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AT&T Wireless is the cellular branch of AT&T services. The company offers a variety of plan options to suit every customer's needs. Choices include unlimited text, talk and data plans, shared data plans and prepaid options. Customers can get a new phone from AT&T when they purchase a plan or continue using their current one.
- Several plan options
- Includes streaming services
- Wide range of coverage
- Low limits before data throttling
- Not the cheapest plans
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Reviewed May 6, 2017
A month ago, I called up AT&T. I was looking for a better package than what I had with Comcast for internet/TV. I already had AT&T Wireless, so I wanted to see if bundling would give me a better deal. The salesperson offered a bundle package - my existing AT&T Wireless with Unlimited Plus monthly plan with AT&T GigaPower internet + U-verse 300 package with HBO, all combined for $165, no activation fees. HBO was a package with the Unlimited Plus. He specifically said that all activation fees will be waived because of the bundle, and there is no contract. Then he said, they are running a free promotion of Samsung Galaxy Tab E, and I could add that to the bundle for just $10/month, but for being on auto pay, I will get that $10 off. So I agreed for all that.
Then all the problems started. First, they sent AT&T Trek device instead of the Samsung Tab E. I called them, and they said go to the store. I went to their store, and they said, "We can't exchange this, you have to ship it back, and we can give you the exchanged device over here." So I got the Samsung Tab E, and I shipped back the Trek using their return label with USPS. Now they are charging me for both those devices, and I don't even have both devices. I have the USPS confirmation that the device was collected by AT&T returns agent. Then the TV installation happened, and the package was just a basic package. So I called to confirm the amount and package. The phone agent confirmed the $165 for wireless+internet+TV+tablet and fixed the issue with the TV programming. So I started receiving the channels properly.
Then I saw on the myAT&T app that the bill/package amount was not right. And I called them, because I wanted to cancel because I was still within the 30 days. And they said, it's still going through their combined billing team. Ignore what the app says. Rest assured, everything is setup correctly. Our app often shows the wrong information, it will get corrected once the first bill is generated. And if it is not, just call us, and we will fix it. Enjoy the weekend, don't worry. Spend time with the family, and all. So I thought, well, this is a nice company.
Now, after a month, I see the bill for $600!!! I called AT&T again today, and now they are saying that there is no $165 plan documented. I asked them to pull up the previous calls, and they won't. Saying it's a different department. I asked for a supervisor, and they just made me wait indefinitely. I asked to transfer to their Complaints Department and they won't.
In between all this, I have had to spend 10 hours of frustration having to call AT&T multiple times, waiting on their automated machine, then their transferring between so many groups - mobile, U-verse, billing, combined billing, etc. This is the worst customer experience ever. And it's a ripoff!!! Another person in my neighborhood had said the same thing about AT&T a few weeks ago on Nextdoor, that they are running a ripoff scheme, and I did not believe thinking it is a large and respectable company. But something is seriously going on here, that needs major investigation.
Reviewed May 6, 2017
WARNING: STAY AWAY FROM AT&T! I made a payment on my account at 6 am and my service was disconnected at 12 pm the same day on both phones! So now I'm out of my $151 and don't have cell service. I call the 800 number to attempt to resolve the issue. I hear a recording that says I have to pay $40 more for a reconnect fee on top of my next bill. I had to use another phone to call the 800 number just to speak to a live person. They sounded uninterested in resolving my issue and could care less that I been a loyal customer for several years. Looks like it is time to hire an attorney.
Reviewed May 6, 2017
I was a customer for AT&T internet. I asked about tv prices. Employee started with this whole we have the bundle thing with DirecTV going on (tv+internet=89+tax). I'm like, "Are you sure?" to the employee, response, "Yes. Yes definitely $89." We sign up $200 up front because of the credit check. So they install & everything, well I get my 1st bill $187. I call AT&T. "Oh you have to call DirecTV because that is a separate acct." "Ok but I signed up for a bundle?!?!" "OK, WELL YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE STORE HAVE THEM FIX IT FOR YOU." Went in once it. I WILL CALL THEM COME BACK IN 1 WEEK, I go back in 2nd WEEK. Oh come back next week because they said it would get fixed towards the end of this week. -_-
Come in 3rd Week okay everything is fixed. It's because it take 1-3 billing cycle to get it combined. I was always making a payment towards "the account # I had on at&t." 3 month I get hit with $353 bill! I went in there I said was "Is this calls made here & there." ANSWER: "Well since your bill wasn't combined the 1st 2 months you have to pay each bill separately & you haven't paid DirecTV???" I told them they didn't explain that to me & it's obvious they didn't even know & they work for them. They didn't get nothing fixed but $100 credit & people tell me one thing (yes your bill will be $89). Others (no your bill will be $140) & if I want to cancel it's 400+, & what I didn't pay on those 2 months. BS.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
Bought iPhone 4 at Sam's Club in NY years ago. Have paid $9/mo. insurance ever since. Never had a claim. Lost phone last week. Went to local AT&T store where employee gave it the utmost he could to get my lost phone covered. AT&T's insurance dept. denied claim due to no proof of purchase! When did iPhone 4s come out? Anyways, the deductible would have been $75 and I get what I get what they send. Not applicable because I didn't have proof of sale. I ended up having to buy a new phone for $400. Where is the AT&T rule that says to receive an insurance claim you have to show proof of purchase? Ripoff and I am pissed off at AT&T!!!
Reviewed May 4, 2017
On March 9, 2017, my iPHONE 6 PLUS WAS STOLEN AT A LOCAL public school. Because I purchased insurance on cellphones since the 1990's I knew I would not have a problem. Traveled to AT&T STORE off 15-501 Farland, I was greeted by a customer service rep who I shared my dilemma. He immediately offered me a cellphone that cost me $40.00. Dwayne instructed me to bring my cellphone in when I receive it and he would activate it. In addition, I was instructed by AT&T to take my LG tablet in and if it cannot be repaired they decentralized location would replace it. I took it there and Dwayne stated they did not have anymore LG and gave me a Samsung in it place. When I got my bill, Dwayne had broken my 2 year contract with AT&T and I was charge $150.00 for breaking contract, +$45.00 activation fee for my already existing iPhone 6, and for what was replacing a tablet.
It is worth noting that when I contacted AT&T, they were adamant that I broke my contract. I never miss patents since the 90s and had no idea what occurred, my word, my truth did not mean a damn thing. The reps with AT&T were belligerent and insidious. More importantly, my bill went from $203/month to $725.00. I'm sharing this experience with you to make you aware that the customer service reps at this store in Durham or worse than drug dealers. They want your commission and will lie and basically rip you off. In closing, these reps exist as psychopath and it will behoove you to never trust what they are doing for they are predators. I hope this will help someone before visiting this store.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
Have been on the phone, on hold, 3 times and this last time, after 3 hours waiting patiently, and waiting to speak with a supervisor, I was put on hold one last time and then the message said, "call back. Our customer service center IS CLOSED." Problem of over billing not solved and 3 YES THREE hours later, 3 hours of my life wasted. Really??? And you want us to sign up for other services... Fat chance. If I did business like this I would be living under a bridge.
Reviewed May 4, 2017
Bought a Samsung S6 February 2016 and was told in 24 months the phone would be paid for, today was told it would be 30 months. This is just one of a number of problems with customer service. They told me I got an email that confirms all of this. Don't know where it went. Beware of AT&T. They have charged me insurance on a phone that I did not authorize. I am just fed up. Check your statements with a fine tooth comb. Looking for a different cellphone company with integrity.
Reviewed May 3, 2017
Today I called AT&T regarding a "outstanding bill". After being on the phone for a little over a hour and talking to four different people I finally got to the right department. Well the women I spoke to already had a attitude when I started but she continued to repeat saying "let me repeat myself so you can understand." "WTH. Are you calling me stupid?" She said "I didn't say that" and repeated again "let me say it again so you can understand." Is she for real? I told her again that am not stupid, am very intelligent and she need to watch how she spoke to people because she kept insulting my intelligence! She continued to argue with me so I hung up! I have been with AT&T for over 10 years, but today I am frustrated and hurt... I will start to look for another cell phone company AT&T.
Reviewed May 3, 2017
I called 611 from my phone because I had an issue with my bill. That person gave me a phone number to call specifically for billing. I called that number and was greeted with a rep who may have been mentally challenged... I spent 30 min on the phone with him not getting anywhere and then was disconnected. So I called the number for billing that I was told to call and was sent to the same place that the 611 number sent me. They told me they would transfer me to billing but next time I should call the 800 number to which I told them that I did call the 800 number. I was transferred and put on hold a couple of times and finally got a person to help me discuss my bill until I was disconnected again.
I started all over again and finally asked for a supervisor. I am pretty sure the "supervisor" was one of the many reps that I had already talked to already. She personally escorted my call to a billing rep. That person asked me the same questions that the other 7 people had asked me. I told her to please call me back if we were to get disconnected and she said of course. Then after giving her said information, my call was disconnected. Did she call me back... NO! This company is a joke - an actual joke. They make their money and they know they do not have to have good customer service because you are locked into a contract. So you can kiss their ass if you don't like it. I cannot wait until my time is up with them. I will never ever ever give them my business and will let every person I know know about my experience. And btw, you can tell by the very similar posts here that no one cares.
Reviewed May 3, 2017
I have been a customer with AT&T since it was still Cingular. I always had an unlimited data plan that even after they no longer offered unlimited, I was grandfathered to the plan. I held on to that plan until February this year. I called AT&T asking about their new unlimited plan. I even asked specifically if I can keep my corporate discount from Tupperware if I switch over. I was assured by the rep that I spoke to that my corporate discount will be honored even after I switch my plan and my kids to the new unlimited plan. I specifically explained to her that if she cannot honor the discount, that I refused to let go of my grandfather unlimited data. After reassurance from her (And she was so nice and polite) that I can keep the discount, I agreed to change my grandfather unlimited data to the new unlimited data plan they were offering.
I never look at any of my bills since I have auto debit for my bill. I decided to check my bill out since I noticed that my bill is getting higher every month. I noticed that I lost my corporate discount and the only discount I was receiving was $10 for having paperless billing and auto pay (I was aware of this discount since it was explained to me in February). I called AT&T and spoke to a Justin. He explained to me that I can no longer get my discount since the Unlimited plan no longer honor any corporate discount. I explained to him how I have been a customer for years and that I pay over $200 for my bill. He insist that there is nothing he can do and that my phone call will be escalated to a person higher than him.
I spoke to a lady (Forgot her name) and even she refused to help me with my situation. I felt like they do no care about their customer and they only care about the money. They do not even honor the loyalty of a customer who have been with their company for more than 15 years. I am even a DirecTV customer and now I am so turned off by their lack of sympathy or understanding. She totally dismissed any thoughts of helping me or making my situation better. I am so disappointed with them that I feel like looking for a new phone company for my business and telling everyone (Friends and families) that are AT&T customer to switch to a new company.
I believe that this company should be investigated for lying and deceiving all their customers. I believe that I am not the only person they have cheated and lied to. The public should be aware of how they talk to people to become a customer and once you are in, they can do whatever they want even not honoring what was said and just use the excuse that they need to train their customer service better. Also, any future changes on billing like honoring or not discounts should be told and put in writing so this never happens again to anyone. I have 4 lines with them (3 mobile and 1 iPad) and DirecTV for my home.
Reviewed May 2, 2017
I want to start that I gave a one star because it is impossible to give a zero star review. I got a call one day from an AT&T representative that I was qualified for a bundle that included cable with the premium movie channels, unlimited phone calling globally, and internet service at 60 mbps at $72 for 2 years. I had my appointment to receive and get the services installed on April 27, 2017, but only the DirecTV cable came and the AT&T representative told us they were booked and they rescheduled us for May 3, 2017. We agreed to that.
A couple of days later we received a letter from AT&T that we were going to pay $125 a month for the bundle. I called and asked what was going on and the representative told me that the first month it was $160, second month $125 and then after that, it was going to be $85 a month not the $72. They also informed me that cable only included the premium channels for three months, there were going to be extra charges on call to cell phones, and the internet service was only 18 mbps. Having heard this I wanted to cancel my bundle right away but there was a problem. The DirecTV was already in motion and I would have to pay a fine of $20 a month which would equate to $480 about half of the 24 months years worth.
They did tell us that they could cancel the phone and internet service, which I did. Now I am stuck with a crappy cable service for $40 month for 24 months. If anyone in here receives an offer for whatever service, bundle, or programming please make sure it was the representative said it is before you fall into the 2 year contract, crazy cancellation fees, and overall bad services. Find a company that does not have a contract based service which will allow you to opt out of that service when you want to. I cannot stress enough how misguided and with how much false advertisement they tricked me into this horrendous deal.
Reviewed May 2, 2017
I don't normally write negative reviews, however, my experience with AT&T has been beyond frustrating and is now hurting my credit!!! I contacted AT&T to get DSL installed and I had to sign up for the package that includes a phone line. The installer came to hook it up and left without installing anything and without any real explanation, saying I would have to call customer service. I did and they informed me that DSL is not available in my area. I said, "Okay but I won't be billed for anything, correct?" The customer service rep said that I would not.
Lo and behold 6 months later I get a call from a collection agency... I was never sent a bill but now I'm in collections. I've called them multiple times to dispute, they say that somebody would contact me... Never happened. Now, they have sent it to the credit bureaus and are affecting my credit. This is unbelievable!! I will NEVER use AT&T again and I will be telling everybody I know my horrible experience. This doesn't even mention the nightmare I've had to deal with my wireless bills. AT&T have friendly customer service reps and good mobile coverage... but that does not make up for the disorganized and ultimately unhelpful service. I would rather deal with Sprint's iffy coverage than ever go through this frustration again.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
I have been dealing with this company for years. I have always had issues with them and should have left them a long time ago. Recently I was late returning a phone through warranty. For that, they charged me for the phone 589.00. I have paid over 800.00 in April alone for my family's phone bill. They applied that to the charges for the phone even though it was in dispute. They turned my phone off over this. I tracked the phone and it showed it as being delivered on Monday after I sent it off. I reached a chat agent and they turned it back on and told me that the charges would be removed and I would not be turned off again. On the following Thursday, without warning, phones were off again. Friday chat agent had the phones back on and promised they would not be off again. Charges would be removed in 2 business days... Monday afternoon while I am out of town, phones are turned off again without warning.
As I talk to an agent AGAIN, they say that the phone (warranty return) has not been received when I have been told by other agents that it was in fact there. Several claims have been filed to dispute this charge, but it is still there. I have the tracking number showing that they have it, yet they want to deny my claim. I am about to go with another company. I have had it with AT&T.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
I've been with AT&T for over 8 years so imagine what they will do to new customers. They have a loyalty department which is a complete joke. So my plan was up. I decided to call and order a new phone with a new plan. The rep told me the cheapest plan that I'm looking for is 153 after taxes. But if I want I can get a free phone and another line for only 20 more. I said that's fine.
A month later my bill is 354. I called and the rep tells me he made a mistake. He fixes it and my bill is now 194. I said the guy told me it would only be 173 after taxes that's why I agreed to this. I can't pay 194. She transfers me to loyalty department. There was loud noise in background. A party was happening and could barely hear the guy. I told him I never agreed to 194 dollar bill and wanted to return the other phone. I never used it. He said I can't. It's past 2 weeks. I said, "Well how am I supposed to know. My bill didn't come till now." He said there's nothing he can do...
Oh and by the way the rep I talked to after this purchase said I could have gotten what I originally wanted for a little over a 100 NOT 153. I'm so done with them. I'm even considering paying off both phones and going elsewhere. CROOKS is what they are. Bait and switched me and there's nothing I can do about it. Can't even explain in words how stressed I am about this. STAY AWAY FROM AT&T. TRUST ME, this is coming from an 8 year customer. Can't wait to leave them.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
I have been with AT&T for my cell service for the past 15 years. In the last two years I have encountered the worst customer service any company that I have ever dealt with to this point. Not only did I use them for U-verse television services but the combination of television and cellphone have nearly driven me crazy. It would take too much time to go into great detail but I have to say that my phone call I've just an hour ago was my very worst yet. The lady that answered the telephone began to treat me in a racist tone within the first minute on the phone with her. It is rare that I ever have trouble with racism eyes are being treated racist or treating anyone that way. This woman when I asked her what was wrong, how do I upset her, she began to be silent only answering in as few words as possible to anything that I ask her. She was purposely quiet.
When I try to get some information about my billing she was very short and curt and to almost every question I ask she was there I don't know. This was the worst customer service experience yet but AT&T has been getting worse and worse over the last two years. I have found that no matter what happens on a phone call with the folks at AT&T, they are not held accountable for anything they say or do. You'll find out that you are held accountable for everything you do but the operators at AT&T do not have to answer for their behavior. Just try and hold someone accountable or just try to find a supervisor who will hold them accountable. Good luck! Supervisor stick up for their employees no matter how rude they are to you. I could give you some horror stories between customer service and myself just since December 2016.
Folks, AT&T as well as many other companies need to be held accountable for their actions. Somehow we need to cause backlash to occur until such a time when we get the customer service we deserve as consumers. Being treated terribly on the telephone should never happen especially since you are purchasing their product, but again the problem is that customer relations have gone downhill and no one is having to answer for their bad service. AT&T is just a long list of companies doing this today but in my experience to this date they are the worst.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
Reasons not to do business with AT&T Mobility! First AT&T will quote you one price for their services then gradually over time increase your bill. Second getting good customer service is next to impossible. When you get ready to leave and they are requested to unlock your devices, it is next to impossible as well! I called them at least 7 times in order to accomplish that and it was only accomplished when I went to the Metro PCS store with their help. Their network isn't all they proclaim it to be, my coverage is better now and I get three times the data, unlimited calling, and texting for less than half of what AT&T charged. Because I wrote them a bad review before they have tried to stick it to me on my final bill. Well they better enjoy the money because they will never see another dime from me. Lastly, have they ever severed their relationship with the 1-900 porn call industry. Just wondering if any Christian should do business with them.
Reviewed May 1, 2017
I have being a faithful client of AT&T wireless, cable, and house phone for many years through all the company's name changes Bell South, Southern, Bell Cingular. I eliminated the bundle plan and will be eliminating internet soon. I have to say that I am disappointed and angry how much disdain the company show for their customers.
For starters, you wait a minimum of about a half hour on the line to get a customer representative who will provide you with information that may or may not be accurate. Today, I had to unfortunately contact them regarding a dispute with my bill, where I had to get a credit of $112.00 due to a replacement device I had return to Assurance, AT&T's Insurance Company several weeks ago. Assurance said that it will take a couple of days for the credit to be reflected, today I call AT&T I was told something different, that I had to wait because the credit still pending.
Unhappy with the response from Joy in Indiana office I asked for a manager. Joy said they were several yet no one wanted or desire to come to the phone to address my complaint and fix the issue. This is the last straw that broke the camel's back. I am looking into other cell phone companies, there is too much competition out there for me to continue to feel dissatisfied. I am not in the habit of writing reviews, but I could not longer pass my feeling for this company.
Reviewed April 30, 2017
Every single month this darn company adds a dollar or more to my account and try to say it's taxes (and it's not). Trying to talk to customer service is terrible. But yet they are quick to answer calls when it comes to paying the darn bill. I can't wait to disconnect with them. They are terrible. I talked to one rude customer service rep who said "well go to another company".
Reviewed April 30, 2017
Be aware they will overcharge you and you will not get customer service. I was tricked to upgrade 2 iPhone 6 for iPhone 7. After I traded my phones at the store I was told I have to make installments for only 2 month then I will get the credit. Since Oct 2016 and now almost May 2017 never seen a credit. My bill over 400$ a month. Every time I call they create a case and I have to wait 2 month. First they told me that the store sent the phones to the wrong warehouse and now they are found and I have to wait 2 month for the credit. Then now they said it's approved but I have to wait 3 billing cycles to get the credit. I am hold hostage as I want to cancel my account and move to a different company but they say if I cancel I will not get any credits, at the same time I have to keep paying over 360$ a month bill.
This is not the only issue. Back last year they had an offer buy one phone get one free. I bought 2 phones and I paid fully for one phone. They still charge me for 2 phone payments as they claim they can not find the payment even after giving them a copy from my credit card statement. It's an awful experience that I do. It want anyone to go through. We have a business account with T-Mobile and really we never had any billing issues. Customers be aware. Do not fall into the trap of financing or upgrading through AT&T. I lost many thousands of dollars with them. I can not get any higher supervisor to help me. I spoke to George ** employer ID ** today and he told me that no one is available or can change the fact that I have to wait 3 billing cycles to get my credit that I was suppose to get last October 2016. I hope the CEO of AT&T read this but I doubt as he probably enjoying the money I pay for him from this account.
Reviewed April 29, 2017
I was told when I called customer service about getting a new phone that I was eligible for an "upgrade" and there would be no change in my bill. That was a lie. I am now being charged an additional $30,00 per month. That was a complete lie. There is no "upgrade" about it. It was just buying a new phone. They won't do anything about it.
Reviewed April 29, 2017
In August of last year, I started receiving texts stating I went over my allotted data unlimited. The first one read, "you just used 25% of your unlimited data plan." Then it jumped to 75%. Next thing I know they claim I used all of the plan data. Now get this, all this happened while I was at work. I work for the IRS. You can't use your phone at work. Everyone knows this. I never used a lot of data ever. I still have the paperwork from the day I signed with them.
Basically my AT&T account had a bunch of rollover data. The green line went all the way across the page and then some. Why didn't that data kick in. They claimed I used that too. So for the rest of that day, they continued to send me 1 GB every fifteen minutes.They ran my bill up, to over a thousand dollars. I have the texts to prove it bill me for 1gb but never added it to the account. It is impossible to use 1gb, in fifteen minutes.
Talked to Mr Jeff ** corporate office. He lied on me to the FCC. Told the FCC he couldn't contact me. Once I sent the proof that he did, at&t sent this fraud to collections. At this time they're still calling. My contract is over in may, phone still off because I refuse to pay fraud. They keep sending me padded bills, almost thirteen hundred dollars last I checked. Now watch them slap the ETF on there, and run the bill up some more. This was deceit at it's finest. What a bunch of toads they are...
Reviewed April 28, 2017
Like many others in these posts, we were promised 'high speed internet' with DSL, the only option (except satellite which I am researching now). AT&T has no physical customer service location for their internet service here. We are rural but not way out there and have neighbors also dealing with the terrible internet connection affecting their children's school work, etc. I work from home and need internet that does not keep disconnecting every few minutes. Numerous technicians have been here in the short 3 months when we purchased the home (oh, and was told by the sellers - no issues here - ya, right). So we are told by each that DSL is going away and no one knows what or if they will install U-verse here. Comcast service ends just a few streets over and has no service here.
Calling the AT&T customer service is agonizing to say the least. All I can say is the government should outlaw these companies rules, services and fees as much as they have the mortgage industry! So many unhappy people dealing with this!! And same issue with billing - always WRONG!!! Different story every time you call. I have to end now as service may disconnect.
Reviewed April 27, 2017
Lost my Galaxy S7 edge on the 5th of April, I went to At&t Jupiter branch to see if I can get a replacement phone. To my surprise I didn't have insurance. It was never added to my account when I purchased the phone. So the manager told me to purchase a new phone that I can use for 30days while I was waiting for the insurance the manager added to my account to kick in. 30 days later I went back to the store to get a replacement phone. The store manager who told me to wait 30 days told me that they never added the insurance again and he was calling his manager to see if they can help me. Yet he knew from get Go that they cannot add insurance to an old phone. It will look like fraud.
