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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.
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- Includes streaming services
- Wide range of coverage
- Low limits before data throttling
- Not the cheapest plans
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Reviewed Aug. 15, 2019
Returned an iPhone XR and they put it as my own iPhone 7 is AT&T's and that I owe them money on that. And when I inquired about that they say that they cannot resolve the problem and waste my time for no fault of my own.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2019
I changed my service to unlimited talk/text on the last day of my billing cycle. Somehow there was a double billing amount when I looked online to see my current payment. I went back to store (Pleasant Prairie, WI) and they were able to explain what happened and change to the correct amount. I realize billing sometimes doesn't factor everything in when you first get the bill, but I was assured I will pay what I expected to pay. Thanks to District Mgr. Mike and my store rep Derek. They both took the time to explain how the billing works. It was pleasure working with both Derek and Mike. I was a previous Verizon customer, and 30 months ago I switched over and I'm glad I did.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2019
I am currently on the phone with AT&T Customer Service for the fourth time trying to get them to remove all of the extra added services their Technician chose to add to my account. He added phone-lines and service that I never ordered. He constantly asked the nature of my Business and seemed to be envious of me moving into a new location. When you call Customer Service they act like Old School Scammers getting information to stick it to you!! They have been billing me for 2 phone-lines and as I ask them to remove the other line that I never authorized and it never worked, they are constantly telling me about the cancellation requirements.
Upon the request that they cancel the unauthorized phone line they keep telling me the credit will take place in one to two months. Now I know why Xfinity is getting so uppity. They really don’t have any competition. The Loyalty Department is trying to renew every time you call with a problem. So each time you make a call they renew your contract. I am up on that since Comcast would do the same thing every time until I caught on. Now they must know I will not be paying them for a number that one never worked and I never authorized. End of Story!!!
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2019
Last month we ordered AT&T internet service for our home. We deferred any other products. When our first bill arrived, we had been charged for a month of phone service including 1 of 3 charges to install the phone line. The first time I called to cancel the service we did not request and get the charges reversed, I was told that there is a special department that issues those corrections and to wait a few days to confirm that this special department had completed the corrections. I waited 4 days, and checked the bill. The corrections had not been made. I am currently on hold at minute 75 and counting to talk to someone to fix this problem. This fraudulent technique is known as "cramming" a bill. If anyone has any suggestions other than continuing to wait and being lied to again, I am willing to listen.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2019
When I first changed to DIRECTV I was with T-Mobile. AT&T offered a better deal and gave me a break on my DIRECTV which They had just acquired. My bill kept going up and then CBS was dropped. They offered no compensation until I was leaving. The customer service is terrible. When you call it takes a long time to get connected to an Asian call center where no one is properly trained and half the time I get transferred multiple times. They refused to prorate my bill when I cancelled, so I am boasting the Corp. profit for nothing.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2019
Well, I had internet that I was decently happy with (besides the price) but I decided to try out AT&T 'cause they offered me a better price than what I had. WELL, they came out and installed my equipment which took about 2 hours. THEN apparently the guy said that AT&T was having an outage and he couldn't activate it right then so he would come back in a couple hours to do it. He Never Came Back. Called AT&T the next day and explained the situation about the guy installing everything, and how he never came back to activate it, and they told me that I would have to wait THREE MORE WEEKS for someone else to come and activate our internet even though it was all installed the day before and the worker decided to move on and not finish the job.
I do online school and I do not have 3 WEEKS! for them to activate my internet! I was absolutely mind blown that they expect people to wait that long AND that they couldn't rush it since their worker failed to do their job when he was out and left us high and dry. We decided to go ahead and cancel it and I am going back to Spectrum because they don't make you wait weeks to have your service worked on.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2019
I needed a phone line installed for my job. The first time I called, it went very smoothly, but she put in the wrong address. The phone line never worked and was cancelled. When I tried to get it connected, again, I was transferred several times, put on hold, disconnected, told to call different phone numbers. It was a complete nightmare. When I finally got to someone who could actually put in the phone line, I was told I need to put in a deposit, even though I did not need one the first time. I had lost my job over this mess. I have spent HOURS of my time. No discounts, no apologies, I was refused to speak to a manager. If you need a regular, traditional landline, be willing to spend weeks trying to get one.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2019
It has been such a relief to use a service that is a great bargain, provides us with stellar coverage for our area, and professional level customer service. We use to have cellphone service through another carrier for 3 years total where we leased phones. One by one we went to ATT prepaid with unlocked phones and was much happier. We want no fuss service that delivers what we are paying for and they do that.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2019
I have been with ATT Business for a while. Figured, "hey, give them a shot".. WORST mistake ever. You sit on hold forever only to be transferred to another department then get the run and lied to. Now I can't login to manage my account, plus they spontaneously cancelled the plan we were on and made us switch to a plan that is costing us DOUBLE. This is all pure absurdity. Bunch of lying crooks.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2019
They provide very poor service. The broadband does not work as promised. They have to work on the installation multiple times, and every time they come and charge. The technicians are highly inefficient. They make money by charging for rework (which they did wrong in the first place). Their customer service is pathetic. Someone from a non English speaking country picks up the phone and you have to explain hours and hours the problem. In the end they would say that they do not understand English well. AT&T is absolutely lousy. They keep ripping off the consumers. It is high time they are taken to court.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2019
Call in for explanation of extra charges of a line that I cancel. Got transfer to the loyalty department and the assistance that I got from the SUPERVISOR was horrible. Did not help. Instead she hang up on me and disconnect my services.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2019
The only company with worse customer service than ATT is American Airlines. I have been a customer for at least 20 years and they act as if they don't care about me at all. Here are details about recent call(s):
2. When I called the agent lied to me on multiple occasions-got a different story from 3 different reps.
3. Refused to even try to help me get back to my original billing structure.
4. Told me to call back after the beginning of the new billing cycle and they would have more discounts available. I did and they didn't.
5. Most customer service reps are in foreign countries and most are very difficult to understand.
ATT an embarrassment and I will be changing providers.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2019
I had a contractor perform renovations to our driveway. The contractor reached out to all utility agencies to mark any lines. He received the following response from AT&T: "no conflict, utility is outside of the stated work area." AT&T was in error. The contractor cut the cable line running under the driveway. Internet access was lost. I called AT&T immediately and explained that I was the physician on call that week for a busy oncology practice. Without internet access, I could not effectively access patient electronic medical records. I explained the need for immediate repair.
The first phone call took 50 minutes and ended with a supervisor guaranteeing me that he would call me the next morning to arrange service. He never called. A second 50 minute phone call ended with a service repair scheduled late the next day. I have had consistently bad service from AT&T but this was the worst yet. AT&T makes an error, the customer has to scramble to arrange the repair, and cancer patients are put at risk while AT&T works on their timetable.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2019
I bought into the Buy One Get One Free promotion so I added 2 wireless lines in April and the nightmare began! I have had the worst experience with AT&T. I can't ever get the right department. I repeatedly keep getting transferred and kept on a long wait queues only to get transferred again or have my call dropped. No one seems to be able to answer any question regarding my acct. WHAT IS GOING ON THERE??? It's like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. I just want out of this service!!!
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2019
I accidentally enrolled in AT&T's "enhanced targeted advertising" program when downloading their Call Protect app. For those who don't know, this allows AT&T to basically track and sell all data that passes through your phone. I've now spent hours on the phone with AT&T support either being told this program doesn't exist, they have no clue what I'm talking about, and the one supervisor who was familiar with the program gave me a solution that didn't work and proceeded to tell me there is nothing they could do. Considering their website says I can unenroll from this at any time, this can't possibly be legal. They were not forthcoming with information about this program when I accidentally signed up, and are proceeding to do everything they can so that I can't unenroll. As of now, they can still collect my calls, texts, website usage, location, etc. I'm considering pursuing legal action as they need to give an option to unenroll from a program akin to Big Brother.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2019
The worst experience. I was trying to buy a phone with a payment plan, AT&T wireless rep. told me that I'll get a temporary number but can transfer my own in 12 hours. When I called, turned out it was not possible, the number he gave me was not temporary, and that was only the beginning. Turned out I'm now signed up for 2 phone lines, and the only way to get out, is to pay off the phone. I said ok, paid it off, called AT&T. They told me that they don't see any new account on my name and I'm all good with my old account. Then I started receiving bills. Dealing with some customer service reps was like talking to the wall, really firm wall, nobody takes responsibility.
After 3 hours on the phone, I was on the line with loyalty department, they recommended to close the account and further investigate. Turns out they only did it so after the account is closed, they can't help me with that, and my only option is collections. Fast forward I had to pay $109.85 to get out of this mess, even though, I was on auto pay with my prepaid AT&T account the whole time. This company turned out to be the worst nightmare, this entire situation looks like a crazy scam. I can't believe who is giving them positive feedback. Every person I spoke to was giving me different information.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2019
My mom and I was with T-Mobile for 10 years or better. The reason we switched was because we were quoted a better deal for more devices. I needed more devices because I opened my own business and I made it very clear that the price was the only reason I was switching. My first bill came and it was adjusted to something worth the first mistake of not ever responding to my concerns. Then I have so many issues with network it’s not even funny!
The new bill has come and it’s almost $400 and I was quoted $230. I called the 1-800 number and they said they can’t help me. I need to talk to the person who I receive the phone from and I haven’t been able to reach him since I switched to AT&T. My 2nd bill is up for disconnection and I run my business through one of the phones and I can’t afford to miss any money because AT&T can’t help me. By far the worst mistake ever‼️ I was grandfathered in T-Mobile and now I have to start over because I’m definitely switching from AT&T.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2019
I'm a current customer with AT&T from Cingular to present time, 20 years to be exact. I have never seen such a company change to straight garbage. My current experience has been to make a payment arrangement that has turn into a total nightmare. They informed me that I was not allowed to change my payment but the system stated otherwise. Which my payment would post before the new bill. Someone explain this unethical practice. I will be changing my services. Goodbye AT&T. You have changed for the worst.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2019
I canceled 3 smartphones I had on my account and left 1 phone that does not require data on 7/4/19. I called a few weeks back to talk to a Customer Rep and tell him about this situation and the fact that I could not LOG INTO MY ACCOUNT FOR WEEKS. He tried to help me with my account with no success. I received a bill for 199.33 for internet and 1 phone because I am still on the data plan that had all 3 smartphones which have not been part of ATT since July 4, 2019. I am sure that if ATT researched they could clearly see that NO MESSAGES OR DATA was used. It is August 5 and because the Rep I spoke to did not make the changes to my phone data plan or suggested a new plan for 1 phone, ATT is telling me "this is your account and you are responsible for letting us know, our REP cannot suggest anything!!"
This is not only frustrating but unethical business practices. How do you train your Reps? Do you train them to sell ONLY, or to provide customer service? Which is more important, to provide customer service or to charge for services that, it is clear, have not been used? This could be a reason why this company has become a monopoly, for this type of unethical business practices and for only training their Reps to sell. After 3 hours on the phone, I was told that all phones need a data plan and for a senior plan I could pay 49.99; my elderly mom does not message, does not use data. Does this make sense? And, I still cannot access my account too, as they stated: "manage my account and be in control". I would recommend for all new customers to do your homework before deciding on this company.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2019
AT&T have the worst customer service. Had the service been good as well as price I would have been able to overlook it but I had to use WiFi calling in many areas around town to get a call to go through. Also when I signed up I was quoted a price that magically doubled a couple months in. AT&T are crooks that do not work or explain why their billing was raised. I have yet to talk to a customer service rep that was understanding and willing to work through my issues with me. I have decided to go back to Verizon where their quoted price means something and the service works. Do not recommend AT&T unless you want to pay $400 a month for awful “unlimited” service.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2019
My PrePaid plan expired 08/04 and On 08/05 I discovered NO SERVICE. LOST the accrued $350++ in minutes. Cust service refused to do anything except give me a $30 credit for 1 year. No expiration notice was ever sent.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2019
My fiance attempted to port her number from another provider to AT&T. We visited the store multiple times for a total period of 2-3 hours. They couldn't get the port to work, and it was clear that they didn't know what they were doing. Consequently, she then decided that she wanted to cancel the number port and obtain a refund for the unused $50 credit voucher. The physical store directed her to call customer service, who then diverted her to a different company, who then diverted her back to AT&T, who then diverted her to a different department, etc. This continued for over 3 hours, with AT&T offering as little help as possible - even attempting to charge her an EXTRA $10! Well, I guess they win because they have now broken her mentally. In hindsight, we should have just burnt the unused credit rather than dealing with the mental torture that is AT&T customer service.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2019
I have had these phone lines for a year and a half now, paid EVERY single bill on time and in full, EVERY single one. What do I get in return? Stupidity and straight up REFUSAL to make ANYTHING right. I am shaking and in tears because of how positively INFURIATED I am. It's bad enough their internet is a monumental joke, that which we've had to contact the FCC about- why in God's green earth we went to these imbeciles for wireless service is beyond me. For some reason we thought their wireless service would be better? HA. HAHAHAHAHA. It is somehow worse.
It started with my boyfriend and I leaving a different AT&T account to get on our own. We brought an Apple Watch over that was 100% paid for and got 2 phones. That was in March 2018. In November 2018 we went to the AT&T store near our house and purchased a bluetooth headset and a speaker. The store clerk ASKED US which lines were phones and which lines were accessories. We told them which lines were the 2 phones. It is now August 2019- been paying everything faithfully and on time. We decide that, since we're not using the watch, we'll disconnect the watch line. Simple, right? WRONG. I get hit with a charge on my bill and upon contacting them about it I am basically laughed at.
