
HelpDeskWiz.com fix.me scam Internet
Scammer from 1-866-486-3172 (1-866-486-3191). I got scammed out of $140.00 claming that they are netgear technical support ( but they are not!!) and will clean my pc because it was corrupted and will fix it for $140.00 ( initially was $300.00). I spent almost 6 hours with this compa...
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
41, Report:
#1190179
Posted Date:
Nov 20 2014
Netgear Tech Support for Netgear EX6100 WiFi extender San Jose Internet
BEWARE!!! DO NOT TRUST NETGEAR TECH SUPPORT!!! THEY WILL LIE TO YOU AND TRY TO SCARE YOU!! AND THEN TRY TO TAKE YOUR MONEY!!!
I purchased a WiFi Range Extender, hoping to boost wifi connection in my house, only to find it not helping.
So I called Netgear tech support from the number...
Entity
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
42, Report:
#1183322
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2014
NetGear, Vijay ID # 1195 and Supervisor Anthony Need a bit of help with NetGear Router, my experience says - expect extortion! San Jose california
In my experience, NetGear a time-wasting, unprofessional firm that has ripped me off. Check the ripoff report for many other similar reports on this racket.Their router works at my home at about 1 kb per second speed right now and I'm at full capability with my cable provider, upgra...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
43, Report:
#1166820
Posted Date:
Aug 02 2014
Net gear Net gear freezes my computer with a firmware upgrade and charges me 149.00 to fix it! Internet
I called tech support from the Netgear website. I had started a firmware upgrade on my router and immediately my computer froze. Tech support shuffled my call around and after an hour I was sure I would have to wipe my hard drive because it wasn't responding. The tech finally came o...
Entity
Categories: Warranty Companies
44, Report:
#1156689
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2014
NetGear NetGear Does Not Honor Lifetime Warranty; Tries To Get Consumer To Buy Tech Support Nationwide
Stay away from NetGear - I have a 2-year-old router with a lifetime warranty that stopped working.I spent 2 hours on the phone with a tech who got it working, but had me change a number somewhere which I think is now preventing my wireless devices to properly communicate with the...
Entity
Categories: Internet
45, Report:
#1155606
Posted Date:
Jun 18 2014
TechSupportWiz Not helping Charging people 120dollars for nothing really Stamford, CT 06901, USA. Internet
This site comes upwhen your looking for support to help with my netgear router ther number was first to pop up they wasnt what I needed and they didnt not help me . I had the wrong number. Please warn people because I got the real number to help support my needs for free. They was...
Entity
Categories: Computer Fraud
46, Report:
#1117920
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2014
Best Buy CinemaNow Doesnt Work with 55LG7600 Device that were purchased at Best Buy, with movies, purchased at Best Buy with the UltraViolet code so the I can load onto the cloud and view the movies. I was missing 5 titles, now the whole libabry is gone and the asnwer I have ebeen getting the past 2 weeks is that it has been elevated......for 2 WEEKS? Internet Iowa
I bought a 55LG7600 from Best Buy, a smart tv. I started buying movies so that I can play with and use the UltraViolet cloud. #-4 Weeks ago, I notices that 5 new titles were not showing up on my tv, they do on my account on my laptop, but not the tv. I have called every other nigh...
Entity
Categories: TVs & VCRs
47, Report:
#1116795
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2014
NETGEAR Netgear sent an update to the software and it caused my streaming player to freeze California
NETGEAR sent an update to my NEO TV Streaming Player software and it caused my streaming player to freeze. When I called for support they wanted $79 to fix the damage that their update caused. They said you could fix it yourself at their web site but I was blocked at every attem...
Entity
Categories: Communications & Networking
48, Report:
#1101798
Posted Date:
Nov 24 2013
Netgear customer service scam Netgear customer service scam California
Bought A Netgear dual band router 4-5 months prior to this model R6300. The 5G band of the router stopped showing up, Tried to reset it but it still did not work. Called their customer sevice to see what the the problem was. I was really expecting a $200 dollar router to la...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufactures
49, Report:
#1098572
Posted Date:
Nov 11 2013
Net Gear Held up over the phone San Jose California
I recently purchased a wireless router from Netgear. It cost 44 dollars and promised easy hookup. After spending 4 hours trying to get it to work, I called the company. They gave me the number of their support service. I was told it was an easy fix, but would cost 69 dollars. I was ...
Entity
Categories: Communications & Networking
50, Report:
#1094775
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2013
Time Warner Time Warner Cable (or TWC), Roadrunner Turbo is a ripoff Chapel Hill North Carolina
I have Time Warner Roadrunner as my internet service. Back to this January (2013) I was told by a Time Warner representative to buy their turbo internet package to boost my internet speed, and I agreed to do so. However, I then found there is no difference with the turbo package...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers