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EarthLink is a leading national Internet service provider. The company is based in Atlanta. The company was founded in 1994 by Sky Dayton. EarthLink has been servicing more than 5 million customers. The company provides Internet services regardless of access type, speed or location. In 1995, the company introduced EarthLink Software. It was the first open and direct Internet access software in the world. In 2007, the company launched a Freestanding DSL service. This enables consumers receive high-speed Internet access without buying local telephone service from their phone companies.

The same year, Earthlink launched the EarthLink Security Center, which provides new security opportunities. Please try to contact Earthlink Customer Service directly prior to posting any complaints on this site.

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Lilly an...
Earthlink sucks

I dont think i have enough space here to tell you how badly earthlink sucks. i have the fundamental issue of not being able to receive emails from my husband (god knows what other ...

#274934
Nov 14, 2011
111

Kelly we...
Earthlink SUCKS

I had an Earthlink account for 5 years. I had numerous problems with Earthlink. They have poor customer service, out sourced customer service to India, had to reset my web site mon...

#260160
Sep 06, 2011
201

Ricardos...
Earthlink, Inc. Web hosting promotes hate speech

This company provides web hosting to a web site that disseminates hate speech all over the web. The site is: nuevorden.net Please, do not enter!! That is against thei...

#195771
Aug 26, 2010
420

GODschild
Earthlink internet service scammed money off my vista card. and still continus too.

Earthlink internet service, scammed me of money. they say they are based in ATLANTA but has a all korean staff. THEY had me to pay them each month, and had something going with the...

#172133
Feb 22, 2010
328

Notearth...
Earthlink stinks

Beside the fact that the DSL never really worked properly, their customer service is lacking and their follow through stinks! I was an Earthlink customer around 6 years ago and was...

#138869
Oct 10, 2008
411

Rasheba
Earthlink: Incompetence And Greed

Bottom line: crappy internet service, incompetent customer service, and bogus charges that you are forced to pay if you care about your credit.I had Earthlink DSL and w...

#135945
Sep 18, 2008
466

Mtroll
Earthlink charges termination fee even when their service doesn't work

Phone service from Earthlink was not working: dropped calls, calls where we could not hear caller, could not make calls to cellphones at all, echoes, noise. Tried their technical s...

#133915
Sep 04, 2008
366

Aeyoung
Stuck paying Earthlink $700.00 for NOTHING

In November of last year my boyfriend and I moved in together and were in search of a cable and Internet provider. Since we didn't have established credit most companies wanted...

#128919
Jul 25, 2008
384

Bayleaf1...
Deceptive Operations by Earthlink Internet

On January 10, 2008, I called Earthlink Internet to get Internet connection as a new customer. On January 17, I called to cancel the order as it was taking so long to get on line. ...

#118989
Apr 25, 2008
510

Anonymous
Earthlink has the worst customer service I have ever delt with

I called to set my dad up with internet service. They took the information and billed his credit card right away. First they tried to just turn on the box from there o...

#118585
Apr 21, 2008
454

Anonymous
Earthlink Stinks

I hate Earthlink. During an upgrade they put a long distance phone number in for my dial up and replaced my local access number. $800 later in long distance charges I discovered th...

#118477
Apr 19, 2008
657

Trainpts
Earthlink adds Norton $5.95 /month to unknowing customers

I have been a customer of Earthlink for 10 years. In February, 2007, I noticed a monthly charge of $5.95 had been added to my Earthlink invoice and charged to my credit card.

#113805
Feb 23, 2008
509

Embarqvi...
Earthlink in cahoots w/EMBARQ to ripoff helpless phone subscribers

Either Earthlink or EMBARQ fraudulently added a charge for internet service to my phone bill. Each blamed the other for 'signing' me up without my permission. Embarq would ...

#112070
Jan 30, 2008
739

Lizkupcha
Earthlink - Poor security, unauthorized access and unjustifed action have ruined my husband's business

I have been an EarthLink customer since October 2002 but there have been recent events that are causing me to regret my decision for maintaining such a long relationship with your ...

#111093
Jan 17, 2008
510
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