Ambit Energy Holdings review: A complete scam 100

Wow! Obviously the poor person that started this complaint was not very well informed about what she was getting into and probably not very good at paying her bills on time. It's sad to hear but, there are lots of people that are not responsible enough to pay their bills every month. As far as Ambit Energy goes, they are basically scamming people out of money for making them pay a sign up fee and a monthly membership fee and using those funds to cover the cost of paying their affiliates their commissions. (Basically their product has nothing to do with the money their affiliates make) It would be great business idea and an amazing product if they were paying their affiliates out of their profits for using them to advertise and recruit new customers. Instead of making their customers pay their affiliates. It would be like my power company hooking up my service and charging me a monthly fee on top of my monthly bill to cover their advertising. The concept of network marketing is some will be customers and never signing up anyone, some will be customers and sign up a few, the others will make it a full time business. So why would you want to charge a loyal customer a signup fee and an extra monthly fee?

what a loser... you have no clue what your talking about. I guess flipping burgers & serving shakes are more up your alley. Best wishes...

[censor] AMBIT IN THE [censor] HOLD SUPER HARD

Ambit Energy makes their money from fooling people. I used to work for Ambit, it cost me quite a bit of money to work for them and I left broke. I used them as a provider for electricity and found out that the complaints the customers I signed up were giving me were absolutely true. The moment I realized the customers were purposely not told about the price increase on the second month, I could no longer sell it and I soon realized it when it happened to me. As a Consultant we were only told to tell customers the low price to change to Ambit not telling them they were not in a set price and without a secondary confirmation from them the price would increase without them knowing it... We as consultants were not disclosed this information. They are very smart and the only people telling you how good a company they are to work for, are more thieves trying to convince you to buy their books or dvd's or program on how to sell through the internet or some method only they can teach you. I don't understand, how can people make a living lying to people, it's the same as stealing. God Help Us. Just so you know, I called the Main office after too many complaints from people I signed on as customers and all the people above me called me directly to let me know I do not have the right to call the Mangers or the owners of the company and complain on behalf of the customers. The Holy Spirit has convicted me and I could not keep lying to people once I knew the truth, customers or consultants looking to become financially independent. Remember: Any company that ask you to start with your Friends and Family is using your closeness to them in order to take advantage of the whole lot of you. Prepare yourselves, "I will come like a thief in the night" Those who have accepted the Christ Jesus will know what this means.

You can always tell when it's a scam because the ones involved with it will always resort to hegelian dialectic tactics:demonize and marginalize, in other words attack those who oppose. My sister did the same thing when she belonged to a religious cult known as The Way.

Ambit is a scam and all we care about is gettin you all to become customers so we can make money off you.If your dumb enough to fall for it them it's your own fault.Thanks :)

Wow, you'll make a great "consultant". It is fairly obvious this person was probably referring to an ETF (early termination fee) which for Ambit is $199 for a one year agreement for a residential customer. I have had several customers who have been approached by so called consultants like you. A couple were convinced to switch and were hit with ETFs of upwards of $3000 (small business accounts where the ETF is based upon a formula including their historical usage). Unless you understand the industry, and I don't mean just as preached by Ambit, do everyone a favor and stay out of this business. Too many people with good intentions screw people over because they don't understand what they are talking about much less are able to intelligently read a bill, energy agreement or electricity facts label.

Unfortunately this entire complaint is nothing more than an illusion created by either a competitor of Ambit or a sad, lonely person who has way to much free time. Ambit only charges 1.5% of the overdue amount for late payments. So, in order for this person to have had 200 a month late fees he would have to have $13333.33 of overdue payments. That’s a lot of missed payments or he lives in a warehouse. None the less Ambit energy is both a great way to save money on your utility bills and become a self-employed individual on the side. You might even qualify to have free Energy! For more information on Ambit Energy’s Policies and procedures please feel free to view their website at http://ww2.ambitenergy.com/ or view the .pdf here: http://ww2.ambitenergy.com/images/stories/documents/ambit_ny_terms_v051810_ggngb.pdf.
Hope this review clears up some of the hazing of Ambit Energy.
Have a Great Day!
Regards,
Bryan A. Barton
Home Energy Services
and soon to be
Ambit Consultant

Anyone who relies on a BBB rating is a fool. The BBB is not a consumer watchdog. Who do you think pays them? Their business "members"! They are independently owned businesses. If you pay your "dues", the complaints against your company will get "resolved". If you don't join you get a crappy rating. Wake up. Listen to real customers not a business advocate who gets paid for jumping in to rein in their business customers after they have screwed their customer and then gives them a good rating because they finally fixed that one complaint. What about all the other customers who didn't call the BBB and never got their problem addressed satisfactorily?

