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About AT&T Wireless

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.

Pros
  • Several plan options
  • Includes streaming services
  • Wide range of coverage
Cons
  • Low limits before data throttling
  • Not the cheapest plans

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    Reviewed May 31, 2018

    After having to pay extra for an additional gb of data, because I exceeded my allotted 22gb by a few hundred mb’s, I switched from the 22gb plan to unlimited plus. My monthly data usage immediately, and quite mysteriously TRIPLED, while data speed DROPPED to a slow crawl. Were it not required for work, I would have dropped AT&T quick.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 31, 2018

    When calling to ask a simple question, it’s Difficult to reach customer service representative. The company prefers one to e-mail. It’s not customer friendly.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 31, 2018

    I do not like the price of their plans. They do not seem to support fixed income people. I was originally buying phone on time but I was able to pay it off.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 31, 2018

    AT&T has the best customer service! They always try to create a win/win situation by giving great deals on the service they provide. I've tried all the other service providers and ended up coming back to AT&T.

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    Reviewed May 31, 2018

    We got into a plan because we traded up from my iPhone 6 to 7. We pay 109 for 3 lines and only six gig of data total. The reception is average at best. No better than Sprint in my opinion.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed May 31, 2018

    This company will lie to you to get your business and once you sign a contract you are stuck. I left with one month left on my contract and they charged me $80.00.

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    Price

    Reviewed May 31, 2018

    Service has been pretty good however the cost is entirely too much. I am actually looking into other service carriers. And the competition between all the major carriers I find are more expensive than actually huge savings.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    I live in Westlake Texas. I have cell service from AT&T. The cell phones don't work. But when you call AT&T they say the coverage is fine. And the coverage maps show they work fine. I have a lot of friends in the area and they all have the same problem. How do we get AT&T to respond.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    I bought the prepaid data plan. When the time I purchased, the agent clearly stated that all the data I buy will roll over and will never expire. I am leaving in the middle of the paying cycle and called the ATT hotline, the agent suggested me to switch to a cheaper plan without mentioning anything about all my data will lose, so I followed her suggestions and make plan switched. Without any informing, all my unused 11 GB data has been waived. Called the ATT and spoke with the manager Migu (I remembered). Rude and very unhelpful. Keep stating that, "It is your own responsibility."

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    They told me that my account was 6 gb but I bought the phone because it had a 10 gb plan. Now I can't get in touch with my Drs. This company isn't even in America. I will never ever ever use AT&T again. They slow down the data my **. They cut it completely off.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    AT&T has done little except to deploy a LTE on their towers. They still lag behind Verizon but you would think they are number 1 and not number 2. I hope they get better soon before 5g comes at us.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    When I decided to switch because of the price I got charged 112.00 for 4 days of service because even though T-Mobile switched my contract ATT said it did not include the iPad server which was on the same plan. I had to pay because they turned me over to collection. Their customer service sucks and their price is almost twice as much as T-Mobile. I had been with them for over 20 years and still got ripped off in the end.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    Calls drop without cause and phone goes to mute without being touched. Signal strength has continues to decline and battery life decreased on phone. AT&T prices for data plan needs to be lowered.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    I have the lowest plan there is and it still costs me $48.00. I can't afford that much as I don't use it that much. I think I will just buy a phone from Wal-mart and forget about this Dumb iPhone. I don't need it except when I go for a walk.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    The technician was excellent. Empathetic and able to give valuable insights, advice. Foreign charges are obscene. Will use our landline when in Spain.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    I feel each year AT&T had completely failed to help their customers. The professionalism has gone downhill. The coverage and drop calls are ridiculous.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    In the mid size city, or in the big metro area, and on the run for travel, overall reception is usable but the certain indoors and the next to the tall structure, the reception is getting difficult, also the text message and the voicemails do not work simultaneously, it come late as long as 30 min. or more.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    I've been with AT&T for over 10 years and I rarely have something to complain about. The best I like about it is the coverage area. Customer service is a plus as well.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    I am really happy with AT&T and I have never had a problem with my service. The customer service is really good and have always been able to help me no matter what I call about.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    I have had AT&T for over 15 years. Never had any problems. I do believe they all should be able to lower their costs. Overall, I am happy with them.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    I have been going back and forth with AT&T since March. I made the mistake of switching to AT&T from T-Mobile and it was the worst decision I have ever made. The person that did the switch for me did not explain the process as it should have been done, only said to send my T-Mobile devices on the same box where I was going to receive my AT&T devices. She never said that I needed to go to the trade in page register the devices and that I would then get tracking numbers and packages to send my devices back to later submit my final bill.

    As a result, two months after the switch I received a bill from T-Mobile that I owed them 2,000 in equipment that I was going to collections. I immediately called AT&T asking them why I had received that bill. To my surprise the person explained that I hadn't submitted my final bill, neither the devices had been register etc. Long story short I have been calling AT&T two to three times a week, spoke to several departments Customer Care, Warehouses, Switcher Program, Trade in department and Loyalty program, nobody seems to care every time they say they will make notes and transfer me to another department that does not solve the problem.

    This time and age you can find a phone by the IMEI number and I know they must have a general database, because the manager at a store told me they were suppose to be able to find the devices. On top of that, this lady that got me into this mess told me to send my iPad which did not even qualify for the switcher program, which I also found out recently. I have opened three different cases regarding the iPad and have not received an answer. They will steal your money, your equipment and get away with it. Nobody seems to care about the customer. Do not go with AT&T. You will for sure acquire a debt. I switched since February the 19th and still nothing has been solved. They will go as far as giving you wrong phone numbers just so you get tired. The worst thing is that I was a victim of their employee's bad training and now I am paying $2,000 for it.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    My experience with AT&T regarding my cell phone service was pathetic. I lost my cell phone in the first month that I employed their service, and they continued to Bill me as if I were using the phone. They also double billed me on more than one occasion and I had to call them every month to tell them what I owed - They're awful! The sales and billing departments are not even close to being on the same page... They will promise you the Moon but you'll end up getting Gorgonzola cheese.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    I have good experiences with AT&T and their customer service is excellent. I have internet from them as well and again exceptional service as always. I would recommend AT&T to family as well as friends.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    The phone is OK but they keep raising the cost of the plans. New subscribers get great deals but if you have been with them for years you get nothing. But they are good at helping you if you have trouble working your phone, and need someone to show you how.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    I had a hardship and my phone burned up and I lost everything and I needed a replacement phone. I had to pay a 200+ to get one. AT&T should have a one time hardship if you can show proof of your situation cause I lost my home and all my possessions and had to start from scratch. It's hard and I've been a loyal customer for over 14+ years. Wow.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    It's a decent plan but has multiple call drops which I am not a big fan of. There are instances when AT&T Wireless' network is not that great either. We have to be careful with data usage to avoid surcharges.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    Their specials are for new customers only. I would like to have something for those of us who have been long time customers. I have mentioned this many times and even the associates I speak to say they don’t even get them.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    AT&T is not the company it use to be where customer service is concerned. I bought a buy 1 get 1 offer for my husband and myself. At the time of purchase the Samsung note would not be in the store until 2 weeks later because of new promotion according to sales person in AT&T store. 2 weeks turned into 4 weeks. They charged me for both phones 212.00 per month. I've called customer service. I've Made appointment with Gen. Manager only to keep being told that someone higher up will call me 5 to 10 business days. I'm so frustrated with them. I've been a loyal customer since they were World com. Every since they merged with DirecTV they suck! I'm so over them at the end of my contract #neveragain... can't get my 600 dollars back they admit they owed me. AT&T is a bully that rides on the back of its good customers.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    Absolutely the WORST WORST experience moving from Sprint to AT&T. AT&T told so many lies on costs, bring your own phone, simply unbelievably. Costs much then told & rebates to pay Sprint off never came. Sprint was truly the nastiest company I’ve ever dealt with. Turned our account to a collection agency before receiving final bill. UNBELIEVABLE!!!

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    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    AT&T offers great service and support in the US and abroad! Been with them for 18 years, five stars service and products. Love the new plans, data unlimited and no contracts anymore.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    I have been an AT&T customer since 2012 and I’ve not had any trouble with them. I’m satisfied with my plan. I started with their Lifeline and worked my way up to this 6+ phone with their payment plan.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    Great customer service, but the high cost is outrageous. Will not be renewing plan when contract is up. Paying 300.00 a month for 4 lines is way too much for cell service.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    AT&T's the worst. If you go to a store and set up family plans make sure both phones are in stock. We got one phone Monday. Started service. Went back Wed to get the second phone. First bill already generated of 294.00. Then they change the plan to add another phone. Second bill for 2 phones 340.00. Canceling as soon as possible.

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    Sales & MarketingPricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    I pay too much for little data. All data is use in ads and stuff that I do not care about. Then it goes to slow speed. It’s expensive and I don’t get unlimited data.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    Fairly a good cell company. Always available with questions and product info. I have good reception in most areas and calls are clear. No problems w/ receiving or outgoing calls. I have a family plan and everyone is satisfied.

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    Coverage

    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    If you don't change your plan w/ a rep and you buy min you can't change. Which is unfair. This policy is not written anywhere. I wasted my money because I thought I was on the unlimited plan.

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    Price

    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    My monthly wireless bill for two smartphones, an iPad and a tablet is $243. I think that is WAY too much. AT&T says that is the best plan they have. I see better prices from other companies but I am afraid to switch and lose out on bundling discounts.

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    Price

    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    We've had ATT for several years. Sometimes the connection isn't very clear. More free data would be nice. It's expensive to add more.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    The company representatives often do whatever is necessary to make a sale. They do not discuss the details. The company offers many deals to rope you into adding devices and services. They neglect to tell the customer about all the costs and limitations. When you ask for service and adjustments, the company makes you jump through hoops. The idea being that you will get tired and just give up and pay. ATT is the "used car dealer" or the time-share representative of today. It is a disreputable company.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    I moved to an area that AT&T does not service. Visited Kalispell store, they won't let me back out of the contract unless we pay phones off. Can't, so we had the store manager lower the plan to lower our bill so we can pay phones off faster. Our next bill came no difference. Went into store and same manager went through the note which had no information about our downgrade, convenient, left the store in anger. Called customer loyalty on the phone he said this previous bill will have $64 credit to make it a current $154 and will continue at this amount, he lied only a $25 credit. I wish we got Sprint up here. Never an issue with them.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    Seems like an awful lot of money for phone service every month. We pay roughly 192.00 monthly for 2 smart phones and 2 tablets. Especially, when the tablets are only 10.00 each monthly.

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    Price

    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    AT&T needs to lower their prices. Their new pricing scheme, with release of iPhone 8, only increased my cost overall. I don’t have IMs in my package, 450 minutes with unlimited data is over $100. Includes the cost of the iPhone 8 spread out over 30 months.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    I've been with AT&T for over 30 yrs. Tried another company but came back. No dropped calls, great plans with reasonable rates, and a wide variety of phones. Great service.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    The bill is never accurate yet they always have a reason. If they do not have an answer...they will pass you around to wear you down. They owe me thousands.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    I've had a PAYG plan ($25 for 3 months) for years - it's all I need and fits my budget quite well. I call the UK frequently and it's way cheaper than adding international calls to my landline service.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    Cost is a problem and system is too complicated. Getting problems solved requires too many people and too much time. Company is just too big to help individuals.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    I buy our own phones and don't get caught up in their phony phone promos; coverage is good, could be better; data usage is foggy area (how it is measured, roaming versus not, etc). Overall, it is good enough to not bother looking for something else.

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    Coverage

    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    Coverage is less than expected compared to the competition. Often must rely on others in my party with competitive and better reception. As a retired former employee I receive a discount which is the main reason I continue. But I'm totally disappointed with the coverage in my area and when traveling within VA.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    I use to be with Straight Talk. I had terrible reception. The customer service was HORRIBLE. Got new phone and they gave me a different # and didn't tell me. Took me 1 1/2 hrs to get my # back. Horrible company. The only complaint I have about AT&T Go plan is they don't have a good phone selection.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    The quality of service has declined over the years. There are several areas in Los Angeles that the service barely works unless you use wi-fi. I've tried a few times to get this corrected unsuccessfully.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    AT&T they have a lot of to deal with. I have some J3 phone. Ever since I got them I have been having problem with them. They have a lot of background noise so they such give me some new phone because J3 are no good phone.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    AT&T is a good company but cost is too high. I have been with them for 13 years and am currently not under contract with them. I'm looking everywhere for the best deal. I was thinking about T-Mobile's 55 plus plan at total of $60 for 2 phones with unlimited data. I asked AT&T if they could match that or had a similar deal. They said "NO". I bet they change their tune after T-Mobile and Sprint merge.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    Too much price gouging and no incentive to stay with this carrier. Lots of dropped calls. Not real satisfied with Family Plan when two members decided to drop. Account still is not accurately billed after 2 months. Insurance is a joke. Better rates needed.

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    Customer ServiceEase of Use

    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    I have a tiny flip phone that is lightweight. I have AFIB and wear phone in a pouch hanging from my neck. Young folks giggle about my "old-time" phone. I would like one with larger screen & keyboard but they are heavy. Also I want a cover over its face. And I would like a printed book of operation instructions. When pushing 90 it takes me longer to learn the technology. The camera on current phone stopped working and it is only a year old. I was told by AT&T they do not have the capability to repair it at the local sites so I bought a little Nikon to carry in my bag. I need a reliable, easy to use, lightweight and non-techie phone. Having ready to go GPS, email & emergency would be great.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    I had reported iPhone stolen. Within days my identity stolen. The ins was charged. iPad I thought stolen but I found returned. Took 4 billing cycles to get credit but they got iPad in less than a week.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    The reception is horrible and getting worse! Not just at home, it’s everywhere! From dropped calls, sluggish internet service unless I use my WiFi, to being told that I sound like I’m underwater! I spend a pretty penny every year on smartphones and I deserve better than what I get! What’s worst is the Customer Service Rep says that the majority of the people in my area uses WiFi Calling! Really? WiFi Calling is only good if you are at home! Even still, I’m paying an arm and a leg for so-called decent service! Not for decent service IF I use WiFi Calling!

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    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    I like my service from AT&T, which my husband is on also. However he only uses 3 or 4 minutes a month and I only use not even a 100, but we pay 113.00 a month for such limited use! It seems like there should be a plan available for light users, much less expensive than that.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    ON May 18th I called for two reasons. One was to clarify my bill. The other was to look at data coverages. The AT&T guy said he saw I still had a second phone; asked why didn't I want to sell it? I said it was my husband's and anyway it had come in very handy. Representative “Brian” 13:40 pm CST. He said the following: "I can give you the same phone new 6s+ same as what your husband had, FREE. We'll waive the activation fee. We'll assign you a new number, choose from these 3. You will just be responsible for the tax, a one time charge. Then you will only have to pay $5. extra for that second phone. Sound good?"

    I said, "What's the catch? He said, "There is none, it's a promotional offer and that you have been with us for so long that that is what my manager is offering." I said, "I'd always had the Apple Care Protection Plan" and he said, "you mean insurance?" I said, "No. The Apple Care Protection Plan for support when you need it." He said, "Yeah. Yeah. It will be included also. Just call Apple when you get the phone to register it, and transfer your information to your new phone."

    So I said OK. About 10 Min. afterwards I got nervous and called Apple. The representative said only they could sell the Apple Care Protection Plan and we did a conference call to AT&T. After two hours of being given the runaround and relentless advertising. A senior representative got on the line and after confirming that they could not sell the Apple Care protection Plan and that further he had no idea why this deal was even offered to me, because it was only a promo for new lines. I said (with the Apple rep on the line) that I wanted this transaction to be halted. He said it would be and that the originator of this call (I had his name, date, time and attending order number), would be severely dealt with or perhaps terminated.

    As I was getting off the phone with the Apple representative who was very interested in this, and was going to send this information to corporate, said, "make sure you get a case # about this." I said I would. I asked for and got only the senior supervisors name + initial and ID number. Vladimir **. ID# **, But he refused to send me a verifying email. This is a communications co.! Two days later an Old refurbished Apple 6s not the 6s+ my husband had had, showed up. I called to complain. They said I would be charged for the phone, it was not free and that I would be paying for it incrementally. I said, "It was supposed to be cancelled and free not to mention new, in any event; that they needed to arrange for it to be picked up." They said, "Too bad. It was already sent" and If I didn't send it back I would be paying for this new phone.

    They also sent me to one department after another: loyalty, fraud, customer service, they all said they could not find The Senior Supervisors name or number or notes. (Vladimir's ID number). They said I was responsible. Finally after 3 hours I was again sent to customer Loyalty and I said, "Look I'll send you back the phone, but it shouldn't be me who is responsible." He looked at the notes and did find the Id # and the cancellation notes, but said I was still responsible to send it back under the, "customer's remorse" proviso, but that the only protection from (my words) further abuse was to keep my receipt When sending it back and his name KYLE and ID# ** and then if I still had any further problems they could find his ID number no matter what department. Yeah just like all 6 or 7 people I spoke to before found Kyle the last senior advisor's number.

    To be fair he was the only sane person I spoke to. And some know just how bad this has gotten; others are like subjects from the famous 'Milgrim experiment' I am terrified of this company, its reach, its disregard for its customers, civility or for that matter the law. Blatantly misrepresenting yourself and after all they are a corp. therefore a citizen, and then not taking responsibility to correct a wrong is always a fearful situation to be in.