What pissed me off is not able to tell me the truth and acted as if he is helping me when he was doing nothing for me. It's been more than 20 days since Angel the store manager promised me to call me with a feedback. It's not my problem that the agent did not add insurance I just want them to be fair and train their agents well. Or I can give them their phones back and I can go to another company.
Reviewed April 27, 2017
I bought an Asus Padfone X mini in eBay. I didn't know that it was locked to AT&T. When I received it, I can't use my MintSim card. But before I go ahead and return the item, I went to AT&T website to figure out how to possibly unlock the device. It is so much easier, just have your IMEI number ready. I am a non-subscriber. I received an email to verify my request and was told to wait 2 business days and also I received a request number. The following day I went to the website again to check the status of my request, entered the IMEI number and the request number they sent me in the email and was shocked that the status says approved! And along with it was my unlock code, not even 2 days yet, I'm so thrilled. Not only did AT&T saved me a trip 20 miles away, I didn't have to go back to eBay and find another good deal smartphone and wait for the auction to end... and so on and so forth, the whole nine yards again. Five stars for AT&T!
Reviewed April 27, 2017
Attempted to upgrade a device at the S. Arlington RD store in Akron OH on 4-22-17. The entire transaction was messed up from start to finish. First Jessica said the order was placed. I gave her my credit card to pay the taxes. Jessica then said the order did not go through and she went to the back of the store and was going to give me the phone and I could ship it to my daughter in Florida. I had to ship it because it was not recognizing my daughter's address for some reason. Jessica even googled my daughter's address and it was there! When Jessica came out of the back room with the phone she looked at her computer and told me the transaction went through and the phone would be shipped to my house. Jessica said I would be getting an email regarding the purchase. Keep in mind I got NO paperwork or credit card receipt.
By Tuesday 4-25-17 I had no email from AT&T and I became concerned. I looked on my AT&T account online and nothing! I called and spoke to a David and he confirmed my findings. NOTHING!!! I then called the Arlington Rd store and spoke to Zach the store manager. I told him what happened and he said come in and get the phone. I arrived at the store and Jessica began to attempt the order again. When she looked at my account the bill was now due and unless I paid my bill I can't get the phone. Now when I originally attempted to get the phone my bill was not due. They messed up the order not me and I told Zach just that. He told me "Pay your bill" and I said "No give me the phone that I originally ordered on Saturday." Zach told me that he is a manager and even he cannot upgrade unless his phone bill is paid. I stood my ground and I admit even calling Zach an ** because he is one!
I attempted to explain to Zach that I even spoke to a David at AT&T who told me what I found out that NO order was ever placed. Zach actually said that David did not know what he was doing and that their computer said the transaction occurred. Zach then said there was a computer glitch. I said you are actually saying that someone at your company doesn't know what they are doing! I told Zach "Fine I will pay the bill but I want you to waive the fees." His response to me was "Donald Trump doesn't have to pay taxes but we do." I walked out of the store. I then called AT&T and spoke to a young man named Daniel. He listened to my story with compassion and agreed I was mistreated. Daniel transferred me to a lady named Hara. I had to tell my story yet again. By this time I was so upset and angry I could barely speak. Hara said she would call me back with some sort of resolution on 4-26-17 at 2 pm.
Guess what??? No phone call from Hara. I called and spoke to two different customer service reps today and of course all they want to go is apologize for their fellow co-workers and ask me to pay my bill. I have been a loyal AT&T customer for ten years and I do pay my bills. Which by the way are outrageous. Just over AT&T and their disrespect. I will be looking for a new carrier. I'm sure another carrier will take my money and hopefully give me better customer service and respect.
Reviewed April 27, 2017
I called AT&T in attempt to save money from going to Verizon to AT&T Wireless. I was talking to a person who is not from this country, and she told me that she will take care of this for me... I said that I had two smartphones from Verizon that I owe money on. She said that will not be an issue and that AT&T has a Switcher program that refund me the difference for up to 650 dollars per phone (for up to 2 phones)... then she said that I have to add another line in order for this work, so she ordered me a flip phone for $2.50 a month for 24 months. She also sent me an iPhone 7 as part of the promotion. I got an text message to confirm on what I ordered. And I reply back... The issue here is that I have issues with my vision and I can't really read the text messages that we sent to me... I guess that is my first mistake.
I went down to AT&T store when I got the iPhone and they converted my smartphones to AT&T by using their SMS card... well what should have happened they should have traded in my cell phones for AT&T phone. I asked when will I get refunded for my phones, AT&T said "as soon as you get the final bill from Verizon." 6 weeks later I get my final bill and I called AT&T to see how do I get my refund... They said I don't qualify for the Switcher program, I needed to do this within 30 days when I first became an AT&T customer. So now I owe 900 dollars to Verizon just for switching over to AT&T. I missed the deadline by 2 weeks. I wasn't told that I needed to do this by the person I spoke to on the phone, and I see this in the text message, and the guys at the AT&T store didn't mention it to me when I came in. I think this is a scam... don't go with AT&T. AT&T Switcher program... don't ever switch with them.
Reviewed April 26, 2017
Bought 2 phones in late Dec. Returned on Dec. 30 2016. Continue to be billed for phones. Have spent well over 40 hours on phone and chat attempting to resolved. Provide receipt info. Went to AT&T where purchased, returned with AT&T rep on phone and handed my phone to AT&T Store Manager so they could resolve. Still spending time on chat and phone attempting to resolve. AT&T continues to turn off my phone and internet even though the billing problem is not my fault. It's completely insane. 4 months and counting.
Reviewed April 26, 2017
For over a month now my husband has been battling AT&T to set up internet and home phone service. It has thus far been nothing but a nightmare!! We live in a burb of Austin and have had Suddenlink for several years. However, their service for internet, cable TV and home phone has been very poor, dropping out all of the time. We have complained to Suddenlink constantly but nothing has ever improved. We can only get Suddenlink or AT&T in this community. A little over one year ago AT&T came into our neighborhood and buried fiber optic lines. I watched from my desk here, in front of my home office window, while they ripped up the grass in our front yard and buried the fiber optic cable. Later on they did come back by and put down new grass sod to cover the mess.
Then, over a month ago, my husband decided to switch from Suddenlink to AT&T as he felt we would get better internet and other services using the newly buried fiber optic cable versus the copper. This is when the nightmare started... we were told they could not give us an installation date until two weeks later. Then someone called from AT&T and instead of getting the regular U-verse service for TV from AT&T, they talked him into getting DirecTV instead. So then we were given an installation date for DirecTV which was also a week or more out. Last week the technician for DirecTV came and installed the service. He was great, did his job well, and we have had no complaints so far with the TV service from DirecTV. However, in the meantime, AT&T sent out people to dig a trench in the backyard and ran cable outside the fence (we live on a corner). That was maybe three weeks ago.
So when the first technician finally came to install the internet and phone service, his work order read to use "copper". Keep in mind my husband first asked for AT&T service in March. My husband explained no, he wanted to use the fiber optic that AT&T buried here over a year ago. So then the technician said he could not do that, he could only install copper as on his work order. So my husband then took the tech outside and showed him where there is fiber optic here already. The technician so noted this and said my husband would have to contact AT&T to get a new service installation date. So my husband did this, explained the problem and was told it would be taken care of but their records currently do not show fiber optic in this area! But the technician verified, to my husband, that yes, it is here. So we were given a new installation date for April 17th.
Second technician came and once again, his work order showed copper. And once again, 2nd tech said he could not install fiber optic as none here. So my husband showed this 2nd tech that fiber optic is here and the technician said well he knows it is here but the work order shows copper. It seems, after over a year, AT & T has "still" not updated their records showing fiber optic is here! So, for a third time my husband had to call in (also a nightmare) for a "third" installation date, which was today, April 25th and guess what? Yep, third technician cannot install fiber optic hook up because the work order, for a third time, shows copper. But at least this technician explained that he knows there is fiber optic here but it is across the street and even though we have the fiber optic buried in our own front yard, it can't be hooked up to that point... it has to be hooked up to another point across our side street.
But for some reason, in order to get the fiber optic hooked up here, they also have to still run copper to the main cable box inside the house, which in this area, the boxes are located in the master bedroom closets (terrible idea which I personally hate). And in order to get the copper to the main cable box, they will have to drill a hole into the side of our house and put some other kind of a box on the floor in our kitchen breakfast room area!
I have tried to tell my husband that all of this hassle with AT&T, just trying to get installation is ridiculous and that he should just drop it and stay with poor service Suddenlink. I keep thinking that with the nightmare service we've experienced from AT&T thus far, it just isn't worth all the trouble. But my husband is stubborn and still wants to stick with the AT&T installation. I don't especially want a hole (even if it small) drilled through the side of the house and I especially don't want some kind of a box sitting on the floor in the breakfast room! Also, my husband had numerous heated discussions with AT&T people via telephone. They keep connecting him to wrong departments, put him on terminal holds, cut him off, people who say they will call back have never once done so, no one at AT&T will help clean up their erroneous records and on and on. I, personally, will never recommend AT&T service to anyone!
I just wish I had found this site sooner so I could have seen all of the many, many bad reviews about AT&T. The third technician with a work order for copper has now left, my five cats and dog have all now come out from under the beds (for some reason they always hide when strangers come into the house) and my husband is still waiting for a call back from AT&T (which I feel certain will never come). So then he can now spend the rest of the day on the phone trying to get service and an installation date from AT&T, a fourth installation date no less. Reading reviews like this about lousy service from AT&T makes it obvious that the AT&T people never bother to read the reviews nor do they ever bother to improve their rotten service! I am posting this review because I am hoping that other people will read it here, before they decide on asking for AT&T bundled services for the home.
Reviewed April 26, 2017
AT&T has some of the most incompetent, sheisty employees. They said, all we would need to do is pay 40 dollars to have international unlimited calls and texts (on top of our already 160+ phone bill every month). Somehow that turned into, 40 dollars a month and we'll only charge you 1 dollar per minute (which notified me after racking up 250 USD in international fees), but you can have unlimited texts. Now here I sit, in a foreign country, far from my family without an afraid to use my phone because this company LOVES to rip people off.
When my husband and I called (each separately) we spoke with three different people. All three of which informed of how the plan works differently. 1 person informed him that it is true that I would have unlimited talk and text (that not being the person who originally told him that it would be unlimited talk and text) and that I wouldn't receive additional charges unless I went over on my 200 GB of data.
One of the persons that I spoke with said that if I went above 250 minutes then it would be an additional 1 per minute. The last person I spoke with said that there are no free minutes that each minute is a dollar a minute. So 40 dollars a month AND a dollar a minute in additional to the regular phone plan. How is it that three people, within a matter of minutes, informed of three ENTIRELY different things!? Because they are sheisty. Worst company. Thank you for the 500+ dollar phone bill AT&T! You really know how to keep your customers satisfied!!!
Reviewed April 24, 2017
An AT&T store agent offered me a free iPhone. All the paperwork was done. A month later, the billing showed me paying $61.67 but no offsetting credit. I called and was asked to wait until the third billing period and I would get credit for all three months. After two more visits to the store and calling the supervisor of the billing department, I was told that my promotion wasn't valid so I had to pay the full $650 for the phone. I asked what protection a consumer had from an agent who gave an offer which was then found to be invalid. They kept saying that there was no promotion for me changing from one carrier to AT&T so there would be no credit. Never was the issue of the promise of the agent to me and the inconvenience for me having to find out what the problem with the billing was brought up by the supervisors or the managers. I think this is a grossly unfair treatment without any admission of wrongdoing.
Reviewed April 24, 2017
In Feb I broke my phone that I had insured. I called ATT and they directed me to the insurance dept. They sent me a refurb phone overnight. All was well for a few days and then that phone locked itself up in safe mode. After hours (and I do mean hours) on the phone they sent me another phone overnight. I got that phone and it would not transfer my files because they sent me a 32G and mine was a 64G. Again, I called ATT and after hours on the phone consisting of numerous calls they sent me another phone. Again, I had to travel to an ATT store to get help transferring my data. Got it done and then out of the blue my phone was suspended. I called from my car phone and found that they had disconnected me because the phone I was using was stolen. Keep in mind they are the ones that sent it to me.
Again, I call. I spend over an hour only to get transferred unsuccessfully. Later in the day I went back to my car and tried again. Won't even go into detail on that call. This morning I called and decided to just bite the bullet and buy an new phone. Got a real nice lady and she was going to help me and get me a new phone for only $38. Well it was $38 and then $82. I agreed to pay it just to have this over. The lady sent me the terms and agreements and of course it was wrong. She was going to get the insurance people on the line and get my money back. "Hold one moment and I am going to get this fixed for you." Well she transferred me to the tech department and she was gone. Tech couldn't help me and now I can't even get my new phone because the terms and conditions have a mistake on them. I am at my wit's end.
Reviewed April 22, 2017
I have been with AT&T for 9 years and I got an upgrade to my iPad! I paid for the Apple iPad Pro 3 months ago and they won't ship it to me! I did the terms and conditions and it will be 4 months according to them! Every time I call they lie to me and they won't tell me why they won't ship it! They say it was shipped but it is not! I call 10 times a day and they keep lying to me! I cancelled today and they threatened me with collection! I paid for my item!
Reviewed April 22, 2017
I have AT&T and DirecTV and I thought one doing them together would save me money but my phone bill just steadily goes up and up and up. Every time I speak to someone they tell me something different on the hidden charges. You would think that a company that you've been with for so long will cut you a break but they just steadily hit you with charges. One customer agent says one thing and another customer agent says another. I've been over pain for a cell phone with them for several years. If you have a family this is not the company for you if you want to continue feeding your kids!
Reviewed April 22, 2017
AT&T was taking my phone back due to an internal failure. The phone got terrible service and that was great. They give you a little cardboard sleeve to put the phone in when returning it. In transition the screen broke and now they are charging me 600.00 for the phone. Customer service, the warranty dept and customer relations dept will do nothing to help you. I've been with AT&T for 10 years. Their customer service is the worst I've ever dealt with. I will be taking my service to another carrier. Thank you so much for all the help AT&T.
Reviewed April 22, 2017
Please sign and share my Petition addressed to Randall Stephenson CEO at AT&T. I was promised a new phone but sent a damaged, used phone and they are insisting it was new... LIARS! I'm being charged an upgrade fee for junk and late fees every month because I won't pay the upgrade fee. My bill has now doubled due to these fees incurring month and they constantly threaten to suspend my service. I have had it! I tried for months to correct their mistake to no avail. Customer service is HORRIBLE.
Reviewed April 22, 2017
I have been a GoPhone customer for years. So when I started my new job and saw that I got a discount, I switched to postpaid with my cellphone that was paid off. Ending up selling that cell but still kept the sim and put it in another phone I had laying around. Long story short I decided to get the S8 plus so I put in a preorder and it went through.
Next day it was canceled. So I go to an ATT store and they accused me fraud and told me to go look for service elsewhere. Needless to say they terminated my account. So I call the fraud dept this morning and explain the situation, at which the lady tells me that I can get my account reinstated. I just would have to have two forms of ID. So I drive 30 plus miles today to another ATT store (who by the way were very kind and had good customer service). I was at that store for 2 hours. They had to call the fraud department back. This time the lady refuses to reinstate my service even after the rep told her it was in my files that it was supposed to be reinstated. At this point I'm steaming mad because I wasted 2 hours of my time and gas for basically nothing. I wish someone would have informed me that my services couldn't be reinstated. That way I could have save myself and the rep that time that could have been dedicated to someone else.
Reviewed April 21, 2017
Worst company ever! My fiance is in basic and has no access to phone and can't add me as an authorized user to pick up in store order. Since they decided to cancel the first order he made over the phone for delivery to my home without reason. Spoke with someone on the chat and they said I was added and could go get the order. Went to the store to get order and they said I wasn't added and can't get the order. They want him to call to verify but he doesn't have access to a phone and won't have access until I drive down to see him in a few weeks. Your customer service is ** and are flat out liars. What good is your customer service if you can't actually help and you want to give people the runaround!
Reviewed April 21, 2017
AT&T has cancelled two orders now. Hung up on me once... Lied to me multiple times. You guys are doing a wonderful job at driving your business into the ground. I've been a loyal customer and you treated me lower than such. You guys are manipulative and wrong.
Reviewed April 20, 2017
Was supposed to switch Internet & Phones to AT&T on Monday. Tech stayed until 7:30 PM on Monday but 2 phone lines & FAX line along with line rollover were not working. Called AT&T on Tuesday & another tech came on Wednesday. This tech said that phones were not compatible even though we had AT&T service for 10 years before 2013. Tech had me call AT&T office and now they are telling me that it will be another 5-7 days to get phones & FAX back on line and that this is escalated from normal. What a joke with these guys--NEVER AGAIN.
Reviewed April 20, 2017
Never Ever use AT&T! They have absolutely the worst customer service in the whole wide world. I had my internet service cut off because they failed to credit a phone I returned. I wouldn't pay the bill until the credit was applied. It took me months to get them to resolve it and HOURs AND HOURS On hold trying to fix THEIR error. I ended up paying $300 for service I did not get just to SAVE my credit. Everyone I have talked to says AT&T is the worst company they have ever done business with. Don't go down the rabbit hole because you will be VERY sorry. They are too big to fight and VERY greedy bloodsuckers.
Reviewed April 19, 2017
I had a 2-year contract with At&t with a discounted rate, after the contract the price doubled, which I knew it will. So I called the At&t customer service, to see if I could get any other deal, they put me on hold, then transferred to another dept, then to another dept, got my social, and all the information and then hung up on me. So I called again and again, and same thing happened every time I called, assuming the ph cut off, until the fifth time when I called, I was told right away, without getting all my info, that I do not qualify, because I am not a new customer, which I understand. But they could have told me the same thing in the first place when I called the first time, horrible customer service.
Reviewed April 18, 2017
Please do not waste your time with this company. They lie about the service, internet is slow and on top of that, they tell you that you will get a reward for signing up but you never get it. I have had it and honestly, I have never seen so many bad reviews together for a company that is as established as AT&T. I expected better, I guess the only reason why the are so big is because they lie to your face and their representatives tell you whatever they need to so you move on and stop thinking about their incompetence. I was on the phone with one of the representatives to claim my reward (after waiting 30 mins, I even took a shower while waiting that's how long it took them) and when I finally talked to her she told me she was going to fix it and then hanged up. So if you want THE worst customer service and the slowest internet and lies... GO RIGHT ON. This is not worth the time. I am switching to something else.
Reviewed April 18, 2017
Last year lightning came in on my phone line/DSL. Since all my utilities run underground, AT&T had to bury a new phone line. It also fried the line that ran beside the main road. The AT&T technician ran the phone line on the ground for approximately 200 feet. He then ran it up a tree and wrapped it around a limb, across the main road in the air and to a tree on the other side. He then wrapped it around a limb on that tree, down to the ground and connected it to the phone connection. He had to splice the phone line and only wrapped it with some electrical tape. I started having increasing problems with the static on the phone and my internet kept going in and out. When it rained the internet always went out because when it rained the connection over the street got wet. When the wind blew it also went out.
AT&T had already lied about the speed that I would get and it became increasingly worse. I have Hulu and Netflix and a 43 minute program would take 1 and a half hours to view as it would repeatedly stop and the little circle would go round and round. I could leave and go get something to drink and it would still be trying to get connected. If any of you are looking for high speed internet do not go with AT&T as I have found them to be the worst phone company that I have ever had dealings with. I have pictures of all of this if there is any doubt in your mind as to the validity of my complaint. I would add them however with my internet speed that would take most of the day.
Reviewed April 17, 2017
I had AT&T for a while and I was satisfied at first until I started to see my bill climb higher and higher every month with random charges. Then all of the sudden my bill went from $36/month to over $400 and when I called them they said I didn't sign a new contract so I got off the shelf prices and the only way to cancel that charge was to pay the $400, sign a new contract, and they would credit me the $400 back over the next 6 months. Seems fair. LOL. What a joke. Then I noticed that my internet was running slow so I tested it and I was paying for 12 Mbps but was only getting 6 Mbps. When I called them they said that was in their range of acceptance. So I paid for an upgrade to 24 and I was getting 12.7. Called again and they said that was in their range. That was the last straw so I canceled all of my services and switched to Comcast. I figured that was that.
Then I get a month after I cancel my services for $119 stating that was left over charges but really I only used 1/2 of the month of service so I should get money back. I accepted that. And then today I get a letter in the mail. Thinking I'm opening up a check. NOPE. It was another bill for $9. I called and some ass hat in customer service was about as rude as could be when I started to ask questions and was absolutely no help. He stating the charges are from long distance calls. I haven't used their garbage service in 2 months and he said I had long distance calls 2 weeks ago. Anyhow the moral of the story is AT&T is a garbage company WITH HORRIBLE SERVICE AND HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. STAY CLEAR AND FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.
Reviewed April 17, 2017
My name is Jelena ** and I have been a valued AT&T customer since 2009. I'm being misinformed, misguided and wrongly treated from AT&T customer representatives and dragged through the mud and multiple phone calls. I need to speak to a manager that deals with escalated issues and someone who is a decision maker manager, in a position to resolve my situation on one phone call. I'm exhausted and incensed from the treatment from AT&T customer representatives. I will be spreading the word and changing my telephone service with another phone company, if I don't get an immediate resolution today.
Reviewed April 15, 2017
April 3, I purchased my son an iPhone and attempted to upgrade my own phone; however, I was asked to come in on the following Thursday because the service rep would be back at work and what I needed would take a little longer (on my upgrade). On April 3, I purchased my son's iPhone and the rep convinced me that getting the $29.95 insurance coverage for all three of my lines was best. He opted me in for this insurance, even offered me a pamphlet, circled the number for contact and etc., if I should have any questions.
I visited the store again on Thursday as requested. The gentleman had car issues I was told and another rep stated that he would assist me. I upgraded my phone and during this time, this rep states that he doesn't know why I was sold the insurance for the 3 lines as paying the $7.99 for each line is the best way I should go. I changed the insurance coverage to all three lines as mentioned during this visit. I paid for the taxes for my phone plus a screen protector.
A few days later, my sister phones me and shares that her phone was lost and/or stolen at a restaurant. I called the 800-service line to learn, I had no insurance on two lines. I only had insurance on my line that I upgraded on April 6. I suspended the phone and contacted the store at Kirkman and Conroy Road. The manager comes to the phone and speaks to me as if I was not human. He has not apologized once. I was able to reach the guy who set the line up and he offered an apology and stated that it was his fault and he just failed to remember to add the insurance back. The manager asked me to come into the store to see what he could do. The actual rep shared that he would be leaving at 5:30. I left my office and got to the store approximately 5:13 PM.
I shared with another rep (who saw me coming in and approached me) what had happen and he proceeded to get the associating parties. Everyone comes out, the manager (no apology) says, "I can't place the insurance on that phone as I will lose my job!" I just sat quiet. He went on to say, "Here's what I can do for you. I can get the deductible paid by backing that amount off of the new phone. I am just trying to give you a solution."
