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Frontier Utilities was founded in 2008 by two pioneers of the Australian and New Zealand retail electricity markets. In February of 2012, they were sold to a group of Texas based investors. The currently serve retail and commercial customers in both Texas and New York.
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Most Recent Frontier Utilities Reviews
Frontier is the cheapest for the longest time period.
I checked out the prices online and Frontier was the best for the longest period. — JPM from Bethlehem PA
Wonderful
I'm saving and I'm happy about that. Thank you. — Patrick Grant from Wallingford PA
Did I miss something on order form?
I only gave 3 stars on recommendations and price because I'm not sure if I read the agreement correctly and will have to contact them. My bill reflects the correct price per kwh but also has an additional customer charge of $9.95. I don't recall seeing that cost specifically but will look into it. — John T. from Rural Ridge PA
4-5 Star Reviews: 42 (13%)
Great Choice!
I have had Frontier for the past year now, and I have had absolutely no issues with them. When I initially signed up, I was told I would receive a $20 bill credit every month that my usage exceeds 1000kwh; I received the credit every single month. One thing that I love above Frontier, which I think sets them apart from other providers, is that they send me a summary of my energy usage every single week (via email) so I know how much my usage varies week to week, but more importantly, it gives me a very good idea of how much my bill will be at the end of the month. In the year since I have had Frontier, I have had absolutely no reasons to call them. I receive my bills electronically, and my account is auto draft. I would truly recommend them to anyone. Unfortunately my one year contract is coming to an end so I am shopping around for lower rates (as I do every year), but honestly my experience with Frontier has been superb. If I do not find any rates that beat the one they are currently offering me to renew, I will stick with them.
Diana P from Spring, Texas
September 8th, 2014
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one of the best electric company
I had this company for a year. I checked my bills very closely and nevr had to call questioning my bill. I left them only because I had solar installed and the solar company told me I need TXU. Thanks
aley jacob from Desoto, Texas
December 1st, 2014
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Easy set-up and fair price
Best price among all the suppliers in the area, activation on time, friendly customer service
Jose Diaz from Katy, Texas
December 5th, 2014
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Excellent
We've only been with frontier for a short time but are so very pleased with the experience so far. They're rates our great, customer service is fantastic, and signing up was quick and easy. Already we've save a LOT of many by switching over. So glad we did.
Alana from Watauga, Texas
December 5th, 2014
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No problems at all in 6 months
I switched to Frontier 6 months ago because they had the best rate. I wasn't thrilled initially with their customer service and had a few calls that I was on hold for quite a while. I made the change anyhow and haven't had to contact them since. My bills have been correct. The weekly email with a usage summary is a plus. My contract is ending and I am shopping for rates. If Frontier is competitive, I won't hesitate to stay with them.
Karen from Trophy Club, Texas
January 8th, 2015
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Verry happy with the rate and the service
I switched from Reliant to Frontier. Best decision ever! Not only did I get much better customer service and no longer have to wait an hour on the phone to talk to a Reliant representative, I also got rid of my 15 cents rate that Reliant charged me for over 3 years.
Patrick K from Houston, Texas
May 19th, 2016
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Awesome Utilities
I enjoy paying the same price every month but I hate that my billing cycle ends on the 27th of the month and there is no grace period. I would prefer a billing cycle that ends within the 1st ten days of the month. And frontier would not change it. Otherwise they are a 5 star company.
Dee from 76002, Texas
April 2nd, 2017
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FINALLY - Only Electric Company that does not bold face lie!
Been in Texas 20 years now and every year I shop for a new electric company until now since Frontier continues to renew me at the best rate I can find! And the rate is exactly as they said it would be!! All, and I mean at least 10 different power providers, that I have used in the past would bold face lie to me and say yes you will only pay (~8 to 12 cents per Kw-Hour) and every time there was hidden fees that they lied to me and said "there are no hidden fees". Note fees are still not straight forward, but get them to calculate what your monthly bill will be at 500kw-Hr, 1000kw-Hr, 1500kw-Hr before you sign up then once you receive a bill you'll see if you were lied to (Frontier was the only one that my bill is very close to what it should be at 500kw-Hr per month).
JeffH from 77062, Texas
June 24th, 2017
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RE: Bad Customer Service is now GREAT!
I did have an experience and I was shocked that someone (Sophia) contacted me on a SATURDAY! I was very impressed. She was very courteous and professional. She was willing to help me and completely understood my situation. I am now absolutely pleased with Frontier's customer service and would definitely recommend them!
Lezlie from 75215, Texas
October 22nd, 2017
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great plan
excellent customer service by franky.
sana from 75243, Texas
November 21st, 2017
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Great Rates
I have been with Frontier for a few years now and will continue to renew my plan with them for as long as I can because I have yet to find a company which can beat their rates! I have also experienced great follow up and resolution to a previous inquiry from their customer service team.
Juana from 76180, Texas
December 15th, 2017
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Happy Resolution
I was very upset to see that my double the amount that usually pay per month, I called Frontier Utilities and to my surprise they answered immediately, the customer service agent David was very attentive and kind, he explained me the charges for the past 3 invoices, let me tell you. I felt really bad when I realized that I forgot to send my payment, I usually let my husband pay this bill, but since he failed to make the payment I will be taking over this duty. David also told me that I can pay online and he guide me how to register online to avoid late fees. I am glad I call and I was able to resolve this issue immediately.Alicia
Alicia R. from 77375, Texas
June 7th, 2018
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love frontier
I love my fixed rate for my electricity but now that my contract is up next week my renewal rate is double which means I will be leaving. I guess one year of great rates is all I get.
One year servcie from 78501, Texas
August 8th, 2018
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Sad to let you go!!!
I had an amazing rate for a one year period. I have no complaints with your service and I wish I could keep you for another term. However, I will have to let you go because your new rates are not even close to my expiring contract. I recommend your service...
Joe from 78041, Texas
January 21st, 2019
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Burrows -Frontier Energy Ratings
To date, our experiences with Frontier have been positive, no complaints. We have not had a reason to contact your "Customer Service" resources but have given them a high rating due to our positive experiences with Frontier.
Burrows -Frontier Energy Ratings from 18202, Pennsylvania
January 23rd, 2019
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No problems with Frontier Utilities
Access to Frontier was good, no hassles and application process straightforward
Bob from 19355, Pennsylvania
March 11th, 2019
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Excellent Power Choice
From start until now, simple and no rate surprises!
Ann Sanders from 75703, Texas
June 4th, 2019
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Best value and quality
It was easy and seamless. They had the best price without all the fine print . Simple straight forward and no hassle .
Value provider from 43214, Ohio
October 21st, 2019
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Good. Hope it stays that way.
Frances Davis from 75752, Texas
February 14th, 2020
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Easy
When light got cutoff they turn them back on quickly
James Caywood from 77530, Texas
July 31st, 2020
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Good so far
It's only been a month. Last energy provider turned into a real prick at the end.
Like from 17094, Pennsylvania
September 5th, 2020
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So far so good
I havent had to complain
Heather from 19054, Pennsylvania
September 6th, 2020
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Great Electric Company
So far they are wonderful
Dawn K from 15222, Pennsylvania
September 10th, 2020
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Excellent
No problems to report
Sandra from 15116, Pennsylvania
October 20th, 2020
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Electric
Very easy
Carol from 18334, Pennsylvania
January 18th, 2021
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Have been with them for 12 months...renewing for another 12 months
We've had absolutely no problems with this power Co. and renewing for another 12 months below the current electric rates.
Craig Brosius from 17870, Pennsylvania
May 11th, 2021
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Frontier Utility, SIMPLY, THE BEST!!.
If you want the best service at the best price, Frontier Utility is the company to be with. I can recommend them enough. I went from spending 150 with Just Energy to half and in some months less.. Love the savings. Wanna save, change company to this one, if not, stick with your current company.
DILIA ORTIZ from 77084, Texas
May 27th, 2021
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no problems
been with them 2 years no issues at all, not even during the 2 week freeze. Prices are average. Happier with them than I was with TXU!
kurt from 76542, Texas
June 10th, 2021
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Good Customer service
No problem with them
Robertf88 from 19154, Pennsylvania
June 20th, 2021
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100% Satisfied
Didn't take long to do and I'm now 100% green electric. Its not about savings, it's about using GREEN electric. Better for us and Mother Earth. Do your part. Go green for free. Also get 2, $50 Amazon gift cards for going green. Do your part to preserve our earth. No commitment required. Free to start/stop
Spencer from 43017, Ohio
July 10th, 2021
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Frontier Energy
My bill is about $8 lower this month. Great service.
Nelson Harrison from 15206, Pennsylvania
October 16th, 2021
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Good Experience
Site was easy to navigate, no time to sign up.
Arthur Mangan from 44149, Ohio
December 19th, 2021
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Review of Frontier Utilities
Sign up was smooth, billing is prompt and no issues with service.
R. Lofton from 77354, Texas
February 4th, 2022
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A HAPPY FRONTIER UTILITIES NORTHEAST CUSTOMER
I SAVED $35 ON MY FIRST MONTH'S DELIVERY CHARGE WITH FRONTIER.
EXCELLENT DELIVERY RATE... THANK YOU FRONTIER UTILITIES.
SMILEY from 43950, Ohio
June 13th, 2022
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Was a good experience and easy to switch over and thus far things are working beautifully
Pete from 43201, Ohio
November 3rd, 2022
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Save money on energy cost
PPL prices are 14 plus and Frontier is 9.99 which is a savings. I like paying less so was glad to sign up with Fronier. We have electric heat so our bills are high despite having the temps. turned down
Mim Martin from 17557, Pennsylvania
April 3rd, 2023
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REK
Very easy to understand the ratings & offers
Bob from
April 6th, 2023
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my switch
As a lot of people were upset about the other energy company I took the liberty to switch companies and I am glad I did.
Pat from 17517, Pennsylvania
April 8th, 2023
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Home owner
friendly and helpful
Pat Beardshaw from 44632, Ohio
February 13th, 2024
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Did I miss something on order form?
I only gave 3 stars on recommendations and price because I'm not sure if I read the agreement correctly and will have to contact them. My bill reflects the correct price per kwh but also has an additional customer charge of $9.95. I don't recall seeing that cost specifically but will look into it.
John T. from 15075, Pennsylvania
April 14th, 2024
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Wonderful
I'm saving and I'm happy about that. Thank you.
Patrick Grant from 19086, Pennsylvania
June 18th, 2024
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Frontier is the cheapest for the longest time period.
I checked out the prices online and Frontier was the best for the longest period.
JPM from 18017, Pennsylvania
June 30th, 2024
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3-4 Star Reviews: 6 (2%)
Great Choice!
I have had Frontier for the past year now, and I have had absolutely no issues with them. When I initially signed up, I was told I would receive a $20 bill credit every month that my usage exceeds 1000kwh; I received the credit every single month. One thing that I love above Frontier, which I think sets them apart from other providers, is that they send me a summary of my energy usage every single week (via email) so I know how much my usage varies week to week, but more importantly, it gives me a very good idea of how much my bill will be at the end of the month. In the year since I have had Frontier, I have had absolutely no reasons to call them. I receive my bills electronically, and my account is auto draft. I would truly recommend them to anyone. Unfortunately my one year contract is coming to an end so I am shopping around for lower rates (as I do every year), but honestly my experience with Frontier has been superb. If I do not find any rates that beat the one they are currently offering me to renew, I will stick with them.
Diana P from Spring, Texas
September 8th, 2014
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The company good in a pinch!!!!!
This company's ok in a pinch .one thing I don't think people realize is your no getting sufficient power to power your electrical appliances at times and that is reducing the life of them and thus costing you more money.
Switch to txu,the smart thing to do.. from 75751, Texas
August 15th, 2018
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thought i signed up, but service never started
I thought Ihad signed up but service has not yet started. I filled out the information on November 15th with Frontier with the 6-month at 6.99.
Jim from 15243, Pennsylvania
January 17th, 2019
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Great for first time customers
The No Hidden Fees plan I chose was great value this year. The renewal plans they offered me when it expired are not so great.
Mitch from 76302, Texas
January 20th, 2020
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Good Customer service
No problem with them
Robertf88 from 19154, Pennsylvania
June 20th, 2021
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for home owners
It was rather fast applying for the product, easier than I thought it would be.
G.PIERCE from 44601, Ohio
April 6th, 2023
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2-3 Star Reviews: 42 (13%)
Frontier has HORRIBLE Customer Service
I became a Frontier customer a few months ago because of their great rates but those rates come at excessive cost. Their billing system is atrocious, I never received an email or even a note saying to check my account on the website when the bill was due. All I ever get is disconnection notices sent to my home address, which is how I know the bill is due. After months of requests, they still have not got IT to solve the email issue and they have refused to credit even one late fee. The fees have been $6-8, the last one for $8 was only 2 days late yet they charge it and refuse to help out, even for goodwill. I do NOT recommend this company.
Greg J from Houston, Texas
May 30th, 2013
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Great Price, Horrible Service
Signed up for Frontier Utilities via Power to Choose Website. After Signup I received an email confirming the change of service. When I received my first bill I was charged an Electronic Auto Pay Opt-out Fee $5.00. The agreement does indicate that Auto Pay is required which is fine but I was not given an opportunity to sign up for Auto-Pay prior to receiving the first months bill. When I called Customer Service to sign up for Auto Pay and request a Refund of the fee the Rep would not refund the fee, was not friendly and didn't seem to care. The rep submitted a request for someone to call back within 24-48 hours to discuss the fee with a manager. Great way to start off new service.
Mike from North Richland Hills, Texas
June 6th, 2013
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Low "gotcha" rate then a huge regular rate
Low teaser rate of 4c/kWh, then a huge rate of 13c/kWh for regular service + $10/mo "customer charge" - if you sign up under a promotion with this company, cancel and switch a month early to make sure you're not suckered in to their extremely high prices.
A Ramos from Chester, Texas
January 11th, 2017
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Ditto to others who were snagged by low $$
Took the bait w/ a discount...Then unknowingly got killed w/ $.13 PKH rate..DOUBLE!!!..This whole program of searching for lower rates is BOGUS!! Never will you win..I'm w/ PPL in PA. Just like w/ Verizon and FIOS and $$$$
Gunny from 17109, Texas
April 30th, 2017
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Run, they will take all your money
I am on their "prepaid plan" which was suggested by one of their reps. The deal was great but then I notice I was using more money to keep my lights on but literally wasn't at home . I work 6 days and my off day I sleep. After getting my invoice in an email; I spent over 209 dollars for an apartment. When asked about a cheaper rate with using more than 500kWh( which is apt usage) I was not given the correct information. I'm looking for something better and would never recommend this company to a soul. I will be reporting to the BBB.
Jasmine from 77396, Texas
October 11th, 2017
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Bad Customer Service
Ive been a customer for over 5 years.. Not really any problems until recently. You cannot understand ANY of the employees anymore. They are all foreign and communication is now horrible, even with SUPERVISORS! I stopped getting my messages and ive repeatedly complained to no conclusion. I can't get anyone to explain this. They have disconnected my service AFTER I've made payments and still wanted me to pay the reconnect...after sitting on the phone for an hour! They USED to be good.
Lezlie from 75215, Texas
October 20th, 2017
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Not Very Helpful
Id go another route if I were you. If you in a jam and need some help, they arent very helpful at all. I needed a two day extension. Had some issues over the holiday and was flat broke. I called to get a two day extension, they told me to pay half the bill. I scraped up half the money and paid it. I called to make sure I didnt get cut off and they told me it had to be oid the day before so I was too late and they would cut me off anyway... smh. Not a good way to serve your customers at all. I got cut off for $64.
Not A Happy Camper from 75208, Texas
November 28th, 2017
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Double the cost of TXU
My bill went from $45 to $80 monthly to $150 monthly regardless of how much energy I use. I guess I signed up for some sort of scam...
Neal Orr from 77459, Texas
December 6th, 2017
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Horrible Renewal Process
I've been with Frontier for a few years now and absolutely love the rates however I have not been able to renew my plan causing my bill to almost triple.
The online option to renew times out on both a desktop and mobile app. I have called customer service and was on hold several times, once exceeding 40 minutes.