    Perhaps Antitrust or monopolies are now an antiquated notion to the Atty. General or maybe we've just all run amok. But I genuinely believe that AT&T's practices warrant serious scrutiny. A horror show of nasty incompetence, out and out lies and com-on gimmicks that started this, and the refusal to ever admit to anything so as to provide proof of the actions that took place leaves the consumer helpless to recourse. Even if I wind up with terrible service, I will switch to another carrier now. This has cost me days of phoning, not to mention calling my CC co to stop any charges AT&T made and to contest the bill. My throat is sore from re-explaining the same thing over and over again and it is analogous to a physical assault. And it will be a long time before I ever know if I have heard the last of this.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    I walked into the Pittsfield, MA location on Dalton Ave. around 8:15 pm. When I walked in a young boy said hi and he would be right with me. Another gentleman was waiting on a couple already. A minute or 2 passed by and the young boy came back to help me as he said he would. I showed him that I had just purchased a smartwatch to go with my iPhone. I asked him if I could buy a SIM card for my watch. He took my watch (that was still in its original package) right out of my hands and started taking it out of the box, he literally dumped everything on the small counter nearby, took the back off the watch and said you need such and such SIM card. I said yep I know. He then said in order to use a new SIM card I would need to open a new line, but then tells me..”I can’t do that tonight, so you’ll have to wait to come back tomorrow!” Are you kidding me! I was furious! Why would I want to come back tomorrow when I could be waited on then!

    So then I said, "Can’t I use my SIM card from my phone?" and he says, "Well yeah, but then you can’t use your phone so you need another line." I didn’t quite get it. Mind you my stuff is all scattered on the counter still. He then turns around, walks a few steps away and starts leaning on another counter. Guess he was all done with me for the night. I proceeded to pack my new watch up and took off. I am so irritated with how I was treated. I have been with AT&T for many many years and not once have I been treated like this. I will NOT go back to this location and now I am considering trying another company out. I can’t even go to my local AT&T store and be waited on appropriately. So here I am back home with my problem not solved.

    If it wasn’t for customers like me this kid wouldn’t even have a job. If he doesn’t like dealing with people/customers then he is in the wrong line of business. I don’t even know if this review will even do anything, but at least others can read it and see how I was treated. My money is just as good as everyone else’s! I will NOT be treated like this especially from someone way younger than me. How dare this young boy! Way to go AT&T for employing such an amazing worker. I am sure you will lose lots of customers with this one around. Either that or you will get lots of other complaints!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    I love the iPhones, but they are getting ridiculously expensive! You will start having issues with them, running out of GB’s because you download too many apps. Then you get caught up In upgrading to a newer version, which raises your bill, again!! With 5 phones on my plan, we run out of the high speed data really fast and only then it slows down to a crawl and you can’t do anything on your phone!

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    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    I go away for three months every winter to another country and try to lower the cost for those three months. Each year it is difficult, and this year I didn't really succeed. It was just too much to try to get this fixed without phone service from Central America. I also find the system of billing very hard... online, need a password, etc. Why not just send me the darn bill so I can tell what I'm paying for? I also have AT&T for my WiFi, but I "cut the cord" on the cable a couple of years ago to save some money.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    Company is very good but have received several spam calls and can't get rid of them. Cost is normal. Use a bundled package and use internet service more. That is very good and cost is very good also.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    The cost of cell plans at AT&T Wireless are way too much. They all should be reviewed. What they say and what the contract reads are not the same, most people don't read the tiny written disclaimer which really says it all.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    It's gotten too expensive so I had to trade down to a GoPhone because I only text and use the phone for convenience. I have 2 grown children and I only have it so they can check up on me and see how my grandchildren are doing. Yet it still costs me $43.00 a month and I rarely text and maybe get 2 calls a week. So for me the cost is very high for what I use it for.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    They will help you when you are transferring your number to their plan. If there is a problem that will get it resolved. They will stay with you till things are done.

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    Price

    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    They're as good as the others companies. The service is ok but the service doesn't always work in stores. The phone is good and a decent price (not an iPhone).

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    Price

    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    I’ve had a smart phone since the first year they came out. They are helpful but are cost wise over the top on a fixed senior’s budget. I’ve not found a senior plan.

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    Coverage

    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    I have been with AT&T for about 15 years. I feel the quality of reception could be better. The costs for data sharing is reasonable however they don’t offer many plan choices. Coverage can be tricky sometimes. When in some buildings it can be hard to get either coverage or service. I stay with AT&T because I am older and just don’t feel like changing companies.

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    Michelle increased rating by 1 star.
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    After a positive interaction with AT&T Wireless, Michelle increased their star rating on Aug. 2, 2018.

    Updated review: Aug. 2, 2018

    UPDATE - After complaints via telephone and to the FCC, AT&T adjusted the bill in accordance with what was promised at the time of sale.

    Original Review: May 24, 2018

    I recently had to switch to AT&T because Verizon does not have coverage in my area. I spent an hour on the phone asking questions about plans, bundle discounts, and a military discount since my husband is a Vet. The representative told me what the costs would be, activation fees waived, military discount etc and I used the tool at the ATT website to estimate my first bill. However, when the first bill came it was twice the amount I expected, had no discounts, activation fees on all devices (even the ones that I own).

    When I called in to discuss I spent another hour on the phone with a representative who was 100% clueless about how to read a bill, what AT&T policies are, and she told me the military discount was in process and I would get the discount in a few months. When I told her there was nothing in the bill showing it was a military account she put me on hold and then admitted that nothing had been submitted for the military discount and instructed me what I had to do in order to get it (not explained when I was opening the account).

    At this point I also found out it takes 3 billing cycles for the discount to be processed and it is NOT retroactive back to anything you've already paid. Again, not disclosed or discussed when I opened the account. AT&T was unwilling to waive the fees they agreed to waive when I opened the account so I filed a complaint with the FCC for dishonest business practices. Within a day I got an email and a phone call from the office of the President of AT&T to discuss the complaint. The woman who called listened to my complaint then indicated I would have to provide (2) forms of military ID to get the discount.

    When I became upset and told her that the website clearly states only 1 form of ID is required she got nasty with me and told me I wasn't allowed to raise my voice when talking to her??? She continued with her combative tirade, talking over me even when I was asking why the office of the president would allow her to call people and talk to them like that. AT&T cannot continue to use ignorant and uneducated people to sell services, address billing and complaints. They are hoping you will get tired of sitting on the phone arguing with an idiot and just pay your bill while they walk away with much more of your money than you agreed to when you signed up.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 24, 2018

    I went into a deal with AT&T and DirecTV on March 28th, buy one cell get one free with installation of DirecTV. The scheduled date was 4 weeks from the 'purchase' of the phones, April 26th. The day came and went and no one showed up. I called 5 times that day to see what was happening, my call transferred all over the world, sometimes it dropped while be transferred, I'd have to call again and start over. DirecTV and AT&T never reached out themselves. Finally a technician called one hour after the 12-4pm window they gave me, at 5:00pm, asked if I knew it was a dish called a Genie, (no I didn't, who has dishes anymore?! DirecTV is being advertised as dishless now) and he didn't have it anyway, installation would have to be rescheduled the next week sometime.

    When discovering it was a dish we decided not to do it, cancelled it on Monday and eventually found out I couldn't return the second phone because it was beyond the 2 week return policy! Now AT&T wants me to pay for the second phone! Not my fault, the DirecTV installation was scheduled 4 weeks out! It has been a horrible, frustrating experience, way too much effort, phone calls and follow through on my part (I've been a customer for over 13 years) - these two oversized corporate entities AT&T and DirecTV don't know what the other is doing.

    I've been placated with phrases like "We're escalating your case"... and small credits put on my account to keep me quiet. One district manager is finally following through, and she's speaking to me in precise corporate lingo, with an offer to accept a partial deal that shuts me out of further action if I don't accept this deal in 48 hours - which doesn't get me even halfway what I'm asking for. I understand she's just doing her job. So I filed a formal complaint with the Attorney General's office in my state yesterday, they'll investigate and review my complaint, we'll see where that goes!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 23, 2018

    AT&T charged us several months for Apple watch service that never worked. I never was able to use the service on this watch. Even I thought it was never connected. According to them they connected the service but as I said it never worked. We called several times but nobody help us and they insisted in charging us for this service. We tried to talk with a supervisor named Katherine, employee ID ** but she was very rude, very mean. She did not listen and tried to get rid of me quickly. Finally she did not helped us.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2018

    Same old story over and over and over, from corporate - Williams to Callabretta and now the rudest one Wheeler. "Sorry we can't promise you'll get a NEW box and your issues have been resolved says Callabretta." NO THEY HAVE NOT so tell BBB what you want liar. Installed a refurbished piece 'O junk on May 1st and the problems began "again" (3 years running) the 10th and 11th and thereafter, programs stopping halfway through, the shows I program to tape don't, turn on the TV and get all sorts of error messages and Wheeler says "it's NORMAL." NOPE it's NOT! FIX IT AT&T for $250 a month FIX IT.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 23, 2018

    Failure to fix a No Service problem! I'm in a Low Service area and have had one bar inside and two bars outside. Four weeks + ago it all changed to No bars inside and out... Not till I walk out into a field 50 to a hundred feet. Repeated "tickets" work orders and tech consults. One person was honest. "You are in a low service area and we do not send repairs out in those areas". Suggestion: go buy a $300 booster with no guaranty it will work. Bottom line... I had service and now I don't.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2018

    I contacted Directv to go with them for my satellite service. AT&T shows up and made me all these promises and got me to change my plan from Verizon. Two of the phones on my account belong to my daughter and her dad. They live in Mobile home and get no service inside their home. I have been told after porting their number to Verizon I can rerun the phones. So now I’m stuck paying for them.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 20, 2018

    The representative at the AT&T are careless/irresponsible people who lie to the customers. They don't do what they tell. I have been the customer for the AT&T for almost 7 years and I have never complained. But, recently they have provided several wrong information and overcharged my account.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 18, 2018

    I received a bill from AT&T today Wednesday, April 25, 2018 for $184.60 for billing period March 20-April 19. I cancelled my AT&T account in March 2018 (I cannot remember the exact date). I paid my final AT&T bill for $83.64 on March 31, 2018. I also paid $184.60 on March 31, 2018 for AT&T non-returned equipment fee. AT&T made a debit withdrawal (posted) from my checking account in the amount of $268.24 on April 2, 2018.

    I have a AT&T credit in the amount of $184.60 in my former account ** dated April 25, 2018. Someone at AT&T did not bother to do their job correctly. Because I am wasting my time on this complaint right now, AT&T can expect more complaints than this one. I will also be on the Internet blasting the company and the CEO. Maybe next time someone will do their job and check/balance before they send bogus bills trying to rip off paid in full customers. Apologies will not suffice. Expect plenty more complaints. I am just getting started...

    I have continually been going back and forth with them not accepting any responsibility for their mistake. They have lied to the BBB Atlanta regarding sending me the bill after it was paid. To top it off, ATT left a message on my voicemail on 5/16/18 stating that they are going to send me a bill (150.00) for the equipment and their billing will determine whether to refund my money. As if that makes any sense. ATT replied to BBB Atlanta by stating that they would be sending me a response via USPS. That never came. They attempted to reach me by phone several times but I respond to my complaints through my complaints being that businesses like to lie and tell BBB or whoever that the issue is resolved after phone conversations and the BBB or whoever will believe that and close the complaint. So I never respond via the phone. I need written records always. I am not backing down but I think ATT thinks I will. They do not know me...

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 18, 2018

    As a 50+ year customer, I have been treated like their worst enemy for 4 years. I grew tired of it and last week changed to Verizon. All the several problems experienced with AT&T no longer exist and over $40 of savings on my billing have occurred. I tried so hard to find a solution with AT&T. They even assigned me to a Senior Case Manager in the office of the President. That great sounding title turned out to be nothing more than additional false promises and further delays. As each day passes I find out services I now have that which AT&T denied such services were even available. In all of larger US corporate companies, AT&T has the worst customer ratings of all others. An employee of AT&T has not set foot on my property in years, but no telling how much I have been charged for things one would think would require such.

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    Customer ServiceStaffProcess

    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    A process that takes 48 hours it is going on 2 weeks now and it is not yet resolved! This Company is so screwed up! They asked me to pay my phone in full in order to unlock it, I paid the amount they told me and two weeks later they are still emailing me that my phone cannot be unlocked because it is not paid! They finally figured out that they charged me for someone else's phone!! I had to pay again for my phone and I am still fighting. Employee Charles ** was totally useless! AT&T is so disorganized, I am about to leave on my trip and got nothing resolved!

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    Online & App

    Reviewed May 13, 2018

    AT&T has provided good service this far as I have only been a customer for a few months. The galaxy Android phone is of good quality and functions on the level that I expect. It has a number of features that I am not yet familiar with but I am working on learning more about them over time. I have no complaints at this time.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 13, 2018

    They will lie to you whether or not it is online in a chat or on the phone talking to you live. I had a problem with not receiving anything close to the speed that I contracted for. I signed up for 50 Mbps for $50 a month of course it was a bundle package deal with DirecTV being another $50 for TV service. Well l was getting around 3.0 Mbps every day. I signed a 2 year price lock guarantee which I had to call every month to try to keep them to that price which I never could. I also called every month several times to complain about the speed of the Internet which they called and checked and double checked if that speed was available in my area which it was So I was told. Well I went all the up to corporate complain about it and they told us that our area couldn't get that speed. Never mind the fact they still made me pay for the 50 Mbps for $50 every month.

    I was patient and went thru this for over a year with ATT and them saying they were going to fix it which it never happened. Well when I got fed up and demand that they do something about it and that I wasn't going to keep paying for a service I wasn't getting for another year because I am in a 2 year contract. That when instead of admitting and correcting their mistake (which is all I was asking for in the first place, and to get the service I was paying for no more no less). Every day I called which was a week every single day to try to get them to fix it and I found out later that every day I called they took and put a new contract for another 2 years each time (each day) that I called them. So I winded up with them signing me up for a $100 plus package every day for a week one on top of each other and they were all activated immediately before I got off the phone with them.

    The last straw when they lied to me telling me that they were sending a tech out to my home for 4 days in a row and NOT A ONE OF THEM SHOWED UP OR CALLED, TEXTED, NOTHING. I had to call ATT and ask why the tech had showed up that day after waiting for him all day long. Oh I almost forgot the best part. They told me that I didn't have a 2 year contract with them for internet and DirecTV. That I only had it with DirecTV and I only had a year contract with ATT for my internet service. Well I had a physical copy of the contract I signed so I know what it said. And I signed it as one deal one piece of paper and if one company breach their part of the contract I wouldn't be responsible to pay the rest of the contract of the other company regardless of how much time I had left on the contract.

    Well ATT said they would let me out of their side of the contract but if I wanted to terminate the contract with DirecTV that I would have to pay the early termination fee cause I still had a year contract with them. Well I found out later after they had activated one of the bundle package I DID NOT AGREE TO and I found out to my disbelief that ATT could get the speed that I contracted for all along. Because as soon as they said I didn't have a contracted with me a they bumped my speed up (again doing that without my consent) and their prices up for it magically my area could get that internet speed. ATT will tell you what you want to hear whether or not the first representative or the man at the top of the totem pole. It doesn't matter as long and they will tell you whatever they think you want to hear and what you want them to do for you. And then turn around and put you into a new 2 year contract every time you call in to complain.

    As for me I am still shaking my head in disbelief of the nerve and gall that ATT has the nerve to think that I am SO STUPID to sign up and pay their company more money for services I wouldn't get for 2 more years when I wasn't getting anything close to what I agreed to pay for and I contracted with them for. Stay as far as away from this company as you can because they just want you to play their game and letting them take the money you work so hard for and give you nothing that you agreed to and wanted them to provide you with.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2018

    iPhone X BOGO iPhone 8 for year 2017 is a scam! It should be advertised as Buy iPhone X get iPhone 8 to pay upfront every month and beg for your money back monthly plus get treated like **! The highest level of AT&T management I was allowed to speak with was UNICE manager at Loyalty (not loyal at all) started to speak condescendingly. Repeating one statement 3x as if I’m not capable of understanding what she’s saying! Yelling over the phone stating my voice was loud as her point was proven wrong to end her conversation by saying “I don’t know what to tell you, you’re just going to pay up and we’ll credit you back!” No financial institute lend you money for free! Why you feel you can charge customers only to refund it a month later is beyond me!

    You don’t pay me interest on the money you collect that’s not yours to collect and give it back after a month every month for 5 month now! I’m no expert but that cannot be LEGAL! Check your phone records! You are a communication company! If there’s a will, there’s a way! See how your customers are treated!! Do honest business AT&T! Respect the people who keep you where you are! I kept record of everyone I spoke with and calls that got hanged up, promises that were never kept! Words you went back on! Time date names! No solutions at your end! To TOP it all UNICE! Her name and Loyalty shouldn’t be in the sand league at all! She’s far from simple professional decency! Whoever is in charge of keeping your reputation should act on this and take this information to heart. Check on your call record please. 5/11/18 8:32am-9:34am.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2018

    We have been AT&T customers foolishly for over 18 years. International plan failure beginning in 2015. 2015 After doing all the right "moves" to ensure our plan was international. Upon return charged an extra $500 - I fought it and received about $250 but was the time and stress worth it? 2016 Same thing happened even though I called AT&T several time during our touring making sure everything was ok - NOT fought again and received $600 but stress level was over the top. 2017 and AGAIN. This time they said, "OK we will refund you for our mistake," then next day the case was closed - sorry no refund. I sent 9 letters to different corporate offices after which I did get a refund. More stress.

    In 2017-18 went to Mexico. My Int'l plan did not work, could not call ANY Mexican number. I was there 5 months and could not call 800 numbers so could NOT call AT&T for assistance. Back in the states and after HOURS on the phone for 3 weeks of AT&T trying to get it to work they figured it out - the "feature" I have been PAYING for wasn't added (or turned on)!!! But they would only compensate me for the 3 weeks I have been calling to fix it even though I was never able to call them from Mexico AND I now want to switch to VERIZON but:

    To put salt in my wounds the 2 7Plus iPhones I recently bought (before Mexico) are the only 2 models that are NOT compatible with VERIZON. Of course no one is going to tell you that. So we are stuck with AT&T until we pay down the phones and VERIZON has a good enough promotion so we won't lose a ton of money. So why didn't I change carriers in 2016 - I really thought it would get better and it is such a hassle to switch. AT&T NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    An in-Home expert showed up in our house after our AT&T fiber installation. He promised to give us two free phones if we purchased one with them. Six months later and we have not gotten one bill correct. They are still charging for both free phones. It has been a nightmare dealing with them as they are not responsive and AT&T store and phone groups cannot solve my problem. Needless to say we are extremely frustrated and have not closed our account because of the 2 year contract.