I'm thinking about joining Ambit. I've spent a couple hours researching them online and from what I have found it is NOT a scam. It is NOT a pyramid scheme, but is actually a very legitimate "Multi-Level Marketing" energy company. Of all MLM businesses out there, this one seems to make the most sense because you are promoting a product everyone needs, and you are helping people save money. The bottom line is that becoming a consultant is not for everyone. For some it will bring success and for some it will not. I'm not too sure its for me because I think in order to be truly successful in any MLM business it requires a substantial amount of time and effort. My time is currently spent growing my current business, which is doing well, and I enjoy. If I were struggling financially, had a lot of time on my hands, or had a job I did not enjoy, then I would probably pursue Ambit.

As an entrepreneur I have been able to research over 500 direct selling companies. Many of which use aggressive attraction methods to recruit incompetent people looking to escape the harsh reality of our economic situation. The recognition and accomplishments Ambit has achieved in such a short time are irrefutable. Of course, to many a “SCAM” may be something that requires an investment and doesn’t have the money work for them. I just recently got off the phone with a top earner in the company. Given my experience I had over 100 questions to ask that person. The integrity was there as the questions were answered immediately. In a traditional M.L.M there is a term known as auto-ship, which means every month you will pay your investment for your product to be active. “You have to pay to play”. Here, there is NOT. With roughly a 5 to 1 customer to consultant ratio Ambit has a solid retention ratio and keeps growing everyday. Another important factor that determines your success is your up line or your team. If you are approached for this opportunity don’t feel out of line to ask them anything, even to the extent of how much they are making and if they would be willing to show you there last check. There are 5 p’s that really make a home based business work. Product, Place, Price, Promotion, and PEOPLE. The product is used by everyone…check, the place is in 5 states right now and expanding…check, the price guarantees savings..check, Ask any movie director the best form of advertisement is word of mouth; with Ambit being number one on The Inc. 500 with little direct advertisement word of mouth/relationship seems to be expanding…check. Now for the last P, that’s you. You need to decide if you have it in you to make a difference, not only in your life but the lives of people around you. Develop that leadership quality and you will be successful in Ambit, or any solid direct sales company.

i MADE MONEY, YOU HAVE TO WORK IT, OR YOU DONT MAKE ANYTHING, ITS A NOBEL CONCEPT, TRY IT.

I have been a consultant for 4 months, I got my money back and am already getting free electricity. I was skeptical at first, but I have only positive things to say, I have over 40 customers, and I took off 1 month. I am a regional consultant. Its a 3-5 year plan of working very very very hard. If you can not handle being told NO, and you hate talking to people, then by all means, do not do it, but if you want free power, and the chance to make huge money, then go for it, ITS NOT FOR EVERYONE! If you form a good team, find good people, you will be successful, if you find lazy people and people thinking its a scam, then you will fail. But its a LEGIT Company.

I am a Consultant (and Customer) for Ambit Energy and am offended by attacks aimed at our company. Let's see:

1) Inc. Magazine recently (September 2010) named us the Fastest-Growing Privately Held Company in the country.

2) We have an 'A' rating with the Better Business Bureau.

3) In 2009, SMU's Cox School of Business named Ambit Energy the fastest-growing privately held company in North Texas.

I could go on and on about all the positive things Ambit Energy stands for. All of this 'Scam' talk is absolutely ridiculous and should not be given any attention.

I do not know much about Ambit energy but I do feel that the internet is also a very sad gossip cafe at times. Anyone can say anything they like with no accountability to prove any of their findings. I would think that many of these accusations against Ambit could be easily proved with the ability of the internet in our time. Otherwise perhaps the ones that should be tried as scams and criminals are those who post such things with an unwillingness to prove what they are saying and be accountable.

