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AT&T Wireless is the cellular branch of AT&T services. The company offers a variety of plan options to suit every customer's needs. Choices include unlimited text, talk and data plans, shared data plans and prepaid options. Customers can get a new phone from AT&T when they purchase a plan or continue using their current one.
- Several plan options
- Includes streaming services
- Wide range of coverage
- Low limits before data throttling
- Not the cheapest plans
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Reviewed Nov. 7, 2018
Not even worth explaining the pure disappoint in such a big company. The only reason people have AT&T is because it's cheaper than Verizon and please listen loud and clear PAY THE EXTRA MONEY AND STICK WITH VERIZON. This company has truly given me gray hairs. I get credits to my account every month yet half of the time it "doesn’t make it in time for the billing cycle" so every month my bill is incredibly wrong and I call minimum 2 times a month, and on top of that no one is trained on how to read a bill. No one knows anything and because of that nothing is resolved resulting in constant phone calls chasing a resolution.
Currently on their online chat and all I want to know is when my credits are going to hit my account because yet again, I overpaid for the month. I have been transferred to the 6th agent about 3 minutes ago who is yet again "looking into it" and I have been waiting for a simple response for over an hour. I can't explain the excitement in words for this contract to be up and quite frankly I am excited and more than willing to go back to Verizon - even if that means my bill doubles. And I am not exaggerating in the slightest bit.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2018
I spent 2-1/2 hours yesterday afternoon trying to get an iPhone 7 on my AT&T plan either replaced or upgraded because it has the same problem many, many other people are having, the speaker quit working after the update to 11.3. AT&T refused to do either because our phone was a buy one, get one deal. We could pay the total price for the phone and the $350 fee to then fix the phone or they would give us a Samsung Galaxy to replace the phone for free. Between a rock and a hard place. After the phone call I did some research. When we purchased our phones I bought 2 iPhone 7s and an iPhone 8, 1 iPhone 7 for me that I have not had issues with, an 8 for my grandson and the other 7 (the free one) for my granddaughter which is the trouble phone.
When I bought the phones I asked for insurance on all 3, unbeknownst to me they only put it on mine and the 8, they told me on the phone yesterday that they didn’t put insurance on the one because it was free and already covered with one year warranty. I believe I was misled by AT&T when buying the phones, and now they are not wanting to stand behind a known problem with the iPhone 7. However, by offering the free Samsung I have to send back the iPhone 7 which they will refurb for a small price and get money back out of the phone. My ‘free’ phone cost me nothing but headaches.
AT&T comes out ahead as does Apple and meanwhile we are stuck with a phone we don’t want. As soon as our ‘contract’ is done in May, we are done with AT&T after doing business with them for many, many years. And don’t even ask about our bad experience with AT&T’s Sister company, DirecTV who promised us a $200 gift card upon sign up which we never received. After several phone calls I was told yesterday that we didn’t go online to claim our gift card so it was our own fault. So much for honesty in corporate America.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2018
AT&T's business practices are lousy and so are their systems. I was a wireless AT&T customer under my corporate account. My phone was paid for. I called to switch to a personal AT&T wireless service and AT&T said they had to unlock my phone. They were happy to do that while I waited on the phone call (from my house phone). Instantly, I had personal AT&T service. I was not aware that they re-locked my phone even though I had no contract. Now over a year later when I want to change my service for my iPhone7+, their automated system won't let me. It says my phone is locked and I have a contract. But att.net validates I DO NOT have a contract.
Now after 3 phone calls to AT&T customer service (2 hours of my Saturday), they send me to tech support who says they will submit a ticket and it will take 48 hours to unlock. I asked to speak to a supervisor because I want it unlocked NOW, just like when I was switching to AT&T personal service. They said they can't do that and all the supervisors are on other calls and they will not prioritize unlocking the phone anyway. FCC - please keep active competition in the wireless business so companies like AT&T and the other lousy behemoths ultimately die out as they should.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2018
I had been with AT&T "Mobile Share Advantage 16 GB" for $90/mo. July 2018, ATT forces all subscriber to double data for $5/10/20 more. Mine is $10 to get double at 32 GB. My family monthly average usage is about 15 GB. I asked ATT to: a. remain in my original "Share 16 GB" for $90/mo; or, b. give me the advantage by let me switch to the now, double to, 20 GB (previously "Mobile Share Advantage 10 GB") for the same $90/mo. ATT answered is "No, I MUST take the upgrade to Share 32GB for $100/mo." There is NO other options. This is a robbery!
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2018
I would rate 0 star if it let me. The only reason that AT&T has a 1 star rating is because you HAVE to rate a 1 star to get this review placed. I travel all over the United States and have yet to have good signal; New York-Bad Signal, Seattle-Bad Signal... It seems to not matter where I am. The only reliable way for me to make calls with AT&T service is with my WIFI connection. So, what is the point in paying for a monthly service when all I need is a WIFI connection. Then when the WIFI calling isn't working the phone and service is completely useless. Good luck getting assistance from the phone agents, they just talk over you and tell you they can't help you because they "can't see any issues in your area" on their computer screen.
It is complicated to get service. It is not convenient to not be able to use the phone or send text messages when needed. The phone map rarely works as well as I am so dependent on the WIFI and while driving that is nearly impossible to count on. I had Verizon for over 15 years, never a day with an issue with Verizon. It surprises me that anyone would recommend AT&T over Verizon or have a leg to stand on when it comes to service. AT&T is a huge disappointment and I will be getting new service with Verizon now.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2018
Do not change your service to AT&T. As a long-term customer of AT&T the reception has always been weak and spotty at best. Yes it was still up in pc after the hurricane and was not worse than usual. I still had to go outside to make a call. I just changed to Verizon and even with their reduced service due to the hurricane my reception is much better. Also when cancelling my plan I was told I had a $66 early cancellation fee on an iPad I thought I had received as a customer service bonus a couple of years ago. No option given to continue limited service until it was out of jeopardy period. Better to just avoid AT&T.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2018
AT&T lacks the spine and the balls to respond to any customer inquiries. Faulty iPhone Xs from the factory. Cannot activate new iPad Pro (with an eSIM). Regardless of phone, chat, or in-person (company store), AT&T has failed. Period.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2018
I've been with AT&T for seven years, my last bill there's extra $40 charge in my account, so I called them and online chatted with them, asking why, they kept telling me it's one time charge access fee, I don't even know why they charging me for, I asked them to look at my previous bill. It was never there, they didn't care and refused to remove the charge.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2018
ATT wireless ** sucks. They were not efficient in explaining my plan to me... I start service with them at the end of July. Make a payment in August. Here I am in October and have to give them over $600 to restore my ** service... Now you tell me how in the hell just in 2 months I have racked up a $600 bill for 3 lines. Did not tell me there was a per line usage fee or anything. All these hidden fees...** is ridiculous.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2018
January 2018 my husband and I decided to give AT&T Wireless service a try after being asked several times being a already DirecTV customer, well that was a mistake. I was told every month my bill including taxes and fees would be no more than 175.00 a month with also military discount so we says that's not bad for a unlimited plan, 2 iPhones plus free HBO. Ever since we agreed to accept their offer I've been calling them every month to remove the discounts we're suppose to be getting every month.
I'm tired, angry and very disappointed with all of the lies and poor wireless service. I wish I wouldn't have switched wireless carriers. I was with the best but they were more expensive but the service was much better. I could get service anywhere no matter where I was, like they say you get what you pay for. I'm gonna tell all my friends and family do not get service from AT&T wireless. They're telling me now my bill is about 195.00 a month now. Not a happy customer.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2018
I placed an order on 10/15/18 with a representative for an upgrade. (iPhone 8 Plus) R. Well, after confirmation, I was told that I would receive the product by mail on the 18th, I also had the link to check my status. When I would occasionally check the status, it would always say... In progress. So after a few more days of this I called customer service. I explained my situation and I was put on hold for 20 minutes, for someone to return to the phone and say... "You need to be transferred to billing”.
Then billing would say... "You're were transferred to the wrong department." The third representative I talked to replied, "Hi Mrs. How may I help you?” I then explain my situation for the 4th or 5th time I was transferred again. Then by the 6 attempt to explain my situation this representative looks into my information and then says... "Ma’am you’ve already received your phone." I then tell her... "I never received the product and also would like to have my account credited." I then asked, “What’s going on with the account?" She says, “Oh, the product is on back order." I then asked, “ Well, instead of lying why didn’t someone tell me that?" I then let them know that I will be switching to another phone company, and also writing a review on the most terrible service I’ve ever had with this company.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2018
So we haven't really had many issues with our wireless service in terms of performance... we get good signal where we live. However there are sooo many issues with everything else. We can never sign in... It always says to try again later. We've contacted support and their only solution is clicking "forgot password" and changing it from there. Sometimes that works, most of the time it doesn't. Still, we shouldn't have to change our password every time we want to sign into our account!
AT&T offers temporary line closures for deploying soldiers, so that's what we did when my husband deployed. That was easy... when I tried to get it turned back on I called the military support line and was transferred between people for an hour before they said "email this address and say MILITARY RESTORAL with your info to get his line restored." So I did that, and 2 days later got an email saying it was successfully cancelled! From there I had to email countless people who had no idea what I was talking about or what to do.
I called and spoke to a manager who assured me it would be fixed soon, but didn't tell me how or when. It took 2 weeks before I even got someone to respond with anything helpful. The manager kept asking "did we resolve your issue today" and when I said "No. My line still isn't on and I don't know when or if it will be restored by the time my husband needs it" he kept trying to paraphrase my response into something along the lines of "yes, it's resolved!" When it was finally restored, all of his line's information was gone online and they said they'd accidentally cancelled it all together.
They are notorious for adding packages/services to your account and not telling you. One line had phone insurance added for 4 months without our consent or us knowing. When we called to remove it they assured us we'd be refunded. However, the refund never came and the charges started popping up again about 2 months later. FINALLY someone removed the insurance and refunded the money. AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY TIME! We called to have another ridiculous, unapproved charge removed and while on the line they asked if we wanted to upgrade our package. We said no and hung up after the 1st charge was removed, but of course the next day the mentioned "upgrade" had been added to our account.
I swear these people try to see how much they can get away with, knowing that most people have autopay and don't check their bills in fine detail. Not to mention, their site is the most difficult thing to navigate. It's almost as if they're deliberately trying to confuse and frustrate people who want to manage their account without speaking to customer service members trying to sell you crap while you're currently trying to fix the problems they've created! We are cancelling AT&T as soon as my husband's new phone comes in. Don't even get me started on their internet.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2018
When we decided to switch carriers because we needed more area coverage when camping, I called to ask how much we still owed on our phones. I was told $28. I called again before we cancelled service to verify how much our final bill would be. They told me around $60. A few weeks later, after we cancelled I got a bill for $217, which they would not even let me view anymore because I was not a customer. When I called I was told my husband had removed me from the account and they could not talk to me. Which was another lie. So we waited to see if they would send us a paper bill, which they never did and then we received notification through our online bill pay that we owed $397.52.
When we called I was told that we had to pay for the whole month and we still owed $150 on our phones. When I said we should not have to pay for a month of service we did not have, the customer service rep said they would transfer us and then laughed at me. I was told to pay it and they would do nothing to help us. So paid it we did and we will NEVER use AT&T again.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2018
Literally the worst company I've ever had to interact with. My stepdaughter's phone was stolen two weeks ago, and AT&T is so incompetent that they filed my phone as stolen instead of hers, and blacklisted it. I've been trying to get service restored, and my phone off the blacklist for SIX DAYS. I've wasted hours in two different stores, on the phone and on chat with a multitude of agents, and instead of helping, they make things even worse. Some tell me the issue is fixed when it's not, and when I asked for compensation, they offered me $2.20. That's right folks, TWO DOLLARS and TWENTY cents for SIX days of absolute misery.
As fast as I can, as complicated as it will be with 5 phones, TV and Internet service, my family and I are switching to Verizon. There is no other company in the world who could possibly be as awful as AT&T. Hate is a very strong word, but that is the only word that comes to mind when I think about AT&T. Thirteen years of horrific experiences and service needs to end now, and my husband and I need our happy lives back.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2018
Zero customer service. AT&T doesn't even know the meaning of the word. Suddenly for no reason, in the middle of a text, I get locked out of my account. Tried to call and find out why but they needed a password that I don't know. Very condescending, trying to explain to me what a password is. Really? Would not ask me anything else, said I needed to do the online reset. Refused to answer why I was locked out in the first place. Going back to T-MOBILE tomorrow.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2018
Please save yourself the pain. I seriously have no nerves or dignity left in trying to deal with them. Sheesh, very simple questions and trying to pay a bill. Complete runaround. Rudest agent I've experienced in my 47 years on this planet. Boo!!!
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2018
I regretfully left T-Mobile 2 yrs ago, because the signal in my house was no good. I got a new Samsung S7 whereby I paid for it, but there was a credit to my account. 11 months in after having already paid $257 towards this phone, I gave the phone to my daughter. Come to find out in doing so, I started the clock all over again, on paying off the phone. I called to speak to customer service and they said, sorry it was in the terms and conditions. I said I want to speak to a manager, it doesn't make any sense, she says I can't speak to a manager, it was in the terms and conditions.
I ended up losing the $257 I had already paid in. Total scam, total screw job, horrible customer service. Buyer beware. They shut off my phone hotspot at 10G (or so slow it didn't work). I called to see if there was anything they could do, since I need my phone for work. They said sorry, nothing. So much for UNLIMITED. Again, total SCAM. Moved to T-Mobile who has since improved the signal in my town. Stay AWAY.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2018
We have been with AT&T for over 10 yrs. Up 'til now we have been satisfied customers. We recently found T-Mobile to be a better deal and to make this happen, have to get our phones unlocked. Well after 2 weeks, many hours on the phone with CS, and false promises and lies, it has become quite clear that they are essentially refusing to do this. No money is owed on the phones, and now we are forced to purchase unlock codes. I have determined to do everything possible to help someone else avoid making the same mistakes we've made. Tell all your friends, STAY AWAY FROM AT&T!!!
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2018
I called AT&T to cancel my Tablet # over a year ago. It was never cancelled and so I was being charge for this tablet monthly. I called back few months ago to find out why it was not cancelled and they showed no record of me wanting it cancelled! So this was in September 2018. They finally cancelled it. So being said that I was going to be reimbursed over $129.00 for the time it should of been cancelled. Never got a credit! So I called back today and no help whatsoever. I just got a cocky representative and no people skills with that. AT&T really needs to be more professional and just don't give us answers if you don't mean it. I've been with this company over 15 years and pay at least over $250-300 a monthly. I think it's time to go with another cell provider. This is ridiculous!
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2018
AT&T billing is always in question when it comes to my fix monthly charges. Even without any over usage or anything bill doesn't come out same every month. We have 5 lines on our family plan. We had a 20 GB plan limit and the bill was never the same. At one point, I stopped looking at bill cause it was always within +/-15 bucks range. That itself is insane. We should have fixed bill for same usage every month.
I added a new line and AT&T charged me $200+ on that line for making 66 min international call. My total bill with 6 lines went above 600 bucks. God Save Me now... Called AT&T customer service and they said, "We cannot help but you need to pay the amount." I was trying to figure what to do and looked up and found $15 add on for international calls made so that I can add that and remove those extra charges. The add on is called world connect advantage. When I asked about that, the representative said there is no such plan. They just didn't help me. I called again in a week, now they said because it's already billed, we cannot swap it with $15 add on. I insist to get more help and they transferred me to an international billing department. Now they are saying that I denied to get that add on when asked! What a bummer. Really! This is just total harassment to customer.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2018
I was an AT&T for 20 years and they started charging me $25 past due amounts on my already $300 cell phone bill. The thing is I had automatic withdrawals each month. So after them telling me there was nothing they could do I canceled my service. So that was in August so a September bill came with yet another $25 past due charge. Well we paid it because we figured that would be it and customer service was no help. Here comes October they charge me another 42.22. They say it’s from my U-verse account which I don’t have. Now I have to go to my bank and have another debit card reissued. Because they can’t fix it and don't care to.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2018
Been a customer for over 20 years and their customer service department is at a all time low. Reps don't know what is going on and management is no help. Spoke to two managers, one is Carlos and the other would not give his name. Customer service type in the wrong card number to withdraw payment as scheduled and caused my account to go in default. They shut off the phone and demanded full payment. Management was of no help and would not confirm that it was an error on their end. Therefore after years of being a loyal customer. I am forced to leave and look elsewhere. Therefore goodbye AT&T, I will forever tell everyone that you are the worst ever. On to the next review site to give more bad reviews.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2018
The representatives will put you on speaker for others to hear the conversation. You can hear people laughing in the background. They are unprofessional. You will be re-routed over and over again to various people in other departments not related to why you called.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2018
Ordered a phone through phone and was advised to reach to Any store to collect SIM card. At the store (Wayne NJ) I was told: SIM card would arrive with the phone and that I could get another SIM and number and that we could cancel the phone order. Along with manager a call was made to AT&T customers service who confirmed cancellation but said that the phone would still be sent and advised to returned it within 14 days and provide them later with tracking ID. Phone returned as advised. After a couple of weeks I reached out to AT&T and request receipt confirmation. The phone was received!
Then a couple of weeks later my account was credit for a phone I had returned. Went to Wayne store where store manager and I called customer service who confirmed receipt and apply recrediting in my credit card. Then a few days later, my account was again credited for the phone. After this day I made so many calls (>20 hours) to AT&T. Managers review investigate my case(s), track the phone using different systems AT&T have and approves credit! Then someone somehow disregard over and over again the credit approval and rejects the credit! This has happened up to 10 times, If not more. I was once called by someone who claimed to be a “high manager” (was made aware of the above after I filled in a survey,) who was going to investigate why all was rejected and promised crediting my account and would follow up with a call. That never came.
Five months down the road, I’m still being charged for a phone I returned to AT&T and which receipt was confirmed my multiple managers. Recently I made payments that would go towards my service but AT&T is applying to the phone. Upon consultation of an attorney I called Customer service and requested to escalate the case which I’ve done. During the call I came to know that the case was internally escalated and that I would receive a call on October 18th.
It’s today Oct 18 7:58 pm and no call has been made to me. I will contact Attorney General's office to file a claim and initiate investigation as AT&T is committing fraud! For the record, I have been with AT&T for 10 years now and am a gold customer as they called it. This means I never was later on a payment! Fear of AT&T destroying my credit is the only reason as to why I’m still making calls to them. I hope they don’t hurt my credit like it was apparently done to another customer I just read the reviews who has similar issue!!
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2018
I have tried their security system and could not get anyone to answer info on login failures. Could not use system for months but now owe 200 plus to collection agency even though told them to put on hold. However, they require to confirm that I said this or that in their notes but they refuse to document requests so that they can say they never received the request. Bunch of thieves who would prefer to send to collections an account instead of offering a way to keep an account open and get a technician to location to assist in device failures. Happy to cancel, however, have a pile of devices here that are now useless that I had to pay small fortune to get installed. Their cell service has become just as bad in rising rates for existing users and milking every penny possible when needing to upgrade a device. I miss the days when they had deals for existing users to get new phones at a discount instead of offering only for new users.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2018
Beware of the message from AT&T that your prepaid plan is "good until" a certain time (e.g. 8:57 a.m. CDT) the next day. This implies that current plan is being cancelled and that you have to choose a more expensive one. AT&T does not say that you can keep your current plan and that the "good until" time and date are meaningless. In fact, you can keep your cheap plan if you like it. In my opinion, this message from AT&T constitutes consumer fraud.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2018
I got this service back in Jan of 2016. I was told by the rep they could not provide service without doing auto pay. Okay, so I set up service. Their auto payments came out at random times of the month so I shut it off and logged on every month to pay. This was okay, until the year contract expired. Then they stopped sending emails for when the bill was due and would shut off service anywhere between 2-7 days after the bill came out to charge an additional $30. I called to cancel the service and was threatened with my bill going to collection if I did not pay that day. This is the absolute worst service I have ever received.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2018
After an hour and half with ATT on the phone, promising a new iPhone with savings on my DirecTV bill as well I said yes, after 2 wrong total for my monthly bill I got one. Then was told after the credit check etc that there was a activation fee of $30. Then it was a state sales tax of $67.00 ok, I gulped and still said ok. After everything was done I was directed to a website to "check the boxes." I just needed to that the girl says, when I asked about this contract to pay $700. To ATT she didn't know anything about it.