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    Customer ServicePriceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed May 11, 2018

    Purchased iPhone X and phone was not set up correctly. I spent several hours at home doing so. It was good I am technically competent. Only one (1) person was working in store and she stated that was the norm. We are talking a new release of the “X” plus it was the holiday season and AT&T was located in a mall. Girl was interrupted numerous times during the transaction and she wound up giving me another man's receipt with his acct number, telephone number and address. When I noticed error, I returned to store. She laughed it off and apologized and thankfully had my receipt among a pile of others. Poor customer service. I don’t fault her. I fault a company who could well afford more reps in their store. I bought the most expensive iPhone plus a case. Well over $1000 purchase.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2018

    I spend about a total of 4 hours on the phone plus another full day with different ATT reps all for a complete waste of time. I wanted to upgrade my cell phone. They told me if I get DirecTV I can get half off of iPhone X and get another upgrade for my 2nd line with $350 off. So I went for it. But then I noticed the email confirmations do not mention these offers. Only the regular prices.

    So I called. Was told by one operator that the promotions are valid, but another one would tell me the offers do not even exist. I also found the DirecTV account is not even set up!!! So they set up the DirecTV account again, the supervisor reviewed and approved it all, gave me assurance that an email with all the details of the offer will be sent soon, etc. Long story short, they lied. The emails never came. The offers don't exist. So, I am returning my new phones before the 14 day grace period is over, cancelling the DirecTV account and closing my cellular account with ATT (after being with them for over 12 years). They are a bunch of crooks. Be careful!!! Don't trust them unless they give it in writing.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 10, 2018

    I have a combined bill with AT&T. What that really means is no one at AT&T can help you. My daughter lost her cell phone so I was trying to pay off her phone so she could get a new one. Sounds easy, but apparently that was my first mistake. I called 611 yesterday, May 8. The first person I spoke to sounded like the elevator did not reach the top floor, if you know what I mean. He tried to pay the phone off and then proceeded to tell me the system was down because he could not pay it off. He assured me if I went into the AT&T store, they could help me. So, I go to the AT&T store in Pleasant Hill, CA and they tell me they can’t help me either. I need to call customer service. So, I don’t leave the store and call customer service. Well the combined billing department was closed now.

    So, first thing this morning I call 611 AGAIN. This time I get to talk to Michelle. She then explained to me that she did not see any of my phone numbers in her system. I said, "I have 5 cell phones and one landline and you don’t see anything?" She then proceeded to transfer me to someone else who, before I could ask her name, transferred me to Charm. Well, I explained everything to Charm and she couldn’t find any of my phone numbers either. She then said she would have a supervisor call me back in 30 minutes, because you know they were all busy at 8:20am. It’s now 11:00 and of course no one has called me back.

    Finally, I chatted with Romar. He attempted to pay off my daughter’s cell phone, but could not. His supervisor could not. At that point, I asked him to un-combine my accounts. Clearly, AT&T has no way of helping customers with combined accounts. I was then told that this expedited request would take 12-24 hours. Well that’s just great. AT&T has no problem taking my money every month but no way of helping me? My second mistake was having AT&T as my phone carrier.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 10, 2018

    14 months ago I went to an AT&T store and did the Buy One Get One free phones, and was told I had 24 months to pay it off. The sales person said, "If you want to pay it off early you can as long as you pay the entire balance of the phone, without any issues." Well upon trying to do that to go back to my GoPhone plan with them I was told, "OH NO, if you do that then you have to pay full price for both phones." What a rip off. Be very careful about doing these buy one get one free. If I could go back to the go plan, my bill for my 2 lines would be $50 less a month and I would get a lot more data. I had to drop my data to almost nothing in order to keep my bill down. Data with AT&T is very expensive. I have these 2 S7 phones too expensive to utilize it like I could if I could just pay off the phone and go back to my go plan.

    Also they will tell you your 1st bill will be a little higher, please be sitting when you open it, it's about twice what you were expecting, and good luck trying to figure it out. AT&T did apologize for the rep telling me this, but I'm still stuck with this for another 9 months. Just beware before you do this. My bills were different every month until I call the corporate office, and talked to them. At least now my bill is the same every month. Hoping people will look into this before doing it.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2018

    On 4-10-18 my wife went and got a new cell phone. The plan we had was good, yet the salesman talked her into changing it to a cheaper and more data package. Well we get the first months bill only to see it cost more. We asked to go back to our old plan, but he now said it was no longer available. As I’m not a lawyer, I do know that “BAIT AND SWITCH” practices are illegal. I’m a simple guy and just want it back the way it was. AT&T’s customer service center overseas couldn’t even look up my bill to try and fix it. I tried the live chat and they just stopped sending me messages. I had to go into the same AT&T store to only find out they can’t change it back. I guess our 25 years of paying them monthly service fees means nothing. Bait-and-switch. Noun. The action (generally illegal) of advertising goods that are an apparent bargain, with the intention of substituting inferior or more expensive goods. "A bait-and-switch scheme".

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 9, 2018

    I have been paying AT&T for cell phone insurance for a iPhone7 128gb purchased on 9/25/17. The phone was stolen and I made a claim to Asurion based upon the information AT&T gave me which was wrong so the claim was denied. AT&T would not let me speak to a manager upon multiple request. Spent 10+ hours on phone plus additional hours for research and paperwork to resolve matter and it is not done. They messed up the account and refuse to send new replacement phone though I have paid for the coverage. I expect to spend another 10+ hours on resolving matter and contacting appropriated authorities on the matter. Gross incompetence and negligence to maintain thorough account notes when asked to do so and promised, only to call back and have minimum if any notation. Gross incompetence and negligence to maintain accurate account records and stand behind sold warranties.

    I was told there was nothing they could do except send me an older model Galaxy phone which is subpar to the iPhone purchased which still has a payment plan. I denied the offer as this is not acceptable to steal from consumers. I asked multiple people for name & address to have court papers sent to and who is registered agent and wasn't helped except given arbitration phone number. They lied to me and said I couldn't do small claims court. Lastly I called corporate office and spoke to a man who said he was in the Office of the President. I explained everything and he assured me I would get a call back in two hours to take care of the problem. If I did not receive the call then I should call back and it would be taken care of immediately. I called 2.5 hours later and no one answered, no one has returned any calls.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2018

    I wrote a review awhile ago but never heard anything yet. I bought 2 Galaxy 8 Plus from AT&T paying 30 a month for them plus 30 for the service plus the reg bill. 1 of them just stop working so I took it into the AT&T store in Egg Harbor Township where they told me it was nothing they could do 'cause the phone wouldn't even come on or respond to anything they were doing and even though my warranty was still good the small crack at the bottom voided that warranty. I said, "What a 1000 phone and you can't help me." He told to try someone that fixed phones so I took it to Batteries Plus in Northfield NJ. The man there told me it was a manufactory problem and I should call the company so I did and they said it was nothing they could do about it.

    She said that I could purchase another phone for $30 a month for 3 months. I told I wasn't doing that. Afterall I'm still paying for the broken phone and its services on it even though it doesn't work. She then waived the $30 fee and sent it to me. It was cheap and broke on a week so I called back and ask them to turn off the phone service and I'll just pay for the phone. However when I received my bill this month they charged me for the phone and want me to pay for it plus my reg bill. I called back and then told me I have to reactivate the service in order not to be charged for the whole thing so no phone but I have to pay for it and the service. I still have the phone but they won't even take a look at it to see if they could fix it. PLEASE HELP!!!

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    Reviewed May 8, 2018

    I'm writing this review because I'm still having a hard time fathoming the conversation I just had with AT&T's chat support line. First, some background. I purchase a special cruise package plan that allowed me to have unlimited talk and text while being on a cruise ship in international waters. The plan also included 200 MB of data (btw - you have to purchase the $90 data plan in order to purchase the $10 unlimited text and talk plan). When I ordered the plan, I told the support person that we did not need the data part of the plan and wanted to know how to configure the phone to ensure no data was consumed. I was told that we didn't have to make any changes to the configuration.

    During the cruise, I did nothing more than text and make phone calls and after the first few days I received a text message from AT&T that I had exceeded the data plan and was being billed an additional $106. I had to call AT&T support 4 more times before I finally got someone on the phone who helped me configure the phone so it would not use data but still be able to text and talk (this person was very knowledgeable and helpful). I was told that we would be credited back for the overage and they were adding 200 MB to cover the data usage overage. When I received the next bill, it still included the $106 overage charge but also a $50 credit. I contacted AT&T via their Chat service on my phone.

    I was completely floored that the support person said they may lose their job and they have a family to consider. This is just wrong in so many ways. There are three possible explanations for this response, all of which are abhorrent. 1. The company AT&T uses to operate their Chat is underhanded and will say anything to keep from crediting a customer. 2. The company AT&T uses actually fires their support reps for providing quality customer support. 3. AT&T itself has a policy that compels their support reps to say anything to keep from crediting a customer.

    In the end, I was connected (via phone) to a "Loyalty Specialist" (after another half hour on hold) who was actually just a regular customer support person who answers phone call ins and had no idea why I had been connected to him. He looked at my bill and found that I had actually been billed for the addition plan twice. He gave me a credit of $172 even when I told him I was only expecting to be credited the difference between $106 and the $50 credit. In the end, the right thing was done by AT&T. Of course, it took two hours of Chat and phone calls to make it happen; not to mention all the previous calls I had to make to support. Again, I'm just completely shocked by the message that the rep could be fired and that the manager simply could not do anything to credit my account.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 8, 2018

    I became a customer in 2008, and there were 2 lines on my Account, but my daughter left after her upgrade experience in March 2018! My phone stopped working on March 24, 2018, and I have always ordered my own phone online, but because my phone was broken, I discovered that I could not receive the confirmation number to have the phone sent, because my phone was broken and that is there only way to complete the order! They give us no other way whether it be email or text! So I had no choice other than to call customer service and that is where my Hell began!

    The outsourcing people they hire don't understand half of what you tell them, and when asked to speak to someone within the United States, I was told by one of them and I quote, "I am in Mexico, and it is right next to Texas, so Technically I am in the United States"!!! I was told to keep calling until I get someone in the States! So I did, and that person ordered a phone that was a prepaid phone!

    I am not a prepaid customer, but while looking at my account the person didn't even notice what they had done, and as a loyal customer I was told that I had to pay for the phone before they would ship it, but when I tried placing the order it did not require that I pay in advance, and prior to my daughter leaving she ordered a 500 dollar iPhone and was not required to pay anything in advance, she had a Galaxy 5, and immediately returned the iPhone because it was too small, and then she closed her account, so when I found out that it was a prepaid phone that the Customer service person ordered, I called immediately and canceled it, but was told that they would NOT order the correct phone until the money had been returned to me by THEM!

    I was stunned, and I said, "I didn't order the wrong phone! You did, so I am being forced to keep paying you for service that I cannot use without a phone even longer, because of an error by your people?" And I was told YES! So I waited 2 days, and when the money was returned I called back to order the right phone! Only to find out two days later that it was cancelled by their system, and they did not know why or how that happened! They did not recognize the order number that I was Given By one of Their People!!! So I had to Order Again!

    It's now March 29th, 2018! I was told by an agent by the name of Sherelle that I should not and would not have to pay for the phone after ALL that I had been through! She was very intelligent and adjusted my bill because It should have been done after my daughter left, because I was paying for a MB plan, but my phone was a flip phone and did not run on MB's! They were charging me for her MB plan after she left in March! I was assured that nothing else would go wrong, so a few days later I called while tracking the phone's arrival, and was told that they didn't see where I was charged (WTH), but my VISA card said they did, and I BELIEVED VISA! I WAS THEN ASKED BY AN AGENT TO TAKE THAT INFORMATION TO ONE OF THEIR RETAIL STORES TO PROVE THAT they had charged me! And bring the phone and show them the emails to track a phone that they did not show an order for!!!

    AND I BLEW UP, I SAID AND I QUOTE, "ARE YOU SERIOUS? NONE OF THESE MISTAKES ARE MINE, AND I KNOW HAVE TO WASTE GAS AND TIME to prove to you that you didn't send a phone that I need to use your service? And you did charge me?", and she said yes!!! I couldn't handle that anymore that day, so I hung up and called back the next morning and by then I received the phone that they told me that they did not order and did not charge me for!!! I ask about the refund, because at this point all that had gone on, I deserved it and then some! I was told that another phone was being sent to me, it was ordered the same day that the phone that I received that they denied sending was ordered!!!

    (OMG!!!) I BLEW UP AGAIN, AND SAID, "HOW STUPID ARE YOU PEOPLE? WHY WOULD YOU ORDER A SECOND PHONE? AFTER YOU ACTIVATED the first one?". They did not have a order number or at least the idiot I was speaking to said that he did not see one, I did not get any emails on this second phone as I had for the correct 1st phone! I am told by this idiot that "I can keep the second phone since it's free??? And if something happens to the first phone, I will have a spare!!! And I lost it and said, "You know good and well that you do not give away free back up phones! And instead of giving me my money back is this some way to justify it?" he says, "No ma'am. It's free!" I then say, "I want my money, and I am sending it back when and if I get it!"

    I HAVE COPD, SO STRESS LIKE THIS IS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO HANDLE! I HAND UP ON HIM AND WAIT ANOTHER DAY! TO CALM DOWN AND try and fix their mistake, it's now may 2nd, 2018! I returned the phone to the post office on may 7th after receiving it on the 6th! I was told that I would not get the money they charged me for the 1st phone until I sent the phone that I did not order back to them! I then said, "So you're going to hold the money up to 14 more days? If the phone is free how can you keep the money until you get a free phone back! That would mean that you did charge me for that phone! And you are holding my money hostage in order to get back a free phone that should not of been ordered! I did not make any of these errors. You did! But I am such a valuable customer that you are going to continue to torture me!"

    AS A LOYAL CUSTOMER YOU SHOULD RETURN MY MONEY AND TRUST THAT I WILL RETURN A PHONE THAT I DID NOT ORDER AND CANNOT use, because a customer can only use phone at a time! But instead I am slapped in the face over and over by the inept idiots that work for you, but what's really hilarious is that my daughter worked for AT&T executive teleconference from 1996 until 2003, and she was the person speaking to them on my behalf for the duration of this issue!

    IT'S NOW MAY 8TH AND I RECEIVED A CALL OUT OF THE BLUE FROM THEM, AND THE YOUNG LADY TELLS ME THAT SHE IS CALLING ABOUT MY account, and she will return the money that they didn't take (remember) when I return the phone that I did not order! And I let her have it! I already knew that! She wasn't calling to offer me back the money for the days that I paid them for service without a phone!!! She was being very stern and cocky! I never asked to be called back by them! I had sent the phone back as advised days ago, so this morning's call was like here let me piss on you one last time, I told her that I had sent it back, and once I was sure that they had it that I was no longer going to be a loyal idiot!

    THERE ARE TOO MANY OTHER OPTIONS! SHE IMMEDIATELY TELLS ME THAT AT&T DOESN'T PRORATE, AND MY NEXT BILLING CYCLE BEGINS tomorrow the 9th at midnight, but she also knew that I cannot close the account until they receive the phone that I did not order! And would then be forced to wait until June 8th to leave! She literally sounded like, "Haha! You can leave but we will get another month from you until you can do it, so take that!"

    I AM BEYOND FURIOUS! I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER FOR 10 YEARS!!! THEY WILL RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR THE DAYS THAT I DID NOT HAVE A hone due to their errors! And I am forced to stay for another month, because as she stated, "We don't prorate!" but they do when they open an account and or when you update your account, so that was a lie! They don't prorate when it's to benefit a customer or even if doing to fix a mistake they made! I wish I could sue them for all the pain and suffering that dealing with them has caused me! I wish I could get every nickel that I ever paid these $$$$ hungry lying inept people have received from me... #beyondangry.

    Updated on 05/10/2018: This is a follow up to my original complaint, and I would like to thank Spellchecker for messing it up, but I called to confirm the return of the second phone that I did not order. The phone is in Texas and in transit to their facility in Fort Worth, but as the games continue, I am told that I should of sent the phone that I paid for and was supposed to be free back, and that I should of kept the second phone that was sent by a ghost! The phone that I have is the phone that they charged me for? So the refund is for that phone! I was told by their loyalty department that I did not have to pay because of all of the error's on their behalf! The second phone has nothing to do with the issue! I was told that it's supposed to be the free one, but that makes no sense that they sent 1 and charged me, and the second one for free?

    However in tracking the second phone, I was told that I had to send back the phone I was charged for as well, and then they would give me back the money that they should not of charged me for??? I say the phone isn't a return, it was offered to me for free because of errors, so I should not have to send it back? Because I will be paying for service (My billing cycle begins today) that I will not be able to use, and this idiot says, "I know and WE can DO that". It doesn't matter if you have a phone or not! So I hung up and called again thinking that I would get someone with a BRAIN! But no such luck! This idiot tells me that she can refund the amount to my bill, but that is not how you got the money that you were not supposed to get, and if I allow that, it's not a gift to me, it's a gift to you in the order of your paying yourself in advance with money that you stole from me technically! As an apology for your inept employees!!!

    R E A L L Y? NO... I want the money back the same way that you got it, and that is back on my VISA card, and I am told that THEY CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL they get the second phone back! So I tell her that 2 people before you told me that they needed me to send both of them back? And she says, "Know we only need one"!!! But I guarantee you that once they receive the second (free phone) phone that they will tell me to send the other one back, so I hung up and contacted the Attorney General's Office! I told them the issue from day one to the present, and I can file an official complaint! So stay tuned for the next idiot move by this company! I don't want a credit to my account! I am closing it, so you won't have an account to bill it to... How stupid are these people!