I have been an Ambit consultant for almost 8 months now. Here in New York we do have a guarantee of atleast 1% savings for the year. Just this month if I had the incumbant or another ESCO I could have paid almost double. That is not to say that every month I have seen this. What I do know that Ambit is NetWORKmarketing and it is work, but if you do the work and help someone get their customers you will get them on their way to making a small amount of money to start and more down the road. I am not one to tell people that you can make tons of money right off the bat with Ambit, but it does work and will continue to grow. I have had a landscape contracting business for over 20 years, things happen, misunderstandings and so on any business be it Ambit or any job that you may have will have challenges there is no doubt. In closing this is not a pyramid scheme as some would call it because there is no reason for me to sign someone up and not help them because I don't get anything until they get customers. Ambit is a great opportunity and it has helped me and my family very much.

Wow. So much ignorance out there. I just joined Ambit about 40 days ago and already promoted myself to the first level. We also received the welcome letter from the incumbent stating that Ambit was now our provider. The hotel voucher is awesome. My fiancee and I are going to Hilton Head, SC on Ambit's dime. We won't be rich tomorrow, but my hard work is already paying off. You people that poo poo Ambit have no idea how great an opportunity this is. It is the fastest growing, privately held company in America in what is now close to a double dip recession and we're only in 2% of the deregulated markets. What happens when the other 98% comes on line? The potential here is absurd. Educate yourselves and know the truth about your options. You can read about Ambit at www.ciscoreccy.energy526.com. Feel free to reach out so we can get the word out about deregulation. Information is king!

i am an ambit consultant in ny and i can say you do have to put work in to get pay out. there is no scam. like one of the earlier readers posted you dont get rich quick but it is an opprotunity to make extra income. for my customers there is a 7% discount for the first two months and after that ambit has been averging a cheaper rate. on top of that ambit guaranties to be cheaper than the incumbant after 12 months. i had some of my customers call me to ask why did they get a check from ambit. i explained to them about the guaranteed savings ambit promotes. there are potential customers i deal with who tell me their horror stories of dealing with esco's and their angents but its up to me to educate and inform them as best as possible on what the services and even the opprotunities are. feel free to contact.
powerallday@hotmail.com

Its that easy to write things on here. LOL. People are just afraid of this because they have been apart and approched by pyramid schemes. This company sat back and watched as all the other new energy companies tried to come in and take over. Then when the time was right they attacked! I really can't believe people they just assume that it's a scam. They want you to talk to your friends, your family. they dont want you banging on doors like all these other idiot companies. This company has trainings every week to show people how to approach others and what to say. if people attack you and say no, just move on. Don't get discouraged and quit and then write a blog on the internet about it. It's people like you that make it hard for others . Because your sadistic crap is printed out and explained how you are wrong. No matter what you say about this company you will loose i promise you that. This company will move its way all the way to the top weather you want to be a part of it or not. I deal with police officers that are a part of this, emt's, lawyers. I have made a lot of new friends outta this. So why don't you people make some more phone calls and do a little bit more research on this company, to find that it is phenominol. you took that much time to bash it why don't you take a little bit more time and find some positves in it.

P.S. its very easy to make your money back . I made my money back and then some in a week, they only charge you and initial fee is because if they dont charge you anything you wont do anything. They charge you a whopping 26 bucks a month because they have a company pretty much running your business for you.

JEFF

Most people who criticize the Ambit Energy Company are people who are either unlearned or unable to understand their system of compensation. It's really a no brainer - if you work hard, stay with it, and do what they say to succeed, that's exactly what will happen. I'm tired of all the complaints that are unfounded and irresponsible. Check out the company, check out it's history, check out it's accomplishments. These guys who started this company wouldn't have put millions of their own dollars into the business to fail, let alone try to "get away with" and "illegal business". Those who criticize Ambit know little of what they are talking about - they had pie in the sky expectations and instead they threw their own pie in their own faces. Stick with it, consultants, it's a great company!

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I agree with many people regarding the composition of your complaints. If you are going to complain about the company, please try to explain it more clearly for the rest of us to understand.

My father in law is an Ambit consultant- he constantly begs us to sign up, promising us substantial savings. I'm also handed an advertisement, with great vacation deals! I'm appalled to find out that Ambit consultants pay over $400 to become a consultant, i'm sure his wife will be none to happy considering that's half a mortgage payment to them!