She gave me to the manager, who tried to tell me I was getting the iPhone 8 for "free", but if I left ATT before 30 months were up I had to pay the phone off or give up "my free" phone. At best it's lying, attorney general should close them down or fine them for lying, nondisclosure at least!!! Thank god I read the fine print for once in my life. I saved myself a lot of grief! No way would I have kept $80 a month for 30 months, not when everyone else is doing $25 to $40 a month nowadays! I have some choice words for them!
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2018
My experience with AT&T by far hands down the worst experience I've ever had with a company tenfold. They continue to send me Bills 6 months after my account was closed and demand that I pay them when I have no account with them. If you go with AT&T go with God!!!
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2018
My father in law passed away in August. We canceled his AT&T service and paid his last bill. Still, there was a credit on his account. Upon their request, we returned all of their equipment under their statement that we would be reimbursed the credit on the account. Oddly, they charged the closed account EXACTLY for the amount they owed us! When I called to complain, they treated me so rudely that I am now canceling our account. DO NOT JOIN AT&T. They will rip you off even after you’re dead.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2018
Whatever you do not, I mean do not sign up with AT&T. I purchased my phone the S9+ on May 25th 2018 only because I was promised a rebate after 90 day for already having U-verse. 5 months later I'm calling and they said they can't find the promotion that was associated with this deal on that date. I've been transferred to every dept. with no one can give me any answer as to what's going on. I will be paying the cancelation for my services for wireless and U-verse and moving on. Stay away. Go to Verizon or Sprint!
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2018
This last year has been complete misery. My contract is up and I can not leave AT&T fast enough. I have had problems from day one. First they lied to me about the channels available and wanted to charge me $30 more a month to get the channels I wanted. So for a year I have not had the service I signed up to receive. I have had 3 dvrs break losing everything I recorded. Each time calling customer service was a joke. Waiting for 45 minutes sometimes for them to answer after navigating a labyrinth of computer assistants designed to remove your will to live. Then getting through to someone who has me go through all the same procedures I have already tried. Then to put me on hold and cut me off. They all take my number but NEVER call back.
I have never resolved an issue without making 3-5 calls to the service department. My recommendation for any unlucky souls in this position is to immediately ask for a supervisor. This slightly shortened the process. But as the filbert comic once said; they do eventually solve the problem if your problem is an abundance of optimism.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2018
I had both AT&T and DirecTV for 2 years. Absolute worst customer service ever! Do yourself a favor and trying call their customer service line when you're not buying a product. The most frustrating experience ever.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2018
Service in the Pittsburgh PA area and 26062 area have degraded substantially over the last two years. Barely a signal in places with 5 bars previously. The local stores are gone out of business. AT&T has really suffered quality and service. Sad.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2018
Their call center the people do not speak English. I have been waiting since Sep 28 2018 to get service. 2 appointments and they never showed up. No calls or text... I'm stuck cause fcc reg no one else can service this area. I have a rescue and I cannot even operate it the right way. Stay far away from this company...
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2018
AT&T wireless service isn't bad... But, their customer service sucks. A year ago, on November 25th 2017 I purchased the BOGO iPhone 8+... Was told I qualified. Last week found out I wasn't getting the credit. Called them. 7 AT&T customer service agents assured me it would be taken care of and I was assured I'd get the credit. The only reason we purchased the phones was because of the BOGO. Well AT&T got back to us and said, "Sorry, you weren't eligible. Have a nice day." They basically screwed us out of over $500 and it's like oops... The supervisor told me I can't afford to pay off my phones and switch carriers so I need to take what they say and have humility. So, When my phones are paid off I'm going back to Verizon. Never have I been treated so rudely and with such disregard. I'm disgusted.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2018
My husband and I needed to change internet providers because our current one increased monthly payment too high. Contacted AT&T & a tech installer was scheduled a week later of when order was placed. The tech didn't show up, and when I called to complain the customer rep said that tech was behind on his schedule and could not come to my residence anymore; so it HAD to be reschedule for 3 days after (nothing in between). Again I waited and tech didn't show up. This time when I call just rep said that the tech said I wasn't home. They said an adult must be at home from 8am to 12pm. Both days I lost work. On the 2nd day I left gate open, front door open, all my windows were open, cars park in driveway. No email, phone call or text received. Just rep I can rescheduled in 3 more days, and I had to cancel the order. This kind of service before actually being a customer does not speaks good about this company.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2018
Called many times to get new sim card. Spent 3 hours on the phone and got wrong card. Went to the store, wait for 40 minutes, the guy was enjoying his conversation with customer, like on wedding party. Called again customer service, no supervisor, spent another hour, just get sim card...
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2018
I literally was just LIED to by AT&T rep. I was outside the AT&T store to pay to restore my service. They SUCKS, btw. I called to find out the EXACT amount I needed to restore. He told me, I went in and paid it. Now they will not restore until the current bill is paid to restore? I will pay... and then, I will leave. This literally is the WORST I have been treated by a company. THEY LIE PERIOD!
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2018
Ordered mobile business phone. Called and canceled order, and they sent phone anyway. Found phone on doorstep. Took the phone to UPS as AT&T instructed almost 2 years ago, and they have claimed they never received the phone, but the phone has been in use by an AT&T customer since the return. They refused to contact that customer to verify how they obtained the phone and have continued to negatively impact my credit score.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2018
I purchased 1 iPhone and 2 Androids directly from the AT&T store. This is where the problem first started. The not 1, but 2 CSR's in the store had to contact another store just to get the phones activated. I enrolled in auto pay, which set off another nightmare. Every month for the past 4 months (only had service for 5 months) I have had to call them because they overbilled me and/or charged me twice, or charged each line on the multi-line account for the full amount of all 3 lines. I filed a complaint with the BBB and a satisfactory agreement was reached between us. Only to find that this month that I can't pay with auto pay because they had to refund me my money that they overcharged me. I'm going elsewhere. Save your money folks and find a better carrier.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2018
When you have your cellphone for a few years your service is terrible so they can get you to buy a new phone. Internet messes up only during prime time so when you complain they try and make you upgrade. They are doing this to their customers. My service was good until a few work truck did service on my street! Internet drops 3 to 4 times a night during 7/10 pm and weather is perfect through the state.
I complain and they tell me it is my internet speed and that I would have to pay for a faster speed. They should send a repairman to my house! Service has been on for 10 months, trouble started 3 months ago after trucks were doing something on my street. They cannot produce the service I pay for so why would I upgrade and have the same problem later. The person that thought up this deceitful way to be business is surely taking care of the stockholders rather than we customers! Bad business AT&T, may your corporate big pockets pay for their ways!
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2018
So I visited the AT&T store in North Brunswick, New Jersey. I am new to AT&T plan and I had some questions about my bill. I went to the store with the idea that I will be assisted well but on the contrary the business expert who came to assist me was simply rude and arrogant. His name was Kevin and I don’t know what was wrong with him. He made me feel that I am stupid, that I wasn’t able to figure out things. He was supposed to made me understand me things but on the contrary he made me uncomfortable with his stupid attitude. I simply hated the service and I regret the decision of switching to AT&T.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2018
All I can say is save yourself a massive headache and don't buy a cell phone or a cell phone plan through AT&T. I along with the rest of my family have been loyal to AT&T for years. Then I moved to China for several months, paying off a brand new iPhone purchased through the company before my departure. While I was in China, this brand new iPhone shut down for no reason. Because of this, my phone had to be restored to factory settings and I was unable to get into any of my applications because a confirmation code needed to be sent to my old number.
I contacted AT&T, who refused to help me at all. Their various customer reps gave me inaccurate information every step of the way. It is very obvious that they are not well trained. Because of their incompetence and horrible customer service and products, I was stranded with no money and no way to contact my parents in an airport in Kunming. It was disgusting considering that I have been a customer for multiple years and my parents have been customers for over ten years. Do not use this company. If you have children, know that AT&T will be all too happy to leave them in the lurch. This is not a company that cares about families, safety, or customer service.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2018
My plan is GoPhone plan, Prepaid monthly plan. My first bill was 11/13/2016 through 12/12/2016. Every other month, AT&T charges me one day earlier. Until now, AT&T charges starts Oct. 3 until Nov 8, 2018. I called AT&T and asked why they charges me earlier rather than confirmed MONTHLY basis, the customer service rep. (two times, two staff) said their monthly is 30 days. If I want to start 13 of each month again, I need to pay for $2/day for these days between Oct. 3 and Oct. 13 or changed to regular monthly plan. If I continue to use AT&T GoPhone Prepaid plan for one and a half year, I will be charged for an additional monthly fee without usage. The key is this is AT&T purposely planned. AT&T staff confirmed over again: They charge GoPhone by 30 days, that is what they meant MONTHLY.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2018
All I wanted was to pay cash for a new iPhone XS Max. The news reported iPhones would be available for purchase in AT&T phone centers 9/21/18, but when I went into the Oregon Trail Shopping Ctr., Gresham, OR store, I was told AT&T only allowed time payments, so I ordered an XS MAX. I completed the order at $59/mo. I later learned AT&T DID have the new iPhones in stores much earlier, for purchase. I was directed to drive to the Lloyd Center store, to pick up a Gold iPhone XS MAX.
After I'd completed the order, that representative said he wasn't able to cancel my previous order, so he had to assign a temporary "Ghost Phone Number" just for billing. I explained, just so long as it doesn't cost more money? And the representative responded, "NO." What he did was sign me up for a multi-line plan at $140/mo, against my will; and since he claimed his till was closed, and unable to accept payments there was a second-time payment of $59 per month. Next, AT&T didn't provide sufficient labels to send the phones back.
Roughly 45 days later, customer service said the only way to correct the problems is to return =ALL= phones to their original location, PLUS my old phone, leaving me with =ZERO= phones while I wait another 2-3 weeks for them to send a replacement phone to me! Meanwhile, I would be without a phone for 2-3 weeks, and they expect me to pay what might be at least $431 including balance of my old account, for one month, when my bill should have been $69. I have been with AT&T (including Cingular) for over 25 years, and I can no longer recommend AT&T to anyone.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2018
I purchased a new phone one year ago, and kept my old phone for my business. It was not until 2 weeks ago that I noticed the balance on my new phone was charged to the old phone. What this means is that I cannot have the business phone (the old one) deactivated until I pay off the balance that I owe, which actually is for the new phone! I purchased my phone at the AT&T store at 654 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair, NJ. This was where the deception actually occurred. Worse off, AT&T will not rectify this situation. I have been asked them to transfer the balance to the proper (new) phone, so I can have the old phone deactivated and they have refused to do it. I have been a loyal AT&T customer for 18 years. I am finished with them now. I am prepared to pay off my phone balance and leave AT&T. BTW, the service is HORRIBLE! I should have left a long time ago.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2018
I have a very bad experience with ATT customer service. Our family had a vacation in Europe in July 2018. My wife and my daughter signed up the International Day Pass, which is supposed to charge $10 per day for data usage. After we signed up and used for one day (all confirmed by ATT emails), we then stopped the Day pass. However, instead of charging us $20 for two phones for one-day usage, they charged us $1252.69 for data roaming of the two phones for one day.
We contacted ATT customer service about 8 times both by calling customer service directly or online LiveChat. Every time they sounded so nice and promised to have the issues resolved within next 48 hours. On several occasions, their managers even called back to promise the resolution (we have printout of the LiveChat). However, since our first call on September 2 till now, one month has passed, we have heard nothing back from them and they still charged my credit card for $1252.69. I wonder whether this type of dispute can only be resolved by attorney.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2018
This doesn't even deserve one star. I've been dealing with AT&T for the past few weeks. I initially contacted them for internet service and they convinced me to get a package deal with cell phone a service. Within 2 days they got my internet installed but they didn't ship my phones. I was blamed multiple times and had to go in person to prove I'm not making things up. I then had such problems with them. They kept "losing" my information and blamed it on that. Then every time we'd change the information they disconnected me or sent me to other representatives.
Today was the last straw. They said I had to cancel my order and re-order but I was PROMISED to be given the same deal. I recorded ALL our conversations. Then when I was transferred they wouldn't give me the same deal and said I was never given that deal. I plan on suing them (class action). Anyone who wishes to join contact me **. Besides all the game they played with me they were absolutely rude. Let's see if they even will allow this to be posted. If they don't it just proves my point even more and I will use this for my case as well. Thank you.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2018
I went into AT&T and purchased a new iPhone so I could give my existing phone to my mother. I was told it would take 2 days for my existing iPhone to be unlocked so my mother could use it with her carrier. It has been 5 days now. Customer Service first told me they couldn't access the request. When I asked to speak to a supervisor I was told there is a backlog and it will take a week. When I asked the supervisor to expedite I was again told there was nothing they could do and it would be a week. AT&T is delaying my ability to utilize the phone I own as I want. This is an unfair business practice and AT&T should be held financially accountable.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2018
I have been an AT&T mobile customer for several years. My plan was set to renew on October 4, 2018 and my auto pay was set to process on October 2, 2018. Prior to my payment processing, I turned off my auto pay function. Nonetheless, AT&T still automatically processed this payment and renewed my plan. I called AT&T this morning (October 4, 2018) to inform them of the error and to request a refund. The first customer service agent told me auto pay payments are non-refundable, but since it was a prepayment and I hadn't had any usage that I was eligible for a refund that would be handled by a payment supervisor. This payment supervisor was extremely rude, refused to give a refund, and unexpectedly hung up on me. I'm always courteous and calm even when I feel like I'm being robbed by a huge corporation. Moving forward, I will strongly and actively discourage friends/family from using AT&T.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2018
We were initially promised $500 in Visa rewards as an incentive to switch over to AT&T. We received $100 and were told to call about the rest of our rewards to make sure they were coming. After talking to 6 departments we were told that "we were never promised that and there is no note or proof of it". Instead of making it up to us through credit on our accounts or anything else they could do, it was a done deal. It was unfortunate that promises were made in order to gain our loyalty as customers, yet once we signed and agreed to a contract there was no follow through or even basic respect.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2018
Worst customer service I've ever experienced! I will never do business with AT&T or DirecTV again. Nothing went right from the install of my dish to the quoted price on my bill... Bad... Bad... Bad! IT SEEMS NO ONE COMMUNICATES WITH ANYONE!
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2018
This one of the worse services to get a phone with! After many years of horrible service, today is the day I realized this is it! After being on hold off and on for 3 hours my phone is still not activated. I've requested to speak to a supervisor and that was 40 minutes ago! I'm done! They're not professional and they give you the runaround! I'm still on hold as I'm typing this! T-Mobile here I come!
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2018
ATT charges fees for each line and it is never consistent on a monthly basis. If you choose to upgrade when your Next contract ends, they will allow you to do so but with additional charges such as activation fees $30, $75 for taxes/charges, and your old phone. Here is the catch they don’t provide any incentive for your old phone that you paid over $1000 as a credit of some type towards the new phone. I had an issue with an iPad and contacted ATT to remove the additional line that we were being charged for due to we only have two iPads not three. CSR recently stated they would credit my account and apologized for any inconvenience and to check my acct. within 24-48 hours.
Well, I did and to my shock the bill went from $500 to over $3000+. I contacted ATT again and was escalated to a supervisor who was no help at all advising me to contact my bank. I advised her so I am looking at all cleared payments from my bank for the past five months and they all cleared and money sent to ATT. Supervisor never once reviewed my account but kept stating contact my bank because if payments are canceled that means declined payments. I advised her that those payments cleared and money sent to ATT. I seriously doubt we would still have 7 active lines with service in October, upgraded one line, added a line, etc. and no one from ATT sent a letter, text, email, Skype, airmail, etc. for a $3200 payment for over 4 months.
I DON’T THINK SO and I need you to review my account for the errors on whomever altered my account. Long story short, supervisor was no help and I have submitted complaints to FTC and BBB. I am a long time customer of ATT but ever since the merger with DirecTV I have dealt with poor customer service, inconsistent bills, added products I didn’t order, etc. Once my account is updated, I will be switching providers. ATT deserves zero stars based on my experience with them.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2018
I called for help with my high speed internet. They accessed the account and then wanted a phone number to receive orders and ads. I declined and they said they could not help me. The supervisor did finally resolve our issue but it took an hour. And I did not have to receive ads. Also the first customer service representative gave a false name. Lies, red tape, misinformation and lazy.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2018
ATT gives goodies to join but charges substantial fees later and the services they offer they are inferior to what I was accustomed with Verizon. I am a victim of those goodies which are not really goodies. I have been offered two new iPad for free & a plan with unlimited data if I switch my small business wireless service (4 cell phones and two new iPad) to ATT from Verizon about a year ago.
However, what I have found out this past year is that I have not done my due diligence prior of doing that and now a year later I found out that their promises were empty or did not outweigh the costs. Their international service (and particularly reception) as compared to Verizon is awful & at the end it cost a small business with overseas needs substantially more (at least based on my overseas traveling arrangements) and when I called their small business department from overseas or even from the US many times I found myself waiting excessively and I received limited or no support.
Based on my experience the last year, I can affirmatively say that ATT is not a company that is oriented to service or even understand small business. Their international services are awful, and their customer support & understanding of the needs for small business is awful as well. My take is do your due diligence when you switch from one wireless provider to another & do not get tempted with the goodies as well.
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2018
Purchased a phone in May and was told about a promotion where if I added a line (which I did not need), the cost of the phone would be reduced by half. The rep further advised I'd only need to keep the line for 3 months which would result in a significant savings. When the 3 months were over, tried to cancel the line. Was told I'd been given incorrect information, and I was locked into 30 months with an extra line or the full cost of the phone would be due immediately. With 30 months of paying for an "extra line", I will now pay more for the phone than if I'd just bought it outright in the first place. Complaint to customer service made no difference. BEWARE of what you're told by AT&T!!
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2018
I just waited for 45 minutes in your Robinson Township Centre (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) retail store and ended up leaving because my time has some value to it. Two people dressed in jeans were your staff, and they each had customers with them when I arrived. One of the staff members said, "We'll be with you shortly." I get that you are busy, I get that other customers were there before me, but one of the staff members was talking about her son, and could have easily come over to me to see the nature/estimated time my visit would take. I had TWO questions that could have been handled in four minutes. BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN A VERIZON CUSTOMER WHO WANTED TO SWITCH SERVICE. TOTAL FAIL. AND NOW I'M THINKING ABOUT VERIZON.
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2018
I recently got married so my husband and I went to the AT&T store on 9/23/18 to see what the cost would be to have his phone switched from another carrier and added to my plan. We were told $20 to add the line and for an additional $20+ my husband would get a new phone and I would upgrade our plan to unlimited data. We were also told that if there was anyone else on my account who was eligible for an upgrade, they too could get a new phone and my account would be credited $700. We told the sales rep that we wanted to go through with the changes and my son's phone would be the one to replace. Our rep said that my son would have to be present and bring his phone in for the upgrade. I mentioned that my son lived out of town. The rep asked if there was any way my son could come in during this week while the special was running. I called my son and we arranged for him to come to town on Wednesday evening.
