Xfinity Mobile Data Overcharges Escalate to Wrongful Service Disconnection
After Xfinity staff assured customers their existing data plan would carry over to new phones, unexpectedly high data charges accumulated to over $1,000. Even after a credit card dispute resolved the charges and a representative confirmed cancellation, the customer's phone service was later disconnected for the supposedly-cancelled balance.
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