Apparently when we told the store clerk which lines were phone lines, the idiot didn't care and attached the accessory payments to the watch. So when I disconnected the line, they told me that the remaining balance on the accessories was due. If we do not pay them this month, we will incur a late fee, even if I make a payment arrangement. Um? On what planet is this ok? Ever? They messed up my bill, I have to pay extra which is over my budget, and then when I try to make payment arrangements due to AT&T's mistake, they hit me with a late fee? Then I ask if they can just make some kind of arrangement where they credit me this month and charge me next month. Nope.
I go into an AT&T store and I'm asked "well you DID receive the accessory items, did you not?" I made it clear that I wasn't asking for anything for free (and I didn't appreciate being made to look like I was), I was simply asking them to delay the payment without penalizing me. Nope. I was then told that, well, I COULD just reinstate the watch line and the payments would go back. WOW. So they CAN help me by reinstating the payments and simply refuse to do so without me having to reconnect a line. Slimy. Disgusting. Furthermore, every pathetic "solution" that these people have offered only screws ME over in one way or another, but they just can NOT seem to waive a tiny little late fee? Are you kidding me? This service is sub par at best for nearly $250 a month and this is how I'm treated?? Whatever. My boyfriend and I are willing to take our very steady and perfect and payments elsewhere and stick it to AT&T. Hope it was worth it.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2019
They quoted us a monthly price. They lied then they said they would pay off our old phones and 2 months still nothing. The sales rep didn't not follow thru at all. Totally a fraud. Don't fall for the scam and don't make the switch. Once you do you're stuck.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2019
I don’t often take the time to write reviews for companies since it seems a waste of time, but I had to in this case with AT&T “overall”! I “had” been a customer for AT&T since the 1990’s (at least) and did not have much interaction with customer service or sales until June ’19 when I wanted to upgrade my phones. AT&T had a promotion where I could buy one phone and get one free (BOGO). Being a very loyal customer and not having any product issues, I decided to upgrade by contacting the customer service number and taking advantage of the offer.
I spent about 1hr on the phone with Zachery who “convinced me he knew what he was doing” (big mistake). He stated I could take advantage of the offer although I need to add a new line with a new phone. I already had 4 lines with AT&T and did not need a 5th but, he convinced me I could cancel one of the lines and transfer that number/SIM card to the new phone in turn cancelling the new line. Well, he was TOTALLY WRONG/MISINFORMED! After I learned I could not cancel that line/phone-number I decided I was going to cancel all my AT&T services.
To make a long story short, It’s been over one and half months and they still have that line in my account and charging me for it! I spent one hour and 45 minutes with a representative from the Loyalty Department today (August 2nd 2019) trying to get $95 back since they had my automatic billing information enabled and kept charging me for a product I did not have. I’m very happy I left AT&T and am with the big ‘V’ for now.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2019
Customers of ATT, Please check your bills. I was oversold insurance on a line that doesn't exist. When I finally realized I contacted ATT and was told that because I didn't notice their mistake sooner I am not entitled to any of my money back. I explained that while I was in store the associate sold the insurance deemed as 'Multi Pack" to cover my three lines. The associate did not cancel the insurance on one of my lines resulting in overcharges. Seems like an honest mistake. I brought this to AT&T's attention and was told that even though I was paying for insurance on 6 lines (I only have 5) I could have noticed sooner and cancelled but I chose to keep paying.
They refused to refund any money for the insurance product I am paying for. I have never been so disappointed at a level of customer service by a company I have worked with. They are capitalizing on the fact that customers won't realize they are being overcharged and when they do they tell the customer that it is our fault because we didn't notice the mistake sooner. Check your insurance charges and realize that this company does not believe in doing the right thing and will make sure extra products are added and bank on the customer not realizing until after they have collected your money.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2019
I was an AT&T customer for years, now I only have an AT&T prepaid phone. All those years I had an email with them for 20 years. When I retired and went to the prepaid phone, I am apparently not considered an AT&T customer, so they took away my logon to my email address, without any warning (one day it worked and then it did not). When I called them they smugly told me I was no longer an AT&T customer so I could not access it nor can I delete it. It just sits there collecting emails, because it does not let anyone know that it is no longer a usable email address.
I have spent countless hours on the phone with AT&T drones, which takes frustrating to the highest levels. I have even gone to the local AT&T stores, where they told me that what the reps said are not true and that cannot help with this issue. To this day, I CANNOT find anyone at AT&T willing to help me delete this email address. If you do not want to sign up for one of their expensive data/internet packages, then they want nothing to do with you. This has to be the worst company to deal with. Sorry I ever gave them my business.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2019
I have to give a shout out to "Aislin"…Happy birthday!! I have to give a shout out to "Aislin" my representative that helped me 110%..She obligated her time in full force to assist my needs and concerns!! After the love and support she gave I will strongly suggest AT&T's services to any and everyone! They are very understanding and will be by your side! Thanks.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2019
I used to pay less money for UNLIMITED data with Sprint and had service everywhere... even at the desert. I switched only because my bill with Sprint went up a couple times and I thought I would try it out with AT&T. What a mistake. My data is NOT unlimited and I have no service anywhere in the middle of town, at home and forget it while I'm driving!! Horrible horrible service and I can't wait for my contract to be over so I can go back to Sprint. D
Reviewed July 31, 2019
Very bad signal even if I am in the city. Super poor signal. I got in trouble with my manager because didn't able to clock out on time at work using my phone through Chrome due to no signal and I am in the city!!!! Minneapolis!!! C-i-t-y!!! Not even in the dungeon or basement or in a desert! I was in a city full of people using their phones while I am suffering AT&T poorest signal of all!!!! I went to the AT&T and they told me due to network update. ** reason I've heard. They told me same story 3 months ago. How long would it take for the service to get updated or fix or whatever they're trying to do??!! It jeopardize my job and my security!!! But anyways I'm moving to Verizon! K thanks bye!!Hate AT&T forever coz they're charging too much and can't even enjoy it coz of the poorest signal of all network!!
Reviewed July 30, 2019
I have been a loyal customer for 10 years with myTV, Internet, and Telephone services with them. They have a loyalty customer 800 line, which means you have the privilege of speaking to an English speaking person. The first few years there were a lot of technical problems, but that seems to have leveled out. In the last several years I have had numerous billing problems. They have their so-called promotions which you have to ask for, rather than letting you know in advance about them. When the promotion runs out (normally in 12 months), they just raise your bill accordingly.
I don’t think I have ever gone over 3 months without a change in my billing. I am finally in the process of considering other options. It makes me look stupid for waiting this long, but better late than never. I am 80 years old, and I have never dealt with a more customer unfriendly company in my lifetime. Sorry folks, but I’m afraid it’s the sign of the times. Marketing this day and age is all about, "let’s see how many ways we can get to the customer."
Reviewed July 29, 2019
On May 25 2019 I spoke with customer service about disconnecting my DirecTV account. Julious talked with me about my wireless service and I was with Verizon at the time. He said he could give me $200 per line, buy one get one free iPhone XR and in two to three months I would get a $800 credit. I took the deal and it was the worst mistake I ever made with AT&T. I have made 12 phone calls to AT&T within a month. I would call trying to get my $200 per line credit to help pay Verizon for my remaining bill of $631. Each time I called I would get one lie after another. First I was told I would be getting a check with my first bill, never happened. Then I was told I had to call AT&T Switch to get my $200 per line credit and this was for 4 lines so $800. AT&T apparently come to your house to sale cell phone service. That was what the switch was for and they said I did not qualify.
After 6 more calls each with a different story to why I could not get my credit... I talked to the loyalty department which they informed me I could not get my $200 credit per phone because it was only offered to AT&T home switch customers and not over the phone. Which Julious told me on the phone I would get plus he put his supervisor on the phone on May 25 to go over what I would get if I switched to AT&T. When I got my first bill it was for $512 which is outrageous but they did give me a $600 credit on my first bill which I was promised $800 credit in two to three months. AT&T to this day will not give me my $200 per line credit. Now I am making payments to Verizon for the $631 bill I was going to pay with the phone credits. Make sure you never switch services over the phone because they do not live up to their promises. Plus one customer service tech told me he would give me a $300 per phone credit if I turned in more phones.
I had just had foot surgery and was not even supposed to be driving yet. I searched the house and found 2 phones and was so happy because that would make my $600 to pay off Verizon. I had to take the phones to a AT&T store. Well first store said they were just a retail store and could not help me with a credit on the phones. They said I would need to go to a Corporate store. So here I go to the corporate store and turned in the phones on crutches because of my surgery. Then I called AT&T to see how to get my credits after going out on crutches and driving after surgery and they told me I would not get any credits at all. I even talked to the loyalty supervisor. She apologized but I was in tears by then. I was so mad and frustrated. Now I talked to my attorney and am going to do a Arbitration to get this mess worked out. Good Luck to you with AT&T.
Reviewed July 27, 2019
I live in downtown Fort Lauderdale. My AT&T internet connection is silly slow, average 12mps in download, 0,8 in upload. I didn't see these figures from 25 years. The worst service at the highest price: 70 dollars per month!
Reviewed July 26, 2019
I am very happy with the customer service provided by Neil at the AT&T store on Main Street in Norwich, CT. Neil diagnosed my old phone and gave me exact details on how to replace my Samsung phone with another device and still keep my phone number and prepaid plan. Additionally, Neil replaced my sim card to the new phone and transferred all my data from the old phone to the new phone. I highly recommend Neil at this AT&T store. He is courteous and knowledgeable. I will continue to do business with AT&T.
Reviewed July 25, 2019
I needed a new phone so I went to the store to upgrade. I asked if there were any special deals. Upgrade my phone. I was told, "no," that the deals are for new customers unless I want to add a line that they want new business and that my 20 plus years with them don't mean much. So I called to tell them about the experience and they looked up my account and realized I was a great customer for over 20 years and offered me the new customer discount on a phone and would waive the upgrade fee and let me keep my plan at the same price.
The next day I get a email of my next bill. Not only did they not give me the discount on the phone they changed my plan to be 20 dollars more a month. So again I called to tell them to keep their phone and put my rate back. I was told the phone was on the way but could ship it back and that my rate will go back to what it was. The next day I get a new email. They kept the full price phone on, changed my rate to be 40 dollars higher and charged me a 30 dollar activation charge. You have the worst customer service ever. You lost a loyal customer.
Reviewed July 25, 2019
I've been an AT&T customer for a very long time and I have finally switched providers due to the constant incompetence of their customer support staff and the HORRIBLE service I would consistently get.
Reviewed July 25, 2019
My wife talked to them about adding a new line for her grandmother. The lady said they had promotions for S9 at the time and she wanted the note 8 like us because it was big enough for her to see. Well the lady then said, “Let me look.” Came back on and said she found one and we got at regular price. After 3 months the price would go from 900 something down to 150 for 5 a month until paid off. We had 14 days to turn on or return and I wanted to return because I didn't think she could pay it and it would fall on us. Well we had it too long and AT&T turned it on for us because it went past 14 days. Well 3 months came and it was never lowered to that price and she called. They told her there was no such deal and that I couldn't return or end because we already accepted the terms we didn't we were lied to and then told nothing they could do, they wouldn't honor a deal they never had.
I said go back to the recordings and listen to them my wife asked many times if it would go to 150 and the lady selling it said it would. Complained to someone else and the lady wouldn't let me talk to somebody else because she was mad and said there was nobody above her that could help and she would have to listen to the recording. She never got back to us. We have been paying 330 a month because we have been stuck with such a bill. Yes we have unlimited as our plan. My husband was a truck driver and used data a lot. But with the extra phone and and him changing jobs in June it’s been very hard. Well they turned us off today and say we owe them 641 and some change to turn them on. I don't think it’s right what we have been through and pay on our arrangement days and they claim they can’t help us.
I’m a truck driver and she is a stay home mom with only our cells to make calls for work on children needs. We really can’t go without these phones for even 1 day. Now they have added another 330 to our bill and say that we can’t have our phones back until we pay 641. They also sent us a letter that they are going to cancel our service completely if we don't pay it. Which isn't fair do to us trying to pay 400 and they wouldn't even give us a chance to try a talk and work it out. How do I add this to my account? My husband needs his phone back so he can call when he is on the road or if something happens. I don't feel as if at&t is really wanting to be that great company that they use to be. This is the first time I have had so much trouble with a phone company. I hope that you take great notes of what is said between you and the workers because they didn't want to comply and help us. Instead it’s going to hurt his credit worse than us just being late.
Reviewed July 23, 2019
Moved from the US to the UK and called AT&T on my first day, cancelled my account and unlocked my phone. Account wasn't closed, and they billed me for $194 over a month later. I had to call and spent 40 minutes on the phone with 3 different service reps to get the charges removed, and they STILL charged me $34 for the extra month even though there had been no usage. After being a AT&T customer for many years I was disgusted that they would nickel and dime me after admitting their own mistake (not closing the account the first time I called).
Reviewed July 23, 2019
I recently noticed my unlimited data went up drastically. We were paying $20/month for unlimited. The phones that I pay monthly installments for went to $35/month. If I decided to pay for the phone outright it went to $60/month. So in the end my plan went up $90 a month for unlimited data. Been a customer for over 20 years and the response I got was, "I can show you other data plans that aren't unlimited." It's too bad but I guess it is time to shop around and see what else is out there. Very disappointed customer!
Reviewed July 23, 2019
Take pictures step by step, keep all receipts when returning their equipment. They try to charge you saying all equipment was not returned even though I put everything in one big box that they provided. I even received confirmation from them that they received my equipment and they couldn't even find the email I provided them. One hour later after all my evidence they were in the wrong and trying to scam their own customers out of more money. I will never again use AT&T service on anything!