Wednesday evening my son drove to Charleston, WV and my husband left work early so we could make the changes to my AT&T plan. The SAME sales rep that we had seen just three days earlier... the one who said to come in this week... informed us that the special was no longer going on. We were no longer eligible for any new phones or upgrades and it was going to cost more than the $20 to add my husband's phone to my account. The only way around this was to sign up for DirecTV. This rep was aware (after a discussion on 9/23/18) that I had used DirecTV and Dish Network in the past and had terrible luck due to the location of my house. Again, I told him I would not be signing up for DirecTV now or ever again. He said he was sorry and there was nothing more he could do.
Two things - (1) I have been with AT&T since they bought out Cingular. I have had many upgrades to my plan over the years and have never even thought of switching carriers - until now. For a sales rep not to know when his company's special is running is unprofessional. My son came in from out of town and my husband left work early so we could make the changes that had been discussed 72 hours earlier. (2) If I want DirecTV I will contact them. I do not need to have TV service shoved down my throat every time I stop in an AT&T store or call to discuss my account, or through numerous emails. Just because AT&T acquired DirecTV doesn't mean that I have to. I think I'm going to have my two phone numbers transferred over to Sprint - they seem so much more eager and willing to take care of their customers.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2018
It is now late September. I made the mistake of becoming an AT&T customer last April. The original deal was free iPhone and 99 cents to buy a iPad with a 2-year commitment. Today I read (about the iPhone: established on Apr 03, 2018; Amount financed $ 699.99; INSTALLMENT 6 of 30 $ 23.34; Balance remaining after current installment $559.95.) I called to clear this up and they said the original promotion deal was BUY the iPhone and get iPad for 99 cents. And because I used an over-the-phone sales associate, verbal agreements were made... papers shifted, then lost. And now I’m stuck with AT&T gouging me until I find another phone company to buy out my contract AND has integrity.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2018
After being a loyal, and patient customer for years, I'm done with ATT forever! I am on my 5th or 6th, so many I lost track, S8 Plus, with the last 3 all due to the same issue. 3 weeks ago I had 3 replacement S8 Pluses in my hand all at once! They would send me one, same problem, send another, same problem...the 3rd (and final one) was PROMISED to me by a cust. rep., to be a NEW phone...not refurbished. I have spent hours on the phone trying to resolve these issues that aren't being taken care of. The male, Hispanic rep (didn't get his name, why get one anyway...nothing happens), promised me up and down, that he would send a new phone so we could start from scratch. He said he had the authority to send a NEW phone to me and would do it to FINALLY take care of the issues. And telling me "it's all in the notes, what I'm doing".
This was the 3rd phone in this particular "claim", and now they said they can't find the notes from that conversation. How convenient! I didn't pay my bill last week and my phone was turned off. Isn't it amazing when the paying consumer doesn't play by the rules, ATT doesn't' hesitate to disconnect? But when ATT, admitting an error, causes a problem that it doesn't resolve, the consumer is left with hardly any options but dropping ATT. I would be embarrassed to work for ATT. After spending another 1.5 hours trying to resolve the issue today, chat wasn't available for me at all today, I can't use my phone because it was turned off (my choice) so while trying to resolve this ongoing issue, once again before I give them another cent, I was disconnected twice from cust. service. This is after explaining to every person I talked to, only to be connected to another person whom I have to explain it all again.
And now I'm pissed!! ATT wants my past due and current payment to do anything, 340 bucks. Well, for 325 I can get a NEW Samsung S9 Plus, w/extended warranty, and higher rated cust. service with Verizon. So why would I give more money to someone who does NOTHING to resolve a customer's issues but lie to them about sending NEW phone, and treats them like crap!? Why? At this point I don't care about the 10 months left on my contract. I would send them my crappy phone back to them, but they have lost all my trust, with their empty promises and outright lies.
They would find something wrong with it and not credit me fully. So I'll sell it any way I can to recoup my balance and my frustration/time. If I can't sell it, I have a new fancy MP3 player/video source that I can use, while talking on my NEW Verizon Samsung S9 Plus, and paying 30 less a month! And a mark on my credit report. Boo hoo! No brainer for ATT, a company that DOESN'T provide satisfactory service after the sale.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2018
I've been a loyal supporter and customer even when they were BellSouth, but after dealing with these new representative! I'm done! I had a phone that kept cutting off when I'm on a call. I reported it they told me to send it in. A couple of days before I return it I drop it and crack the screen. I immediately call customer service and told them I dropped it and cracked it. I ask do you send it in like this they said yes! I did and they sent me another phone that was doing the same thing as the one I sent in!
A couple of days later I get my old phone back saying I owe over $600 for the phone. My contract is up in 2 months. I only old a hundred and some dollars! I called and tried to resolve this problem but no! I've had insurance on my 2 phone ever since I've been with this company and I've never used it! All they had to do was file my phone on my insurance but they want me to pay $815 dollars bill this month because they filed my phone on a warranty! I always renew my contract but I will do without a phone! And this representative call me and said, "I gave you a break to pay only $400 dollars but you didn't take it!" Ms **! Thank you for helping me leave AT&T! I appreciate you!
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2018
I recently had issues with AT&T overbilling my account by $90.00. I contacted Customer Service and attempted to resolve the matter to no avail. I really never had a reason to contact customer service, however, when I did they were courteous and professional. During this process, I experienced the most unprofessional customer service ever. I was put on hold for extended amounts of time, instead of call being transferred it was being disconnected, to even being advised that the customer service department does not have a contact number for a corporate office. AT&T has lowered their customer service standards by hiring rude, incompetent representatives.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2018
Summarize the account that has happen to my husband and I. On August 2016 my husband and I decide to switch our carrier to AT&T, biggest cell phone fraud company I ever dealt with. We had a account for 2 cell phones, a tablet, and a watch. No problem. We always paid our account on time, no problem. In March 2018, our granddaughter dropped my cell phone and broke it, took them about a week to send me a new phone. I didn't understand if I have Assurance Insurance why the store couldn't just replace my phone. The phone that they sent was a Warranty phone, the phone started dropping calls, not ringing, switching from one app to another on its own. So I decided on August 22nd 2018 I had had ENOUGH.
I called, informed them was a business owner I relied on my phone a lot, and what's was going on, I talked to 7 different rep from 8/22-9/14, 2018 and still no phone. I called on 9/15th. 2018 and talked with Kendall (he was very pleasant and nice) and told me that my phone had been stolen from the warehouse and that he would send me another phone. Well it was a warranty phone and cracked when I received it. WOW!!!! I called to report that this phone is no good either. The rep told me I had to go back through warranty to get another phone. Why do I pay Insurance? WOW!!! Make a long story short, my business has suffer because I don't have a reliable phone, but NOT after today. A DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER AND SPOUSE!!!
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2018
At first, my mom and I switched to AT&T from Verizon about 3 years ago. I wanted to upgrade from my iPhone 6 to a 6s. And at the time, AT&T had a switch offer going on. If we signed up, then we could get a discount and a $200 gift card to use on whatever we wanted (which obviously we'd use to help pay our new phones off). So when we signed up, the employee that was helping us said we would get our gift card in 7-10 business days. So we waited, and nothing came. We called in and they told us that it hadn't processed yet. So we waited about 2 weeks for them to process and ship.
Still nothing came. So we called the 2nd time, they told us there was an error in their computers and that the processing hadn't even started yet. So they apologized and said they'd have it shipped out that day. So skip ahead about 4 months now, still no gift card and our last 5th call to them by this point, they told us we had to file the claim for the gift card in order to get it. So we thought we had finally done that over the phone as they said we could actually do over the phone. Because there was nothing we could claim on the website under our account. About 3 more months pass by and still. No. Gift. Card.
So we call in for the last time and they say "Oh you have to be accepted in order to get the gift card, we processed your information and it came up that you weren't eligible for the $200 gift card, our apologies." So, we never got that gift card and we were locked in a contract to pay our $800 phones off for now three years. We're scheduled to be out of contract and own our phones by October 2019. I still don't know exactly why we're still paying off our phones when we've been paying $60/month for both phones. Even with the 3 replacement phones from the accidental drops I've had, it still doesn't add up right. And that $60 doesn't even include the actual phone plan.
Which in of itself isn't the best, and the bars on my phone signal keep going out. And just recently from last night, I had my phone say "no service" for the first time ever owning any phone! I understand that when I'm in the mall and I'm in the lowest level that the signal will cut out, which is understandable considering concrete walls and all that. But I was literally just in my room and trying to use the flashlight on my phone to find my charger again and noticed it said no service. I would gain some respect back for AT&T if they gave us our gift card they promised us. I'm incredibly disappointed in their lack of customer service as a whole as well as how little information they give when signing new customers up.
Oh and not to mention, I had to pay to downgrade from the iPhone 7 replacement they gave me (if you don't like the lack of the headphone jack, you understand) to the 6s. Even though it said on our account that we were paying off a 6s. Which in of itself as a situation is weird and doesn't make any sense. We will be switching carriers in Oct 2019. When hopefully our payments are finally finished.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2018
I've been with AT&T for about 2-3 years and until the last 60 days I've received fairly decent customer service. However the customer service I've received since will be the reason I never do business with this company again. Starting with internet service: I recently requested a transfer of service based on having to relocate for work. My account was active and in good standing, the first call (on Saturday) went well I thought. That is, until the appointment for install that was scheduled 3 days (Tuesday) later when no one called or ever showed up.
I called AT&T to resolve the matter, and was informed they had "technical issues" and my appointment had to be rescheduled to 3 more days out. Now we're at a Thursday and again, no one calls or shows up. I call AT&T YET AGAIN to find out what happened and the answer I was given was that the job was never assigned. This is only as of 3:00 pm so I ask, "Can we get someone out seeing as it's still within the business day and I've been waiting since Tuesday." The answer I was given, "The best I can do is an installation 5 MORE DAYS out!!!" This was the resolution. WOW!
For wireless service I've had 2 active lines in good standing for 2 years plus a tablet as well. I never used the tablet and no longer needed the second line. So I called in and asked, "Did I have an early termination fee on any line if I canceled the service." I was told emphatically NO. Guess what was on my next month bill... You got it... EARLY TERMINATION FEE.
Again I call, explain the situation and let them know this is an error based on what I was told. Best resolution, you can pay the early termination fee, so that we can re-activate the second line and we will credit the fee back next month. HUH??? This was the answer after being on hold and being transferred person to person for OVER 1 HOUR. When I requested to speak with a manager, I was placed on hold (which as I write this review I still am) for 30 more minutes and counting with no answer just the lovely infomercial. I assume they're waiting for me to hang up.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2018
I have had it with AT&T! I was not aware that they disconnect your service if you are only 10 days late. Today, I call and I am told by Leslie (The Rep) who by the way was very sweet that it is not uncommon. So, you call them to pay your bill, you're on hold for 10 minutes and then they charge you $5.00 to make a payment. PLUS a $40.00 reconnect fee. I've been with them AT&T since 1999. I will be switching within 24 hours.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2018
AT&T sent me a promotion for DIRECTV. I was late on my AT&T bill however have Always paid my 400 plus bill a month. I call about the discount and DIRECTV says that AT&T declined after I was accepted and installation occurred. They transfer me when I say that I want to lower my plan and no one ever comes to the other end. AT&T just fights saying I don’t qualify anymore. Since March I have been paying full DIRECTV bill with no discount or promotion. If I would of known the company would do this I would of bundled with my CenturyLink. I’m very upset as I have been a customer for over 15 years paying a outrageous amount monthly for my cell phone. Worst customer service ever. If you ask for a manager they say someone will call you back and they don’t.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2018
We bought ATT deal that give $800 credit when you add new line. After few months I call to see if I can get my iPhone 8+ unlocked so I can use it when traveling to different countries But I was told they can’t since it’s not paid up. Then rep tell me I can use some kind of SIM card or software to unlock it which can void phone warranty and by doing that ATT can blacklist my phone and send me bill for iPhone 8+. Stay away from this crooks unless you want to Waste your money and time.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2018
At the time of upgrading my DirecTV service I was told I would get free HD and DVR for 3 months. This has not happened and every time I call they say - it will show on your bill next month. I have also been offered loyalty discounts that I never see. Both are lies to get you off the phone with the CS agent.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2018
We signed up with ATT when they offered the BOGO. TWO days later we realized that we’d made a huge mistake and returned our phones and dropped ATT service altogether. My husband's phone hadn’t even been opened and was returned in a sealed box, but we were still fine with paying the ridiculous restocking fee of $80. We went to Walmart and purchased two iPhones outright at a third of the price ATT charged. We got on with Straight Talk who has awesome and affordable service.
A month later we received a bill from ATT for $1870.00. After talking with ATT customer service at least eight times and for hours on end, and going into numerous ATT stores to resolve the issue, we are still stuck with this ridiculous bill (today, Sept. 22nd, they added another $80 to the bill in addition to the $1800.00). WE ONLY HAD ATT SERVICE FOR TWO DAYS! We’re at a point now where we have to contact our Public Regulation Commission TO HOPEFULLY get this handled. Both my and husband and I have had excellent credit and now this could all change because of THE INEPTNESS AND EGREGIOUS NEGLIGENCE of ATT. I have never dealt with such a company and I hope no one else has to experience this horrible ordeal in the future. I wasn’t going to give this joke of a company any stars, but I had to give it at least one star to send in this review.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2018
So I went to sign up for service in store and the man was having trouble with their new system of taking a picture of my driver's license so I proceeded to go home and try to do it online. My card number kept saying invalid number because my credit union blocked them because I had just bought the new watch outright earlier that day and they thought it may be fraud. My credit union called me and I cleared it up. By the time I went back in the system the only option was pay in full for the device because an application was done more than 5 times. They blocked me in the system for fraud. No one could even come to this conclusion though and all anybody did was take false guesses as to why the only option went from no down payment to pay in full (the checks ruined your credit smh).
They passed me around from department to department over the phone for 5 days and got nothing accomplished. No answers. No-one knew how to fix this. Even got told a supervisor would call me back and they never called so I went in the store to hear the same thing, "Oh we don't know how to fix this. Your only option now is to port both numbers in order to get no down payment." The man then proceeded to blame me for doing the application multiple times and made a smart remark, "well if you can't even give me your current account number to port your old number..."
I asked to speak to a manager and the man said, "Oh all he's going to do is tell you the same there's nothing we can do." To which he did and I told them, "If you guys don't fix this I'm just not going to give you guys my business and I will take my money somewhere else." To just have them look at me like so... So guess what I did? Went to Verizon and had no down payment for two iPhone XS Maxes. This experience was horrible and maybe it was a sign from God to stay away from AT&T!!! CUSTOMER SERVICE MATTERS.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2018
I have been a multi services customer since 2000. Wireless, DSL- now Uverse internet and Directv. Over these 18 years I have yet to hear any AT&T employee ever say, "I’m sorry we didn’t follow through on fulfilling a promised change to any number of requested changes" to my services. Any change usually (80 to 90%) takes multiple calls starting with their award winning king of the mountain Interactive Voice/digital Response system. While their overall customer services departments continue to lose ground to competitors their latest tactic is a false display of empathy and making an excuse for why a previous promise wasn’t filled. But rest assured the one promise they never miss is getting paid for their services whether they worked or not. Given a choice, choose a different provider. Your mental health is worth possibly paying a little more to avoid AT&T’ consistent poor service predicated on unfulfilled promises!
Updated review: Sept. 27, 2018
I am not happy this went down the way it did and the last people on chat did not help me after speaking with them for 2 1/2 hours - I went on today to discuss this one more time and explain why I was only paying half. The representative was able to remove the charges that I was not told about when I signed up. This does renew my faith in AT&T and makes me a bit calmer about signing up with them. I am not sure why the two reps before weren't willing to help me but this person did in less then ten minutes, but I am happy it worked out the way it did. I do recommend always talking over chat to have the transcript for your own records.
Original Review: Sept. 21, 2018
On August 14, 2018 I signed up with AT&T. I signed up for two iPhone X under a BOGO promotion and I also signed up for a new phone number for my daughter's phone. I was told my first bill would be 186.68 (after auto pay) for the first three months. "I'm so excited to bring you back to our AT&T Family! Today we can get you hooked up with unlimited talk and text on the nation's largest and most reliable network. It's the perfect plan for streaming music and video, exploring social media and browsing the web. With the 5GB data you never have to worry about costly overages! Plus we're scoring you that awesome $10 discount for auto-pay and paperless billing! All that and it's only $186.68 for the first 3 bills, after 3 bills, it will be $163.34, if you enroll for autopay and paperless bill, it will be $153.34 each month. That is such a sweet offer!"
Today I got my first bill for 428.28 due by 10/6/2018. After spending 2 hours and 30 minutes on chat with two different people all I am being told is, "I'm sorry for the frustration you must be feeling." The rep should have mentioned the 90 dollars in activation fees. And this is also a bill for two months since I am signed up in advanced billing. So I was told my first three bills would be 186.68 which is what I expected to pay. I signed up after getting this information but now I'm finding out I signed up based on fraudulent numbers. There was never any mention of 90 dollars in activation fees. (They are sorry for this.) And there was never ever mention of having to pay two bills at once (they are sorry for this also). And then my next bill will be around 186.
How can a company have you sign a contract with them and be allowed to lied at the same time? They are unwilling to change anything about this bill even though they acknowledge they are wrong in how it's being handled. I am afraid that the 153.4 in the future is also a lie and I am afraid to sign up in autopay because then they will be able to take whatever they want, instead of what they promise. A representative should be held to higher standards and they would have to honor what their reps promise. I was signed up under fraud. I have no idea how I'm paying the 428 and they offer to split it in half, but that's still not excusing what I was signed up under. This is not a promising start to a contract with AT&T.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2018
I have to called for same issue for 5 times include call and chat. "Don’t do that," they said and, "Don’t fix when I call." What a waste of money, just stay with your current carrier. This one don’t save money at all and worse customer service can imagine.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2018
Their bills are so complicated, it's almost like they are counting on the fact that it's too difficult to understand, therefore you don't question the erroneous charges. I called several months ago due to being charged for a service contract I didn't approve. To fix this their customer rep offered a reoccurring credit on my bill. Several months go by where this credit occurs. Then it drops. When I called back, they claimed it never happened and they can't offer me this credit and now I'm stuck with a service contract I never approved. They claim the other service rep "should have" put a note in the computer system if they gave me a reoccurring credit. Now how would a customer know or could verify that something is inputted in their system. They claim they don't have a record therefore they can't honor what was agreed upon.
There was another instance where we purchased a month international calling pass for a flat rate. But when the bill arrived, we were charged the monthly plan, in addition to daily pass charges (every couple of days). They claim they didn't know we had the monthly plan... Yet they charged us for it. This took 3 months to resolve because they continued to charge us international day rate charges when we were back in the states.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2018
Cell service quality is completely unacceptable... Terrible. Dropped calls, could not hear people or they couldn't hear me. It's the lowest that I have ever experienced. Customer service is non-existent. I was lead to products that did not perform as I was promised, specifically a wifi hotspot. I have to get a satellite service for home internet since the product did not do what I was told, by AT&T, it would do; run my internet speaker system. I was stuck with the device for the life of the contract, and we did not use it.