Juana from 76180, Texas
December 10th, 2017
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You get what you pay for
Very affordable rates and always a low bill as long as you stay under contract. My lights are cut off atleast every 3 months. When I call and let them know my bill isnt due yet they always tell me they sent another one out before. So apparently I am supposed to pay 3 bills in a month. I always pay on time with everything and never have a problem. They can never seem to have an answer for me. Its not the post office, I have gone to them. I check my mail daily and they are not sending this mystery bill. They are always rude and unapologetic on the phone. Id rather pay more a month and have a company that knows what they are doing and treats their customers with atleast an ounce of respect.
In the dark. from 76133, Texas
January 22nd, 2018
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I'll likely be switching asap!
I moved to a new apartment after losing my home to Hurricane Harvey. I was excited to have a company that offered the same rate monthly. I was beyond excited to receive my first bill last month and see my usage because I knew I was being overcharged by my previous company. I paid my bill and received my confirmation and it was deducted from my bank. Imagine my surprise when I got home this evening to no power. Only me, nobody else. I checked my account via automated phone and it says my account is paid, no balance due and thank you for my payment last month. Apparently I'm not the first one this has happened to based on reviews. Lesson learned to read reviews first. Very unsatisfied customer here.
Teresa from 77098, Texas
February 13th, 2018
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Pat due
I want to know why my past due bill has went up 3 times once for everyday I'm late? Tried emailing no reply If it goes up again tomorrow I'm cancelling I did like this company now I'm alittle alert
What's going on with this company from 75227, Texas
May 6th, 2018
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Beware end of contract
3x times previous rate. Change provider and new 2 year plan is down to what we got on frontier contract. If companies can give a fixed rate that long that means the off contract at 3x is just gouging.
2 year customer from 76179, Texas
July 8th, 2018
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Giant rate hike
With Frontier many years. Most recent bill increased 6x from prior month. Discovered that the rate increased to $0.25 per kW-hr. Last bill was twice as large as the highest ever seen at this house in 17 years. I could not switch fast enough.
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July 13th, 2018
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Horrible service with contract renewal issue
I chose Frontier Utilities when we finally moved into a house with non-regulated electric provider and until today I was overall very happy. I got a bill that was near double my normal bill even though the usage was barely more. I was so confused. After a very long wait on customer service, I was told that my contract ran out and I received paperwork in May. Well first, I travel for work and I just started a new job so I have been gone a ton. Second, I get emails from them Frontier every week and I never received any reminders, calls or anything. At first, the customer service rep acted like he could help and then he came back and said he was still researching a rate for me but he wanted to let me know there was nothing he could do about this bill. I spoke to him for awhile and asked for a supervisor and he put me on hold for a long time. Then he came back and told me a supervisor would call me back. After quite some time, I finally called back again, waited on hold again and was told the supervisors were gone for the day and there was nothing that could be done any way. So I was completely jerked around. I am researching and calling other providers now. So disappointed because up unitl now, I had been so happy.
Melissa W from 75070, Texas
August 17th, 2018
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Bill too high
I have been with Frontier for about 3 months I live alone and never have on my air conditioner, because I try to keep my bills low because I am on a fixed income. I only have on 1 tv and a fan and 1 lamp until I go to bed. And my bill is over $100 I can't understand that. Then when I called I was told the people that lived there before me usage was around the same as mine. How can you compare it I am 1 person(myself) now compared to them 4 adults and 3 kids.
Very Upset!! from 77042, Texas
November 17th, 2018
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i have plane not right at all
I renewed my contract online this my account # 0541859 for the same plane I have before easy 12 I just have to pay$75 if I dont use over 1000 kw and month after I find out my plan was changed to different plan because The bill Change is not the same what I was paying the last contract I call all they said I did this change I said ok can I go back to my oldest plan they said no I talk to supervisor same thing they just dont care I dont use over 1000 kw Monthly I dont pay over $75 now my usage for this November was 694 kw and the charge was $109 this is scam am going to cancel my service I dont recommend this company safe your time they not even 24/7 service we you never charge me for the past year for center point charges and taxes for this new contract am having this is how you lie to people I got to pics show the different for this year and last year also I have the charges for last August 28/2018 right before my contact finish and ready to renew which I did online but look at the different
audi from 77082, Texas
November 29th, 2018
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Worste company
My light got shut off , granted it was my mistake, but when I called after making payment the lady told me she would put me in for a connection it in the meantime she would look to get me a better rate. I have a baby that has severe allergies and is hooked up to a breathing machine overnight. When I told the supervisor, that there had to be some kind of emergency procedure they could follow she insisted that it was center point who would not be available to turn on my power until the next day but since I was going to be connected until morning I might as well get a good rate. Forget that my baby wont be able to breathe. I WILL NOT WAKE UP TO A DEAD BABY BECAUSE OF THE INCOMPETENT UNEMPATHETIC "SUPERVISOR" I will be staying in a hotel tonight looking for a better light company.. even if that means paying a higher rate.
Moon from 77064, Texas
December 6th, 2018
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My bill was higher this month than ever!!!!!
I was shocked, Im a senior and on a budget, living in a small condo and respecting electricity, keep looking
Martha from 19438, Pennsylvania
January 2nd, 2019
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Too quick to disconnect
Just started with Frontier. Had paid our previous bills. Got a bill due Dec. 26 - day after Christmas. Slipped through the proverbial cracks. Got a call from Frontier on Jan. 9 saying we need to pay or they'd disconnect. Fair. We paid that night.Shockingly, they still disconnected us the next day. When I called, Francisco, a manager, confirmed that they had indeed received our money the night before. He had no good explanation.To be fair, he did say they would waive the disconnect and reconnect fees as well as the late fees.Just customer beware: Frontier is a very aggressive Company. Will shut you down if you're two weeks late.
Carl G from 77019, Texas
January 10th, 2019
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thought i signed up, but service never started
I thought Ihad signed up but service has not yet started. I filled out the information on November 15th with Frontier with the 6-month at 6.99.
Jim from 15243, Pennsylvania
January 17th, 2019
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Stay Away From Frontier
They hook you in with a decent rate, and boy, are you in for an unpleasant surprise when you get your bill. I was with them for 4 months, and got outrageous bills for a small apartment, that sits empty for 2 to3 weeks out of the month. They have a penalty for getting out of the contract but it is worth paying to avoid being swindle with a high bill every month.
MCM from 75201, Texas
February 8th, 2019
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$159 base fee is just ridiculous
Had an ad 0.07c per Kw but ended up having $159 bill every month. I dont even use much in a small apartment. I just feel cheated. When i called and asked, there was nothing can be done to fix this. I had to cancel service and go with another carrier. Not recommended.
david truong from 77079, Texas
May 1st, 2019
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There's always a catch...
Frontier had the best rates so, of course, I went with them. My first bill was $29. I was over the moon! Next bill...$74. How is that possible when we didn't use any more energy than the month before?? Since they have to go thru Oncor to get the energy, Oncor charges $26 JUST for the ability to use their services. That and having to use the air conditioner more. I wasn't prepared for that (since that charge was NOT explained in the fine print!). The website wouldn't let me update my new address, I had to leave a message with customer service (via email) to ask them to do it for me. It also sends email estimates of what your COULD be and you cannot how much your next bill is until it is really close to when the bill is actually due. I would've rather paid to have Oncor directly had I known it would charge me that much per month (especially since Frontier said on their page, they had "no hidden fees," but that fee was never spoken about. I just really hope there are no more surprises.
Nani1604 from 75287, Texas
June 19th, 2019
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DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY
Forgot to pay bill so I got a disconnect notice. Sent check by express mail , it cleared my bank and then they cut off power a week after my check cleared my bank. Called them and had to pay again plus disconnect and connect charge. They asked me to send proof of my payment which I faxed to them. They never acknowledged receipt of fax until I called , didnt reverse disconnect and connect charge until I asked and never apologized for their mistake. I was out fax charges , copy charges , time and food in fridge.DO NOT USE FRONTIER
John from 77433, Texas
August 10th, 2019
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Stay away!
Frontier Utilities gave me a great rate for 6 months and said that they would send a letter to let me know that my agreement was up and it would give the option to continue or cancel. I found a better rate with another company and tried to cancel Frontier Utilities through e-mail and phone and it still showed on my bill, however the rate went from 7 cents a kWh to almost 13 cents a kWh! Still couldnt get anyone to cancel! I had to go to DLC to get it changed! This is a classic bait and switch if you ask me. Walk away!
Braden from 15142, Pennsylvania
October 8th, 2019
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Worst billing company in the industry
I've been paying a utility bill for over 30 years. In all this time I have NEVER received an email, text AND phone call 1 day after it was due threatening disconnection for non payment. They do offer days to get it paid before they disconnect service but to even do that 1 day after it's due?? Very disappointed in this company and will not be renewing my service. In fact, I'll probably be cancelling and going back to my previous provider and pay a higher rate just I won't be HASSLED by these people every day. It will be paid and only 1 week late yet I'm going to be called and hassled every day now until that time. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND IN NO WAY PROFESSIONAL FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE
PISSED OFF CUSTOMER from 76065, Texas
November 2nd, 2019
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Price gouging company
Just before contract expires make sure to renew with them or another company as Frontier will price gouge you with an astonishing rate per kilowatt that youve never seen before. Once they know you have switched beware, no loyalty!
Mark M from 76208, Texas
April 17th, 2020
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Feeling Scammed.
I was coming up at the end of my contract so I called to end my tides with Frontier. I decided to go with another company after being informed about my services set up to be the same price no matter if I was using less than 1200 whatever and could have had paid a lower amount in the fall months when I don't need to run the heat or AC. Well after an hour the rep had offered me a better deal and said he would waive the charges for the late fee. Today I had to talk to a rep because I was charged an additional $28.00 for being late just one day. I asked for that fee to be waived and was told that I have been given 1 and that it had to be approved, she told me she will send me a text with confirmation or a decline, 6 hours plus, and nothing. I can't find out where I can file a complaint, so I decided to write this review. I have a son with severe Asthma who uses a nebulizer daily can hardly afford the 163.00 I owe let alone an additional 28.00 dollars and I can't have my utilities shut off. At this point, I want to end my relation have the contract waived without the early termination fee. If I was told that a 28.00 fee will automatically apply a 28.00 dollar fee I would have declined to agree to another term. Just what to pay what I owe and move on. Ridiculous to charge customers $28.00 late fee for being 1 day late especially with this Co-vid 19 mess affecting people's income and they can barely pay rent or put food on the table.
Ronie from 77089, Texas
July 7th, 2020
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Remember your Contract Expiration!
I was never reminded by Frontier that my contract was expiring. All others have sent that reminder. Then they jacked up the price on the next month, it was more than double! Just want to warn people.
Bootgirl from 77417, Texas
July 14th, 2020
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Unbelievable
It started off okay until they threatened to cut my bill off for $12 it's a shame they have no roll over on your bills I wouldn't recommend it to no one. And the worst part is it's covid-19 people barely can have a job right now
Mika from 77016, Texas
July 27th, 2020
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Non-existent customer service
It is impossible to speak to a customer service rep. You have no problem speaking to Sales though!
kidjones from 75236, Texas
August 10th, 2020
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Expensive
You may get a somewhat fair rate at the beginning, with a contract; but once your contract is over, be ready to pay 2-3 times your average bill. You get one notice maybe 2 months ahead that your contract is about to end, but no warning about how your bill will sky rocket.
Irvingboss from 75038, Texas
August 12th, 2020
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Overcharge
I have been with Frontier for 4 years, each July, when I am due to renew, they "fail" to receive my renewal and upcharge me. This month it equals over $200 over, not to mention they are charging late fees and disconnection fees when bills are paid on time. This is a pattern with Frontier, I would avoid them.
Jillian from 75248, Texas
August 21st, 2020
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DUE DATE
Do NOT sign up with Frontier ele if you need to pay your bill on the 1st! I signed up with them on the 1st and they made my due date 6 days BEFORE the first, NOW if I dont pay it on the 26th it is considered LATE! I am retired and get paid on the 1st of the month and I pay bills on the 1st! THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH A CUSTOMER AND HAVE THE DUE DATE ON THE 1ST! I THINK THEY DO THIS ON PURPOSE TO MAKE THAT LATE FEE. I HAVE BEGGED THEM TO CHANGE THE DUE DATE TO THE 1ST AND THEY WILL ( NOT) DO IT. IM BARELY MAKING IT AS IT IS.I WOULDNT NEVER BE LATE IF I COULD JUST PAY MY BILL ON THE 1ST OF THE MONTH! DONT SIGN UP WITH THIS COMPANY IF YOU NEED TO PAY YOUR BILL ON THE FIRST. ITS SAD TO TREAT CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS WHEN TIMES ARE HARD ENOUGH AS IT IS. PLEASE BEWARE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. DONT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU LIKE IT DID TO ME. THANKS.
Karen S from 76017, Texas
November 2nd, 2020
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not enough time
not sure yet
john from 19148, Pennsylvania
May 6th, 2021
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No issues until...
I had no issues with power or billing until last month. I had auto-payment set up and my credit card was being billed properly. Due to some unrelated fraudulent activity several months prior I updated my credit card and no issues. On July 1st I received an email that my payment did not go through. The same day I made a manual payment. On my next bill there was a $20 'Disconnection Notice Fee' and a $2.30 late payment penalty all because they ran the wrong credit card. I called customer service and was no help.So I got a $20 fee for them sending an email and letter, plus a late fee for paying one day late because they ran the wrong credit card. So glad I won't be renewing with them.
Disgruntled Customer from 75074, Texas
July 21st, 2021
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Bad plans
Their plans are terrible. You have to constantly monitor your thermostat or your bill is like the national debt.
Unhappy customet from 76008, Texas
March 24th, 2022
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Still waiting for the great price
I signed up end of March, too late for my April bill. My May bill was still expensive. I called & was told it would start in June. My June bill was the same. It has yet to take effect. Still waiting for this great price. Currently sorry I signed up.
Tracy from 43017, Ohio
June 11th, 2022
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pricing and fees
I selected a fixed rate plan and seems like I'm paying more than the 12 cents and the fees are high. I will be switching back to my old company after my contract expires.
Renee Prado from 78840, Texas
July 15th, 2022
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Frustrated
Moving into brand new apt not lived in. Could not get service because previous tenant, who never moved in, did not cancel service. I had frontier for 2 yrs and was pleased but the constant runaround I was getting for 2 days and long phone calls was too much. I sent items needed to prove I was not that tenant, totally diferent names, but to no avail kept getting nowhere. I finally gave up and went with another company.
Randy from 76033, Texas
September 1st, 2022
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Frontier Utilities is EXPENSIVE
I have been a customer for almost one year and I cannot wait to no longer have this company as my electricity provider. Their rates are VERY HIGH. It's not clear on their website that the TDU charges are extreme. I will soon be a customer of Energy Ogre (Power Next) and my bills will be cut in half. Thank goodness.
Susan Longo from 77056, Texas
May 15th, 2023
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1-2 Star Reviews: 235 (74%)
Frontier has HORRIBLE Customer Service
I became a Frontier customer a few months ago because of their great rates but those rates come at excessive cost. Their billing system is atrocious, I never received an email or even a note saying to check my account on the website when the bill was due. All I ever get is disconnection notices sent to my home address, which is how I know the bill is due. After months of requests, they still have not got IT to solve the email issue and they have refused to credit even one late fee. The fees have been $6-8, the last one for $8 was only 2 days late yet they charge it and refuse to help out, even for goodwill. I do NOT recommend this company.
Greg J from Houston, Texas
May 30th, 2013
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Horrible customer service and billing
Horrible Customer Service!! Do not think you have 3 days to cancel after you sign up with them because they will send you a bill for $18 for less than 1 day usage. They say 3 days to cancel but once you cancel, it takes up to 30 days to dispute and cancel. The customer service lady was also very rude and I literally waited 1 whole hour on the phone just to get an agent on the phone to help me. My average monthly bill is only $140. If I paid $18 per day...it would come out to $540 per month. Their customer service is beyond horrible and expect to wait 45 minutes to an hour just to get someone on the phone. Will NEVER recommend them to anyone or ever use them again...no matter how cheap their rates are!!
Kathline from Friendswood, Texas
June 6th, 2014
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Avoid at ALL COSTS!!!!!
Do Not Sign up with this company. Even if the rates are good, They'll leave you with a bad taste in your mouth!!!!!