Reviewed July 23, 2019
Once upon a time I raved about this company. Told everyone how good the service was...They have sooo changed! I tried to add a line and after three months and three tries I am canceling my service! They promised me one price but when the bill came it was an additional 60 in fees and was past the time to return the phone I received so then to cancel was gonna cost money too. You have 14 days to return the phone if unhappy but you don’t get your bill - and subsequent charges for 30 days? They are not consistent. If one rep tells you something it better be in the notes (they promised a price so I added the second line and phone) when I get my bill 30 days later and it’s wrong they can’t do anything about it 'cause the rep didn’t properly note the account--how is this retention. They lie to you to keep you and then can charge for services 'cause they changed your account to keep you....trap. Don’t let them retain you and charge you just the same!!!
Reviewed July 23, 2019
I switched from Verizon to At&t about a week ago and have had NOTHING but problems. I have 4 lines and have had issues with ALL of them in this short period. My family has had the service for twenty years or more, but my personal experience has been substandard....I am EXTREMELY disappointed. We have had problems with video calling, our hotspots, secure family, accessing our gift, call quality, and activation. Customer service has been ATROCIOUS, and one agent, Juanita, ASSURED me that we would get my issue resolved, and then transferred me to a CLOSED department! I'm thinking of going back to Verizon. 10 years with them and I NEVER had this many issues all together.
Reviewed July 23, 2019
I'm with ATT from the past 7 years. Upon requesting to unlock a device for my international travel, they denied without full payment of device. So, I completely paid off device and raised unlock request 72 hours after full device payment. ATT approved my unlock request in 24 hours. After verification with a T-Mobile SIM card, it is not working as expected and so checked back with ATT customer care. After staying on line for close to 19 minutes, customer service agent comes up and recommends to open a case (I can provide case details as well). There was supposed to be a response on that case in 24 hours, whereas we received a response in 72 hours (fine). Upon verification again, it was wrong and we have to contact customer care again.
This process repeated again for third time again (wasted 10 days so far), wherein the new Customer Service agent claims that other two agents did mistake when opening up a case for unlocking. Now, agent opened a case again for 4th time and I'm still waiting on unlocking the device which was paid off almost more than 3 weeks ago. To me, unlocking a device must not take more than 5 to 10 minutes whereas due to their internal screwed up processes, ATT is causing such a hassle to its customers. And on top of it, their screwed up automated system would not connect to customer care by dialing "0". I wish ATT understands the fact that when a person hits "0" means that he really need to speak with customer care agent who can help, but not their dumb system.
Reviewed July 22, 2019
AT&T has got to be the worst in lack of customer service. Trying to get an answer from anyone - via chat or phone call. I have now made 5 calls to them and not a single person is willing to help me.
Reviewed July 22, 2019
Diego was helping me today about removing a wireless plan from my Apple Watch. He was very blunt and kept putting me on hold. He said there was no way to remove this until I paid off the watch- but he acted like he didn't really know. He wouldn't even give me a discount on my activation fee. He made corny jokes and was not funny. Thumbs down. It's a no for Diego.
Reviewed July 22, 2019
Just remember they don't tell you your time is up to renew. If you have money in the prepaid account they will just take it and put 0 in your account.. They take your money. They're crooks. Where is consumer protection..
Reviewed July 21, 2019
Have been on hold for so long! My husband talked with customer service for over 5 hours! Wasn’t given the plan that was offered, even though I had an email stating the promised plan. Store employees, including manager, didn’t want to help. They just sat at a table, talking while my mom and I fix the problem.

Reviewed July 21, 2019
My family and I went to upgrade 3 lines of service why cell phones had been paid off yesterday. We decided that my daughter and my wife would be the only ones to get new phones because I didn’t want an increase of $130 additional dollars per month on an already expensive cell phone bill. The manager said they if canceled our current lines in a few days from home, they could open new lines of service and we could get the discounts for new customers. We would get a buy one get one free on the $700 dollar phones we had chosen. We asked "Don’t you have any loyalty rewards for current customers..." The answer was NO! We decided to do the honorable thing and submit to paying full retail, I’d keep my two year old phone for another two years and my wife and daughter would upgrade their 2 year old phones.
Doesn’t make sense that a customer who has paid a company between $300 and $400 per month faithfully for 5 years should get NO discounts for continued service, but a stranger off the street can get discounts off 100% off on premier electronics. If you agree with my option on this treatment of loyal customers please email me **. I like to know just how many people are upset and feel discounted as a customer of AT&T. I feel it’s only fair to offer current customers better discounts on services to keep us as customers. Otherwise we all just might as well change to other carriers or take the advice of disgruntled employees. It’s not right for employees to suggest tomfoolery, trickery and deceit to get discounts for customers. This proves even AT&T employees see a flaw in the system.

Reviewed July 21, 2019
I was no longer in contract. My phone and Ipad were paid off. I called. Informed them I want to cancel my account. I get a bill in the mail showing I was automatically signed up for an ipad service because I canceled my phone. Even though they informed me my ipad was paid off and I never had any type of service with them through my Ipad. I spoke to a manager. He told me if I don't pay the bill it will go to collections. That there is nothing they can do. They scammed $134 out of me because I no longer wanted to use their services. AT&T is a huge corporation that after researching is known to do this to their customers. Beware!!! Never again. They should be shut down.
Reviewed July 20, 2019
Worst wireless service I ever had. About 7 months ago I switched to unlimited wireless with ATT, my first bill was way more than I expected. On December 19, 2018 I cancelled my subscription and switched to T-Mobile. I kept getting bills from ATT for 6 months after I cancelled the service. I spent over 40 hours on the phone with customer service trying recancel the service. In May 2019, I got a bill for April, I ignored it and they sent it to a collection agency. I still today don't know if the service is cancelled. Extremely bad customer service. T-MOBILE is a thousand times better.
Reviewed July 20, 2019
Account set up was a total lie. We were told that we would get a first responder deal and lower our cell phone bills by 1/2 vs. Verizon. That was lie #1. They stated they would close our Verizon account and take care of account by getting this on special new phone. Lie #2. We were told we had to turn in our phones to get this discount on our new phones. Lie #3. Our bill was split which caused us to be unaware of the higher rates we were now paying. We are now stuck with a very expensive phone that is actual crap. If you can use any other company than AT&T I would suggest that.
Reviewed July 19, 2019
Been putting off getting a new phone because of the hassle. We stopped at the Yorkville store yesterday and fortunately Andrew was there and made our experience a pleasurable one. He not only proved that we were with the best service provider, he went to great lengths to lower our bill. Our whole family is on the plan, and he managed to satisfy everyone!
Reviewed July 19, 2019
Jesus and Elizabeth has terrible customer services. Jesus did not try to help at all and Elizabeth was arguing and lecturing me for not opening my mails on time. I spoke with 4 person and they all gave me different answers. Worse customer service ever. Have been a customer for 10 years and I'm guessing they are hiring people with no customer skills.
Reviewed July 19, 2019
We switched to AT&T, had no reception and cancelled within 5 days (grace period). We have been going back and forth, getting hung up on, switched from person to person. They are charging us around $200 for 4 days of service. We did not get new phones, we kept ours. Every time we talk to someone they seem so confused. I don't mind paying for 4 days of service but that does not come out to $200.
Reviewed July 19, 2019
Extremely bad service, phone calls drop and disconnect. They clearly don't have enough towers. I would call them all the time but nothing has been resolved. Could never use my phone properly. Will switch a provider. They want me to pay them money for the service they haven't provided instead of paying me for all inconvenience that they have caused me.
Reviewed July 18, 2019
I have had ATT for 20 years. When and every time I call customer service I am put on line with a person that does not speak English, tells me I don't have a account and that because I don't have account that I could not speak to him or her. Changing my service as I type. Greg **
Reviewed July 17, 2019
Have been without service and had to wait 4 days for an appointment. They did NOT show and said they sent someone and no one was here. I was here and have video surveillance and no one came. They lied. Called customer service and was told ‘if customer service is important to you then go with a different provider’ by Ben. Of course no last name given. They say we have to wait 3 more days to get a technician. They need more techs. You never get to speak with a local person. They are always someone overseas.
Reviewed July 15, 2019
I paid off all of devices totaling approximately $2k. I now own my phone but being held hostage with the unlock process. I tried several times to go through the online process after I received a unlock message on my account for each device. I continued to get an error message at the end of the process. I called customer service and spent an hour on the phone attempting to get help. I was transferred four times and the best any could do is read the script off of their computers. I finally hung up and went to an ATT store.
The rep there was able to get me through the process but I received an email that the data hasn’t been for forwarded to allow the unlock. So my $1200 device is still locked to the ATT network not allowing me to carry my device to another carrier. I have been an ATT customer for over 14 years and have not been under contact for most of that time. Now as a senior I have the opportunity to cut my cell phone costs in half. Waiting now for ATT to release my devices.
Reviewed July 15, 2019
At&t is the opposite of user friendly. I initially opened my account in a business name. What a mistake and hassle that turned out to be. A few years later I asked to have it put in my personal name, which they said they did, however a few yeas later found out they never did that, so they said they would take care of it, but never did. Because of all this mess, I cannot access my account online at all. I just lost my phone yesterday and I cannot get any help online or from the rep I called, they make everything so unimaginable difficult!!! Please do yourself a favor and select another carrier. These people are the worst to deal with!!!!
Reviewed July 13, 2019
I bought a phone with a $200 refund offer. The AT&T store assured me the refund due was noted on my account, and when I called customer service they verified it. Every time I called customer service after never receiving the discount, they denied that there was anything noted on my account. I have called multiple times and every time I get transferred from agent to agent and get the run around. Do not ever buy a phone from an AT&T store.
Reviewed July 12, 2019
I pay about 400$ a month to ATT for cell phone and DirecTV service. Went on vacation to Belize. Daughter ran up 159$ worth of roaming charges. She's our youngest and did not know she was roaming. Didn't get a warning message till the bill was over 150$. Called to get them reverse the charges. Got an overseas tech support guy who took about 30 minutes to say they would give a partial credit but I had to call another number. Called the other number, went to a confusing menu and finally got to a rep, this time in the US, he dallied around for another half-hour (including trying to sell me a new phone) (most of this time was spent waiting for their computer screens to refresh. Apparently ATT has the slowest computers in the world) and he added some notes to my account and said I had to call yet another number to get the credit.
Called that number and he after another 30 minutes of waiting for computer screens to refresh said he couldn't give me the credit for some reason. This was my third call and over an hour on the phone. I was angry at this point and decided to move away from ATT starting by cancelling my DirecTV service which nobody at home watches anyway. He gave me a 4th number to call, "Cancellations" and I was on the line with this guy for over an hour. He kept saying that he was checking stuff and waiting for his screen to refresh. I told him ATT must have the slowest computers in the world. He said "We are having bad weather that is affecting the computers". Finally said he would cancel the DirecTV.
Reviewed July 12, 2019
Does any one from customer service actually care or does AT&T provide a proper training to the customer representatives.... They ** don’t care or very very poorly manage in helping the customers in resolving their issues. They make us spend hours and hours of time in reaching to the right department and end ** up by false hope or by giving wrong information. ** you CEO of AT&T for successfully failing to serve your loyal customers!! Dare you to step down and resolve my issue!!!! Hear all the recording and see how greatly your representatives misguide and direct us to wrong departments and hold us on calls for hours!!!
I have 10000 issues that I want to document about AT&T. These. ** loot your money and give zero service. They failed in BoGo promotion and we ended up paying twice. I spend 8 hours one Saturday explaining and expecting some to to resolved my issue. No one could care less. They failed in delivering gadgets in a timely manner and just for the same I spend 20 hours 5 days in a row talking to customer service. They first attempted to wrong location and shipped it back and never placed an order.
Reviewed July 11, 2019
Okay so, I have been a loyal AT&T customer since 2001. I normally buy my phones at retail from Best Buy to avoid contracts they had or monthly service payments on a phone. In March they had a deal of buy one get one free iPhone. As an android user I decided to give iPhone a chance because of the deal. I also prior to upgrading had an older “grandfathered” Unlimited plan that I was not willing to lose so I stressed this to the sales department who reassured me I could just add a second line for $20 plus taxes and fees per month to my existing plan. Great!
Well the phone was shipped to the wrong address so I waited for them to get the phone back and when it came time to reship, OH! The promotion had ended. So I agreed to pay $5 per month for the antiquated iPhone. At this point I am nearing the return time frame, waited a few more days for the phone, activated it. Then I get a bill close to 200 bucks. I was expecting what they sold me my original plan 80 bucks plus 20 for the new phone and $35 for installment charges. The bill comes in hitting near $200. I have called, spent hours with rep after non concerned reps. So I have my cancellation set and will recommend that anyone I know to avoid this company. Absolutely zero customer service and zero concern for a loyal customer of over 18 years. BUYERS BEWARE.
Reviewed July 9, 2019
Worst experience in customer service I’ve ever had hands down! Rude rude rude rude when I called and tried to speak regarding my bill! I cancelled service with them and 2 weeks later another autodraft went through my account for more than what my previous monthly bills were! No one could tell me what I was being billed for or refund my money!!!
Reviewed July 9, 2019
I have Wireless set up as my internet service & it was a nightmare as soon as it was set up. First of all, I went to a retailer to set it up - huge hassle & they did not understand what they sold me into. Lots of big promises & little truth. I ended up with HUGE overages every month, my $50 bill quickly became $180+ each month and I had no way to limit or pause usage. Finally I gave up and called to cancel the service after 2 billing cycles. Then I get a bill for $100 after my service has been cancelled & I paid my final giant bill. I called AT&T to fix this issue and they refused, they gave me half off of their own error. Even though I cancelled their service they are claiming it was a new billing cycle. Will never use them again.