When I was canceling my wireless service, I requested and was told provided my final bill, which I paid on the spot. Since my business was done with them, I discarded further correspondence from them. But, I received a letter which I happened to open that said I was delinquent from the final balance (but I paid my final balance). The CS was unyielding and I was stuck with paying my final bill a second time (different amount). They provided me with one of my worst ever customer experiences in my life... Buyer, beware. You will regret ever speaking with them... Run, run fast and hard.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2018
I've been an AT&T Wireless customer for over 20 years. Recently I received a bill for $546 on 9/10. One week later a received an updated bill for $1500. CS told me that my billing cycle had been changed, but they could not explain how my bill got this high. I was promised a call back by a supervisor that day. No one ever called me back. Called again, all I got was an apology for the inconvenience, but I still had to pay this bill. Customer Service means nothing to AT&T anymore. Also their "promotions" are nothing more than elaborate schemes to increase your monthly bill, which are impossible to understand, and to lock you into a contract extension.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2018
I bought 3 Samsung Galaxy S7 phones between 11/2016 & 3/2017 on time with AT&T for $695 each. Already one had to be replaced and I had to pay a $112 deductible and another one is also having issues and will probably need to be replaced as well. How can AT&T and Samsung sell these phones for these prices and they don't even last until they're paid off and we have to pay a deductible to get a refurbished phone. That's unacceptable! I bought these 3 phones in good faith and I assumed that would last at least until they were paid off.
I was also told that the more claims I put in, the higher the deductible. So if I put in a claim for the 2nd phone, I'll have to pay even more. I went into AT&T and they really didn't seem too concerned and basically told me that now Samsung is up to the S9 so they really don't care about the S7 and what happens to them. I've been with AT&T for almost 20 years and the service is getting worse because they know people need phones and they really don't care.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2018
Customer Service Dept. is deceptive and designed to make consumers give up. Made undelivered refund and inquiry promises on recorded calls. Ground level reps have no authority and are unable to connect you to their supervisors. They do not keep a history of previous calls. Spent 7 hrs 50 sec. with no solutions to the multiple errors on my account. Forget about dealing with store AT&T employees...they are only interested in sales...not service satisfaction. Deceptive practices at the least!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2018
I am a business owner in Orlando FL and have had been dealing with AT&T business landline service for past 12 years! I feel like they are always taking advantage of me as I am sure many others have dealt with this as well. It seems every two years they are doubling my rate for one phone line and one fax line from a $199/month cost to most recently $391.76 for the same exact service! Last time I dealt with I had to sign up with a wireless tablet just to get my $199/month rate back. This past time now since a new competitor is available I was able to get 2 phone lines & fax for $90/month! Now I get a bill from them for $206.48 to close my account and I think they should credit me this since I have been getting taken advantage of for a long time. They should be ashamed of themselves for overpricing a small business owner and I will NEVER buy one of their products or services again.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2018
Accidentally overpaid my bill by thousand dollars in July. Here we are in September and I’m still trying to get a refund. Every time I call they tell me it’s pending. I even had my bank do a conference call with them, they said the money was on its way. This was back in August. 25 years I’ve been with AT&T. Unbelievable customer service. They don’t give a hoot about you. Hello Verizon!
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2018
I still don't have service after 16 days, with numerous calls to customer service, technical support, management, and anyone else that I can get on the phone or on chat. I've been promised follow-ups, spent days waiting for a tech to show up, none of which never happened. AT&T should be ashamed of how they treat their customers. If you are Rural, find another service provider, they will ignore you, lie to you, and just make you wish you had never dealt with them in the first place. They are possible the worst company to deal with.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2018
AT&T at Baileys Crossroads 9.17.18 @ 11:32am. Employee “Freddie” needs a crash course in Customer Service. His attitude is ** - especially if you are non-hispanic. He was all teeth & smiles when assisting the Spanish speaking customers. He pretended like he was deaf when I spoke to him in English. He had the nerve to snap at me. That’s why I’m writing this review. Freddie is a real **.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2018
AT&T has terrible customer service. It will enter you into contract that you don’t even agree to and then if you don’t realize it immediately they will not help you when you do realize it. Their cell coverage is very poor, most cheaper cell service is work or AT&T does not. I have five lines through AT&T and could not be any more dissatisfied. I will be finding a new carrier. I guess Verizon is all this lot that has great coverage and great customer service.
When I finally realize I was being charged for a device that I did not ask for, I asked them if it was ever use and they said no. When I asked them who authorized it all they could tell me was that it was sent to my business. They said they could not let me out of the contract until I found the device that I did not authorize, it has never been used, and has never been seen. If you’re looking for a company that cares about his customers AT&T is not the one for you. Perhaps if I researched the reviews this company has, I would never have gone with them. It is amazing how many people are frustrated with AT&T. I have never seen a company with so many negative reviews!
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2018
Signed up for BOGO 10 months ago. ATT still charging us for both phones. Nobody is willing to help. When I called the customer service people said they will submit a case but no one is trying to fix the problems. Stating we did not qualify for promo, which is we did. We upgraded 2 lines and even added a new one. But ATT keeps coming up with new excuses for why both phone installments are still showing on my bill. I've been a loyal customer for years, never late on the payments. But nobody is fixing anything. Be aware. They are just trying to make sale. Gonna forward everything to my legal team and let them deal with those crooks.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2018
Wasn't AT&T part of the original Ma Bell? Those people who founded phone service? I have had AT&T cell service in some form (was Cingular) for almost 20 years. We lost cell service during tornado warnings in the middle of the night during Florence and did not realize we were getting no warning for a tornado headed our way because our cell service was out. Been without cell service for over 36 hours now. Our neighbors with Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint all have cell service. We lost AT&T internet on Thursday before the effects of Florence really even hit us. I am so unhappy with them and just incredulous!! Have had no internet for over four days.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2018
I am thoroughly frustrated with ATCT's customer service or the lack thereof. This past Saturday, I spent 5 hours on the phone with them getting passed around the world, hung up on, on hold for over an hour, and then told in a recorded message that the office was closed. Now, it is Monday, and I'm trying to get the courage to start in again with them.
In August, I cancelled my home phone, and took insurance off my cell phones. First, I want to say that the insurance is a waste of money. My daughter had her iPhone 6 accidentally knocked off a table by a friend. I had bought them new from AT&T, so was paying monthly for them. I called about the insurance, and was asked to mail her phone to them. They sent her back a refurbished phone while I continued to pay for the new one. I was not happy, and told them so. Of course, they didn't care about that. The refurbished phone quit working last spring, so I just bought her an iPhone 8 outright --$700. My iPhone 6 is still working fine. So much for refurbished phones!
Of course, when you don't have a land line, your internet pricing goes up. I asked for a loyalty promo on the internet and the cost went from $61 to $50. My new bill for August came to $79 and change. I was told it should stay at that price. I get my bill for September -- $161.20. There were fees from June/July and July/August for internet making it almost $69. They had added almost $8.00 to each of our cell phones without explanation. That is when my 5 hour pass around began because I wanted an explanation. Of course, no one had any explanation.
The wireless people told me it was actually a decrease in cost. What? Do you think I'm stupid? My phone went from $50 to $58 from August to September. That is an increase! Now, the internet people said they would take the June/July and July/August fees off. I'm holding my breath that they actually have done that. The person who put me on hold for over an hour kept coming back on telling me that she was trying to find the right person to send me to. What I think she did was keep me on hold until her work shift was over. Then, she didn't have to deal with me.
I was sent to San Diego, U-verse -- we don't have U-verse in our area, combined billing, internet services, wireless phone, and then back to the original line I had called. I finally gave up on Saturday. The internet is not worth what we pay for it -- constant drop offs, slow speeds, and I have extreme! My bill has been rising each month. July was $192, and my cell phones have been paid off for some time now.
I have been with AT&T for very long time, and I don't understand why loyalty doesn't mean anything to this company. You get better deals as a new customer. I am a retired widow on a fixed income -- and it's a nice one. I don't know how people make it who didn't plan for retirement. It is shameful that this is happening in the United States of America. The greed of large companies like AT&T is unbelievable. I would get rid of internet and wireless altogether with AT&T if my daughter was not in college. I need to be able to communicate with her. I'm looking at other options, but honestly, I really don't see anything better right now. So, now, I guess I will get back on the phone with AT&T for another 5 hour run around.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2018
I had an awful experience in the store and company in general. I was told I was going to received a bill and it was a lot more. I returned both of my phones within the 7 days of the purchase and the company is charging me the entire month 290$ for 2 phones I only used 7 days. I had to call 3 times to cancel the service, they don’t do any of this at the stores. The experience has been an absolute nightmare. After this, I am also canceling my internet service with AT&T. Very disappointed. Very unprofessional.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2018
Your disconnect fee is waived 3 times, after disconnect, your bank account is pilfered for the same and an extra month's billing. Returned as a credit with no way to recover, no reps, no AT&T office lie.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2018
The sales person give untruthful information, trick customer sign on the sales. When I called the customer service people said they will submit a case but no one is trying to fix the problems. Until now we still have phone did not connect when people calling.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2018
There is no honesty and integrity. I call customer service to add a line to my wireless plan. Customer service did not explain fee on upgrade also they told me that will remove activation fee but they did not. This is not way to do business. I am with them over 6 years. I am planning to move to different company.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2018
I have international roaming charges from going overseas. I arrived back in the US and called AT&T customer service. They transferred me to their international billing department. The customer service representative promised me he would note an "adjustment" to the bill. After a month later, I received a bill close to $600. I contacted their customer service department and found out he forgot to type in an adjustment number and that I have to pay in full. The charges are valid, but after promising me an adjustment, I had no idea they were going to charge me in full. An AT&T customer service representative typo just cost me hundreds of dollars. I am looking for another service provider and also get as many people to join me and do the same. Look for a better phone service provider.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2018
I was going to switch to AT&T, I ordered the phones, then the same day-actually a couple hours later decided to cancel the order. They said the order had not shipped so we could do that. A few days later the phones came!! We tried to take them to 3 different stores, they wouldn't take them, said we had to mail them. So I did. I took them to the USPS and put them in the dropbox. So now they are trying to say that they didn't receive them and charge us $2200!!! I am livid right now!!! This same same happened to me with Comcast a few years back. What is up with these companies?!? They can track the phone itself any other time, but when it comes to ripping a consumer off, they aren't going to do no such thing. So how do I prove I sent these back? This has been an ordeal trying to get these damn things back! What can I do? Does anyone have any suggestions?
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2018
If you are reading this review, do not use their services. I enlisted in their mobile phone service and it came with a free tablet, only had to pay an extra 10 dollars so I can share data with the tab from the mobile phone. I did automated payment but my bill would increase indiscriminately, I called them and they claimed that I made an international call, which I did not, this happened multiple times. I switched to a better provider 2 months ago, after paying off my phone, but they are still billing me monthly. PLEASE, DO NOT PATRONISE THEM, THEY WILL STEAL YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2018
This is a very frustrated customer who have had a bad experience with this services along with bad experiences with customer service and technicians. At this point the only thing I can do is to contact the corporate office to file a complaint and to contact the Consumer Affairs division to put this company on blast. How I am being treated for services I am paying for is totally unacceptable and would like for someone in their corporate office to reach out to me to further discuss. Totally frustrated customer at this point. Thank you.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2018
We've been with AT&T for so long. And we signed up for auto pay and paperless statements. "Don't ever do that". You don't know what they would charged you if don't pay close attention to your bill. So today I Spend almost 2 hours on the phone with the customer service. Find out that I was paying for phone insurance for over 4 years that I never signed up for at the first. Long story short I won't be with AT&T for too long.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2018
I have been getting ridiculous bills from AT&T every month since I got a phone from them in May 2018. I had enough and decided to pay off the phone on Monday 09/03/2018 and was told I can unlock the phone once the system gets updated within 24/48 hours. The system was updated and I confirmed with the customer service of AT&T and they confirmed I have paid off my phone. My AT&T app also confirms that my contract has been fulfilled. This is the 10th day since I have paid off my phone and I cannot still unlock my phone, I cannot switch to another network, I am being forced to stay with AT&T and keep paying their outrageous bills even though I have paid off the phone. I have been to the AT&T store 3 times. In both Austin and San Marcos.
I have called customer care at least 50 times. I have spoken to supervisors of these customer care agents. Everybody keeps shifting blame to other departments. One customer care agent told me to go to a store and I went in. The store manager and the customer care agent together could not solve the problem. They have filed multiple cases and given me multiple references numbers but to no avail. I feel deeply dissatisfied and I feel helpless and I feel like because AT&T is such a big company they are doing this on purpose and purposely extorting money from me against my will. What they are doing is criminal and Illegal.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2018
Got an unlimited plan. Was told I was to have a personal hotspot with my phone. Later called to ask why I did not have a hotspot, and was told I had to get a different plan in order to get my hotspot. Next was told if I got DirecTV would get a 100 dollar reward, NEVER GOT IT! Another disappointment was when they raised my bill $20 more and was told, If I enroll in paperless billing they would give me a discount... That was a bunch of lies! Just to save you money and time. Do NOT GET AT&T! The worst customer service experience!
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2018
Allows my account to be compromise by allowing someone who received a text who didn't text that person. It's a breach of confidentiality. It's not fair to the consumer. No one should be able to receive text from one who didn't text them and this type of system shouldn't be set up if I didn't do it.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2018
If I can give no stars I would l. Very frustrated with this service. I called to start a new plan and was approved and paid only phone taxes. When I went to find order status of the phone being shipped out it was canceled and I was not notified. Went to store, they ran my credit 6 times and then it said pay in full. No one knows what they are doing. The stores and customer services are on 2 different pages and contradict each other. Absolutely worst. I would never recommend to anyone.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2018
It all started when the internet went down. Red light on the service box. I followed the steps with tech support to no avail so they scheduled an appointment for the following day. I sit and wait from 4-8pm never hearing a word from AT&T. I go on to the live chat for instant service after the appointment time had come and gone. An agent told me that the technician was running behind but that I was next. I agreed to wait and I did by 10 pm with no word from AT&T I gave up. I called the next morning and a technician was dispatched right away between 8-12. When he arrived he was far more fascinated with my movie collection than with checking the modem. When he found it was not, as originally diagnosed, the modem but the lines outside.
However he told me his ladder wasnt tall enough to reach. He then told me it was someone else's department and left. Later indeed a different truck was tending to the lines on the other sides of the street. ALL FIXED RIGHT? 3 weeks later the internet goes down again I repeat my steps and go to live chat. They tell me I need a new modem. It will be sent to me by the next day. Three days later I still dont have it. I go to live chat and am almost immediately sent to a supervisor (without notice the supervisor just appeared in the chat). He tells me that my order was delayed and I should have received a notice. But a technician can come to me tomorrow or I can wait until... he doesnt know. Also I should know for the future orders take several days to arrive. So still without internet. I bet they'll still want their money for the whole month and without delay.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2018
I travel to Thailand and when I am there do not answer my phone. I get many telemarketing, robo-calls even though I have blocked, no call list, etc. Nothing works. Every time the phone rings when I am out of the country even though I do not answer it I am charged $3.00. This month the charge was $96.00. Every time I go I am charged for these calls. They tell me that I am to take out a $10 plan per day or $60 per month for international roaming. They do not understand I do not want these calls. I use the phone to text only at 50 cents per text. This time they gave me $25 back on the unwanted calls to nobody.
I have left AT&T for another company. AT&T truly doesn't understand that I should not have to pay for unwanted calls. I make sure I never answer while out of the country. The company I was with before did not charge me anything for the same situation. Heads up to all you International travelers... find another carrier which I did today for only $50 per month unlimited talk, text, data and international calls.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2018
We had the worst customer service experience we've ever had in our entire lives simply trying to get internet installed at our new apartment. We ordered the service a week in advance and the day came for the order and nobody came. We were not contacted. I had to call customer service to figure out what was going on. After a lengthy conversation I found that the technician had seen that a service was already active (the last tenant had not canceled) and just left it at that. The customer service rep then told me I had to verify my address by going to addressver.att.com. That website doesn't exist. It's actually an e-mail address, but we'll get there. I called customer service a 2nd time and this rep told me I didn't need to verify my address. She would just reach out to the existing account and try to cancel it. If that owner could not be reached, she said she would reach out to my landlord and confirm. So I waited for that to happen.
The next day, I was contacted by a third rep, acting like none of that had happened and telling me I needed to verify my address. I asked why the landlord hadn't been called and she had no idea what I was talking about. I gave her all the necessary info again and she said she would call. She never called back, so the next day I reached out to customer service again (a 4th time now, a full day after we were supposed to have internet installed already). This person confirmed I needed to verify my address to the e-mail address "addressver". So I waited on the phone for an hour while this was done. This customer service rep assured me the previous account was canceled and that a new service order had been placed for the coming Monday. Monday (yesterday) arrived and we got an unintelligible call from an AT&T rep. Couldn't understand what he was saying or the call back number which he said very fast and in a heavy accent.
So I called customer service the 5th time to see what was going on where they told me there was no order scheduled. My wife and I then spent the next 5 hours hearing ridiculous claims and excuses for non-existent problems. The "supervisor" we were put in touch with claimed there were several contradictory issues, like that our account had been canceled instead of the previous owner, or that we gave the wrong address, or most ludicrous of all, that it was our responsibility to contact the last tenant and make sure he canceled his service.
We started to request a discount or something to make up for the numberless inconveniences (my wife works from home, so it seriously hurt her business) and the supervisor had the audacity to offer us the quote we were given in the first place as a "discount." After the most infuriating customer service experience of our lives, we canceled AT&T and got Spectrum internet installed in our apartment the same day, nearly a full week after AT&T was supposed to have done it, and at a cheaper price too. Truly, utterly astonishing incompetent customer service.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2018
AT&T is not the company it used to be. Whatever changes have occurred internally has transformed them into pure garbage. Their services for TV, internet and digital phone are sporadic at best and their advanced technical service division known as - 'last chance repair' (can't make this stuff up) is a joke. I even experienced their internal in-fighting about how to fix the problem. It didn't matter because the problem was never fixed. The only other technical service they provide comes from foreign countries like China, Philippines and Mexico. If you can understand broken English from a voice synthesizer (to make it sound like an American) then AT&T is the service provider for you.
Their promotional jargon claims the services are great and the customer is most important? It doesn't take very long before you learn this is a bunch of crap. They expect you to honor the contract and pay the monthly bill however, when it comes to delivering their services, it's a different story. They consider you the problem when you speak up and complain about not getting the contracted services. All this behavior are acts of a company that is grossly mismanaged and very desperate. You may want to think twice before doing business with them. I know I made this mistake.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2018
AT&T recently offered me a new plan -- reduce my data from 6 to 5GB and credited me for a month, then starting to bill me more. I contacted AT&T on their website and chatted with 6-7 different people & got 1 call. Each of them ended with "I am on the wrong department, let me transfer you to another person", I wasted 2 hours but at the end, nothing is resolved. Crazy!!! Unreliable! I want to straighten out my bill and credit me for the overcharged.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018
I went into the store to ask if they can repair my phone, mostly for help. They said “yeah file a claim. We don’t fix in store." They really made me feel inferior and like I was being judged being that the lady said it with a very snobby attitude. Will be switching to Verizon. Save yourself.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018
I have been with AT&T Wireless for a lot of years. I currently have 5 lines on my plan for which I was supposed to pay $276 a month. Do yourself a favor, keep the number of phones down to as few as possible on your contract. We kept on having one person or another breaking their phone, and we had to keep on expanding our 2 year contract. I am currently paying $480 a month to AT&T and you want to know something. Their customer service does not give a damn that I am paying over $5000 a year for my phone service. I used to have AT&T internet and DirecTV. Their internet was horrible. I was never able to do work from home, which is one of the main reasons for me to have the internet. The speeds were horrible if you wanted to download things.