Glenn Martin from Texas City, Texas
June 23rd, 2014
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I will never do business with Frontier Utilities again
Frontier Utilities' practices make me appreciate how some other electricity companies honor their customers. For a variable rate plan, Frontier will not extend promotional rates for a short billing period. Other electricity companies will extend the promotional rate for a short billing cycle through the next billing cycle. Some even automatically waive the fee for usage < 1000 kwh in these cases. Frontier does not do this. They are not interested in retaining or having repeat customers. I would NOT recommend Frontier Utilities to anyone. I will NEVER do business with Frontier Utilities again.
anonymous from Dallas, Texas
August 29th, 2014
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Poor Billing and Account Management
Biling cycles consistently change without proper notification. While meter reads DO change, billing cycles should not. This ultimately leading to disconnection/reconnection fees. I would NEVER reccoment this to a friend. If you travel it is not likely that you will recieve proper notification when a disconnection notice or billing issue arises, leading to returning home with no AC and a refrigerator full of rotten food. I even called to ask if they would work with me and there was nothing they are willing to do. They claim to be an accredited business from a couple of organizations, which Im not sure how that is possible unless these so-callled business organizations operate with zero merit.
Angry/Annoyed Customer from Houston, Texas
October 28th, 2014
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very misleading
i was called by this company and told they were .02 cents cheaper than ppl and that i would save money.
wheni got my bill the rate was acctually .02 higher than before about $35 more peer month. when i called they where rude and wanted to give me a lower rate to stay but did not care about correcting the missleading rate from before. DON NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM
BILL from MONTOURSVILLE, Texas
January 27th, 2015
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Please Don't Use This Electricity Provider
Customer service is horrible, the way they bill for pre-paid services is horrendous. I would never recommend this company to anyone.
Robert Williams from Houston, Texas
February 9th, 2015
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Not worth the discount
This is the worst company I have ever dealt with. The customer service is horrendous. I can go on about how they shut my power before my due date on my bill then charging me a reconnection fee to increasing my deposit by $300.00 and only giving me 2 days to do it. Just stay away.
Jim from Rockwall, Texas
June 11th, 2015
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Huge billing problem
I chose this provider for a new home I was moving in to. I was unable to move in and called immediately, (June 24, 2015) the day before service was scheduled to begin. About 3 weeks later, I received a bill for $8.49 (no usage, just fees). I called again on July 21, 2015 to explain I had not moved in and would not ever be moving in, and the CS rep told me that "unfortunately, due to the processing time" I was still being charged for the usage and once it was processed, they would send me a final bill. They can take both bills and shove them where the sun don't shine.
Susan Corcoran from Burleson, Texas
July 21st, 2015
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Horrible
This company is by far the worst utility company i have ever dealt with. Their salesmen are straight up liars. I not only didn't see the promised savings; they actually cost me substantially more. Their customer service is crap too. Billing problems abound and are a nightmare to resolve. If somebody from frontier knocks on your door my advice is to immediately punch them in the face as hard as you can.
Jared from Fort Worth, Texas
August 5th, 2015
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People are total liars
Been with them for 3 years they screwed my bill up so many times their management is totally useless
Stephen fieldhouse from Vernon, Texas
October 21st, 2015
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Poor Customer Service
Not customer friendly when dealing with Customer Service Dept. Beginning to regret my decision to go with them.
Margaret from Dallas, Texas
November 15th, 2015
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Early Cancellation Fees! Be Careful
When they notified me by mail that my contract was expiring, I went on Power to Choose and selected a new provider based on cost. I then received notification of an early cancellation fee of $180 from Frontier Utilities, even though I had switched providers after receipt of their contract expiration notice! What a scam. After two conversations with customer service, they still refused to waive or reduce the fee (even though my average monthly charge was much less than the fee assessed).
J.R. from Dallas, Texas
April 28th, 2016
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Frontier will cause you stress
My wife activated Frontier Utility as our primary electricity provider sometime in July 2015. The price per KWH was low in the beginning of the service contract. We paid this amount for several months but then my wife and I divorced and I left the residence in December 2015 and no longer paid the bill and was forced by a court of law not to disconnect any utilities. According to Frontier Utilities, The service was not officially disconnected until January of 2016. They told me that I had a balance over $300, the divorce was unfortunate but that I must pay or that they would report me to a credit bureau. I asked for a itemized breakdown of charges during that time period and asked them to remove any late fees or charges and that I would pay for the services that were used through November. they agreed to cut some but not all and mandated that I pay through January. I begrudgingly agreed to a payment plan to settle the debt that I did not agree with but did use some of the services and felt obligated to settle the debt. After paying the first 2 payments (nearly $100 each) of the settlement, I was called for the final settlement payment and was discussing the final payment which went up from original agreement and that I wanted any additional fees taken off and that it was unfair that I was charged for energy services/Late fees and for a place that I no longer lived and that I was legally not allowed (Divorce-court order) to cancel services in December. The person handling this case starting getting rude, threatened to report me to credit bureaus (Which they already did) and I stated that I have more than met my financial obligation to Frontier Utilities, and I stated for them to go ahead and report this action and stop contacting me at a work number and that they continued to Harass me via work phone. Over the 7 months of service, I was charged over $300 in additional fees/penalties/charges and this does not include small hidden fees in the actual bill. This company has belittled me during a difficult time in my life, their professional courtesy was non-existent and made me feel like a criminal.I asked that my account balance be shown as paid in full based on the funds already paid and for them to stop calling me at work.This company will not work with nor follow through and help the customer even though all energy services have been paid for and satisfied.Jared-supervisor of collectionAnother billing clerk Ambrosio gave me additional info on the account and continued to protect his supervisor- (Jared) When I asked to speak to Jared's supervisor, he declined and said that he was all I could speak to regarding this issue.All of this over a $98 balance (additional fees/penalties/charges) that continued to escalate even after they threatened to report to my credit and already did so.I am not the type of person that complains about these things but I felt that others should know how I was treated and to read reviews prior to just taking the cheapest option!
Drew from Houston, Texas
June 14th, 2016
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horrible and stay away - DFW
went month to month for a few months, i was not contacted (they said they sent something in the mail but don't call or email). i used 4500kwh @ the month to month rate of 13.4c per KWH!!!!I offered them to sign a 2 year agreement if they provided some type of relief or concessions and it was declined. apparently they dont want to keep customers....went to Gexa...7c per KWH @ 12 months!
rippenit from North Richland Hills, Texas
September 26th, 2016
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If you have other options, don't chose this company
I only used them during our move transition. They were able to connect immediately. However, this is The one and only thing they have done right. Once we moved, we cancelled service. The fiasco began. Customer Service is deplorable and getting a refund of your money and an accurate final bill seems to be the equivalent of getting a Presidential Pardon. Very rarely does anyone give you all the information you need and the information in the auto generated emails do not not align with their actual practice. Each time I called I had to speak with a supervisor just to gain an understanding of what was really going on (Only reason I can even give a 1 for customer service). They have a long way to go in the customer service experience area of business.
Appalled Energy User from Houston, Texas
September 27th, 2016
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Terrible Customer Service
Frontier never sent a final bill. I discovered this a year later and immediately paid it. They said they would remove a negative credit reference and did not despite my follow up with them.
Unhappy Customer from Dallas, Texas
October 3rd, 2016
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Terrible Service
Rep was very rude. Just moved and called to update info and payed for the service. Got a text from them 2 days later that we were being refunded and that the service is being shut off. The reason? The rep rudely had me verify everything over the phone and didn't update ANYTHING and shut it off!!!! We're switching providers today.
Benson from Texas
November 7th, 2016
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Over paid for a few months
I have a small studio apartment and was paying around $50 per month in the summer. In the fall it decreased to about $40 per month. Just switched to Reliant and am saving about 15 to 20 dollars per month with an energy conservative plan.
Chris from Plano, Texas
November 14th, 2016
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Unreliable service and billing.
Recently my account was charged incorrectly for a broken meter or a one time service charge???customer service agent could not verify the charge from my bill. Agent continued to offer excuses and no concrete answer on a $25 charge.
Just remember that quick and easy will cost you in the end. I have sent emails and called customer service for a manager, surprise no one has called in a week. Don't waste your time or money with this company. Worst energy company I have ever dealt with in Texas.
Incompetent service and billing from Texas
December 6th, 2016
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Horrible
Merely from Mckinney, Texas
January 13th, 2017
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wrong service pole
Frontier has created an account # meter # for an unused service pole with wires sticking above ground, there has not been a meter are service to this pole for over 6 yearsnot only the dangers it has caused I'm being billed for a dead line, no electricity can be used from this service, My wife has tried to resolve this matter with your representatives for many weeks to no avail, and it seems no one can explain why it was installed, and why we are being billedfor a pole with no service
Dwayne from 76028, Texas
May 16th, 2017
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Train your customer service department
I have been with this company for a couple of years, but I'm sorry their customer service suck. And also when you make a payment, somehow your payments don't show up in their system. I will be switching to another company ASAP.
Letitia from 77045, Texas
May 19th, 2017
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2 Months in and Underwhelmed by Customer Service
I have only been using Frontier for about 2 months now, and the service itself has been adequate. However, the customer service, online interface, and billing process have all been negative thus far. I had to call (2) separate times in one week to update my contact phone # since that function is not available on the online portal. The second time, they input a nine digit # and I had to call back to have it updated again.Regarding billing, I have autopay set-up, which drafts on the day the bill is due. An invoice was issued earlier on the same morning, reflecting that I had not paid my previous bill even, though it auto-paid later that same day. The online portal shows the Invoice as unpaid, but the Paid status shows it as paid, and I confirmed that it was paid over the phone. Both misleading and confusing how the (2) different tabs on the online portal show different information. Also, I don't understand why an invoice would be issued prior to the auto-pay on the same day, making it appear as though the customer was late on the previous month's payment.Finally, there was an overlap in service between my apartment and home, so I was paying for both locations at the same time, and had requested a specific cut-off date for the apartment at the time of setup; we were not told that any additional information or requests would be required for this future transaction. I called back, after that date to confirm that service had been cut-off to the apartment, and it had not and customer service had no notes or recollection of this conversation. They claim to have put in the request, but insisted that I would receive a paper copy of the transaction in the mail, as opposed to an email (which they have on file). At this point, I have limited trust that they will complete these actions correctly, and in a timely fashion. Which will most likely require more phone calls and more frustration.To sum up, the electricity itself has been fine, but any human/website interaction so far with this company has been very disappointing and frustrating.
Jen from 75082, Texas
May 22nd, 2017
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Poor service
This electricity company eats through your money. I've had a very poor experience and would never recommend them to anyone and will never you them again myself. I highly recommend looking elsewhere for your electric provider.
Caitlin Pruett from 75154, Texas
May 23rd, 2017
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Will Not Work With You!
I had my electric shut off. I asked to make an arrangement as well as give them a authorization to turn my electric on and charge my card the next day. Customer Service is NON Existent, Very rude people on the phone. I had to get off the phone before I started to make, what is considered terrorist threats against the actual agent on the phone. NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE!
CL Jungemann from 75287, Texas
June 14th, 2017
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Poor service no recommend to anyone
This company is totally fraud..what they do about sending you a disconnection notice whn you make some payments,before you know they will send another one you don't have enough money for weekends,when you make another payment you will get another text or email they already sent the disconnection notice so you will have to pay the reconnection fee which is $10so you will have your power back.guess what they take 2-4 hours to reconnect not like other companies. Not advice anyone to be in this company.
Phoebe from 77099, Texas
June 16th, 2017
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Don't Bother!
I signed up online but service was never transferred. I believe they might have left me a voicemail but I couldn't understand what the gal was saying and thought if it was important, they'd call back....nope. I signed up with Champion Energy and they've been a dream!
Carla from 77581, Texas
June 22nd, 2017
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STAY AWAY!!!!
DO NOT SIGN UP with this company. They sell you on their low rate per KWH, but fail to mention the TDSP usage charges from Centerpoint Energy. When I contacted them, I could not get a straight answer from any of these people. I was charged 156 dollars for electricity and 130 dollars from Centerpoint TDSP charges. STAY AWAY!
Ramon from 77584, Texas
July 19th, 2017
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Me estan robando descaradamente
El lunes 07/17/2017alrededor de la una de la tarde me pusieron la electrisidas ya para las 6 de la tarde del 07/172017 me mandaron un mensaje por texto a mi cell diciendo que avia gastado 39 k de electrisidad es en un lapso de 5 horas. El martes 07/18/2017 alas 6 de la tarde me mandaron otro mensaje disiendo que gaste 39 k por ese dia. El miercoles 07/18/2017 me mandaron un mensaje disiendo que avia gastado 42 k por ese dia. Les llame al servicio al cliente esplicandoles que nadie vive en ese domicilio todavia que no ahy ningun aparato electrico y que la casa esta vacia y que mi calentador de agua es de gas y mi estufa es de gas y que lo que me estan cobrando esta fuera de lo que marca mi medidor ya que mi medidor marca solo 1 k por esos tres dias de servicio y les comente que es imposible que ahiga una diferencia ta desproporcional y me disen que estava mal el medidor que es lo que ellos resivieron como lectura y llame ala oficina neutral y me comentan que a ellos solo les marca 1 k de consumo por esos dias ya able con varias personas de servicio al cliente pero puras mentiras disen y uno de ellos me aconsejo que fuera ala oficina de frontier utilities y que llevara las fotos que le tome al medidor y si lo hise fui ala direccion que me dio y cual fue la sorpresa que no avia ni una oficina solo era una direccion donde resiven la correspondencia y les llame de nuevo y ya cachados en la mentira me disen que ellos no savian es por esta y mas mentiras que digo esta empresa es un fraude y unos rateros que me an robado el el consumo de energia este tipo de compania no deveria de estar dando ni un cervicio ya que solo roba y si les puedo desir que una mentira tras otra. No recomiendo a frotier utilities a nadie.
Oscar from 77028, Texas
July 19th, 2017
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Puras mentiras
Contrate el cervicio con frontier utilities y el primer dia en un espacio de 5 horas me mandaron un mensanje disiendo que gaste 39 k el martes llame y un travajador de servicio al cliente me dijo que por ser el primer dia me estavan cobrando vasado en lo que enesa area estavan gastando las otras casas pero que para el martes ya iva a resivir los mensajes con lo que realmente estava consumiendo despues el martes resivi otro mensaje disiendo que gaste 39 k y bolvi a llamarlos el miercoles y me dijieron que era lo que su sistema estava leyendo y que ellos no podian aser nada. Entonses llame a otra compania y me dijo esactamente lo que mi medidor avia gastado durante esos dias y aun asi quisieron entender uno de ellos me dijo que fuera ala oficina y tomara un numero para poder ablar con un representante de mas jerarquia y me dio la direccion y fui y cual fue la sorpresa que no avia ni una oficina y que solo era donde les llega la correspondencia y asi cada empleado con quienes able puras mentiras desian ya el ultimo se quiso poner muy prepotente tratando de intimidar. Y como alguien va a pagar 39ksi el medidor solo marca 1 k como alguien va a pagar si la casa esta vacia y no hay ningun aparato que consuma electricidad como me cobran 39 k . y hoy me dijieron que hoy 07/19/2017 ya iva a resivir un mensaje con la cantida esacta y vasado en el medidor de lo que avia usado y cual fue la cosa que me mandaron uno disiendo que avia gastado 42 k. Cuando la casa sigue sin ocupar y sin ningun mueble ni un solp aparato electrico esta cpmpania es un fraude y no entiendo como a una empresa tan ratera y con un cerviciop al cliente que solo engana al cliente puede seguir operando . no recomiendo a esta compania a nadie no son honestos y solo disen mentiras.
Oscar from 77028, Texas
July 19th, 2017
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Frontier utility's trash all around
I give frontier a zero star rating prices are great but with that their services are horrible, customer service? There is no service, only time I ever can get a hold of them is when they disconnect my power. I myself work 16 to 17 hours a day always out of town for work their suppose to email me my bill but never got a email once just paid a 231.11 bill and their still charging trying to charge me another 285.00 because I've had no service with them in two months called customer service they told me my power would be on in 2 to 4 hours but still no power talked to a supervisor and he told me to call back tomorrow because my account was suspended but yet they still took my money and said my power would be on but again it's not, so pretty much they've stolen my money or robbed me whichever way you wanna see it as, so no I would not recommend this power company to anyone, be smart on who you give your account number to because you'll get scammed just like I did
John sprinkler from 77449, Texas
July 21st, 2017
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Very bad company
Very bad customer service and they are big liers.
Not helping the customers, they not accepted to move my due payment for three days, till receive paycheck.
How we can complain about them?
