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    • Smithville

      1600 W Temperance St Ellettsville, IN 47429-1028

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforSmithville

    Telecommunications
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    3 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 3/29/2019

    Years in Business: 70

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1600 W Temperance St, Ellettsville, IN 47429-1028
    BBB File Opened:
    12/30/2008
    Years in Business:
    70
    Business Started:
    3/31/1954
    Business Incorporated:
    3/31/1954
    Accredited Since:
    3/29/2019
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Smithville Telephone Company, Inc.
    • Smithville Communications
    Related Businesses
    Business Management
    • Mr. Jeremy Priest, Supervisor
    • Ms. Darby A McCarty, Owner
    • Ms. Catherine Ruf, Controller
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Ms. Darby A McCarty, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Jeremy Priest, Supervisor
    • Ms. Darby A McCarty, Owner

    Customer Complaints

    3 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    05/22/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I pay a monthly service fee for a landline and wifi. For the past 2 yrs, my neighbors and I have repeatedly called due to having no service. It has continually gotten worse. I had no wifi 7/10 past weekends. The service throughout the week will be available for 10 minutes then out for 10 minutes. I have spoken with ***, the night IT tech, approximately 20+ times, ****, **********************, and ****. I call approximately 4/7 days a week. They have stopped sending techs out because "they can't detect the problem". But my bill doesn't change and there are no other options for any of us in this area. The last 2 technicians that tried to address the issues stated that the telephone line in on the same side as the substation on the corner and the electric current leaches into the line. Smithville doesn't want to pay to move the line across the road so that's why the service is unpredictable. I have no idea what's wrong with our phone lines but everyone in my area is paying full price for less than half of the wifi promised, landlines that buzz loudly enough to block out words at times, and we're told that's our option. I feel if we didn't live rural, Smithville would feel differently. Its unfair to treat customers this way and monopolize the market so nothing can be done on our end. I appreciate any resolutions you have to offer. Thank you for your time.
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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Scott P.

    1 star

    10/28/2022

    Your DSL internet service in ****** County is absolutely worthless. We have complained so many times. It is always a cable or router issue so we are told and it never fixes the problem. We are paying for a service you are not providing so we looking into other options.

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