DirecTV was just as bad. They hooked me up. We lost service every time there was a storm, and finally when the service got so bad we called them in, and their service persons suggestion was that we needed to cut down the trees not only on my property, but my neighbor's. We got rid of DirecTV and went with cable. When they were installing cable, the guy that was installing the cable showed me a wire that was sticking up out of the ground and looked like it was cut almost all the way through. When I asked him what it was, he said it was the wire that DirecTV had used to connect the service to my house. He also said that they are notorious for not taking care of their lines, and that was probably what was causing the problems I had with DirecTV. In summary, AT&T never sticks to what they promise, their customer service and repair departments are horrible. Try someone else first!
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018
I recently signed up for a phone, TV and internet bundle with ATT. I was told that I am getting a FREE Samsung Tablet to keep just for signing up. I still was concerned if this statement was legit so I called ATT a few days later to make sure that I was not going to pay a penny on it since I did not ask for it in the first place. The rep assured that I was not going to pay anything on it. Now I receive this bill with $19.70 in wireless charges for using the tablet and a 24 month contract on it. I have not used this tablet in a Month and if my kids did, it was using the internet at home.
I called ATT complaining about the additional charges. I told them I don’t want to keep the tablet and they can have it. They said it would be a $150 to get out of the contract on the tablet. A $150 to get out of contract on a $199 tablet that you did not sign up for in the first place!! I have been on hold with a rep to talk with the supervisor for an hour and Was told that he is still busy and will call back. They shove a free tablet on you in the beginning. They don’t talk about any contract on it. Then you are stuck for 24 months making payment on a wireless charge that you did not opt in for. BE CAREFUL. For me this matter is still unresolved.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018
AT&T is a terrible company to deal with. I talked to a customer rep 2 months ago to cancel my internet service because they raised the rate while offering deals to new customers. I got a confirmation number and thought the matter was settled. Still I got a bill in each of the last 2 months since canceling. When I called the customer service number I was put on hold multiple times for a combined 1 and 3/4 hrs. Each time the rep said it was a matter they couldn't help me with and they need to transfer me. In addition they said there were notes that there was no cancellation. Finally the last representative was able to help me but said I had to return the modem although the rep from 2 months ago assured me I didn't need to return anything.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018
Around April 2018 I called AT&T to see how much for an unlimited data. They said they will transfer me to loyalty department for best deal since I am using AT&T for 8 years, loyalty department said they will offer me a plan for $160 for unlimited data every month plus tax. I was like, "Okay how much tax gonna be like $30 more." So I said yes to the offer. The next month I saw the bill was of $465. Crazy, so I called AT&T again. They apologize for, said, "You will get credit next bill," so I was like, "Okay let's give them another chance." So I paid $465 and waited for credit, but no credit next month and the bill was of $365 now at this point. I again called AT&T. They said something went wrong but they promise to be fixed this issue in next billing period so I paid $365 and waited next bill and the next bill was of $378. I was like, "Damn," so I called AT&T again.
Now I was been calling them every billing cycle for the same issue and they been promising me of fixing next month every time but nothing was fixed and I ended up paying crazy prices. Now I have changed from AT&T to T-Mobile. Also my other family members and friends have changed from AT&T to T-Mobile and very happy with the service. AT&T have lost business of 7 accounts of almost 26 lines.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018
From my second bill (2 years ago) to now (9/8/18) my experience has been nothing but STRESSFUL. FOR A PHONE!! I am 26 years old, with student loans, rent, not the best job, car payment, car insurance, I don't need a $500.00 phone bill every month... FOR TWO PHONES! Every bill was different, every customer service rep told me different things when I spoke to them about the SAME issues. Every month my bill went higher and higher. Nothing was done for me! I recently closed my AT&T account and I am still paying $936.00.
Please, it's a phone. Go with a better company, somewhere that doesn't drop your calls, or disconnect you with your wifi. I should not be worrying this much about a cell phone. I am so happy I switched. Since the move, I have NOT had any surprises. My bill is the same every month. I haven't dropped a single call AND I always have wifi. Not to mention, I have extra money in my own pocket (my own hard earned money) that doesn't have to go to a crappy phone. Stay away from AT&T.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2018
When calling to have the company stop drafting my account for a contract the previous owners signed, not only did they refuse to credit back my account but threatened to charge me the early termination fees. Needless to say, my bank will be handling it now, congratulations AT&T on your being blocked from my account!
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2018
I had service with AT&T in 2017 for Internet/TV. In November 2017, I moved to a different home which had TV Cable included with the rent. So I decided to cancel the TV service with AT&T and only keep the Internet. I understood that by doing so, I would have to pay off the rest of the TV contract. (Which I was okay with, and willing to pay.). However, when I received my bill, there was a $300 “TV Service Install” on my bill. Why was I getting an extra charged for a “TV Service Install” when I had cancelled my TV service? I called AT&T literally DOZENS of times. Every time I called, I was transferred to multiple departments, multiple “managers”, and just when I think I’m about to find a solution or someone who could help me… I get hung up on over the phone.
There was even one gentleman who claimed that it was all a mistake and that AT&T actually owed me money… and then when I asked for a his name and some sort of proof for that to be true, he hangs up on me. I had no problem with paying AT&T what I owed them, but I wanted to be charged the fair amount of what I owe and not be charged for something I shouldn’t be charged. It’s robbery. By this point, I’m calling the company very frustrated to the point of tears and I just kept getting transferred from person to person with no solution. So I gave up, and they sent me to collections. I am disgusted with AT&T’s service and will never be one of their customers again.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2018
Do not sign up for ATT Wireless unless you like surprise price increases. My 10GB plan changed to 20GB, $10 increase. I called, the customer rep who said my 10GB plan was no longer offered. I asked for a supervisor who said my 10GB plan was available at $4 more per month. I asked why I was not notified and he pointed me a prior bill due on 22Jun page 3 in tiny print "Starting with your July 2018 bill, your current Mobile Share Advantage Plan will increase $10/month. In addition your plan will include double the data..." I did not see the tiny printed message and called when I received my bill increase. After 1 hour 30 minutes, I was offered a credit and put back on a 10GB plan. I will be leaving ATT. If this is the way they treat customers, I will vote with my feet and try another carrier, a prepaid plan at $45 less for per month for two lines and more service. Explore other plans before choosing ATT.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2018
Their customer service was amazing back when they bought Cingular Wireless. I couldn't go on enough about them. Now, they are by far the worst company I've ever dealt with in regards to "customer service." I spent 90 minutes on the phone with one of their sales reps (I called to see if I could lower my bill and get new phones). The rep assured me I could do it. That my wife & I both had equity in our phones and we could trade in and take advantage of the current BOGO program without even having to add a new line.
I go into a store (Monroeville, PA) to do the deal. I wait for 25 minutes before the first person even says "hello" to me. After explaining the situation the assistant tells me, "You cannot do anything without adding a new line and you do not have any equity in one of the phones. You have to trade it and you get nothing for it (an iPhone 6 in perfect condition).
We walk out. Then I go to the store's Facebook page and tell this story. An "agent" says "Message us right now and let's see what we can do for you." 13 hours later I get a response saying "Here's our latest promotion! I hope this helps!" Literally the exact same thing I said I didn't want. NO ONE AT THIS COMPANY CARES ABOUT THE CUSTOMER. If you are thinking of signing up - stop now and pay more for Verizon or deal with T-Mobile / Sprint coverage. Stay away from AT&T!!!
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2018
10+ year customer. Cell coverage is spotty and data is slow. Always. Services periodically fall off of my account and on average I have to call three times for 40 minutes each to get them fixed. Last issue was calling to Canada, that normally works, billed me per hour. 13 phone calls over 2 months and I just saw a credit on my bill today. The first call, they told me that I had to wait until the bill was created to get a refund. So I let them bill me and they took the money out of my account ($290 extra).
After that I would call, somebody would agree, they would try to credit my account but the amount was too large, they would open a case and promise that somebody would call back in a few days. I wait a week to call and the case was mysteriously closed. We repeated that process for two months and nobody EVER called me back. They were quick to take money from my account, but sure took their time putting it back. I have 5 lines that I am taking to another carrier today.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2018
As I am still on hold with a representative 57 minutes and counting all to just cancel my service. I am leaving for military active training and needing to cancel service for the end of next month. My family will be moving at that time and be going to a different company. I leave in four days and they tell me I have to call back in about a week or so to cancel that far out. I informed the lady that I will not have access or means to do so after I leave. She suggest I share my four digit security # to someone else who can call and cancel closer to when services is needing to end!
Holding for a supervisor/someone from management team to further discuss. What's the purpose of having a passcode if they want you to share this information with someone else. I am just trying to take care of prior to leaving due to being the only person noted on account and will not have any way of communication if they do not accept someone else calling to cancel. This company is ridiculous! I feel that they are willing to put my privacy at risk and are not really here to service their members. If you go with this company good luck, but not recommended.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2018
AT&T gave me the wrong delivery and installation date for an additional cable box for my kitchen TV. When I called the next day, I find out they were only delivering the equipment for me to install myself. I specifically asked when ordering about the installation and the guy told me they would install. Cancelled the order and will drop AT&T soon.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018
Just got off of the phone with AT&T. Took 45 minutes, a bot, and 3 associates to get me connected to someone that could help. I am being charged for 2 months of internet that I have not used. The "nice" lady was able to knock it down to one month of charges. However, they still haven't received their modem from UPS somehow after a month. So, they will be charging me 150 for the modem that the AT&T storefront cant accept from you. Yes, the storefront sends you to a UPS to send them their own equipment. I will never again be using AT&T services.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018
We had nothing but unhelpful reps. Service is terrible!! I explained to AT&T if they didn't correct the problem I would cancel ALL services and we were paying 600+. Well they didn't listen, so we cancelled. I don't miss their long hold time to call and never get a resolve. They still owe me money. $88.40. AT&T turned me into collections. I sent my statements to the collector and that ended that situation. Very dissatisfied customer.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018
Son's phone was stolen. Insurance on the phone. Upgraded to new phone and now paying monthly insurance on both new and old phone (yeah, I know, never should have gotten insurance, but with kids...) Incompetent sales associate never said anything about insurance claim. When I called AT&T cust service, after 1 hr and 20 minutes, was told to go back to store. Are you kidding me? Finally, transferred without my consent to some 3rd party insurance rep. Why is filing a claim my responsibility and why is it not handled by/at the store? No one ever said a thing about it being MY responsibility. So, canceled insurance going forward and would love to cancel service. Worst cust service experience ever at AT&T. A total of 90 minutes that I can ever get back.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018
Overpriced for the service and is the worst, customer service is total liars so don't believe any of their sales Or deals. They also push you to get DirecTV which also Suck. I'm definitely getting rid of these Suckers.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018
No service for a month, stealing my returned phone, no credit, after 2 months, have everything saved from their chat text. No credit for lost service, I was told to send back the phone, have a RMA number, they sent a mailing label. They sent a phone I did not order. Worst people I ever seen, court date pending. Fraud over and over again.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2018
So I’m not pleased at all. So last week I ordered phones online and it went through. I paid a 100$ fee... And I woke up the next day and they canceled it because “they couldn’t verify it was me." They refunded me the money. So I got on chat and a representative helped me created the cart for me and even offered and signed me up for DirectTV now! And gave me a 7 day trial!!! And I checked out. I went to work, got off and checked my account and my money was in there AGAIN!
I checked my email and they canceled it AGAIN!!! Because they couldn’t verify it was me!!! AGAIN! So I got on chat again they gave me a number to call. I called and they told me because of too many failed attempts at placing an order that they CANCELED TWICE! I have to go to an actual store!!! I live in the country... The closest store is 2 HOURS from me!!! When asked if I could just email or fax a copy of my info they told me no! And that they couldn’t help me any further... So I took my money and went elsewhere! Was really excited to do business with them.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2018
I called AT&T's 800 # on 8/23 to inquire about what it would cost to add a phone line for my mother to my plan. The first salesperson who answered told me that if I upgraded to an iPhone X, they'd give me a free iPhone 7 SE, then add a $20 charge per month for my mom's line. I hesitated, then called back later that day to take advantage of the deal. When I said I wanted that deal, the sales rep said I actually qualified for a free iPhone 8 if I upgraded my existing phone to the iPhone X. It was a fantastic deal that they guaranteed me I qualified for, so I signed all of the agreements and paperwork online while on the phone with the sales rep.
Ultimately, when I received both phones 7 days later, there was a bill in the box that clearly stated I'd financed $1699.98 in phones – making it clear that I had to pay for the iPhone 8. It was RIDICULOUS, so I called their 800# only to be told that I never qualified for that offer. They spent ample time putting me on hold, and kept coming back saying I didn't qualify and that I must have misunderstood. However, the rep said I did qualify for a different sale – a free iPhone 7 SE if I kept my upgrade to the iPhone X. They told me they'd call me back the next day to discuss the incorrect iPhone 8 offer. When I NEVER received a callback, I called in, and here's where I just lost it...
They told me there are NO iPhone offers I'm eligible for! I am shocked not only by the FALSE OFFERS, but even more so by their poor customer service. They literally told me there was nothing they could do for me and were unwilling to help me or make an offer at all. I was so furious I returned both phones and canceled the new line. If you're thinking about upgrading or taking a sale with AT&T, get it in writing or do it live in person in a store so you have someone to hold accountable. This is by far the worst cellular support and customer service I've ever experienced. Verizon may be more expensive, but I am seriously considering switching back to them after this debacle.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2018
We spent a couple of days on the phone to get an appointment set. 8/14 we made appointment for 8/21. On 8/21 we called and they said our appointment was canceled. No one called us to reset or anything. If we had not called they would have just not shown up. Promised me a reschedule for that afternoon. Again no one showed up. This was frustrating since I have to schedule days off at least a week in advance. After hours on the phone got a new appointment for Saturday, but come to find out they do not do Saturday appointments. Thanks to my neighbor for letting me know. So I called back after being lied to. Got an appointment for 8/28 instead of 8/29. Again No one showed and no calls either way from anyone. We have spent hours on the phone only to be hung up on and lied to again and again.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2018
One month ago we discontinued our landline but kept the internet service. Immediately we began having major problems with the internet. Two technicians came to my house but did not fix it. Shortly after I found out that they had put us on the slowest speed which I never requested. When I called them on it they tried to claim that I requested the slower speed. Since then I have had nothing but problems. Technicians have been to my house again and again yet the same issues persist. I would not recommend this outfit to anyone.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2018
I was promised a $230 monthly bill for our 4 phones. My first bill was $528 and the second is $301. After much lip service from their billing team, they said I may be around $250 after the first four bills. In addition, their reception is horrible compared to Verizon. I am very sorry I moved and my family is frustrated with my choice as they struggle with a crappy phone signal.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2018
Have spent hours on an automated service that keeps going around and around. When you do get someone, they can only go to a certain point and then they switch to another tech. Then you start all over. Sometimes you are on the phone for hours. Have talked with people in four different countries and seven different States in USA. Corporate Headquarters in Dallas, Texas does not respond to letters. Head honcho reportedly makes $23,000,000 yearly. What recourse does a consumer have other than a lawsuit? But guess what, you have to go through arbitration first. Read the contract that is many, many pages long. I wonder if the lousy system is the cause of so many hacking problems that people are having?
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2018
I have been given the runaround with AT&T for the past three days. I opted into Verizon to change carrier because I feel their customer service is so much better. I was offered a slightly better deal from AT&T and decided why not since I've been with them for 7 plus years. I am fed up and ready to cancel after being told my phone was in "limbo" after being told my phone would be delivered in 1-2 business days. I ordered an iPhone X 256 g that costs 1,150 dollars. Disgusted to the point I can't even stomach this service anymore.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2018
I was told I wasn't on a contract. My bill changes every month. Very dirty business to deal with. Constantly ripping people off lying about what monthly bill we choose. I hope one day someone will investigate this dirty company. I can't wait until I finish with these lying people. They are connected with DirecTv and a very, very dirty business to deal with. Please don't deal with this shady company.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2018
I told the agent at store what I needed and I bought the better plan for a hot spot box but he failed to tell me that the service was not good streaming. Then I get a bill for almost four hundred dollars with 10 dollars a month for box. I think AT&T are trying to price themselves out of the business. I agree with all the people complaints. I had the same problem trying to resolve the problem. Every one I talked to gave me a different answer.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018
I was advised by 3 different reps that my activation fees would be waived and it never happened. I was also advised by two reps they would call me back and it never happened. They promised to call me back. They took my money but never followed through on transactions. Multiple days and several hours and they still never did as they promised. This company has the worst customer service I have ever witnessed, and according to them, I have been a “loyal customer”. If they treat “loyal customers” like this imagine how they freak everyone else. I can’t even begin to explain the frustration I have had with this company. I never even go on sites and give reviews.
This is by far the worst company ever. They outsource out of the country. You can get one story from one rep and another story from another and still not get anything in the long run. I can’t believe this organization is still in business. I really feel a class action law suit should be brought against them for all the failed promises that have been made by their reps. It’s a ploy and a sick tactic. I want out!
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018
I wanted to change my prepaid plan to postpaid family plan, so I was been directed by customer service to visit corporate store. On visiting the corporate store, I was told they cannot do it since it is out of market number. The corporate store directed me to call customer care. I called up customer care again and they told me to visit corporate store as they cannot it over the phone. Till now I have not received a solution to my problem.
Today AT&T has lost one customer because of their poor service and lack of professionalism.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018
Was charged $31+ extra on my cell phone bill for an emergency 5 minutes international phone call. $10 was for one time charge for international day pass, and $3 a minute for 5 min. call, plus tax, so that's $31+ charge. $10 was removed, after rep. put me on hold and even manager did not know why was the $10 charge, and I am thankful, but they would not reduce $15 charge in a good faith because it's a lot for 5 min. call to pay. That's what you get for being ATT customer for many years, 20+ at least, and having an Internet, 3 cell phones and local phone with them. It maybe time to start looking elsewhere!
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018
I have had two occasions to contact customer service with AT&T. Both times I have gotten the most inept people I have ever encountered. I had one tell me I would have to do something that I knew good and well I didn't have to do. We have been without phone service the last two days, and it has been ridiculous talking to their customer service. Numerous people have said what needed to be done, but it has not worked. My husband finally told them to send a technician, and they said it would cost $150. I am totally fed up with them.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018
We got a Samsung S7 Active about a year ago, paying a lot of money each month to AT&T, only to have it go completely out. The battery port is burnt & melted, and had I not been home this could’ve started a fire, seeing as there was smoke coming from the port. This is a known issue online & in the ATT Forums, i.e. overheating, burnt ports, constantly going black & shutting down on its own (which has also been a constant issue with our phone). This is a safety issue, among the phone not working in general. In the past few months we have had to do a hard reset a time or ten, and we still have two years of payments on a phone that is not working. This is the only means of communication for personal & work use, and this is not something taken lightly.
I was informed that AT&T will not remedy the situation and stated I would have to pay full price again, as well as continue my monthly payments seeing as the phone is damaged at "fault of customer." Original phone charger was being used the whole time, and this is NOT an issue caused by myself or the user of the phone (on my ATT account). I am also addressing with Samsung, but AT&T should remedy this situation as they are the ones getting my hefty monthly payments, and they are the only provider to issue this phone.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018
I switched to AT&T after Sprint increased my bill by 30%. AT&T promised me a plan for $55 per month. The first bill came and it was $122. It was a classic "bait and switch" tactic. The salesperson lied to get me to sign up. I did it on the phone so when I complained they said there was nothing they could do about it - that I had no proof. The plan they really signed me up for was $45 per month PLUS a $35 per month "customer fee" making it $80 per month PLUS all the other fees and taxes. My first bill included a "sign up fee" of another $30. I cancelled the whole thing after I got the first summary. Exactly 18 days.