A from 75002, Texas
August 4th, 2017
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Low Apparent Rates, Terrible Customer Service and Random Charges
I selected Frontier utilities because they had one of the lowest rates in the Dallas area. I had a lot of problems with their billing and their customer service was terrible. They would not send me the bill and then say they did and charge me a late fee. One bill as well as the warnings came in after they had already cut off my power. I called and paid the late fee to get my power turned back on. I asked the representative if there will be any charges for turning my power on and he said no. I then had a $50 charge for them turning my power off and on my next bill. Luckily this was the last month under my contract so I changed providers. They ended up charging me 12.7 cents per kWh on my last bill out of contract. My main disappointment was their customer service/billing. I would not recommend the energy provider to anyone.
Dallas Native from 75227, Texas
August 22nd, 2017
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Dont' Use them
I have been with Frontier for over 2 years. My rate with up to .14KW and when Harvey hit Houston they did not extend the payment. The guy on the phone was rude and told me that I got my bill in August which it was due Aug 30 and he said I should have paid it before the Hurricane. I will be moving to another company.
Katrina from 77477, Texas
September 6th, 2017
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Horrible Customer Service
My contract with them expires in August. I switched providers and when I got my last bill there was a cancellation fee of 150. I called and they said I had renewed the contract which I didn't online and that they would not wave the cancellation fee since they had no proof it was an error. Payed all my bills with them had good relationship but in the end they wouldn't help. Not everyone has extra money for bogus fees.
TheDocXV from 77505, Texas
September 12th, 2017
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Run, they will take all your money
I am on their "prepaid plan" which was suggested by one of their reps. The deal was great but then I notice I was using more money to keep my lights on but literally wasn't at home . I work 6 days and my off day I sleep. After getting my invoice in an email; I spent over 209 dollars for an apartment. When asked about a cheaper rate with using more than 500kWh( which is apt usage) I was not given the correct information. I'm looking for something better and would never recommend this company to a soul. I will be reporting to the BBB.
Jasmine from 77396, Texas
October 11th, 2017
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Read all the fine print
Ten dollar disconnect fee with the necessitation of maintaining at least a ten dollar balance. None of this clearly spelled out to you in any manner except for a pdf file buried deep in their site.
Twd bundy from 78415, Texas
November 3rd, 2017
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Suckered
I was suckered in by their deceptive promotion of 6.3, but had know clue that they have a base price of $125. If that price would've been put up front I probably wouldn't have chosen this company. It's probably a great deal for families, but for a single person that uses less than 1000kWh it's a rip off.
George from 76549, Texas
November 3rd, 2017
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Worse service ever
We have auto debit on file as a form of payment; our debit card got stolen so a new one was given to us. Unfortunately we forgot to update the card on file with Frontier Utilities, they never called or emailed to let us know are payment was late. We got home tonight to no electricity. A payment has been made about 3 year ago and our service still hasn't been turned on. Their customer service line doesn't work after 6pm and the emergency phone number they have on the website doesn't work. You get what you pay for.
Thascia Spindola from 75201, Texas
November 21st, 2017
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Charged a late fee and disconnect fee
If you're looking for a electric company, please bypass this one. I've been charged a late fee and disconnect fee for being one day late. My Bill due date was on the 20th and I paid on the 21st. Again, if you're reading this don't waste your time with this company.
George Franklin from 76549, Texas
December 8th, 2017
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Very Poor
When i first signed up with frontier for my area i was told Id be paying 10 cent per kWh for pay as you go. My first invoice shows this. Now things are totally different. I called to ask how much were they charging me. The person on the phone said that she did not know, put me on hold for 6 mins, returned and told me Im not sure, its not accurate, about an estimate of 22 cent per kwh i cut her off immediately. I am looking to change companies. I am sick of frontier. And all their customer service reps are hard to understand. Their accents are too strong and they are rude. I asked the lady about a cheaper plan, she start telling me about a deposit of $50. I told her were not talking money until i know WHAT YOU ARE CHARGING! I want info about cheaper plans and Ill decide if i want it! I am adding money to my account about 6 to 7 times a month and barely home! When i am home and using all my lights they send a msg saying i used about 25 cent. When Im not home they send a text saying a used $1.90??!?! I was gone for a month due to Hurricane Harvey, i shut off and unplugged everything except the fridge.... daily usage was terrible! Its as if we were here all day. Sad. I hate this company. Not my first encounter with them. I had them 2 years prior at a different place, put money on my lights that usually last us two weeks... went to the hospital to have my baby, returned home 4 days later and our lights were off. After this switch Im never coming back to them. Glad i never referred anyone. Id lose friends over this horrible deal.
Run Far from Here from 00000,
December 8th, 2017
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disability discrimination
I was from the start on a discount for disabled person sent proof and they said they dont care and didnt give it to me. when I signed up I had the discount and the took it off before the first bill the only reason I signed up for them
Terry from 76528, Texas
December 30th, 2017
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The absolute worst electric company in Texas. If I could rate it "0" stars it would be more accurate.
I had auto pay set up with Frontier. Well... it did not work. I arrived back in town from work after several months to find out that my electricity had been cut off that day (Two days before Thanks Giving). Took me +- 24 hours to have Frontier turn in back on. All the while they were blaming the reconnect delay issue on Oncore. I called Oncore multiple times and was advised that they did not have a re-connect order from Frontier. Frontier is a sorry excuse for a company. I was happy to pay the $200 early termination fee to get away from Frontier.
David from 76051, Texas
December 31st, 2017
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Horrible customer service
Once I realized that my bill was never decreasing even when there was a significant decrease in usage (during fall season when my bill would always decrease with ALL the other electricity companies that I've used in the past since I cut the air off most of the day) I called to see if I could change plans. I was told that I could and waited to be transferred to the department that could handle it. On the first day I was on hold for almost an hour. The second time I called I was on hold for another hour and when I finally got through I was told that I would not be able to change plans. If that information would have been give to me then I wouldn't have wasted two hours of my time waited on the phone. Once my contract is up, I will be switching to another companies whose bill actually matches the usage!
LaToya from 77449, Texas
January 3rd, 2018
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horrible scammers
First of all sending our bills to previous homeowners not even in our name and address they been using is from years ago not current address. Supposedly closed out account and sent another bill to previous owner again added more money to closed account how is that? PPL even told us it was unlawful authorization but still charging us and arguing with us. Stay clear of this company. Calling public utility commission on them tomorrow. Had enough of their bull.they write how they will work on your problems it's a lie.
horrible company from 17901, Pennsylvania
January 3rd, 2018
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Forced to use this company without my consent
A few months ago a gentleman dressed in a comed outfit came to my apartment (which is locked to get into the units) and told me some information that comed was switching over to a "greener" electricity plan. Confused on the whole situation because of how poorly it was explained to me, he got me on the phone with someone to confirm my choice to switch. When on the phone with someone at his office I politely declined any changes in service and seemed to have no issue. A month later i received in the mail the confirmation that I wad switching to frontier utilities (a company I've never heard of or heard the name in my encounter with the solicitor) and I immediatly called to rectify the issue. The gentleman on the phone from frontier was very polite apologized and put me on hold while he made sure i would still be serviced by comed. I called back to comed days later and they informed me there was no switch over and they did not get contacted by frontier utilities to clear up the miscommunication. I then called frontier utilities again and was informed that my cancellation was denied and would not be allowed to switch back to comed. Now im here calling both companies trying to get to the bottom of a situation i never asked for or approved of and scared about my power being turned off after being scammed into switching to a company i did not agree to. This company would have potentially gotten my buisness if it was done in an appropriate manner but after being tricked and lied to im extremely disappointed and urge no one use the service of a company using trickery and what I would believe illegal tactics to switch customers over.
Jennifer Martin from 60067, Illinois
January 17th, 2018
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Accidentally selected wrong plan
Accidentally selected wrong plan but did not receive a bill in the mail until 2 months in to realize this mistake. Tried calling and they told em that you cannot change plans with them so it would cost me $200 to cancel. Ridiculous. No help at all provided by customer support.
James from 75082, Texas
January 18th, 2018
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I've been scammed!!!!
It upsets me to have to write a bad review on this company, as in the past, I would've had nothing but great things to say about them. After being with them the first year, I was more than happy, until it was time to renew my contract. The agent that I spoke with have me some insight on a plan he thought would save me money & recommended I choose said plan. I specifically asked him if I were not satisfied with the new plan, could I switch back to my original one, he told me YES!!!! Fast forward to my next bill....IT WAS ALMOST TRIPLE WHAT I HAD EVER PAID FOR ANY OF MY BILLS, YES, TRIPLED!!! I immediately contacted customer care, as I thought my bill had an incorrect amount due. I was advised to contact Centerpoint to have them come and re-read my meter, I did just that. Upon contacting customer care again, to see if my meter was re-read & what the outcome was, I was treated as though I was a customer who had not paid her bill, in full, every month previously!!! I was also given the run around by one of their supervisors, who refused to assist me by telling me "he didn't know anything", but he's a supervisor, right? I asked if there was someone else I could speak with & he told me..." he didn't know". I then let him know that my bill was due, but I had reservations about paying it until my meter had been read by Centerpoint. He then told me that I had a 9 day grace period to pay without penalty, that worked for me since Centerpoint informed me that my meter would be read within 13 days, that 9 days would have ensured I had time to receive the outcome from Centerpoint without penalty. I go to view my bill, because at this point I was just ready to pay, I didn't want to chance my lights getting disconnected or to be given a late fee and low and behold, my bill is $20 more than it was a few days ago!!!!! This is ridiculous. I pride myself on being a good customer and to be treated this way is less than professional. Your agents and supervisors give wrong information & don't know a great customer when they see one!!!! I honestly wish this hadn't happened this way, I thought I found a company worth being with.
C.M.M. from 77042, Texas
February 3rd, 2018
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Run from this company!!!
They left over 50 of my residents without electricity for over three hours in the freezing cold weather and all we received was a simply apology. Horrific service and their mistakes cause physical and emotional harm.
Kimberly from 75409, Texas
February 7th, 2018
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Poor Service
Brother in law got the worst service cause they don't know what their doing he's been waiting for two days for his electricity to turn on and nothing yet has happened they don't keep their word that's sad
Obet Enamorado from 77550, Texas
February 9th, 2018
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Better off paying cancellation fee than sticking with this company
Every month there's a different due date. If you think you're gonna to pay on last month's due date you'll be late. If you pay early they change it to the date that you paid. Worst utility company I have ever been with. I regret ever signing up with these guys.
George from 76549, Texas
February 20th, 2018
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Dishonest company! Watch out!
I have been a frontier pay as you go customer for 13 months. I was happy with frontier initially, but then I noticed that my daily usage increased during months when I was not using my AC or heat. That doesnt make any sense! I would check my account and it would say I had 20 or more days of power left and then all the sudden they would text a disconnection warning. Something fishy is definitely going on. If I wasnt moving out of the country Id definitely be looking into this further.
Jolene from 76522, Texas
February 22nd, 2018
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Bait and switch
I was a customer with this company for last 5 yrs. when it was time for my renewal, I called the CS and asked for better rates, so they offered me a plan saying there is no fees or additional charges or no minimal charges. I accepted because rates were very competitive. Only after I got my first bill I understood that they cheated me to get a plan which had TDCU charges separate from energy charges, that means, I have to pay more than double what I was told my plan charges will be. for example, i thought I agreed for 11.4c per kwh but I have to pay 24.37c per kwh because TDCU charges and taxes are billed separately on the same bill.
unhappy customer from 77584, Texas
February 22nd, 2018
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STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!!
I have never had such a horrible experience when dealing with an electric company!!! The staff is very unprofessional (upper management included). Besides having the worst customer service staff I've ever had to deal with, they are crooks!!! I was sent an email stating that I needed to renew my contract, I called the to do so. I'm that call, I was advised by their agent that another plan would be more economical for me, considering my past year's usage. I made it clear to the agent that if I changed plans and wasn't happy, could I immediately switch back to my old plan (knowing that all call are and/or should be recorded) and he told me "of course ", with no issue. Fast forward to the new plan kicking in, I received a bill 3x more than the highest bill I had with them......this is no exaggeration people, my bill was literally 3x the normal amount!!! Of course I immediately call in to get answers and to no avail, they pushed me off on Centerpoint, which I contacted and Frontier still did not correct this issue!!!! I asked for my plan to be changed back, they told me no, I asked for them to pull the call I mentioned previously, as they said if the agent told me that, they would change it back. So, a request for the call to be pulled was submitted, I was told over and over again that a supervisor would contact me back........you guessed it, I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM ANYONE, but these extremely HIGH bills are still rolling in!!!! All I can advise others to do is to find another company to deal with. YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED IF YOU CHOOSE FRONTIER UTILITIES!!!!
Calandra M. from 77042, Texas
March 3rd, 2018
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Rip off
Customer service is terrible. Hidden fees and not willing to work with changing contract due to hidden fees
Villarreal from 77532, Texas
March 12th, 2018
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Dont be tricked! Frontier deceives and has horrible customer service
I recently switched to frontier via an online energy comparison company. When speaking with the rep he seemed knowledgeable of my needs for the best choice of plan. The next day after reviewing the plan more carefully I realized it was not for us. The rep told me I had 3 business days to cancel. When I called frontier the next day to cancel they said I could not cancel because this was a new home move in. I explained that I have lived in the same home for nearly 7 years and this was not a new move in. They said they could not switch me back or I would be charged a $250 cancellation fee. I pressed that this was not what the rep told me on the phone. They then said they would have to review the phone tapes from my initial conversation with the rep and it would take several days. Can you believe this? Obviously they are insinuating that I am lying about the rep telling me I have a 3 day cancellation period. What happened to customer service? They have zero! The original rep also told me incorrect information such as it being a $200 cancellation fee after 3 days not $250 and the kw usage was different then what he quoted. Run from this company! They also said if I tried to cancel before it was resolved my power would be turned off because they cant or won't cancel the order and send me back with my previous energy company.
Kelli from 75033, Texas
March 14th, 2018
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Misleading salesman
This is just an example of not trusting salesmen and I have learned my lesson thanks to Frontier.
I was misled by the salesmen who was showing that I would have a cheaper rate it I used Frontier as my supplier. He very clearly pointed to a number on my past electric bill and said that was what I was currently paying as a rate. His rate quote was 7.7c which was cheaper than the number he pointed out, however my rate was actually significantly less than his cheaper quote. Now my bill has been 30 or more a month and I feel very upset about this situation.
I am reviewing my experience everywhere I can, to prevent anyone else from making a similar error. Thanks for the life lesson Frontier
Kelly from 43221, Ohio
March 19th, 2018
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THE WORST ELECTRIC COMPANY EVER!!!!
This is by far the worst place I've ever had my electricity through. They bill you so many bills a month with an amount due in big letters, but they really want you to read through the bill and find the amount in small letters to pay instead. Customer service is rude and all they do is connect you to other people and never answer your questions.
Pissed off Customer from 76504, Texas
March 24th, 2018
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Stay Away!
STAY AWAY!If you are considering Frontier Utilities I would highly discourage it. I am only giving one star because 0 wasn't a possibility. I recently started my service, less than a month in I received a notice of cancellation prior to ever having been sent a bill. I paid it the day it was received and apparently incurred late fees as a result. The next month my bill went from 40$ to 140$ which came as a surprise being as I was out of the country for 2 weeks within that month. I made several attempts to sign in to the online portal to see what was going on with my account, however the site wouldn't recognize my email even though I was receiving weekly email updates of my usage (which came out to around 200 kwh). I tried the forgot password link as well as the register as new, both came back with errors. I then tried looking at the website to see my plan details and somehow now that won't even work. I have the original email from when I signed up and it wasn't anywhere near the rate I'm receiving. I called customer care and the girl couldn't give me any explanation after over an hour on the phone. I called again the next day and spent a half hour on the phone just to be told I couldn't speak to a supervisor that I would be transferred to retention. After waiting on hold another 20 minutes I was hung up on. So my only option now is pay through automated system by phone with no explanation as to why. This company is a sham don't waste your time or money. They did not provide the service I signed up for and their systems don't function as advertised. I am canceling my service and they will not receive another dime from me.
dg from 77479, Texas
April 4th, 2018
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Trick you with hidden charges
I changed from Cirro and first bill was 3X what I was paying with Cirro. Found out there was a "hidden charge" of $125. The devil is in the details !
James Erickson from 75052, Texas
April 17th, 2018
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Harassment
They called trying to get me to switch to them as a provider. When I said no they threatened to cut my power off. Avoid them at all costs. A joke of a company if they need to resort to those tactics.