Another gentleman chimes in and says, "Yes, you just need to get the problem fixed, don't you? He's offering you a solution." By this time, the rep who actually took ownership of the mistake approached me and stated that he was leaving and he was sorry and the manager is taking it from this point. At this point, I felt like I was being treated the worst I have ever been treated. The tone, the condescending mannerism and the unknowing what the end would be from all of this - as at this point, I didn't know who to trust.
I felt like if I did anything else in this store, chances are I would receive a bill that I could not get rectified and/or etc. This manager needs some training. You can't be a manager without a spirit of servitude. I had just purchased $1500+ worth of cellular equipment. My entire office is looking for a company that believes in service. Things happen, it's the sense of ownership and the resolution that makes the difference. I have called and left messages for managers to return the call. At this point, I have to get my elderly sister's phone replaced, it has been going on four days now. If you have taken the time to read this, suffice to say "thanks".
Reviewed April 15, 2017
AT&T has the worst customer service. I had an issue with unlocking my phone for a month. Apparently, you can't unlock a phone in stores - only online. I applied online and they sent me an email 2 weeks later saying that my phone was unlocked. I tried it and it didn't work, so I called in to customer service and she (Roxie) told me that their systems have been down and try again in two days. I checked back 2 days later and mentioned about their systems being down. The person I spoke with said nothing like that has happened. Also, she said I had to pay a fee of $105 additional to my bill before my phone can unlock. WTH.
Reviewed April 15, 2017
I always took my cellphone when I travel to Mexico, I once tried to use it and it didn't work. But every time, I took it anyways. One day while visiting my mom at the Hospital in Monterrey Mexico, I began to notice alerts, notifications and to receive call, I thought that maybe the WiFi, from the hospital. I was in the hospital for a week. When I came home, a few weeks after I received a bill from AT&T GoPhone. I had to pay a balance of $599.00 dollars. I called immediately because they were billing the wrong person, I had a GoPhone which, I had for past 5 years and never received a bill. It's a pre-approved paid account.
So, I called customer care and they transfer me to GoPhone Customer care. He said I was charged Roaming, but if I accept that during that time, I had a plan of 233mb for $20 it will reduce my account to $218.00. I can't accept it because, of my understanding, it's a GoPhone a Prepaid account, there is no contract. He said, "Then I can't help you, you will pay the full amount." I said, "I don't that kind of money to pay", he said, "Just say yes and we will reduce it to $218." "How long do I have to decide?" He said, "Offer ends on the end of the call." I said, "Fine." He said, "You need to say, yes! The word Yes!" I said, "Yes!" So, I received a letter, and bill of $218 and if it wasn't paid by due date I was going to be send to collection. I been in collection from AT&T since, 2012. Never again, it sucks how companies rip you off, and they get away with it.
Reviewed April 14, 2017
For the past 16 months I have had to contact ATT on errors on my billing. On January 2016 I was given a plan for DSL service for the amount of $24.80 (Tax inc.) and in December 2016 my plan was extended for the same amount. Every single month I receive my bill and the amount is everything but $24.80. I contact ATT every month to get my bill corrected. Most of the time it is amended and sometimes it requires more than one time contacting them. In the beginning I had called ATT by phone and starting this year I began using their online chat so that I could print out a record of what was said.
More recently my March 2017 bill was $100 and not the $24.80 I had agreed to. I contacted ATT by online chat (I have the printed copy) I complained to the agent about my bill. I was transferred to an ATT supervisor who issued me a $100 telling me I would not have to pay the bill this month. Couple of weeks later I received a DISCONNECT NOTICE in the mail. Contacted ATT again and was told no $100 credit had been applied. The agent told me he was sending it up to dispute the bill. Also the agent told me I would not be disconnected. The following day my service was disconnected. The next morning I contacted ATT again to get my service reconnected. The agent gave me a $100 credit and told me it would be turned back on in a few hours. That night when I returned from work my service was not on. Next day in order to get my service back on I had to pay the $100.
I made a complaint with the BBB about this issue. A person from the President’s office contacted me by phone to resolve this. He asked me what I wanted. I told him I only wanted the $24.80 that I was promised. His offer was the regular price. I contested this with the BBB and sent them copies of my documents to support my claims. Next day ATT agent called my phone and left a voice mail stating that I rejected the offer and that the case was closed. I went to the BBB login for me to let them know the case was not resolved but they had closed my case. Despite my documents supporting my claim that clearly shows what agents of ATT had said the BBB sided with AT&T and against me.
Reviewed April 13, 2017
For a year and a half I have battled every month to keep original promise of a bill not to exceed $180 monthly (excluding taxes, fees, etc). Yet it started out double that and slightly lessened after regular monthly calls challenging the bill. Recently I got an agent that adjusted it to that amount with assurance it would happen and she apologized for my having to pay as much as I was. Though it would not change until the next bill I finally had it settled - so I thought. Then came this month's bill and it was more than before.
Once again I made my monthly call only to get another run around or "shell game" they like to play with all the "facts and figures," only to be told to call another office. Well, I did and the agent took me back through another litany of charges, etc, only to acknowledge I was misled. Though I have all the promised figures and changes to bring desired amount in written transcript as stated: There is no "FINAL WORD" but only the FINAL BILL. When I originally tried to get a copy of the agreed upon contract amount in 2015 I was told I would have to "sign first" before it could be finalized. I will not fall for that again as it was almost double what I was told.
Reviewed April 13, 2017
I passionately dislike AT&T and would not recommend this service to my worst enemy. I have been having trouble with the Billing Department for over 2 months. We canceled our internet service with AT&T when our promotional rate expired and have been having issues ever since. When we received our final bill after canceling, the amount was outrageously more than what I knew we actually owed. We called 3 times before they actually sent us the correct bill amount, and before we even received that bill in the mail, a collection agency called us saying our account has been delinquent for 2 months. We told them, "No, AT&T has yet to send us the correct bill." Infuriated that our account had been sent to Collections without being informed about it first, my husband went ahead and paid the ridiculous amount in order to get our stuff out of Collections.
When we called AT&T the next business day to discuss once again why we "owe" so much, I was transferred 9 TIMES before I was connected to someone who actually knew what they were talking about and could help me! Once I was finally connected to the right person, she proceeded to explain what the charges were about. Once she was done explaining, I asked her to explain why the charges were sent to Collections without being informed about it first since I had been told by another representative to DISREGARD the incorrect bills, the little hussy hung up on me, and I was never contacted again. Her name was Destiny. With that being said, the Customer Service is terrible, hardly any of them know what they are doing, and they are overpriced and unorganized.
Reviewed April 13, 2017
On September of 2016 I made the poor and costly decision of switching from Sprint to AT&T wireless. I did the switch over program that stated I could get up to $650 per line to pay off my old contract. I have 4 phones on my family plan. Since day one this has been a costly nightmare. So to start off I receive my first bill within a week and it was way higher than expected as I was promised a military discount.
I call customer service who tells me to contact the store. I contacted the store who tells me I have to speak with the rep that sold me the plan. After a few days I finally get ahold of the rep. He makes some "adjustments" and tells me problem solved. I wait the 8 plus weeks for my rebate visa cards to arrive so I can pay my sprint bill and they never arrive. So I call AT&T customer service and of course go through long waits and holds only for them to direct me to another company that deals with the rebates. I contact this company that tells me they never processed my rebates because the store did not complete the paperwork properly.
Also that they only show I turned in 3 phones vice 4. They tell me I have to contact the store to find out what happened to the 4th phone, and of course by this time the store has no idea. So they process what they can and somehow I only received a total of $650 in rebates, my cancellation and termination fees, plus what I owed on the turn in phones added up to roughly $2000, and doing the math in the store with the rep the rebates were supposed to cover all of this.
So after several more hours of holds on the phone I finally made the mistake of giving in and eating the bullet. Part of my very expensive ($293 a month) plan is insurance. In December I damaged the screen on my iPhone, and filed an insurance claim. AT&T sent me a refurbished phone, I followed the instructions to set it up and could not. I called customer service and yet again after long holds was directed to another company who deals with insurance claims. They finally tell me the refurbished phone was locked out because it somehow showed as stolen in their system (the customer service rep said this happens quite a bit). I was directed to send the phone back as it was not usable. I did so and was billed the deductible of $225 for it the next bill.
I called AT&T customer service once again and yes more waiting, and transfers. I talked to rep that said the charge was being removed and I didn't have to pay. Again on the next billing cycle in February this $225 charge shows up, so I call again and same song and dance they assure me it is removed. On March 28th while away from home (as I am active duty and travel) with my wife at home 38 weeks pregnant and no warning whatsoever my service is disconnected. So yes with my wife due any day and no notice our phones are disconnected. We have no idea until I attempt to call and check on my wife, and I get the recording. I could not speak to any AT&T rep until I paid the $527 bill.
So I pay this bill as I feel stuck and need to ensure my wife has some sort of communications. I contact AT&T customer service this time asking to speak to a manager. Of course after going back and forth with reps, and waiting I finally get a "floor manager" whatever that is. He looks at my account says AT&T made an error. My phone was disconnected because of this $225 charge that was never paid.
And he also said it should not have been disconnected without warning. I explained I am on a tight budget and paying an unexpected $527 was hurting my budget. He told me they would credit my account, I said "no just refund my money back to my account," and he said they could not, but would credit my next payment. Plus they would waive my reconnect fees of $40 (how nice since it was their mistake), and he would call me back on April 1st to make sure everything was taken care of, and would even credit me more to cover my next month's bill. I explained I was tired of being put on hold and broken promises, he assured me he would make it right. So of course no phone call on April 1st.
On April 2nd I filed a complaint with BBB and was contacted on April 3rd by another rep from "corporate". I explained this once again to her, she said she was taking action looking into it blah blah blah. And of course have not heard nothing back, on April 13th I receive my new statement and you guessed it I somehow have another past due charge of $69! I have no idea how this is possible. It hasn't even been 3 weeks since I paid the $527.
I have spent hours researching this found the CEO of AT&T email and sent him an email yesterday. I have filed a complaint with the FCC, and I am looking into a Class Action lawsuit. All in all I now have a collection bill from Sprint of roughly $2500 because of late fees, plus I overdrew my account to pay the $527, and I had to hold off on paying other bills. Corporate America does not realize or care how they affect us the consumers and I like many others that feel helpless, am tired of it. I am going to fight this till the end!
Reviewed April 12, 2017
If I wanted to hear a lie after lie after lie, I'd watch a White House press briefing by Sean Spicer and smile compared to the nightmare that AT&T has put me through since I bundled internet and DirecTV. I was on a local cable company internet since I moved into this house 7 years ago, but my TV service has been DirecTV. What a sad day it was for consumers when the SEC approved the merger of AT&T and DirecTV. They had previously turned Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. down for merger a few years back and I sighed a relief that I wouldn't have to deal with that money grubbing fascist, but lo and behold; I think dear Rupert would have done a much better job than AT&T.
When I called to install AT&T U-verse and was told that there would be no installation fee and no deposit. I was also told that my due date would not change from the 3rd of each month. This was all in November of 2016. What did I get for a Christmas present from AT&T? They charged me $200 for a deposit and $150 for the installation. It took them 3 months to get that balance off my bill. Then BONUS, on December 27th, two days after Christmas, my spouse has angina and COPD and was feeling chest pains. While I patiently waited by the gurney in the emergency room, I suddenly doubled over in pain because my appendix ruptured. They removed it at 10 P.M. that night and exactly 6 hours, while I was recuperating, my father died.
Three days later, my gall bladder became infected and swelled to the size of a softball. They had to use the same surgical entry points they did for my appendix and that caused what is called keloid tissue, which is a hard and painful knot of scar tissue. This episode put me exactly one month behind on my AT&T bill, which the company said they would gratefully extend until the 23rd of the month. I explained that I only get money on the 3rd of the month and they refused until I spent 4 1/2 hours escalating my complaint. They finally gave me the 3rd, but the mess-up on the due date was another AT&T lie. They changed my due date to the 24th of the month and I asked that it be moved back to the 3rd as promised. So far between January and now, it still remains the 24th, but they keep promising that it will be moved.
Meanwhile, I spoke to AT&T the day I paid one month to let them know that my spouse's father died and had to go to Sacramento, California (we live in Florida now). My spouse is disabled as well so we had to beg a friend to use his air miles so my spouse could get home. I woke up this morning after being told on the 3rd that I would definitely have until the 23rd again (I figured I'd put off trying to convince the [very stupid people--editor is blocking the word I want to use so add a four letter word and fill in the blank] that I don't have money until the 3rd of May) to find out that all my services had been disconnected for non-payment. I got on my Lifeline government cell phone (since I have Vonage and that means no internet=no phone service) and burned up an hour of my free cell time (out of 250 free minutes--screw AT&T on a cell phone) and they restored my service, but it took two phone calls to do it.
Because they screwed up, they granted my payment extension to the 3rd but I now have to pay $400 and my total disability check is $950 with my rent costing me about $460 a month and my electricity costs about $120 a month. Since I bundled my internet with AT& frigging T, I counted it up and I've had to spend about 144 hours (6 days) on the telephone with them over issues and I was also promised that AT&T was faster and cheaper than my cable internet (Spectrum) and it is in fact 1/2 the speed I used to have and their wireless server/internet modem has a security problem that is a fault of the modem and makes it vulnerable to hacking, so I had to spend another $30 on Norton privacy protector to secure the modem. All-in-all, AT&T has cost me more than $1,200 since November of 2016 in problems, no connectivity and security issues.
AT&T: hear me because I'm roaring mad right now and what will you do about it? Nothing. It's the computer's problem, not theirs. I hope this post is read by 5 million people who use AT&T and they all shut their services down. I'm not shopping for an alternative, so after 22 years (off and on, but since 2010 on this account in the same location) and once being the award winning salesperson for Radio Shack, where I sold more DirecTV service than anyone else in the nation for my chain (I won two weeks at a New Mexico ski resort in 2001) and the Southeast region highest sales of BellSouth mobility (AT&T bought them out about a decade ago), this is how I'm treated, so listen to this high and mighty AT&T: To heck with you! I'm shopping for new services. AT&T are liars.
Reviewed April 12, 2017
I am very disappointed with AT&T. I tried to make larger installment plans to pay off this plan and they would not allow me to do this. Using this service is a rip off. I have been with this company for over 15 years, no consideration for loyalty.
Reviewed April 11, 2017
We switched 5 phones from Sprint to AT&T through the switcher program. We sent all 5 phones back using the box we received our new phones, attached the label provided to the outside of the box and sent them the phones via UPS. I just received written notification by mail that they have declined all 5 rebates because they didn't receive our phones. I have called multiple times to check the status and was told that I just needed to wait for the 10-14 weeks that it takes for a rebate. No one ever told me they didn't have its phones. I attached a name and phone number to each phone in the box with a rubber and included the paperwork.
Reviewed April 10, 2017
We experienced our second no show appointment today with AT&T Digital Life. Both appointments were scheduled at their choice of dates and times. The first was last Monday between 8am and noon. We waited again today for the second time in a row but this time between 8am and noon. At 12:13 I called the call center who said the supervisor emailed in last night and they forgot to call to tell us, again. I informed them I would like to cancel our service so she transferred me to someone else. While I was waiting on hold for them, at 12:17 someone left us a voicemail to let us know there was a problem with our appointment and to call back.
When I spoke with the retention department she told us someone tried to call, which obviously was after our appointment. She apologized for them not showing twice and it took a significant amount of time and effort to explain to her this was for a move, not a new account. After she was able to understand that she informed me our service was not even canceled as requested at our old house, which we no longer own. I logged into the app and sure enough, everything was still live. I told her that because she was unable to provide us service and they were continuing to charge us I wanted our account canceled with no early termination fee. She then tried to offer me a $100 credit for the bill we would be receiving when we weren't even able to use the service.
I was told she cannot waive the early termination fee so I requested a supervisor. While waiting on hold I received another call from AT&T, at 12:26. This time from a person, stating they needed to cancel our appointment. After the voicemail was left, I was connected to a supervisor, Ornella **, who said they tried to call but there was no answer, contradicting the actual truth and what the call center said. Ornella refused to cancel our account without the early termination fee even after I explained to her several times they have been illegally monitoring someone else's home and have failed to show for an appointment twice. She was also unable to provide me with documentation that she was unable to cancel with no early termination fee. Ornella was also unable to provide us any cancellation numbers or documentation. We were told this would come in the mail within 30 days.
We will be waiting for our bill for an early termination fee as well as reporting this activity to the BBB. It is illegal to charge someone for a service you cannot provide as well as monitoring someone else's home that you do not have permission to do. We have two cellphones, an iPad, a large data plan, internet, cable and Digital Life through AT&T. It looks like we will be taking all of our service elsewhere. If you are considering AT&T, I recommend steering clear as far as possible.
Reviewed April 9, 2017
I have been a customer with AT&T for over 7 years. They do not value my business. Every year the rates dramatically increase for no justifiable reason. My most recent experience with the company is leading me to cancel my service with them completely. The representatives flat out lie and don't follow through with the resolutions they offer to the customer. My DVR box recently died and I lost all of my recordings. It took almost 2 hours to determine the problem. It was a mystery to me why I needed to be on the phone for an extended period of time to simply order a new box. I also requested an adjustment to my bill for loss of service and for losing all of my shows. The representative offered a measly $10.
Then I called back to talk to a supervisor. He was lovely and apologized for all the time and he was going to credit my bill the next month for the entire amount. This was too good to be true because I was charged the full amount. Yesterday I called in to find out about my credit. After 30 minutes and talking to 2 representatives they have no record of my previous conversation. At that point Stewart promised he would review the calls and call me back in an hour if he confirmed I was promised a credit. He never called back and basically he's calling me a liar. I am beyond disappointed in the service level at AT&T. The representatives are not authentic and they tell the consumer whatever they want to hear to complete the call. Do not work with this company.
Reviewed April 8, 2017
In calling customer support, the 7 people I talked to were of no help. I was hung up on twice. Once I was sent to a message that said I had reached them during closed hours; that was at NOON on a Tuesday. They were rude and the supervisor I finally talked to told me that "it was my problem, not his". I was repeatedly, blatantly, lied to. When I called out the dishonesty, I was either told that they were having technical difficulties or disconnected. And while I'm on the subject: YOU ARE ATT! STOP TELLING PEOPLE THAT THE TECHNICAL INDUSTRY LEADER IS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES! It doesn't evoke feelings of confidence in your product when you are having issues yourself! I would rather you say you have to investigate and call me back. However, if you're going to say that, make sure you contact me in a reasonable time to follow up!
Outsourcing your customer service was one of the worst decisions you could have made! Those people are obviously not held to any standard of quality! I would be loyal to any company that could provide me with a warm, satisfying customer support experience. But the nastiness you are employing for customer service is some of the worst I have encountered! Do better, ATT! You can afford it!
Reviewed April 8, 2017
My experience proves AT&T Wireless is the Worst Ever. They do not honor their internet offers. They screw up the billings, and can do nothing to correct them. They offer discounts to get you to sign up, and then do not honor the discounts. They have no one in the billing to answer questions and correct their mistakes. I WOULD ADVISE EVERYONE TO AVOID AT&T. IT IS A NIGHTMARE OF INCOMPETENCE AND CORPORATE DISHONESTY.
Reviewed April 8, 2017
I was contacted to switch from Verizon to AT&T with the promise of receiving an amount of money from AT&T to switch. I switched and sent my old Verizon phones to AT&T. It has been 4 months and still have trouble with AT&T honoring their promise to provide a monetary amount. They say at first they couldn't read the old Verizon bill. Now they say it doesn't say I had an early termination fee or buy out on my old phones. So, I resent the bills and circled and highlighted the early termination fee and buy out on my old phones. I have tried to call their customer service and get the same response "it is being worked".
I have talked 3 of my relatives out of switching to AT&T because of their poor service and lying about the switching providers. At this point I am ready to tell AT&T to go to hell, and switch back to Verizon. I will quit AT&T and soon as my contract is up, as it has been a horrible experience. I hope this helps, so other people don't go through the same problems I have had.
Reviewed April 7, 2017
I like the idea of prepaying my cell phone's minutes as I don't use it that often, therefore, not making it my worthwhile to have a monthly plan. For many years my coverage was great. Near the end of 2016, most of the time I couldn't get a signal. I purchased a new flip phone from T-Mobile in January 2017, and haven't had any problems. I was told that my old cell was a 2G and I needed to update to a 3 or 4G. Perhaps that was the cause of my not being able to use my phone?
Reviewed April 6, 2017
I been with Att 9 years and have complained about the coverage a few times. So many drop calls in the area I live and Att trying to problem solve it with no issues. Did I mention that I have a family plan of 5 lines and each phones drop every day in SCV with each phone. Att could not help and charged me every month at top price without telling me about their new specials (unlimited data, texting and calling) so I decided to go to another company which was $100. Less with taxes included, unlimited everything includes hot spot. I cannot believe after 4 days on the phone with att that I finally have no drop calls??? Oh... they did offer to give me a $25 credit for the 9 yrs of inconvenience and out of a 2 week early contract that would of cost me $190. I don't understand how a big giant company can take advantage of people.
Reviewed April 6, 2017
1.0 star rating 4/6/2017. The sales people do not know the promotions being offered. They will agree to everything just to make the sale. Two employees told me I would be receiving a gift card for switching from Verizon. I bought 2 iPhone 7s and waited over 3 months for this gift card. Today the manager told me I do not qualify because I didn't turn in an iPhone. At no point did anyone ask me to turn in ANY phone. She would not accept my 2 older Verizon phones and refused to issue any credit. You would think, after spending all that money, that the manager would be willing to satisfy the customer after her employees gave incorrect information. Absolutely not.
All the 5 star reviews on ATT.com must be made up. They only have 2.5 stars on Yelp. Check Google reviews and view their slow 2.7 star rating. AT&T should be ashamed of themselves for treating their customers so poorly. As soon as my phones are paid off, I am returning to Verizon. Also, AT&T's coverage is far inferior to Verizon's. I can't get service in many spots in Santa Clarita. I have nothing good to say about them!
Reviewed April 6, 2017
Switched to AT&T in December 2016. I was already a DirecTV customer. Was told by AT&T representative, after trading in an iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 plus, both in excellent condition, to bring in my final T-Mobile bill and they would take care of it up to $650. My final bill with T-Mobile was $258. Bring it to AT&T, to the very rep who told me to bring it in and said, "I will take care of it," advises me that while that is what he said, that was not what he meant. He then tells me because you, meaning me, the customer, misunderstood what he told me, that I was going to be getting a $100 rewards card in four weeks. So basically, calling the customer an idiot. That was in mid-January 17 when I brought in the final T-Mobile bill.
On March 10, 2017, I call AT&T and inquire as to where the $100 gift card is. I am told by the AT&T rep it was never processed, so she processes a $100 card right then and gives me a web link to check the status of the card. On April 4, 2017, I check the web link and it shows the card and my services were validated and the card was mailed after 3/15/17. So I chat with an AT&T representative who gives me a number to call to check the status. I call the number and it says the card was mailed on or around 3/28/17. So today, 4/6/17, still no card, I call the customer service number, I am transferred to six different representatives and given five different stories. Only two women had the same story. The card and services were validated on 4/4/17 and should be mailed out within two weeks. The time spent trying to get AT&T to follow through on promises made is exhausting. I need a drink???