If Ambit monitors these boards, I'd like to personally say this:

"Adding vacation deals only cheapens your product. The advertisement alone turns my head away in disgust. Most people just want to save money, not gain bonuses. They just want to get by, support their families, and maybe not struggle so hard to do so. If you could undercut my current provider and lock me into a price, I'd would definitely consider. Anything beyond that is trashy and undesirable. Advertise the product and product ALONE. Over time, people will appreciate the cost reduction and recommend you for the price and company, not some crappy cruise you offer."

I also receive calls all the time from Hudson Energy Services, and I'd like to take a moment to say to steer clear of them. While I pulled up my National Grid bill online (NY here) he claimed I was paying at the height of the winter $0.14/KwH last year. I never went above $0.075. He wanted to lock me into a price of $0.073, when I was currently paying a full cent beneath that currently. After I made my point clear that if I wasn't locked into a $0.059, I would not sign up- I was hung up on. My electricity ranged from 4 cents up to 7.5 cents, I figured that was an acceptable price to lock into.

All I'd like to say to everyone reading, is just do your research. If you feel you are being abused by the company, first remove your billing information from their system so they cannot auto-bill you if you decide to leave them before the contract is up. (Or request new debit/credit cards) I don't usually advise this, but if they are billing, or taking payments incorrectly it's your right to protect yourself. File a complaint with your state power authorities, and resume your previous service. One previous poster is correct, the BBB will not to anything for you. Go ahead, make a complaint-- but in most cases, they side with the company. One good thing is that you can leave your complaint open for people to read, so if you do decide to complain, do not accept Ambit's resolution UNLESS it is what you are asking for. Make sure you have bills on hand, as well as the contract you agreed to. If any company is not fulfilling their end of the deal, then you have a right to break from the contract without any penalties.

I wish everyone well here. Personally, I don't think Ambit is a scam, but it's not something I will likely ever enroll in. Too many variables. Thanks for the great read.

Im a ambit customer and consultant, my bill is lower and the checks come every week
I just been taken out of work due to a back injury and would not be able too pay my bills
without Ambit
Thanks ambit for all the help

Please! I can't believe the complaints I'm reading here. Especially Shawn888 (and those who are like him). Shawn, you have convinced me that you are no IT guy. If you were, just your grammar and ability to spell would be at an elementary level, which it's not. You would also have an understanding that there is a monthly hosting fee incurred with most websites, which is usually $25 to $40 depending on the hosting company. Furthermore, you demonstrate that you have no clue as to the cost of starting a business. There are always start-up fees (i.e. licensing fees, franchise fees, inventory, etc.)...these start-up cost can be in the thousands to even millions of dollars before one transaction ever occurs. I own three different businesses and have been a business owner for over ten years. I became an Ambit consultant because I see a great opportunity for building an additional stream of income over the next 10 to 15 years, which will continue to provide residual income to my family for decades. As for targeting the poor...since Ambit doesn't profile, I'm glad all demographics are included. But as for me and my sphere of influence, most are business owners, professionals, educated and successful. The gentleman who showed me the opportunity is a former Senior VP of a Fortune 500 company, who is the Founder of a local bank and currently sits on the Board of Directors of a company for which I'm the largest equity holder. As for others I personally know who have joined Ambit, the list includes: realtors, physicians, executives from both the public and private sectors, educators, insurance brokers, business owners and, believe it or not, IT people. I would say that most walks of life are represented. One last thing, just like in any business, some will do very well, some will do well, some will just make it, others will never go anywhere...Ambit is no exception. I will say this though, for the Ambit consultant who experiences little or no success...$429 is a minuscule amount of loss.

Ambit Energy Pyramid: Ambit energy is not a Pyramid: A Pyramid is a money scheme that is a fraud. Ambit was voted fastest growing company by inc.magazine...google: 2010 inc.500 list. Our competition is posting lies about ambit because every market we enter we gobble up all of their customers. Trust Inc.Magazine and the BBB.

From a consultant who recently canceled his Scambit membership,

1) i agree. the monthly website fee is a scam.