Bryan from 60124, Illinois
May 2nd, 2018
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Beware the end of your contract!
Move fast, because in my experience, they DOUBLED my rate! By the time I could find another supplier, I was nailed for 2 months! Wish I would've read these before I signed on with them. They wouldn't answer my e-mails, they could care less. TERRIBLE company!
PA dissatisfied former customer! from 17815, Pennsylvania
May 4th, 2018
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Frontier Utilities Stinks
I switched from Cirro to Frontier. What a mistake. By bill, typically less than $100, was set up for $145 as a minimum per month. I had to pay two full billed months and a $200 fee to change. Back to Cirro I go. Take a look at the BBB sight before ever signing up with these shysters.
Chris from 77064, Texas
May 11th, 2018
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Stay away from these liars
Their door to door salesman signed us up without consent and after I specifically told him not to. Both he and the the person on the phone lied about their rates. Now I am being charged for cancelling. Don't even let these liars through your door.
Eric from 43202, Ohio
May 22nd, 2018
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They will rob you! So I put $50 in yesterday I put $50 in my prepaid account yesterday
I put $50 into my prepaid account yesterday today it's showing I have a balance of $20 I did not use $30 of electricity in one day this is not the first time this has happened! When I call they never have an answer for anything! When I ask to speak to a supervisor they put me on hold I was on hold for 10 minutes and then they hung up on me! I was a loyal customer to them for 3 years and I'm fed up! I'm going to switch service and I want my $20 it's in my account now to be giving back to me
Crystal Stacks from 76011, Texas
May 24th, 2018
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THey will lie to your face and have false paperwork
Had a team come to our hosue, show us paperwork and breakdown the electric / gas bill for our Duke eneregy bill. Showed us exactly how the bill would be changed, and told us to "say yes on the phone" to the people at duke to change the service.
Our bill we were told would be 20 dollars cheaper a month.... IT INCREASED BY OVER 125 a month. Considering a class action lawsuit against this company for its consumer fraud and unsafe business practices.
DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH.
Rj from 45239, Ohio
May 25th, 2018
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Scam!!!
So they came knocking on my door telling me how they could lower my bill by 80$ at least and saying if i did want to ever cancel then to just contact them and tell them my guys name and the cancellation fee was only 10$. WRONG. What they failed to tell me when i agreed to sign up was itd be 10$ Fee for every month left in my contract. And they in fact did not lower my bill one bit, when in all reality me being with them raised my bill by 30$ every month.when i was with the supplier for aep i used 1,448 kw and the bill was 176$ when i was using aep supplier. After i switched to this company i used 1,182 kw and my bill was 180$! Thats a 266 kw difference and yet it was the same price. They are liars and pure fraud. DO NOT FALL FOR THEIR SCHEMES.
Liv from 43228, Ohio
June 18th, 2018
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Frontier Must be in financial Trouble
Got a bill today for more than double my usual bill. Apparently, I fell off my guaranteed period and they charged me .21 per KW. I have been with them for several years and was happy. I would always get more than one reminder to sign back up. I don't remember receiving anything in last six months. Upon calling, they would not negotiate in any way to get relief from this ridiculous bill even if I sign a new contract. .21 is abusive even on a variable contract. I have to assume they are taking customers for whatever they can while the doors are still open because they certainly don't value the ones they have. Or in my case, used to have.
Disappointed in Corporate America from 75033, Texas
June 20th, 2018
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Still Waiting for a REFUND
I cancelled my service with Frontier Utilities on the 5th of this month. I had a remaining balance of $18.96 that was due back to me. Customer Service said allow them 10 days and the money will be returned to the last payment method(my debit card). Then I received an email on the 10th saying we have closed your account your $18.96 will be put back on the card within 10 days again. So now we are pass the 10 days. I give Frontier Utilities a call and this is where the problem began. Not only did they say the don't know why, but he was still talking about the 10 days now it was 10 business days. How ever you look at it calendar or business day this was the 12th day. All I want is for Frontier Utilities to be more responsible for their actions and give me what's owe to me. That's all
You will be waiting more than 10days for a Refund from 77016, Texas
June 20th, 2018
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RUN FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!!
This is by far the WORST company that I have ever encountered! They are a complete RIP OFF! I was with them for 3 years and the first 2 years they were great, however in 2018 they changed for the worse. I had prepaid electricity and I'm guessing that the company is struggling and so they are using the PP customers to rip off and try to keep afloat. I was paying $25.00 per day and EVERY morning, I'd get a disconnect notice stating my account was in the negative. I even started turning my breaker off at night just to see if I'd still be billed and sure enough, the next morning I'd have a disconnect. DO NOT..I repeat DO NOT use this company. The reps are rude, they barely speak english and you will go broke with them! I took a chance and applied for TXU and only had to pay a $50 deposit, plus I get free nights and my bill is nearly 75% less than what I was paying with this Rip off company! Take heed to all the bad reviews!
Lynette from 76036, Texas
July 5th, 2018
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Beware end of contract
3x times previous rate. Change provider and new 2 year plan is down to what we got on frontier contract. If companies can give a fixed rate that long that means the off contract at 3x is just gouging.
2 year customer from 76179, Texas
July 8th, 2018
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Outrageously HIGH Variable Rate
I HAD been a customer of Frontier Utilities for about 5 years. My contract expired years ago and I had been on a month-to-month variable rate plan. The monthly bills were still within reason so I did not really notice it. However, my last three monthly invoices had kWh usage rates of 27.23, 24.53, and 22.70. The extremely high monthly bills caught my attention. There is no excuse, no explanation for rates that high. It is ridiculous that a company would do this to a loyal customer. I contacted them and they said that there was nothing they could do. Well, there is something that I could do... I signed up with another company that same day.
Donovan from 77511, Texas
July 9th, 2018
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Liars, scammers, and thieves.
Absolute garbage people all around. My first 6 months or so was fine. When I got very sick in January and subsequently spent 95% of that and the following three months in the hospital, they failed multiple times to put my account on hardship, as I was not home and did not need electricity.
Despite this, I paid my bills despite them becoming quite late as a result of their failures. When renewal time came up, I was given a single option to renew on the website (which is poorly constructed and rarely ever properly loads in multiple browsers), which I selected and was forced to proceed with despite half of the terms not even loading on their page.
Fast forward to the next month, I receive a bill for THREE TIMES the amount I paid previously. When I called to ask about this, I was told the equivalent of 'Too bad, so sad'. When I asked to speak with a supervisor, which I attempted to do no less than four times, I was blown off, transferred to the wrong department twice, and hung up on once. I'm currently calling them for the sixth time today in an attempt to speak with a supervisor regarding these deceptive business practices.
If you value integrity in a company, Frontier is not the one for you. They will lie, cheat, and steal from the sick, and then treat you like garbage when you get tired of it.
Scott from 77082, Texas
July 9th, 2018
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Thieving, abusive liars.
Absolute garbage people all around. My first 6 months or so was fine. When I got very sick in January and subsequently spent 95% of that and the following three months in the hospital, they failed multiple times to put my account on hardship, as I was not home and did not need electricity.
Despite this, I paid my bills despite them becoming quite late as a result of their failures. When renewal time came up, I was given a single option to renew on the website (which is poorly constructed and rarely ever properly loads in multiple browsers), which I selected and was forced to proceed with despite half of the terms not even loading on their page.
Fast forward to the next month, I receive a bill for THREE TIMES the amount I paid previously. When I called to ask about this, I was told the equivalent of 'Too bad, so sad'. When I asked to speak with a supervisor, which I attempted to do no less than four times, I was blown off, transferred to the wrong department twice, and hung up on once. I'm currently calling them for the sixth time today in an attempt to speak with a supervisor regarding these deceptive business practices.
If you value integrity in a company, Frontier is not the one for you. They will lie, cheat, and steal from the sick, and then treat you like garbage when you get tired of it.
Farlance from 77082, Texas
July 9th, 2018
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OUT OF THE BLUE THEY CHARGED US DOUBLE
I was very disappointed to receive our July 5, 2018 bill. We went from paying .21 cents per kw to .26 cents per kw. That does not look like much, but it is a little more than half of what we were paying. When I called and spoke with Melvin in customer service, he said it was because we had not had a contract with them for five years and that President Trump had changed the bill with increasing rates. I did my research and found that President Trump had not done any such action. Then there was the issue that he said we had not had a contract within five years. I questioned as to why after five years of never receiving an email or phone call from them they would randomly increase the rate without warning. He said that they had sent out a letter, which we never received.
I asked Melvin if they could adjust the bill back to our rate of .21cents per kw and he said no. He could do that on the next bills if we signed a new contract.
Unfortunately, they lost my business for two reasons. One, the false statement about President Trump increasing the rates, and two, the fact that they were not willing to work with a long standing customer.
I have shopped around for better rates and have gone with a local company that gave me a fixed rate of .10 cents per kw. FOLKS, SHOP YOUR RATES.
Wendy G. from 77070, Texas
July 9th, 2018
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Don't choose them!
During a ultra busy time in life I missed the letter for renewal of Frontier - and had not been worried about it because I figured the rate would only be raised 10 or 20 percent of the intro rate. Boy was I wrong! They jacked the rate up more than double. At first I thought our home usage must be up because of the hard winter in PA. Then the rate was still excessive in the spring so I called and found out they had jacked the rate much higher than PECO or anyone else would charge. They would not negotiate a decrease so I cancelled. We lost hundreds of dollars by missing the renewal date so watch out!
L Weiss from 19006, Pennsylvania
July 16th, 2018
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schuyler from fort worth
i never received a bill for two months finally found out the late account by browsing on line paid 3/4 of the two bills leaving 60 dollar balance 1 week later my electric was off with no notice.....paid the balance of 60 dollars and have to wait 4 hours with kids in the dark and all the customer service says pay you bill... have been with your company two years never been late and always pay in full really unhappy and i will change companies.
schuyler from fort worth from 76105, Texas
July 30th, 2018
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Not worth it. Run!!!!
Started off .08 cents kwh and great! pay as you go, they send usage and you can track and plan. Sounds great right? Well, that turned quickly. I accidentally paid too much on one of my payments, too many zeros, ok, so my fault. I called customer service and asked if they able to return the money and I will submit a new payment. well, they said, yea, yea no problem. but it never happened. I sent an email asking them to check on it and still no answer, no response, nothing they just lied to me and kept both payments.
But real problem was after only 4 months of using them, they ended up charging 17 cents kwh as it went up from .08cents. That is when i bailed out. They will not tell you the rate until after make a payment, then you have to perform the math yourself to figure this out.
NOW, after switching, they are returning only part of my remaining balance. Yea Part of it. I have no idea why, they are NOT responding to emails, and I also found that their representatives struggled with 2nd grade math as They have no idea on how to add and subtract. I have supplied real numbers to show that they are in the wrong and they refuse to see this nor responding to emails. They are just plain stupid. I have am still fighting with the thieves demanding they fix it.
What they do not know is, I have been tracking my power, every month for the past 12yrs. I read the meter, I am proficient in excel so I know how much power I use every week and can forecast it very well. It is not hard to do, but you have to spend to effort in doing it.
It is just Unbelievable, that they are stealing this money and my advice is go somewhere else.
Johnny from 77355, Texas
September 15th, 2018
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Horrible company with predatory practices
Absolute crooks. I had their prepaid service for almost 2 years. It got to where it was over $12 a day for 40kwh of electricity. I had only ever lived in areas with single municiple power providers before this, so I didn't know how crazy high these companies can mark up prices. Just switched to Griddy, also a prepaid service, and using the same amount of power, same temperatures outside, and the same wholesale power costs, we are paying about $2 per day for the same power. Yes, that includes the delivery fees as well. All in, we are hitting $75 for the month now where we were paying about $350 per month before.I am a fool for not looking in to it sooner, but this system of selling power seems to intentionally convolute the process so predatory companies like Frontier utilities can take advantage of people.In addition, they have, without exaggeration, the worst websites I have ever used for a utility. The data is slow and convoluted when compared to other companies. Not even the credit card form is formatted properly. Browsers don't recognize the form as a credit card form so if you use systems to securely store card info and fill those fields, it won't work.
Jonny from 78728, Texas
September 16th, 2018
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Definitely would not recommend
I was with Fronteir utilities for a year and while the price was cheap, the customer service was horrible. After being with them for over a year I was offered a price plan that was double what they were offering new customers. Their customer service representatives are horrible and do not work with you at all. If you pay your bill late, as in 30 minutes late, you are charged a $20 fee for a letter to be mailed to you. They do not work out payment plans or payment arrangements. Every bill must be paid in full every single month. My rates were not horrible until my contract expired. I spoke with someone about getting a 72 hour extension to pay my bill which was six days overdue and was told sorry were shutting your power off even though you have a small child in the house. You get what you pay for
Angel from 77379, Texas
September 27th, 2018
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Okay then suddenly, just. not. okay.
I started my service in June of last year at a new apartment. The pay as you go system was convenient and relatively affordable. Then recently I moved to a new apartment. I called Sept 10th to have my service moved to my new address. The agent was friendly and seemed to do his job. 3 weeks later I noticed my text updates weren't showing any power usage. This meant that my service hadn't been switched over. So I called the customer service line and spoke to another agent. He was friendly and transferred me to their sales department. The sales department hung up on me. I called back and went through the same process with another agent. The sales department hung up on me AGAIN! I called back a third time, by now I was understandably irritated. I asked to speak with a supervisor and got a lady with a name that sounded like Mayela. I only remember her name because she seemed to be the only one at the company with any brains. This time when she transferred me to the sales department, I spoke to someone. His name was Gordon. I remember his name because he tried to upsell me at a time when I wasn't interested in upselling. He was going to close my current account and open a new one rather than simply transferring my service. I didn't actually lose my temper until he tried to charge me the 75 dollar new account fee. I have a long fuse. I'd been on the phone at work with these people for an hour and I'd already been hung up on twice by this department. Yes, I was angry and I did yell at him because I'd finally had it. So when he hung up on me I called back and spoke with my savior Mayela again. She transferred my service herself no problem in the course of 15 minutes. That was all I wanted, and I was happy. That is until I noticed that the 60 dollars I had prepaid on my account was depleted after 3 days. When I called customer service I spoke with another supervisor I think his name was Issac, I don't clearly remember because at this point I was ready to drop my service. What I was looking for was something along the lines of "We're so sorry this happened, we'll refund your money to you right away and fix the issue immediately." What I got was Issac being argumentative stating that obviously a 2 bedroom 600sqft apartment was using 40kwh a day and the problem was totally mine. He didn't even check if it was a problem on their end, even though I'm obviously paying for two apartment's electricity usage. Its the weekend and I'm being extorted until monday when I can switch to a different company. My cost says its 10 dollars a day for electricity but 30 dollars seems to only last about 24 hours. I will NEVER use this company again! DO NOT USE FRONTIER! The pay as you go is convenient and the text updates are savvy and informative. I know sometimes people try to get away with stuff and when it fails they write crappy reviews. I used to work in a call center and I get it. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS! This company is screwing me out of money I don't have. I'm actually debating if it would be worth it to be out of power for the weekend rather than pay 30 dollars for power the third time this week. DO NOT USE FRONTIER.
Rachel from 77551, Texas
October 6th, 2018
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HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE
I GAVE ONE STAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTINUE WITHOUT A STAR. OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A -1. SO LIFE HAPPENED........AND SO COULDN'T MAKE MY PAYMENT ON TIME. ENDED MAKING IT ON A FRI. WAITED TILL MON TO CALL AND ASK THEM IF THEY CAN TURN MY ELECTRIC BACK SINCE I HAD PROOF THAT I MADE A PAYMENT. THE SO CALLED SUPERVISOR BY THE NAME FRANCISCO TAKES ME ON RUNARROUND TO EVEN CONTACTING THE COMPANY THEY USE FOR THEIR PAYMENT, SPENT AN OUR OR SO ON THE PHONE ON A THREE WAY, ASKS FOR APPROVAL OF PAYMENT FROM THE AGENT, ALL TO NO VAIL !!!!!! HE PUTS US ON HOLD, TELLS US HE WILL SEE WHAT YO DO, ONLY COME BACK AND SAY, I AM GONNA HAVE TO WAIT TILL HE GETS A 'TRANSMISSION'. HE TRIES TO RUSH ME OFF THE PHONE BY SAYING I WILL HAVE MY MANAGER CALL YOU BACK. THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL HEAR FROM THEM WHEN YOU REQUEST TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER. YOU COULD TELL THE SUPERVISOR IS INEXPERIENCED FROM THE WAY HE WAS HANDLING THE CASE. LEFT THE PHONE UNSATISFIED, WHAT A WASTE OF MY TIME! I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY TO ANY ONE.