Reviewed April 6, 2017
I hate AT&T. You get their service because they are going to bundle, save you money and get free phone. Sounds great till you get bill no bundle and your bill is double. I had my daughter only use tablet at home on wifi and get $60 in overage charges. I freak. She swears only used wifi. I call AT&T and they say oh even if it's on wifi they still use cellular data unless you turn off. Never tell you that when you sign up. No other carrier has ever done that. DirecTV is supposed to be $50 till you get $158 dollar bill. I'm so disgusted with this company. I will be getting new service soon.
Reviewed April 5, 2017
We received a brochure in the mail from DirecTV to switch our cellular service to AT&T and save money. We were with Verizon for years and our only complaint was how expensive it was. My fiancé called the number on the brochure and the gentleman who he talked to said they would pay off all our iPhones (only a year old) up to $600 and our monthly bill was going to be significantly less expensive. He told us once we have our new phones when we get our final bill to bring that and our old phones into a corporate store and they would pay our final bill with Verizon. Well we got our final bill from Verizon (almost 2K) and guess what... AT&T will not credit us all the money for our phones. They transferred one of our phones as a trade so we now owe $300 to Verizon for that phone. One of the phones had a crack. They will not accept that for the trade. Another $433 that I owe Verizon.
If they would have told us that I could have used the insurance that I had through Verizon and replaced the phone prior to cancelling. The other phones they are going to credit our AT&T account $225 each and send us a gift card in 6 to 8 weeks for the remaining $200. Meanwhile I have a bill for almost 2K that is due to Verizon. We have called and went into the AT&T store several times. The employees in the corporate office are not able to help. The employees that you talk to at the main customer service line keep telling us the same thing about the gift card and the cracked phone. They will do NOTHING to rectify the situation. The person who sold us the plan LIED. Everything he told us was a lie and there are no ramifications.
By the way the service is so bad that my phone doesn't even work at my desk. I have to hold my phone up over my cube in order to get one bar of service. I asked about cancelling and going back to Verizon. Oh that will cost 3K to cancel. We are still under 60 days but we have had the phones for over 14 days. AT&T is a scam and they lie. It is worth more money to stay with a company like Verizon. Hopefully you do not make the same mistake we made.
With 6 kids we didn't count on an extra bill of 2K for cell phones. I am not sure that we will ever receive the visa gift cards that we are supposed to get in the amount of 600.00 which does not cover the huge bill we have with Verizon. We also paid over $700 for our first bill with Verizon for activation fees and other new account fees. That was with the trade credit they gave me for my iPhone 6 plus of $200. They were supposed to give me a Switch and credit so the phone would be paid off.
Reviewed April 5, 2017
In September I traded my iPhone 6 for the iPhone 7 plus and they told me that they would take off $27 from every bill for the two year contract for selling them my iPhone 6 and this would start two months after getting my new phone. Three months after this they didn't take off the $27 so I went into the AT&T store where I purchased my phone to ask why this was. They didn't know why and told me to call AT&T customer service.
After spending over 2 hours on the phone and being hung up on twice, they opened up a case to find out why. It took over a month and me calling multiple times for them to tell me that I wasn't qualified to sell them my old phone because I was late for the promotion but I have the receipt to prove that I wasn't late for the promotion. I told them that I would like the iPhone 6 back and they told me no. They took my iPhone 6 without giving me money for it and they refuse to give it back to me so they basically stole it from me. I want my old phone back or my money back but they refuse. AT&T is horrible! Don't trade your phone and if you can go to a different company.
Reviewed April 5, 2017
Recently, my friend Tim lost his mother unexpectedly. Among the many difficult affairs to take care of, was her cellphone account and reassigning her recently purchased iPhone 6 was one of them. The family of the deceased decided to give Tim the phone. He did not need the phone so he wiped it out, and gave it to a friend who was planning on purchasing a new phone.
When the friend tried to activate the phone, she couldn't because she was a Verizon customer and ATT had locked the phone. Tim called to have the lock released and they told him he was not authorized to deal with his Mother's account. So his father called. They told him that the account was closed and there was nothing they could do. So that's it? ATT gets to have control over this phone because the woman who purchased it has passed away? That seems really unethical. It's hard enough for these men to have to give away items of their loved one, but to then have trouble doing it? I'd like to see better customer service and sensitivity than that.
Reviewed April 4, 2017
My boss had a recent bad experience with setting up AT&T services, but I decided to give it a shot for myself, thinking maybe her experience was a fluke. I started by talking to a customer representative over the chat feature on the AT&T website last week, they confirmed I would be able to get an installation appointment the following week without a problem, because they "even had next day appointments available!"
When I confirmed my account for service, I requested an appointment time for this week - I gave 2 different options. Then I received an email that my appointment was confirmed - for April 19th, 2.5 weeks later. I called at&t and explained that I NEED the internet for my job - it is a requirement. I even offered for them to skip my tv installation if they needed to get to another appointment, as long as I was able to get the internet by the end of this week I would deal with it.
After spending a full HOUR, on the phone and being transferred to 3 different people, the lady at the cancellation department tried to save my business by telling me she was able to get me an appointment this Friday, for both internet and tv, from 9-11am. Not TWO HOURS later, I receive another email saying my appointment had changed to April 19th again. I called at&t back, told them I had an appointment for Friday from 9-11am, and was told by 2 different people that "no, the soonest appointment is April 19th," and they "didn't know why someone earlier told me my appointment was this Friday."
After sitting on the phone and on hold for over half of the phone call, and being told every few minutes "it will only be a few more minutes," I told them to just cancel my services because I had been on the phone this time for another 40+ minutes, and wasn't going to continue to wait. The girl confirmed that my account and appointment were cancelled.
Now, 6 hours later, I get ANOTHER EMAIL saying that my appointment is confirmed for April 19th! UNBELIEVABLE. I went back to the at&t chat just now, since the phone center is closed, and they told me that "NOW they have it cancelled for me, but can't send a confirmation email for 24-48 hours." I am curious to see if it actually gets cancelled and I am refunded any fees I paid, or if I will need to call in again and spend another hour on the phone trying to get someone to cancel this "service" for me.
After my boss's horrible experience with at&t, and me wasting 100+ minutes of my own day on the phone with this company, I would like to give them ZERO stars, but it looks like the minimum I am allowed to give is one. At&t needs to figure out their customer service and be trained to actually DO their job. I have no idea what the tv & internet service is actually like once you managed to get it installed, but I would hate to have it, have technical difficulties with equipment or connection, and then have to sit on the phone with these people for another huge chunk of my day while they try to figure it out.
Reviewed April 3, 2017
The rates are decent, not great. Customer service has gotten so bad I am actively looking for alternatives. Calls to customer service go through a computer generated system that offers limited options, but I need customer service because the website is so inadequate. Lately the problems I need help with are not listed on the system. Even the store personnel will not talk to customers: a computer system requires you to make an appointment even to speak to someone in the store. To add insult to injury, once at the store for your appointment, the staff at the store cannot help with the GoPhone issues I have had. This is the worst customer service I've experienced in years. I am trying US Mobile and have been very pleased - you call and a human being answers. US Mobile staff seem able to handle anything.
Reviewed April 2, 2017
When I first signed up for the AT&T DirecTV and internet, they gave me movies for free for the first three months. A few days before the three months were over, I called to cancel the movie package. The first time I called to cancel, the guy didn't want to cancel them for me. He kept insisting for me to keep the movie package, but instead of paying the "full" $53.99 I was only going to pay $25.99. I still said, "No thank you". He then said he removed it which he didn't. I called again the next day, it was a lady this time. She said I had a new plan and that I couldn't remove the movie package. She said I had to start paying for the movie package which got me irritated so I hung up.
I then went to the store so a worker can help me cancel. I was on the line for over 20 minutes, even the worker said it never takes that long to cancel the movie packages. They transferred me to a new person to speak to five. They "didn't understand" what I was saying and thought I wanted to cancel my internet plan. The last person I spoke to on the phone said they finally removed it which I believed until I checked online a few days later. The movie package is still on my bill. Why give someone a free trial if you're only going to act dumb about it when they want to cancel it after the free trial is over...
Reviewed April 1, 2017
Absolutely horrible prepaid service. Dropped calls continuously. Web pages refuse to load. So sick of this. Just bought a new phone. Wish I would of switched carriers. ATT you need to fix this.
Reviewed March 31, 2017
I spoke to 2 different agents 30 min apart and they both said 2 very different things. I was calling about a bill that was so wrong. They charged me $180 in data overages when we didn't go over near that much. So I called and agent said he'd fixed it and gave me a discount and the other woman said something completely different. Basically they both screwed me! I've been with them for 15+ years and get treated like crap! I will be changing companies very soon! AT&T is a shady company! A $560 bill for one month Andes 3 lines and internet is Absolutely ridiculous... My husband is the only one who works as I'm handicapped and we need our phones in case something with my health happens, $560 a month is not affordable. AT&T is a horrible company and I would not recommend them to anyone! I can't describe how angry I am with them after 15 years of always paying our bills on time and having 3 cell phones and internet they them!
Reviewed March 30, 2017
I am writing this review because I am extremely upset with the AT&T. After 11 years of having my services with them, and not receive a decent treatment with them, I decided to switch service providers. I spoke to AT&T to make sure they allowed me a smooth change of companies by unblocking my phones. Then when I make a deal with the other company AT&T cuts off my services but yet didn't unblock the phones, virtually leaving me without phones for 48 hours until they block the phones. The worst part is that I don't AT&T a single dime, a single dime.
It's ridiculous that first they treated badly so I had to leave, then I tell them I'm leaving and make this process extremely difficult, and lastly putting me in a dilemma that is to be without service in 5 different phones for 48 hours. I make this complaint because I know anyone who reads this understands that in today's world, everything depends on the phone. Money you and me bring to the home depends on the phone. This world depends on our phone numbers, on communication. Never in my natural life will I be using AT&T again.
Reviewed March 30, 2017
OMG, can not believe the service is so bad and will never use AT&T service again. It's totally a nightmare. They charged my bill by mistake and I called them few times. It took me more than an hour on the phone each time and never resolve my problem. It's so ugly. Horrible service.
Reviewed March 30, 2017
Avoid AT&T at all costs. I have not been under contract for many years. I cancelled in the middle of the service month yet they charged me for the entire month. I switched to Cricket who is owned by AT&T. I told them to activate the AT&T sim card so I could use it for the two weeks that I paid for yet they refused to activate it. Yet Cricket will not provide any discounts on phones, port overs, etc if you are a AT&T customer. I spoke with Brandon **, AT&T manager, and he refused to credit my account. Look for better customer service. I have been an AT&T customer for many years but this is how they treat their customers.
Reviewed March 30, 2017
Information given to close account 5 days after death of card holder. Statement came with deceased spouse who died on 1999. Information given at time parent died. Both dead yet $25 late fee. Estate process takes time due to legal process. Account is sent into collection has been 1 month 5 days. Late fee. Would never get credit card from them.
Updated review: April 5, 2017
After two weeks of soul crushing experiences with AT&T, I found the most helpful person today. Henry from West Virginia took lots of time and helped me get the monthly bill to what had been promised me at signup. He also canceled some things I didn't want and kept checking in with me when I was on hold for a long time while he made the magic happen. Keep calling them until you find your Henry! And read your bills very carefully! Check the math too.
Original Review: March 29, 2017
I am so thrilled to be a new member of the AT&T family! In the past I thought of AT&T as a phone and internet provider, but my recent experience has taught me that they are actually experts at teaching personal and spiritual growth at a very sophisticated level! No need to sign up for an expensive retreat in Maui. Oprah, Tolle and Adyshanti have nothing on AT&T.
Thus far the black belt levels of personal growth have included the following lessons: 1. Having Expectations of others can lead to unhappiness. Just because you were promised something when you signed up and then didn't get it is no reason to be bitter. You cannot change the past. 2. Screaming, trying to shame others, incoherent ranting, and righteous indignation are not effective tools for change: This is true no matter how much of your life force has been lost while you were on hold, only to be transferred to a robot who speaks unintelligibly and then transfers you again.
3. Be grateful: Go onto the AT&T website or any reputable consumer organization website and read about other people's experiences with AT&T. You will soon realize that it could be much worse. Some people report having money siphoned out of their accounts for services that aren't even being delivered. Be glad that's not you. You're the lucky one!
4. Reality no longer exists: Record, take pictures and screen shots of anything that you think is reality because it will soon become ephemeral. You may think you sent back that equipment that you are still being billed for. But did you really? Are you sure? Memory can be tricky. What did that nice salesman at the AT&T store promise you? Is it in writing? 5. Hitting bottom can lead to acceptance and surrender: You can rise from that weeping hopeless puddle on the floor that has been totally defeated. Probably. 6. You can channel your outrage into creativity and love: See, I just did. I'm fine now. Really.
Reviewed March 29, 2017
I work in Lamar and I get NO service and I need service just in case of an EMERGENCY. My son was injured at school at west Florence high school and they couldn't contact me. But I am very satisfied with the services but I just don't like not having service in Lamar.
Reviewed March 29, 2017
I'm trying to understand how you pay for a phone service monthly but no service. Now I'm use to data service running out but 95% of the time I have no connection to the Internet to begin with. I have been with other phone companies and this is the worst service I've every experienced. So I definitely will be finding a new phone service. Wish I would have known before I switched my phone service a few months ago. When it come to customer service for other AT&T services that I have with them. I am sadly disappointed as well. The wait time for me to talk to a live person is usually extremely long, 30 minutes or longer. I have experienced wait time up to an hour before! I hate whenever I have to call for anything and I try my best not to. I'm usually disconnected at least three times before actually getting someone on the phone to complete my call.
I've been told one price for service by one account rep and then another by someone else. I have had to contact or ask for management in the past just to get my issues or concerns taken care of, which is a hassle because I don't want to talk to everyone that work at AT&T just to resolve one issue. If my complex had a different carrier in the area I would certainly go with them instead. I was promised a reward gift card in the past for signing up with AT&T, I still haven't received it 5 years later. The only department that seem to be on point with service is the installation crew that they send out to install service. Way to go Installation!!! I hope future encounters be less stressful but I'm sure it won't, being that I've been with AT&T for years now and nothing has changed. Good luck everyone!
Reviewed March 27, 2017
It is amazing to me how this company gets away with blatantly lying to consumers. You will never once get the same answer twice. They are clearly intentionally taught to omit/lie to customers. I spent a week trying to get the service I was charged for. If I hadn't called they would have continued to bill me for something there was no way for me to receive. Then they extended my contract as result of their error. I received no new equipment nothing for them to have done this so now on top of the 6 plus hours I have wasted going back and forth with them over the money they have already stolen I have to call back about the miraculous contract extension they have placed on my account for internet. In conjunction with DTV this is the worst service provider around.
Reviewed March 27, 2017
I wish I had gone to this site when switching to AT&T and seen how horrible they are. I got scammed by their switch offer at Christmas time and thought I would save money. I never had a problem with Verizon but I thought it would be the same with lower costs. Boy was I wrong. First off, my texts drop and people don't get them. I haven't received some important texts. My calls are always choppy. You can't reach anyone at AT&T. They agreed on a certain monthly amount and waived activation fees but forgot to waive them and charged me more monthly. I waited 3 months for the switch offer to get back to me and now they are saying that an error occurred and I'm not getting paid. I was supposed to receive $650 per line and I switched 5 phones. I owe Verizon for the phones I switched and AT&T hasn't paid me. They want their monthly payment but now I am paying two bills. AT&T doesn't know you or help you once you switch.
Reviewed March 27, 2017
AT&T Wireless have addressed all issues I've had. The savings you get for auto draft are nice. $5 per month per phone and if you have other lines you get an additional $5 per line. Lots of savings. The customer service does their job although they are foreign and a tad hard to understand (but they are always friendly). I live in a rural area and sometimes the phone loses connection in certain areas I drive past. Overall the phone service has worked well and the value is competitive with others available.
Reviewed March 25, 2017
Every single month I have to contact AT&T to adjust my bill. Every month they tack on charges, late fees, etc. that are erroneous. After wasting my time with them every month they adjust the bill, and the next month it's the same thing all over again. These are fraudulent billing practices and AT&T should be taken to account for this so they change their practices. I have records of every online chat to prove these claims.
Reviewed March 25, 2017
I wasn't surprised to come here and see all the shady practices of AT&T. The biggest corporations in America namely phone companies, TV providers and airlines are systematically merging and buying out companies thus eliminating much of the competition in consumer buying. Where are the anti-trust police in this country? Maybe they are too busy lobbying and getting perks instead of doing the right thing for the consumer.
My ordeal was with buy 1 get 1 free iPhone last April. It took 11 months and COUNTLESS HOURS on phone w/ reps and supervisors. It wasn't until I threatened to take case to arbitration or small claims court that I got a resolution and refund. But don't know if it went thru yet. Directions for filing a formal complaint and possibly opening arbitration can be found online by searching ATT arbitration. Good luck! I feel for ya!
Reviewed March 25, 2017
I am incredibly disgusted and have had a HORRIFIC experience with AT&T. I was a customer of another provider for cellular services, television, and internet for over a decade until moving to my current location in September of last year and my husband and I switched to DirecTV, AT&T "high speed" internet, and AT&T Wireless. I constantly have 1-bar service even with living in an urban location. Calls are dropped left and right and the "no service" status occurs at least once daily.
Our internet is terrible, as well. The connection is slow and the router AT&T provided us (for a fee) was so poor that we had to upgrade to another within a month of service installation. DirecTV cuts out constantly and will NOT allow us to enjoy "on demand" programs because, apparently, it will not connect to our internet. Our AT&T internet. As if the services are not enough of a horror story, the customer service is enough to keep anyone at bay when it comes to opting for AT&T services.
When my husband and I purchased our two-phone plan, the provider at the AT&T store promised us that our bill would not exceed around $120/month, which is reasonable. However, for the month of February, the wireless bill was nearly $300. Come to find out, we are making payments on a phone (my iPhone 7) that was supposed to be free per a promotion that was going on for DirecTV customers who opened up a new cellphone plan. The representative LIED to us about the promotion and we are stuck paying for a phone that I would have never agreed to get had I known it was not free.
When I called corporate, the representative did NOTHING to rectify our situation, simply telling us to call the local AT&T store. When we did that, the employee promised to speak to his manager to solve the issue, calling me back every 3 hours or so with updates. Then, he stopped calling and I have not received any calls from AT&T to rectify my situation for almost a month.
I am BEYOND DISGUSTED and, come next month, my husband and I will be cancelling each of our AT&T services because of the quality of the services but, more importantly, the complete disregard AT&T has for its customers, especially those who rely on the company for multiple services. I will be notifying all of my friends and family members who have AT&T as well about our experience and to warn them to watch out for fraudulent charges on their bills. Never again will I use AT&T even if someone paid me to do so.
Reviewed March 25, 2017
I have been with AT&T for over 10 years. I love the coverage but customer service is awful and the cost is so high. But they know that they have the best coverage and phones.
Reviewed March 24, 2017
AT&T place an unknown person on my business account as a manager and now refuses to remove. I cannot cancel the account and I cannot remove the person from my account. AT&T is refusing to remove the person from my account too.
Reviewed March 24, 2017
My wife and I have been researching other rates from competitors and found that we are paying higher than other carriers. I called ATT the 13th of Monday. I spoke to a nice gentlemen I believe by the name of Emond. He notified us that he could take 20 dollars off the data portion of the bill and thus would reduce our bill amount by 20 dollars. He stated that he could also get us iphone SE's for $350 with free phone cases, however he was going to call me back to see if he could get them to us for a lesser price. Never received a callback.
Called ATT back that evening late, and spoke to another gentleman. He apologized for not calling back, confirmed the $350 pricing for the Iphones SE. However he would call back to confirm if he can offer them at a cheaper cost. He also stated that there is a 15gb plan that he can offer to us that would get rid of the overage charge for data and confirmed that each line would be still at 15 dollars per line. He made the plan change per our request after he confirmed our bill would be about $110 per month. The conversation ended. However I did not get a call back on the phones.
I called again on 3/14 and spoke to another nice gentleman. He confirmed our plan was switched however that the bill total will be about 135 or 140 per month as the cost per line is 20 dollars not 15. I stated that yesterday I was told 15, and the total bill quote yesterday was 110. He could no change that amount and sent to a manager to discuss further. He confirmed the pricing on the IPhones and we purchased those 3. He explained that all 3 phones will be here by 3/18, however one has not even shipped yet as of today and it appears it will not be there by the expected time. Also the color of the phone provided per line was not right.
He transferred me to manager. Manager could do nothing in regards to the misquote but stated I would get a call back from a special service team, to address issue. I never got a callback. Received call from ATT executive team, stating they listened to recorded conversations and confirmed that they misquoted me and baited and switched me yet would not honor this. They did credit us with the phone cases which was never provided however would not honor the plan charge of 110 a month by which they promised. I requested the recorded conversations and they refused to provide those to me.
Reviewed March 24, 2017
I was using a Samsung Note 4 on their network that would be AT&T Go. It was a great service and always had coverage what was head. Excellent data service. I would recommend it to anyone.
Reviewed March 22, 2017
My husband and I "bundled" our services with AT&T thinking it would be nice having only one bill. We chose to get the new iPhone7 and took advantage of a new mini iPad for $49. We were never informed we would incur a $20 charge per month on the iPad so AT&T could recover their cost (which is what I was told when I inquired after receiving the first bill). When I received the first bill of $208.57 on my phone I actually rounded the amount up to $209 and submitted payment within two days of receipt.
Next thing I knew I received a text saying my phone was in danger of being disconnected because no payment had been received. I immediately made a phone call and found out, after speaking with three different reps, that the monies sent in for the wireless had been credited to the internet account and I was assured it would be handled. Three days later I received a recorded message stating my phone was going to be suspended and again I called and spoke with a fourth rep who told me he saw where the adjustment was going to be made and he assured me he'd put a note in my record that there should be no suspension because payment had been made.
Today my phone was suspended. I called and insisted on speaking with a manager. When I explained the situation she said it was my fault, there would be a $40 reconnect charge, that's their policy and they don't make adjustments. My suggestion, don't use AT&T. We were deceived at the time of purchase and, after spending over $400 within the first three weeks of signing a contract, we were lied to by four representatives, and brushed off by their manager.
Reviewed March 22, 2017
I've been with them for about 7 years. I've loved how helpful they've been and straightforward they were. Over the past couple of years, though, they've become harder to work with and they've hit me with fees that were never discussed. I've done most of my business over the phone with them and it has become nothing but a nightmare to get things squared away. Just to have a bill straightened out, it took 4 months of calling for me to get anywhere and even then I had to continue making phones calls because out of nowhere I'd be charged $360 and nobody could even explain where it came from. Granted, those charges were dismissed but dealing with this for so long gets very old when 10 people say something will change and it never does.
On top of that I got a "deal" that gave me unlimited data on my phone if I signed up for a TV and Internet bundle. The total price amount for that change 5 times from the time I signed up to the settlement which was nowhere near as low as what I was told in the beginning. I've recently moved to a location that already has Internet and TV so I cancelled what I had with AT&T and now I have termination fees that I have never even heard of but now my bill is huge because of this. I'm not saying don't go with AT&T. I'm just saying make sure you've get deep pockets and extreme patience to handle it. I can't wait to get out of my contract and go elsewhere.