2) short-sighted presentation lies. educated folks will eventually see through the stories being told. deregulation has failed to lower prices. that's a fact. the austin, texas presentation is unsavory and full of over-hype accentuated with extreme sales techniques. the true identity of the company and the product get lost in the stale jokes and the patronizing of existing consultants.

a) Bobby Ames claims in his emotional, pulpit speech that Ambit has the only referral program. [censor], magazine cover boy! TXU and many others have referral programs. Uniqueness is not the same as exclusivity. I'm not sure they teach that in Air Conditioning school. Why lie so blatantly? For a few bucks? What do you think, we're dumb, chump?

b) The impression is made that deregulation has lowered prices in the state of Texas. This is a deliberate false impression.

Rates have gone up since deregulation took effect. It's not just because of natural gas. Allegations of auction price fixing by wholesalers have been raised. TXU has benefited from deregulation because prices are higher in Texas than before. Fact: regulated state prices have increased less regulated state prices. Fuel prices are not the culprit but the red herring. Ambit is in bed with TXU and all the other Retail Energy Providers scheming to keep energy prices higher than they were pre-deregulation.

You have right to choose which "price gauger" you prefer but you are not technically saving money on your electricity bill. The only way to save money would be to move to one of the regulated states where the prices are lower.

To make back the money you have lost due to higher electricity prices from deregulation, Ambit will have to pay the average family in excess of $10, 000 through the compensation plan.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2007-08-09-power-prices_n.htm

"Rose says fuel costs don't explain the bigger price increases in deregulated states. Echoing a sentiment voiced by consumer advocates, Rose instead points to wholesale electricity markets he says are far from competitive."

http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2010/03/all_signs_point_to_electric_de.html

"The current scheme is rigged against ratepayers. You could shop ¤’til you drop and still pay top dollar for electricity while your neighbors in regulated states pay much less. Saving 10 to 20 percent by shopping for a retail supplier doesn’t matter if the wholesale market already inflated the base price by more than 100 percent."

if the boyz delivering the presentation in Austin had any cahones, then they would admit that deregulation has failed to follow through on the promise of lower prices and try to offer an explanation. the deliberate dodging of the question raises suspicion and calls into question the credibility of the leadership of a company which preys on misinformation.

3) no. 1 in Inc. Magazine. so what? duh, they are price gauging and likely participating in auction price fixing. bring the price down below what it was during evil regulation and let's see how big the profits are. $28/month from 70, 000 consultants = 23, 520, 000 basically in profit. let's see the books and how much it costs to maintain the website. i mean it's MLM. we gotta come up with some sort of autoship scam to bank.

4) you can't "patent" customer service. you can't have an IT genius write a computer program and call that customer service. it takes quality people with quality training. ultimately, this is why i canceled membership. consultant support was awful. all kinds of logistical problems with the ambit store. it took 2 weeks to deliver business cards and brochures from dallas to austin. the website has problems. consultant support does not take responsibility. the feeling you get is false empathy. i got that feeling from each person i spoke to in consultant support. they also seem understaffed. on september 4th, it took 1.5 hours for them to answer the phone. support seems to have said "sorry" so many times it no longer has any meaning.

5) ambit does not even offer the lowest energy price any more. simple power and bounce, to name a few, have undercut their rate. ambit is shifting their sales pitch to free travel and travel rewards and offering less savings than before. what a joke! most people are not looking for travel hoopla from their energy company. sorry scambit. keep the travel hoopla and minimize further your price gauging. that's what customers are looking for.

claims of 10 to 20% savings are a bit dated for September 2010. the deception tactic in the presentation is to refer to a few isolated cases where somebody was stuck with a crazy price and switched to ambit. 99% of those on a current 6 or 12 month plan with TXU will save between 5 to 10% switching to scambit. they would save more by choosing bounce or simple power.

Every new company has growing pains. Ambit enjoys an A rating with the Better Business Bureau because over the past 4 years - every reported problem has been dealt with satisfactorily. Think about the company that Ambit Energy is keeping these days...

-Named as The Fastest Growing Company in the US Last week by INC Magazine.
-Recently named to lead the expansive and already very good Customer Service Team for Ambit is the lady who created and directed the industry shattering Customer Service platform for Southwest Airlines.
-Shell, the largest company in the world, has signed a five year agreement with Ambit.
-Apple is releasing an Ambit APP for the i-pad this week.

There are smart Fortune 500 people at the helm, who are frugal and conservative yet moving swiftly with all their ducks and leadership in order. They have a generous (semi-traditional) multi-level marketing approach to gain residential market share and a brand new compensation structure and sales vehicle for consultants to grow their business and opportunity with commercial sales and an upside down mlm compensation package. This company is breaking all the rules.