Reviewed July 9, 2019
So you know who is the worst? AT&T. Back in college, I bought U-Verse internet with them. They set a record that is still held to this day of 22 phone calls in order to get my service up and running. Well, I had to drop Boost Mobile recently and find a carrier that actually gives me a signal literally anywhere. I can't afford Verizon, so AT&T it was. That was 10 days ago. Today, I got my first bill. They are charging me double my rate without my permission. When I called to ask about it today, they told me they refuse to look at my bill because I'm suspended. "Why am I suspended?" They hang up on me. I call back. "Why am I suspended?" Click. I can't call back. They shut off my phone.
I call from my girlfriend's phone. Why am I suspended? IT fails to get basic information about my phone pulled up for 30 minutes. Tells me that they are doing a full update of my account and that they will call in an hour. I tell them I want to cancel service, and they hang up on me. I get a call back. Still no service. They deny my account ever being suspended. Tell me I need to talk to engineering because nothing is wrong. "Cancel my service. Now." "Absolutely," they say. They transfer me to a closed office. Their office hours are over. I spent all four hours of my free time getting AT&T to accomplish nothing. A direct quote of my Facebook post since I want everyone knowing how much AT&T ruins my life.
Reviewed July 8, 2019
We paid off our phones to help lower our bill, if you have bought a phone, you know that's not cheap. WE had a month or so with a lower amount due. Then they add a surcharge because our phones are paid off. SO we make the decision to leave AT&T, now we are jumping hoops to just get the codes. We have to have a 0 dollar balance, so we pay the 154.23 to bring the balance to 0 only to be told we owe another 100 we have to pay in order to get the code?? You have all the money from the phone, you have been racking us over coals for years with your only cater to the new people plans. And now that you have pushed us to leave, and you are nickel and diming us on the way out. My husband spent most of his day today on the phone with AT&T trying to understand the meaning to the madness only to be more frustrated now than he was before making the call. We will do our best to not get caught up in another phone contract.
Reviewed July 6, 2019
When I moved recently we chose AT&T for TV and internet, the salesman who came out talked me into switching my phone service as well. He told me that not only would they give me a new phone but they would reimburse me for the early termination fees. They haven't. I got a partial reimbursement after much work and irritation on my part. They didn't just want a copy of the final bill. It had to be worded a certain way. Once I got that straightened out they started sending me postcards and emails saying they were cancelling the gift cards because they didn't have the right information; this has been going on for two months.
I still haven't been reimbursed for the larger amount, over $600. Now I have to go to an AT&T store and get a copy of a receipt to send them. They apparently are not allowed to contact THEIR OWN STORE to get the information themselves. It's ridiculous! Don't make the same mistake I did; I am now stuck with a dishonest company that scams people and has lousy internet service. Verizon was worth the extra money.
Reviewed July 5, 2019
I am trying to get reimbursement as I have been charged for some services I never signed up for. Customer service is NOT helpful. Every time I call they say the case shows a pending status. Some of their agents cannot even pull up the account after getting all the information. Each agent gives a different statement regarding the case when I call.
Reviewed July 5, 2019
Unfortunately, you're not able to leave a zero star rating. The customer service with AT&T is so bad, it's almost comical. I had been a customer since before 2000 and have wanted to change carriers, but like many others, I was hesitant to go through the hassle of switching carriers. After being on hold with customer service for nearly an hour, and never being transferred to a manager as requested, I have decided enough is enough. Goodbye AT&T... You won't be worried with me any longer.
Reviewed July 4, 2019
Early November 2018, Nick ** (The manager of the Arnold MO AT&T store) talked me into a contract which included TV, Internet, Free HBO, FirstNet, and two new phones with unlimited service. Nick advised all this would be only $210.00 a month (Including all the taxes/fees). Each month my bill was $300 plus. I would bring it to him at which time Nick credited my account to bring it down to $210.00. After several months of this I returned to the store at which time I was advised Nick had moved to the High Ridge AT&T. Additionally, I was advised my bill would be $300.00 a month and I was stuck in a contract.
I later learned I was paying $15.00 a month for HBO and I was never signed up with FirstNet. I have attempted to make contact with AT&T (Via email, phone, and Facebook) and have not received any contact back. I was later told by an AT&T employee that Nick is still a manager at the High Ridge because he makes the business money. AT&T can turn their heads to the things this manager does because he makes them money??? A manager who I trusted. A manager whose morals are supposed to represent the AT&T business. I had to give this business at least one star because Google wouldn’t allow me to give them zero stars which is my true rating.
Reviewed July 3, 2019
I called several times to inquire about the level of wireless call/data/text coverage in Mexico. I have a Mobile Share 40GB plan. The text says that I can call, transmit data and text in Mexico, but does not specify details. I called several times and got different responses from the customer service folks. Some said Mexico is not covered and wanted to sell me additional coverage, some others said it was partly covered and only two said the correct thing, namely, it was fully covered to the amount of GB my plan has. I detect both a lack of training, as well as negative training specifically geared to lie, cheat and steal. AT&T is gearing to provide advanced 5G technology, and I hold significant shares in the company. I feel very irritated and disillusioned when I deal with their Customer Service Department. The wireless plan is good and will earn them good bucks. I hope AT&T reads this review and acts in a positive way.
Reviewed July 1, 2019
I have been an AT&T customer since 2007, longer than some of the Call Center Employees. When you make changes to your account, things get REAL MESSY and the call center likes to throw around the word "Pro-Rated" a lot when explaining the additional charges. AT&T alleges to record customer calls - so why can't the issues be a quick fix. I was PROMISED a discount of sorts by an agent a few months ago. When the discount hit my account in the amount of 68 the VERY NEXT MONTH, I was charged 109.00 and 110.00 alleging "You were not charged for data." My phone bill is 211.00 per month TO INCLUDE DATA, less 68.00 DISCOUNT is 143.00. Since merging with Time Warner, AT&T has this CREATIVE billing going on. WHAT'S WORSE each call center agent seems to have a polar opposite understanding of the one before. Calling EACH OTHER liars and STUPID. Then transferring me to some guy from India who dont make sense.
AT&T likes to overcharge customers.. Why can't they get AUDITED! Heck, audit my account and the adjustments from their Indian partners to find. AS IF SATYAM SCANDAL never happened, right. The call centers are strong arming customers when they can't get the MATH right. I recorded the conversation and the call center employee made threats to attack my Facebook account for business AND get me kicked off, assured me that have my SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER and was saying 0.06 was .06 when she was explaining the numbers??? It's like they issue a discount and TAKE IT BACK PLUS extra! They dont know the billing no more than customers do!
Reviewed July 1, 2019
I have called their service line several times to fix never ending problems. On multiple occasions a technician has had to assist. I have had it for less than a year with three cable boxes, two of which never work. Charter sucks. ATT sucks.. Next...
Reviewed June 30, 2019
ATT is nothing but a bunch of crooks. They nickel and dime you for things. They change for plan or erase extras without your knowledge so they can get more money from you. They owe me a lot of money back. And need to fix everything they screwed up. I cannot wait for this phone to be paid off so I can leave this God awful company. Never again will I use them. I will go without even if they were the only company out there.
Reviewed June 30, 2019
I wanted to change the phone color as soon as I placed the order with customer services. They told me that I could do it for free at any of AT&T stores. I visited couple of stores and all of them wanted to charge me 45 dollars restocking fee for changing a box packed phone. They were also incapable with any basic service requests, I wanted to convert my SIM card to E-SIM and that took the customer care about an hour after which they lied to me saying that they will call me back in another 1 hour since they do not have right tools to make the change. However, as expected they never called back. All you can expect from AT&T customer care is bunch of lies and eagerness to get you off the phone.
Reviewed June 29, 2019
Very long wait times, only to be dropped after an hour and not called back. Every time you are transferred to a new person, you have to go through the same 3 minute routine of verifying every piece of information; no regard for people's time.
Reviewed June 27, 2019
A couple of months ago we decided to switch over from DSL to fiber optics with AT&T. When they arrived to do the home installation, there was a cellular ATT representative accompanying the installer. I did not know why he was there because we already had cellular service with Verizon and very happy with them. Anyway, when he started to talk about AT&T InHomeSwitch (Get up to $700 in credits per line to help you switch to AT&T) he convinced me to switch over to ATT to save more money on my monthly payments and that I will get approximately $700 (comes in two phases via debit/credit card) for switching over the four lines. All I had to do was buy a new smartphone, trade a couple of our Verizon phones, etc., but overall I will end up not paying much for switching over and also benefiting from being able to pay off most of my Daughter’s iPhone who still had a $900 balance with Verizon.
Once I get the final invoice from Verizon, the ATT representative told me to give it to him so he could process it through the InHomeSwitch program so I can get the full $700. Well, after receiving my Verizon invoice 30 days later, this ATT representative (I have his business card) was nowhere to be found. I’ve texted and called him, but no answer or response. Either he is on leave or had left the company. At any rate, I had to submit the invoice myself on ATT’s website. Fast forward a bit ---- now here’s the real scoop. I received the status of my submittal and I only qualified for a total of $266 for two lines instead of the 4 lines due to not buying new phones for the other lines. The ATT representative never said anything about that.
So, whatever happened to this $700 for switching over? I’ve talked to a few ATT representatives via online chat/phone regarding the matter and all I got was the runaround. I just got tired of spending my precious time on the phone with them. So, I ended up paying off my Verizon bill, which totaled to $1345. And for switching over to ATT I get $266 as reimbursement, but I have to wait for 8 to 10 weeks to receive it. However, I did get a savings of $10 per month with ATT vs Verizon – BIG ** DEAL! And their cellular service is not as great as Verizon. Here I thought I was saving more money. My family was surprised and disappointed that I did the switch over knowing that ATT service is not as good.
Now, I have no leg to stand on about saving money with ATT. Once the dust settles, we plan to move back Verizon in due time. Bottom line? The ATT rep used a false advertisement to get me to switch over. And that the fact I never invited him to my home to sell me cellular service gets me. He just showed up with the ATT fiber optics installer. So, people be wary. If you plan to install a LAN line, DSL or fiber optics with ATT, be wary of an ATT cellular service reps who may stop by uninvited to sell you their switch over program. Don't do it if you are already happy with your current service.
Reviewed June 27, 2019
So AT&T people came to my house trying to sell internet service which I already had, so the girl asked me who my wireless provider was. I had T-Mobile. She offered gift cards, bill credits, and books S10s to switch. I did only to find out the gift cards were significantly less than what was promised, there were no bill credits, and the bogo was only 50% off. When my wife and I tried to address the issues with customer service we were told that those sales people who showed up in AT&T shirts and had authority to set up service were a third party and there is nothing they could or would do. Shame on you as company for allowing these types of business practices, what ever happened to integrity. Anyway will be canceling to go with a different provider, please don't do business with these people for your own good.
Reviewed June 25, 2019
It is impossible to get support. The phone isn't working, so my elderly grandmother, who refuses to use her cell phone, can't get any service support. There is static instead of a dial tone or voices. The only options for support are based on calling them or receiving an 8 digit code VIA PHONE even though the phone isn't working. The only number they have on file is the number that doesn't work. And now, the support service department is done and I keep receiving an error message about it being down online. I have no idea what to do with the company.
Reviewed June 24, 2019
AT&T's customer service representatives (CSR) are incompetent! It is impossible to get a correct answer from anyone in this department! I am beyond frustrated with this company. A 256 billion dollar company and they can't even train their CSRs correctly in their policies and procedures or stand behind the information provided by their CSRs! In addition, it is impossible to get anyone on the phone that has any authority! I am no longer a wireless customer of AT&T but I still owe a balance that I am unable to resolve. I have been going round and round in circles with AT&T for months now with no resolution. At one time AT&T was a great company, however; they lost sight of what made them a great company, their customers!!!
Reviewed June 24, 2019
Wireless service bill over $500. Was told it would be $200 max. After adding lines was told activation fees would be waived and they were not. I have called week after week with no help. My first bill was $550 dollars. Was offered to have $30 dollars waived. Outrageous charges. Horrible service. I was transferred to seven times twice to the fraud department. I have spent countless hours on the phone disputing the charges. My dispute was denied but I was never notified, then service was disconnected. Really I’m so depressed over the hours I spent on the phone with no resolution. It’s really sad to be treated this way!
Reviewed June 24, 2019
Where do I start... I've been with ATT for 1 year 3 months now. I have cell service and DirecTV which is merged with AT&T now apparently. Let's start with the cell service first.. All was peachy when I first started service. I paid $140 a month for just 1 line which I thought was pricey but it is what it is. Fast forward 1 year and I add my girlfriend to my plan and add a 3rd line for my son. The lady I talked to the first time I just wanted to ask questions about pricing and such and then talk to my girlfriend about it. She was very persistent and told me I needed to act on this now and change everything over... I have call recorder enabled on my phone and went back and listened to it. She quoted me a price that was $40 dollars cheaper than what I'm forced to pay now.
I asked 3 times if I could keep my mobile hot spot and she said yes all 3 times. Nope I no longer have mobile hotspot but I can get it if I pay 30 more a month for premium service. I just received a text message saying I just lost Cinemax as well... I called back the next day pissed and wanted to cancel. They were more than happy to send me to royalty to cancel. The payment for me to cancel is $1,000 and some change they are even wanting me to pay $500 for an iPhone 6s that is coming in the mail for my son that I havent even received yet. This company is unprofessional and feeds you lies to get your card number then wham!!!! Then when your bill is 50 dollars more they explain everything to you after the fact.... Will be cancelling within the week after I go to Verizon and lock in my number so I dont lose it.
Now onto the DirecTV/AT&T ** had DirecTV for a little over a year. I get the bundle discount so I only pay $27 a month. Well I just moved and went to have them transfer service to new location.. big mistake. I set appointment for transfer and she informs me it will be 350 dollars for my next bill because it's 200 for transfer fee...$100 for guy to come out and put up dish and 50 for taxes and my regular 27 dollar bill.
