Xfinity Misrepresented Apple Watch as One-Time Purchase Creating Recurring Charges
Xfinity agents verbally assured a customer three times that an Apple Watch offer was a one-time payment, resulting in undisclosed $20/month recurring service fees. Phone escalation is refused, trapping customers in unauthorized subscription charges. Telecom verbal-to-written commitment gap has no consumer documentation tool.
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