Reviewed March 22, 2017
For years my billing date was the 21st or 22nd of the month. In Nov 2016, AT&T changed their billing date to the 9th of the month. Customer service goes into a long explanation about why, but the end result is the same: My payment for a full month came out of my account Nov 22, and two weeks later, on Dec 9, I had to pay for another full month. I don't care where I go, I'm leaving AT&T.
Reviewed March 22, 2017
My problem is with both, all AT&T & DirecTV. No resolve to ANYTHING I've saying to them in last 2 days. More than 5 chats, all 5 different people, several phone calls, promises not keep, credit & payments not issued, received, enter into account properly. As result, cable get suspended 1 day, promised credit toward, 24 hrs to restore. Internet getting suspended very next, cause no one cared to enter said agreement & inform AT&T. Each entity keeps passing me like ping pong, neither can help, cause neither can see what other can. Liars, cheaters, dishonorable business practices! I've had my own sole business for 6 yrs... 24 hrs 7 days a wk 365 all yr on call... I could never imagine treating customer as I have been, thru this whole service experience. There are no possible words I can express to justify how I have & currently feel!!! I'm beyond SHOCKED!
Reviewed March 21, 2017
Experience has been the same for decades. The following sequence occurs every single time I call: I call to set up service or change something (because after the "new customer" promotion, prices go way up for existing loyal customers, not that we have a choice because they are essentially a monopoly). I'm on hold, I get an offer, I ask questions, they say something different from what they initially said, finally there is some consistency to what they say so we agree on a plan, it seems to get all set up, I get transferred to some other dept, call drops. The phone company is incapable of transferring a call without hanging up on you - after 30".
I call back, I'm on hold, the 2nd person looks at what the 1st person did, "the 1st person made a mistake in your order, so sorry, we have to do it again (I've been told to call back AGAIN later in the day to cancel the screw-up order), I will transfer you to that department", call drop #2. Wait for the person to call you after they dropped your call the 2nd time after being on with them for 25". No callback, ever. Sometimes another person will call several days later & ask how you like everything. You wonder if the service or change you set up ever happened, because you never get an email confirmation. From the phone/internet/email/satellite service company. Don't bother asking them to fax you anything, the rep I spoke to said they don't have that capability. I'm actually not surprised. I think there was better service in the 1970s.
The website is terrible in that when you want to "view your plan" all you can do is, naturally, pay your bill. The site is also slow, with a friendly reminder that it may be because of your internet connection. Oddly, no other website is slow. Does the AT&T site use a special slow internet connection? I don't have an order number, for my (I think) open order, because I was naturally not given one via phone or email. Their installation staff seem to be pretty skilled & professional. They call when they say they will, & they make themselves available with an actual direct phone number. This part of the company is competent.
Reviewed March 21, 2017
I have been with AT&T since Oct 2015 when they lured me to paying off my early termination fee with T-Mobile only to find out that they gouge their customers on every billing. Every month I was on the phone due to bills that they charge extra. It was a waste of time every month and it in not worth all the headache. So I finally switched back to T-Mobile. They have different lines of customer service so if you have all the time to go through that you can sometime get reimbursed but not guaranteed.
When I canceled my account 2 days after paying my bill for March 19-April 19, they told me after doing the cancellation process that they do not pro-rate! So they will keep my payment of $186 that covers to April 19 even though my services was only for 3 days since I canceled today Mar. 21. Is this right? T-Mobile advised me that the phone company is suppose to pro-rate my bill. We as consumers are being leeched by these company just because we cannot live without our phone!
Reviewed March 21, 2017
HOW IS THIS LEGAL? Billing situation and customer service are unsatisfactory to say the least. As a part of the military my family and I move quite a bit and DIRECTV or AT&T or whoever (I can't figure it out because customer service is so TERRIBLE) has made my tv/internet situation a NIGHTMARE. Everything started off fine until we moved into a new home. There was confusion about our bill so my wife would call to resolve the problem EVERY MONTH. Nothing ever got done and the lack of knowledge and respect from the AT&T team was obvious.
A few months into our new home we receive a past due bill from DirecTV with and outstanding amount due. I understand we are responsible for knowing what we pay for but it shouldn't be rocket science to get on the same page as AT&T. All I ask is that AT&T and Directv take accountability and make a better effort to inform its customers. Respect the little guy. This post in an honest effort to see if anything can be done because I am not rich, sadly. I may not be a customer of 30 years, but I am a PERSON and I believe my family and I deserve a little respect. If I could afford to leave AT&T today I would, but I will gladly break ties when our contract is up.
Reviewed March 21, 2017
This is for all AT&T services... unfortunately it now includes DirecTV which was always great until this incompetent, useless, lying, worthless, company bought them. I've logged over 100 hours on the phone in the last 4 years trying to fix their ** ups! Had them for a decade before when they were decent... I don't know if it is because they got much bigger or if their upper management is just oblivious to customer needs or makes so much THEY DO NOT GIVE A DAMN! I have changed all my services and all my families to other carriers except for DirecTV which is OK with programming but customer service now sucks because they are part of the AT&T family.
The lower level employees are stuck in the middle--they do not have the authority to do anything anymore, and when you call, it is usually the Philippines for customer service and India for Tech Support--and there is never any supervisors available, most do not understand English clearly (another money saving move from the CEO and upper management of this now worthless company). THEY MUST CHANGE THEIR NAME FROM "AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH" to something else, because they no longer are "American". I could go on forever (I'm a retired service manager so I have a some experience in the field) but all I will say in conclusion is if you value your time and money do not, I repeat, do not use this company for anything. Promises of Visa cards are also lies--BAIT AND SWITCH AND YOU'RE STUCK because they have the money and do not care!!!
Reviewed March 20, 2017
Where to start? Since day 1 my family and I went to the closest AT&T store to our house. Seeing the commercial online for this seems we have DirecTV we would get the deals on the TV. WRONG! We went to the store and told them about the deals offered (combining the bills) and was told theyre not doing them no more. After speaking with this guy for about an hour and a half he told us about the free iPhone 7 that does come with the plan and we would get unlimited data only because we have DirecTV. Then find out its now offered on a regular basis not just because we had DirecTV. They also proceeded to tell us we would get prepaid VISA's for switching over from another carrier of up to $650 per line or phone. This store also told us they could not take the phones we had for trade in, that we had to send them in through the mail and had to get the info online.
After about 2 days after deciding to switch over we tried going to a different store. After speaking with the manager there about the terrible service we had at the last store he proceeded to tell us that the store we first went to was not a authorized AT&T dealer but do sell their phones (This place said AT&T on the front of the building). The manager said this store was different in the fact that these employees are not trained the same as the authorized stores. However the service I had at the store I was in second was much better was still not great.
A few months later we had someone drop off our plan and returned the phone to us. After speaking with the first representative they told me we can cancel this 4th line and return the phone and that I will receive confirmation in about 2 hours in my email. I was also told he set up the file for the last bill I received from previous carrier and will get confirmation within 2 hours for that also. This was around 3 PM on a Saturday or Sunday. By bedtime I checked my email just to find out there is not any from AT&T. I waited about 48 hours to see if it was just delayed and checked again and there was nothing.
Contacted support again and after being transferred 4 times finally to just be told "sorry the last guy gave you the wrong info" and nothing was done that was discussed over the weekend. I tried to speak with a supervisor but now this person was telling me they had the same capabilities as a supervisor. I explained the same stuff to this guy as I did to the one over the weekend. All he could say was "sorry he gave you the wrong information, But I can save you money by switching your plan". At this point I dont even want to stay with AT&T. Why would I want to lock in a new price to stay even longer. I left the message because I was getting nowhere after being on the chat for 2 and a half hours.
The next day I started over again with the same conversation as if these guys dont save them in logs or anything. After speaking with a so called supervisor she told me the same exact stuff as the second guy about switching the plan and nothing they could do. I was speaking with them for about an hour and a half this time and got frustrated again and left the chat again.
I did file for the VISA prepaid cards for switching over myself online and got an email confirmation stating "In Review". It was only in review for about 5 days and just received an email stating they will not give anything towards this as I already received too much from the trade ins. I am not sure why anyone would want to stay with this carrier after their 2 year term is up. I can promise that I will be leaving on the day of my last. I am sorry that I switched to AT&T and will not ever come back when I leave. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THESE GUYS TO MY WORST ENEMY!
Reviewed March 19, 2017
We had a very terrible experience with AT&T customer service. After being at&t customers for many years, we are switching from at&t to T-Mobile because we have been unrightfully overcharged. After we cancelled our contract we were unable to unlock our phone despite it fulfilling all the criteria. It kept on giving an error message that we had upgraded thus could not unlock our phone for 14 days but we had not at all. After calling 3 times, putting in a case and still getting the same response, and getting a different excuse each time we were more than annoyed.
Our last call consisted of speaking to a supervisor, named Nathan, who was not only rude and condescending but was also lying through his teeth. He told us at&t DOES NOT allow for early termination although this was not brought up by 5 other people and we had already paid the early termination fee. He then proceeded to tell us the reason we got the error message was because the person who cancelled our plan had renewed our contract and thus it counted as an upgrade. He told us that his solution was to buy another unlocked phone from at&t and another SIM card.
After telling him we don't want this he just tells us that he'll put in another case and we need to wait for 14 days. After 2 days of calling multiple times with only lies being told to us our only solution was for our daughter to wait for the 14 days without a phone with no way to contact. We had brought up our concern that she was flying out tomorrow for school and we would not be able to contact her. His response was to tell us that he had lived 7 years without a phone. We could not believe this is how an at&t supervisor would treat a customer. If we could've rated them zero we would have.
Reviewed March 17, 2017
In December I called AT&T to set up international phone line so my senior mom can call her friends back home in Poland. I was told it will cost me $55 unlimited calls per month. My mom made phone calls freely being under impression that as I was told this is all under one unlimited monthly charge. Turned out they sold me unlimited but national not international plan and I ended up with over $1300 to be paid.
After I call them multiple times and being told they are enrolling me in international plan now and my charges will be adjusted nothing has been done. I spent hours over the phone with customer service, they even gave me reference claim numbers. I told them I am happy to pay for my calls but as long as it is under international plan. Nothing has been done, I am back with the same bill.
My question is why do they record the calls when you talk to them but can not verify what they are actually talking about? I asked the AT&T person "Are you sure this plan is unlimited for international calls?" many times but now they are denying it completely. And they do not want to use to recorded conversations because it is for quality only... quality of what? Definitely not quality of customer service. I feel like a victim here, I was misinformed and misled by their practice. They sold me wrong plan and now I am stuck with huge bill and nobody is helping me. I am planning to change phone carriers now and warn people about their misleading practicing.
Reviewed March 17, 2017
AT&T tells you it will pay your termination fee but it will not. When I switched over I traded in my 18 month old iPhone for $130. They told me when I got my termination bill from Verizon to bring it in and they would give me a Visa gift card to cover the amount. When I got the bill and went to the store, they told me I had to file online. I filed online and was told I didn't qualify. I took the bill back to the store and showed him the email I'd received stating I didn't qualify. He said, "That is correct. Because your trade-in was more than the termination fee, you don't qualify." He said if my termination fee had been $400, I'd get $240. I told him that was ridiculous, not to mention, none of this was explained when I made the switch. He just said, "Yeah I guess," shrugged his shoulders and walked away. So people, don't believe them when they tell you about this great deal -- they lie.
Reviewed March 16, 2017
We had been with AT&T for several years. I needed a new phone, but AT&T would not offer any discounts, so I had to go to another carrier. After cancelling, I received a bill for over $430. After contacting customer service, I learned that I had upgraded two of my phones 15 months prior to cancelling, so I owed $185 each for an early termination fee. That part is on me because I totally forgot that it had been less than two years. However, I was charged over $60 more in taxes and fees. So it ended up costing me over $400 to cancel two phones 9 months early.
Reviewed March 15, 2017
I switched from Verizon to AT&T in January. I took advantage of the Switch Program and would return my 2 iPhone 6 phones and be reimbursed to sign up for AT&T Wireless. I was advised to use the box my new phones came in and use the USPS. I did this on 2/6/17. Long story short, AT&T claims to not have phones. After digging, I was able to locate my phones by tracking number to their Fort Worth Facility and verify that they received them on 2/9/17. I have been on hold, transferred, lied to and hung up on. Today, I was told that although the phones are in Texas at an AT&T facility, I won't be contacted back until at least March 22 to find out if they can transfer the phones to the Tennessee facility to be processed. Meanwhile, I have an $800 bill due for the phones to Verizon. I have a 45 day window to claim the reward and buy back. This has now passed.
I have discovered that this has happened to multiple people and usually involves a company Called Newgistics. Although, Newgistics actually provided me with the tracking number to locate my phones. This is a scam. They have my phones, I may never get them back and my account with Verizon will be placed in collection for the balance of the phones. I have the tracking info, the weight of the box and receipt from USPS, the IMEI numbers of both phones. AT&T will not do anything but extend the time it will take to review my case. I was able to locate all of this information myself. I am currently searching for the number to the Return Facility in Fort Worth to see if I can get the phones back. Any help would be appreciated.
Reviewed March 15, 2017
I was with another telephone company for more than 20 years. One day a AT&T sales person call my house offering a bundle, that for me was really good. Thinking in save some many I accept the deal. Bad idea. At first I was really happy with the idea specially cause they promised to keep my same phone number. They took 10 days to install the service. When I tried to back it off and cancel the order they told me that if I take the order away I would be paying the fine for canceling before the contract expires??? I was pretty mad. Now I had to be with them no matter what. My phone number was changed. When I call them about that, they promise to fix that make me wait for two hours and nothing happen. That was the 4th call to try to fix the problem.
They big liars. They pretend to help, pretending being managers, supervisors, or whoever person you need to talk to. They make promises they make up to fool you. Warning don't fall for them! They don't have a legal department and is the company that no matter how much you tried they get away with the malicious way they are working. Please let everyone know about this. We have to stop them or at least let people know. If anyone knows how to do something about it please let us know.
Reviewed March 15, 2017
We purchased DirecTV through AT&T & later told if we switch cell plan over to them we save more money, get a free Samsung Galaxy & an iPad. Plan offered more gigs & so many extras for a little more than our current plan. SHOCK when 1st bill was almost $500. We've been to the store. 8 times called over to retail store on phone with 800 service down to almost the right amount. It's been a nightmare disputing charges & upgrades we never asked for. Will see what next month's bill looks like. Can't deal with a business that is so unethical, won't go on auto pay, can't be trusted!
Reviewed March 14, 2017
When I was on vacation recently, my brand new iPhone 7 was stolen. I had my iPhone 7 about two weeks. I quickly followed the steps to get a new iPhone through my phone insurance. The process was frustrating! When you file a claim through the insurance you must print out the affidavit. Trying to find a place to print while traveling was very frustrating. Then I filled out the form only to find out the main account holder has to fill out the form. Then once all of that was done I received my iPhone only to find out I did not get a brand new iPhone but a refurbished one!!! I immediately could tell it was not brand new!!! I am frustrated I had to pay $225 for this refurbished phone and will continue to pay money each month for the next two years for the phone I originally purchased!!
I will be switching phone companies immediately after the two years is over!! They need to create a way that when your phone is lost you can go to an AT&T store, fill out the affidavit and get a new phone. When filing the insurance claim your phone bill is charged the deductible so you do not pay the insurance company directly so there has to be a way to just get a new phone at the AT&T store.
Reviewed March 13, 2017
I just spent 2 hours on the phone with AT&T trying to figure out why the money that I paid on Saturday over the phone to pay off my iPhone contract was not paid and sitting in an account that I no longer have access to. This is my story. EVERYONE should stay away from AT&T. They are thieves. My family decided to switch to Sprint after our cell phone bill alone for 4 people was $250 versus $90 that we are now paying with Sprint. One line had an iPhone that was still under contract. Sprint advised that we would need to get it paid before we can use the phone with Sprint. We switched service on Friday. Saturday morning I try to unlock my phone but nothing happens, so I call AT&T customer service.
I speak to a friendly girl who tells me that in order to get the phone unlocked I will need to pay off the early termination fee for the iPhone ($165). She said I also have to pay for tax on the iPhone, and doing it over the phone would require a fee. She said that if I pay it today, that my account would show as being paid and that in 24 hours I would be able to submit a unlock request. So with that information, I paid the termination fee, tax, and fee for $197. I decided to check and unlock the iPhone this morning (Monday) - more than 24 hours after the account should have been cleared/paid off.
I get an error message stating that my phone is still locked because I am under contract. How can that be? I paid it off on Saturday and was charged a fee to get it done ASAP. I speak with a customer service rep who was very friendly (didn't get his name). He said that typically people call in and speak to the loyalty department who helps them pay off the phone/termination fee so that they can get the phone unlocked. He transferred me over - and that is where the frustration started.
I spoke to a guy named Ryan, who had ZERO idea of what to do. He kept saying the same things over and over again. I spent 1.5 hours with him, explaining the situation, him telling me "I am working with another customer support individual more senior than me" to fix this situation. I told him I need my phone unlocked today. It was supposed to be unlocked yesterday. I gave him the IME number, all the information in detail as to why I paid over the phone, etc. He kept saying he was "escalating" and "Escalating" but his final result after 1.5 hours was - "here is your case #. A manager will get back to you on March 15." That is in 2 days. I don't want to wait 2 days. I need this resolved NOW.
I was then transferred to a VERY rude supervisor named Jay **. I tried to explain to him the situation, and he kept talking over me, not listening to anything I was saying. I told him that the ONLY reason I paid the amount over the phone and incurred a fee was because I was told that the phone would be paid off on Saturday and I would be able to unlock it on Sunday. That is the only reason I would even pay a fee. He continued to tell me that the process is we have to wait until the end of the billing cycle.
Now tell me this - why do I have to wait for the end of a billing cycle if I have terminated my contract and services with AT&T? Shouldn't the billing cycle end on the last day of service? So that I can get the bill and pay it? Nope. Not with AT&T. You have to wait. So my billing cycle ends March 15. I brought up this scenario to showcase my point of how ridiculous this is: Say my billing cycle ended March 15. March 17th I ended service. I would have to wait until April 15 for a final bill, before I can get my phone unlocked. That is ridiculous. My cell phone is now hostage with AT&T. How is that even fair? I guess they really try to screw you if you leave them. And EVERYONE should leave them.
Now this is where things start getting into the "Theft" category. I paid $197 solely to get my phone paid on Saturday. I did not pay for it to get paid on Sunday, or Monday, or Tuesday. I paid it on Saturday to get it paid out on Saturday. I incurred a fee so I could pay it over the phone. Obviously, I wanted this paid off ASAP so that I could get my phone released. After speaking to Ryan and Jay for 2 hours, I uncovered some information: I cannot pay off my phone until the termination fee shows up on a final bill; the final bill gets sent after your billing cycle ends - no matter when you terminate service; I would have NEVER been able to pay off my termination fee prior to the final bill being generated; I have no account anymore because I cancelled service; my money was already processed and in AT&T's possession on Saturday.
My concerns are as follows: I only gave permission for my money $197 to be paid off on Saturday. I did not authorize my money be taken from me, so that it can sit in an account that I have ZERO ACCESS TO. Actually, I have no account, because my account ended. I have zero access to getting or logging into my account online - so I have no account. So why is my money taken from me and put into an account that I have no access to? Furthermore, why did my money get taken from me, and I am unable to be reimbursed for it? I asked that my money be refunded since I don't want it sitting in an account I don't ave access to. I was told they cannot do that because the money was already taken from me. So ladies and gentlemen, this is our situation.
AT&T has taken my money, put it in an account that I no longer have access to or even have, without my permission, and I am unable to get it back. I would say that is theft. I would say that I detrimentally relied on the information given to me by customer service so that I paid money. Only to not have it be put towards what I was told it would be, on the day it would be. And now I have no access to my account, and I cannot get my money back. So AT&T is holding my money, without my permission, and there is NOTHING that can be done about it until my billing cycle ends and they can apply my money in "my account" (even though I don't have an account) towards the final bill.
STAY AWAY. I am also emailing AT&T so that I can get to speak to someone with some sort of authority. When the supervisor tells you "if I listen to you we won't reach a resolution"- yea, I'm not going to let that go. Customer Service is supposed to make you feel appreciated as a customer, not treated like you are a piece of **. I would also like to know where my money is sitting. If they are depositing it in an account with other money in it, they are making money off the money that they took from me in the form of interest. This is something I will need to research.
Reviewed March 12, 2017
Once I was experiencing a lots of weak signal from AT&T, I decided to change a different carrier and request to unlock my phone on their website. Since it's fully paid for, the first time I did the request on their website, I received a confirmation email that the request is in process. Few days later I called customer service and ask what the status was but the person I spoke to told me to call the next day because she can't able to locate that request number. So, I waited 2 days and the phone still NOT unlock, I called customer service again and the person I spoke with told me that, I have to call back because he can't find that request number. After explaining that I had told the same thing the last time I called and asked for a manager to speak to and manager told their website is giving them a lots of problems and he has to do a NEW request again.
I wasn't happy but I said okay and he gave me a new request number. Few days later the phone still NOT unlock, then call them back again. Spoke with a different department that supposed to see what's going on, after looked up the new request number, she told me, "It's showing error for the request" and she e-mailed whoever bundling the situation and will call me back the next day. As no one called me back 2 days later I called back and request to speak with the manager again, but week later, the manager is telling me I have to wait 2 more days and call back if it's not unlock by then...
I paid my phone the day I bought it, and all I'm asking is, my phone to be unlock. It's going 2 weeks since the request and they all tell me I can't return it because it's past 14 days then they not unlocking the phone because whatever reason they have. It's so frustrating, and I will NEVER EVER buy anything they offer and please DO NOT get too off by this company as I did, there's a better carrier out there who has a better service and very reasonable price. DON'T let their big name fool you, stay away from AT&T!!!
Reviewed March 12, 2017
I am currently a GoPhone user and I was trying to setup a new account for my Mother and Sister under Postpaid on February 23rd, 2017. I filled out an online order, as I work for a company that gives discounts on personal plans, online is the only way to get the discount. I choose to pick up my new phones at a local AT&T store so I can have them in hand as soon as possible. The order was completed with a downpayment of $545 and was confirmed on the same day by bank. I then went to said store and the salesmen informed me that the system that handles online orders for their store was down, so it'd be easiest to just cancel the order and start over. I had mentioned that I already paid a down payment and didn't want to have to pay another one. He informed me that it was just a temporary charge and would fall off my account in a few days. (I did happen to make another order, just not with AT&T.)
On February 28th I checked my account and saw that the payment of $545 was processed and posted to my account. I then called AT&T and was right away sent to the pre-paid department, who told me to call the postpaid department. The first time I called I was hung up on, the second time the representative told me that since the order was cancelled I would have to talk to the refund department. I spoke to them, and they were asking me if I wanted a refund on my monthly service instead of an order, then was told because I was calling from an already activate AT&T number, the system will only let them look up my account under prepaid, and was told to try the online orders department. After waiting on hold for 30 minutes I was informed that their systems were down and would have to try back in a few hours. After no success I decided to give up for the day.