At first I said no nevermind then I was like what the heck it's only 27 a month for cable. Fast forward to day DirecTV shows up.. I wanted to simply transfer service and add 1 box downstairs. The technician said "they only have you down for 1 box.. To add 1 like you are wanting you will have to call after I get done here and have them add it to account so I can come back out and install." This pissed me off. I said "you can't walk out 40 feet to your truck and pull it out and install?" He said "if you want to try you can call now and have them release one but it probably won't work." I said "I stated in my original call for this that I wanted to add a box, she even repeated it back to me in the conversation." So long story short he couldnt hook cable up anyway because the location of our house, so goodbye DirecTV/AT&T. Losing a loyal 1 year customer that was gonna pay $3000 a year between both services.
Reviewed June 22, 2019
If you are planning to have Wireless service with AT&T, be very careful that you might not get the right help with their customer service representative, they lack knowledge of their own product and everyone has their own understanding which results a tons of follow up call with no results. Also you need to have your own notes of when what service is activated with a reference number because you will have to bear the pain of proving that. I will tell my experience.
I am with AT&T for almost 3 years and during this time whenever I called I asked them to make sure international call blocking feature is enabled with agreed understanding that ATT will not allow any outgoing international call if by mistake it is dialed. I use Unovon for international calling so for frequent calling contacts I have saved 2 numbers, one international number and second Unovon provided local number. Since international call blocking is enabled I was rest assured that by mistake of international number is dialed then ATT will block it but that's not true. When issue occurs every ATT customer representative has their own understanding. Well my wife accidentally called international number instead of Unovon provided local number and more than $200 charges on my bill, I called customer care asking why this bill, I was told because of international call, understood.
My point was why ATT allowed international call if a feature is active which should not allow international call. First answer was it's not active. Well I asked them to check history and all the notes where I asked them to enable this feature. After 20-30 min of their research they found that yes this feature was enabled in past but then without my knowledge it was deactivated. They agreed and added credit back and enabled feature again assuring ATT will not allow international call. All good.
This happened again and now the pain started. This time different customer service representative and his understanding is no matter what call went through ATT so have to pay. The worst part was this guy had such a poor knowledge that he mentioned even if I make a call through Whatsapp or FB messenger it will be charged as if I am using this service first time and never seen in my entire life. Wow. What a champ representative. Now his suggestion was to enable a world connect feature for $15 a month which he can enable from back date which will take care of my existing call charges. Well with arguments I agreed to pay $15 dollar to get rid of $300 international call charges.
Next month bill surprised me. It was total of $546. I called them for the reason and answer is same that I called international number and I have to pay. This time the representative told me world connect can not be activated on back date so I have to pay. I argued why the last person enabled it promising he will do it on back date to take care of the charges. After an hour of discussion and checking historical notes they agreed to create a case for this. Now I had multiple followup calls and the last call when I asked why international call was allowed when blocking feature was enabled, person strictly denied that this feature was ever enabled since I have this connection. Awesome.
Now they have only one thing, "Sir you have to pay the full amount." Since I bought phone in contract I can't go out and I will have to pay a big $1400 amount, almost $900 additional for an iPhone 8 with so many contract breaking charges, they are aware about it and so I have no way out. Finally I had to pay $546 for a month bill. Friends I wouldn’t suggest to ever switch to AT&T as their customer service is worst. You will end up hours of call explaining and proving about their own feature. Also think millions time before buying contract phone because this gives them opportunity to deny anything because they know that you can't leave them.
Reviewed June 22, 2019
These guys are horrible. I called in to dispute extra charges on a bill after paying the amount due. During the process they try to have me set up a payment plan for extra money which I denied. After successfully paying the bill, I called in to dispute the extra charges. Now the rep gives me a totally different amount from the automated system. He even stated "I work here and I wouldn't pay this much for phone service. I don't have their service". I ask to speak with a manager who spoke over me and got mad when I told her to stop speaking and let me talk. EXTRA CHARGES. DROP CALLS. RUDE MANAGERS. AFTER 5 YEARS OF SERVICE....I THINK NOT!!! MY CONTRACT IS UP ON JULY 3RD. GOING TO VERIZON!!!!
Reviewed June 22, 2019
I had an account billing issue five months ago and I was not able to view my billing and billing history. I talked to ATT representative and they created a ticket for me. Then things got worse, ATT cancel my old account without noticing me and created a new account for me. There are some credit in my old account also not transfer to my new account. I talked to ATT customer support a month ago, they told me the credit is transferred to my new account. My I still not able to see my credit in my new account. And my account keep having issue, like not able to login to view my billing. I contacted ATT customer support again and they keep transferring me to different teams without resolving the issue.
Reviewed June 20, 2019
You have earned yourselves a solid place in the top three worst companies I’ve ever done business with. Here’s why:
- Your sales associates tack additional services onto customer’s bills in order to increase commission. They do this without approval from customers - which is unethical and illegal. Your associates don’t do coverage checks, don’t disclose promotions, and don’t have any sense of due diligence past earning their commission checks for sales.
- You ignore network issues and “no service” areas for wireless. You lie about coverage and do not hold yourselves accountable for your services - wireless, DirecTV, etc.
- You put absolutely no money into your online systems and services. AutoPay has worked fine for our account for two months, nothing has changed. This month you take less than the amount remaining on the bill even though AutoPay is turned on and you have the correct bank info. You don’t advise us it’s past due. All so you can charge us a late fee to squeeze more money out of us.
- Your customer service is the absolute worst I’ve experienced in my life. You ignore customers who have real world issues. You offer avenues of customer “care” via Twitter, Facebook, and phone/chat, but none of it actually works. You outsource 90% of your customer service, even though you’ve received TAX BREAKS so that you can “afford” to bring those jobs back to the United States. Your employees are unprofessional, they lie, and they do not follow through on anything. You’re more likely to get placed on indefinite hold, transferred around numerous times, or hung up on than you are to receive any kind of actual assistance.
- You charge exorbitant fees - $35 per line for LINE ACCESS? Did you know that not a single one of your representatives can even explain what that fee is? AT&T says it’s for access to the service, but then what exactly is the cost of the plan covering? It is nothing but extra money in the bank for you - just because you can.
The sad part is that you could care less about all of this, because you pay whichever government officials you need, however much you need, in order to stay on top of the food chain and relevant. Your company is disgusting, unethical, and not worthy of anyone’s business.
Reviewed June 19, 2019
If you are deciding on which cell phone carrier to choose, DO NOT BELIEVE THE COVERAGE MAPS. AT&T shows great coverage on paper but in reality they are spotty at best. LOOK ELSEWHERE. They have increased customers so much that they must not have the upgraded the network to handle the new customers.
Reviewed June 19, 2019
Do not, I repeat DO NOT sign up for AT&T. This company does not honor payment arrangements which is a breach of contract. It even states on their site that you can make payment arrangements to avoid service disruption (I have the screenshots that for all to see). After our service was shut off several days before we were supposed to pay I spent what seemed like an eternity spoke to 4 customer service reps who all told me different things. One said we were not supposed to be disconnected and he "didn't understand why we were". Another and the final customer service rep lady told me that "making payment arrangements does not guarantee your service won't be disrupted and that anyone who says it won't be is lying to or misleading us". Unbelievable!
This is the 4th time in a row AT&T has screwed up big time and two of the times it happened in one month. Oh, and when our phones were reconnected mine had no service and we had to get a new sim. Then, my husband's phone quit working after mine started working. They deactivated his sim instead of mine. We spent literally all day dealing with this BS. I have contacted corporate, customer service, etc. and all they will do is waive reconnect fees that were weren't supposed to have to begin with and a measly 30 dollar credit. I think THE VERY LEAST they could do is give us a free month for all the many inconveniences. This company has zero integrity and does not value their customers.
I am considering filing a class action lawsuit. I am sure we aren't the only people that this has happened to after reading reviews on this site. It states right there on their site about "making payment arrangements to avoid disruption". That's breach of contract. We have a we are looking into different options for a new provider now. Spending almost 400 bucks a month, we should be valued.
Reviewed June 19, 2019
Galaxy S9 = Great phone, just wish I wasn't SCAMMED into getting it! I was told by an "AT&T account manager" named Simon ** that had come into my home with the installation tech when I signed up for cable and internet. He said the phone would be a free promotion if I switched my cellphone carrier to AT&T as well. NOPE turns out I was signed up for installment payments for the next 30 months to pay off the $800 phone. -_- Tried to contact Simon numerous times = No response. Tried to contact customer service (spoke with FIVE different agents) = No help! Final agent was super hard to understand and stated that the Galaxy S9 was never a promotional phone in January when I sign up. :/ And there was nothing he could do.
I asked if I could return the phone to an AT&T store because I would not have choose it if it wasn't for FREE as I was told. He stated, "Sure you can turn it in and request one of the phones that were on promotion in January." (Of course he would happily pass my issue off to someone else who prolly ALSO wouldn't help me in the way I needed) SO based off all the runaround they've made me do thus far and all the BS I've already read from others' reviews. I don't think it's safe for me to come face to face with an AT&T rep because it would not be pretty. Now I see them ALL as the bad guys, scamming innocent people and increasing prices whenever they can for services/promotion that they do not stand by.
My cellphone works fine (which I'm sure will be a different story when it's time to upgrade) but my internet disconnect frequently and my cable seems to have a far less channels than I was told and DVR goes on the fritz at least once a month not recording my usual shows. They said I'd be able to access my DirecTV shows on my NEW phone for free... NOPE. Sucks that they get away with such poor service. >:(
Reviewed June 19, 2019
AT&T has billed me $1100 for a month of service. They show a 133 minute call to Africa which I never made. I have made numerous calls to their customer support/Billing department. They tell me that they can't/won't reverse the charges. Now they have made it to where I can't make or receive calls.
Reviewed June 18, 2019
AT&T lied to hook me in. The pitch that was thrown seemed amazing and almost too good to be true for the money. After a hard credit check and what I found out later were simply lots of lies. Day of install comes. The AT&T employee arrives, installers. He told me the truth as to what I'd really be getting in place of my existing service. The installer showed me his credentials as I asked him to do. He explained that he had been an employee for AT&T for over 10 years and still going. We began talking about the service and initially he was building the service up. Talking about how happy we would be with AT&T. He then started explaining everything he would be doing that day. Somehow our conversations took a different turn and we began talking about our families and current lives.
Once he learned I was a single grandfather raising two grandchildren, he just stopped what he was doing and stood in silence for a moment. He then spoke out and said, "I just can't do this to you. You're too nice of a guy." He then began telling me that if I switched carriers I would be trading in a Lamborghini for a Ford explorer. A used Ford Explorer with over 200 thousand miles as he put it. He explained to me how and why I would not like AT&T over my current carrier. And how AT&T was nothing more than a middle man company. A contractor. He showed exactly how AT&T robs people. And how what I had was 10x better than what I was about to take on. I had been told I would be receiving twice as much for the same amount of money I was currently spending with my current carrier.
He showed me that my internet speed was going to be cut by over half. And how many of the channels I was told I'd be getting were duplicates simply labeled differently to give the appearance of more. Then he went into all the hidden fees I had to look forward to. I was in shock. But he had it all there in black and white. He was simply kind enough to point it out to me before I made a big mistake. I thank him so much for coming clean about everything. I chose not to switch needless to say.
However, when I called AT&T to request a retraction be made to the credit bureau because I had been misled, I was told they would not do it. And regardless I had agreed to the credit check. I then explained. I never would have agreed to a credit check if I had of been told the truth from the start. The AT&T supervisor then said. And I quote, "If we explained our services to all our potential customers the way it was explained to you, we would be out of business." He then continued on to say, "I can't help you. Goodbye."
Reviewed June 17, 2019
I have spent over two hours on the phone with the AT&T Wireless Customer Service and Customer Loyalty Department. I was trying to resolve a billing issue. AT&T has the most incompetent and rude customer service employees that I have ever dealt with in my life. I talked to four different employees, and nobody was able to resolve my issue. I am done getting the runaround from AT&T. The only thing worse than AT&T phone customer service is the service that I received at the AT&T store. I have decided to switch carriers and I will never go back to AT&T!
Reviewed June 16, 2019
I used ATT a while back and never had a issue. I got divorced and lost all my service since I couldn't afford it. Recently, I went back to ATT for my internet and TV. The internet has sucked since I got it 6 months ago. I call and they just do a credit to my account for the times that they can see it messed up on their end. About 5 different techs have been out already. Still stuck paying for the service due to the contract but no service.
My TV started as ATT U-verse which also never worked since it ran off the internet so they switched it to ATT direct and I haven't had too many issues with it since then. I got a ATT cell phone plan.. Offered a $250 or $300 visa card if you ordered the XR's and ordered it online which I did. They cancelled my order and sent me a text that I had to come in and prove identity. Due to that, my purchase was considered "in-store" instead of "online" so I now can't get the Visa card. You can forget customer service because you can't understand any of them.
Reviewed June 15, 2019
We recently moved to a new home and the AT&T phone signal was TERRIBLE that we can't make or receive any calls & text messages. When we called the AT&T customer support, we were told that there is no issue with their tower and we are in their best coverage with the tower in 28 miles away. We were asked to 'adjust' by enabling Wi-Fi calling. If that is the case, why should we even pay 100s of dollars every month? Worst service....
Reviewed June 15, 2019
AT&T Review: I am giving AT&T a negative rating, which, in my opinion, is still much too high! This is a constructive review hoping to save AT&T tens of millions of dollars in lawsuits. It addresses the failure of AT&T in providing help to potentially stranded individuals when their cell phone service is disconnected for non-payment. I have been with AT&T for over 60 years and with their cell service for over 10 years.