They still charged me for the whole month. When I got online to chat with somebody, they didn't speak very good English and kept saying different things in broken English and bad grammar. They contradicted themselves several times. Another example of AT&T training their employees to lie and tell the customer anything to get them to buy or accept their fraudulent activity. I am going to pay the bill because if I don't they start charging me late fees as I fight it. I have to accept that they just ripped me off. I would never recommend their services to anybody. Run.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018
I have been lived and worked in Europe for two years and last month had bought an AT&T prepaid wireless plan for one month when I visited back to US. In one month, before I left the country, I called AT&T to cancel the plan. After I explicitly told the guy on the phone to cancel the plan, he charged my credit card for one more month. It took me another more than half of hour to deal with AT&T's billing supervisor to refund my credit card. AT&T is getting extremely greedy nowadays. In addition, AT&T charges $60 for international data roaming per 30 days. I will never use their service.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018
AT&T will not provide us with a copy of a contract that they claim we signed. They claim that we owe more than $300 for a $10 a month data plan to a tablet because we canceled in month 21. Customer Care is refusing to send us proof of a contract and continually hang up on me for asking too many questions. They started billing us $100 a month for the remaining 3 months of our apparent service agreement. I am not even sure how that is possible as our monthly service fee for the tablet was $10 a month for the first 21 month. I have asked over and over for a copy of this supposed agreement but they refuse because they know that I never signed one.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2018
Was told I had 30 days to decide if I wanted to keep any of the services I purchased. Was told my old phones would work. Was told a specific price for bundled services. 3 days in, had to buy new phones because old ones did not work. 2 weeks in got a preview of first bill, no promotional pricing applied. Called multiple times and was told it would be fixed. 3 weeks in, still no resolve and attempted to cancel all services. Couldn't cancel because DirecTV is a 24 hour to leave the contract scenario, not 30 days (=$20 x 24 months). Phones just fell out of 14 day period also not aware of ($900+900+500). Plus initial bill is $553. So now I'm on the hook for over $3000.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2018
My problem started way over a week ago, I would try to make a voice phone call and either I would go on and off the other person could not hear but I could clearly hear them or vice versa. Or at times it would work if I moved around or went outside... After going through a wraparound automated system that was clearly made to make people not call back for assistance, very frustrating and then being transferred several times, so finally today I called several times of getting disconnected that I was at the point of just asking automatically to be transferred to the escalated technical support and get this sweet lady that read all the notes and asked a couple of questions which were, "Are you on wifi? Do you have at wifi? Do you have problems with text or data?"
Also, I told her resetting the network settings does not work, she says ok click to settings, click on cellular, then click cellular data options, then click enable LTE, then she ask is there a check mark on voice & data; I said yes, then she said click off then try making a call & it FINALLY WORKED! She explained that the tower near me that is down is having problems with the HD (high definition; suppose to make a clearer voice and block our background noise) part of it. She said I could leave it off until the tower is back up and gave an eta. She was great and deserves a raise after all the high blood pressure I endured. Clearly the worst experience dealing with customer service I have ever had until that last tech, they need more of her. Good luck everyone. Hope this helps!
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2018
I have been calling sometimes three times a month about my bill since I've had service with these people. No one could ever seem to find any information discussed prior to the present conversation. NEVER AGAIN.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2018
After being a Verizon customer for a decade I decided to switch to AT&T, motivated by AT&Thieves promotion for a sizable credit. Once I agreed I was sent sim cards to transfer my carrier to AT&Thieves from Verizon. That prompted several phone calls to navigate AT&Thieves' vague instruction resulting in poor signal strength; I have to go outside to make a phone call.
After this I get my bill which has doubled my cost and after several hours on the phone getting transferred from department to department I have not been able to get AT&Thieves to honor their promotion. Finally, I was told they (AT&Thieves) were very sorry for the inconvenience and they would speak to the AT&T rep and make sure he/she would be reprimanded but I would still be responsible for the bill. Word to the wise STAY AWAY FROM AT&Thieves THEY WILL LITERALLY STEAL YOUR MONEY... I have filed complaints with the FCC. I urge everyone to use the link and make your voice heard.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2018
I came to AT&T after having Metro PCS. I was more satisfied with the coverage range but I should have researched first. They are not helpful to any issues that you have. Mario and Carol were of no assistance. Mario was actually on the phone copying me as I was trying to get my issue handled. I know that people can be rude but this should never happen in a company. This was the worst experience ever and my issue was not handled. I paid for service that I did not get to use. Carol was a little better. Mario needs to have better manners and learn to treat people with respect. Take your money and run in the opposite direction.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2018
Disappointed with LG B470 flip phone. Works ok as phone and text messages but otherwise lacking. Web access very dicey. My AT&T still doesn't work. Can't get email to work. Keep getting "Secure connection failed." Support not much help.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2018
I was told I would be paying a certain amount - My account was overcharged and I discovered that the salesperson had multiple times guaranteed me a promotion that was not the price she quoted me. I spent over 1 hour trying to resolve my issue, trying to be refunded the money that I was overcharged, and have been disconnected and transferred to 4 separate departments. I have found customer service to be dishonest and the AT&T accounts very difficult to find what I should be paying and why my bills are what they are.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2018
I’ve had all of the major carriers before, the last time I had AT&T was in the mid 2000s and I left with the impression that they had superior service over T-Mobile and Sprint, but apparently with the adaptation of LTE, they cannot keep up with the times. I left T-Mobile last year after being fed up with extremely poor service at my new apartment, and decided to switch to AT&T because (1) I would get a discount for bundling my phone/tv/internet, (2) I thought the service couldn’t be worse than T-Mobile. For the first 4 months, the service was a little better than T-Mobile, nothing great, but I would definitely get signal in places where T-Mobile/Sprint never did.
The honeymoon didn’t last long, because it’s been a year since and I regularly have no service, at any time of day, within a 60 mile radius of where I work/shop/live, and if I do get service, it’s only 4G. Probably haven’t gotten an LTE signal for weeks now. At home and work, I rely on wifi otherwise my phone would be an ornate paperweight. To make calls not on wifi (especially anything to do with android users whether it be text or call) I have to drive three city blocks just to get a 1 bar LTE signal so I can catch 40% of a phone conversation or finally send a text message to an android user that has been sending for over 20 minutes.
According to my battery app, 30% of my battery is spent looking for service, and 20% is spent on apps that can’t refresh because no service. If I lived in a backwater town in the middle of nowhere, I could easily understand my predicament. But a city with over 200k pop in California should at least give me full 4G, right? Apparently not on AT&T. I regret switching from T--Mobile (has anyone ever said that before?) because AT&T Wireless is the biggest waste of time, money, energy and economic resources. I’d have better luck sending smoke signals for communication than use this 1000 dollar phone that I pay 220 a month for.
At first, I thought I was going crazy, and being dramatic, but I have two other people on my plan, and each phone is rendered useless 99.9% of the day, and I’ve heard similar complaints lately from my coworkers. I don’t expect any carrier to have perfect signal, but I don’t think I’m being unreasonable to want at least 5 daily minutes of LTE signal that I pay for. If you do plan on getting AT&T Wireless in California at least, make sure you have great internet at home or WiFi available at all times if you want to do anything besides use it as an extremely expensive way to tell time.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2018
I signed up with ATT phone service in Dec 2017, I wanted to a family plan with 2 lines, on one account. I was talking with a reps for about an hour or so, to make sure all the information was correct. When I got my first bill, they charged me to two separate accounts, that was my first month calling. Then in March I signed up with their U-verse, I had an scheduled appointment with them to come hook up my TV, in my new apartment, and it was the last day I had off from work. I was told someone would be at my apartment between 12-2 pm. Near 2 pm, I had to call to see if someone was on the way, a tech said they were on the way, and would be at my place in 10 mins, 20 mins later nothing, I called again, the tech said they couldn't find me.
When he gave me the address of the place he was at, he was in MIAMI, freaking MIAMI. Remind you I live in ORLANDO, so I don't understand, to this day, how in the world they got a MIAMI address. When the tech told me the address he was at, it was nothing near my address, it wasn't even an apartment address. So I had to reschedule my hookup date to the following day, and had to have a friend stay and wait for them to come. After that every single month, I had to contact ATT because my bill is not what was promised to me, it's always more.
Once I even called and asked for an extension, on my bill because I got paid 3 days after the due date, they said, "not a problem, I won't be charged a late fee, since I called." The following month, BOOM late fee. Then they on my wireless bill it went up $8 and when I asked about it, they told me they upped my GB from 6 to 12, without my permission, without notices. They said they sent out notices, but I never got one. Then I was supposed to have credit on my bill for one month, wasn't there. I contacted someone AGAIN, twice I was told next month, next month, YEA, we'll see.
Oh, and on top of this, the services sucks, every time it rains outside my box goes out, then finally one week, my main HD box was completely done for, I lost all my recording, and I had to call three times in one week, to have my box troubleshooted, it's worked the first two times, but the third time nothing works and the lady on the phone even said, "I'm don't understand why the first two people, didn't put in an order for a new box." yea, I don't understand it either. Unfortunately I have to wait two more months before I can switch companies, and where I live, I only have the option of ATT or Spectrum, I've have Spectrum before and they weren't all that great, but definitely better than ATT. And I'm looking into switch phones as well.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2018
WORST company. I'm Rudy ** owner of Edible Arrangements. Every July I get a renovation letter to which I respond to as soon as possible so my lines won't be affected. We agree to pay a certain amount. Every month I was getting my bills higher than usual. I called and went to the store a couple of times. They told me yes it was a mistake and that in the new bill I was going to get a credit, next month got a new bill again with a higher amount than the past one. Called again and went to store again and they told me again it was a mistake and not to pay bill until next month while they fixed.
I haven't received a bill yet and they cut my lines which is not just one line but 6 lines in my business. I just went to the store again and now they seem not to find the notes. I was willing to pay the amount they are charging me because my business had been badly affected. I had lost customers today. I got to store at 4.45 and by the time I got called up it was 5 already and they come and tell me I can't pay the bill because they close their system already. I am beyond pissed with their service and customer service. I had suffered losses today. I can't completely run my business without phones.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2018
My son left the country for four months, and I asked AT&T what we could do to save money (and his number while he wasn't using the account.) They said, no problem, he could pay ten bucks instead of twenty on our family plan. But it was a lie. They didn't tell me that invalidated the installment plan he had on his phone, so in actuality their little savings cost us 5+ bucks a month extra. I called, certain they'd fix that as they have in the past for their mistakes, but I was told no way. That they were sorry that they made a mistake, but they wouldn't fix it. It's the last straw for us with other issues we've overlooked. All seven of us on the family plan are leaving now. If that's the way they run their business, they can do it without us.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2018
I have been a long time ATT wireless customer registered with autopay. My autopay is the 12th of each month. Some genius at ATT decided that autopay dates should happen at the end of the calendar month and unilaterally changed the date. Apparently an email was sent to that effect, which I could not find in my email. Even then, one email??? From ATT who regularly bombard both my email and regular mail with suggestions to increase my service (and hence their revenue?). In any case, I was not aware of the change.
Around beginning of July, I look at my Credit Card statement and notice ATT did their autopay on June 29, instead of July 12. I online chat with ATT and the saga begins (I have scripts of all chats) July 10 – I question why my autopay was collected early. The agent (Riley **) apologizes and says there have been problems with the autopay system and he will reverse the charge and autopay should happen, as per usual, on July 12. He lied as (1) there was no glitch in the autopay system, it was an intentional change and (2) the autopay did not occur on July 12.
July 26 – While I was travelling abroad, I receive texts and VM from ATT threatening to cancel my service for non-payment. A different agent (Stuart) apologizes for the previous agent and says he will mark the account as fine and the next autopay on Aug 12 would collect both July and August and all should be fine and I should not worry. He lied as (1) he did not inform me of the change of autopay date and (2) the account was still maintained as delinquent since the very next day, I got more threats of service cancellation.
July 27 – responding to the threats, and still while abroad, I chat with a third agent (Lina). Lina is the first to inform me of the change in autopay policy and reverses some late payment penalties (which I did not even know were there since neither of the previous two agents mentioned them and assures me that I need not worry about service cancellation and autopay on Aug 12 should clear everything. She lied as on Aug 7, I received a suspension notice from ATT.
Aug 7 – this time I demand to chat with a supervisor. After much delay and “looking at the file”, the supervisor informs me that to avoid service suspension, I need to pay the bill that should have been collected July 12. I tell her to go ahead and charge the card on file. She apparently can’t so I go through a rigmarole of reentering the exact same card that was already there for autopay before ATT started this merry dance... and apparently now, all is good. So three ATT agents lied to me while ATT continued to threaten me with service suspension while I was traveling abroad, costing me easily 2 hours of my time to straighten out the mess they created and their agent’s incompetence. 2 hours of my time is worth $700... Is ATT prepared to compensate me for this?
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2018
I was unclear about associated fees for my “eligible upgrade.” I called AT&T Wireless after I upgraded in the Apple store to an iPhone X and was basically dismissed when I asked about any fees. I was told there’s nothing on my bill and the person allegedly called an Apple Store to learn what they might have been referring to. After about 20 minutes of back and forth and being told there was no fee by a clearly frustrated and rude customer service person, I hung up. SURPRISE. $30 upgrade fee on my next wireless bill. So I call again. Apparently there was a record of my previous call and this customer service person acknowledged that I was told there was no fee BUT that it is a legitimate fee and I’m responsible for it!
My issue is that I was not misinformed previously, I was misled and rudely dismissed. I asked that I be credited the $30+ tax. After being on and off hold for about 20 minutes I was offered $10 which, to me, means that they are admitting to their poor customer service. I rejected it and asked for the $30+ tax. Then I was transferred to the laughable “Loyalty Department.” After 48 minutes on the phone I was told I’d get a $25 credit on my next bill. 2 hours on the phone. Misinformation (misleading information in my opinion). Dismissive treatment and still can’t get the full amount of the upgrade fee credited to me. I’m disgusted by AT&T's customer service. Lack of professionalism and inefficiency. After many years of being with them I’m exploring other options.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2018
Does this make ANY sense to ANYBODY?? AT&T took my money through automatic draft on August 18th, 2018. My plan RENEWS on August 19th, 2018 (it is now Sunday the 19th) BUT it does NOT return my "high speed internet" service UNTIL one minute before midnight on August 19th in which case one minute later it is then August 20th, 2018. AT&T just screwed me out of one day of service! Think twice before using AT&T for your cell provider!
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2018
"Once you submit your final bill (online or by mail) from your current carrier (within 60 days of porting your number to AT&T) the AT&T Visa® Promotion Card will be mailed within 4-6 weeks after you've completed all eligibility requirements, including keeping your account in good standing for 30 days." I quoted above their actual print from their website.
I submitted my final bill, ported 4 numbers over to them, purchased new phones, and paid over $350.00 for their services each month. It has been since the middle of April 2018 that I did these things and they have yet to give me my promo cards. I called them several times and got the runaround. They first said I did not port all my numbers over - once that was proven wrong they said I did not have the correct business plan. I called over to the store I purchased it and they said my plan was not important for which business plan I had selected. I am still waiting for my promotional cards over 4 months later. I have paid 4 consistent high bills and I would not recommend their services because they do not honor their initial signing agreement.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2018
The worse company to deal with. They will tell you they will credit your account, and they don't, meantime you have to pay the bill or they will charge you late fee. I will never deal with them again. I traveled abroad, I kept my phone on airplane mode, I did have local internet, so I used the WIFI, when I came back to US, AT&T charged me for all the data on my WIFI. I call this highway robbery. Have called them many times, someone in another country with an accent you can't understand tells me they will credit my account, and they never do. I am gathering my bill to take them to our Attorney General, the company should be fined and put in their place. I am glad I don't have any of their services any longer. Every month my bill was a different amount without using anything outside my services. I know they are too big to fight with, but I think people should know.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2018
They lie! They promised a 194 credit to our account because of another AT&T employee lied to get us to switch. Spoke to 4 separate people in the loyalty department and 4 different occasion all of whom said it would credited within a day. Of course we never received the credit and decided to record the conversation of the employee. Who put in her notes that it was subject to management review. That was never said. Now there is 400 bill you expect me to pay. Good hustle AT&T. I will buy out these phones at 1500 and pay for 1 month of service. You will never get our business again and will also cancel DirecTV.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2018
My wife and I had two phones, two bills. On my bill, I covered my cell phone, the internet, and U-verse. AT&T advertised the "Unlimited with 2 phones plan." I should have know better because they had a shark in a barrel in the TV ad. Anyway, we called and after about an hour on the phone, discussing the combination to one bill and lowering our costs, we made the switch. We were paying about $400 a month total for everything before the switch. The bill came in for a prorate on one month of $229 and then the next month bill was $522. I was on the phone for over 1 hour and was told the best they could do would be fill out a ticket and let me know in about 10 days. We went to the store and took a detailed printout of our bill. One hour later, we were told to call 611 and talk to retention. After another hour on the phone, we ended up going back to our old plans and losing around $130-150 for our troubles. This is no way to run a business.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2018
at&t.com - I went online to order an iPhone. The advertisement for the iPhone X said "If ordered before 7pm free same day delivery." I ordered the iPhone X at 12:22 pm and after I placed the order - it said item to be shipped in 2 -3 business days. FALSE ADVERTISEMENT AND I'VE BEEN A CUSTOMER FOR MANY MANY YEARS NOT EVEN SURE HOW MANY. OVER 20 I THINK!
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2018
If you are a business, avoid setting up an account here. Because of a mistake by Spencer **, Justin **, and Todd the manager, it cost my business $50,000 in fees. Instead of owning up to their mistake (setting up my business account wrong to benefit them) they’ve done nothing to clean up the mess they made. Because of their mistake, opening up 60 new lines instead of adding it to my existing business account, it triggered the fraud department and without no warning, they shut every phone, employee and personal, off in the middle of a business day and refused to turn them back on. Our account was overpaid by $5,000 because we pay ahead and they refuse to give me our money back, kept our phone numbers we had for 20 years, and cost our business tens of thousands in loss.
We were also promised by Spencer and Justin $200 per line, as a corporate deal, to switch all our lines from Sprint. That would have been a $12,000 credit. Do you think AT&T was going to follow through, nope. They shut our account down. I’m still paying $10,000 in early termination fees from Sprint and had to turn around and go back to them. Because of their negligence I am paying thousands of dollars for nothing. Avoid doing business with these people at all cost, (it’s cost our business $50,000) even if they transfer to another location. FYI: We’ve contacted the Missouri Attorney General, FCC, FTC, BBC, 5 on your side, and my attorney. If you want to spend months fighting issues like I have, by all means, deal with these dishonest people.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2018
My phone broke and I decided to order new through AT&T, the ad on the site was "Want it fast? Get FREE same-day delivery if you order by 7pm". I placed an order at 4pm on Friday, August 10, 2018. Did not have access to the internet until next day Saturday, August 11, had long conversation with the customer service rep, she told me it will be shipped on Monday overnight as was promised!!! I am a customer for more than 10 years and had to call on Monday, August 13, 2018 again.
