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| Adams Net |
- Effective March 18, 2020, will be temporarily limiting access to our Golden and Quincy offices by closing lobbies to customer traffic to maximize social distancing between customers and employees.
- Will continue to provide 24/7 Internet, Phone, and TV technical support at 877-502-3267.
- Adams Experts services will remain available by appointment only by calling 217-214-3423, option 3 and via Remote Support.
- If you have an in-home consultation, installation, or repairs that require a premise visit you will be asked to reschedule if anyone in your household is experiencing symptoms of a highly contagious illness. Call 217-214-3423 to re-schedule.
- Pay online via the SmartHub website or use the free mobile app. Don’t have a SmartHub account? Use the Pay Now feature.
- Pay by phone by calling 877-696-4611, option 4
- Pay by mail by sending payments to: Adams, PO Box 217, Golden, IL 62339
- Pay at office drop boxes at either of their locations. Be sure to include your account number with your payment.
- More about Adams Net’s response.
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- 4/7 Internet, Phone, and TV technical support at 877-502-3267.
- Adams Experts services will remain available by appointment only by calling 217-214-3423, option 3 and via Remote Support.
- Pay by phone by calling 877-696-4611, option 4
- https://followthefiber.net
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| AT&T |
- Won’t terminate service of any wireless, home phone or broadband residential or small business customer due to an inability to pay their bill as a result of the pandemic.
- Waiving late-payment fees that any customer may incur because of economic hardship related to the pandemic.
- As of March 13, 2020, and for the next 60 days, will waive domestic wireless plan overage charges for data, voice or text for residential or small business wireless customers incurred because of economic hardship related to the coronavirus pandemic.
- Keeping public Wi-Fi hotspots open for anyone who needs them.
- All AT&T consumer home internet wireline customers, as well as fixed wireless internet can use unlimited data.
- Business customers currently on or who purchase an AT&T World Connect Advantage package receive 50% off the current rate in a monthly bill credit (max $7.50/mo.).
- More info about AT&T’s response.
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- AT&T broadband, residential wireless or small business customers having difficulty paying bills: 1-800-288-2020
- Wireless customers: 611 from your AT&T device.
- Att.com
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| Comcast |
- TIP: If you’re having trouble paying your bills, make sure to contact Comcast. The company says it will not disconnect a customer’s internet service or assess late fees if that customer contacts the company to let it know he/she can’t pay the bills during this period.
- Customers who have been impacted by quarantines or closures and need more time to pay their bills for Xfinity TV, Internet, Home or home phone services should log into xfinity.com/myaccount. Select Billing, then Bill and Payment Settings. Click on Schedule a Payment. Then go to Payment Date and choose a new due date.
- Making Comcast Wifi hotspots available to anyone who needs them for free–including non-Xfinity Internet customers.
- Pausing data plans through May 13, 2020, giving all customers unlimited data for no additional charge. (If you still see fees on your bill for internet data plans, your next bill will reflect any credits due to you starting from March 13th. Customers can pay the full amount on this bill and any overpayment will be applied to the next bill.)
- Low-income families who live in a Comcast service area can sign up for 60 days of free Internet Essentials service, which is normally available to all qualified low-income households for $9.95/month.
- Increasing Internet speeds for the Internet Essentials service from 15/2 Mbps to 25/3 Mbps for all new and existing customers, which will be the service speed going forward.
- More on Comcast’s response.
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| Dish |
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| Earthlink |
- Pledges for the next 60 days (as of March 16, 2020) to not terminate the service of any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bill due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
- Not charging late payment fees residential or small business customers may incur because of economic hardship related to the coronavirus pandemic.
- More about Earthlink’s response.
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| Frontier |
- Anticipating increased demand for connectivity services, Frontier is proactively implementing even more capacity.
- Frontier High-Speed Internet has no data caps, Frontier customers have unlimited data usage worry free.
- More about Frontier’s response.
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| HughesNet |
- Will not terminate service or impose penalties or fees on those who cannot pay due to the impact of the coronavirus.
- Increased the speed you receive if you exceed the amount of data in your monthly service plan.
- Optimized network traffic to prioritize educational and business collaboration software, especially during daytime hours.
- Increasing the amount of available capacity across the network and providing more data for users who have exceeded their data plan.
- More about HughesNet’s response.
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| Mediacom |
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| RCN |
- For those experiencing financial hardship as a result of recent events pertaining to COVID-19, special arrangements can be made available to keep your services active.
- Deferring payments and waiving late fees due to economic situations caused by COVID-19 coronavirus.
- Providing a Free Trial of favorite channels and On Demand content.
- More about RCN’s response.
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| SilverIP |
- Constantly monitoring the network to ensure it is fast and reliable.
- Concierge support team is available by phone or email.
- SilverIP has business continuity protocols in place to ensure that the network and support team are able to continue serving you through these difficult times.
- More about SilverIP’s response.
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| Spectrum |
- Won’t terminate service for 60 days for residential or small business customers who face difficult economic circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Won’t charge late fees for those customers facing difficult economic circumstances related to the pandemic.