The other day I was mistakenly disconnected from my phone service because of a non payment. Even though the payment wasn’t due yet. This happened not only once, but twice when I was disconnected within a week. The second time I was disconnected for over 2 1/2 hours before they could even turn me on. Which meant that I could not use my phone to do my business, talk to my employees, my clients or do any work. BUT that is not my issue, because with electronics and technology constantly changing, these things can happen.
Here is the “ISSUE” and why it is so IMPORTANT!!!! WHEN you are DISCONNECTED from AT&T for any non-payment circumstances, YOU CANNOT SPEAK to anyone at AT&T from your phone until you PAY your bill first. Why is this SO CRITICAL & DANGEROUS? Suppose you may be stranded in a remote area, HOURS from any computer or telephone, and you cannot get help except for a 911 emergency. We all should be able to call into the AT&T billing office from our phone and have a discussion. Other mobile services provide this, and that’s why I am changing to another provider that will give me what I consider to be an essential part of my service and great coverage as well.
I paid my bill in full the first time when I was inadvertently disconnected. If I had been able to talk to someone, this error would have been rectified immediately. After paying my bill in full and speaking to an agent, my money was immediately put back into my bank account and I was told there would be no restoration fee. However this refund caused the computer to register it as a returned payment so it disconnected me again 2 days later. Since I could not use my phone to connect to the billing office, I went to my local AT&T store and waited 30 minutes for them to open. Then it took over 2 hours before they could reconnect me. I could not use my telephone to run my business. Again I was told they would waive the restoration fee.
When I received my new bill there were two restoration charges. When I called customer service to tell them it was a mistake, I was told they had no written information in their computer or voice recording pertaining to any conversation regarding any refunds. So as a courtesy they could only give me one refund back? So I got screwed out of $35. My problems with AT&T did not end there. My DirecTV service was disconnected because a payment was posted to the wrong account and it took four days until it was posted to the correct account. When I called DirecTV they were perfectly aware that the payment was made, but they could not turn me on until it was posted to the correct account.
So I left DirecTV and immediately signed with another company. And I am much happier now. More channels for my buck and much better customer service. I just don’t believe in extortion tactics to bully a subscriber, or anyone, for payment. Especially when it wasn’t due.... The user is left stranded (if no computer or other telephone is available) with the possibility of not being able to do anything about it! I had to borrow the phone at my local AT&T store to conduct my business while waiting for my phone to be turned back on.
I am concerned for others becoming stranded somewhere when their phone gets disconnected, and they cannot get help or talk to anybody from their phone. They may be miles or hours away from the nearest computer or telephone! I consider this gross negligence because AT&T is aware of this issue and does not want to change its policy. One day somebody is going to be injured and will file a legal action. I believe this is a serious safety issue for AT&T. And I think that any judge or jury would look at this as gross negligence. So I hope AT&T changes its policy to prevent that from happening, for the sake of their subscribers' well being.
Reviewed June 15, 2019
I want to share my horrible customer service experience with AT&T. I currently have 10 cellular phones with AT&T. I wanted to add an 11th line. I spent over 4 hours on the phone with AT&T customer service trying to add this line on 4 separate phone calls. I was given incorrect information by the AT&T representative on multiple phone calls. I contacted the office of Mr. Stephenson, the president of AT&T. They offered me a $25 credit for my trouble and nothing else.
This shows the poor training and customer service given by AT&T to its customers. You would think that someone who has 10 lines of service with AT&T would be shown a little respect and given adequate customer service. Apparently not. I added the line on another carrier. I will have future lines to add and I can assure you that they will not be on AT&T. I am now looking at transferring the 10 AT&T lines I have to another carrier. My advice to you is that if you want quality customer service, do not choose AT&T.
Reviewed June 14, 2019
My friend who has the same cell phone plan as I do pays $58.00/Month. My bill was creeping up each month to nearly $100.00! Also in my neighborhood the signal strength is often half a bar and often cannot connect data! Calls get dropped. This in a city of a million people! I called customer service and they told me for my convenience they had doubled my data from 3Gb plan to 6Gb for only $20.00 extra. What? They did this without my consent and I was paying for this for months without knowing it. That is criminal in my mind. Also, get this; I have never even used 2 Gb per month in my entire history with AT&T... So why would they want to double my data up to 6GB?? AT&T is unscrupulous and greedy.
They offered me a $20.00 refund. Hahaha! As for the poor signal strength, they blamed my new iPhone, even though I update software, update network settings, power cycle, dump cache and history... all the maintenance things you're supposed to do. The phone call to AT&T took over an hour, and I lost two years of my life! Can't wait till Starry comes so I can get 5g for half of what I was paying AT&T.
Reviewed June 14, 2019
I have had my AT&T Wireless for approximately two months now. Over a week ago our service went out. I have been on the phone with numerous customer service reps. and managers trying to get this resolved. Their subcontractors have not shown up for 7 appointments thus far, even though I receive texts that they are on the way. This is ridiculous. I feel that I am living in the twilight zone. Their managers state prior to each appointment that they will follow-up with me to make sure someone shows up. They never do follow-up. I then have to call their customer center and explain the whole thing over each time. I even requested to get out of my contract, but was told it wasn't possible. I work from home, and depend on the internet for my income. I am literally losing hundreds to thousands of dollars each day. This is a nightmare. Currently in the process of obtaining an attorney. I have no other choice. Jeff ** San Antonio, Texas.
Reviewed June 14, 2019
Stay away from AT&T. I called AT&T Wireless to try to get an issue resolved and after 15 min working my way through the computer phone system that seemed to be stuck on a loop then spent another 45 min on hold, finally I was sent to a call center in India. I am hard of hearing and could not understand the CSR who answered the phone. As allowed by law I requested a US based customer service Rep. The CSR then cussed me out and hung up on me.
I called back only to repeat the process again, 1 hour later the India call center answered again. Once again I could not understand the person who answered the phone and requested a US based CSR, again I was abused by the CSR and hung up on. One more time I called back and an hour and a half later I was sent to India call center where a hardly understandable CSR answered. This time I request a US based supervisor and again the CSR became abusive but this time transferred me back to the beginning of the call queue where the computer asked you questions so I hung up irritated to try again the next morning.
The next day when I called I was transferred to a US based call center and I requested to speak with a supervisor and was promptly told No. I then told them to cancel the 3 phones on my account. The rep put me on hold for 30 min and came back to tell me I was cancelled and hung up on me. As it turns out the service wasn’t canceled until a week later 4 days into the next billing cycle and AT&T is trying to bill me for the entire month I did not have service. I called again to get the situation resolved and was told tough their policy is to bill for the whole cycle even if it’s for only one day. Problems happen, it’s how a company handles problems that make them great or just another scam. AT&T gets an F-
Reviewed June 13, 2019
So we switched back to AT&T thinking we were safe. Boy, we were wrong! We were told we were getting the buy one get one plus half off another phone (all iPhones) with the unlimited plan. We are roughly 7 months in now, paying full price for every phone, the plan price is not what it’s supposed to be, we have no WiFi calling, no hotspot service & the amount of dropped calls are ridiculous. We have called several times to try and have this issue fixed, but no... they really do not care about their customers.
The response we are always given is “Well whoever signed you up for this service lied to you about what you were getting and what you would be paying.” Oh okay, so you just let your employees do this, then say it’s not your problem? I’m not paying $350 a month for this crap when it’s clearly a rip off. My bill should not be anywhere close to that price, especially for only 3 lines! AT&T has proven they are the biggest scam artists out here lately & it’s insane how they take no responsibility for their screw ups, including shutting our phones off when the bill isn’t even due yet then charging $40 a line to turn them back on, plus the bill & whatever other BS fees. You guys suck!
Reviewed June 12, 2019
I contacted AT&T to establish service and was promised multiple times I would pay sales tax on a iPhone XR. I contacted AT&T to establish service and was told my application was approved. I went to process my payment and agent stated my application was kicked out of the system. The agent stated I could go inside a store and someone would be able to access the same application over the phone because I stated that I didn't want my credit processed again.
I contacted another agent at a later time responding to an email on 05/12/19 stating I had to verify my email for paperless billing for a new account which I did not aware that was open. He stated that I qualified for the new service promotion where I would pay sales taxes on 2 iPhones XR devices. He stated that in order to continue with the promotion I would have to process my credit application again. I stated that I did not want to process another application because of the previous application on file and I didn't want it to affect my credit score. He assured me that he would push the application through the system and it was once again denied. The agent provided me a order number and said go to an AT&T and provide the number to an representative and they will honor the sales taxes promotion.
I went to my local store on Eastchase and the representative advised me that they do not honor over the phone promotions and I would have to again run my credit to see the in store offers. I was told that I would have to pay a 500+ deposit to get 1 iPhone XR and I would have to wait 30 days to add an additional line. He advised me that I would have to wait 30 days before I could upgrade to the iPhone XR and pay sales taxes. He stated he would discount 40 dollars off of my account for the inconvenience. No credit was applied to the account.
I contacted AT&T on 06/08/19 and was informed by multiple agents in the loyalty department that once I made a payment of my past due then I could upgrade my and add another line. I originally had a payment arrangement scheduled for 06/14/19. They stated I wouldn't be able to continue with the upgrade and adding a line today unless I paid the past due balance.
After I made the payment I was transferred to the sales department which the sales agent told me I wasn't eligible for an upgrade until August. I was misinformed, mislead, and under the impression that I would pay 275 plus tax on 2 iPhone XR. When I asked for corporate information it was not provided until I stated I would get the information from an escalation manager. I've been provided false and inaccurate information from every agent I spoke to. I spoke to someone from the president's office who only offered me a credit for one month. Will never do business with them again because they do not value their customers.
Reviewed June 12, 2019
In April, I suddenly start getting text messages from AT&T to pay my bill. I try to respond requesting paper bill, but they are ignored. I have no intention of paying bill over phone. Calls do not help.
Reviewed June 11, 2019
I have never had a customer service agent or any business be so blatantly RUDE & UNPROFESSIONAL! My husband I were inquiring about internet new service. After hearing the deals I asked if the CSR would email me the deals so that I could go over them when my husband got home from work. The CSR said to me "You know I work on commission and you need to pick an option now and worry about your husband later." Then he further stated that he was getting aggravated at me because I wasn't buying anything! AT&T YOU LOST A PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMER AND THEN SOME FOR GOOD! I'll make sure to spread the word of your outstandingly horrible customer service!
Reviewed June 11, 2019
I started a telephone/internet service with AT&T late last year. By April 7, 2019 it was clear to me that this company offer a mediocre service. The internet disconnections occurred on a daily basis, movies were difficult to watch due to buffering issues, I could not connect the system to my surround sound (the company technicians could not either), navigation of the system was cumbersome. I terminated that agreement prematurely. I received an e-mail stating that since we terminated the agreement after the billing cycle had started they would charge the whole month though the account was cancelled. I paid and shortly after they charged more for the cable part of the deal. The total paid was $658.94.
Never in my life have I experienced anything like this. Trying to get answers for the charges was nearly impossible as my telephone calls were directed to different departments that had no answers for my questions. I personally do not recommend this company to anybody. There are other companies that offer better service including better customer care. Trust me on this one.
Reviewed June 8, 2019
I have used AT&T only for 3 days and couldn't even browse the internet and canceled the service within a week and got the billing of $121.08 on Sept 2018. I contacted AT&T service and explained my situation and then they waived that fee but I received a call couple of times from collections office saying I have a pending amount of $121.08 with AT&T. I was surprised. When I called AT&T they mentioned my problem has been resolved and I'll never get a call from collections team again but one week back I got a call again from the collections office saying I have pending due. The response from AT&T was worst ever and I called them like 5-7 times a month to resolve that but I haven't got any response from them which is even worse. They should be responsible for something like this to happen in the first place.
Reviewed June 8, 2019
I called AT&T customer service to ask a simple question about coverage during a trip to Canada. The representative who took my call spent most of her time advertising AT&T's wireless and cable services aggressively. She asked misleading questions about what I would like to know and kept trying to get me subscribed to services that I do not need. I do not know if AT&T has trained its customer service representatives this way to make them sales agents instead of providing the services to address its customers' need. Such an agent may be able to sell some products, but the customers will realize later that they got cheated. To me, this is really bad for the reputation of AT&T, and it hurts the business as well. Any customer with an experience like this would have difficulty in trusting the representatives.
Reviewed June 8, 2019
We were told by ATT our bill would be $160 for 4 lines. We had ATT over a decade ago and switched for their crazy fees, but thought we'd give them a try after they assured us that that was the set price. We asked time and again and were even told since we were long-time ATT tv customers, we could have some of the start-up fees waived. Activation and getting a card for bringing your own phone is outrageous, but we let the first $350 bill slide. However, the next bill came and was around the same, so I started investigating. Again, I was told that these were start up fees and would go down the next month. It went down to about $235. Apparently, they charge you a fee on top of a family plan, so the $160 also comes with a $35 charge to use it, or something to that effect, and then you have the outrageous fees and taxes.
Now, we specifically asked about the added fees and taxes. I told them I would not pay more than $160 when I could go elsewhere for $160 flat. Nothing about their service makes them better than any other company to warrant the expense. Again, I was told $160. I verified and assured them I would NOT pay $200 for 4 phones. Oh no, no, no. $160.
$195 this month. The plan was indeed $160, but $45 in taxes and fees. Unbelievable. So done and will NEVER use their cell service again. Thank goodness we had bought our phones outright, unlocked, and can switch to T-Mobile, which we should have went with in the first place. If you MUST use ATT, be sure and have them email you copies of your transcript. Be sure you ask specific questions and have them repeat their answer in specifics. Don't take their word for it because they will lie to make a sale. We talked to so many different reps in store and online... They all sold us lies and we thought we were being diligent and we knew specifically WHAT we wanted to know. $1000 down the drain for nothing.