Was told there is NO RECORDS OF MY CONVERSATIONS WITH ANYBODY! I have my phone bill which shows very lengthy communications with AT&T! But who cares! I was told it will be shipped August 13-15 and not overnight! Very disappointed with AT&T, especially when I am paying almost $300 for 2 phones! It became very expensive and I got VERY CHEAP TREATMENT! I will try to get out of this as soon as I can! I have following records for my conversations: August 10 - 40 min, August 11 - 8 min, August 13 - 9 min and August 14 - 14 min - and I guess AT&T does not have any notes and records at all!!!! Huge disappointment and I agree with other customers, I wish there was a "negative" number in ratings! I will give it "MINUS 5"!
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2018
Phone contact people are polite & do their job. But length of time to get internet & phones repaired is excessive. Elderly & blind does not need to be cut off for multiple days. Going on 4 days now while our location is Central Houston not rural middle of nowhere. Everyone is pleasant & nice but why so few repair people? Shame on stingy management. Hire & train adequate personnel to repair services within 24 hours. Do it right. You certainly charge enough. Poor poor management.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2018
My daughter took a trip to Europe a month ago and we paid AT&T 10.00 a day that included data usage. They charged use 120.00 which is what we asked for but then they added 100.00 on our data rollover usage and I have spoken to 3 different agents and a manager and no one can explain where this 100.00 charge came from. I was promised a 40.00 reduction in our bill which they never took off. The call centers are located out of the country which provides a difficult language barrier and “I don’t care attitude.” Will be looking for another carrier as we are good customers to them and we always pay our bill on time.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2018
They placed installment charges on the wrong account which should have been cancelled before the charged accrued and kept sending me 2 bills. When I inquired about the extra bills I had been getting to AT&T representatives several times, all of them told me to ignore the extra bills. I relied on them. Now they charged late fees on me for the bills they told me to ignore. Customer service doesn't know what they're doing. Totally stupid and irresponsible - they just keep saying there's nothing they can do. AT&T sucks and all they can do is scam customers. I wish I could give 0 star. Use Verizon.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2018
Just signed up to be a new customer with AT&T’s on Friday, they said everything was approved, I paid what was needed, and that the phones would ship that following Monday and take 2 business days to arrive. I called and checked the process of everything, everything was still processing, and no emails were send regarding the tracking information, I called and asked why I couldn’t access anything on the online acct and the lady said it was because they haven’t been activated. Completely rude and continually interrupted me and didn’t answer any questions I asked. I called again to check the progress the next day and it still said processing.
I connected with another rude customer service rep again and she said something went wrong with our current carrier, gave her the info she needed AGAIN and she said, "Ok. It was approved." When I asked why it didn’t work before when the first person I talked to said it worked she avoided the question so she could get off the line. When I asked when the phones would be there she said 3-5 business days. Why would one person say 2 days and another 3-5. Get your crap together and figure your crap out. I can’t understand 95% of these reps and they are all absolutely rude. I’m starting to regret switching to AT&T and haven’t even received our phones yet.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2018
This company is straight garbage. We were told we'd have our services (cable and internet) transferred when we moved, because we were you know, moving from one house to another. Only cable showed. They didn't know we wanted both. Are you serious? We called and after us explaining we work during the week 8-4 they said they can only come between 12-4. After an extremely difficult search to find someone to be at our house between 12-4 on a Monday, AT&T never showed. AGAIN. We called at 3, spent a half hour on the phone, were told something was wrong with the order, and someone would be there before the end of the night. By 7:30pm no one had showed. We called AGAIN, spent an hour and 35 minutes on the phone with them, appalled at how TERRIBLE their "customer service" was and demanded someone be at our house ASAP.
We had gone 2 weeks with no internet and therefore went over our data usage with Verizon. During this hour and 35 excruciatingly painful minutes, I was told many different things: the tech is on his way, they are locating the tech, this is actually self-service and no tech is needed, we're finding a new tech to come ASAP. After the extreme lack of service, actually a disservice, we'd received, I explained in order to make up for this, the three times someone was supposed to install internet, they'd HAVE to come when it was convenient for us. There was no one that could come on a weekday, between 12-4. I explained any time after 4 the next two days, or on Saturday first thing in the morning are what we would accept or we're leaving the company.
I was basically told I need to quit my job so that I can be there for whenever their tech guy can show up, if anyone ever showed up at this point. How do we pay for the service then? Not sure. I don't understand how a company would ever think that is a smart thing to say. Lol. I spoke with a manager, named Ed, he assured me someone would come Saturday morning between 8-12. He promised he'd call me personally to see someone arrived. Well, SURPRISE, Saturday comes, no call from Ed, no one shows. I am irate. How can this be your business, how you make money, and you be this astonishingly awful at it? My husband was assured at 10:30 am, we were next on this list.
At noon, when I called, I was told there was an error on the order. We had no appointment for Saturday, but for Monday between 12-4. I went off on these people. This is the absolute, BY FAR, WORST service I have ever experienced. These people have no idea what they're doing. They will use every excuse in the book to put off dealing with their customers. They CHARGED us for internet that they never came to install. This company doesn't care about their customers in the least, we're dollar signs, they'll secretly up your bill to make money off you, and then do everything to avoid you or help you. They're a scam.
I called WOW on Monday, after telling AT&T they can suck it, and within TWELVE MINUTES, I had been told the appropriate package we would need, gone through all the fine print, and had an appointment set up for the next day! Imagine that. And the best part, their techs actually show up when they say they will! I would go with WOW or Cox Communications ALLL the way. These companies actually care and respond to their customers, and do everything they can to help you or right any mistake. AT&T wants your money that is all. Stay FAR AWAY.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2018
First off, I’ve been a loyal AT&T customer for 7 years. I have a wireless account and even had a home phone and U-Verse account. However, they are getting real expensive lately, and the services and pricing doesn’t even make sense. For example, internet by itself is around $75 a month for 100 Mbps, but if you add local channels it brings the bill down to around $65 a month. And that’s not even including all the taxes and fees they charge. That really doesn’t make any sense to me considering I never watch any of those local channels... So why even have it? Also, $75 for only 100 Mbps is ridiculous to me. I can go get faster speed at another company for much lower even after taxes and fees. Also, my wireless bill has gotten more expensive over the years. They increased the fees somehow turning my supposed $103 wireless bill into $114.
A rep told me herself that my bill would definitely be $103 a month. I knew it was going to be a little high to begin with because of the $28 NEXT installment on my phone, but not that high. After I finished paying all my installments, they were able to finally lower my bill to $65 (only because I told the rep I was wanting to cancel my account). Which $65 plus fees and taxes isn’t really all that bad for an unlimited plan, however, it doesn’t come with mobile hotspot (and even if it did they cap you at 128 Kbps after using 15 GB of hotspot data which is basically nothing). Overall, I can find less expensive service that offers more elsewhere. I’m tired of having to pay inflated fees and dealing with unhelpful reps who I can barely understand sometimes. I’m switching to another carrier.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2018
Shireen **, this location's authorized AT&T retailer and AT&T expert deliberately attempted to screw me over on a mobile plan in order to make a sale. If you want to purchase a phone at this Best Buy, heed my warning and simply go to one of your desired carrier's stores instead. All I wanted was to be removed from my parents' AT&T account onto a new account, and was told by Shireen that this could not be done. Instead, according to her, a new number/line must be created and must be 'merged' with the old line.
After several hours on the phone with AT&T across 3 days, being transferred through countless representatives and departments, and visiting 2 separate AT&T stores to attempt to 'merge' the lines, everyone I spoke with agreed that Shireen was in the wrong and the lines could not be merged, leaving me paying for 2 lines on my account. The only solution, as told by AT&T employees on the phone and in person, would be to return the phone to this Best Buy as buyer's remorse, rendering the entire transaction pointless. I have never dealt with such incompetent customer service in my life. Do NOT buy a phone from this location, ESPECIALLY not through AT&T.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2018
Took my 81 yr old mother in for a phone. She wanted a basic low-end iPhone and ended up walking out with a higher priced phone and a FREE TABLET. Bill came that free tablet sure wasn't free. I called several time and she calls to complain about this and how she was taken advantage of. They call her to threaten her now about paying on the tablet and they get darn right nasty. I've called and told them about the "trainee" who waited on my mom and I heard her myself say FREE. WE SHOULD NOT PAY FOR YOUR EMPLOYEE'S MISTAKE!! I wouldn't use ATT for anything. Rude, ignorant, and takes advantage of people and they don't support their customers.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2018
Customer service is horrible. Very hard to understand and very rude. I have asked to speak with a supervisor and was told the first time one name then the second person I talked to gave me a different name. They do not listen to what you are telling them and they cut you off and do not let you speak. If I could give them less stars I would. I have been a customer for over 10 years and this is the worst experience I have ever had with them. I am looking at using a different provider or going to internet based. Thank you ATT&T for a horrible experience.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2018
I was a customer for AT&T since 2006 and for the past months I notice an increase on my bill, I called AT&T to ask and to check other offers. The person that I talked to transferred me to a loyalty department, the person who answered from that department offered me a worst plan where I was going to pay more and get less, I told her that I was going to have to switch to T-Mobile and she didn’t care. I spoke to someone about my bill and the person assured me that I was going to pay only a partial amount since I switch in the middle of the month and just found out that was a lie, I have to pay for the whole month. Even if I am not happy with T-Mobile service I will never go back to AT&T because even though I was loyal to the company for 12 years they didn’t do anything to help me. I don’t recommend AT&T to anyone.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2018
No stars at all, the hidden $ 20.00 fee, the lies about lowering the monthly cost of your bill, the buy one and get one free BS. The question is how do they get away with it? Nasty disgusting thefts, I personally went through all of this. They don't even deserve any of my time, I'm done.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2018
Well I guess I will start at the beginning Dec 2016 I signed up with AT&T I accepted the offer buy 1 Galaxy get 1 free. Gold for me black for my husband. Phones arrived colors switched went into store and spoke with rep that stated both phones needed to switch husband is a truck driver it would be hard to do. So we just kept them. The rep then asked if I had DirecTV, home phone and internet. Advised I did, he said, "Great you qualify for a free iPhone." Explained I didn't need one. My daughter just got a new one a few months ago. He said, "This is the latest version it's free get it for Christmas." I checked with store manager and was assured It was free! Came home and called to double check was reassured that it was free.
I get my first bill and am being charged for both free phones. Well this went on each month I received my bill I had to call and advise them I was being charged for all the phones. I spoke with numerous supervisors. I had to go purchase a monthly planner to keep track of all my calls. Every time I was assured it was taken care of. Well it never was. Then in the beginning of Dec 2017 I started having issues with the internet, home phone and DirecTV. After 7 techs came out they couldn't figure out the problem supervisor advised me to cancel the home services because they couldn't fix the problem. So I canceled and went to Spectrum. After calling 3 times a month to dispute the cell phone charges and getting disconnected after speaking with numerous reps.
I contacted the CEO's office and was told I owe the full amount balance on all phones because I didn't keep up with the contract terms. That I should have kept DirecTV, home phone and internet. I am not the one that broke the contract. They did because they couldn't provide me service. Now they want over 1100 dollars or are sending me to collections. I have an excellent credit score over 850 and now they are going to ruin it. Because I am not paying the bill. So now I have to send them a notice of dispute and if that doesn't work I will have to go for arbitration. You would think that a big company would provide better customer service. They broke the contract not me. They can have both Galaxies back. They are in perfect condition. And in actuality they owe me money for all the monthly payments I made already. The end.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2018
AT&T and would not release my number until 3 days into the new billing cycle and now are charging me for a whole month of service I do not have! After years of being with them!! Like so many here - phone companies/cable companies are the worst! Policies at AT&T are ultimate worst!!!
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2018
I switched from Verizon to AT&T in April of 2018. I was combining my girlfriend’s phone service with mine and was trying to save some money in the meanwhile. I went to an AT&T store and was given the sales pitch. My girlfriend’s Verizon bill (with two of her kids) was $210 with Verizon and mine (with one of my kids) was $235 (I leaded a phone recently). The guy at the AT&T store quoted me at $230 for all 5 of us and talked me into new phones which I was told would bring my monthly bill to (he breaks out the calculator) just under $300. He sold me.
A few weeks later I get a bill for $520. I was floored. I called AT&T and was told that the “free” phones I got would be charged $28 a piece for two months and then I would be credited. The rest of the bill was just start-up costs and would be only this one time. Now, my son who lives with his mom in a separate town from me, reports no signal at all at his house. He doesn’t get calls and when he is talking, they drop calls consistently. Texts are delayed and internet is very slow! The rest of us also have service that was nowhere near as good as Verizon’s but that’s the price you pay for saving money, right?
A month later my bill reads $460. The rebates we got for turning in our old phones are ridiculously hard to get and we never got full value. Fine print and all. Ok AT&T. You got me there. Next bill is again in the high $400’s and now I call again. The lady I spoke to (Vanessa) was great and she ended up bringing my monthly bills down to $330 (plus tax) and gave me an $85 credit for the last high bill. I even got an email reporting the fix and credit. Loved her and gave her a great review in the survey they sent me.
Next month... $460 and no credit. I call again and speak to (Katie?). I explained the last phone conversation and she makes some fixes and says my bill will be $330 a month from now BUT she can’t give me the fruit because there was nothing in the notes about a credit being promised. When I read her the email, her supervisor gets on and requests I send the email to her. I did. A week later I sent a follow-up email asking if the bill was fixed and if I could expect to see the credit that was promised me. No reply at all.
I just got my most recent bill a few days ago. $463 and still no credit!!! I have explained to them that I’m going back to Verizon and they said they understand... “that’ll be $3,543 please.” Our phone service is still crappy and I am receiving death threats under my pillow that I better get the phone situation fixed because the internet connectivity is horrible. I was pretty sure the kids were leaving the notes but I’ve caught my girlfriend staring at me while I sleep so I trust no one at this point. Not only has this switch cost me more money than was promised.... not only am I dropping emergency calls from work... not only are my kids not able to play Fortnight at every stinking minute of the day... but now AT&T is endangering my life!!!
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2018
I switched from Sprint over to ATT last summer. I didn’t have terrible service with Sprint but had read that “you get what you pay for” and that ATT was one of the best for cellular and customer service. I figured it would be worth to pay a little extra if it meant that I would have all around better services. I have one phone with an unlimited plan and I rent to own an iPhone 7 Plus. Fast forward 12 months later and my phone bill has increased by $20. They have added new “service fees” for the last 3-4 months making my phone bill steadily increase. Whatever.
I know a lot of phone companies jump through hoops to make a few extra bucks when and where they can. I recently started a new job, one of the perks of working with this company is big name brand companies offer employee discounts. I went into an ATT store to apply said discount and they do not offer any discounts on unlimited plans. On top of that I get little to no service in the city my job is located in. I will actually be standing next to a Sprint user and they have full service while I have “No Service”. I have 19 months left until my phone installments are paid off. I am counting down the days until I can drop this sorry excuse of a company! ATT IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! Take your business elsewhere.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2018
Not sure where to start. My wife holds the AT&T phone account, which she has had for almost two decades. I have a DirecTV account. Back in Dec 2017 I went to renew my DirecTV account for the next year and the person over the phone combined my wife's account with my account causing 5 months of lies and issues. Countless phone calls, transferred to multiple places and never resolving any issues. Lied to for four months stating the accounts were not merged, YES, finally in April found out by a customer service rep in the states that YES the accounts were merged. All of the previous weekly contacts with the other phone reps located in the Philippines would always tell us lies when we called and were transferred from person to person.
We lost countless hours of our precious time with these individuals. Needless to say, it took another 10 calls or so to find out not only were the accounts merged, we were now placed on upfront billing and we are supposed to get used to it. This was mind blowing. Mind you, they had neither of our permission to change us over to a merged account that costs 45.00 dollars more a month to be merged. This place should be investigated and all business should cease. I'm looking into finding out if this company has any ongoing class action lawsuits. When we quit AT&T they billed me erroneously and sent me to collections. They sent a perfect paying individual to collections! This company has no common sense - I will never pay this company money I do not owe them. This can and will remain on my credit - I could care less. They are a despicable company.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018
I am agrado. I don't have enough space to describe my disappointment and frustration but I was a member for over 20 years. One day I received a phone call from a sky phone and not knowing I called back because I was waiting for a phone call from my family in Puerto Rico due to the terrible hurricane that devastated the island. I got a bill of almost 900 dollars. I tried to dispute it and they simply said no. So the money I was going to use for help the victims ended paying AT&T. I decided to cancel and a day later I received a phone call from a person who wanted me to stay with AT&T and can give me a good deal because I could've been paying less of what I paid for 20 years.
I was even more disappointed. In spite of several phone calls and checks 3 months later I was still paying hidden fees. At the point they never cancelled a service for one of my tablet that anyway I never used. After five phone calls they blamed it on me that I didn't ask for that to be cancelled and they ended up sending me to a collection agency. I've never been treated so poorly. I tried multiple times to talk to a supervisor but I could never passed from that first person that answers the phone.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018
Where to start! I have been using AT&T for sometime now and have decided to ditch them... why? Hidden fees on their plans and dishonest sales reps-- sales reps never tell you the full service charges you will get. For example, if you choose a $100 plan there will be an additional $20 charge added to connect your phone or device to the ATT network... so now you are paying $120 +. I chose the 10GB, $100.75/mo.per month for 2 devices -- my current bill is $154.65... I'm on the phone now for an explanation of the extra $54. They are thieves.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018
Where to begin, first off, I really do think they deserve a 1 star from me but since I can’t give 0, I guess this will have to do. I called AT&T to order a hotspot, which I was told came at an extra $20 a month, not bad, what really happened though was. The customer service rep opened up multiple ghost accounts each with their own data plans in both my mother and my name, our $200 monthly bill was now $750!! When I call AT&T back, they refused to help and even hung up on me multiple times, when I went to the stores, I was told they could do nothing and that my plan looked perfectly normal! What a joke company, now they are threatening collection for the fake accounts they opened without my permission. I would rather go back to using only a landline than ever deal with these crooks again.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018
To say that I have recently received the worst service from AT&T is an understatement. Our install service was canceled twice for our internet and not by me. It took two weeks to have someone out to install my internet. I work from home and that costed me money because I had to take time off work without pay. When I signed up for this so called “promotion” I was told the cost for three TVs (3 receivers) and one Genie two main wireless box with DirecTV including internet 50 mbps would be $122.46. I took down notes while speaking to the sales representative.
This was also including a $100 visa gift card. Now I’m being told the cost is $143 and there is no evidence of the price I was supposedly suppose to get when I signed up. So now I guess AT&T is lying to their customers? What kind of business they running now? I’m beyond furious and disappointed. I thought AT&T used to be a great company. I just called and spoke with a representative that was laughing over the phone at me when I asked to speak with a manager. I want nothing to do with AT&T anymore. I will be looking to cancel my cell service thru you including internet and DirecTV.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2018
Just got off the phone with AT&T and I've never been more irritated. I switched over to Verizon about 3 months ago and I get a bill from AT&T for $85.00 in July. Let's not forget that I just paid them $130 some dollars in June. So you can see why I'm freaking. Apparently when I switched over to Verizon the second line I had with AT&T wasn't taken care of so it wasn't cancelled. Let's not mention I haven't used the second line since 2016. It has been suspended since 2016. I couldn't cancel the line because I was still paying for 2 cell phones.