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    Reviewed May 8, 2018

    The customer service online is too bad. I found there was Multi-Device Protection Pack - Insurance $25.97 and Multi-Device Protection Pack - Support $9.02 on my bill at the early 2018. I don't need this protection pack, and asked the customer service online to cancel it. I was told the Protection Pack will be canceled, and there will be no such fee next month. One month later, I found the Protection Pack totally $34.99 was still on my bill and was still charged. I asked the customer service online to cancel it again. I have asked the customer service online 3-4 times, and every time I was told the Protection Pack will be canceled, and there will be no more charge. Today, I checked my bill, and found AT&T had still charged me this Protection Pack totally $34.99.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2018

    I hope you never have to call customer service for any reason. Everyone has a different excuse for why they can't help you and they always try to pass you off to another person or department. It's really ridiculous that a 10-20 min call can easily turn into a 2 hour call. I do not recommend their services to even my worst enemies.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed May 6, 2018

    On March 30th 2018 I called my AT&T Cellular Provider to discuss Internet services and hotspots. Upon calling I spoke to a representative who informed me that there were family data plans available to me that would allow my family and I to obtain unlimited data services as well as utilize our phones as hotspots. The Representative I spoke to also informed me that this plan would be available to my family and I at the same rate we were paying for a current plan. Upon asking several times if changing my data plan would incur an increase in my monthly billing and/or penalties or fees for the change the representative stated no I would pay amount that I was currently paying monthly due to the plans being comparable in pricing. The Representative stated that the only difference in my plan would be that we would be able to utilize the hotspot feature to obtain Internet access on the go that everything else would remain the same.

    The representative provided a projected bill for the month of April which was In the range of my previous and current monthly billed amounts So I decided to accept the offer and change my data plan. As projected for the month of April my cellular bill was in the $350 range. Which is normally what I would pay monthly prior to the data plan change, Now for may's bill the price increased to $736. Upon My initial surprise and shock to the amount but I was being billed by AT&T I called customer service to discuss the preposterous amount. I spoke with several representatives in regards to what transpired on March 30th And how I would require a supervisor or manager to review the audio recording from my call to the customer service department on March 30th to prove that I was coerced and misled by their representative who provided blatant false information in order to get me to switch plans.

    That I have in fact not agreed to this preposterous plan change that has resulted in a $736 monthly charge. To which the representative transferred me to a supervisor who stated that they did not have access to said recordings to verify my claim thus being I retain responsibility for the amount charged and would have to pay the amount in full. After some back-and-forth in my informing them that I would not pay that preposterous amount due to the company's and their representatives' illegal and deceitful sales tactics. To which they responded by apologizing and offering me is $70 discount off the bill. They are currently still attempting to strong arm me into paying $657.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 4, 2018

    My son left Feb 12th for Marine bootcamp. He contacted all of his creditors upon leaving including AT&T. Capital One, Amazon, Car Note, no problem, placed his account in Military leave status. I called, verified his info, they gave me no problems. I have spoke with over 10 of AT&T representatives, occasionally being hung up on, transferred multiple times, also informed it was taken care of 3 times including by chat with a rep (screenshot messages to prove it). I even made a payment for my son. Per the representative, I had to make a payment in order to place his account on military leave, so I made the payment and was informed his account was placed on military leave until I received a letter in the mail stating his account was sent to collections.

    I called. Was transferred to 3 representatives then I got Brenda ** in the fraud dept. She said she couldn't do anything to help me because my name was not on the account. I didn't like her tone or her customer service. My son went in the AT&T store before he left and informed them and it still wasn't placed on military leave. The service AT&T provided is not acceptable. I get that I am his mother and my name is not on his account but I verified everything and no other department at AT&T gave me a problem with discussing his account but Brenda ** and since she feels it's fraudulent. I feel AT&T should give me the money they took from me over the phone to place his number back in good standing back.

    If anyone committed a fraudulent act it is AT&T for taking my money for my son's account and not reinstating his account to good standing. My complaint is the poor customer service my son and I received with AT&T and he is deployed serving this Country. My family and I will be searching for another phone provider. The being hung up on, rudeness is not acceptable.

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    Coverage

    Reviewed May 3, 2018

    No coverage most of the Time. Poor service when wanted to disconnect service and unlock Apple device. Very very bad experience. AT&T portal says good coverage where I live which is incorrect data. AT&T need to update the correct coverage report on the portal.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 3, 2018

    I have been with AT&T over a year, until recently one customer service told me that I was qualified for 2 free phones. We are in family plan of 10 people, I told the customer service that we are 10 already, we can not add anymore phone. He told me that I can use those phone as home phone or something. Because I knew someone who did not have phone, I accepted the offer since were free phones. I did not use them until the following month that I gave one to my friend for free, then the bill came and it had over 200 & extra to what I normal pay. I called customer service, reminded them what the offer said, they told me that I had to pay those phone and they have put them on separate account owned by me while I have my own phone, absolutely did not need these two phones.

    We argued over two hours. Still have me paid. Then I asked them to cancel the 2nd plan, and I will return the 2 phones. One was still in box sealed. They denied, saying it's over 16 days, I canceled the plan anyway. The following bill they charged 230 dollars for each phone. It was completely ridiculous, I have never feel robbed in my life. Offered phones that I did not need and got charged over 600 dollars. It's unbelievable. I wish there will be help anyway to see if I can get my money back. If there is a way you can away with AT&T, STAY AWAY. IF NOT DO NOT ACCEPT MOST OF THE THINGS THEY OFFER YOU CLAIMING THEY ARE FREE.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2018

    I have been with AT&T since at least 2005. Every so often I had some surprises on my bill that I would have to call and ask about and they would reimburse. I did have to check my bill every time to make sure that was not the case but I thought that was normal? Anyway I finally got unlimited everything, and tied in to the U-verse internet. What could go wrong, right? I was promised $222.00 for unlimited and $40.00 for internet with HBO for as long as I maintained my wireless service. In comes March 2018. I get a bill for $500.00 dollars. Call as I usually do to get that changed. They refuse and say I have to pay $500 when not even a year has passed since I first got the service. Naturally I want to cancel.

    Two months later and several days worth of phone calls and people saying to trust them. They cancelled it but they cannot provide me with confirmation, I am still haven't had my AT&T service cancelled. In fact now it is $700.00 and climbing each month. Don't get AT&T unless you want to be constantly reviewing your bill for inaccuracies and if you don't like it and stop using their service, tough. As they will keep billing you for it. Kinda hard to get up to date if your bill just keeps increasing especially when you think an account is cancelled and start with another service.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2018

    In February 2018 we attempted to reduce cost of our two cell phones service and talked to our local AT&T office. They said that if we changed from Verizon to AT&T they would pay us, (via gift cards), $650 per line, I.e. $1300 for the two lines, to be sent in "10 days to two weeks" Seemed too good to be true so we got it in writing. After a few days deliberation ('too good to be true?'), we returned and received the same info. from another sales associate - so we changed to AT&T. Our Verizon termination fee was $638.08. We paid this soon after to avoid a late payment history.

    After two weeks, no cards received so called AT&T main office and asked when will we receive them? Were then told we had to apply for reimbursement and value of gift cards would be $1300 MINUS the cost of the Verizon termination. We explained what we had been told - and confirmed - initially AT&T said we must conform to their requirements. I submitted the form required. 2 weeks ago, checked status this am and was told that they have no record - must re-submit. Whether this is all local misinformation from poorly-trained associates or a deliberate corporate plan to deceive - we are still $638 poorer. Will resubmit and will record here the outcome.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 1, 2018

    I’ve been with them from the beginning. Wouldn’t fix problems. I left and now they will not lock my phone as it’s an emergency that they wouldn’t expedite! My husband is on oxygen and they were told that. They were telling me at the new store where I went to as they were so poor in service. They would push it through so I could have my phone code to unlock. It’s now 7.5 hours and no way I could get in touch with them as I have no phone. Nothing. Worst company and now T-Mobile is joining forces with Sprint, look out AT&T!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 30, 2018

    I have been a customer for 12 and every time I called customer service, it has been a nightmare. They keep bouncing you from one person to the other. It's the worst customer service I have ever experienced.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 30, 2018

    AT&T... YUCAIPA STORE. Promotion: Buy 2 phones get 2 free + 2 free iPads + 20% discount for Beaver Medical Group employees. Sounds great. We sign up. We take the 4 phones total. We are told to come back in 2 weeks for the second free iPad, because they don't have another one at this time. We go back in 2 weeks and they tell us that it was "while supplies last" and they are all gone. OKAY... employee discount? "Oh, that's only on some plans... not the one you signed up for."

    And the kicker?? We get a text message this morning saying that we don't qualify for the 2 free phones, AFTER the two week cancellation period is up!! So now, we owe them for 4 phones at over $800 each! We've called and spoke with several customer service reps and what do they say? "Oh, never go to an authorized dealership, they don't know what they're doing... always go to a corporate office. We can't control what those salespeople say and do, unfortunately... blah, blah, blah". HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS??

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 29, 2018

    In September 2017 a friend and I went to an AT&T Wireless store because she wanted to buy a new cell and was looking for a cell phone plan. The salesperson offered her an iPhone 6 for about $200 if she got a prepaid plan. I told the salesperson that I was interested to buy one for a family member who does not live in the US. He said that all I had to do was to buy the cellphone for $200 and to pay for 1 month of the same prepaid plan, so I went ahead and I bought the phone. At that time, I had a regular cell phone plan also with AT&T, which was more expensive than the prepaid one, so I switched my plan to the AT&T prepaid plan.

    In March 2018 I met with my family member and gave her the new cell, but the problem is that it is locked and we cannot unlock it. I contacted AT&T Wireless twice, and explained my problem. I have requested to unlock the cell twice, and both times my request was denied. I told them that I believed what the salesman had told me, but they say I had to pay for the plan for 6 months in order to unlock the cell phone. This is something the salesman never told me (if he had told me that, I wouldn’t have bought the phone).

    I also told customer service that I am an AT&T Wireless prepaid cell phone customer, and I have been paying for my own service for 8 months, so I asked them to use my plan to unlock my family member device (my cell phone is unlocked already), but they refused it. They said that the plan has to be linked to the phones IMEI’s number. I am very disappointed with their customer service, because The salesman was not honest. And also very disappointed with their lack of flexibility in reviewing my case. I am an excellent customer, always pay my bills on time, but they don’t care about it. I am going to look for another cell phone provider.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed April 29, 2018

    AT&T sales representative phone service are a bunch of liar, liar, liar. The sale representative that help me set up my account said no installation fee for my internet since I have cable TV. When I received my bill saw charge for the installation fee of $99.00 that I have to pay in order to bring back my service.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2018

    The speed is somewhat good and for the package that you pay for, you can only allowed 10 devices to be connected to wifi. They have other packages that you can choose from but will have to pay more a month.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed April 28, 2018

    On March 24, 2018 I entered an AT&T Authorized Dealer Store to purchase a new phone. The employee told me about a current promotion where if I purchased one iPhone X another iPhone X would be given to me at no charge. It was a BOGO promotion. I had him verify everything because I wanted to make sure I understood the fine print. He said if I purchase one phone for the full price of approximately $1,000.00 there would be no charge for the second phone providing I made the first 3 monthly payments on it. After that time my account would be credited back the 3 monthly payments I had made thus making it a free phone. I wanted to pay off the full price of the first phone right then but was told I had to make a least one payment and after which time I could pay off the full price of the first phone. I agreed but again had him go over everything numerous times because I didn’t want any misunderstandings.

    There was also another employee in the store who confirmed everything his colleague said. This second employee even assisted with the transaction. The employee activated the phones and I went home thinking everything was fine. Even so I was still somewhat leery since I have had issues with AT&T employees adding services to my account which I didn’t authorize. I called the AT&T Customer Service number just to verify everything I was told. After looking into my account the customer service representative did indeed confirm that what I was told and sold is correct. The shock came on April 27, 2018 when I called AT&T to pay off the price of the phone. I was told that the AT&T authorized dealer made a mistake and should have given me an iPhone 8 and not the 10 as the free phone.

    No matter what I said they told me I had to pay full price for both of the phones. I went back to the dealer and he apologized and got on the phone with AT&T but was told there was nothing they could do because I should have contacted them before 14 days which is written on the contract. It is true that the contract does state something about 14 days but it also states that I’m receiving a BOGO promotion. So they are holding me to my side of the contract but they are not standing by their side of the agreement. The employee admitted to misunderstanding but AT&T still would not honor their side of the contract. I came home in tears because I now owe AT&T $2,000.00 for the phones. I looked on the internet and found many other similar complaints against AT&T for not honoring their BOGO promotions after the contract is signed.

    My feeling is that the employees are doing this deliberately to make a higher commission knowing that the consumer is now on the hook to pay for these expensive phones. I also think I was deliberately victimized by the young men in the AT&T store because I am a senior citizen. I truly believe AT&T deliberately and knowing scammed me and many others. I know there are many others out there that are most likely not reporting this fraud which I’m sure is what AT&T is counting on. They are a huge company and know that we consumers are tiny and don’t have the money and resources to defend ourselves.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 28, 2018

    This review is a follow-up to my previous review (April 19, 2018), which highlighted the poor customer service experience involved with setting up my account (8+ hours of my time, simply to purchase the product and sign up for the service of the Netgear Nighthawk fixed wireless internet plan... only to have them put in the wrong personal details). That alone was unacceptable - but what I found today makes it all even worse. Today, I logged into my account to check when the billing period will end (because it somehow takes 3-8 weeks for the auto-payment to begin working?!), only to see that instead of the 50GB plan I signed up for (details attached), I now have been changed to a plan which provides 10GB for $115/month?!

    My account history indicates that for some reason the plan was changed recently... not only did I NOT change the plan (why would anyone pay twice the amount for a quarter of the data??), I wasn't even notified of the change. Utterly unacceptable. I'll be filing a report with the BBB and Federal Trade Commission. I have the names of multiple customer service representatives, recorded conversations, and a surplus of documentation to verify my experience; and now it looks like I'll be forced to use it. Shame on you, AT&T.

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    Staff

    Reviewed April 27, 2018

    I contacted an agent for help with signal issues, but the agent's hands were tied regarding this issue of poor signal at my house. I mean, it's not like he could authorize a new tower or booster close to my home. That being said, the agent was very polite and expressed understanding of my frustration and concerns (even though he could do nothing). I'll be switching back to Verizon shortly. This is intolerable. This is a horrible experience. And "nothing can be done" is never good enough. Shame on you AT&T. His only offer of help was "download this app and log your complaint." Are you flippin kidding me? Come on.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 26, 2018

    AT&T is a good provider for your phone because that’s what they do… But they are the worst provider ever for anything that has to do with TV! Never choose AT&T as your cable provider! I only have Wi-Fi in my apartment, because all I like to watch on TV has Netflix, but it’s impossible to watch Netflix since my Wi-Fi for my TV is with AT&T! I’ve been with them almost an entire year now, and I really wish I just referred to Suddenlink or CenturyLink instead! Never in my life have I ever had this many problems with simply trying to watch Netflix, I’ve had wi-Fi on my TV for almost an entire year with AT&T and it has only worked 10% of the time that entire year! I’ve had multiple AT&T men come to my apartment and fix it, and when they did, it only worked for about a day or two days tops…

    And then it would stop working again! I’ve become so frustrated with the entire thing that I don’t even ever watch TV anymore, I’m tired of having to call the company, I’m tired of having to set my schedule a time. I’ve become so frustrated with the entire thing that I don’t even ever watch TV anymore, I’m tired of having to call the company, I’m tired of having arrange my schedule to set appointments for someone to come check it out! I really wish I could just get all my money back for this entire year of Wi-Fi in my apartment because it literally has been the biggest ripoff ever! The only reason I haven’t canceled it is because my lease is almost up, and there’s no point to try to go get Suddenlink or CenturyLink now, because I know I won’t be at the same apartment complex when my lease is up! Thanks for being the worst Wi-Fi provider ever for my Netflix AT&T, stick to what you’re really good at... cell phones.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed April 25, 2018

    The least I can say about that company is they are LIARS LIARS LIARS. So I got their service in December 2017 by signing up over the phone because I was tired of the issues Sprint been having lately in my state and town. So after 12 years I left to go to AT&T (BIG MISTAKE). Anyway I signed up for their BOGO and paid all the sales taxes of course upfront on four iPhone plus which is few hundreds and I have been paying for four phones every month for four month now. Every time I call to get an answer about that BOGO it is like you talking to aliens. In the beginning it used to be, “Oh sorry just wait for next month” then after the third month it changed to be complete nonsense and LIES and finally they SAID IT ("you ARE NOT GETTING THE BOGO").

    Even with my contract saying clearly my deal was a BOGO WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED, like no other service was required for me to get that offer. And that actually was today like an hour ago with their loyalty department, really what a joke to even have such a department while you know you are lying to new customers and simply won’t care after you get them to sign the lease. What a shame, so now I have been four month with that shady company paying for four phones while my contract clear about me to pay only for two.

    The craziest part is that I asked the rep from their LOYALTY DEPARTMENT today to see if my contract has the BOGO IN IT AND WITH NO STRINGS and she said, “Ya you are right. You see that”, so you were like, “So where's the problem.” She gave more nonsense how they going keep investigating, What I don’t understand if that’s my contract from them, why and how they are just doing this! SHAME ON YOU ATT. And to everyone even thinking about joining them, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO ANYWHERE ELSE! You’ll regret it big time. And believe me their service is not that great.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 25, 2018

    I received 4 email from ATT saying my pin number and my address was changed. "If you did not do it please contact us." I immediately went in person to my closest ATT store in Galveston, TX. The person who help me says that I was not on the account. They change my pin number, remove me from my account and added 2 persons that I do not know. They went to ATT store and bought $9.000 worth of iPhone X, iPods, pencil, ear pods, etc and added 5 lines. We call the Fraud department from the ATT store. They remove all the charges, change my pin number 4 hours on the phone and suppose everything was ok now. Next day my daughter that was on my account calls me 7 am, "Mom I do not have service." Call ATT. They reported my daughter phone stolen (the hacker). ATT put the line again for her.