On March 8th I finally had enough of waiting for my money to be returned back to me and called online orders again. After the first 2 times of being redirected to prepaid, I decided to use a payphone down the street. After the first attempted call was dropped, I finally spoke to Jazmin. She informed me that the order was completely cancelled to the point where she couldn't even bring up any info besides the fact it was cancelled. I mentioned about the missing downpayment and she suggested I call my bank, since the payment was sent back, and should have been credited back, and that I should file a dispute if it's still missing. My bank told me nothing was pending. I gave in and started the dispute process. The bank informed me that no transactions were trying to come through, so I filed a dispute on March 9th, 2017 and am still awaiting for the results of the investigation.
I am very much late on my rent as half of it is still missing from my account, and AT&T has been very unsympathetic about this matter at all, not even apologizing for the amount of times I have had to call. AT&T wireless was very quick to take my hard earned money, they are still holding on to it for no reason. I am at the mercy of my bank, as I am one of those workers that gets paid only once a month. The stress of having to deal with this has kept me up multiple nights, the anxiety and fear of getting evicted as I try to pull myself out of this financial hole AT&T has helped me dig.
Reviewed March 11, 2017
AT&T has failed in many ways while my husband and I were customers. I have recently moved and wanted to install services at the new place, the company doesn't serve my area! BLAHHHH! That's already making the customer have inconvenience by cancelling and looking for a new company. Contacted customer service to cancel services since they couldn't serve my area. Service was never cancelled. I happened to log into my phone app to make my last payment, and I still being charged if I was living in the apartment. BLAHHHH! How can someone miss somebody's request for cancellation? It is also my fault for not asking for a cancellation email! Trusting people in good faith.
Waited 1 hour and half to be able to speak to a manager. Reason why I requested a manager, nobody was able to tell me how much my last bill would be. Not even the manager. How come? Are you serious? A company that you need to wait 30++ days to have your final bill and be able to pay?? I have never heard that in my entire life! I had to request compensation to a manager, which has not been done! Even though they have put us through so much stress by waiting in line, waiting for the bill, not serving our area, we did not get anything in return!
Contacted AT&T today to inquire about the equipment and make sure everything we have returned they have records of it. Customer service agent could not tell me if we have anything from them. Then, told me we have a modem from Motorola. Could not provide me serial#. I informed agent, my previous apartment comes with the AT&T box installed inside the closet, agent could not take action to assist me. I had to call the condo, with agent in the line, so she can hear from one of the receptionists that we do have a box installed in the apartment. Since receptionist wasn't able to confirm if modem is there because the apartment is currently occupied, AT&T customer hang up, never called back.
Condo provided a phone number to a customer service representative from AT&T that handles the equipment installed in the apartments. Representative answered me with a text message "Hi I'm finishing a call with a customer, but I am able to text. I can attempt to assist you that way until I am able to call". I texted back my concern and I am still waiting. That was today 1:57 pm, now it is 9:22 pm.
Can my experience be any better? I will be waiting for a manager to contact me in regards to the modem that they are trying to claim that I have received, but are unable to confirm and provide me a serial #! I WILL NEVER IN MY LIFE DO BUSINESS WITH AT&T AGAIN AND WILL NEVER RECOMMEND IT EITHER! Please get your stuff together people. You make so much money off of customers, why can't you invest some in training your customer service reps? No wonder your reviews are horrible! Let's see if this review will get somewhere or will just be sitting in here!
Reviewed March 10, 2017
I am convinced, as I am sure that many others are, that AT&T is scamming people for billing purposes. For instance, once I have used 75% of my data, all of the sudden my wifi no longer works where it normally does. Then, when I switched to a plan that didn't charge for overages, I suddenly began getting "$5" automatic charges on my bill that give ZERO explanation. Before changing to this plan, I would get a 90% data usage alert, then not use my data for two days, and then get a text saying I've gone over my data and was being charged $15 TWO MINUTES before midnight on the date that my billing cycle restarted. To say that this is coincidental would be far-fetched, and everyone should take notice of this.
Reviewed March 10, 2017
I have been an AT&T customer for 10 years as well as a U-verse Bundle customer for several years as well. I had gotten so frustrated with the poor customer service that I switched to Verizon as a cellular provider. I switched over my number to Verizon thinking that was the end of it. Three weeks later I received a bill from AT&T which I thought was a mistake. Come to find out I was still being billed for 2 lines on my AT&T contract that were not cancelled. Since I have been with them for so long I did not know I had to call to cancel the entire contract. With that said I understand that I still had 2 lines on the account, the issue I am having is neither of them were used. Not in the 3 weeks after I switched providers, nor were they used for 2 YEARS PRIOR to cancelling.
I called AT&T on Sunday the 26th, was on the phone for over 2 hours, mostly on hold while being transferred all over the place. Finally I was told they would have a manager call me back in 72 hours. No such call ever came. So, I called back in today, Friday, and once again was on hold for over an hour to be told, "Nothing can be done." I am now being told suck it up and pay $125 when they weren't even used. The entire reason I dropped them in the first place was poor customer service, they just keep proving I made the right choice.
Now I will look into new cable and internet providers as well before we end up with another issue AT&T "unfortunately" can't do anything about. I also tried to leave a review for AT&T only to find out they don't have that option. Seems to me like they keep people from being able to leave reviews on their website so customers can't see how poor their service is until they are trapped in a contract. Do your research people, AT&T isn't what it used to be. FIND A DIFFERENT COMPANY!
Reviewed March 10, 2017
A couple of years ago I purchased a cell phone and service. The salesperson told me that they were running a special at that time and that because I bought a Samsung phone I was entitled to a free tablet. I told the salesperson that I had no need for a tablet. The salesperson said I might as well take it. It was free. I restated that I had no use for it. The salesperson said I could always give it to someone. I finally said "well I guess if it is free I can take it."
What I found out was that it was not free. I was being charged a monthly service fee. I called and complained. They told me that the tablet was free. I told them I was not told that I was going to have to pay for the free tablet and I wanted to return it. They informed me I would be charged a several hundred dollar cancellation fee. I called again today and they are telling me I still need to pay for another 4 months or pay a $70 cancellation fee. I have now paid for over 2 years for the free tablet I have never used. This should be illegal. It was extremely deceptive to tell me that I might as well take it. It is free.
Reviewed March 10, 2017
Worst customer service store and online. Sorry to tell you that. AT&T is worst in selling their product. When we other country people goes to AT&T store they never tell us or advertise us their International calling plan and that guy calls his homeland like a normal call from his phone which result in huge bill and that foreigner coming here on deputation for saving some money looted by you and your fool company. Today also when I had to move from postpaid to prepaid I was in urgent need to activate international plan but I didn't get help from Hicksville, NY store or online chat. I ended up taking my roommate's phone to call my home.
Reviewed March 9, 2017
Can't port a phone number because it's AT&T. If it was from Verizon no problem. Then can't move over installments from a phone purchased a week ago if the line is added as a new line. Only solution is to have two lines and pay separate line charges if I want to port over a number. RIDICULOUS! Worst customer service. The "supervisor" couldn't care less.
Reviewed March 9, 2017
For many years I had Cable One until they started cutting channels, raising prices, and having feeble replacement channels if they did it at all. Having very few options for a replacement provider I went with the lesser of two evils AT&T which in the beginning seemed great, great channels, good internet speed and while I still hate wireless I was happy. It was a one year contract and I was told that usually on renewal my cost would only go up $20 which is still cheaper than Cable One's basic package. Of course they lied, so I downgraded my package which dropped my cost but it also limited my channels and internet speed.
In 2016 when my contract was about to expire, AT&T was once again at my door with new and exciting options for me to choose. I looked at what they had, voiced my grievances with their product, and asked many questions, but of course they are trained well and my doubt was whittled down. But they got to the part about putting a dish on my roof. It seems they bought out DirecTV which is how they were able to give such a good deal. I hate dishes more than I do wireless so I almost backed out but once again limited options. I now have one of those ugly dishes on my roof, slow internet and God forbid a foggy day come through because then I have nothing. I can only pray that one day fiber optics finds its way down here. I would not recommend AT&T or AT&T/Direct at all.
Reviewed March 8, 2017
I called a couple of months ago to get DirecTV and got my quote and ready for install when they changed their pricing on me and upped my monthly amount from what they told me on the phone several times. I cancelled just in time. I called to get my quoted price and they said because I was already an AT&T customer they couldn't honor the quote. I told them they knew that on the phone and they could listen to the recording. They did not honor. Forward to now... I tried again - quoted a price and today- ON THE DAY OF INSTALL- they send me an email - AGAIN - upping my monthly cost by $40.00. I cancelled and again - they said that is the price. I am so done with them. I will be cancelling my phone and internet with them over this. MISQUOTED ME TWO TIMES! I now have a complaint into the FTC. We will see what happens next!!
Reviewed March 8, 2017
My husband and I went to a local AT&T store to upgrade our phones through Next program in Nov. 2016. We indicated we were not interested in any 2-year contracts upfront. We upgraded to 2 Samsung 7 phones and were offered a free docking station and 99 cent watch. We agreed to both. Then they said they couldn't do the docking station. Then the trade-in value on my husband phone was less. Then they couldn't get a receipt for the purchases to print and no manager could take the time to help. He promised we would receive an email with the purchase order because we're on file as customers. We were told we had 14 days to return any item. I never received a purchase order via email.
In the store, I never saw a 2-yr contract for a watch nor did I sign anything that appeared as one. Never in the sale did anyone mention restocking fees, contracts, data fees on watch etc. The watch was clunky and my NEW phone takes 5 hrs to charge to 100%. I returned both and wanted but only wanted to exchange the phone for a new one (same model). My husband purchased same phone and it charges fine; I feel mine is defective. We returned to the store to return the items 3 days after purchase. We were told for the first time that there'd be restocking fees for both the watch and the phone even within the 14 day period and that there was a two year contract on the watch. No manager could see us. I took his card and was promised a call back by the salesperson AND the manager. Never happened after waiting two weeks.
I called AT&T multiple times about the misrepresentation regarding the purchase, especially the watch. I was finally sent a tracking number label which I immediately printed and returned the watch in late November. I received an email with tracking number and was told to wait a few weeks for my refund on the purchase of the watch and any monthly fees associated with it. I was told the watch would be removed from my account. I called AT&T in January 2017 when my bill still had the phone listed. They said they had no record of a return. I said I had the tracking number to prove it which I gave her. The tracking number showed that the watch had been delivered to a warehouse in TX. She said she removed the watch from my account and a refund was on the way.
When I gave a bad internal review of AT&T a man called and I explained the entire story. I asked why nobody was concerned about the store that mis-represented the sale. I told him I feel AT&T is systematically doing this to its customers. He too promised to follow through on the refund, to file a complaint about the store. He indicated he could see my conversation on the system with the woman who helped me resolve the issue. In February 2017 I received another WRONG bill and still no refund. I called again. The man on the phone indicated that his records have no details of my last call or that I proved any tracking number showed that the watch had shown up at a warehouse. He indicated that there wouldn't be a refund of any kind or a break in the contract until I did show proof that I returned it.
In the meantime, my email has purged all November emails including the tracking number email. Also - I have no copies of phone conversations which I feel should have been emailed to me after each call to AT&T. Also - the email of the original purchase in November was never sent to me or printed for me in the store. The only thing I do have from this purchase fiasco is an email on Nov. 22nd asking me to provide a review of my purchases. The email doesn't even ask for a review of the watch, just the two phones. There's no proof I purchased the phones or watch, no proof I returned the watch, and my bill each month indicates that I don't even use the damn thing (again, because I don't even have it).
On the AT&T website under myatt there is no purchase history section of the site for me to obtain a copy of the original purchase. Never mind the fact that it still takes an average of 3-4 hours for my brand new phone to charge. What recourse do I have to remove this watch/bills from my life? I want to ditch AT&T altogether for such bad practices. How can I do this if I'm under contract? There should be a clause which allows someone to switch to another carrier if they swindle the customer. How can AT&T continue to get away with these things? There is a pattern of bad behavior here from the sales floor to billing to customer complaints department to the warehouse.
Reviewed March 8, 2017
100% agreed. I was a faithful customer for over 12 years and then I moved. Didn't offer service in my new home but harassed me with literally tens of phone calls. I kept my wireless service up until recently and switched to Sprint because it was literally one-third what AT&T was charging me. They still haven't released my phone and ultimately I had to spend $600 to buy a new one. After about 20 phone calls and multiple attempts online to get them to unlock my old phone (which has been paid off for over a year), they still won't release it and are basically holding it hostage. Horrible horrible company. With their over inflated prices and their deceitful tactics, I will NEVER do business with them again. No wonder there is a mass exodus! I've given up and hope they go out of business.
Reviewed March 7, 2017
I canceled my account with AT&T/DirecTV back in December 2016, since then I have received 2 separate bills one from DirecTV (which has been paid in full). The AT&T bill is still trying to charge me for the "DirecTV portion" and every time I contact them they send me to another department! This company has lied to me about specific things trying to get me to not cancel my account with them. When we received the bill it wasn't correct and we decided to cancel the account. We even was provided verification # that we were receiving a discount due to us being inconvenienced by them and they denied everything as well as not having the confirmation # on file.
I even had a witness verifying confirming the discount they offered us to "keep our business"! This company is a disgrace and I would never recommend them to anyone. At the present moment I am trying to resolve the bill and still getting a runaround being transferred to different accounts. There should be laws protecting us the customer from big companies like this and trying to railroad people and losing to them.
Reviewed March 7, 2017
AT&T has been the worst experience of my life... After paying hundreds of dollar I am still stuck with them. They switched my service from landline to voice over IP without informing me. Since then, either my phones lines doesn't work or my credit card terminal is down. I have called them at least 20 times.. and after spending hundreds of $$, no one ever helps me. I hope someone gives proper attention to this message and stop them from ripping off people.
Reviewed March 6, 2017
I purchase a new iPhone 7 plus along with the DIRECTV access bundle that was advertised on tv. The salesman said I could add an iPad for an extra $10 per month. I was also informed I had 14 days grace period/refund window if I wasn't satisfied. Unfortunately, I could not get AT&T cell service at my house so I returned all the devices on 1/22/2017 (which was in the 14-day return window). I was told that I couldn't cancel the service at the store where I started it at and was told to an 800 number or go to another store which was farther away. I called the 800 number when I got home and they refused to cancel the service over the phone and directed to go to the store directly where I bought it. When I hung up with them I called the other AT&T store and they told me I had to come into their store in person to cancel. I pointed out that I live far away and that I feel like I'm getting the runaround.
The following day would be 15 days and then they would charge me a huge cancellation fee. Spoke to both Camila and Marie (store managers) and agreed to let me come in the next day. They were both rude and incorporative but agreed to cancel the service and would send out bill for the 14 days of service only since I already paid the restocking $45 on both devices. Received bill for $187.92.
Called 800 number to inquire about the huge charge and they said I had to pay for the whole month even though I only had it for 2 weeks. I'm being charge from 1/13/17-2/12/17. Reminder everything was cancel and return on 1/22/17. I asked for a itemized statement printout (Ashas 800 # cust.rep) informed me they don't give thoughts out but I informed her it was the law so she recently said she would see what she could do (VERY RUDE). On the first billing statement, I had a $5.00 late fee already included(?). They do not honor their "no hassle refund policies", refuse to cancel service when requested, rude and trying to extort money for services not rendered.
Reviewed March 6, 2017
I have been having problem with this company since I decided to switch from their Gophone to post paid wireless phone service. My patience has wane off when when I was promised by a supervisor but just two days ago, it never happened and they charged me with a change of service. And just today, after chatting with two more supervisors, the first one to ask the reason for the full charges, and the other one to double check if the suspension was finally backdated, I was given two different answers.
So in summary, the supervisor Ivy suggested that we suspend my account, promised me that I will not be charged more than $10 per month. But a month after, supervisor King ** said it was never suspended at all due to technical glitch thus the charge of over $200. While supervisor Cristian said the suspension request never materialize at all because it was declined by the higher management. So we will just have to suffer paying for two separate accounts for one phone device. Yes, I was given two different phone numbers on two separate account on one device. That ridiculous and the charges have gone over $200 per month.
This company is full of lies and deceits. Resolution for them is promising you something that is not done at all because it was out of their business practice. Point in case, the suggestion came from them but they said it is out of their business practice. Get your money somewhere else. Or see it for yourself and try this company. Maybe you will have a better to stay to tell. Good luck!
Reviewed March 6, 2017
I signed up in late October, and followed all steps to getting my money to repay T-mobile for switching. They have given me the runaround and blamed everyone else possible. It is early February, and they are still playing the game. I guess they are hoping I will give up. Not going to happen. I should have just stayed with T-mobile. I never had an issue with them.
Reviewed March 6, 2017
I switched to AT&T in November and have had nothing but awful customer service who just seem to push the issue to another department who then can’t help me either. They owe me $150 for the trade-in of my old device and will not give me the money. I will never ever recommend them to anyone ever.
Reviewed March 6, 2017
When we first arrived at this location all service people were tied up with other customers and two were waiting ahead of us. Manager took my name and said we would be taken care of shortly. However, at 1:15, after we had already been waiting about a half hour, a customer walked in and said she had a 2 PM appt. The guy who just got freed up took her next! 45 minutes early! And when I questioned him about it he just brushed me off!!!
Reviewed March 5, 2017
I took advantage of the iPhone 6 upgrade to iPhone 7 where AT&T was to rebate monthly installments for the upgrade. The phone was mailed in on 9/26/16 registered mail, showing received by AT&T on 10/11/16. When I contact AT&T after received the 10/25 closeout statement I was told it would take 2-3 billing cycles that on the December bill I should see credit. Once I received the 12/25/16 closeout statement I contacted AT&T and was told that it was the 3rd month and that I should see it on the January statement.
The 1/25/17 statement came and no credit. I contacted AT&T again and spoke to a gentleman who could not find my case so he created and gave me a case number and told me it would be resolved by 2/8 and that I would also received back credits for what should have already been given and also he manually credited me for that one month and told me to pay the bill short, of which I did. The 2/25 bill came in yesterday with only the credit I was given from last month's call. I called AT&T again this morning and was told they are still looking into the case and don't have a resolution nor a date of one but they would put a note to contact me as soon as information is obtained. I've lost faith that this will be resolved.
Reviewed March 4, 2017
Have been an AT&T customer for 14 years. I used to have all of my services through AT&T. I got bundled. I dumped U-Verse (TV, Internet & Home Phone) because the billing was so inconsistent, constantly increased bills with less coverage. The U-Verse customer service is terrible. I ditched U-Verse 10 years ago, only keeping the wireless because somehow their customer service was terrific and phone coverage was great. When I paid my final bill, returned the AT&T U-Verse equipment and cancelled service. They immediately locked me out of my online billing and months later sent me an unpaid bill of $255. I saved them money not having to send me paper bills and in return they locked me out of my billing history. Luckily I had all of my billing history already downloaded.
I tried hours on the phone to rectify that I did not actually owe them any money. I mailed them physical copies of bank statements and documentation that my account was in fact at zero when I cancelled. They sent me to collections. I sent the collection agency the same documentation and they ceased contact. They sold it to multiple collection agents. Each time I disputed within the 30 days with written documentation that I do not owe the debt. They finally stopped bothering me. I thought was taken care of for years. It is not on my credit report. I have bought new phones and changed plans. I have years of on time fully paid bills with AT&T Wireless.
A couple of days ago I tried to add a $15 line for my elderly father so he would have an easier time contact people in emergency situations. He has a hard time with his landline and answering machine so I thought a pre-programmed cell phone might be the correct avenue for him. I found an easily operated flip cell phone and wanted to add a line for it for $15 monthly. The cart would not let me check out as I have done many times in the last several years. I was told to call an 800 number. They tell me I owe U-Verse this money so I can not get a line for my father until it is paid. After another hour and a half on the phone. They were perfectly OK with me telling them I would cancel my wireless accounts as well, all the while thanking me for being a top tier AT&T Gold member since 2004.
I hate this company! Terrible customer service! As I read online all of the other people seem to have the same experience. Why is nothing done? Why are they allowed to keep billing people to punish them for cancelling and then take their money year after year and treat them so terribly? All you people that claim to be experts in charge need to step up and take care of this. I just need to work and take care of my family.
Reviewed March 4, 2017
Consumer beware! THEY LIE TO GET YOUR BUSINESS AND MONEY... Their equipment failed for 1.5 years which resulted in no service. They sent many many repair people to the home to "adjust" but not replace the substandard genies. They said a credit would be issued when the service was restored... which in the end, they denied saying. I paid $2000 over the course of 1.5 years for programming we did not receive! These are the lyingest, cheating, most dishonest practices designed to string you along and take your money, that I have ever seen. DON'T USE AT&T FOR ANYTHING! YOU'LL BE SORRY.
Reviewed March 4, 2017
Order a phone online Feb 24, 2017. Every day I call to check the status. The customer rep say the order processing. On March 3, I call back to check the status the rep say that the order is being processing it a week now and still no phone. I call back still nothing can fit me. I was transfer to like 20 consumer service rep and problem still ain't fix. My order was cancel by the rep. Ask to speak to manager Carlos came on with a attitude telling me what I said and what I didn't. Big old lies with no manager skills. After Carlos call me liar I plan to take my service to a next carrier that will value my service. After being a loyal customer for 2008 you will think that they will reach out and help.
Reviewed March 3, 2017
I have had the worst experience with this company. My list of complaints continue to grow and there has never been any resolution to any of the issues I have had with this company. I have tried contacting Corporate numerous of times and no one will provide with that assistance. Worst service I have ever had.
Reviewed March 2, 2017
My OtterBox broke. AT&T solution spend another $60.00 on a new one. Verizon told me OtterBox guarantee their products. I'm getting a free replacement through OtterBox. Why did AT&T not tell me this? I've had more issues with stupid sale people at AT&T. I guess it's all about money not customer satisfaction.
Reviewed March 2, 2017
I have been with AT&T for many years. I have 5 phones and 2 tablets through my account. I recently added DirecTV, changing over from my local cable provider, saving about $60-70 a month. I was very happy with that until I received my next phone bill which went up $60. The perk of getting unlimited data on your mobile devices when adding DirecTV made my $10 payment for tablets go up to $40 each. I was not okay with that. After talking to three different people, they changed it for my future bills but would only credit me back $20 on this bill. I am a long time customer, I pay $400 a month for phones and I don't think crediting money that I did not approve to change is asking too much. Not happy with this situation.
Reviewed March 1, 2017
I had to transfer my corporate account to personal account as I was leaving the company but then needed to transfer to Verizon. During the transfer, AT&T told me that if I transfer in a day to Verizon then there won't be any charge or minimal charge. This information was given to me when I asked and can be heard in the recording. They did not tell me about the plan I will be on for that one day and charges for that. Now, I get the bill for .01 GB of data used in one day with 1GB data plan of $46.91/month. I did not opt for this plan but I am being asked to pay for this. I am willing to pay for what was used but not for the entire month or plan when that was not communicated to me at all. I have been calling AT&T past 3 days and they kept saying that someone will call me but of course no one did. Today, this lady started screaming and said it will go to collection if I do not pay. Then she hung up on me. What kind of customer service is this?