Reviewed June 7, 2019
From my experience, I must say that AT&T wireless customer service has a very disappointing and frustrating customer service. I had to speak to many representatives and their supervisors to resolve a simple issue. Their websites does not work all that well either.
Reviewed June 6, 2019
I have been an AT&T customer for about 12 years and I never really had any issues except for a few bill additions that got taken care of... Then I added DirecTV to it. That went fine for a while then all the sudden my bill went up about 100 dollars for no reason. I called to ask why and they gave me the run around and gave me another promotion. Then I called about another issue and the rep cancelled my services by accident. He said he fixed it and nothing would be turned off and everything on my account was back to normal.
Well fast forward about 3 weeks and my receivers were tuned off.... Of course I call customer service and was transferred SEVEN times and not one of those people could help me. I then wanted a supervisor and was mad enough by that time that I told them to just keep them turned off and I'd return my equipment. I was told I would not be charged a disconnect fee since I'm not the one who disconnected it but not to my surprise I was charged on my next bill. I then have to call and fix that and it's been a nightmare. They said I owed it and basically get over it. Not to mention I was transferred another 5 times. Awful Customer service and I will be getting a new wireless provider after 12 years. Never had worst customer service in my life.
Reviewed June 6, 2019
I canceled my service and they billed me for an entire month because I canceled my service one day after the billing processed started. Literally the billing service started on 3/23 which was a Saturday and I switched to Sprint on Sunday 3/24. When I called the billing department and talked to John, who would not give his last name, he told me that in the company policy but you will not see this policy anywhere in your contract. What company would charge you a month of service they did not provide you? I did apologize to John because it is not a "policy" he can override, but come on, AT&T is so desperate for cash that they rip people off and lose a customer forever. Not a good business practice if you ask me. Beware if you are considering their service.

Reviewed June 6, 2019
I cancelled services since I kept been overcharged and after cancellation they kept overcharging me, so I called many times to request a refund, which never happened. And they kept charging me, so I had to cancel my credit card and now, I receive past due notices. I filed a complaint to BBB and now I'm thinking of starting legal action, since there's no way to stop this thieves! Stay away!!!
Reviewed June 5, 2019
I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S10+ mobile phone through AT&T's website using the chat option. I spoke to Reymar. Reymar told me that if I opened a 4th line that I would receive a second Samsung Galaxy S10+ mobile phone and pay nothing after a $33.34 monthly credit. I received my bill and noticed it was incorrect. I was only receiving a partial credit of $12.50. I was also blindsided with 2 $30 activation charges that were never mentioned by Reymar. I called customer service and disputed the charges but I was put on hold several time and eventually hung up on.
I then went to the AT&T store and told them what happened and showed them the transcript from when I bought the phones. They agreed that I was done wrong but they were unable to help me. They told me I should contact customer service through the website, so I did. After 30 mins I was able to chat with a supervisor who said she wanted to help me but the "back office" said I was not eligible for the promotion I was promised and there was nothing she could do to help me. I have transcripts from both chat sessions, backing up everything that I am stating.
Reviewed June 4, 2019
I went to the AT&T store to inquire as to my my bill was so high. I am paying $120 per month for 2 lines. I was told that I could enroll in auto pay and receive a $20 discount. To do this I need to change my billing date. As always no one at the store could help me. I was told to call customer service. As always I was passed from person to person. NO one wanted to help. They are obsessed with doing nothing to help the customer. They wanted a code that I have never gotten to access my account. They would not use driver's license as they do in the store. I was told there was not way to access my account except with a code they could access my account. They do not care about their customers.
Reviewed June 4, 2019
Have been a AT&T customer since 2004, and I used to love their customer services. So I never thought of changing my phone to a different company. But lately, I have been having a horrible experience with ATT customer service especially removing a line from my account. I have several lines for my business and I had to remove a line. And upgrade another one from Galaxy Note to a XS/MAX. But after I canceled the line, I found out that the one line was never removed but instead it was added to the upgraded one. So now I have Two lines on one device which they refuse to correct being that it's their Error. Bill still shows as if I never removed it, it shows as if I have two XS/MAX.
Anyway, you cannot talk to the same agent ever again. They pretend to take notes, they kept me on hold for long periods at a time just to drop the calls on purpose so when you call back you have to start the story from scratch. Very inconsistent with what agents say, one says one thing, another totally says the opposite. Called again after call was dropped (customer retention department). "Sorry we can't help you to fix the problem remove line," they are trying to get me more lines with no reason (asking if there is anyone need a phone), the service is horrible. I'm thinking to switch to a different carrier. Don't be an ATT customer! They are horrible. 06/03/2019. I hope we have a better relationship with Sprint or Verizon???
Reviewed June 3, 2019
I've recently resubscribed to AT&T internet and DirecTV bundle. I'd had both services before but allowed my DirecTV service to expire. I maintained internet during the expiry period. AT&T charged me more each month than what I should've been charged ($60 vs $50). When I chat online with a customer service representative for almost an hour, the representative essentially told me I was being charged the correct amount. I was able to locate my service agreement on AT&T's website after the chat session, and the agreement showed plainly that my monthly payment should've been $50/mo for internet. This was in Sept '18. I'm not sure why I didn't just give up on AT&T then, but fast forward to Feb '19 and I re-subscribed to Directv. I've had nothing but issues since. I continue being charged each month, more than what I was quoted.
Additionally, I'm being charged a $9.25/mo late fee if I refuse to pay because I'm being overcharged. I was charged for a partial month for movie package promotions which I'd canceled and AT&T wanted to refund only a partial amount of this payment. Hold up! The promotional items were supposed to be free until 5/5/19. I canceled on 5/4/19 and you still want to charge me a partial payment. I arrived home today 6/3/19 and AT&T has suspended my service. I'd refused to pay until they correct the billing errors.
After being on the phone with a representative for an hour today, who told me she was going to see HOW THEY COULD honor the amount quoted, I disconnected the call. I have documentation of every transcript, every service agreement, and keep track of every time I call. AT&T is robbing people every day by adding a few dollars here and there to your bill without people being aware. I'm on my way to either a class action lawsuit or a small court claim.
Reviewed June 3, 2019
I have been with AT&T since they purchased Cingular. I have four phone lines and four iPad accounts and spend a great deal of money every month for the service. I am deeply disappointed by AT&T customer service and could not have believed that such incompetence was possible at an enterprise of this scale and importance.
I had an account for data for my car which expired and I want to integrate that service with my personal wireless service. I called AT&T at 8:00 this morning and was on the phone with them until 10:03 AM when I gave up after speaking to four operators, two service managers and spending over 2 hours on hold. Every time I spoke to an operator or manager, they assured me that I would be re-directed to the correct phone number or department and each time, I would end up being transferred to the main voicemail greeting asking me why I was calling AT&T. After 2 hours I gave up. I have the employee ID numbers for several of the people that I spoke to and plan to follow up with a detailed letter to AT&T.
Reviewed June 1, 2019
Purchased a buy one get one iPhone promotion from them. Was receiving the correct credits for a few months then stopped giving me credit on my bill. Called over 5 times in 4 months and cant get a answer from anyone one why I'm not receiving correct credit. I am a long time customer who is highly disappointed.
Reviewed May 29, 2019
Not enough room for all of the gory details but AT&T made a mistake on my bill and repeatedly blamed my bank. After numerous calls back and forth & hrs of time wasted they admitted it... I am so angry over numerous calls and hours of wasted time AND that they would not connect me with a supervisor! I finally google how to get a supervisor and I spoke to one today who put me in touch with a Customer Loyalty rep. The Customer Loyalty rep told me to get over it. Imagine that! A loyal 20 year customer and their mistake causing me hours of wasted time and she basically says get over it. Worst customer service EVER! If you are thinking about AT&T JUST DON’T!
Reviewed May 28, 2019
Went into your Carle Place store, Long Island NY on Monday, 5/27/19. I was not able to receive voicemail on my iPhone X. The fellow who I was speaking with Ian, had an attitude when I asked him why I wasn’t getting voicemail. He immediately said it was an Apple problem!!!! I said, "No it isn’t, when I call my number it gives an ATT message that there is a problem with my voicemail." He was sitting on a couch, didn’t bother to get up and was very disrespectful. He had an attitude from the beginning. Did not even attempt to fix my problem!
I was so disappointed in that encounter. I have been an ATT customer for a very long time and never experienced anybody like him in all my dealings at ATT. The first store I went into in Islandia, the fellow there told me, "You're converting to 5G" and that’s why I’m having the problem. Didn’t sound right so I proceeded to your Carle Place store and was shocked at that encounter. My final stop was at ATT IN LAKE Grove, NY. I was helped by Niki **. She was on the phone with your help desk for at least an hour and a half. Very professional, courteous and determined to figure out this problem. She is definitely a keeper. I feel your retail stores need some customer service training! I am so upset about this ordeal I feel like switching carriers. Please respond to me by email on your opinion of this issue.
Reviewed May 27, 2019
Customer service with AT&T is truly an absolute joke. There ain’t no such animal!! They must make a fortune by just plain lying to customers phone call after phone call after phone call (etc.). You can spend MANY hours trying to resolve the most mundane, trivial issue you can think of without ANY consistent or least bit satisfactory reply or answer. Ever tried to get a callback from these bandits? PLEASE do not hold your breath! Ever tried to get a callback number for the person you're talking to? Again, best of luck to you! Ever tried to get an identification number of person you're talking to? Again, best of luck. They undoubtedly have these people on a bonus system - the more they cheat or screw their customers out of the more they paid. Sorry to be so negative but after MONTHS of trying to get over billing questions answered or replied to or waiting for callbacks, etc., etc., etc. - you certainly understand the total frustration.
Reviewed May 26, 2019
EVERYTHING that I was told by customer service has proven to be untrue. They have not provided anything they said they would. Not just one cust. serv agent...all use the same SCRIPT (word for word). Finally got a supervisor after 3 calls and 1 1/2 hrs on hold and was told that "you agreed to contract and you are ** for 2 years." She did admit that the cust serv reps were being untrue, but AT&T takes no responsibility for the lies. I would not sign up/use AT&T Wireless again. Sad part is that I also have Directv and I have gotten the same lies and same "you are screwed" cust serv and supervisor response. NEVER AGAIN!!!!
Reviewed May 25, 2019
@AT&T beyond frustrated with your customer service. I called in March and was told about a new promotion. I asked more than 5 times that by accepting the promotion I would not be tied into a 12 month contract as I was moving in June. I was reassured I would not be. Now I am trying to move and being told I am locked into this contract regardless of the misinformation I was given. Spoke to a supervisor who told me she would pull the call but it would not change a thing and if I were to change or cancel it would be $150. I have been a loyal customer for years and can not believe I was told you will not stand behind what a customer service agent advised me multiple times.
Reviewed May 24, 2019
Worst service in South Florida. Please be careful. AT&T's customer service is now beyond HORRIBLE. All the towers in South Florida are degraded. There are blackouts everywhere. I never have more than 1 or 2 bars. Many times no service which affects my safety. The WiFi went down nearly every weekend and was too slow to stream Netflix most days. They will not take ownership of their inability to provide working service. I have wasted hours on the phone with their tech support and customer loyalty. Still no ownership of their mistakes and not following through on their end of the contract. Please avoid them and save yourself so much trouble and wasted money.
Reviewed May 23, 2019
I have never dealt with any company so incompetent! For a communications company, they have absolutely no idea what anyone is doing. I could go on for days, but will keep it short. Trust nothing they say. I just got sent to collections for something they said was zeroed out three times..three times! The last lady had no record I talked to anyone previously!! I have literally spent hours on the phone fighting them on my wireless bill and Uverse and fiber bills. I got only half of the gift cards I was supposed to get. That is still unresolved. They said I couldn't get fiber to my house even though the person before me had it. 2 months later, I went a 1000 miles away and they were able to sign me up. Makes no sense!
20 Years ago in college, I had similar issues with DSL and absolutely nothing has changed. Still completely incompetent! If I had another choice with home internet, I would change, but I don't. Stay away from ANY part of this company if you can. Not worth the time dealing with their incompetence, even if the bill is cheaper.
Reviewed May 22, 2019
Called over 7 times to get an overpayment refunded to me of $155 dollars. It’s been 2 months now and I still haven’t received a check. They would tell me a price and my bill was always much higher. I had an unlimited plan for 2 which they said would be 120 always ended up that my bill was between 165 and 179 a month for 2 people. I was stupid to pay this as long As I did before switching and going with T-Mobile.
Reviewed May 22, 2019
I first started AT&T it was actually it was actually a good service. It is Stan Lee gotten worse seeing that price increasing. Perks are dropping. I need to go back, do the original AT&T, get rid of Cricket because they are focusing on money instead of quality service.
Reviewed May 20, 2019
So we have been with AT&T when then they were called Southern Bell. We have cells and internet with them. Cell phones are great but internet for the house is horrible. They also will try and charge you as much as possible for as little as you get. For years we were paying 106.00$ for laggy 6 mb. per sec internet and fine considering we're out in country but since they have upgraded instead of letting or helping customers know that 12.0 is available for the area they choose not to. I am a songwriter and country music singer and recently have tried to use internet 12.0 and yet still laggy.
I've called support loyalty numbers SEVERAL times and done all the troubleshooting. Had techs come out replace modem. Call AT&T. Say still lagging bad. They say, "You need a new modem". Trying to connect to yes and something is wrong...IT WAS JUST REPLACED. It's a ongoing never ending circle and were tryna have faith in the AT&T but damn. They say this is available. Tech says, "No, it's not." YALL GET ON SAME PAGE. I'm now in process of finding other internet providers since AT&** can't get it together. DONT CHOOSE AT&T unless you're trying to have lag and hassle. Then yeah they're a #1 pick. I'm very displeased. Not one to leave reviews but GUYS this is how bad they are. And if you're AT&T reading this go ** yourself like your internet. Laggy and slow.