    I immediately went to Verizon and port my line and my husband line and other lines because I did not want to take the risk to lose my number of 16 years for my business. I could not port my daughter because she lives in Florida and we needed to send her a phone compatible with Verizon. Next day my daughter calls again, "Mom I do not have service." Call ATT again. It was reported lost, this time took me longer but we got the line back and ATT told me they have notes saying do not reinstate this line unless they change the device (of course that was the hacker calling). Next day Friday 7 pm, "Mom I do not have line." I call ATT. They could not bring the line back because the hacker change the sim card to a new device and only the FRAUD DEPARTMENT can do it and they were close already. I was on the phone 4 hours until 11 pm and the person from ATT tell me they bought $5.000 more worth of iPhones in Pembroke Pines Florida.

    How ATT with an account full of notes, with fraud charges of $9.000 on my business account and disconnecting my daughter's line 3 times and they sell 2 days after another $5.000 worth of iPhones at Pembroke Pines Florida? Worst service ever, this case should have stop the first time I spoke with Fraud that I spent 4 hours on the phone. I am absolutely sure this is an inside job. I SPENT 5 DAYS NO WORKING DEDICATED TO ATT FRAUD CASE. HATE THIS COMPANY.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 23, 2018

    I called to pay my bill and was told that there was a promotion to buy back my phone and I could get an iPhone X. I asked a dozen questions and proceeded to order the iPhone X. When I got the phone I took it to a retail store for them to take my phone that I had and activate my new phone. I was told that there was no promotion like that. I called AT&T and gave them the information that was told to me at the retail store and the lady said that I got wrong information. I was told that my complaint would be transferred to another department and I would hear from them in 5 days. The next day (not 5 days). A man name Jamie (that's the name he gave me) called and told me that they were working on my complaint. He called again the next day and told me that they had worked something out and that I should send the phone and the watch to an address in Florida (this was the 14th).

    He also called on the 16th to see if I mailed the phone and asked for the tracking number. In the meantime, I also order the Apple watch because of the phone which arrived Saturday the 14th. I put both in the box and addressed it with the address that was given. HERE IS THE PROBLEM: There is no James or Jamie that works for AT&T per the agent on the 16th when I called to let AT&T know I had mailed my package. Also what I paid to get the phone and apple watch will not be refunded. I intercepted the phone and the watch and picked it up 04/23/18. I am told that I will be charged restocking fee.

    SOMEONE GOT INTO MY ACCOUNT AND HAS MY INFORMATION. I can't get my money back, my bank account has been frozen for my protection, this Jamie or James has my name and number and called 4/23 to see why I did not send the package. I feel that AT&T is liable and that when I return their property, I should be refunded and not penalized. I have been told several different thing.

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    Reviewed April 23, 2018

    I have been dealing with AT&T for the last 2 months and it is a nightmare. I switched from C Spire and was told that they would pay up to 650.00 per line for device balance and early termination fees. I have submitted a claim 6 times and every time they need something else. I've since done research and found this is a very common problem with AT&T. In my opinion the worst company for customer service I've ever dealt with.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePrice

    Reviewed April 20, 2018

    Here is a tip for all of you folks who have AT&T wireless and are billed in advance for your next month's service. We switched to Verizon because AT&T just didn't have good coverage where we were. We did this on 4/16/18. Our billing cycle was from 3/13 - 4/12. On that bill we are asked to pre-pay the next billing cycle's service (which was from 4/13 - 5/12). Phone service with AT&T was cancelled on 4/16/18. So when I called to ask them to prorate me for the time I cannot use the phone (4/17 - 5/12) they said they cannot because I cancelled "in the middle of a billing cycle" and that they do that to "protect the customer from overages".

    Well, there is no possible way I can go over my data limit now cause the phone has NO SERVICE, yet they insisted that they cannot prorate me to "protect me". More like they want to get as much $$ out of me on the last bill. I had no trouble paying for the days I used the phone in April (4/13/18 - 4/16/18), just seems unfair to charge me for days I CANNOT use the phone with AT&T. Also seems a bit illegal to me asking to pay for a service then denying that service. So the Tip: If you are switching providers (which I highly recommend, go to someone who values your business) make sure you do it on the LAST DAY of your billing cycle to avoid paying for an entire month of wireless service you cannot use. BTW we were well past our 2 year commitment so that was not the issue, just corporate greed.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 20, 2018

    I run a 10 year old business and for 5 days we have not been able to send emails. I've spent HOURS on the phone with tech support including Microsoft per AT&T. I have your Board of Directors listed and would like their contact info. We supply over 5,000 offices nationally with printing supplies and have not been able to communicate Mon-Friday of this week. I've explained this issue over 40 times this week because each tech has no idea what is going on. In addition after 5 days of the same issue ATT tried to tell me to get connected to the Internet Connection department would be a fee based customer support. Are you kidding me???? I should send ATT an invoice for 5 days of lost work. Please advise.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 19, 2018

    It took over 8 hours, and 9 customer service agents to simply purchase a product, and at the end of all that headache, they put the wrong billing address/zip code on my account. I am now unable to update it in their system for 30 days, even though I have no affiliation with the address they listed on my account. Each person I spoke with wasted my time by repeating how they were going to help me, just to then either disconnect the chat/phone call, or pass me along to another service representative. I am beyond frustrated at this ridiculously poor display of customer service.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2018

    Switched to AT&T for a promotion they had in March. If you switch cellular service to AT&T, you get $15 off DirecTV service. Worst mistake ever!!! For 2 lines, my bill was supposed to be $120 a month. Got a bill for $328. Then was lied to and told my bill was $165 a month. WTH. I will pay the early termination fee just to get away from these lying crooks. BEWARE of the "FEES".

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    Reviewed April 18, 2018

    I went to 2 separate AT&T stores and received terrible service at both. The first I waited for 20 minutes before the single employee told me it will be a while and gave me the location of another site. The second site would not let me start my own account, despite already having an AT&T account under another individual. I went to Verizon where I was helped immediately.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed April 17, 2018

    AT&T sales representative both on floor & phone service are a bunch of liars & lip services people. They convinced customer to buy one get one free program, after the program was started it, they keep charging both devices and increasing monthly bills for 6 months. It supposed to pay three months only then this three months got reimbursed. Unfortunately the AT&T keep charging monthly fee. We then call the customer service on the phone provided lip service: “oh I will help get the result now, oh I started a case now”, they keep people on the phone hours after hours, then they silent and went away or put the phone back to operation voice hours.

    Next person came back and excused because they could e-mail AT&T's policy of no DirecTV, we do have DirecTV as always. AT&T have worse customer service, they don’t value customers’ time & mostly likely lie to customers when they couldn’t find solutions. Especially some managers on floor via phone service often have bully voices and lack of knowledge in communication. Basically AT&T is the corporation without little respects on customer service.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2018

    I've been unhappy with customer service and the poor coverage of cell service in Southern California but when they over-charged us $100 and at first recognized their mistake and then later took it back we decided enough was enough with AT$T. We spent 2 months disputing the charge and finally gave up because it was taking too much of our time. Many of the phone calls and chats online got disconnected. We just switched to Verizon and will try to dispute the charge through our credit card company. We're so happy to now be with Verizon with their great customer service and much better cell phone coverage.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2018

    Words cannot express my frustration and disappointment in this firm. I have been with them for over 15 years. I bought a used phone from my employee and it was immediately flagged as a blacklisted phone. I have been on the phones with ATT for over 8 hours this week alone and still this is not resolved. They do not accept any responsibility for this situation and insist it is Verizon's responsibility, yet we have Verizon on the phone with ATT and tell them that Verizon has NO block on the phone and still ATT will not take the phone off the blacklist. We can only assume they do not like that I bought a used phone, I am done with their antics and will do all I can to spread the word of their poor business actions. At NO time have they been apologetic as to the actions they have taken...

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed April 16, 2018

    Beware and be aware, this is an independently owned location and has no real relation to AT&T. If you have a problem with the plan or phone they sold you, they will not honor their agreement and AT&T corporate will not help you resolve any issues. If you do decide to shop this store do so at your own risk. James the manager and Nick the owner (or something) are of no help and only have their employees tell you they will call you back knowing they have no intention of doing so. After countless calls and visits to get our problem resolved they make no effort to provide customer service. It's been 8 months since we purchased these Samsung phones on buy one get one free promotion and we are still being charged for both. Next step is small claims court. I receive better service at Walmart if you can believe that. It is sad when you try to support small businesses and they treat you like this. Karma will pay them back at some point.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed April 16, 2018

    AT&T is one of the worst companies I have ever had to deal with. I call every single month because my bill is always wrong. It always comes back with the amount much higher than agreed. They make you sign a contract that they never honor. If you try to leave you are stuck with the early cancellation fees even though that's not the price you agreed to pay. I hate truly hate they are the only company I can use for internet and how they take advantage of their customers. Getting any issue resolve takes hours. Like I have to truly plan it on my schedule to call them, because I know it will take 3 reps, and a Manager before you get anywhere with them. All for what, so the next bill that comes around nothing has changed. I would stop using them in a heartbeat if anyone else would service us out here. I truly hate this company and all it stands for!

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    Reviewed April 16, 2018

    I've been a customer for over 20 years... cable, mobile & internet. Went in to upgrade my phone to Galaxy 9s and the 2 sales people noticed I had DirecTV so they proceeded to do their sales pitch about saving me $ on my mobile and cable. Long story short, the maneuvering that did was supposed to have saved me money. Instead, I get my bill and it's more than before. I'm extremely upset with how this was handled but I will surely pay off my phone early and move on. Very disappointed. One thing I can say is that they have great salespeople. They know just how to spin it.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed April 15, 2018

    After sending a technician not certified to do one of the two tasks requested, they were going to charge me another $149 service fee to send another tech out to do what the first tech couldn't. After talking to a service rep they said they could send a tech out and that he could then tell me if there would be a charge for moving my wi-fi connection to a different part of my house. The tech arrived and informed me that there would be no charge for what I needed done, so I had him do the job. The next month the $149 charge appeared on my bill. After calling a service rep again, he told that because I didn't sign for any work to be done, therefore he would remove the charge. Two months later I realized they had not removed the charge. Lied to three times now, I called back only to have a rep tell me that those people should have never told me those things and that they couldn't credit my account.

    Wanting to cancel my service not to deal with these people anymore, I was informed that by adding an extra TV box when the first technician came out that the two-year contract starts all over again. (I've been a customer for almost 10 years) The cancellation fee of $20/month would now cost me $440 to cancel my account. I'm tempted to pay it to rid myself of this awful company. I've also attempted twice to speak to a supervisor and have been assured that they will call me back. Still waiting on either of those return calls for over a month. Horrible customer service!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 14, 2018

    I ordered wireless internet from the company. The company was offering a rewards card if joined with a contract. I took into account the rewards funds when comparing prices with other internet providers. The issue I ran into is that there is an expiration on the rewards card. I never got to use the card which had the complete amount of funds on it. Their support staff was able to see that I never activated the card or used it. I was told that they could not reissue another card even if I had never activated or used the original card they sent me. The funds have now just "gone away". Terrible customer service in my opinion.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 13, 2018

    I've tried canceling my service 3 times in 2017 when I moved to Project Fi. 3 times. Each time, customer support promised me that my account would be terminated and that I should receive one last invoice (which I guess is their fancy way of milking me for more money for the next 3 months). The last payment was 30 bucks which was 30 bucks too much considering they had milked me for 300 plus dollars which they were glad to send to collections (thanks, AT&T).

    For potential customers, please note that you are paying for the name, not great service. If you cancel, please do your due diligence and make sure that all accounts are closed. Customer support is not there to help you close out your accounts and any complaints made online will disappear into the void, any phone calls you make should just ask for the manager and then, even then, you should expect your case order to end up empty handed and that any leftover 'fees' will go to collections. Not worth the pain, the suffering, the screaming into said void, just find another service that sucks less.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 13, 2018

    In February I entered a AT&T store (not a rep) and paid off my phone installments. I then transferred my upgrade to another line on my account. I receive my monthly statement and notice that I am still being billed for monthly installments on both my line and the other line in my account. I contacted AT&T customer service via their chat online feature they offer on their website. Not only was I never explained at the store that after paying my balance that I would still owe installments on the other line I had to deal the a horrible customer service representative.

    They actually made me feel stupid! When I asked about installments I was told “what did you expect us to do with the installments”. At one point they actually stopped answering my questions until I finally just disconnected. I was told to go back to the store for assistance! I have never had to deal with a company that actually made their customers feel incompetent and foolish! What a horrible way to do business. In the future I will no longer be doing business with AT&T.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 12, 2018

    First I'd like to say that after speaking with 8 different reps I was told 8 different stories. My February bill was over 500.00. March bill over 300, April bill over 300. Made a payment arrangement for March 29th and called the payment in at 4:30 am on the 30. Ten days later AT&T disconnected my services. After pleading with them to restore my services they refused. Explained that I have 3 children & disabled mom and I needed my phone, it's the only way I can make calls. They still refused to help me. They insisted that I pay the entire 383.00.

    Verizon wireless here I come. I can with a company that sucks me dry financial and in return they can't help their customer when there is a need. I have paid 3 40.00 fees since February. Ridiculous! Another case of the big business taking advantage of the little people. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND AT&T WIRELESS TO ANYONE. Their only concern is money NOT the customer. So long guys. VERIZON get ready for 3 new phone lines. #badcustomerservice #thinkaboutyourcustomers #Myexperiencehasbeenhorrible

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    Reviewed April 11, 2018

    The last three times I have ordered the Intl Passport service, ATT has also charged me (overcharged) for Intl Day pass, they continue to do so; is ridiculous to talk to them about issue, or dispute resolution on erroneous billing. Terrible company, but we are stuck with them due to 15 years of email accounts and contacts. ATT needs to be broken up.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 10, 2018

    I ordered the wireless hotspot device on 3/7/18. When I ordered the representative quoted that they offered an unlimited plan for $70 a month for data. That is what I wanted and signed up for it since I knew that I would be using a bunch of data. Well I received that device on 3/9/18. Upon receiving it I noticed that it was loaded with only 10GB. I called on 3/10/18 and was told that the reason it only had 10GB is because they had stopped offering unlimited on 3/1/18. I said, "Well why was I told about it and able to order it on 3/7/18 and put automatically on a higher plan that would not provide for my needs." I immediately canceled and spoke to the proper people who assured my any bill resulting from the transaction would be credited and I would not have to worry about it being that it was a mistake on their part.

    Well of course this did not happen and I had to make subsequent calls on 3/22/18, 3/27/18, 3/30/18, and 4/2/18. As of today 4/10/18 my account was finally credited after it was supposed to have been a couple of weeks ago and they still left a .67 balance that I just paid because I was so tired of talking to them and them telling me that it will be taken care of within 48 hours. I would never do anything AT&T related ever again! I would not recommend this company to my worst enemy. Through all my issues with having to keep calling they had the audacity to try and sell me stuff when they could see that I was already aggravated with them. Such a dumb company!!! Never again!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 10, 2018

    I canceled my DSL high speed Internet service within the first 30 days (grace period) after discovering that the service would not support my son's X-BOX gaming system. I called 1-800-288-2020 to inform them that I would like to end the service. The representative told me that there would be no charge after they received the device in the mail. I sent the package in the mail and tracked it, after it was received I called back to make sure that I would not be receiving a bill. Once again the representative told me just because it was received doesn’t mean it has been process. Once it’s been processed then my bill would be canceled.

    I received a bill about three weeks later for $207.07. I called AT&T again to tell them that I received a bill in error. The representative told me that they would cancel the bill and this should be the last time I would have to deal with the issue. Two months later I got a notice from a collection agency stating that I had an unpaid balance of $196.02. I called the number again 1-800-288–2020, this time I was told that my bill would be reduced to $61.98 and this was the service charge of connecting the system. So the lesson learned is in reality there is no 30 day grace period for canceling your DSL high-speed Internet service without paying a penalty.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & Terms

    Reviewed April 10, 2018

    I had cell phone service for 3 years with AT&T. I had a problem getting my voicemail to work. This just happened in the last few months of my service with them. When people will phone me they would get a message "The voicemail has not been set up" then the phone hangs up. I tried following the instructions to set up my voicemail and then it hangs up. I tried to get this resolved through customer service and they could not get the voicemail to work. I am a senior and need access to voicemail. I told them if they could not get my voicemail to work I would have to go with Verizon. They became very rude and said do what you have to do then hung up. So I switched.

    3 months later I get a bill for early termination fee. I was out of my contract which ended a year ago. I have tried to talk to them and they would not even talk to me. I filed a written dispute and they are still harassing my to pay even while it is in dispute. I do not owe them a termination fee as I am out of my contract. They will not even address the dispute and keep saying they will report me to the credit agencies, in violation of the fair credit law. The also told me if I do not pay they will damage my credit. At all costs stay away from AT&T. I also had U-verse and have cancelled that because they went up on the rate so I could not afford it any longer. AT&T is not the reputable company they use to be. I was not in a contract and they still insist on my paying an early termination fee which I will continue to fight.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 9, 2018

    I have been with AT&T for years and no complaints. I moved my service a few months ago and called it in. This was when their cable service is now DirecTv. A few months later we had a bad weather and lost our service. I asked a family member to skip work so that he can take care of the tech to fix our service. The tech never showed up. By later in the day I called AT&T where the tech is. Apparently they sent him to our old address. Therefore that whole day was a waste. My husband thought of switching the 2 boxes just so we have service until they can come out again. They sent us 2 replacement boxes via 2nd Day Air when they said Next Day Air. Service went out again and a tech came out.