- If you’re sick or under quarantine due to partial exposure and need to return equipment, Spectrum will extend your return window by 60 days. After you’ve been cleared by a medical professional, you can return your equipment via the nearest UPS or Spectrum Store.
- Self-service solutions for installing new equipment or managing your account.
- My Spectrum App to pay your bill, troubleshoot service and more.
- Use Spectrum.net to manage your account and troubleshoot service.
- Spectrum Mobile customers can visit mobile.spectrum.com/support or download the Spectrum Mobile Account App for support and account management.
- If you need to get new equipment or swap existing equipment, in most cases Spectrum can ship it to your home for self-installation.
- Opening WiFi hotspots across their footprint for public use.
- Continuing to offer Spectrum Internet Assist, Spectrum’s high-speed broadband program to eligible low-income households.
- Offering new free access to internet and WiFi for 60 days for new Pre-K to 12, college student and teacher households who don’t currently have internet or WiFi service.
- More about Spectrum’s response.
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| Sprint |
- Providing unlimited data for 60 days to customers with metered data plans (effective 3/18).
- Providing 20 GB Mobile Hotspot per month per line to any customer who has a capable handset and does not have Mobile Hotspot for 60 days (or a minimum of 2 bill cycles).
- Providing 20 GB Mobile Hotspot per month per line for customers who already have Mobile Hotspot in their plan for 60 days (or a minimum of 2 bill cycles).
- Offering complimentary rates from the U.S. to CDC-defined Level 3 countries to customers with international long-distance plans (effective 3/17).
- Working with T-Mobile to give access to their network, so customers can get more coverage nationwide.
- Encouraging customers to enable Wi-Fi calling on their devices.
- More info about Sprint’s response.
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- Customer support: 1-888-211-4727
- Chat with Sprint online at sprint.com.
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| T-Mobile |
- If you are past-due, you can set up a payment arrangement.
- ALL current T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers have unlimited smartphone data for the next 60 days (excluding roaming) (beginning on 3/13).
- T-Mobile customers on plans with smartphone mobile hotspot can add 20GB of smartphone mobile hotspot (10GB per bill cycle for the next 60 days)via myT-Mobile.com or the myT-Mobile app by adding the COVID-19 Response High Speed Smartphone Mobile HotSpot feature for each voice line. (T-Mobile Connect excluded)
- Working with Lifeline partners to provide customers extra free data up to 5GB per month through May 13, 2020.
- Increasing the data allowance, at no extra charge, to schools and students using EmpowerED digital learning program to ensure each participant has access to at least 20GB of data per month for the next 60 days.
- Currently offering free international calling for all T-Mobile and T-Mobile for Metro customers Level 3 impacted countries to help you stay connected to family and friends abroad.
- Offering free shipping on devices until May 13th.
- T-Mobile does not have an offer for 60 days of free service and encourages consumers to be cautious of social media posts that may include fraudulent numbers.
- More info on T-Mobile’s response.
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- Residential and business customers: 611 from your phone
- Manage your account and services, upgrade your phone and more in the T-Mobile App (in the App Store or Google Play) or My T-Mobile.
- T-Mobile.com
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| US Cellular |
- Won’t charge late fees for those customers facing difficult economic circumstances related to the pandemic.
- Will not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bills due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
- Until the end of May, no matter what plan you’re on, you’ll continue to have the smartphone data you need and will not be charged for any overages.
- Eliminated overage charges for legacy plans, including Shared Connect and other postpaid and prepaid plans with data limits, so you can use the data you need without worrying about your bill.
- If you are currently on a limited 2GB or 6GB plan, your plan will not be throttled to 2G speeds at those thresholds.
- Extra data provided beyond your plan will be delivered at speeds that are suitable for standard definition video quality.
- If you’re on an Unlimited Everyday or Even Better plan, US Cellular has provided you an extra 15GB of hotspot data to adjust to any shifting and varying work arrangements.
- More on US Cellular’s response.
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| Verizon |
- Waiving late fees for residential and small business customers if negatively impacted by the global crisis (for 60 days starting March 13th).
- Giving 15 GB of additional high-speed data for wireless consumer and small business customers that will be automatically applied to consumer plans from March 25 through April 30, 2020. No customer action is necessary.
- Offering free international calling to countries identified by the CDC as level 3 impacted by the Coronavirus effective 3/18 through the end of April. This is available to wireless post-paid customers, small/medium business customers, and landline home phone customers. (Effective 3/19, wireless prepaid customers will also receive a total of 300 additional minutes to call level 3 countries.)
- Unlimited calls will be included to mobile and landline termination.
- Waiving activation fees on new lines of service and upgrade fees starting March 18. This applies to all purchases and service-only activations made through Verizon digital channels, such as verizonwireless.com and the My Verizon app.
- More about Verizon’s response.
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| Viasat |
- The Viasat Browser, available at no extra charge – a fast, safe data-smart way to browse the internet. The optimized, intelligent internet browser is designed specifically to enhance the online experience for satellite internet users. Our browser loads pages on Viasat Internet up to two times as fast as traditional web browsers. And the more it’s used, the faster it gets.
- More on Viasat’s response.
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