The founders and investors have a goal and they need America to buy in - when you do, you are fairly and generously compensated. As a consultant, you pay a modest $429 - that allows you to hire yourself for the most progressive company in the states. To me, it is like buying a piece of stock and instead of saying, "Gee. I hope this company does well." We have the opportunity, the most wonderful vehicle; to help grow the company, the company profits, and help other people do the same.

Ambit Energy is a great opportunity for people looking save on their energy cost and at the same time help others save on their energy costs. Currently Ambit is the #1 Top earning company as per INC 500 Magazine. Do I need to say any more?

We just made a major announcement of expanding markets and we are now able to offer the same savings opportunity to small businesses in TX.

I can go on and on about how great Ambit Energy is. Three thumbs up .. oops sorry I only have two thumbs. :)

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YOU NEED TO WAKE UP PEOPLE AND SMELL THE ROSES, WE ARE #1 IN INC 500 MAGAZINE AND THE FAST GROWING COMING IN THE UNITED STATES, YOUR BILL DOES NOT GO UP OR DOWN, YOUR LOCKED IN AT A RATE AND DOES NOT CHANGE, IF YOUR BILL GOES UP ITS BECAUSE YOUR USING MORE KILOWATTS FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH, ITS WHAT YOU USE, IT JUST DONT GO UP FOR NOTHING, WE ARE THE MOST RESPECTED COMPANY IN THE USA. IF YOUR BILL GOES UP IS BECAUSE USED MORE ELECTRICITY THAT MONTH THATS ALL, LOOK AT THE KILOWATTS YOU USING NOT THE $$$$. YOU JUST CANT FIX STUPID...

INC 500 just named us The Fastest Growing Private Company in the United States. What a scam it must be when a major business magazine lists you as #1. Whoever wrote this article is clueless to what they are talking about & shouldn't be misinforming other people.

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As an Outsider, sounds obvious to me that the person complaining does not have their act together. "The second month it doubled... then the Third month it Tripled...

That's what happens when you don't pay your bill! Don't go blaming it on the Ambit because you didn't pay your bill!

I signed up as a consultant in March of 2010. The business is NOT a get rich quick scheme. You must work the business like any other business. Remember, in NYS they are regulated by the a state agency New York Public Service Commission (PSC).
Where is the SCAM? You sign up customers, you get paid. You sign up consultants, they sign up customers, you get paid. Sounds like a real business to me. In NY they guarantee in writing a 1% savings or more and you don't pay the sales tax that the incumbent provider charges.
Check it out for yourself.
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Tickedattxu,
What you just said makes no sense. Even if his contention is completely false with regards to how much Ambit charged for a late fee, how could that possibly have any bearing on whether or not Ambit is a "great company." Are we all supposed to just accept that at least one of Ambit’s competitors has taken it upon themselves to write absurdly unlikely diatribes in order to damage Ambit’s reputation? That is a leap of logic that defies comprehension. And then why would you attack the parts of his statement that at least have a high likelihood of being somewhere in the area of the truth such as the temperature?
If that is the standard for how we should all judge these posts, then how do we know that you are not one of Ambit’s competitors trying to make it appear that all those who support Ambit are heroin addled prostitutes with farm animal fixations? That is no more ridiculous than what you just said.
I guess I’ve made up my mind with regards to Ambit. They might be a great company to join but if this is any indication of the mentality of those who support the company, I think I’ll move along.

HAHA - sounds like one of Ambit's competitors has written alot on this page! Ambit must be a great company if they will go to these lenghths to try to hut them. A 200.00 late fee huh? Oh you poor senior citizen! Is it 120 degree weather too? I think your nose is growing! lol too funny!