    I reviewed my bill the next month and they charged me partial for the some Protection Plan and another $99 for a Service Call! I called and kept getting disconnected when they ask for your cellphone at the beginning of the phone call so they can call me back if we get disconnected... NOT! I ended up calling them back 6 times since I never got a callback. Even spoke to a manager which was totally useless. Kept saying that $99 bill was valid. In the end, that manager told me there was nothing else noted in their system of what was done or what the problem was. When I spoke to the 6th customer service, I was told he made an escalation in their system about my issue and my bill will be extended thru end of April. I can go on but still result. I cannot wait till my contract with them is done!!!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 9, 2018

    Was NEAR the Mexican border (April 2. 2018) in California by the Imperial Sand Dunes on Interstate 8. Received a text message from AT&T, telling me my International Day Pass was in effect. Again, I was NEVER in Mexico, but about 1/4 mile north of the border! I did NOT use my phone for anything while in this area, other than to read THEIR text message. When I received my bill yesterday, I was charged 10 dollars for the "Day Pass"! I called AT&T and complained. Had to threaten to discontinue their service, for them to deduct the 10 bucks from my bill. This wasted 25 minutes of my life! They acted like they were doing ME a favor. This is nothing more than a SCAM/attempted FRAUD by AT&T! Be very diligent and review ANY bills you receive from AT&T. If it happens again, I will definitely terminate their service.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 8, 2018

    When buying a new phone, I put a down payment of 400.00 dollars on it. When I received my bill, it didn't reflect the money I put on the new phone. When I went back to the store with my receipt, and showed them, they had me there for hours trying to track down what happened to my money. The store blamed corporate, and corporate blamed the store, but in the meantime, I have spent hour upon hour, trying to resolve this, and find my missing money. Every person I talk to, whether it is in person at the store, on the chat window, or on the phone, tells me that it is resolved and check back in 24 hrs for a resolution. In other words kicking it down the road to the next guy.

    Finally went back to the store, and the manager told me that I should be grateful that he at least was trying to help me. GRATEFUL, that they stole my money??? All I am here to say is that you should always check your bills, line by line, because they are thieves, and if I hadn't saved my receipt, and checked my bill line by line, they would have stolen my money and gotten away with it.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 7, 2018

    I just encountered the worst experience with AT&T. I've been a customer for 15+ years and never had an issues. I was planning on leaving AT&T because Verizon was able to offer a better deal, along with an upgrade. I then called AT&T to see if they would match the quote, to which they offered me an "accessory" but was unable to match the offer. So, I was switching. I then jumped on AT&T chat to inquire on how I go about cancelling my plan. I was transferred to Customer Relations, Mac ** was able to ensure me he COULD in fact match the Verizon quote. I repeatedly questioned why I was not offered what he was quoting before, and if he was sure I could switch to a new cheaper plan WITH an iPhone X upgrade.

    After much reassurance that I received from Mac **, I switched my plan, and said thank you - you've kept a 15+ customer satisfied. I went into the store to collect my new iPhone X, to which I was denied. Mac told me to go to ANY store and they will see the notes on my account and reassured I would have "no issues". The store manager was actually mad at my situation, I brought in my chat so he could read the apparent misinformation. The store manager then referred me to Customer Loyalty Retention since he was unable to have the access and/or authorization to get me what was promised by Mac **. I called, was transferred to a Supervisor, and was somehow disconnected in the middle of sending him the Mac **chat that I saved via email. No call back for 10 mins, so I jump back on the phone, gave my entire story, again. I had to convince the new representative to just transfer me to the Supervisor because I knew it was out of her hands.

    However, I had to give the whole story again, she "needed" more information. Then the transfer to the Supervisor happened. I was told "there is nothing I can do about this situation" by the CUSTOMER LOYALTY SUPERVISOR. He said there is no one who works at AT&T who has access to any overrides/deals/offers, and he's "sorry" this event had to take place. I got absolutely no where with an entire day of dealing with AT&T, not one person/supervisor even asked what the first chat representatives name was to offer some kind of education where this hopefully wouldn't happen again. I am very disappointed in AT&T and will be cancelling my 15+ years of service with them. In a world that relies so heavy on customer service and overall satisfaction ratings, AT&T, you really did a terrible job. I will do my very best to let everyone know what type of company this is.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2018

    I looked for an email contact for this store so I would write the manager directly, but couldn't find it listed online so had to write a public review instead. Normally with AT&T service issues, I chalk it up to bad service operations. For instance, the rep may not be able to process your request themselves due to limited access, or the store may say to call the service team and the service team may say to go into the store. I've grown to expect a frustrating runaround and that my time will be wasted when in need of AT&T "support." Usually though, the reps are at least well trained on politeness. Today though, in the West Ashley store I was given different treatment.

    The phone based service team sent me into the store to cancel my internet service because as not the original owner of the account, I needed to show documentation of our divorce and that I owned the house where the internet was set up. I was greeted promptly when entering the store, but when I said that the service team sent me in to cancel my internet, the rep just responded in a rushed manner with a phone number and "drop off your equipment at any UPS store." No "Oh I'm sorry, we actually don't process cancellations here. You'll need to call this number, let me write it down." He literally just rambled off the phone number at me. I had to ask him what he said because I just didn't expect that as the response.

    When I responded that the service team had set me in, he adamantly told me they don't do service cancellations there. Then grabbed a few other associates to confirm. When I mentioned to them that the phone service team hadn't been helpful and neither had this in store experience, the female (possibly manager or seniored rep since she had been asked to confirm) laughed audibly in response - and for a while. Manager or not, snarky behavior is childish and shouldn't be tolerated. I took the higher road and didn't address it. As a customer, you shouldn't put me in that position.

    I understand that as a large company - with several service outlets - wires can get crossed with workflows. But service reps should help navigate through those moments vs. shut down and be rude. Service teams should also work together in those moments to solve the problem for the customer. Customers should not be ping ponged back and forth between teams expected to navigate the troubleshooting themselves. Thankfully today, another rep stepped up and told the original one to reset the passcode so I could then call into the cancellation line and get it done. He also gave me the direct line so I didn't have to start all over again with the phone support lines. (Thank you sir, for that).

    If it were me, I'd fire the female associate who laughed on the spot and I'd train up the associate who just rattled off a number - I wouldn't want those service interactions associated with my brand. But really AT&T, it's not about me. I've cancelled my internet service and plan to now cancel my phone service from what I experienced today, so I'll soon no longer be a customer. You've lost your chance to be better for me, but Just. Be. Better. Be better for everyone else who has ever had a frustrating customer service experience with your company. Don't just ask how service interactions are, actually improve them. At the very least, form relationships between phone, online and call service teams so a customer can be helped from any service location and in one setting.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPrice

    Reviewed April 6, 2018

    I should have know that AT&T cell service would be no better than U-Verse internet/cable... Lost my phone while hiking in a canyon over the weekend, I was out of town and T-Mobile was around where I was. I had been considering switching carriers anyway so I went ahead switched to AT&T so I didn't have to be without a phone for several days. I obviously purchased a new phone from them, with a payment plan, and my son's line and mine moved over to AT&T same day. I specifically asked what my bill would be with AT&T for the all unlimited plan... $140 for the services and $18 for the phone payment. (I was paying $120 with T-Mobile for two lines with unlimited everything, so $20 increase in the bill not including phone payment wasn't a big deal in my opinion.)

    Just got my first bill... $272! I was charged nearly $40 in taxes & other fees (it was half that with T-mobile), because they bill each phone line SEPARATE for all fees, $60 in activation fees, plus the regular monthly fees and some other random crap. I wasn't prepared in any way for a nearly $300 bill! It wasn't mentioned in store to expect an activation fee or $40 in freaking 'fees & taxes' PER LINE. Freaking ridiculous. Someone actually found my phone and contacted me so I got my old phone in the mail yesterday and I'm switching back to T-Mobile. According to AT&T customer service, I can give the new phone back and won't be charged for terminating services within the first 14 days. Guess I'll find out if that's accurate. I don't trust this company. Over-priced & manipulative. Oh and it takes 2-3 billing cycles for military discounts to be applied, but have zero desire to retro the discount. Stay away from AT&T if you can!

    Updated on 07/09/2018: I canceled my service with these idiots NINE DAYS after I switch to them. They wouldn't take the phone back from me because I did not have the box. So I have to eat the cost of that which is fine, but they refuse to prorate my bill for the 9 days I was with them and insist that I pay the $272. My first bill ended up being because of their ridiculous billing and how they set up my billing cycles. So with the cost of service and the phone itself I owed them about $800 at cancelation. I have made three payments to them since then, because I cannot afford to pay it all at once. I received a call from a collection company on behalf of ATT over the weekend.

    I was livid and in tears of frustration because I have been making payments for what I can since I canceled with them. ATT will not remove my account from collections unless I pay the remaining $650 in full! If this is how they treat someone who is actively making an effort to pay off a balance, I am so glad I chose to leave them. This is the most deceptive, sneaky company I've ever dealt with. Their customer service department is run by idiots as well, and apparently they do not have a system in which notes can be left because of all the times I've called I have to walk them through everything again and again and my bill has never been prorated as I was told it would be numerous times.

    Supervisors do not call back as I am told they will. I have gotten incorrect information multiple times from various departments. It's like they don't have guidelines to follow and just say whatever they THINK is accurate instead of taking the time to find out an answer for certain. Should have known better after dealing with them for internet and cable in the past. For the love of god, if you are thinking about using them DON'T do it!

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    Reviewed April 6, 2018

    I never do reviews but ATT has awful customer service, They cannot take care of anything for you or give you a straight answer. Have spoken to them 6 times and they all seem to have a standard response and you end up getting No help. They are suppose to bill my DirecTV - They have screwed that all up- can't view my bill or pay my bill online and no one wants to fix it. BAD BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE!!

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    Reviewed April 5, 2018

    We terminated our lines in January. Called to pay final bill and was charged for a line on a tablet that was not used for over 3 years due to a lock up. When asking why I was being charged for an inactive line they said it was still active. Not usage or data used but still AT&T rips me off. Beware of this company. They are willing to take your money but no help and no integrity!

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    Reviewed April 5, 2018

    I run a small business and the credit card charges go through their internet line and it’s not working so does my neighbor told me what happened that AT&T has an outage so no network in their store because their regional manager called AT&T to find out what happened. Then AT&T said it will be down for a couple of days. So I called AT&T not wanting to know when the network is up but they told me that they have no outage.

    As my neighbor claims btw her network still down so AT&T lies to all people and make people confused about their internet router by not telling people’s the truth. Very ** company. I was thrilled on the day I discontinued their service on my phone and no doubt I will take my business account to Comcast. Btw the network has been down for 4 days and they told my neighbor that they will not know when is on. OMG this company should be shut down. Hope AT&T going bankrupt soon. That will make me so happy so I called again and again so they finally admit AT&T has an outage.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & Marketing

    Reviewed April 5, 2018

    The whole AT&T buy one get one free phone is a super scam. I signed up for the BOGO iPhone 7 last April 2017, and ported two lines over from Verizon. Now -a full year later- they are billing me over $300 for my free phone!!! I spent over an hour on the phone with support, service and supervisors. They are willing to upgrade me or have me sign up for a TV service. (I don't own a TV) So sorry but there is "nothing we can do." BUYERS BEWARE. Stay clear of AT&T!!! The age-old bait & switch, They lie and will not release you from a contract but they will offer to let you sign a new one!!! Don't sign!!!

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed April 3, 2018

    I signed up for an account back in December 2018. They completely lied to me on the rate, discount and BOGO on the Iphone. The sad thing about it, I cannot do a damn thing to get out of the contract. I hope the entire companies burns in hell!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 3, 2018

    I had AT&T at my current apartment for 4 months, then suddenly started receiving emails about service cancellation, that I did not intended to. Spoke numerous times on a phone with representatives from different departments. The issue on their end was that they had my apt number on file incorrect and someone was trying to activate new service with AT&T in that apt. When I explained them for the 100 times that my apt number is 3-33 and it has not changed since I started my services, they still could not locate the apartment number in their system and told me that they do not offer services in that area! Even though I already had the service for 4 months. I had wasted over 4 hours on a phone with many AT&T representatives explaining over and over the same thing and still did not get the issue resolved. It is extremely frustrating, when there will be a competitive service offered in my area I will waste no time to switch from AT&T to it!!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 3, 2018

    We were incorrectly billed for months but kept getting the runaround. They lost several of our EZpay payments and then turned off our service. We spent hours on the phone with customer service with no results. There are several companies within AT&T and none of them work together or can see the others information. No one will give you a straight answer and they make it so complicated that you have no idea if you're being overcharged or not.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed April 2, 2018

    When I got internet service I was told my monthly payment would be 30.33 and really was 41.12. The rep told me that the issue would be resolved and never was. The rep also in time wouldn’t return my calls. AT&T never did correct the issue. This is pretty poor way to treat a customer of over 15 years. It’s a nice scam done by them. Will NEVER get service from them again and will make sure to let everyone know how shady they are.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed April 2, 2018

    Always had insurance on my plan and have been a loyal customer for 11 years. My phone had broke twice within one year and went to do a claim again the second time. (Screen cracking and going black). This was for a refurbished Samsung 7. As I put in my claim at one of the stores, I have the employee activate an old phone of mine. I was not told by the employee that if you have two claims within one year, your insurance gets canceled. If I would have known, I would have just kept my old phone activated. I feel the employee set me up for failure. Now I have a $322.00 bill. When I contacted customer service, they were rude and basically had a suck it up attitude. Never been treated poorly by a company I've been with for this long. I'm very dissatisfied.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 31, 2018

    This was supposed to be so easy and it was so important for a new job that I have worked so hard to acquire. It has been a nightmare. I have been an ATT customer for 20+ years and paid every bill on time. I tried to take advantage of a special online and instead of getting a phone in 2 days I have gone through 10 + security checks and the last one I failed. I don't know who my auto lender was in 2010. Probably my daughter's car that I paid off quickly. After over a week of struggling to get a new line added to my 20 year old account and 3 over 60 min phone conversations they are telling me to go to a store. My new employer is frustrated that I have continue to delay my business card printing and I am a week out of fruitful work. ATT sucks. I passed their damn security checks and then they demanded just one more. I am switching my entire family account. That is 9 lines.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 31, 2018

    AT&T – charges for device (iPhone X) installment without you own it. 4th month now, every month I get bill for device (iPhone X) installment charges. Phone Service Commitment begins on the day we activate service – in my case device (iPhone X) was not activated. I have returned handsets next day when I received it, received on Jan 3rd 2018, and returned it on Jan 4th via USPS (didn’t open package, put it in return label & sent via USPS). I called AT&T billing department several times and explained, every time I call, I get answer saying that your billing issue will be resolved and credit will be issued for the charges.

    What are my options? I am using AT&T almost 8 years. Option1 - Disconnect AT&T & get ported to other provider? I am interested go with Xfinity Mobile, I heard xfinity uses Virgin Mobile. Option 2 – keep calling customer care and explain? Note that I spent more than 12 hours calling AT&T customer care; it is real worst situation explaining every time when I call AT&T customer care, they don’t make notes, next customer care person doesn’t have patience to read previously noted history.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 31, 2018

    My U-verse box keeps shutting down often in the middle of a streaming audio program and requires a reset. When I call out on my phone connected to that cumbersome U-verse box, it takes about 15 seconds for it to start ringing at the other end. What if my kitchen was on fire or a dirtbag breaking into my house and I'm calling 911? When you need tech support and call (and when you are shut out of your email account for no good reason because AT&T has decided not to recognize your password you have no choice!) you first have to carry on a MADDENING conversation with an Artificial (so-called) Intelligence robovoice that really DOESN'T understand that you want technical support.

    When, after screaming yourself hoarse at the robovoice you finally DO get connected, the tech is over in far-off India, speaks too softly with a very strong accent and meanwhile, where she is sitting, there is a lot of clanging and banging in the background; she's hard to understand because of soft voice/accent/background noise, and sometimes not that helpful.

    Sometimes the online chat is slightly better, but tonight I am STILL shut out of my AT&T/Yahoo email account for no good reason because suddenly their system has decided that it doesn't recognize my password. After spending almost an hour trying to solve it with an online chat-ster, she dumped me on a "password expert" who dumped me back into an automated hell where, after answering too many questions to yet another robovoice, I was informed that no one was available until tomorrow. I am currently looking for local internet providers who are NOT AT&T!

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedReliability

    Reviewed March 31, 2018

    I have been happy with AT&T for years. Apparently this was only until I had an actual problem. They sold me a defective phone which got worse and worse until I finally called to use my insurance that I have paid for years and never utilized. I was told there was no need... the phone was so new it was under warranty. After several mistakes on their part that delayed me actually getting a new phone, I finally got a functional device. Great, done... No! Two and a half weeks later they sent me back the old phone that did not work. There was a bright red arrow on it pointing to a crack so small on the back of the phone that I could barely see it. I had to pull out reading glasses even with the bright red arrow there! I had certainly never seen it before. It also had nothing to do with the fact that the phone didn't work. Wouldn't call certain numbers. Wouldn't link with my car.

    And by the end started pulling up pornography websites live when I used it... and I have to use it at work... for calculations... to call the surgeons I work with... to check medication dosing... because I work in a children's hospital. And the defective AT&T phone opened live pornography in a children's hospital. But they sent it back to me saying the warranty didn't apply because there was a 2mm crack on the back case that I had never seen before so now I had to pay them for the new phone they had sent me. I called and said absolutely not. That crack has nothing to do with what is wrong with the phone. If it voids the warranty then use my insurance.

    Many long holds later... “I'm sorry, we can't use your insurance because it's been too long since you got your new device.” "But I just got the old device and found out you were trying to charge me for the new one." “There's nothing we can do about that.” "But you are the ones who did it." They told me to use the warranty instead of the insurance. They decided the warranty was void. They sent the old device back too late so that I found out about all of this too late to change to using the insurance.

    I explained that if they persisted in this course I would close my account and since I pay them $1000 a year and will live about 40 more years they can either figure out how to not inappropriately charge me $800 now or lose $40,000 in business. They just kept saying "well there is just no way to fix it." Of course there is. Don't be ridiculous. I was talking to automatons reading from a script. I hung up. Don't give them your time or business. I am disgusted. No company should treat a customer like that.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 30, 2018

    My installation date was for March 29th 2018 between 11 and 1 p.m. I waited all day. No one showed up. Then when I call they say that a technician knocked on my door and then in the notes it also states that the technician said my address was wrong. Bad Company. Bad customer service. Very unacceptable. I'm a dissatisfied customer and I will not be working with AT&T. It was very confusing to me that they stated that he knocked on my door but yet my address was wrong so they are a company that does not care about their customers.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed March 29, 2018

    Our landline, internet and cable all were down for 12 hours yesterday. My husband spoke with a rep - husband on cell - and nice kid tried to troubleshoot. He was unable to restore service. Said we probably needed a new modem and scheduled service. Hours later everything came back on. Husband called and rep said to keep 8:30 am appointment. At 10 am still no show. Husband calls and waits for 15-20 minutes and is on phone with a woman who says his appointment was canceled and that he is lying about speaking with woman about keeping appt.