Stl from 75231, Texas
October 8th, 2018
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Should of done more research
You can easily find better alternatives than this company. My last bill was $116 for electricity charges (which isnt too bad) and then a $82 "utility service charge!" I understand having service charges but not for an amount that is more than half of my electricity usage. Suffice to say I will not renew with this company.
Joe T. from 77095, Texas
October 11th, 2018
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Billing
We been with this company quite sometime now just contact customer service and it was horrible experience called to get additional few days extension due to how we get paid and there were just nonchalant we always had paid and paid in full which we willing in a few days just Gerry unhappy are this point
Paul Fefie from 77004, Texas
October 12th, 2018
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BAIT AND SWITCH, BEWARE OF THEIR "LOW PRICES"!
The first 12 months we had a great rate, then we found out what they do to make money. They said they notified us by USPS mail about the contract expiration. I wasn't emailed or called about the contract expiring, so they billed me the out of contract rate for a month at +$400 (my bill is usually 170 or less). I called to see if they would correct it, and they would not. I was offered a small deduction, but they wanted me to sign a new contract. The new contract would increase my bill by $85/mo. I refused to sign any new contract. New customers get the really nice prices listed on their website. Existing customers are not offered anything close to the pricing for new customers. Now, they will get nothing from me. No one really cared about keeping me there, including multiple account managers. It took me 5 minutes to switch companies.
DONT DO IT from 77379, Texas
October 12th, 2018
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Horrible services
I switched the frontier against my better judgement. I had a family emergency and forgot to pay my bill before diconnection. I was disconnected. I immediately called to make a full payment and it was immediately deducted from my bank account. I paid at 10 am. Cistomer service informed me that it would be back on within 2-4 hours. When i returned home at 6.15 pm. I was still without power. I called oncor (services) they informed me that FRONTIER never sent them a request for reconnect still at 6.30 pm. Frontier closes at 6om and no emergency contact for after hours help. I have NEVER DEALT with so.ee shady company as frontier in my life. Come to find out this happens often to other consumers. I will be switching services immediately and pay my early term fee to get away feom them immediately. I cannot stand thier lack of communication or THIER irresponsibility to follow thru with business services.
JAC from 75052, Texas
October 15th, 2018
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Horrible services
I switched the frontier against my better judgement. I had a family emergency and forgot to pay my bill before diconnection. I was disconnected. I immediately called to make a full payment and it was immediately deducted from my bank account. I paid at 10 am. Cistomer service informed me that it would be back on within 2-4 hours. When i returned home at 6.15 pm. I was still without power. I called oncor (services) they informed me that FRONTIER never sent them a request for reconnect still at 6.30 pm. Frontier closes at 6om and no emergency contact for after hours help. I have NEVER DEALT with so.ee shady company as frontier in my life. Come to find out this happens often to other consumers. I will be switching services immediately and pay my early term fee to get away feom them immediately. I cannot stand thier lack of communication or THIER irresponsibility to follow thru with business services.
JAC from 75052, Texas
October 15th, 2018
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Horrible services
I switched the frontier against my better judgement. I had a family emergency and forgot to pay my bill before diconnection. I was disconnected. I immediately called to make a full payment and it was immediately deducted from my bank account. I paid at 10 am. Cistomer service informed me that it would be back on within 2-4 hours. When i returned home at 6.15 pm. I was still without power. I called oncor (services) they informed me that FRONTIER never sent them a request for reconnect still at 6.30 pm. Frontier closes at 6om and no emergency contact for after hours help. I have NEVER DEALT with so.ee shady company as frontier in my life. Come to find out this happens often to other consumers. I will be switching services immediately and pay my early term fee to get away feom them immediately. I cannot stand thier lack of communication or THIER irresponsibility to follow thru with business services.
JAC from 75052, Texas
October 15th, 2018
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BAIT & SWITCH
First year great. Affordable. Down hill from there. Bill more than DOUBLED. Same home, same usage. Called several times and was told nothing they can do. The higher manager was to call me back. Never got that call. Switch before you contract ends.
Robin from 76039, Texas
October 22nd, 2018
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Horrible experience
Recently left Frontier after being overcharged 24.99 kw. Complete scam and no customer service. Paying 12 kw now with another company.Frontier charges you the average usage not actual usage. Please dont use this company!! They only take advantage of you. Do not do business with this company. Read the other reviews.
Ralph from 76021, Texas
October 23rd, 2018
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Hidden fees
I use gas for my heat. So, for 5-6 months out of the year I do not use gas. However, they hit me with a supplier charge of 9.95 every month when they did not even supply me with gas services. They make it very easy to switch to them with a low rate but they get you elsewhere. Customer service was horrible. They were like robots. You ask to speak to a manager and they state, "let me see if I have someone" How do you not know? Because you are transferred into a queue. But I guess at this point they were not worried about who I needed to talk to because they got 50.00 from me for supplying me with nothing. The right thing to have done was to at least meet half way and provide a good customer service solution.
Kristi Shaffer from 19608, Pennsylvania
November 2nd, 2018
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Confusion
Just changed to Frontier a couple of weeks ago. 1st bill - SHOCKER. Was not aware about $145 flat rate. My electricity bill is usually at most in summer $100, winter, fall is usually $50. Called customer service, hard to understand for one, cant help me. Frontier Mission Statement - Our mission is to create superior value and satisfaction for our customer - We execute our mission through the highest standards for service, innovation.Their customer service did not help the customer, was not innovative with ideals. Instead they laughed at me.
Harry from 75206, Texas
November 7th, 2018
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Sky rocketing rates on renewal
I renewed my service with them after a uear and the price of the bill tripled. They only give you two day ectentions and require half the bill first. I'm shopping for more affordable service. They are a rip off.
Lynn from 77021, Texas
November 10th, 2018
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Pasquale Sorco.
It has been two months since I signed up for Frontier Service via Pa Energy Ratings and my service has not been switched to Frontier.
Pa Energy Ratings order # 425028. Frontier order # 0639520. What happened????
Pasquale Sorco from 15205, Pennsylvania
November 19th, 2018
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Billed for 35 days, so I went over by 213 kWh and had to pay 15.9 cents per for the extra!
Frontier tried a fast one on me on my 01/10/19 bill by billing me for 35 days. Since I use about 1900 kWh per month on a flat $145 for 2000 kWh, the extra 4 days resulted in a penalty rate of 15.9 cents on 213 kWh. Next month, I'll probably be read with 25 days for about 1600 kWh. Will I get an adjustment? HELL, NO. I'll pay the flat 2000 kWh for $145. This HAS to be ILLEGAL. I've already filed a BBB complaint and I'm going to the public service commission's (or whatever it's called in Texas) website to make a complaint there, too. Someone has to speak up or unwitting consumers will get screwed by Frontier from here to eternity.
Texconsin from 77433, Texas
January 16th, 2019
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Service is Terrible
For 11 months after we received the first bill, we asked for an address correction. EVERY MONTH. They NEVER CORRECTED THE ADDRESS, giving us problems receiving the bill, and problems paying the bill. Because there is an extra letter at the end of our address. ALL THEY HAD TO DO IS DELETE ONE LETTER. AFTER 11 MONTHS IT IS STILL THE SAME. WE ASKED EVERY MONTH FOR THEM TO CHANGE, WHICH EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY WOULD!!!!!!We WERE then put in a position to call in our payments EVERY FREAKING MONTH. WHICH ENDED UP HAVING US SPEND 1 - 2 HOURS A MONTH JUST TO PAY THE BILL OVER THE PHONE BECAUSE THEIR SYSTEMS DO NOT ACCEPT THAT EXTRA FREAKING LETTER ASSOCIATED WITH OUR ADDRESS. THEY HAVE COSTED MY HUSBAND AND I ALMOST 24 HOURS JUST TO PAY OUR ELECTRIC BILL OVER THE LAST YEAR!!! So. When our contract was up? WE CANCELLED giving notice in November that we were cancelling on the appropriate contract date in December. WHICH THEY JACKED-UP THE PRICE, & DOUBLED OUR CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THAT MONTH! SO THEN, AFTER WE PAID THE LAST BILL, WHICH WAS DOUBLE THE USUAL AMOUNT PAYABLE IN DECEMBER, THE MONTH WE ALSO CANCELLED! THEN, TODAY, FEB. 4, 2019, WE GET ANOTHER BILL WITH A DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT FEE OF $50! WE ARE IN CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER ELECTRICITY PROVIDER? I'M POSTING THIS EVERYWHERE, FRONTIER IS A RIP OFF WITH HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!
D2 IN TEXAS from 77389, Texas
February 4th, 2019
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THE MOST EXPENSIVE ELECTRIC BILLING COMPANY
They will promise to help you save. Its the fees they charge that get you. When u sign the contract with them. They know u cant switch without paying that very high cancellation fee. So they start with $20 fees here $6 there before you know it. You are paying an average of $34-$96 in fees more every month on top of your electric usage
Baura from 77388, Texas
February 5th, 2019
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Do not EVER choose Frontier.
Like most below, I fell for the bait and switch, too. But wait, there's more! Once my usually-$75 bill tripled the first month after my contract renewed! Excpected, now that I look at the reviews, but that's not the end. After calling and screaming (literally screaming) for hours and days at anyone I could get on the phone at this company, I finally got in touch with a manager willing to actually do something. Nothing useful, unfortunately - My bill's lower now, but it's still more than double what I paid before (My bill this month was $291 dollars. For a 550 sq. ft, 1 bedroom apartment. Insane.)Never expect to be able to make a payment arrangement with the company, either. I made one - They insisted I make half of the payment right then, and the other half in no more than 3 days. NEVER more than three days. Also; You can only get one payment arrangement per 6 months. If you break that payment arrangement, like, in my case, my billpay ended up not processing the payment until the day after, they block you from having ANY payment arrangement of any kind for 12 months after.I also had $100 of disconnect and reconnect fees on my account this month. Despite the fact that I paid them by the date listed on my notice. When I called them, they offered to waive it. Which was great. Until they explained that they'd only be waiving half of it, and that it wouldn't be waived. I'd still have to pay the full $100+ dollars in disconnect/reconnect fees, they'll just add the extra $50 they expect me to pull out of nowhere to my next bill as a credit instead. That is INSANE. You cannot make a billing mistake and then force a customer to pay anyway. That's absolutely disgusting.Frontier Utilities is a collective of filth, scum, and cockroaches in human flesh. Their employees have no empathy and no power. Their managers are about as understanding and filthy as your average garbage pail. Stay far, Far, FAR away from this company, unless you enjoy having your energy bill randomly higher every single billing cycle, and a company that sees absolutely no value whatsoever in retaining and helping their customers.I've already reported them to the Texas PUC and the Better Business Bureau, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. I've also recently begun speaking with a lawyer regarding a pending class action lawsuit against their company for the exact practices I and many others have mentioned on this review board.
Matthew Leonard from 77082, Texas
February 11th, 2019
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Deception, deception
The paper bills are sent out with different delivery times. There is not enough time from the receipt of the bill to pay it. As a result, and I believe this is purposeful, the chances of being late are greater.
I did not receive my bill on two occasions. If you are unaware you are late, they immediately charge the late fee, but the very next day they charge a :DNP notice fee" of $20.00. This has become a significant burden from this company. During conversations with them about it, they are evasive, and take special glee. Of course, their profit soars when this happens, so they are deliberately indifferent to the problem. I think it is designed this way., forcing people to sign up for direct access to your account (but that has electronic privileges I wish to avoid).
They apologized 8 times, but refused to remove the $25.87.
When I get the next chance, and am not locked into their contract, my response will be "good bye"
Critic at large from 77054, Texas
February 21st, 2019
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Watch out for this company
Got a surprise, my electric bill was going from $140-$170 a month. I renewed my contract with FRONTIER UTILITIES in August. I was shocked when my January electric bill was $438. This is for a two bedroom apartment. I figured some mistake had been made and paid it. This month the electric bill was for $383. I called FRONTIER UTILITIES yesterday. I had to get through two people before I got to a manager. She told me that my usage hadn't changed that much. This is where it got strange. She said that my rates changed in August when I renewed, from 6.3 cents/kilowatt hour to 10.5 cents/kilowatt hour. When I asked why the rates didn't change in August she told me they hadn't changed. I repeated what she had told me the rates were and she agreed that it was correct, but the rates hadn't changed. Now if I sell you a hamburger for $5 this week and $9 next week, and I tell you the price hasn't changed I'm either a idiot or I'm lying. I'm stuck in this contract until August, and you better believe I'll have a new electric provider lined up on July. Until then all I can do is ask you to STAY AWAY FROM FRONTIER UTILITIES.
Steve Williams from 75087, Texas
February 27th, 2019
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BE CAREFUL!
Make sur you call to continue your current rate. If you miss making the call you will be placed in a variable monthly pool and get burned just like I did this winter. Watch your bills and be aware!
George P. from 18434, Pennsylvania
March 21st, 2019
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the worst experience ever!!!
This company might have been good in 2017 but unfortunately I signed up with them Aug 2018 and it has been a nightmare. It makes me wonder if these reviews are false. I could not get a bill from them, they turned off my electricity, when I tried to phone to get everything sorted they have never been able to correct the problem. They would phone me saying they will get it all straight/sorted/corrected and I could never get in touch with the person who phoned me. Finally I went with a new company for my own sanity's sake. They have now turned it over to a collection agency. I find all of this extremely hard to believe from someone who has excellent credit and just wanted to pay their bill. I think they're going through some tough times and I would NEVER recommend this company. It's fine to make a mistake but have the skills to make it right and let the customer talk to someone who can actually problem solve.
lmc from 77057, Texas
March 22nd, 2019
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They Discriminate Based On Income and Class
If you have bad credit or low income, you will most likely be conned into their prepaid plan. You can expect that your payments must be at least $20 each time you make a payment. Not $10. Not $5. Even if you pay twice a day. You must pay $20 each time. Expect to pay at least $120 a month per every 200 square feet. You will not be able to speak to a rep in the US, and it is extremely difficult to explain anything not within their basic understanding of English and prewritten script. They do not give prepaid customers bills and you are given 24 hours or less notice by text (if your phone gets the text) of a disconnection the next day. You must have enough prepaid by Friday morning to get you through the weekend to Monday. If not, your utilities will be disconnected Friday morning. They will not hold disconnections despite medical conditions either. Bottom line, the less your income the larger your utility bill.
Disatisfied and Disappointed in Houston from 77008, Texas
April 10th, 2019
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The employee that signed me up arbitrarly signed me up for electronic invoice instead of regular mail like I requested. I have contacted customer care multiple times both by phone and email trying to get the billing problem corrected but have not been successful. Customer care listens and tells me the problem will be corrected but they don't follow through to make sure it gets corrected. It seems like it would be a very simple fix but they just can't seem to get it done.
Jerry from 76135, Texas
April 22nd, 2019
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Straight Power Plan very misleading
Power to Choose listed this plan for 7.3 cents a KWh what appeared to be up to 2000KWh. Reading the fine print, you pay more than 3x that rate for usage UNDER 2000KWh. Buyer beware.
Suckered Customer from 75215, Texas
April 23rd, 2019
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DUPLICITOUS BUSINESS PRACTICES - Please check the Pub Utility Commission's website
This company uses a 3rd parry site "Save On Energy" to advertise for them and accepts ZERO responsibility for how their plans are conveyed. Their ratings are extremely poor on the Public Utility Commission's website, and their rates, unfavorably high. I should have read more reviews about their business practices and customer service history before I signed up for service. For they are certainly the lowest quality and poorly run energy brokerage I've encountered in my 20 years of purchasing electricity.Beware: they will try to obfuscate massive base rates when they attempt to garner your business. DO NOT engage w/ their services. They operate at the highest level of deceit.
Samantha Nagel from 78626, Texas
May 1st, 2019
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$159 base fee is just ridiculous
Had an ad 0.07c per Kw but ended up having $159 bill every month. I dont even use much in a small apartment. I just feel cheated. When i called and asked, there was nothing can be done to fix this. I had to cancel service and go with another carrier. Not recommended.
david truong from 77079, Texas
May 1st, 2019
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Poor Service
Frontier website only allows payments and referrals. Everything else must be done over the phone, US mail or email. Called in to change address and could not understand the agent who spoke with heavy eastern european accent. Automated email response for Memorial Day is a week old. They still haven't checked the email box.
