Comcast Promotional Offer Terms Contradicted at Fulfillment, Complaint System Blocks Resubmission
Comcast customers encounter promotional phone upgrade offers whose stated terms (free upgrades for qualifying internet subscribers) contradict the actual fulfillment requirements (trade-in plus upgrade payment). When attempting to file a complaint, the system blocks submission citing a previous unrelated resolved complaint. Both the deceptive promotion and the broken complaint pathway are structural problems.
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