    I come in LR and listen to this woman calling my husband a liar. He asked her to apologize for saying he is lying. She says "Well of course you are upset but this appointment was canceled". WTH? Her name is Diane - or that is what she said when I told hubs to get her name. We scrambled around this morning and waited and then called liars? Just needed to vent. If anyone knows of a better company please let me know.

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    Reviewed March 29, 2018

    I left AT&T for Sprint in January. I have never seen a company so completely disorganized as AT&T. I have now lost over $400 because of constant miscommunications, and dropped balls on their side. I have called over 20 times for a bill adjustment, as they had billed me for a month when I had no longer been with them. I have been told repeatedly NOT to pay my bill, as the adjustment would be on the next months bill. In that first month, they sent me to their collections department, after THEY asked me not to pay. I talked directly to their Collections department, who admitted it was a mistake, and again, told me not to pay until the adjustment went through.

    I was AGAIN, promised my bill would not leave their collections department, and they sent it to a Law Firm Collections agency. All without the credit ever being processed. I was told by the Agency I could pay AT&T, just to have AT&T tell me I no longer could. I have spent countless days and hours of my time, fighting with this company, I have talked to countless people, getting shoved through at least 5 departments each time I called. I am ready to just give up, lose the money, just to never deal with this completely incompetent company. I have never seen such poor customer service and lack of communication in my life. AND I STILL DON’T HAVE MY $92 CREDIT. I highly suggest avoiding AT&T at all costs. I will never go back. Lost me for life.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 28, 2018

    I left Verizon after 20 years because AT&T had a promotion I was interested in. I should have seen the red flag when my daughter and I went to the store and they only had one person working there. After receiving our huge bill I called and had them explain it to me. A lot of what the salesperson said wasn't true at all. So besides wasting two hours of our time we didn't get what we thought we were. One month after buying my expensive phone someone stole it from me in a doctor's office. After talking with several AT&T agents, one told me to go get a police report and bring it to my local store and they would give me a phone that day or mail one to me. After hearing my situation she said she would go through my warranty. She gave me a claim number. I go to the store and they had no idea what I was talking about. They did see that the lady told me to bring the police report there but they said that's against policy.

    They put me on the phone with a supervisor and he started yelling at me. I go home after an exhausting day with AT&T and call another supervisor. We were on the phone for about 30 minutes when all of a sudden I'm transferred to Apple without any explanation to me or the person at Apple.. What kind of people work at AT&T. They are unprofessional and rude. And their service stinks, nothing like Verizon. If someone from their company told me something then they should honor it.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2018

    AT&T seriously is THE WORST company that I had to deal with. I have services with them for a long time as they wouldn't allow any other phone company to exist in a particular area. They would sneak up charges on my bill without my notice and I had to call them several times for a refund. Now after I have canceled my services with them they have charged me for three months of services. Really, if at&t was a person I would have slapped, kicked in balls and spit on his face. I am calling every month for my refund and they are just putting me on line saying they are working on it and I need to check back next month. It's been six months after cancellation. I hope at&t gets bankrupt for stealing money from people.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 27, 2018

    I have never in my life been treated as bad as AT&T treats its customers. We have been with AT&T for 20 years. I just hung up the phone because the representative didn't know her butt from a hole in the ground. Changed our account 3x while we were on hold and was never given permission. Was trying to find out about my order and got hung up on when I asked to speak to a manager. Shame on you AT&T for treating hard working people the way you do!!! Had to give 1 star...unfortunately.

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    Reviewed March 26, 2018

    I went into an AT&T store to turn in a Galaxy S5 Active that I had upgraded a week or so earlier. It was not physically damaged, but had a line going down 1 side of the screen. The sales rep, Mr. C ** at the Lake Charles, LA (Moss Bluff) location then informed me that I only owed roughly $48 on the installment plan & that if I paid I would simply own the phone & not have to turn it in... owing nothing. 3 months later I see $198. Charge on my bill. I then called AT&T & after a half-hour was connected to AT&T "Customer Loyalty" Dept. I was then (after explaining the situation again) told that I would receive a credit for the $198. By the 22nd of the month (6 days or so later). The 22nd came & the credit was never issued.

    I called AT&T back & after another hour + of talking & waiting on hold was told that they will not issue the credit. If AT&T would go back & listen to the conversations I had both in the store & on the phone with them it would easy to see that I was lied to. I pay AT&T over $4000/year. I had service with AT&T for over 15 years. I will be disconnecting service with them ASAP. I will be taking at least 2 other accounts with me. AT&T is a joke & you should record everything they tell you if you have to deal with them. Be careful. They are not the same company they were when Ralph De La Vega or Stan Sigman were the CEOs.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed March 26, 2018

    Since day one, we have been overcharged. We were quoted one thing and have paid over $80 more every single month, with the promise that we would be paid back. We were promised Sunday ticket sports channel free for the entirety of our contract. We were promised so many things - beware. The person that comes to your home to encourage you join all services AT&T has to offer is a self contractor. We were given a phone with 260 gigs even though we only wanted the 60 gig phone. This company has screwed us. I have spoken to customer service 30 plus times to no avail. Today I drove to the address provided by a phone rep to get real help. Well, it was a training center that customers shouldn’t even know about! It took 4 locations- yes 4 different addresses I was given before I found the actual “headquarters” that could help with billing.

    While the gentlemen was so friendly, all of the in person people are, he couldn’t do much except to tell me to call the original guy who quoted us wrong. Oh and that there is nothing they can do to help us. It was confirmed we overpaid, it was confirmed that an employee error put us in the wrong plan, and today was confirmed it was our responsibility.

    I’m just sick that companies exist like this, or that these good people continue to work for it. Do some customer service training people! I have a baby at home and now, we are going straight into debt because they promised our bill would be cheaper. Well, that money they pay you back for cancelling your other contract with your current contractor - stay away. It cost us $700 to cancel Sprint in hopes of a cheaper bill and being paid back. They gave us $193 - and that’s it. Now we are counting down the days until our contract is over and paying way over what we were originally quoted. Please find a better company!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 26, 2018

    First I asked to cancel my service for March 28th, instead the customer service agent cancelled it on March 25th itself. And they asked if I have reinstate the service I have to go through credit check. What a pathetic service and totally faking their feelings.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed March 26, 2018

    HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! How can 7 different chat agents and store representatives all waste my time? How come I've been on hold for 2 hours now? I have actually been a customer for 15+ years. For the most part, it's fine. I have cell signal wherever I go (and I travel internationally). BUT when something goes wrong and you have to deal with customer service, they are HORRIBLE. I've finally given up. I've had so many bad experiences but today's was the worst. 5 hours later and I'm still no closer to getting help. Say goodbye to my account and all 6 lines because we are cancelling as soon as possible!

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    Reviewed March 24, 2018

    I recently spoke with your call center. Wanted to take off one of my devices. He told me that he could leave the device on and save me ten dollars so I did what he said and he also told me if there was any problem I could switch back to my old plan. Every bit of it was a total lie and my bill went up 20.00 DOLLARS. Could not switch back to old plan.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed March 24, 2018

    I got internet service for my house, I opt-in to pay 33 dollars a month for 3 months for installation. They billed me anyway for the whole 100 bucks plus 40 the first month. I paid the whole 140 anyway before the next month bill came. Mind you, I am disabled and here in MS the max is 750 a month. So I went on here. It is March. They want to charge me a restoration fee from January. They claimed I paid on the first but my bill says I paid before the 1st through my debit card.

    When I told them what my bill says and that I was recording them they hurried off the phone. I talked to 3 people plus a manager about 35 more dollars they charging me for January bill... 2 people told me they can do something about it to correct it and 2 said they can't do anything. My bill showing they suppose to have cut services the same day I paid. Therefore I am paying 175 for first month even though it's March 2 months going on 3 months later. On top of that my cell bill for unlimited is 107-115 it fluctuates. I AM SICK OF AT&T. RUN IF YOU CAN!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed March 23, 2018

    We are moving to a smaller city and could not keep our cable company. Seems AT&T is the only one who offers cable TV and internet. Three weeks ago we called to make an appointment for services and was told we were all set. Since then we received three emails stating they canceled our appointment and three times we had to call and stay on hold for hours trying to work this out. We even had the old owner call and cancel his service so we can set up ours. Then 3 days before our appointment they emailed again now telling us that we cannot get service until one week past our original appointment. You can buy a Kodi box or any other cable type box and save your sanity! I am over this. After 3 hours of BS, we are over it! We are required to leave at least one star. They do not deserve it! I give that 0 stars.

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    Reviewed March 23, 2018

    I picked this site as I feel it is the most credible to give a review on AT&T. I initially was with Verizon...figured I would support a Texas company. Staff was very knowledgeable and quick which was appreciated. Now for the review. Upon switching, lost everything from the cloud, phone would not pick up wifi reliably, and was lucky to get it at all and I never had that problem with Verizon. And the tower I get off was 20 yards away. When I had contacts and phone numbers transferred, majority were spaced with + signs in front of them. If I called a friend, it would go to MEXICO, Taiwan, Bulgaria, Budapest on and on. AND...I would get calls from those places!!! Wtf!

    I went in to ask for help. Talked to the manager. He said, "It's a Verizon phone...nothing we can do BUT...you can order a new phone and make sure it is a AT&T PHONE." What??? I don't want a new phone. I said I want Asurion to replace it...he said NOTHING he could do as I wasn't on contract long enough. What? Why wasn't I told this...he didn't give me a logical response. I walked across the street and hooked back up with Verizon. AT&T charged me 267 dollars to get hooked up. What a rip off. Caution caution if you think you want to go AT&T. You WILL come out with the short straw.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed March 23, 2018

    I used to be a loyal AT&T customer, once I moved back to Missouri I landed in a spot with awful service. I asked them what I could do to increase my signal, like most people nowadays this is the only phone line I have at home. I am unable to receive or make calls at my home altogether. On the occasion that my phone even rings or my outgoing call is connected, within seconds the coverage breaks and the call is dropped. Their solution was a microcell for our home, which costs approx $130. What an awful waste of junk. Total gimmick. No increase in service. We can't cancel our "contract" without paying a ridiculous fee, and they won't take back the microcell. The last time I went into the local store, the employee was more concerned with telling me how long he had been in sales and being a cocky, condescending pompous jerk then helping me. And I still have no frickin' service.

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    Reviewed March 23, 2018

    U.S. based Customer Services has worked so far for me, but Customer Services in other countries is HORRIBLE! I have never been helped by these people - the language barrier presents a problem, and they are not trained on anything. I am beginning to believe they try to wear you down so that you will get off the line. Honestly, I do not understand why AT&T pay for this service as it is useless. The ROI must be horrible; or perhaps, this is what AT&T obviously desires. Give them your money, then go away and leave them alone.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed March 23, 2018

    On March 14, 2018 I pre-ordered a Samsung Galaxy S9 and started the process of porting my phone from Sprint to AT&T. I received the phone on March 20th in which a new promotion of 50% off was advertised. I chatted with a customer service representative on March 20th as I received an incorrect bill. I was billed for 2 mobile plans instead of 1 mobile share plan. They told me the mistake (credit) would show up on my next bill. I asked the representative (Paula) since there was a new promotion on the Galaxy if I could return the phone in the store and activate a new phone under the new promotion. She stated "Yes" while having my account pulled up. I went to the store the next day and the associate said I can take advantage of a price match policy so I do not need to return the phone.

    I spent over 2 1/2 hours at the store activating the new phone because the IMEI for the new phone was not on my Port reservation (all this time from March 14, 2018 - March 21, 2018 I was still with Sprint on one of my three lines). After activation the sales representative told me the only way to take advantage of the promotion was to port back to Sprint, return the phone and set up a new line.

    I called customer service to verify since the Chat representative (I have the chat transcript) told me I didn't need to do that. The agent then told me I cannot take advantage of the promotion because I was with AT&T eight months prior and they consider me a "win back" customer. The Chat representative told me I could take advantage of this and AT&T is not standing by their employees' promises. I was also billed incorrectly for the first bill and was not offered a satisfactory resolution. All in all I spent over 8 hours trying to switch to a resolve issues and set up service with AT&T.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed March 22, 2018

    AT&T raised my monthly bill for Cable TV, phone and internet by almost $100/month. When I called, I was told that "a special offer" had expired. I had no knowledge of any such "special offer". I spoke with a manager who said he would lower the bill to the previous rate or lower. He said he had to put me on a brief hold and then disconnected the call. I called back and was told that they had no record of this call and would not honor his quote. I gave my account number twice, was told the call may be recorded, spoke with 2 different people and was placed on hold multiple times. And they claim to have no record. This is fraudulent behavior. The third representative told me that they re-examine charges quarterly and can adjust the bill to "market pricing". No wonder so many people are cutting cable. Beware! Check your bill monthly.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 22, 2018

    Every time I deal with AT&T I am in disbelief of lack of customer service. I have been a customer all my life including my mom. Loyalty means nothing to this company. If I am late for a payment they block everything phone, internet... etc. They expect you to pay even though they block the portal you pay. Recently due to financial hardship I lost my job and was forced to change banks. I had to input the account number, unfortunately I inputted by one digit the wrong account number for AT&T. They accepted my check because the third party that handles check disbursements from my bank said they already issued the money from my account. They have treated me like if I did not pay when I called for a password reset. The bank's third party bill pay said they were going to send me a copy of the check via email (they already sent AT&T a copy but they called me that they had not received it).

    But naturally what AT&T does so well is block everything (internet) so that I cannot read my e-mail and find the check and send them proof of the check that I paid. So when I ask (after 2 hours dealing with regular personnel) for the customer technical service manager for a password reset or access to my e-mail to resolve the issue of no payment, he said he couldn't because I do not have the plan for u-verse technical support (even though I am paying for internet), for a simple password reset or access to my e-mail. Irrational company. It’s like saying a hospital that charges $10.00 for ** tab. It is better to give it free for the patient so they don't complain of the outrageous cost. The hospital can recoup that loss in other meds. It is better for AT&T to provide a simple service of password reset than to look ridiculous because I don't have u-verse plan even though I have internet service active.

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    Reviewed March 22, 2018

    AT&T is the worst company in the world. Fraudulent with customers, never follow up calls, never take care of customers, and every worst services including outsourcing phone calls to worst country like India, Caribbean, and other Asian Countries. I bought two times Buy one get one (BOGO) with DirecTV and I paid off one phone and they said if you paid regular installment, other phone won't get any credits. They are stupid people. Actually I usually pay offs my phones in 10-11 months. But they are doing fraud. They were giving me but they said, I have paid off other phone very quickly, so I won't get any credits on other line (on installment), that is stupidity.

    I was not denying that I won't pay line rent, but they are giving me hard time. I will never upgrade any phone from them which I did 27 phones in 5 years for my family and paid off 20 phones. Don't buy anything from them... They are fraud...in NEXT program and in DIRECTV services. I will disconnect DIRECTV in June 2018 after completing of my one year. I am in transition to disconnect all services at once in coming months with AT&T, I have already paid off my phone. Already paid off my phone...

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    Customer ServiceReliability

    Reviewed March 22, 2018

    I've had At&t cell service for many years. Recently (in the last year) data speeds where I live have gotten slower and slower, and in the last 6 months have gone to where the data drops more often than it works. I've begun running speed tests and get regular speeds of 0.25 mbps when it is working with occasional speeds of 1 mbps. However on a regular basis (several times per day noticed, whenever data will not do the most basic function, such as download emails) when I do a speed test it shows an error due to the network being down.

    At&t customer service says it is simply because too many people are connected to our tower. There is a very limited amount of housing within the radius of the tower, and the number has not changed significantly in over 20 years. However, data speeds have gotten so slow that it is essentially unusable. I've spend hours on the phone with At&t diagnostics, resetting various things on the phone...all to no avail, which is no surprise since the same problem happens for all 4 phones on my account. The best answer I get from them is "oh well." If there was a way to file a class action suit for issues such as this, I would join. I'm in a 2 year contract with $3,800 worth of new cell phones. Otherwise I would switch carriers. What a mess...

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 21, 2018

    AT&T was our service provider for 10+ years. We bought 4 new devices, one was supposed to be free in a promotional deal, it wasn’t. We filed a claim for the first time in 10 years for 2 broken devices following AT&T's instructions, they denied our claim, and customer service refused to help us. We have tried multiple times to get clarity on why our claim was denied and why we did not get the promotional deal we were told we were signing up for by an AT&T representative at an AT&T store, and nobody has been forthcoming with any of our questions.

    We were then left with 2 broken new devices, a denied claim, and AT&T would not work with us in this matter. We were forced to change carriers, and AT&T would not work with us on our remaining bill and sent it to collections, which we have taken care of, and would have if AT&T would have worked with us. We have routinely been overcharged for years with this company, and whenever we tried to resolve the issues AT&T would not work with us. Terrible way to run a business.