Reviewed March 1, 2017
I have now spent over 8 hours on the phone and called in 5 different times speaking to 5 different customer service reps who are all based out of the Philippines and speak HORRIBLE English. I can't even understand half of what they are trying to say. Not one of these reps can manage to get a SIMPLE order for an internet upgrade done correctly. Every time I call in I am given a different answer and am assured "Oh, Miss Tracy, this will be for sure the last time you will have to call in for this." It has yet to be the last time. What has AT&T come to these days? Apparently another sad example of outsourcing American jobs to places where they have NO FLIPPING idea what they are doing. This last rep can't even answer a simple question like "what speed will the internet now be at". They also only offer 45 mbps speed at the highest instead of 60 mbps like many other companies are now offering.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2017
I was going on vacation out of the country and was sold an international day pass for $10 a day which would only be charged such if I actually used my cell service while away in Mexico but I was specifically told that if I used WiFi I would not be charged. Thus I paid for wifi service while I was there and turned off all international roaming on my phone and only used wifi. When I returned I was surprised to see AT&T charged me the $10 per day for each day I was away.
When I called and spoke to customer service after a lot of arguing they first agreed to give me a $25 credit and when I said that was not satisfactory and that I wanted the full $50 that I was charged she put me on hold and came back and agreed to give me the $50 credit. She then asked me to hold and after about 10 minutes she reneged on the offer and started to argue with me again. Her supervisor Ambermoque ** got on the phone and confirmed that she determined to renege on the agreement, as she said she had the right to do so. I told them this is completely unprofessional and inappropriate as we had an agreement and I was lied to. Awaiting now for the supervisor's supervisor to call me back.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2017
I am a customer of AT&T for almost 10 years now and just 3 weeks ago, I went to AT&T store to change/update my plan and get a new iPhone 7 Plus and an upgrade. I also wanted to add a prepaid plan using my old phone, not under AT&T contract, and they offered it to me for just additional 20 dollars to be added on my current plan (unlimited talk/text and 3 GB data plan every month). On top of this they also offered me to get a free iPad Mini for just 10 dollars a month for 24 months which I ended up getting.
Almost 2 weeks after my data plan were cut off so I have to call Customer Service and to my surprise I will be paying like almost 200 dollars every month because what the store did when they change my plan is they made my new iPhone, the prepaid SIM and iPad Mini all a separate account as opposed to be a bundle plan. I have this corrected when I called initially the customer representative.
Then my bill comes for the 1st month and it still shows that I am overcharged. I am overcharged for what AT&T did messing up my plan. I called again to report about the overcharge -- nothing happened. I tried to have the supervisor called me but I missed the call and there's no right callback or extension number for me to call the supervisor. I am a very loyal customer of AT&T for 10 years and for them to do this to me or any customer is SO WRONG. I FEEL LIKE THEY NEVER VALUE AND CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMER, at least that's what I felt with this transaction.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2017
This company will lie to your face and hide the fine print to scam as much money from you as possible. The service is really not that much different from Sprint or T-Mobile and they charge more than double. They did not honor my BOGO deal and the ETF credit took 3 months to be given. I had to pay out of pocket for my ETF from my former provider and AT&T's high prices. I was out almost $2,000 just to change to AT&T and even then they didn't cover all of my ETF. My family and I have been with AT&T for years, decades even, but I will officially sever all ties with this dishonest company. I will also make sure to discourage as many potential customers as possible.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2017
If you read this before signing up with AT&T don't please as you will regret it eventually. I was a customer for about 2-3 years and loyal. Eventually the bills got too high and I changed to Sprint with the buy out promotion. AT&T transferred my last bill to a collection agency without notifying me. After reading reviews I decided not to contact them and instead pay out of good faith. Please do not make my mistake and sign on with AT&T.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2017
I got a new contract with AT&T and was told that I get a free tablet and that was it. Later I find out the free tablet is actually costing monthly payment for two years!!! The salesperson never mentioned anything about the mandatory 2 years service charge for the tablet. So I ended up with a tablet that I never use and have to pay for!! I say be extra careful with what they offer you as free since you are going to be paying for something that you never wanted at the first place.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2017
I was on Prepaid for $45 and then switched to postpay, my first bill was $130. The bill had $60 of FEES which were not disclosed. There is no Duty of Care from them and Fees are charged without advice. I asked for my signed agreement but that too was not provided. I have searched my email for a copy but it was not sent either.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2017
On Dec 30th 2016, when I called to change my cable TV to DirecTV, the rep talked me into signing up for AT&T Cell Phone. At that time my family had 5 lines with T-Mobile with 6GB for each line with total payments of $166 including tax and all fees. The rep said that AT&T won't charge for any overages and recommended that I sign up with any data plan. I told her that I listen to YouTube while I commute to work and back and I watch videos on my phone often. She promised all that will work without any buffering and no overage charges at all and offered 5 lines for $140 + taxes/month. Against my better judgement, I signed up. Big mistake. DO NOT TRUST THESE REPS WHO CALLS YOU OR YOU TALK TO. After total of 3GB for all 5 lines, I was unable to listen to YouTube or stream any videos. Data speed decreased after 3GB so no video will work at all. BAD SERVICE.
I called many times to AT&T and told them to listen to my initial conversation of what the rep promised. They have all conversation recorded for 'Quality purposes.' I requested to escalated the complaint and they promised again that they will call me after they review the recordings but to this day, NOTHING. Each time I call, AT&T's response is that I should increase my data plan with paying more money. My first month bill was much higher than what they promised. AT&T rep also promised that $21.67/month will appear on the bill for 3 months and each of those charges in will credited on same month. After 3 months, I will own iPhone 7 completely free and clear. This is not what happened.
I found out the charges will appear for 30 months and will be credited each month. Therefore, as long as I stay with AT&T for 30 months, iPhone 7 will be free. If I leave AT&T before that 30 months, I will owe the balance. Everything what AT&T represented to me were wrong. Such a BAD service so BE AWARE. To T-Mobile Customers, stick with them. I wish I had. Now they have best customer service rating and equal speed rating to Verizon in cities.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2017
As an AT&T customer of approximately 5 years, I purchased an iPhone 6 at a store location. It was never told to me that my phone was "locked". When I tried to go to another carrier discovered phone is locked. Phone was paid off all installments on 2/9 '17. My phone is still not unlocked. Poor customer service in Murrieta CA & by phone to resolve issue.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2017
From the onset of acquiring AT&T as an internet and cable TV provider each phone call to set up the service and subsequent phone calls to report difficulty resulted in hour plus calls. There were 4 different technicians sent out to my condo with a different reason why my service was not working each time. It required rewiring on two occasions with no improvement in service. For the last week I had the service I was unable to connect at all and told to reboot which did not work.
After 8 months of unsatisfactory results I called to cancel the service and was told there would be no further charges with an apology. I am sitting on hold... again... for the past hour to resolve a bill that they state I owe for the 8 days my service was connected on my last billing cycle despite the fact that the service did not work. Additionally the bill was even increased. I would not recommend AT&T to anyone and have decided that despite all the difficulty I have had with Comcast in the past it does not compare to the poor service and misrepresentation from AT&T.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2017
Every single time I have needed customer service I was disappointed, appalled, and outraged. Contract is up in August and there is no doubt in my mind that I'm leaving AT&T forever. I just got hung up from the customer service representative that lied to me when I asked him if he is in the United States. He was obviously in the Philippines and I know because I have worked at a call center for years, know exactly what they sound like. I could not understand anything he was saying so he hung up on me.
When we first got service with them, one of the phone's charger did not work. I went back to the store and was told that I have to buy a new charger. Are you kidding me? Spoke with manager when service was not working in my mother's neighborhood and could not get anything resolved. I was told that there's nothing wrong with the cell tower and there's nothing they can do. She couldn't receive or make calls for 3 days. I can't believe anyone actually stays with this company.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2017
I live in Southern Colorado, I have OK service in my house in town, lose connection while talking several times a week. Marginal service out of town, had to install a booster system/aerial to get service at all. It cost 115.00 for two phones.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2017
I called AT&T several times because my bill was too high. I was getting overcharged. The bill was never what it should be. Every time we spoke to them they said it would go down but it never did. The last straw was when I got a bill for $500. I knew they were out of control so I ported my number out. Since then they have continued to add to the $500. Now it is over $1000. This is unacceptable. They couldn't figure out how to stop overcharging me but they had no problem Doubling it. I'm feel lost with these guys. Every time we called they assured us that it would reflect the correct price on the next bill but that never happened.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2017
I recently purchased a plan with AT&T to get away from Sprint. Since we primarily do things online to avoid the pushy in-store salesmen, we were pleased to find that AT&T does indeed offer the option of setting up your phone plan and purchasing phones online. We purchased two new phones and placed them on the same 3G share plan.
All was well and good until we got our first bill which totaled nearly twice the quoted price. I went online to discover the cause of the change and found that AT&T had set up TWO 3G share plans - one for each phone. I thought at first this could be a mistake that I made in the setup so I checked my email for the confirmation email and found that I had not made a mistake. They quoted me a price for two lines under one share plan and then set up two share plans, each with their own line... thus, doubling the data cost which is why our bill was so high. I fixed this (after two long phone calls to reps who had no clue what had happened) and moved on thinking it must have been a one-time mishap. I was wrong.
Fast forward two months and we decided to add my brother and his fiancee to our plan. To do this we needed to increase our data limit from 3G to 10G and add two lines. Our bill should have exactly doubled and we checked and double-checked to be sure it was set up correctly this time. I checked the bill a couple days later to find that AT&T has done the same exact thing AGAIN. (Now I'm beginning to think this is more than just a coincidence.) Our bill was over $400 for 4 lines because they upped the data on our pre-existing plan (2 lines and an increase from 3G to 10G) then added a new, separate 10G plan with only my brother's line and another new, separate 10G plan with his fiancee's line.
So, I call AT&T again. This time, not pleased at all since we have done everything correctly on our end (even have the confirmation emails to prove that the original setup was correct) and still our bill has needlessly skyrocketed. The lady I spoke with was incredibly unhelpful and continually told me that she could only see the original plan with 3G and two lines on it. I repeated what I saw on my screen each time and explained that we should have ONE 10G plan with four lines. Then she proceeded to explain how a share plan works and that "you have to have a separate plan for each line." Um... no, that's not how it works at all - you have one plan and you share the data, hence the word "share" plan. Plus, when you are charging me $80 per plan and there are three of them, I cannot afford that and will not pay it since it's not what I ordered.
After a looong phone call and talking to a manager, they eventually were able to pull up what I saw in my account screen and were able to fix the problem. All this to say, if you set up an account online, BEWARE! They will try to mess with your plan so it double - or triple-charges you when your bill comes around. Check your bill thoroughly and be prepared for them to put up a fight when you call customer service to correct the issue. Keep the original emails that prove you set it up correctly in the first place as you might need them later on. I give it 2 stars because their coverage is so great. But our experience with plan setup has been a nightmare. Twice.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2017
A week ago, I placed an order for Uverse for higher internet speeds. I was not informed that my phones would be on VOIP service. My basic rate would be around 60 bucks a month for 18mbs. They offered me a promotional deal of 45mbs for the same price. Yesterday, my phones started squealing and making a tinny sound... couldn't understand any commo. I talked to a repair tech in the Philippines, and went through the reset modem step. It fixed the noise issue, but incoming calls all get a busy signal. The tech scheduled a repair at my home for today between 1-4pm. Never showed.
Called repair and they said I had an install order for the 45mbs upgrade (doesn't require a dispatch) and they couldn't make two dispatches... 1 for repair... 1 for installation upgrade. I said that's nuts!!! Repairs are totally separate from installation orders. The rep says "the only way we can dispatch for a repair is to cancel the upgrade"??? She then said my 60 bucks a mos would go to 80 bucks a month for cancelling the promotion to 45mbs... Go figure. I demanded to speak with a supervisor. Who after checking remotely, the central office switch, saw that my service had been set to "do not disturb", and walked me through the steps to change it. Have no clue how that change was made. I didn't know it existed. Finally fixed without having to wait 2 weeks for someone to dispatch to my home.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2017
AT&T cell reception has been very reliable. We bought a Lake house in Michigan, over 150 miles from home. We originally thought we wouldn't have enough bar strength (coverage) to be able to receive a call. I was wrong. We traveled all through Michigan and never lost a signal or lost a call. I went to Seattle to visit family and was nearly 6000 ft. at a Mt. Rainier observatory and never lost the signal. We have been an AT&T customer for 20 years and will continue. We are also customers of their internet.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017
After months of calling AT&T corporate (18 times to be exact), we received conflicting information and not once we did receive a phone call back about our situation. We had to go back into the original AT&T store, who said "there is no record of this trade. sorry." We then had to get the district manager involved to pull up security footage to show the phones were turned in.
To top it off, they told us we have to wait another 3 months before receiving our credits. Only time will tell if they will actually honor the promotion. We also mailed a complaint letter to AT&T corporate detailing dates, times, names of people we spoke to and we never received a response from them either. So much for AT&T telling us "thank you for being a loyal customer for over 10 years"... It clearly means nothing.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017
When I was preparing for my move, I had scheduled the transfer of my internet and home phone service w/ AT&T. I had received confirmation of an appointment where the installation technician would arrive for installation at the apt. that I moved to, on 2/15/17 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. On 2/15/17, I was at the apt. from 10:45 a.m. onward till 5 p.m. No one from AT&T showed up. I called AT&T and informed them. No one apologized. Around 1:45 p.m. on 2/15/17, Ron at AT&T informed me that a technician would come on that day, and that I would get a call from the technician prior to arrival. I had informed AT&T that I would be at home only till about 5:30 p.m. that day. No one called or came.
I called the AT&T corporate office and spoke to Bridgette, Lamont and Brenda at the AT&T Office of the President. All 3 of them did not help me. Lamont was very rude and claimed that nothing could be done about the matter. I asked to speak to his supervisor, but he claimed that he could not connect me to his supervisor. I asked to be connected to the CEO or COO of AT&T, or their administrative assistant. Lamont and Brenda claimed that they could not connect me to such people, and Brenda even claimed that she was the CEOs administrative assistant. Someone from AT&T called me and left a message with a call back no. The name was not clear in the message.
I called back at this no. a total of 6 times from 2/15/17, but each time it went straight to his voicemail. I left messages with my call back no. and name and stated that I was returning his call, but he has not called back and the matter still has not be resolved. I have been without home internet and home phone service since 2/15/17. I have prepaid mobile phone service with another company and have had to pay and use my mobile phone when I should not have had to. It has cost me per min. and per text used, including for my communication with AT&T about this matter.
After this I had chatted online with a representative at AT&T, who scheduled another appointment for 2/19/17 between 1 and 4 p.m. The technician who showed up worked on the equipment for about an hr. I had disconnected the equipment that I had by only unplugging the electrical cords from the outlets and unplugging the cable from the wall jack. This technician disconnected everything. I wanted the modem and backup battery kept near the jack that is close to the kitchen, and everything connected through this jack, as the technicians have done before. This technician claimed that this jack could not be used and cut some of the wires in it.
In the past, when a jack was not compatible with a cable, the AT&T technician had changed out the jack to one that was compatible. This technician did not do this and connected the modem to a jack in the living room, which is not where I want it. Even after this, he claimed that he could not establish service in the apt. He claimed that wires outside of the apt. complex had not been connected and that he could not do it. He did not take responsibility for getting the right people to do this, if this were true. It does not sound true because I know that the apt. complex is pre-wired for service with AT&T. He left. While he was going back and forth from the apt. to the outside, he left the front door open.
I asked him to close the door behind him when he left, for reasons including that the a.c. was on and I should not have had to climb up and down the stairs to close the door behind him. When I had asked him to close the door behind him, he had laughed mockingly! Even after this, he left the front door open behind him whenever he was going outside. Other AT&T technicians had never behaved like this.
No one has contacted me from AT&T to apologize and to connect the service at the new apt. I have been without home internet and home phone since 2/15/17. I contacted other companies after deciding to discontinue service with AT&T. However I have been informed that they cannot connect service at the complex, even though their service is available in the area. 1 of the stores that I shop at, which is next to the complex, has the company's service that I am interested in using. I spoke to a resident in the complex about this matter, and she has informed me that only AT&T can be used in the complex. I have had home internet and phone service for years. I have never been treated like this before!
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017
After switching to Time Warner from AT&T, I was soon contacted (day of installation by TW) by AT&T's retention department and was offered a rate along with $300 in gift cards that made up for the dollar amount that I had switched for. I have since had to contact AT&T three times regarding my original service request because my bills did not reflect the charges which were agreed on. Furthermore, It was agreed upon and I was promised 3 Visa Gift cards ($300) which were supposed to have been issued 4-7 weeks into my service that I have not received.
I am now four months into my service. I have contacted them asking when I would receive the gift cards and was told they should be in the mail asap. One month has passed since that call. If I hadn't paid for $300 of my bill, I would have my credit DESTROYED!!! I am evidently being taken advantage of... Now, If it didn't take 45 minutes to an hour each time I have contacted them to resolve issues, I would just continue working things out perhaps. However, given that I have had to call them pretty much every other month regarding bad service, bad billing, and inaccuracies with my original agreement (spoken contract).
I feel this needs, MUST be escalated. How much more bending is required of me. I am a good, law abiding, taxpaying American. If this company (more so monopoly) is allowed to continue with this method of dealing with consumers, then who's to say others won't follow with this ill manner of conducting business? Or have we allowed this to be the norm? Is this now "common practice"? I am seeking legal advice, and will be open to discussions and also open to discussing a Class Action Lawsuit. A Plead for help to anybody and to our President: AT&T are BAD operators. President Trump, PLEASE whip them into shape or get them out!
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017
Dishonesty, in customer service. In the warranty department I received a free phone from AT&T because they were running a promotion for the Asus phone, all I had to do was pay my monthly bill, I took the phone to their store and had them to set it up, after a while I was fed up with the phone's not completing calls made to me and just not doing the right commands, I took the phone back to them and had them to check it out, I was told by them that I needed to call warranty department, to send me a replacement phone which I did. I had to pay $81.00 for them to replace the phone and they would return my money after they received it back with no damage, to make a long story short, now they claim the phone was damaged by me because water got in the phone. I never had the water near any water, now they refuse to return my money, if the phone had damage before why did the technician tell me that, before I paid my money.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017
Our phone plans go back as far as Cingular and we are not big complainers. But I have to say, today I MUST complain. But first I would like to say how pleased my husband and I were when we went into the ATT satellite shop at the mall and spoke to some rather friendly and helpful guys you have in there. Sincerely they went over and beyond helpful you should be proud. We originally went in for a new phone, but when I asked why did our bill fluctuate sometimes it was explained to me that was the service that we had. I can understand that, but after realizing that I was paying an awful lot for the service.
We then decided to contact the customer service line to see if we could get a better deal. We spoke to your "Loyalty Line" where the young lady explained a "better" deal at $255. Repeatedly we asked "what will our monthly bill be? And will it fluctuate?" She continued to assure us that it was as she said. $255. That's it. Almost 50 dollars under what we were paying. We of course agreed to the deal and got off the phone. We talked to the rep at the satellite shop and asked him what was he showing as our final bill, he did some calculating and told us it was not $255 like we were expecting to hear but instead $320 which is over the price we were paying originally.
We offer course call the "Loyalty Line" back to see what happened and we got a customer service rep Lydia on the line. When I explained to her what happened, Lydia's response was pushy and rude. She tells us (the customer who does not work there and know all of your billing tricks) "Well of course you will pay service fees and taxes." Lydia and I were disconnected from the call so I called back after speaking to my husband about what he wanted to do with the service, leave or stay with you. We agreed to stay if they were to fix the situation.
We called back and got another "Loyalty Line" expert. We requested for the service to be put back as it was prior to us calling. He did this with no hesitation but due to the uncertainty we requested that he hold on the phone until we verify that the change was done. His response was "I can hold for a little while". That was indeed the straw that broke the camels back. We have been with att at the start of the merge with Cingular and that day we were in the store for hours trying to correct the wrong of your "Loyalty Line" and to hear him say that he would give us a little while definitely sealed it.
We spoke to the manager to verify that the account was properly put back and we left out of the satellite shop and crossed the hall only 20 feet away to T-Mobile and got a way better deal with 6 lines for only $180 monthly, no surprises on the bill, everything unlimited - EVERYTHING. No overages tax, fees, everything included. To top it off we get $150 visa for every line we transfer over. That's $450 for saying goodbye to a company that never thanked us for being with them for so long (Loyal), was tricked into a false plan, ridiculed for not know that we were tricked, and give a little while to check to see if we were tricked again.
I don't know if T-mobile is the best fit for us yet, but I will say it felt good to know we had other options. My husband and I have paid off the phones and plans that we owed on our account and are now waiting for the unlock codes from att so that we can finish the transfer. That was 3 days ago when we were told it would be 24 hours. Can you please have someone look into this for us please.
Once again I was forced to call your "Loyalty Line" to try to figure out what was going on with our unlock codes. Your "Loyalty Line" expert Ashley answered the call and all though my husband and I were very frustrated and it more than likely reflected in our tones, Ashley remained professional. It was only because we wanted to be sure that the service was going to be terminated by the 27th of this month but only after we received our unlock codes that we requested to speak to a manager.
When the manager (Michael ** he said his name was) got on the phone that was when the customer service that we are use to receiving from att emerged. Michael made it clear that as we were "ranting" he was not listening. He clearly blamed our negligence as to why we were not showing any unlock code request even though we continuously told him that we could read off the email where it gave us a confirmation for the request. It wasn't until the end of our conversation that he even gave us the opportunity to do so. Then told us it wasn't a confirmation because he did not see it in his system and it did not start with CM.
I must say, after speaking with Michael, I have no confidence that he took care of our case yesterday so we will be on the phone again today to verify that he did what he said he would do. He said he sent us an email showing the request but that didn't not happen. We should never feel like when we get off the phone with any customer care line let alone a "Loyalty Line" that our request will not be filled. But if you listen to that call that took place you will see why we are concerned.
If you offer customer service training at your facility, my advice would be to shut that department down and have your people train with a company customer care line such as Comcast. Never had a bad experience with them and have been with them equally as long. This is my second request for someone to look into this matter and please let us know where our unlock codes are.
At&t; have their money, why should they be allowed to send you to some diy website to get your unlock codes. If I wanted to add service or buy a product, I would have volunteered phone calls and reps in my face immediately. Why is it when you decide to leave them they won't allow any assistance other than dropping you into a Deadmans space to figure these codes and methods yourself.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017
My cell phone companies have been purchased by bigger companies over the years. From Ohio to Arkansas to now Florida, AT&T has worked the best for me. I have tried the others and they charge too much for what you get. I changed to the GoPhone plan, have the same service for $40.00 and others pay $100.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017
AT&T was better when they were Cingular. After the change and being a customer of 13 years they charged us monthly for a phone that had a known issue of faulty speakers because the warranty had expired and then charged us a $50 deductible to tell us this. After which we were sent a refurbished phone for $150, that was the same model with the same issue. So $200 and 8 months of paid billing for services that cannot be used!
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2017
First of all cell signals are unavailable right near towers in Attala County, MS... So if you don't mind paying high costs for phone service you can't even use UNLESS you hold a light pole while standing on one leg and chewing bubble gum putting the phone to your ear holding it on your shoulder while you wave in the air frantically TO USE THE AT&T CELL PHONE then you might endure calling the AT&T business office to be told they can't help you with your wireless bill issues or signal issues only to be told to call the Wireless Dept. And then to be told by that Dept to call the Unified Billing Dept... only to be told that they are closed for a holiday that the Billing Dept and the Wireless Dept. Didn't get for a holiday!!! Go figure!!!