Poor Service from 77598, Texas
May 30th, 2019
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Don't be late
My mail was routed to a neighbor at my new home. But given that the company only gives you 14 days to pay your bill or they charge you $25 for being one day late and send you a letter threatening to turn off your power the day after is simply ridiculous. Most power companies send the bill out at least 3 weeks in advance so if on vacation etc. you have time to get it in without late. Then customer service is so noise and the people can only read scripted answers. Awful - moving to another company!
dissatisfied customer from 77009, Texas
July 1st, 2019
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Payed highest electric bill ever!
They offered 7.3 cents for 2000 kWh and then put in the contract 16.60 cents per kWh for over 2000 kWh. I have never paid over $600 for an electric bill or anything close in my 45 years on this earth! Absolutely ridiculous and a terrible company!
Courtney Cox from 79707, Texas
July 15th, 2019
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False Advertisements
Worst customer Service.I should have done more research before I actually got into a contract with them.My Bill is close to $300 and I'm hardly home.I unplug everything.Called to see why my bill is high and the response I got was a rude foreign man saying Well that's the plan you chose not our fault.I asked why they are charging me an extra $75 for base fee,he continue to argue.I got annoyed and said I will just change Service.
Melissa from 78411, Texas
July 23rd, 2019
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Nickle and Dime you
Did not know this before I signed up for Frontier if I had of I would not had chosen them I was one day late and they send you a letter of disconnection notice charges you 20.00 for that and then chargers you late fee on top of that because I had missed the cut off I got charge $ 33.43 on top of my bill for being one day late I so glad that my contact is up with them this next month. The renewal is double to what I was paying so BYE BYE FRONTIER
J.MORTON from 76126, Texas
August 16th, 2019
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Don't take the bait!
They are very deceptive on their pricing. Their customer service is a call center in Latin America. No real answers/solutions.
Frontier is a joke. from 77429, Texas
August 20th, 2019
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Guerilla tactics
A representative (who did not say who she was with until 3 minutes into her spiel) knocked on our door late at night, and immediately launched into a long stream of consciousness about our current utility rates and how she was going to lower them, she took our utility account numbers without giving us an option or questioning if we wanted to switch providers (which it wasn't even clear that was what was happening until the very end when we were speaking with a third party verification company). Not pleased that we were not even solicited for our business with their service but nearly forced into the decision without being given information, a choice, or even time to think or process what this lady was saying to us. I find it very objectionable that this is the way the company obviously trains their employees to enroll customers.
KHS from 43204, Ohio
August 28th, 2019
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Watch your contract date...and watch the rates then.
My fault for not paying attention and letting this run on auto-pilot, but apparently once your contract period ends, the rate starts growing rapidly. As billing and payment were automatic, I'm sure they fulfilled exactly as the contract stated, but once it's over...you better be paying attention! Convenient for me that this was so automatic, but very lucrative for them if you're not watching once the contract period is over. I get it that they don't sustain their promotional rate, but the way it's grown seems like price gouging.I'm sure it's prevalent with all electric providers, but it's a shame that their practices punish what really could be a good and steady customer base.
Howard from 76248, Texas
August 31st, 2019
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Stay away!
Frontier Utilities gave me a great rate for 6 months and said that they would send a letter to let me know that my agreement was up and it would give the option to continue or cancel. I found a better rate with another company and tried to cancel Frontier Utilities through e-mail and phone and it still showed on my bill, however the rate went from 7 cents a kWh to almost 13 cents a kWh! Still couldnt get anyone to cancel! I had to go to DLC to get it changed! This is a classic bait and switch if you ask me. Walk away!
Braden from 15142, Pennsylvania
October 8th, 2019
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BEWARE
Took out a past due and current balance when I tried to pay by phone. I was paying the past due only because I'm really low on money right now and they cleaned my account out and when I called to correct I got a robotic, couldn't care less attitude. I had to file a dispute with my bank just so I could access funds for food and gas until my next payday in TWO weeks. Not good at all.
Ken S. from 77551, Texas
October 21st, 2019
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Frontier sucks
I had frontier for about half a year. First few months I was rarely home. An lived in a small trailer. My bill was always over a hundred bucks. My father put his credit card on auto pay. He paid my bill one month online his self. Next day another transaction was made. He called to ask if I had authorized it. I said NO. I knew he had just made a payment. I called an was told that the company took out the payment for the next month. How could they bill me for a cycle that wasn't due yet. Most importantly, the took that money without consent. I should have looked into a suit. After i called I was told that the amount they took could only be sent by check. Since it was a bigger amount I figured they could just keep it an return what we did authorize back on the card. An not have to wait for any check. My next to bills were horrible. They charged me like I made a payment that wasn't accepted. In not even a two month period i was bill 1000 dollars. Which is impossible to do. I often shower an use the bathroom with candles. So I knew right away something was wrong. My lights were cut off. While I had my new born daughter. I had made a payment of 200 to get my lights back on. Which they refused to do. Basically they wanted me to pay for their mistake. We paid, 200 that day an over 400 previously to try an get caught up. But they wanted another 400. To get the lights back on. I quickly changed light company. I have eight children. An try to use light considerably. I have never had any problems paying any light bill in my life. Only with frontier. I'll never forget this horrible experience...
Stephanie Perry from 77072, Texas
October 22nd, 2019
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Worst Electric Comapany
There was a problem with every bill, after 3 months I canceled and paid cancellation fees, I am very happy to cancel the service.
Sohail Rizki from 75067, Texas
November 11th, 2019
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Rip off
They don't notify that your term is up, they just raise the rate and don't change it when you call to notify them.
MR from 19335, Pennsylvania
November 19th, 2019
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SINCERELY DISAPPOINTED
I made the switch under the false pretenses of it being cheaper than Gexa and thinking that we would be switching to a better option for our family we are actually paying more than we did at Gexa and were told by a representative to use less electricity because there was nothing she could do when I called to ask after the second bill asking if there were other options for us.
DO NOT GET THIS COMPANY from 75090, Texas
January 10th, 2020
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Door to door scam artists!
A salesman pretending to be a utility worker came to my door in a flurry saying that there was an issue with my gas and electric. After an hour of him standing in my kitchen, he talked me into joining Frontier. I called and asked my current electric company if Frontier was legit. The rep said technically yes. It is possible for them to offer you a cheaper rate. She said the current company I was with charged at 5.4 cents per KHW. The salesman claimed around 2cents per KHW and promised that my monthly bill would now be half the amount. Same with my gas company. Of course that sounded great. He also said that I was due $100 refunds from my electric and gas companies. Also a bonus. Ive been a little iffy about what I signed up for. I received 2 letters in the mail today both from Frontier, 1 for my electric and 1 for my gas. The cost per KHW was twice the amount of my original carriers!!! The contract wasnt void until my carriers made the official switch which thankfully hadnt happened yet so I was able to cancel the contract otherwise I would have been locked into Frontiers insane prices for a year. And of course the refunds were a scam. Everything I was told was a lie. Dont let them cheat you!!!
Leigh from 43119, Ohio
February 3rd, 2020
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Price gouging
Frontier Utilities is corrupt feeling with showing low rates but charging extrealy high rates and customer service designed to frustrate customers rather than providing people who can actually help.
Frustraded from 79764, Texas
February 4th, 2020
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My bill is outrageous. 92 added on for oncor. Stupid
Don't understand and no one will talk to me
Jesse Sheffield from 78048,
February 8th, 2020
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Dont ever be 1 day past due date!
Forgot to pay bill by one day and I got a disconnection notice. Then when I got my next months bill I got charged a late fee plus a $20.00 fee for the disconnection notice. My payment was one day late! Run the other way dont use Frontier!
Unhappy customer! from 75114, Texas
February 18th, 2020
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Sorry I ever signed up
First of all I was a bit put off by a person coming to the door to sign us up. I should've politely refused but He talked a good game and my husband and I decided to join. Months later I get a letter that my service is being returned to my electric company for an outstanding supplier charge. I have been waiting on hold for quite some time to get an explanation. When I first called, the auto service asked for my account number and told me that it didn't exist. Then customer service rep asked for multiple items when to me the account number should have sufficed. All this seemed to do was add to my bill and I have seen NO benefit or savings. One thing for sure, I will never use anything beyond my local company again!
JB from 43068, Ohio
March 4th, 2020
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Not Willing to Work with Their Customers
Used this company on a 12 month contract for about $150/month for about 2000 kWh/month which wasn't too bad. When the contract was ending, there was no letter or email sent to notify me. The 13th month went to their highest rate and my bill was over $325! I called customer service and they offered me $50 off that bill if I would sign another contract with them. I found a better rate with another company the following day. When using their service, I had tried to have their service started at other properties that I manage. Service was promised but not connected. I contacted customer service to find out what the problem was. Someone had decided that a deposit was needed on each account when I was previously told that it wouldn't be necessary. DON"T USE THIS COMPANY!!!
Mike Sims from 75081, Texas
March 7th, 2020
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Big promises only big let downs
Promised us big savings. Made mediocre attempts. When the covid-19 pandemic hit they bailed like the punks they truly are. Don't fall for their bs. Stick with your primary provider.
J hall from 43130, Ohio
March 24th, 2020
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Unfavorable
Short and fair: Beware of Frontier's handling of its online account signup promotions. If you use a date-valid promotion code, the application will go through while ignoring the code WITHOUT ANY WARNING. When you follow up, you'll spend hours on multiple calls - local & international - and you'll hear as many contradictory explanations to deny you the promotion as there are Frontier agents. It's a classic example of "how to lose customers' loyalty on day 1 of the relationship". In fairness, there is no cancellation fee, if you decide to keep looking without waiting for the end of the term. Regrettable.
Disappointed newcomer from 08840, New Jersey
March 27th, 2020
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Friends & Family 12 Green
The worst experience I have ever had trying to purchase or sign up for anything. I was trying to switch from my current electricity provider to Frontier through centerpoint truecost but to my bewilderment, I received an e-mail that a deposit of $400 was required before they could sign me up. The e-mail went on to say that the decision was based on my credit risk which they indicated to be zero. I thought a risk of zero means no risk at all but they went on to write that their score was derived from Experian credit risk score that goes from a range of 1-999. See below."Thank you for your recent application with Frontier Utilities. We would like to take the opportunity to explain why a security deposit was required to establish service. Your application was processed by a scoring system that assigns numerical values to the various items of information considered by Frontier Utilities in evaluating an application. These values are based upon an analysis of a large number of customers and their historical information. The information you provided in your application did not score a sufficient number of points for approval without a security deposit. The decision was based on the following reasons:Your Tele-Riskscore: 0Date: 03/26/2020Scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 999.Score Reason(s): Insufficient credit history."I don't understand how someone with a FICO score of 848 out of 850 from Experian could have insufficient credit history. I signed up with a different company instantly without a deposit.
RC from 77082, Texas
March 31st, 2020
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Intentionally Deceptive Rate Advertising
I recently signed up for the Frontier Utilities Easy Bill 12 plan, which advertises that below 1000 kWh there is a flat rate of $75 and at 1000 it is 7.4 cents/kWh. Be aware that at 1001 kWh the rate goes up to 19.9 cents/kWh. This can be seen on the Facts Label but is intentionally placed so that it is easy to miss, which I did. I called to ask about switching to a different plan to avoid the cancellation fee but the man I talked to, though he was nice enough, was only able to offer 1 other very high rate plan.
Tara W. from 76040, Texas
April 1st, 2020
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They are professional deceivers
Agent of Frontier Utilities came my home and explained advantages of their company. Several times I asked her if there will be any hidden fees or not. She assured me that I will not see higher bill than I had before if the usage is not higher. I got my first bill from them, usage was less, but the bill is 50% more. And now they say that, it will take 2-3 bills for me to go back to Columbia Gas. This is trick. That's why stay away from them. If you see their agent before your door, do not trust their any words or promises. This is my live experience, unfortunately.
YASHAR EHTIBARLI from 43017, Ohio
April 1st, 2020
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They are deceiving, stay away
Their agent promised me that, I will pay less than usual unless the usage is high. But, usage is less, bill is 50% more than previous bill. They are lying and cheating. Stay away from Frontier Utilities
Y.E. from 43017, Ohio
April 1st, 2020
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I use this electricity company(pre paid)when I'm working on my rental homes. I thought since that went well I would get a month to month for another small house on my property. My bill was $13-$15 BUT if I paid **1 DAY** late I got a disconnect payment of $20 EVEN if on the billing statement it says 5.0% after due date. Please be careful with this company do your research and shop around. I'm happy that I have Reliant Energy for my own house.
Unsatisfied Customer from 77581, Texas
May 5th, 2020
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Frontier utility
Extremely dishonest for 1 year my utility Bill was the same down yo the penny 149.62 even when utilities were turned off for vacation,.
Comparison pricing from 75242, Texas
May 8th, 2020
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Crooked business
They loose your cancellation notice and pile on fee after fee after fee. If you attempt to call to resolve the issue, they will disconnect your call continuously or lie about calling you back after am investigation. You will never receive a call back. They also like to send out billing notices after the last day to pay without penalty yo ensure they connect late fees. Very crooked business practices and extremely poor customer service.
We will call you back from 75201, Texas
May 22nd, 2020
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OK First Year -- But renewal plans were limited to higher priced plans.
I didn't want to, but I will change providers after my first year with Frontier to get a decent rate. Apparently loyal customers are only wanted if you want to accept one of their higher priced plans after the first contract expires. I diligently searched on-line and found a plan from Frontier that was a bit higher (but not too much) than some others that I had found, so my first inclination was to stay with Frontier since I hadn't had any bad experiences with them. I still haven't. Unfortunately, since Frontier will not allow me to select the plan that is best for my circumstances, I have now decided it is in my best interest to change providers. I have a medium sized home and most of my usage is below 1000 KWh except in the summer months, so I want a plan with a low fixed KWh rate and without the "so called credit" when usage is above the 1000 KWh mark where nearly all utilities have plans to sucker the unsuspecting with a low rate displayed in the 1000 KWh field in the Electricity Facts Label (EFL). The bottom line is, I will be changing providers mainly because they will not allow me to pick from some of their other plans that are available on the web that are competitive with other companies.
Tim Cox from 77339, Texas
June 2nd, 2020
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Frontier Utilities slam
Be very careful what you click on. The TexasElectricityRatings submit button does not allow a comparison of plans but is a "submit" to order a plan or make a contract. I clicked on a Frontier plan and this resulted in an order for service. I called Frontier immediately (2 minutes) and their rep told me "no problem" that the order had not "gone to market" and could be cancelled. This turned out not to be the case. I was also labeled as a "move-in" not as a change of service. This allowed Frontier to "sign me up" with no grace period - in other words even a cancellation after 5 minutes would be charged a $150 cancellation fee. As a final straw the plan had a displayed cost of 6.2 cents per KWH whereas the real cost was closer to 14 cents per KWH
DrClark from 77449, Texas
June 23rd, 2020
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lousy company
i was fairly happy with frontier till the end of my contract came up. i noticed my most recent bill at the time had increased substantially, so i went online to view my previous statements to see what was going on and all i recieved when i tried to pull up my previous monthly statements was: *this statement is inaccessible* i didn't understand why my bill had suddenly almost tripled. i had signed up originally for a 6.5 cent/kwh rate along with the oncor delivery charges which came to around 10 cent/kwh for 12 months. when my 12 months had ended they jumped my cost to 16.9 cent/kwh, very excessive without informing me then the next month to 17.9/ kwh. i removed my account from autopay immediately and they started harrassing me about paying the bill since i changed providers. as it stands my monthly bills were always payable about the 2nd day of the month so the final payment as of today is still not due for another 5 days. they also claim i now owe them a late payment fee on top of their ridiculous rate increases. i have never experienced such low handed practices in my life and i do plan to notify PUC about their devios business operations.
mark from 75225, Texas
July 27th, 2020
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I HAVE BEEN MISLED AND OVERCHARGED
If I could give a minus 5 stars I would. I switched to Frontier based on what was supposed to be a good deal. In 10 years these are the highest bills I have ever had. The info provided when choosing a plan is misleading. I have compared usage to the last four years during the same times and usage is the same amount of usage and that is a fact; but the Frontier bills are $100+ higher than with any other provider I have used. I had a new energy efficient A/C installed last year. Switching to Frontier Utilities in Houston TX was a very expensive mistake. Current bill with them = Center Point add-on fee $170 plus $370 Frontier fee = $540 for one month and for the last 4 years the same month with other providers $100 less.