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    Customer ServiceReliability

    Reviewed March 20, 2018

    I have had 3 different LG G6 phones in the past 11 months and no one can hear the phone conversation. ATT wants me to get another phone and spending 20 hours trying to troubleshoot this phones is way too much. I want out of ATT but they want to troubleshoot.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 20, 2018

    I was with Spectrum when they jacked my bill up higher. Upset I called a AT&T customer service representative to find out what AT&T could and would do for me. I was happy when she told me I could keep my current home phone number. AT&T hooked up my phone internet and TV last week. I have tried for 5 days to have my original phone number reinstated. I did everything all the people I talked with told me to do only to find out once I have cancelled everything with Spectrum that AT&T customer service lied and I do not get to keep my original #. This really screws my little home business up that I have and I do not know what to do now. Wish they would have been honest with me.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 19, 2018

    I got double charged for a transaction, I wasn't angry because I understood that it happens. I have been on the phone for 4.5 hours being bounced around from one phone number to the next that I am finally going to put down the towel and call it a day. They can keep my 50 dollars. I literally cannot afford to be a customer of AT&T, not because of the monthly payments I make, but because they took double the amount one day and I don't have enough hours in my day to figure out who to talk to, to get my money back.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed March 19, 2018

    A representative came to our house offering U-verse and Internet. Being that we weren't really happy with our cable service, we invited her in to learn the details. She offered free install, free equipment, $300 Visa card along with changing and bundling our phone service including a free upgrade for 2 of our phones. We mentioned that our phones weren't eligible for upgrade but she said it didn't matter. She said she was sent out with this sales package and was authorized to do the upgrade. As she was setting it up, they were having difficulties doing the upgrade. I said I wanted to hold off until they had it cleared up, but she called her supervisor and assured us that it was taken care of right then.

    They hurried out the next day and hooked everything up and unhooked all of the cable boxes. I called the sales person right afterwards to find out where we were on the upgrades. She said she would have it by the next day. Two more days pass and I haven't heard from her and she hasn't returned my phone calls. After spending a couple hours on the phone being bounced around by AT&T, I finally asked for the cancellation department. The cancellation dept. told me it was all being straightened out. They would call me on Friday between 1-3pm for the details to ship out the phones. Guess what... No call.

    I called them the following Monday to spend another hour on the phone. I let them know that if it weren't resolved today that I wanted service cancelled and equipment picked up the next day. They told me it could take up to two billing cycles to straighten things out. I told them that I wanted to cancel and would probably cancel my phone service after being a customer for nearly 20 years. They told me to hold on and they would call me back later today. They did call back and told me they would not be able to upgrade the phones and basically didn't care. They do not honor the offers they give to get you signed up. I will never recommend this company to anyone. This is truly the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I feel like I have been conned.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 18, 2018

    We are with AT&T for many years, just to be excellent company years ago. I call customer service on 3/7/18 around 7:45 pm, someone by name Emilio start talking to me. After two min he stop talking to me. I wait in line for 17 minutes. Once he comes back again I ask to spoke to a supervisor. Waits for 37 minutes. No answer from anybody. Very disappointed, I will try a different company.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 16, 2018

    I called to get internet service almost 4 weeks ago. The man I talked to got all my information and took my card information and money ($100) with no problem. Said I'd be receiving an email within 24 hours and if not to call back. I waited 48 and still no email. Come to find out service is not provided in my area and I had to cancel my order in order to receive my refund. It's been 4 weeks and I feel like a I'm a rat in a maze. I've talked to 6 different people in 4 weeks and no help. Then I received a letter in the mail that I'm signed up in auto pay and my card will be charged monthly. I just got off the phone with 2 different people to try to get my money back and try to find out why I'm enrolled in auto pay and still no answer then I got hung up on. Thinking about talking to my lawyer because I'm not getting anywhere and this is ridiculous. I do not recommend AT&T. Very unprofessional people.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 14, 2018

    We (my family, 3 of us) signed up for AT&T and we were told our Sprint would be bought out and how much our bill would be a month, this was in November. It is now March and we have written letters to the CEO, Randall L. Stephenson, talked to the manager of the store, talked to Amee ** (social media specialist) plus many more which we have documented. Everyone says they will get back to us with a solution and they NEVER call back. I have everything documented. Something will happen with this even if there is no call back from anyone. I am prepared to hire a class action lawsuit attorney and go from there if there is no resolution. Thank you in advance.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed March 14, 2018

    BOGO promotion is a false advertisement and a bait and switch technique. Using this unscrupulousness techniques is ripping thousands of customers out of their hard made money. Hoping they don't complain or are too busy to spend hours of talking to outsourced representatives. I have spend numerous hours trying to fix the excess of charges for a phone that was promise to be free by the AT&T representative that told me if I agreed to buy one get one free BOGO promotion and switch my TV carrier from Xfinity to DirecTV my total combined wireless services including all of my devices insurance and DirecTV together were going to cost me $313.00 a month. I have paid already 4 month after that $480.00. Next month they said is going to be $380.00 and the last representative told me I should not expect to get anything free in life.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingReliability

    Reviewed March 14, 2018

    AT&T is a fraud and they need to be investigated by the government. They overcharged every month on my bill and disconnect my wireless service if I don't pay. My bill is $220.00 a month and I pay my bill monthly. All of a Sudden my bill in March 2018 is over a thousand dollars. What is this and they had me with no service for 3 days. Supposedly they are charging me for a defective phone I sent back in January and some unknown charges I don't know about. Please think about before you choose AT&T as your wireless service. They are a scam and they will try to milk your money!!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 14, 2018

    AT&T worse business ever. I will be filing a lawsuit against AT&T. I was told my bill would be $105 a month, auto pay, select pay with phone and internet, since November 14, my service have been interrupted 5 times. I have your customer service supervisor stating my name. Had a * at the end of my name so that is the reason my bill could not be combined together, that's not my problem, that is a error on your business behalf. I have called AT&T 7 times over a hour on the phone each time. This is unprofessional. I'm filing a lawsuit against this company.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed March 13, 2018

    Thanks to AT&T in Tampa for poor sales support! We recently went into our local AT&T store on South Dale Mabry in Tampa Florida, to get information on getting new phones for my wife and myself. The person that tried to help us was very sluggish, mumbled into his chest all the time, and couldn't answer one of our main questions: Will the Samsung S8 series phones adapt to different voltages in other countries (not plug types, not cell standards, but the actual voltage)? He was too lazy to even get an S8 out of stock and look at the adapter that goes into the power outlet to answer our question! They eventually suggested that we go to Best Buy and ask their Samsung guy! Here's where the thanks comes in - Best Buy had a $200 per phone discount on these phones that AT&T didn't offer ('cause the S9s were coming very soon). So keep up the bad work AT&T - save us all some money!

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 12, 2018

    First of all, I have been a loyal customer for 10 years. Never a late payment with the highest data rate. Recently I switched to Verizon because my family member works there. So naturally I canceled and ported out my number. I been on the phone with them twice, spent over an hour with these people. Kept saying, "Sorry but we need your money still". Even though I already canceled and closed account. I'm being charged for 3 months bill for highest data rate after I canceled. I want everyone know they will sting you once you leave. Beware.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed March 11, 2018

    I tried to take advantage of AT&T’s “Buy One – Gift One” policy last December 2017. So I bought one phone (upgraded a line) and I was supposed to get another one for “free”. However, AT&T sent me three phones (one was by accident), so I returned one. I had billing charges for three additional lines. I called several times to clear this up; however, they were sarcastically nice, saying they would take care of it, but their ploy was to delay clearing up their mistake and kept on charging me. They finally said I returned the wrong phone and could not take advantage of the “Buy One – Gift One” offer. This company is dishonest at best, has no integrity and is toxic. Do not give them your business and hard earned money. Typical bait and switch scheme.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 11, 2018

    It seems no matter what I do I always owe an extra 40 each month. They always have a reason. Have you noticed that no matter what you're needing to speak with a customer service rep the calls ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS OVER AN HOUR. I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO RESOLVE our issues through chat, in which there is not print option available, I was on chat for almost 2 hours ending with a supervisor where he signed off on me and the whole chat disappeared. Gone. No way to get it back. I just wasted another 2 hours jumping through crazy ATT crap.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2018

    A representative at AT&T in Columbia, MD told me that if I switched to DIRECTV with a 2-year contract, I would receive Unlimited data on my cell phone for no additional cost. After visiting the store and speaking with the same sales rep three times, I did sign up for DIRECTV and let them install a dish on my roof (which I really didn't want to do) so that I could get Unlimited data. Truth, "Yes, you can get Unlimited DATA with DirecTV IF you pay $40 extra for it." Two full months, I visited the store and showed my bills to my rep. He fidgeted with my bill online and told me the next one would be correct. Today, I was told by a manager (the rep changed offices) that I would be paying the $40 for Unlimited going forward. I didn't sign a new contract, so now I'm looking for a new phone service.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2018

    I have paid $34.99 a month since Dec. 2016 for insurance for the 2 iPads we got through AT&T. Almost $500 later, we have to pay more for the deductible on their damaged device than what we would spend going out and buying a whole new mini iPad. My husband says this is fraud and is thinking of hiring an attorney. Oh they sure saw us coming.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed March 9, 2018

    Upgraded to include U-verse and was promised if I upgrade (buy one) I would get one free. Bill comes and they are charging me $26.34/month for 2nd phone contract. Several individuals complained (internet search) with same issue. AT&T should be investigated and class action should be initiated about this fraud. Spent several hours and several phone calls to their Customer service department with promise of “I will look into this and have someone call you”. The only “service” they provide is the same service a prostitute would provide. If I wanted to be screwed I would not go to AT&T. AT&T makes it difficult to change carriers without changing phones too. Why has the FCC put an end to this? This is criminal. How can the FCC allow AT&T to continue bilking their customers and not take steps to prevent this.

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    Customer ServiceStaffProcess

    Reviewed March 9, 2018

    I have been an AT&T wireless customer for over 12 years and it has been a love hate relationship for the most part, albeit manageable except for the last 12 months. I have 4 lines on my account and 2 phones on their next program and a tablet. My bill should never be more than $200-$240 a month. However, my bill each month has been $400-$700 each month. I have tried to resolve this each month and have spoke to customer support, live chat, billing etc with no success. I have had my service interrupted several times during the time I was trying to resolve the issue and each time that happened I was told that I had to pay the past due amounts, regardless if the bill was accurate or not in order to restore service and each time I paid the balance, I would start the process all over again.

    Customer service reps would put me on hold for up to 4 hours, transfer me several times until their customer service department closed or I hung up. After six months of getting nowhere with customer support. I decided to start complaining on social media. I expressed my issues on their Twitter and Facebook pages, and within 48 hours I had Celeste **, AT&T Social Media Specialist contact me and said she would look into my account.

    In August 2017, she responded to me through Twitter. She said, “I have started looking into your account and I can see why you are upset. I would be too.” "I went back to October of last year (2016) and your bills are $500 a month. I can see that you have 4 phones on the account and a tablet. Your bill should be at the most $233.50 plus tax so call it $250. I have gone through your account and itemized what your total bill should be each month see attached.” "I am only allowed to credit items for the last 90 days. I am going to have to sit with one of the Sr. managers to go over your history and see what they can do.”

    At this point, I explained to her that my bill was due the following week and the amount once again was $550. She told me to log into my account and push the payment due date back until she had a chance to meet with her Sr. manager. A few days later, she did get back to me and told me that she was turning the case over to her manager. I received this Facebook messenger notification. “Hi **! I am Celeste's supervisor I was waiting until tonight to call once I have had a chance to review all of the information when there is less agents around. I have reviewed it as far as I can. If you would like you can give me a call at 877-929-5551 and my extension is **. My hours are 10 AM to 7 PM CST Tuesday-Saturday. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you! - Zackary ** Social Media Specialist."

    I called the following day and his response was, “There is nothing I can do until you pay the past due amount of the $550. Once this is paid, we can then discuss applying credits to your account.” I said, Why should I be paying this amount when you and Celeste have reviewed the account and agree that I have been paying 2x what I should have been for the past year.” He told me that there was nothing he could do until that was paid.

    The following day my account was interrupted. Once again, I paid the amount to have the service turned on and fees etc. Immediately, I contacted Zachary. I left numerous voicemails with no response so I went back to the AT&T Twitter and Facebook page and filed a similar complaint to what is written above. The response I got was “here is the link for all of our arbitration information http://soc.att.com/2fz1qjd. If you have any further questions please reach out and we will be here to assist you. Thank you and have a great rest of your day! - Zackary ** Social Media Specialist”

    In December, my service was interrupted again, however this time, I was not paying until I had this resolved. At this point, I have now paid six more months (August - December) at $500 + with documentation from their team stating that my bill should only be $250 max. It’s now March 2018 they still have refused to contact me and sent me the following “Regretfully, we have canceled your wireless service because your account remains unpaid. If your account remains unpaid, we may be left with no alternative but to refer your account to a collection agency."

    The four accounts that are on this account were my two nieces who live in another state and in high school and my mother who is fighting breast cancer. I am now in the process of sending letters to the corporate office of AT&T, their board of directors and every social media outlet I can find in hopes that someone will assist.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2018

    If it was possible to give a half star then I would only give a half. First of all I hardly ever had signal. Not at work, not at home, and not at any family member’s house. I also was sold a stolen phone at first by a sales representative when I added my mother to my service. And I was lied to by another sales representative and was "given" a hotspot I didn't ask for and then was charged for and when I tried to return it I had to pay an early termination fee for it. Then when I finally cancelled my service I was sent a bill for $58 as my last bill. Which jumped to $250 something and was told it was an early termination fee but I told them I had my phone before I got the service so I didn't have a contract and therefore should not be charged an early termination fee as there is nothing that is being terminated early. And then they switched it and said that it was an early termination fee for the same hotspot I had already paid the termination fee for months before.

    On top of it all when I finally got to speak to an operator that could help I was told that it would be investigated and that I would get a call back within 7 days. Which never happened. Shocker. And then they send the bill to collections. As if I hadn't been trying to work things out with them. It was now been months since I have cancelled the service and I have yet to get some actual help. I will never spend another dollar on anything AT&T related.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 7, 2018

    I gave up on AT&T wireless phone service 2 years ago because there was always an issue with my bill. Now, I am going to cancel my AT&T wireless home internet service. The phone cable has always, as long as I have lived here, gone through the crawlspace and right up through the carpeting in the living room. There is actually a hole in the carpet to get the cable into the house. Now that we are having new carpet installed, naturally we wanted a wall jack put on that wall. We were told that it would cost 150.00. We are already paying 47.00 per month for 3 mbps service. I thought that I would ask for manager or to talk to an English speaking person. {wrong} AT&T put me through the 1.5 hour switchboard shuffle. I have decided to go with Comcast. @ 24.99 per month for 15 mbps service.

    I would just like to know, how AT&T thinks it is acceptable for a customer to have a phone cable through the carpeting? Maybe this is the way it is done in India or Pakistan or one of their remote island phone centers, but we just don't do it like this in the USA. I give AT&T a half of a star. They were rude and condescending. I do not recommend them to anyone. Did I mention that Comcast has 60.00 installation. I am thankful that we have other options.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed March 5, 2018

    One of the lines on my wireless account called in to reset her voicemail password. Rep instead reset MY entire voicemail along with hers, rather than just the password. We both had to set up our voicemail again, even though I'd had mine set up for the last 8 years. When I called in to talk to a manager about it, the supervisor I talked to (Laurento) kept trying to sell me on DirecTV, ignored me when I said I wasn't interested in the service, and didn't even bother trying to resolve the issue I called in for. Instead, he lied about it and transferred me to another department. I've been a loyal AT&T customer for the last 8 years, but that ends this week. I expect better in a customer service line, particularly when the service I'm currently paying for is so absurdly overpriced. Your reps could easily work for Comcast, AT&T, and believe me, that's not what you should be shooting for.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2018

    I was told 2 years ago when I bought a phone under the old contract when you could get them for $99 and sign a 2 year contract - which I’ve done for over 20 years, that when this last contract was up this past December there would be some fee that would come off my bill. That we were always paying full price for a phone was somewhat hidden in our bill. When apparently they lied cause when I called to see why it hadn’t come off they said there was no such thing. Guess I’ll be ending my relationship with ATT now! Maybe Verizon doesn’t lie to their people!

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    Reviewed March 5, 2018

    Was being charged for data time when not using phone. Their story is background apps not being used are somehow using this data. Charges were at least $200.00. We had never gone over our limit ever. Could get nowhere with this problem. So switched phones to T-Mobile with unlimited data, now no problem and saved $20.00 a month on my bill.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2018

    We were previously Verizon customers and after our phones were paid for we decided to search for a bundle offer through AT&T to include DirecTV, mobile service, and Nighthawk internet service. This service would have saved us $200 per month as we would canceled Mediacom. We wanted to avoid ALL issues of switching service so we asked many questions. In the past we were told erroneous information at a corporate Verizon store so to avoid issues I told the rep and manager at the Davenport Iowa corporate AT&T store we were going to record our discussions. Of course he thought that was ridiculous and said we could just write it down. Anybody can write anything down but doesn’t necessarily mean that’s what was said. Nonetheless we recorded.

    I advised him we were previously told there might be a problem with the Samsung Galaxy S6 working properly on their system. I advised the manager of this and he laughed saying never heard of such a thing and guaranteed we would have no issues. They also gave an amount of our bill as $202 before taxes each month. After being assured we had the correct information we signed the contract. They unlocked the phone and said everything was fine. Problems began that day - after many phone calls with the AT&T Corporation, Verizon 3rd level techs, Samsung corporation and visits to the store the problem with the phone could not be fixed and would not operate on AT&T’s system.

    After speaking with the manager again he refused to accept any responsibility and walked away. He had another rep help us and he called AT&T himself and immediately handed the phone to my husband. I said, "Aren’t you going to take care of this." He said, "You know what’s wrong," and refused to assist any further. More to the story but it is irrelevant at this point. As far as billing is concerned we asked AT&T Corporation what they showed our bill would be and was told it would be $40 more per month than what we were told in the store. Needless to say we canceled the contract with AT&T and went back to Verizon. I would not recommend AT&T to anyone who has a brain to think with.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed March 3, 2018

    I was an AT&T phone & wireless customer for 3 years. I couldn't get a power point to load. The speeds were so slow. I called a few times & they said it was the area I live in. After a few years of this, I talked to some people on my street & found out that AT&T lied - other service providers had 250X speeds. So I got Comcast & it is 250X faster! I called AT&T to cancel my wireless - the first time I was on hold for an hour & they hung up. The second time I was on hold for over an hour but actually got someone & they said they cancelled my wireless. They did not. I am currently on hold again. You are not allowed to cancel your service online. DO NOT USE AT&T or you will never be able to get out of it.

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