II received an email from a friend who wants me to sign up with Ambit so naturally I started researching the company and ended up here.
I would like to offer some advice to both supporters and detractors alike. If you want anyone to take your opinions seriously you really need to start using spell-check before posting.
The fact that you (as a group) posted here clearly suggests that you know how to type and have access to a computer so it would be a reasonable assumption that you also have access to word processing software such as MS Word, etc.
Just type your comments into your word processing program, use the spell/grammar-check function, fix your mistakes, then cut/paste your comments into the comment box to which you are posting.
I am in need of information about Ambit and I want to hear the good and the bad in order to make an informed decision. I haven’t seen a single comment here, pro or con, that was composed above primary school standards.
I’ve been a business owner since 1979 but only barely finished high school. I have no college degree. I am primarily self-taught and do not consider myself superior to any other person, but come on people!
I have to say that even if I completely discount all of the negative postings at this website, the positive postings are sufficient to suggest that the Ambit ranks have been filled with functionally illiterate people. This is not a good start.
Now consider this; it is not necessary that you have complete command of a language to thrive within a given business culture as long as you learn and practice appropriate business protocol (manners). I have seen not a single spelling/grammar error in any of these posts that could not have been overcome had the poster displayed even the basest sense of business protocol.
To the posters in favor of Ambit I say, you have not served your business well here. To the posters who feel cheated by Ambit I say, you as a group, even considering the context, are generally more believable. Why? It is because standards are naturally higher for those who profess honesty and success and in my humble opinion you (as a group) have failed to conform to these standards.

Anyone who uses the Better Business Bureau as an argument is completely ignorant about what they are saying. The BBB is a company and is bought out by other companies so that they can get good ratings and trick customers into thinking that their business is reputable. In order to get an 'A' rating on BBB companies have to pay dues up to $80, 000 a year.

BBB smooths over complaints made by customers complaining about one of their 'A-List' companies. I know this because it happened to me when an online company illegally sold my information to another company that started charging me for 'services' (these services actually consisted of absolutely nothing) that I never signed up for. They had my credit card number and were charging me $10 a month for their imaginary goods and in order to cancel, I had to give them my social security number in a cancellation form. I wasn't about to give them that, so I contacted BBB and told them all about it. When they sided with the company who paid their dues and was an 'A-list' organization (even though there had been several dozens of complaints filed through BBB about them and only 3 positive reports) I knew something was up and went on to research and find out all the info that I have previous stated.

Do not be fooled by any ratings found on BBB because it is lies. Reps from BBB even call business to blackmail them into paying dues. My father owned his own business, they called him and said he should register and pay dues to the site so that they could protect him from vengeful customers. When my father said he didn't have any, they threatened to list his company and give it a bad rating and a bad name so that customers would see it and no longer go to him. He still refused and they followed through with their threat. It didn't effect his business until the housing market crash (he's a mortgage broker) and everyone got freaked out and googled everything about mortgage financiers and refinancing. People saw what the BBB wrote about him and less and less customers came, trusting the internet instead of other previous customers and friends.

The Better Business Bureau is just like any other big company. They make money by stepping all over the little people. I'm sure that is what Ambit is doing as well. Nearly all the companies do immoral and sometimes unlawful things to cut costs and make more money (just do a little research on how Wal-mart has become so successful). There are so few good companies left. You're incredibly naive if you believe otherwise.

Ambit Energy is not a SCAM, SCAM, SCAM, PYRAMID, PYRAMID, PYRAMID, ...

if you join ambit and never sponsor a consultant...but you help 15 customers save energy...you recieve free gas and electricity.

All of the "VICTIMS" are a bunch of losers who blame everyone for their problems!

Playing "VICTIM" means you are weak and you resort to use the internet to spread your weakness.

AMBIT ENERGY! I love them!

look at yourselves first before blaming the vehicle that you use to earn income.. if it's your job, get another one.. if it's your business, start another one.. Stop blaming others for your lack of ability to secure your weekly or generational financial future.. Fear or failure is paralyzing, and most blame the company instead of their own shortcomings... Look in the mirror if you have a problem with something or someone..

I have been an ambit customer for over a year and have paid my bill late several times. i always get a letter reminding me my bill is due before I ever got a disconnect notice. I have even got a courtsey call to remind me to pay my bill and the rep was very nice. I had the one year plan and my bill was significantly lower then reliant ever was. I have re -uped for another one year plan and locked in a lower rate than last year. I have been very happy with Ambit. It sounds like alot of people are upset with not being able to get rich quick with the marketing part of it and telling lies. I live in Texas and love Ambit.

i use to be a drug dealer but now ambit saved me from living in a box the rest of my life, , ambit saved my life so if ure bill tripled in 3 months ura a ###in fool,