AT&T intentionally over bills and makes it impossible to get over billing and mistakes corrected unless you spend hours on the phone after you even get connected to someone WHO CAN help you!!! This is because EVEN ONE OVERBILLED DOLLAR per AT&T client per month that goes uncorrected gives A CORPORATION like this one literally millions of extra dollars EVERY MONTH!!! AT&T is not a company that makes us proud to be Americans. This company stomps on the little people until they crush the American Dream by victimizing the average American who is defenseless against this huge entity that goes unchecked in our Judicial System thanks to TORT REFORM.
Our Government not only doesn't make consumer protection from the Corporate Giant a priority, they don't provide consumer protection AT ALL. We aren't American Citizens, we are American Victims in this respect. Where does it all stop? See what an honest pharmacist will tell you or someone in the medical profession who is willing to share the TRUTH about pharmaceutical companies and the pricing of medication. Jesus IS looking guys... There are always consequences to every action even BAD actions... Vengeance belongs to God and I'm glad God owns EVERYTHING and God has more money than AT&T???
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2017
I find AT&T's service almost adequate. There are areas that the service just drops off and you have no signal for no reason at all, this will be in an area where there are tons of homes so not in the middle of nowhere. I also feel that AT&T charging so much for unlimited data is price gouging but, I wouldn't switch carriers because AT&T works best with iPhones.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2017
I was over billed and over billed. I submitted a dispute and nothing has been done. It took a year paperwork to change financial responsibility because there was a discount if I had both. I never got a discount as promised 1 1/2 years ago or more. Now they are telling me they don't have discounts just because I bundled. The billed ranged from $200.00 to $350.00 with no cause. When I need a new phone they said they had buy one iPhone 7 plus and get the second one free. Then they said I couldn't have it after arrangements were made, because again it took so long for their paperwork, so they said. My son is fifteen and has cancer and we are going through an awful time. I also am dealing with colon cancer, calling AT&T every month is not on my agenda. Any task is hard for me and so I am not able to switch.
I have been with AT&T and DirecTV from the beginning. Your internet program doesn't serve us or I'd have that too and the land line. From the beginning Amanda ** took over the financial responsibility for a while but became unemployed. I had to take the account over because you purchased DirecTV. For some reason they completely changed our boxes and DirecTV took all of our old better box: One which was my own I had paid it in full back when you did that. It was the recorder one so I watch them when I got home if I missed my program and would change channels to the one I want to watch when it started. One did DirecTV took all my other boxes also that had that function. Then they promised me a $150.00 Kohl's charge which I NEVER RECEIVED. Since I was on such a tight budget they also offered $43.00 monthly bill so that we could watch the Walking Dead. It's probably the only reason I keep the DirecTV at this point.
I just want my son as miserable as he is to watch the one show he wants. I have put in a dispute, and talked to a dispute which I received the answer she was too busy doing something for the president. I have also spoke with a gentleman who promised the Kohl' gift card would be sent immediately. Nothing has happened. My bills have been outrageous in the past. I have lost thousands of dollars. DirecTV replaced my system and stole hundreds of boxes (receivers) which belong to me.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2017
My husband and I have been on a family plan with AT&T Wireless for over 15 years. We got one of the cheapest data plan (200MB) for $30/month and $50 for just talk. Anyway, Sprint has a plan 6GB data with unlimited talk and text for a total of $60/month for 3 lines (50% off from AT&T plan). On December 24, 2106, I called AT&T to see if they have similar deal. They could not find anything cheaper what I ready have, so I told them that I will be switching over to Sprint. A couple days later, I happen to log in my account to update my credit card information, I noticed plan has changed. They decided to upgrade my data plan to $150/month (5 times my current plan) without my authorization.
I called AT&T right away to notice them that my plan has been change without my authorization. The representative told me that my plan was very old and that he need to get any approval to switch it back, and that it would take about a week. A week later, January 2nd, I switched to Sprint. Now, I got a final bill 5 times my previous monthly charge. I called them back again, and the representative stated that there are no record of my conversation with them. This is unbelieve... how can they up your monthly fee.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2017
They provide excellent customer service at their stores and online. Their website can be confusing at times but I've never had any problems when I've called for information. The signal is reliable and I'm happy with my service.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2017
I have found several locations, my home in Florida for example, where the AT&T coverage maps indicate there should be good coverage but in reality there is poor coverage or no coverage. Calls that do get through often break up or are unexpectedly dropped.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2017
There is not a single good thing about this company or their services. I had a single cell phone plan, overpriced and highly controlled data plan of 3 GB. Even though I barely did any music streaming it sucked so bad. Forget being able to use gps and listening to music at the same time. The data was controlled and gone in no time. I didn't even watch movies or videos. To get more data was so overpriced. I was told if I got internet and TV it would be better pricing and services. Especially if it's all combined into one. That's a lie I learned later. They suck you dry and don't care about you as a consumer and your needs. There's no heart for the people from this company.
Their internet service was quite horrible at every level. I ended up upgrading finally to get faster internet services... nothing changed ever. I've spent hrs and hrs of my time on the phone with customer service. Don't even get me started on that! There was no getting anywhere with anything. Talk to the wall, man, it'll be better and more helpful than trying to deal with them and getting any help. In order to get a decent price for any service they sell you on services you don't want or need, then they get you good by saying you "save" money by combining your services into one account. Big mistake. This company can just take everything they are and go straight to hell because that's what they are. Hell to deal with at every single angle you could possibly imagine. Your imagination can't even begin to describe this company and their horrible customer service and services.
This has been a horrible and stressful experience for me in the past 6-8 months, hours of time on the phone and in the store trying to get help on their mess-ups. Every month the bill was screwed up and I'd have to spend hrs on the phone getting to the right department to get it corrected which wouldn't show corrected until the next month's statement. They keep you in a state of confusion at all times. Even though they made my experience a nightmare to the point of feeling forced to discontinue services and break contracts for services I never wanted in the first place. The least they could have done is waive the early termination fees and call it good. You can forget about that. You will pay!
I recommend stay away from AT&T if you want peace in your life with less stress. I can't even give them a tiny bit of even one star. Not one teeny bit. They were nothing but a disastrous experience from start to finish. Save yourself the pain and grief. Stay away from them. This is my honest and true experience and opinion of them.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2017
Mike the worker at the Geneva NY AT&T was the rudest, most inconsiderate employee I have ever dealt with in my life. He repeatedly tried to belittle my intelligence by spewing out incorrect information regarding my AT&T phone plan. [I know this is incorrect information because I called the insurance company after to work out the issue with my phone].
In addition, he made fun of me to another customer, who he helped after me. He then tried to tell me that I could not purchase an Iphone 5s, because they no longer were being sold, despite them having them on display in the store. He also tried to tell me that I could only purchase the Iphone 7, which conveniently had extra payments along with its purchase. My family and I will definitely be switching phone companies due to the lack of respect and professionalism in Mike. I hope you keep this in consideration when hiring new employees, because their attitudes and actions do in fact have an impact on the customers.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2017
AT&T in my area (NE, Pennsylvania) does not have the coverage of Verizon. We also have a fairly good "grandfathered" family plan which we are happy with. Unfortunately, we have poor service within our house. I wish AT&T would plant more towers.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2017
AT&T is a great network. They are one of the few with abilities in integrative technology. The user experience is dynamic and offers its user a multimedia approach when it's important and for leisure too! I'm a lifetime customer.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2017
I have been on the phone trying to get some satisfaction about my internet and charges on my bill - no one has called back. The DirecTV has been down for three days. I am still waiting. Would like to know what the increase is for because I'm not getting the good service.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
Think twice before you choose this company. I recently deactivated my cellular services with them after being a customer for over 15 years (I was with them when they were Cingular Wireless) because of the horrible customer service I received. I set up a payment that was to automatically deduct $351.72 from my account on the 15th only to have my services disconnected on the 17th. They had the note in the system that account was set for payment on the 15th however, insisted that because there was an error and the payment had not been automatically deducted I was now to pay $714.24 to reinstate my service (the additional $351 was because now my bill was past due 3 days).
I spoke to two "Tier 2 Managers" and asked them to take the first initial payment out as we spoke and to set up an automatic deduction for the 1st in which they declined. Assuring them that they will have their money because they would be deducting the money from their own accounting system wasn't enough. I asked them if it would be worth losing a longtime customer that paid $350+ monthly (mind you this is a car payment) and their response was, "sorry we can't do anything for you". Makes me wonder what kind of financial troubles they might be in that a $714.24 bill would be worth losing a customer over. I urge you to think twice before doing business with them, their customer service and willingness to work with their customers is non existent.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
Today my wife and I went to the Georgetown, Texas AT&T store. We have been a customer since the brick phone days and left once overpayments not credited correctly but Cingular took us in and we were happy. Now after we were bought and back we have used the "contract" method when it was time to upgrade to a better phone or service plan. Not once have we been told the truth about cost. I make it a point to ask "What will the total bill be monthly?" I can understand the taxes may be a problem to calculate but the bottom line? Not only no but hell, no.
About three times prior to this last session I personally was the recipient of multiple lies but they are not evident until the monthly statement arrived. I think that trip wound up costing me $700.00 more than anticipated. Two times prior about $1,500.00 and then the trip before this one, about $2,000.00 more than we were told. I realize this is chump change to a large business and AT&T could not care any less how it affects anyone. How they got to be in the number two spot is beyond my comprehension. Believe you me, if I had another choice, I would be gone. The statement provided me today shows an "upgrade fee" of $70.00. There was no upgrade, we got a new phone where none existed beforehand.
Then there is a charge for "prorating" at very near $20.00. In other words prorating is a fee for telling me what the monthly statements will be. What I was told initially was in the $270.00 per month, in total, range. My first and second monthly statement will be $320.00 for some unexplained reason that made any sense. Some mumbo-jumbo explanation said something about "credited to your account," yeah right! I have no way of knowing what to expect, I just hope I can pay it. So far already I will be out $240.00 or thereabout and this is just the first day. Would I recommend a friend? I would not wish this on an enemy. Customer service is unattainable because I have no idea what number to choose and the damned robot answering the call has absolutely no comprehension of the English language.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
AT&T is nothing but a rip-off. I WAS a customer of them for over 12 years and I finally realized they don't give two ** about nothing but money. They add fraudulent charges. And if you ever have a death in your family or lose your job, bet your last breath, you'll lose your service too. They're nothing but money-grubbing heartless grifters!!!
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
I have been a customer of AT&T since 1996 when they were first Bell South. There may have been a third name. I have never had any problems with this company. My billing is always accurate! Customer service has always been great. My recent business with them was to see how I can lower my bill. The Customer Service Rep was so nice and willing to help. She was able to lower my bill by $150 a month and I didn't have to buy or upgrade anything. It's a pleasure to do business with them.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
I have been a customer since I was 12 years old. Now, a wireless customer for about 10 years or so. My service has been really good. I have only had a few problems within all those years, but they were taken care of. I would like to get a new phone but like all other carriers, they are too pricey; when you do a claim thru insurance on a new phone, you get a refurb in return.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2017
They kept raising my bill, for no apparent reason, finally at over $81.00 had rollover minutes that I never used, so I wasn't over my data limit. I called several times to get the rate reviewed with no luck fixing. I promptly cancelled my service and went to straight talk, full bars for the first time ever. Not true with AT&T never ever had full bars. So happy with straight talk, I tell everyone about it. I have unlimited everything for $45 a month with straight talk. If you aren't happy with AT&T you should change to Straight Talk too.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2017
Not easy to get hold of customer service and when you do there is so much chaos going on in background you can hear. Phones ringing, people talking loud, is some of the issues. It's very hard to understand these people because they don't speak clear English.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2017
I have been a customer of ATT for over 40 years. When I was looking to upgrade iPhones they would offer no incentives for being a loyal consumer. They just said take it or leave. I left. Very disappointed with customer service. I also have tried to have a monthly charge, that I no longer wanted. 2 years later it's still on the bill.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2017
I have currently AT&T and wish I could afford another carrier. I usually pay my bill at the local kiosk, but for the past few months they have been TOTAL **. The kiosk has a machine that will take my payment, but will ONLY take bills and give back change. I pay the exact amount and require no change. The crew at the kiosk frowns and begrudgingly will take the monies. AT&T also added additional monies to my existing plan without prior warning. Before switching to AT&T I had another carrier, and they really SUCKED.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2017
I have some tablets thru AT&T. I just bought a iPhone and was calling to see the amount of my new bill. I called last week to see and the young lady told to hold on, her name was Kalyan, she came to the phone and told me she had good news for me that I wasn't going to have to pay the last four payments since it was almost paid for but I looked on my bill and I saw I was still being charged. I called today 2/14 and was told that it wasn't true. I feel like they should stand by what I was told. I will not buy anything else nor will I recommend them to anyone else Karen ** also I have been with them for many yrs.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2017
They will overcharge you and your bill will be even more each month and when you call them to fix it they will put you on hold forever and then the phone cuts off and then you have to call them again. I've been doing this each month and still don't fix my bill like they promised, I can't wait until my contract is done and I'm going back to Sprint, because if I stay with them I need therapy just because of them. They will put you through stressful.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2017
I have been with this company for a VERY long time. They are probably one of the more expensive cellular companies out there. I do not like the pricing and the packages are getting to be too expensive causing me to look elsewhere. I pay $178 for 2 cell phones... awful I know. I also have my internet, television and landline through them. So I have had all of my electronics with them a long time. They used to let you get a FREE upgrade of a new cell phone, now they do not. That is an aspect I don't really like. Now what they offer is a new phone for say... $900 and you can then put it on a payment plan??? Yeah this is why I am switching! Wish me luck! I hope this helped you too! Take care!
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2017
Had issues with AT&T and their useless customer service employees. They kept trying to tack on additional charges and penalties for early contract closure. I imagine you can do whatever you want when you are a large conglomerate and lifelong monopoly. I am glad that there are some companies giving them a run for the money.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2017
Found an item on my credit card statement from AT&T. Had no idea what it was for. When I contacted customer service, after several very long holds, they had no idea what it was for either. Next week or two, it turned out we had no cellular data on our tablet device. When we were offered the option to purchase some, I couldn't remember the password for that particular email account. Still waiting for a reset message from AT&T. Overall, we do get pretty reliable service for our cellphones. Occasionally, calls do break up though. I am not too happy with the causes AT&T support; they tend to be anti-environmental, anti-women's rights, anti-consumer rights, and anti-worker. Am considering switching over to CREDO Mobile.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2017
AT&T has the worst customer service ever. Since October of 2015 I have the service and every month I have to call to fixed my bill. Their customer service will tell you that they resolve the situation and the credit will be added to the next bill. I just call again to fixed my bill and they toll me to call tomorrow and disconnected me. Now my bill is late so they can charge for a late fee. If you go the store they don't want to help you. Because they have a contract with you are at their terms. I will never recommend this company. I will tell all my friends and family not to use this service.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2017
I had to relocate to NH from VT and needed to cancel my DirecTV. The Condo Association did not allow dishes. While canceling I asked the associate if since not allowing dishes was out of my control would the early cancellation fee of $280 be waived. He told me 'Yes', since the circumstance was out of my control the fee would be waived. For some reason the RMA kit to return equipment didn't get done. I had to call them again. I checked with a different associate about the cancellation fee and she assured me the fee would be waived.
About 2 weeks later I received a bill for the early cancellation. I immediately called and spoke to numerous people, supervisors and managers to no avail. They did not know why on 2 different occasions I was told by their associates the fee would be waived. I was so upset. If the first associate had told me during the first phone call the fee could not be waived then it would have been unfortunate but I would have accepted it. Their associates lied and the company does not stand behind what is said. I canceled my service that day and went to another company. I called AT&T wireless and told them I wanted my final bill. I was told there would not be any charges. Again another untrained associate. Of course there is a charge for the unpaid portions of the contract. Just another lie and untrained associate in their system. AT&T stinks and I am glad I canceled. Thank you.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2017
Threatening to shut off my 3.0 DSL internet access unless I upgrade in 30 days which will end my low income AT&T/BellSouth $5 per month internet service. I thought I could keep my current service until 2020. I had it only 8 months. Can they turn off my currently paid AT&T internet access??? I do not want to move/change my current internet. It is good enough for me and affordable. I am on SSI/disability of $735/mo & some Food Stamps which qualified me for the internet service I currently have. Must I really have to give it up or can I fight this injustice in some manner??? I need to know what to do before I try to deal with the sales dept as that is the number they told me to call by/before March 14-2017 which is 877-377-1686. I also have pre-paid MagicJack VoIP Service on this current DSL Service for over 3 years, so my line phone will be turned off along with 911 service if they shut off my wired DSL internet service. Thank you.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2017
They really did not explain the use of the phone completely because we are seniors and need extra help. They just sped through it and got us on our way. We have owned the phones for over 2 years and still do not know how to use them.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2017
This company is for all practical purposes good. I did experience a time when I was misled about changing my usage and it turned out not to be beneficial for me. They are normally accurate about their products.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2017
I just switched over to AT&T over a month ago. I switched from Verizon. It was a big mess for us. AT&T did a lot of work to help us out. They fixed all the problems and cap that we had to deal with. I like their service and the people are great when you are talking to them.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2017
I switched my personal account over to my business account in September 2016 and was told that I would have to change numbers (huge inconvenience) and also pay everything off, which I did. I started receiving bills for my old account two months later and after repeated unsuccessful attempts to get it through to their completely incompetent customer service personnel, I asked to speak with a manager and was instantly told that they were all on other lines. After not receiving a bill in January 2017, I hoped that maybe they had finally figured it out but instead received a collections letter in February over a $62 bill that only exists due to their incompetence. BEWARE!!
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2017
I was first in contact with a AT&T sales rep at a Walmart whom promised me a gift card and cheaper service. The tv internet and phone let's just say it was too good to be true. I signed up for the service and canceled my Comcast triple service. First the installation guy came and only connected tv and said the internet and telephone guy is coming in an hour. That guy still to this day still hasn't come so I contacted corporate office which told me I never signed up for those services. Mind you I have the paperwork and said that they would have to check my credit again to get the services.
Two days later my on demand was not working. I called they tell me that I have to pay for wifi in order to get on demand, something I was never advised. I requested to speak with a supervisor. The lady would not allow me to speak with one whatsoever. She kept going back and forth with me. This was very unacceptable. How hard is it to get a supervisor on the line. This is the worst customer service ever and I do not do reviews but I really had to do this one. I still have not heard from a supervisor and I canceled my service. They were then happy to cancel my service. They did not say sorry for all the lies or anything. The rep that I spoke with was very very very rude. I honestly could not believe that this was a company. Just so everyone knows PLEASE NEVER CHOOSE DIRECTV NOR AT&T IT'S THE WORST COMPANY IN THE WORLD.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2017
They seem to be trying to get better but they don't always train their employees well so the answers you get are frequently incorrect. The cost of services from this company is difficult to afford and we are considering looking for alternatives that are more cost effective.
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2017
Nov 1st I purchased a new S7 phone and new service with AT&T. Two weeks later the new phone started acting up intermittently by not connecting calls and not sending texts. Service said it was the SIM card and replaced it. It worked for 2 months and then started the same thing. They replaced SIM again but that didn't work. Now they want to give me a refurbished phone to replace the 3 month old new one that I am paying over $700 for. If I had wanted refurbished I could have bought one for a lot less... Total ripoff. I bought the phone from AT&T, pay AT&T, signed loan papers with AT&T but now they say Samsung won't let them give me a new phone... Bull. You sold it to me, you need to do what is right. Going to be a long 2 years with this kind of start. Time our government protected consumers.
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2017
Absolutely horrible... someone changed my password so tried to reset it and it didn't work. Had to call them. They say the foreigners are better with tech but no they are not. I am American and a whiz at it. They can't understand English and that is all that is at these call centers - ridiculous! After an hour on the phone and transferred to 4 people they wanted me to yet call a different number. Told them to go to hell and will create a new email account with a different provider!
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2017
The service is on part with other companies but it is expensive. We have been with them for about 10 years. We see lots of offers to new customers that might lower our $250.00 + a month bill but they are not offered to existing customer. Bummer.
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2017
They don't have good service in the area where I live! They don't have towers in our area. You can lose service going down the road! Can't get internet on our home phones because they don't want to fix the wire because we are rural! Their service is expensive too! And I don't like having to be in a contract all the time to get service! Now they own DirecTV and have monopoly on that too! I don't think one company should have so much control and then not get service without it being so expensive! Now they have phone, internet and tv service! So just for those services it can be 300 a month!
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017
Customer Service HELL. Why does it take THOUSANDS of times of repeating over and over and over again the SAME information. It takes forever to get to the right issue, you cannot simply push 1 or 2 for yes or no, you have to wait for the recorded prompt to tell you, "that isn't necessary, I can understand..." I have been on the phone now for 20 minutes, "can you confirm the number associated with this account...." Two minutes later, "the phone number with this account is what?" They have ALL of my information, every bit of it in front of them, there is no reason that they should ask and reconfirm over and over again the same information. Then they tell you to log onto myatt.com (whatever) that is never able to work. I had paperless billing, trying to get the detail, "yes ma'am the reason you don't have the detail is because you have opted for paperless billing... " Shoot me now, these people are IDIOTS!!!
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017
AT&T International Charges: AT&T charged nearly $4/min to call Bangladesh while you could call free when you use wifi. When I called the customer service to give me a bit of credit due to this outrageous charges, Debbie and Brandon said (02072017 at 4:43 PM) they wouldn't adjust the price because I canceled the account. What the billing has to do with canceling AT&T services? These days you could even call Bangladesh for a nickel at most. Though I used only two days before I canceled the AT&T services, they charged $8 for Universal Service Charge as if I used their services for the entire month, so it wasn't prorated.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017
I returned my iPhone 7 Plus and tablet on November 28, 2016 USPS showing package "Tendered to Returns Agent" which is Newgistics. I have seen numerous complained by AT&T customers regarding similar Issue. I called AT&T reps multiple times and I was given case number multiple times during 2 months long period. Every time after deadline of Case resolution date I contact AT&T to check status and I was told case was CLOSED due to incorrect tracking number. I provided the correct tracking number and I was able track it through USPS that it's delivered to Newgistics. I tried to track my package through http://www.tracking.smartlabel.com/ and for few weeks I can see the status as "In Transit" even I returned my package on last week of November.
Now I am not even able to track my package on same website (http://www.tracking.smartlabel.com/). It's showing error that "No tracking information found for the following tracking value". Looks like website removes tracking record after certain time. I was told by AT&T to pay my bill of 1042 past due which includes 917$ for iPhone which I returned but didn't received by AT&T Warehouse. I would like to file a complain for this unprofessional and horrible customer service and need help to get my REFUND. Hopefully Justice will be served and AT&T will be punished for this horrible customer service.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017
I have had AT&T most of my adult life. I had both U-verse and Directv as well as phone service. Never had an issue (besides the rising monthly satellite bill) til now. I had 2 phones and an iPad with unlimited data. My service was about $170 a month. We added another phone in December. Now all the sudden my bill jumped up to $444 a month.
When I called to ask why they told me they are not only charging me $60 a month "access fee" for unlimited data, they are also charging each device $40 a month for the unlimited data. None of that was disclosed to us when we added the line and somehow adding one phone made my bill jump $270 more a month with the same unlimited data plan we already had. Needless to say I am changing my provider. I just want people to be aware before they decide to become AT&T's next victim.
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