So to make this short AT&T will not waive $85 charge even though I've been paying on a line for over 2 years that has not been used. Not to mention I was a great customer. Always paid my bill, always on time, purchased many cell phones from them. They are awful. I will never use AT&T. And I will make sure I let people know my experience with AT&T and will definitely urge them not to use AT&T.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2018
My monthly bill has increased every month for hidden fees, they took it upon their self to change my account, so then I change it myself and for some reason my plan fee is still coming out to be what it use to be. They won't send me a paper copy of my bill unless I pay 5 per copy. When you ask them for breakdown they place you in hold and avoid directly answering your questions.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2018
I’ve been blown away at AT&T blatant lies and scamming with deceptive practices. You will be on the phone for hours on end and YOU THINK IT’S SOLVED, it’s NOT. I bundled my wireless, cable and internet to save money monthly. I was on the phone for 1 1/2 hours to get signed up and a supervisor recorded my call to confirm I’m agreeing to a $400 visa gift card, HBO for life, half off Galaxy 9 and all of this for $146 a month for switching all my services to AT&T. First bill is $250, I call and 1 hour later they say I’ll be credited. Next bill $216, I call, 1 hour later they say I’ll be credited. I ask about my visa gift card, I’m told to check my email, I do and follow the link but it’s only for $200. I call, 1 hour later they say I have to call a different number which is the rewards center. I do with an hour wait time and I’m told another $200 link will come in my email to claim. It never comes, I call and then told that they see I’m only suppose to get $200.
The customer service reps are annoying to say the least. “Thank you for your patience, Can I put you on a brief hold”, they say this over and over and rarely accomplishing anything for you. After 6 hours of many calls and 2 supervisors suppose to call me which never happened. Basically, I told the last rep I will never call again, keep my $200 gift card and I will spread the word that I never got what was promised me and when my contract is up I’m out.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2018
Our family has been a loyal AT&T customer for over a decade, and new customers should heed my words. Avoid being lured in by deals made to scam you, because once you're a customer, you are as unimportant to them as the litter in a New York City subway station. Twice we have been lied to in the face and twice our bills were raised due to misinformation and lack of transparency from service representatives (using that term very loosely).
The first occurred in Flushing where a representative told us that we earned a free tablet, with no apparent catches because we asked three times before accepting. It was fun for the first month to have something free, but long behold we would have to pay for the device in monthly installments for two years (only the first month being free)! No matter how much we complained, they would not take the device back. So two years later, we paid it off... And oh look! Another fee :D! Turns out the device required another line to be added to our bill to be used actually. It now sits in my kitchen drawer turned off.
We had a new debacle yesterday with another store. We went to a store in Floral Park with optimism that what transpired in Queens, would not occur to us again. Spoiler alert: It did. My son was looking to upgrade from an iPhone 6 to an iPhone 8. A normal request you would think. We were then told of a BOGO offer with the iPhone 8. BOGO means Buy One, Get One free in case you didn't know. My other son has an iPhone 7 that we were currently financing, but we thought maybe he could use the upgrade as well. Our representative told us, "Yes do that, it would be a smart move." Easy to follow I hope. We again asked, "What's the catch?" Again we were told, there's no catch except to pay $10 for a month of DirecTV Now. Not bad, so we went with it. Again we trusted them, and yet again we would be failed.
My sons are happy with their new phones the next day until one of the sons was wondering why his phone was asking him to be associated with two numbers instead of one. Remember when we asked for any catches? We were not told that another line would be added as a result of the transaction. Turns out, that was the catch! Looks like it was a deal tailored for new customers. So if you are a new customer looking for two lines instead of one, that's a great deal right?
Not so much when you're a current customer with three lines for three people. Why do we need four lines for 3 people? That's what I would like to know. I mean, it makes sense that three people only need three individual phone numbers. It's simple math am I right? Three equals three. Four does not equal three. Four is an extra one unit greater than three. Why does my youngest son need an extra phone number? Maybe the teen is running a business from his room. I don't know, but AT&T would have to know something I don't in order for this to be a logical move. I mean what other motivation could they have?
Oh that's right. Money. Ladies and gentlemen, if you have read this throughout, let me finish by telling you that AT&T does not care about you if you are a current customer. And if you are thinking about opening a line with AT&T as a new customer, then don't. Because all they care about is your money. They have been stealing money from me from day one, and their support staff will say it's my fault or that is was miscommunication. Don't trust those greedy people. They will say whatever they have to say to scam you and squeeze every cent that they can get from you. That's all I have to say. My family will be looking to switch elsewhere soon.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2018
Last month I was praising AT&T for having great customer service. I take it all back! I purchased a new phone about 2 months ago because my 5s was old and just not working properly anymore, I was trying to hold off on upgrading until they came out with a similar size iPhone (I hate big phones). My only option was to buy the SE which was fine. The day I bought my phone the salesman at AT&T, said that it was approximately $14 a month for the phone for 24 months. We also switched plans that day because we were on a 15 Gb a month plan and they had unlimited data plans for less than we were paying. So to our surprise the salesman said my bill would be approximately $140 a month with the monthly payment plan on the new phone. Wow! I thought I’m saving about $20 dollars a month. Eric asked "Is this including my employee discount?" The AT&T sales rep in Rio Grande, NJ said "yes." So the next months bill comes it’s $300!
Now I was prepared for the bill to be a little more for the first month in the new plan, because of prorated charges, activation fee, etc. But double??? So I called and spoke to a nice service rep, she explained everything down to every little detail so that I understood where all the charges were coming from. She also explained that the salesman should have told me to wait 5 more days until my billing cycle was over so that I wouldn’t have the prorated charges. She also said that at the time I purchased my phone, the SE was having a sale for $5 a month. So she changed my monthly payment to $5 instead of the $14. She was super nice that I didn’t even mind paying the $300 because she took her time to breakdown everything.
Fast forward to yesterday... I look at my bill and it’s $235. Why the hell is it still high??? So Eric calls, they tell him that there is no way we could have been sold an unlimited data plan for $140 for 3 lines. Eric gets a 24% discount for being an employee of the hospital. It does show on the bill every month 24% gets deducted from each line. On our bill it says they only deducted $10! If I do my math right it should be approximately $50. Anyways, they tell my husband they have to take away the hotspot but that we can still have the unlimited, on the second best unlimited plan for $165. The rep says she will fix the employee discount. I look at the bill after sometime to see if it’s fixed and it is not. I call, I spoke to Carlos, he proceeds to tell me this
- the employee discount does not apply to unlimited plans. (Then why is it showing on my bill but for an incorrect amount.)- There is no way we could have been sold the unlimited plan for 3 lines for $140.
- My phone payment of $5 a month cannot be applied because in order to get that promotional discount I would have to open a new line.
- Lastly, to have the unlimited plan for 3 lines, the monthly cost is now $205, and $180 for the second best, even though the women Eric called on before we called back and got Carlos, already switched my plan for $165?! (They no longer have the plan I was originally sold.) How the hell am I hearing something different from the sales rep and 2 different customer service reps???
AT&T you better get your crap together. Either they are not training their employees correctly on the products or they have a bunch of shady ** people working for them that tell customers what they want to hear. I would have never agreed to the unlimited plan for $205 if that was the actual price when we decided to make the switch. I was paying about $160, before we switched plans, that’s why we decide to go unlimited because we were told the bill would be $140. We recorded the whole conversation. So today we are calling them back, I want to see if a new rep will have something different to say, and yes from now on I will be recording every conversation when I go into AT&T and when I am speaking to them on the phone. I’m tired of being lied to and I hate my time and money being wasted.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2018
My employer had a different carrier as the preferred carrier. I switched my number to that company and closed my account paid off my iPhone. I have been trying to sell my phone for two months and AT&T can’t seem to unlock the phone or give me a statement that says the asset is paid for. Terrible ethics.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2018
I was a subscriber for 5 years and was told that if I upgrade to a new phone my monthly service would not increase. The minute I purchased the new phone my bill went up $13 per month and when I returned the phone I still had to pay the $45 restocking fee even though I would not have upgraded had I known about the increase. I was very specific about the process before making the purchase. They lied to me.
Then when I asked for a final bill they refused to credit me for the period of time after I cancelled the service. After calling various numbers and talking with different departments, all of whom said, "Don't worry. I will take care of this for you, you can count on me," it was never refunded and they even charged me a late fee when I was told that I could wait for a final bill and would not be charge a late fee. I am paying the bill and putting principle to the side so I am not referred to collection. Basically an awful experience. I will never use AT&T again and don't like their practices. They are not honorable in doing what they say they will do. Don't use them!
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2018
Relocated could not get wireless service installed for 6 weeks although we tried multiple dates/stuck with AT&T because we are loyal - bad move! Stressful job situation needed our computers ended up getting $200 in cellular overages to manage our jobs, AND customer no- service confused the WiFi between the two homes and didn’t get their mistake so still we had no connection for our jobs. On the phone with customer no service for at least 3 hours- All they would offer were MORE PACK OF STUFF WE DONT WANT TO GIVE THEM MORE OF OUR MONEY. Waited on hold for 45 minutes to talk to a customer service manager - I was nothing but polite- he insisted “I don’t what happened in those customer service situations,” and HUNG UP ON ME. After years of loyalty- FORGET IT. They’re only about strategies to RIP YOU OFF!
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2018
Please do no go for never AT&T. NO business ethics and no policies, I took mobile phone service with monthly fixed payment of about 37-38$ inclusive taxes and all. I confirmed with the sales rep in store 3 times because I have been burned by AT&T in past as well. First bill I received for 82$, called in and they did adjustments and lowered to 44$. The sales rep on phone told me I should be happy as it is lowered but did not understand that it is not what I sign-up to pay. The second bill was 76$, called in again and lowered the bill to 53$. I was super frustrated so I cancelled my service and they within 40 days. Since AT&T charge in one month advance, I was suppose to get refund for rest of days I was on service for. But I never received it. Please do not go with these guys. All people work for AT&T answer different because company motto is not to provide good service but how to LOOT people. WORST ever.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2018
This company is a rip off. Trying to charge me for months of service that I didn't even have. I will be getting a lawyer. Then the manager Terell hung up on me. He wouldn't give his full name stating that AT&T staff either goes by first or last name but not both. What a joke. I'm getting a lawyer ASAP. Although Tim from Charlotte was very helpful as he made me understand how my bill got so high in the first place. Thanks Tim. I wish everyone had your patience.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2018
Me and my family have been using AT&T from 2008-Late 2016. Switching over to Verizon Network and Xfinity Wi-Fi was honestly the best feeling I've ever had in my life. I felt like I was finally freed from a disgusting prison and I could move on to true life. First off, let me tell you about the network. The network is slow. My parents have been using the iPhone 3, iPhone 4, then Galaxy Note 2, then Galaxy Note 4.
When the Galaxy Note 4 released, I was also given an iPhone 4s by my aunt, which satisfied me. At least, the phone itself. The service on all of these phones were crap. The signal was super off. I would most of the time see only 1 or 2 bars on top. I would rarely see 4. 5 would be extremely rare. Don't even get me started with the mobile data. It took like 10 minutes just to load a simple 3 minute video on YouTube, ON 144p, and sending messages didn't kick ** at all. That was also slow, and about half of them failed to send. Rating AT&T Network from 1-10, I'd say 3.
Now let me tell you about the Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi was better than the mobile data. The Wi-Fi was okay, but it wasn't perfect. I'd say from a rating of 1-10, I'd give the Wi-Fi a 6.5. Videos were still kind of low-quality and slow to process, but not as bad as the mobile data. Opening websites would take around 10 seconds to fully load. It was sort of a disappointing experience, but not until mid-2016 when this all changed. My dad recently installed a new camera system to the house, and that made the Wi-Fi the s-word. Videos were extremely slow and extremely poor quality. Websites would either take about 2 minutes to fully load, or just end up with like "Ah dang it. It took too long to load, we had to stop it."
But the 1 thing that really pissed me off was that at the time, Clash Royale was a really popular game, and I was a player, playing with my friends. This dumb Wi-Fi wouldn't even let me play properly. The game would always freeze or quit itself. I tried helping it by playing close to the router, yet the Wi-Fi would still cut off sometimes. Oh, and your guys' commercials are fake, just letting you know that. This got me so mad I just wanted to take that router and throw it outside the window! After that experience, I'd move my 6.5 rating down to 2.
Now, DirecTV. It wasn't great either. Storage to keep recordings was really low, the signal would crap-out sometimes, causing glitches on the TV and making the program silent. At least this wasn't normal, and it kind of happened rarely. But the biggest problem was our remote. Most of the time, we'd have to press that AT&T button on top to re-program it. And replacing the batteries didn't really help. It was the same problem over and over again. From a 1-10 scale, I'd give it a 6. But I wasn't really caring about TV anyway.
Lastly, I'd like to talk about something that I'm going through right now (2018). That's unlocking an iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 I had was my cousin's old iPhone. She gave it to me because she upgraded to an iPhone 8 Plus back in 2017. Because as of now I have Verizon, I wanted to unlock the phone from AT&T. So I took it to their website, and I put the IMEI number in and it said that it wasn't an AT&T device. Are you freaking kidding me? She's been using that phone with AT&T for the last 3 years.
I looked over the terms and conditions with unlocking your phone. Was it a stolen phone? Obviously not. Was it blacklisted? No. Was it a replacement? No. Did she pay the phone fully? Yes, she did. I called AT&T but they couldn't help me with it. :( I even brought this phone's IMEI to a 3rd-Party unlock service and they had trouble unlocking it too, so they gave us a refund. I tried solving this problem for a week now and tonight I just decided to give up and stick with the Galaxy J3 I have now after switching to Verizon.
When I switched to Verizon in 2016, it was fantastic. I started seeing 4 or 5 bars a lot on my Samsung. That made me really confident to make calls and to use data. The 4G LTE was legit. It would load a video in about 10-15 seconds on high quality (usually around 720p). And going through websites was effortless. Each loading time went by like a flash. Sending messages was also no problem. It would send in about half a second to SMS users. For those who used Apple, I did have to turn on the data because I was using an Android, but it was still fast.
When I switched to Xfinity, it was also similar to Verizon. Loading time for videos was even better than Verizon. In a snap, I could skip anywhere throughout the YouTube video. The quality was again, around 720p. Websites would load in a snap, and sending messages on Snapchat would load in a "snap". Although it wasn't 100% perfect. Sometimes, the Wi-Fi can blackout for about a minute before going back on again. But this encounter to me is very rare. To Verizon and Xfinity, I give both of you a 9.5/10.
Now for my conclusion: AT&T is the s-word. I hated having it with all my heart. Those 8 years have been tough for me to handle, but I am so thankful I have moved out of that terrible service, and that terrible life. My advice to you; if you don't have AT&T, good for you. Do not make the mistake to switch. I do not recommend having this service. If you have this service right now, I highly recommend you switch as soon as possible. Trust me, you're gonna love switching out of this nightmare... Anyway, if you've actually read this review this far, thanks for reading! :D
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2018
Negative 5 stars. We've been experiencing very bad wireless connection since last year. The internet is on and off all the time, it is impossible to work from home for me. Every time I called AT&T, they kept me on hold for more than one hour to speak to someone who truly understand the process. Every single time the technicians confirmed that there are some technical issues from AT&T side. It will take another one hour to speak to their billing department to get the credit adjustment. I feel so drained talking to them every single time! AT&T U-verse never really fixed the issues and they only credit a few $ back to my account for this ongoing problem.
Their excuse is that I didn't report the problem every time, I said that I was trying to, but nobody wanted to waste hours on hold. As your technicians already confirmed that there are issues from AT&T side every single time and the problem never been really fixed, why do we have to pay the monthly fees for nothing? Well, they transferred my call to someone else, after waiting online for another 40 minutes, no one answered, I had to drop. What a joke.
Reviewed July 31, 2018
I found that AT&T plans were high price compare to T-Mobile so I switch to T-Mobile thinking I should get a refund for the two weeks of service left on my plan. I found out that AT&T do not refund for the unused weeks that you do no use. I NEVER LET A COMPANY SCREW ME MORE THAN ONCE, STAY AWAY FROM THIS CROOKED COMPANY.
Reviewed July 31, 2018
Here is what you will experience with AT&T. They will take up to 2-3 weeks to install internet/TV. They will force you to switch from DirecTV to U-verse and bill you for both. They will not set up your modem correctly and will have to send multiple technicians to you. They will constantly bill you extra services that will not have been approved by you. You will be with tech support or customer service at least once a month. Your internet will go down due to a *system outage* and you will not receive any help from technicians/customer service and will sometimes be from 2 days to 2 weeks without internet. You will be lied to multiple times.
If you want to get these issues solved you must call their customer service and say "Loyalty Department." These are the people you want to talk to. They will "most" of the time help you out because they think they will lose you as a customer if they don't. DO NOT GO WITH AT&T. They perform illegal services and will steal from you. Just don't. My internet has been down for 4 days now with no end in sight. Go somewhere else.
Reviewed July 31, 2018
Ok let's see where do I start... We bought our Galaxy S7s in December of 2016. I was told we were getting a buy one get one free deal and that sounded great. The agent at the Owasso Ok store told me my first bill would be a little wonky (whatever that is suppose to mean) but then it would straighten out and it might look like I was paying for both phones but one was canceling the other out. Well after 18 payments AT&T changed their bill to reflect that I have been paying for both phones all along. So I called and after several harassing phone calls of people with such heavy accents you could not understand anything that is being said. I got one agent who spoke English.
Cynthia ** told me she would take care of the issue and assured me that I was eligible for the BOGO deal. I called back a week later and the next un English speaking person told me my case was closed and I have been advised that I would not be getting the BOGO deal. Fast forward to today July 31 2018 I received an email stating my AT&T bill was ready for viewing. The bill has gone up $8.50. Our plan was for 10GB for 2 lines. Evidently they no longer have this plan and I am now on a 20GB plan that I did not ask to be on. I will be paying to early terminate my account with AT&T. My advice is to anyone looking to start a cell service with AT&T JUST DON'T. If I could have given 0 stars I would have. Thieves and liars.
Updated on 08/25/2018: Well this is my second review of AT&T. Let me say they still stuck. I have paid off the contract on our phones in the amount of approximately 460.00. It has been almost 24 hours and they will not let me unlock one of our phones so we can move our service. They are telling me it will be the 28th before we can unlock. The funny thing is our monthly service will end on the 27th. Does this mean we will have to pay another month bill if we cancel service then?
Not sure what the answer is but I have learned not to believe anything I am told by their customer service. Keith was very rude but that is to be expected it's AT&T. I wanted to be done with them this weekend but doesn't look like this is going to happen. I give AT&T -5 stars. Not sure if any of the mobile phone companies deserve 5 stars but I know for sure AT&T doesn't. Wish me luck.
Reviewed July 31, 2018
I respect Jesus for living a sinless life and all, but to be fair, he never had to deal with AT&T's website. On a great day, it only takes a few minutes to get logged in. Very frequently, it will just give me the endless "Please give us a moment, you're almost there" spinning wheel. It's maddening. Sometimes it will spin for several minutes and then warn me that I'm about to be logged out for inactivity, even though the website hasn't even loaded yet. On the rare occasions that I log on successfully, the website is counter-intuitive to manage, in my opinion. It is a constant and shocking disgrace that a company this successful cares so little about their customers as to put them through this nightmare.
Reviewed July 30, 2018
Dealing with AT&T in any manner is an absolute nightmare. Anywhere from being overcharged by 100 dollars when your internet plan was supposed to be 30 dollars a month and having to wait up to 3 months to have all your overcharged money refunded. Contacting customer service is horrible, when will at&t figure out their automated machine is broken and never works. By the way we get double charged for internet services. One account for phone service and other for U-verse. I’ve spent hours on the phone trying to resolve issues. We will be cutting ties with AT&T once our contract is up. I wouldn’t recommend AT&T to my worst enemy.
AT&T Wireless Company Information
- Company Name:
- AT&T Wireless
- Website:
- www.att.com