AH from 77065, Texas
August 5th, 2020
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Dont use Frontier you will get screwed
Been here 7 years know how the game works. Let just say this company is awful. They say and show ya great rates then you sign up with them only to be ripped off. My 6.4 rate isnt happening its 10. Pay attention to fine print. This is the highest bill I have ever ever had and I have 9 more months with them. Dont use them go someplace else. Horrible misleading utility company. Horrible..... Take your business elsewhere.
Kathy from 76140, Texas
August 5th, 2020
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Non-existent customer service
It is impossible to speak to a customer service rep. You have no problem speaking to Sales though!
kidjones from 75236, Texas
August 10th, 2020
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Expensive
You may get a somewhat fair rate at the beginning, with a contract; but once your contract is over, be ready to pay 2-3 times your average bill. You get one notice maybe 2 months ahead that your contract is about to end, but no warning about how your bill will sky rocket.
Irvingboss from 75038, Texas
August 12th, 2020
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Bait-and-switch
Signed up in April, first bill $23 then $60 for May and $154 June. I know it's summer, and I expected the bill to be high but not this high! 510 Sq.ft apartment with average usage 300kWh per month. My current plan with Frontier is 18.9 cents per kWh. Anyways I decided to move to extended stay in the July/Aug billing cycle as I thought it was a cheaper options. I shut everything down and I was gone. I am in disbelieve in my hotel room reading the next bill projection from Frontier with projected amount $140!! How?! I feel stupid because early termination fee $200 was a cheaper option. Well, I hate if they got you too.. but if it's a beginning of your contract, I would advice you to cut your losses. End the contract pay the fees, don't be like me.
Eric McNamara from 75248, Texas
August 12th, 2020
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They Charge double than original energy company
when my usage of energy keep low in winter, the price looks good. When the usage increase to 1000kwh. THEY CHARGE YOU DOUBLE!!!!. My bill in Aug turned to $220 and $100 for AEP, $ 120 for them. Don't use them! it's a trap. Even though you cancel it. the supplier would not disappear until two bill cycle.
Hazel from 43204, Ohio
August 13th, 2020
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STAY AWAY!!!!
At the end of my current electrical contract with another provider I decided to look for another one and came across Frontier. I went ahead and switched and was told by the REP that I had a 3 day grace period to cancel the order. I called the next day to cancel the order and was told it would be cancelled as my current provider agreed to not change my rate. A few weeks later I receive a bill from Frontier. And then another bill, for a different amount, about 10 days later. I then called them to ask why I was receiving a bill if I cancelled the switch for service. The operator gave me the run around telling that switch actually takes a couple of weeks and I owe them for those weeks. I said no I called to cancel the next day so why did the order even go through. I am not sure if that is a form of slamming but I will ask when I call PUC hotline. She then put me on hold only to come back and let me know a supervisor would be contacting me to discuss. There is nothing to discuss. I made the request according to their rules and they are not honoring those. I will definitely not recommend this provider to anyone and I will be filing a complaint with the appropriate authority.
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August 19th, 2020
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Fraud!
This company makes fraudulent activities and do not carry any responsibility afterwards. Chronology of events:1) I had a 10-month contract from August 17, 2019 to June 17, 2020. 2) I had a new roommate who moved in April 2020. 3) He called Frontier Utilities to add his name to the service so that he can also make a payment. But instead Frontier Utilities cancelled the service with me, which I NEVER REQUESTED OR APPROVED and opened a new service on his name. 4) Right after that, Frontier Utilities sent me cancellation fees, I called the office to dispute the charge since I did not request cancellation, there was miscommunication between FRONTIER UTILITIES and my new roommate. I was still under the lease on that address and we were still paying Frontier Utilities for electricity, obviously, I did not want any cancellation of the service and asked the representative to return the service back if that possible to do. Frontier Utilities notified me that if they still provide the service to that address, they WILL REMOVE THE CANCELLATION FEES. I sent an email later that day to make sure everything is documented in written and that I NEVER REQUESTED CANCELLATION OF THE SERVICE. 5) Frontier Utilities continued to provide the service to that address until June 18 and then my roommate switched the service to his new address after the lease ended on that address.6) Of course, Frontier Utilities did not check anything even though I called several times and wrote emails. But instead they sent the cancellation fees to collectors.The worst customer care , please avoid at all costs!
Nargiz from 76011, Texas
August 23rd, 2020
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Horrible
I would never recommend Frontier Utilities to anyone and the ones l did recommend l told them forget it., They are expensive and the people working there doesnt have a clue. I called to speak to someone 3 different times and got 3 different answers . No one knows what they are doing even management.. Horrible Company Just Horrible.
None of your business from 77086, Texas
August 28th, 2020
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Absolute Rip Off
Our contract expired, and my next bill doubled. (my fault for letting it expire) Signed up for a new plan that is supposed to average 7.9 (over 2k) usage, but get this. This is only if you use 2000-2500. Otherwise it's ~13 cents!!! Read the small print! How is this even legal?? You're basically betting to use a specific range (not minimum) otherwise your bill doubles. I paid two months of $450+ /month usage.
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August 31st, 2020
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SCAM COMPANY
I have been a customer for over a year. There is currently an issue with my bill and I cannot get it resolved. I have been calling for over 3 weeks and cannot get in touch with a manager. I keep being told that someone will call me back and they do not. I make the customer service representatives sit on the phone with me until I get a supervisor to call me back. I keep getting the same supervisor who cannot resolve my issue. When I finally became fed up and demanded his name he said it was "Diego" and it was against company policy to give a last name. When I asked for his supervisor he said "Cyla" and it was against policy to give last names. When I asked for a phone number for anyone who could help me he said the only one I could call was the 800 number that connects you to a customer service representative. I have no idea what to do because I am left with canceling my service and owing a bill that I do not owe or having a mark on my credit. All I wanted was to have someone correct my bill and I was going to resign my contract. This is the biggest scam of a company and there are no managers or anyone to speak to if you have an issue. The parent company is GEXA energy and I will be attempting to contact them next because this is outrageous.
Jackie Elder from 75025, Texas
September 4th, 2020
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Horrible customer service
My bill tripled and I called to figure out what is going on. The wait time was long, but the representative that I talked to was quite pleasant. It became clear that the representative was not able to go "off-script" and was unable to help me. They said I have a smart meter and that there is a charge to get someone to check it. I asked to speak with a manager to see if they could send someone to check the smart reader. I was told that I was added to the queue and that someone would call me back. That didn't happen. After several hours, I called back to find out that being in the queue means a call back several days later. OK, that is fine, except for the fact that a manager never called me. At this point, I am almost at the end of my contract so I decided that they weren't worth fighting with and that I'd give in and pay the high rate until my contract ends. Like I said before the people that you get on the phone are nice enough but the internal policies are so horrible that niceness isn't going to cut it. Do NOT get these folks. If you EVER have a problem, it will be a nightmare and they will liekley charge you for it.
Resident from 75206, Texas
September 8th, 2020
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Don't do it. Find another provider
Read the fine print of the contract before signing the dotted line or you will get a very expensive surprise billed. Better yet, look elsewhere.
Mistake from 77042, Texas
September 14th, 2020
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Totally ripped off
First they overcharged me by $150, then wouldn't refund or credit my account. Then they said I cancelled and turned off my power. Got it turned back on, but they are refusing to give me my money. Now I know why they have a 1.8 out of 5 rating.
Wish I had seen this before I signed on with them. DO NOT USE THESE PEOPLE.
Julie Hale from 77063, Texas
September 15th, 2020
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Plan Expiration
When I started it was great but I didnt realize my plan had expired. They never notified me and literally tripled my rate. Dont do business with them.
Janice W from 74072, Oklahoma
September 19th, 2020
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Outrageous price gouging
I change electric companies 1 to 2 times per year and have done so for many years. Frontier is the ONLY company that ever gouged me for going over the contract time and staying with them. They charged me nearly $1 per KWH. Most companies will charge you the going electricity rate which can vary depending on market price...but not Frontier. I had a $500 bill for barely 500KWH. My contract had ended the month previous, because we were moving. Figuring I would just pay the going average KWH rate, I didn't bother switching. By the time I saw the bill I was 4 days into the next month....and my bill is $117 for a bit over 100KWH. Unreal. I promptly got another contract with another company. This amounts to price gouging. If you sign with Frontier, be sure to watch them like a hawk.
JR from 78660, Texas
October 7th, 2020
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DUE DATE
Do NOT sign up with Frontier ele if you need to pay your bill on the 1st! I signed up with them on the 1st and they made my due date 6 days BEFORE the first, NOW if I dont pay it on the 26th it is considered LATE! I am retired and get paid on the 1st of the month and I pay bills on the 1st! THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH A CUSTOMER AND HAVE THE DUE DATE ON THE 1ST! I THINK THEY DO THIS ON PURPOSE TO MAKE THAT LATE FEE. I HAVE BEGGED THEM TO CHANGE THE DUE DATE TO THE 1ST AND THEY WILL ( NOT) DO IT. IM BARELY MAKING IT AS IT IS.I WOULDNT NEVER BE LATE IF I COULD JUST PAY MY BILL ON THE 1ST OF THE MONTH! DONT SIGN UP WITH THIS COMPANY IF YOU NEED TO PAY YOUR BILL ON THE FIRST. ITS SAD TO TREAT CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS WHEN TIMES ARE HARD ENOUGH AS IT IS. PLEASE BEWARE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. DONT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU LIKE IT DID TO ME. THANKS.
Karen S from 76017, Texas
November 2nd, 2020
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High Cost
They added about $75/month on top of the usage
Hershey from 77450, Texas
November 9th, 2020
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PAYMENT DUE DATES CHANGE EACH MONTH / CUSTOMER SERVICE A JOKE
Frontier is the first billing institution I know that refuses to give clients a fixed due date. Payment dates change from month to month. I can't help but feel that this is done intentionally to confuse clients so they can charge the $25 disconnection fee. Goodness, the disconnection letter goes out on the due date. And don't even bother calling customer service, you are on hold for 30 to 45 minutes, and when you finally get an agent, they put you on hold to review your account and you get disconnected. Can't wait for the year to be over so I can switch service.I am telling everybody I know to stay away from Frontier Utilities
Linda from 75074, Texas
November 10th, 2020
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overcharging
I was looking at my electric bill and it's stating that my due date is Dec. 4, 2020. However, the frontier utilities had changed my due date to Nov. 30, 2020. This is outrageous and it's taking advantage of the customer. I will report to better business bureau for scamming the customer without their consent.
kyle from 77089, Texas
December 3rd, 2020
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I thought I finally had my problem fixed, ( but)
I signed up for frontier on the 1st ( thinking) I would have a due date of the 1st of the month or later. I called and couldnt get any help. I explained I am retired and I get paid on the 1st and pay all my bills on the 1st. Frontier first said I had to show ( proof) I was on Medicare and get paid once a month. The problem is I DONT get paid from Medicare I get paid from my employer I retired from because Im not old enough to draw Medicare yet. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE ALWAYS SAYS IT TAKES 24-48 HOURS TO CALL YOU BACK ABOUT A PROBLEM. EVERYTIME they call me back it says ( scam call) and they dont leave a message. Someone ( finally) called me in Nov 2020 and said they would change the due date to the 1-3rd every month and take off the late charges . Now its one month later ( December) I made my payment on the 1st like I said I would but I STILL got a notice in the mail of turning off my electric and to pay December late charge! The person I talked to in November said it would take 2 cycle dates to start paying on the 1st and she said she would take care of the late charges until my payment would start on the 1st. Well, it DIDNT happen, I had to call frontier AGAIN and they didnt even have it noted in my account they had even helped me! Now, Ive had to ask a ( supervisor) to call me AGAIN about my problem. Ive NEVER had so many problems with changing a due date to be able to pay on the 1st in my life. ALL IM ASKING IS TO LET ME OAY MY BILL ON THE 1ST WHEN I GET PAID ON THE 1ST. IVE NEVER BEEN LATE ON MY ELECTRIC BILL EVER UNTIL DEALING WITH FRONTIER. WHY ARE THEY MAKING IT SO HARD? PLEASE MAKE SURE IF YOU SIGN UP WITH THEM YOU ASK THEM WHEN WILL YOU BILL BE DUE TO BE PAID. ( I STILL NEED HELP FROM THEM SO THEY DONT CUT MY ELECTRIC OFF TODAY( DEC 10TH) 2020. I PAID ALL OF MY BILL EXCEPT THE LATE CHARGE LIKE SHE TOLD ME TO DO. THANK YOU...
Karen S from 76017, Texas
December 10th, 2020
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Unstable and wild billing.
I have had Frontier going on my second year. The first year was fine I stayed within the 30 day usage limit 1500 kw and was billed appropriately.
Beginning the second year Frontier began to expand my billing to 35 plus days creating an overage in my usage and throwing me into a much higher rate so not cool.
In addition to the fluctuations in the number of days in the billing period , they change the due date of the bill every month by several days, very hard to know when to pay to avoid late penalty. Frontier also takes more than the authorized amount from you account if you use the online payment but only posts the authorized amount to your electric bill. You have to call and ask why you were charged $20.00 or $30.00 than the amount due and you were only give credit for the amount due.
I will not be resigning with this company.
Ed from 77550, Texas
December 13th, 2020
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Do I have frontier?
I changed my gas and electric a month or so ago. My gas changed but Im not sure about my electric. I never heard back from anyone and I havent gotten around to figuring out how to login yet.
Oh, this stupid survey insisted I give stars but since I dont know how can I give them.
Tim Tomechko from 44333, Ohio
January 2nd, 2021
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No end-of-contract notification.... then $$$$$ increased!!
Was relying on their notification of when the contract term ended, so when it never arrived, the new rates, which were twice as high, kicked in and costed me about $200/mth more. Didn't realize it due to an assumption that the higher bill was due to adding a pool and having house guests for a few months. I checked the full email history and had every weekly and monthly update and invoice since the beginning, but, somehow, the notification of the end of contract "must have been lost or rejected by my internet or email". Because they could reproduce the notification letter in their records, they claimed that was evidence that it must have been sent to me, despite me somehow having EVERY other email they had sent except that one. I lost about $1000 over 5 months, and all they could offer was $150, only I renewed with them. NO THANKS!!
AVOID! They're clearly shady, and there's not much that can stop them from this type fraud :-/
AVOID! Or at least set a reminder for when your contract ends, and don't trust their email notification. from 77584, Texas
January 13th, 2021
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Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Switched to frontier. They failed to do so. My babies and I were without lights
S Gregory from 77033, Texas
January 21st, 2021
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Electricity bill too high.
I work 7:30-5. I dont leave the AC or heater on while at work. Im single with no kids. I live alone and rarely watch tv. My bill last month was $280 plus before the winter storm. This month will be even higher. Something doesnt seem right.
Concerned from 77012, Texas
February 23rd, 2021
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switch to frontier utilities
attempt tp switch was painful. website difficult to navigate. after you get confirmation email and number , you never hear from them. called to confirm switch 3 times, got transferred to different departments,but never got a straight answer. Started in december 2020, switch still no happened , now it is march.
rates may be good, the rest is not. contacted another utility and got emails, letters and switch occurred in 3 days. do not use frontier.
switch to frontier from 18201, Pennsylvania
March 10th, 2021
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Worst REP.. stay away
Worst customer service cant even get a response back! Already reported them
Bad from 75126, Texas
March 10th, 2021
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Horrible company
Frontier will triple your rate, after the promo, without notice. I have a letter stating my contract does not expire until April 1. Yet in January the con company tripled my rate. I have filed a complaint with the PA PUC AVOID.
Chico from 19047, Pennsylvania
March 14th, 2021
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Absolutely not consumer friendly
Since i've setup an account after moving in, I've had nothing but difficulty signing in to my account just to pay my bill. I've tried to reset my password and it's saying my email doesn't exist yet I have several emails from the company already.
They are also taxing for no reason and I've only been late one month so far and yet have additional charges for seemingly no reason. The winter storm that happened this past month was devastating but they have not been lenient at all. Ive tried to call but was put on hold for over 30+ minutes just to get disconnected. A greedy company that only wants your money. After the year is up, will definitely be switching companies
Jonathan from 76039, Texas
March 22nd, 2021