Reviewed May 20, 2019
I have had awful experiences with AT&T. They are big cheats. They promise you something and charge you something else. Customer service numbers are worse. They all give you different information and want to sell their own promotions instead of helping me. They will increase your bill without informing you of the price hike. I am so disgusted dealing with AT&T. It has been very stressful. I have complained to Better Business Bureau about them.
Reviewed May 19, 2019
Canceled my account. Today, I went to turn on my TV and I have no cable or internet. I called AT&T and was told that someone ordered my service to be disconnected. They verified that my bill was paid on time and that I did not request the service to be disconnected. The manager was suppose to call me back but never did. They also couldn’t tell me who placed this order. Needless to say, I got the runaround and still have no service. This is one of many issues!
Reviewed May 19, 2019
They have not corrected my bill since November. I call and get nowhere with customer service. The worse company I ever dealt with. All I get is promises and lies from this company. Look at all the complaints and wonder how they stay in business.
Reviewed May 19, 2019
We added Direct TV and Watch TV after being customers of ATT for years. I will not go into detail but it has been five months and we still cannot watch HBO on our program. Talked to every department possible and promises made and promises broken. Promises to call us back and no callbacks. Every time we speak to anyone there we have to explain the problem over and over again. No one writes anything down? Last time was today. Promised to get a call back by 7:00. Called back at 7:30 only to find out they closed two hours earlier. No one can fix this problem after five months. We are strongly considering to cancel all services and plans and switching to another company. If you are considering ATT, DON'T.
Reviewed May 18, 2019
Spoke to 4 agents in an effort to switch from DirecTV to Uverse TV. Their systems don't communicate. If your account holder for each account is different, good luck getting them to do anything at all. There's no consistency across agents. One will ask for one set of information, another will ask you for something entirely different. This makes navigating the process insanely frustrating. They'll ask for your phone number every time but never actually update it in the system. I'm honestly not sure if it's sheer incompetence, a conscious effort to make switching or changing services different, or a combination of the two but AT&T customer service and the system they use are bottom of the barrel bad.
Reviewed May 17, 2019
I have been a ATT customer since 2001, and I used to love their customer services. So I never thought of changing my phone to a different company. But lately (since last year, 2018), I have been having a horrible experience with ATT customer service especially removing the lines from my account. I had several lines for my family members and I had to remove a few lines when they moved to a different country. But after I canceled the lines, I found out the bill still shows those two lines. Anyway, it happened again now. Hard to remove lines, they are trying to get me more lines with no reason (asking if there is anyone need a phone), the service is horrible. I'm thinking to switch to a different carrier. Don't be an ATT customer! They are horrible.
Reviewed May 16, 2019
I have been an AT&T customer for now almost 14 years. I have 5 lines with them. I spend an average of $450/month. Be careful with their taxes. There is a plan price that increases substantially after taxes. Also super careful if you travel internationally prices are high. Customer service is horrendous. Spend for 1 to 1.5 Hrs on the phone in each call. Always different agents or departments. They cannot follow up with a problem, nobody will ever call you back.
You can not talk to the same agent ever again. They will take notes, find a resolution, the day after you realized they did not do anything on what they agreed and when you call back you have to start the story from scratch. Very inconsistent with what agents say, one says one thing, another totally the opposite. I returned a phone that they sent me in error. That phone is lost in transit and I have all the tracking numbers and tickets proving I sent it and even so they made me pay for the full phone. So avoid AT&T and get a more transparent company. They don't care about their customers.
Reviewed May 15, 2019
Be very careful when it comes to cost. ATT complicate billing statement to trick people who wouldn't pay close attention to their bills. This is one of the trick - they charge data package 1 month ahead plus prorate currently month on the first bill, I raised question about the charge and they promised it will be refund after contract ended. Two years later when contract ended, I contacted customer service through chat messages. First, the representative kept telling me the charge already credited, I asked him to tell me when and where it credited, he couldn't tell me and transferred me to a supervisor. Then the supervisor ended my chat message. Also, if you have a phone trade in promotion program, pay attention to see if they'll give you the credit or not. I had to contact customer service to get the credit applied to my bill because they did not include it for me.
Reviewed May 14, 2019
I feel AT&T should be more upfront about cost. Holy cow I went in and got a $45 monthly plan, sounded good. But when you walk in place they don't tell you upfront about their hidden charge. I yes put phone on pay plan ok so that's $30 a month plus $45 for plan charge. So how in the heck did it got from $75 to $118 dollars. Yes this is how so 45 plan 30 phone payment, so the rest is taxes and something they say is a fee to use services. This shouldn't be allowed. Isn't that why we pay the plan price. Why are they allowed to gorge us like this... I unfortunately am stuck for another year. My other phones are surely not through them.
Reviewed May 13, 2019
We have experienced several unfulfilled promises with our sign up deals. We have encountered repeated dishonesty with customer service and help that was promised by various customer service representatives over several months never occurred. The customer service has sometimes been rude, aggressive, and accusational even though my husband and I have always remained calm, factual, and courteous with them each time we requested their help. I feel very disappointed and would not recommend ATT to anyone.
Reviewed May 13, 2019
We switched to AT&T about 18 months ago because it had better service at our house. At first, we were pleased with the service and had no problems. Then, we went into the store for a phone question. When we were there, we were asked if we wanted to switch to auto-pay to save some money. We agreed. The next bill was $40 more and then the next bill was $70 more. When I called both times, I was told that there was a glitch and somehow now our bill would be more. I asked to switch back to a hard copy and get our old price and that was not allowed either.
SEVENTEEN hours and counting later, speaking with various supervisors over the phone and via chat, I still do not have answers so we are in the process of switching service providers. Be aware that when you do this, AT&T will lock your phones even though they are paid off and not allow you to switch them to a different carrier for around 4 days. It has been a disaster and I would not recommend AT&T to anyone.
Reviewed May 13, 2019
I made 4 calls totaling 4 hours of talk and wait times, I purchased a senior plan for my dad which after 3 months would be free of any contract as well as the phone would be free. As stated in the subject field, 3 agents I be spoken to who said it would be resolved and to date I am on the phone with the 4th customer service agent who “said she can get it resolved”. This is absolutely the most unprofessional company I have ever dealt with as a consumer.
Reviewed May 13, 2019
Offered two iPhone 8 if we switch all of our services from Charter Communications. Promised 100 mps and etc. We switched and found out later that another line was added. This was not mentioned in the deal. Also, price quoted for Uverse went up from what was agreed to. We got slower internet, lost one of the premium channels and being charged for the third line. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
An AT&T person delivers upgraded iPhone and offers a free iPhone 10. What's the catch - nothing - loyal AT&T customer. He asks if I need a new line - I do not. He states that we can just upgrade an eligible phone. I found out later that another line had indeed been added - did not open the phone. Sent the phone back to AT&T - tracked - they got it on the 30th. I talked to someone on the 8th - everything will be credited back on the 15th. I talked to someone today - the previous basically lied. OH and you are lucky you sent it back within the 14 days otherwise you would not get credit back and would have to keep the phone and line. Really? The person lied to me and I immediately sent it back.
At any rate I am still today trying to get them to credit my account and take off all of these fees and taxes on my bill and credit me the taxes for the phone. I have wasted two whole days and still getting transferred around and around. UNBELIEVABLE. They know that a class action lawsuit cannot be filed and they just don't give damn.
Reviewed May 13, 2019
I ended up just paying $180 because it was going to be turned into collections. This is after about 6 hrs on the phone with at least 10 employees and 4 managers each of which told me I didn’t owe the money - there was a pending credit that will post after the next billing cycle. Then after 3 cycles the credit never posted and got the notification it was past due and going to collections. The last manager I talked to said there was no pending credit and I had to pay it. She would not be doing anything else. Every call had a routine. The first person transferred me to the unified department and they would transfer me back to the department that sent me to them, I then ended up in the U-Verse department even though I never had U-verse. Then I would go to the billing department and finally ended up in the customer retention department after 45 minutes and no one could ever help me.
I even went into 2 stores only to be told by several different employees and 2 managers they can’t really help - they are just salespeople and would have to call the same phone number I did, which I made them do both times. At the end of the day it’s unfair to the consumer because there is no logical outlet for us. They will turn it into collections with no dispute and have negative impacts on our credit score and for me it's just not worth that.
Reviewed May 13, 2019
On May 10, 2019, I spoke with Briana, AT&T CSR, about an incorrect balance on my iPhone installment plan. She agreed it was an overcharge & assured me I owed one more payment & my 30 mos commitment would be fulfilled. On May 13, 2019, the overcharge was still present on my bill. I made another call to ATT & the CSR told me ATT charges were correct. He said it was due to the fact that I was behind 2 payments in 2019.
When I argued that I was never behind on a bill & proved it, he changed the dates to the 2016. I didn't even purchase a new phone until December 2016, so that proved him wrong again. After 20+ minutes of me being accused of wrongdoing & back payments by the rep, and myself proving him wrong at every turn, he left to recheck my bill & hung up on me. I never pay bills late or miss payments. ATT is overcharging on iPhones via their installment plans. Watch your bills! They get a negative in the star ratings as far as I'm concerned.
Reviewed May 12, 2019
Let me begin with Customer Service is HORRIBLE. To have to listen to that computer help you "fix it" is painful/one time I had to go an entire weekend with nothing but my cell phone because the computer "fixed it" and would not connect me with a person. The tech even told me that is what happened. Whatever they did shut the whole house down when the only thing wrong was no Wi-Fi on my phone? But, my real complaint is the bill I received for my son's DirecTV in the house he rents from me. We cancelled the DirecTV and returned ALL of the equipment via UPS about 6 months ago. Just last week I was sent a bill from System which I assume is a collection agency for $51.66. If I was not told this was owed, how am I supposed to pay it? And if all the equipment was returned, why is there an amount due? He has nothing else in the house? The inefficiency is unacceptable. I would like an explanation.
Reviewed May 11, 2019
ATT service was terrible. Phone service was bad and U-verse was the worst. I gave them a chance to fix it, but customer service was terrible. Additionally, they increased my bill by $40 while still in the introductory rate period. I cancelled and requested a credit. The rep I spoke to said he would reduce my bill, but ATT owed me money because I cancelled after paying my bill. A month later I got a past due notice of $35. ATT turned off my access to view the bill or pay online. I had to call in and they said the other rep lied to me and I have to pay. To never have to deal with ATT, $35 was worth it even though they were stealing. Then the rep said it costs $5 to pay them. THIS IS A CRIMINAL COMPANY THAT IS LOSING MONEY AND WILL STEAL EVERY DOLLAR FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS. Do not believe a word they say. Get everything in writing.
Reviewed May 11, 2019
This last year in particular, I have noticed a dramatic decline in the quality of customer care with At&t. I’ve been with them for almost 20 years and am ready to leave. When the replacement phone they sent me, through the insurance plan, had a defective camera they charged me $300 of which was returned back to me after 1-2 billing cycles, but when they received the damaged phone. (I’m my opinion, there’s no excuse for that.) Then, 2 months later, after the $300 was returned (because they received the phone), they decided to charge me the full amount of the phone (around $750) and stated that this was because they received it after 20 days from when the claim was filed.
Mind you, I received the phone from them 7 days after the claim was filed, used their return label and mailed the damaged phone back the next day. So now, hit with a $1000 monthly phone bill, the representative tells me that I am responsible to pay the entirety of my bill and that he is now placing an investigation to review the case-but sees that At&t accepted the phone. I asked him why I would be billed this amount since they have the phone & I am bringing the error to their attention BEFORE my bill is due, and his response was that it will take them 7-10 days to review and refund the $ back to me. Absurd! Let me add that I also was placed on hold for 1 and a half hours to speak to “one of the managers” and finally just gave up. Horrible horrible horrible customer service.
Reviewed May 10, 2019
AT&T used to be a very good customer service oriented company but not anymore. You get canned answers and nothing gets resolved. They say one thing but do another. Never any resolutions. They continue to ignore my complaints about overcharges and they say give it a couple of months to straighten out and I call them monthly when my bill comes out each month and this has been going on for nine months. Luckily I found a company online that will take my complaint for overbilling to arbitration and charge at&t for their services.
Reviewed May 10, 2019
Anytime you to make changes to your account or upgrade devices it takes SEVERAL phone calls and hours of your time. Hours that could be spent running your business instead of being on the phone with them.
Reviewed May 10, 2019
I have been dealing with AT&T for over 2 months on dealing with a Watch TV account that has not worked. Have spoke to north of 20 people in chats, phone and messenger. Not 1 can resolve my issue. Finally I spoke to 1 person who made me create a new Watch TV account to get it to work but it asked me to put my credit card information in but I wouldn’t be charged and my account would be changed to a free account since I have their top plan which includes Watch TV and a premium channel. Guess what? I am being billed on my credit card and when I try to get answers I hear the same BS that it is going to be escalated. Guess all that means is we are clueless and won’t resolve a thing. Don’t waste your money for horrible service.
Reviewed May 9, 2019
I requested service on Monday. I was told a technician will come in on Thursday... Four days to in this time and age and yet on the committed date, no one showed up and no one intimated me. I called and was told there was an issue which they won't be able to fix until Saturday and that I couldn't have service until the next Monday.
Then in the evening of Thursday they called to tell me that the issue won't be fixed until the Friday of next week which is TWO WHOLE WEEKS from the date I requested service. My apartment gave monopoly to them so I can't even get internet service from another provider and of course they are pricier than literally EVERY service provider in this area obviously because they have monopoly over this community. Shame on you ATT and shame on you www.athertonfrisco.com for giving monopoly to this horrible service provider in your community.
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