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Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
I called customer service twice to add a line to my phone. The second time the lady said there was error in system. They asked for my info, gave me other promotions that prompted me to buy into their u-verse service, which was again a ** promotion. She promised me 200 channels and 12 mbps Internet speed but all they gave me was 6 mbps and u-family-140 BS channels that include no good channels, no news, no sports, no tbs-tnt, etc. All garbage. Anyways, back to wireless. I want to add a line using my own phone for my cousin. They promised to ship the sim card overnight in the 2nd conversation. Promised "I will get an em-email about it soon," never happened. It was only after my going to an actual store and having it done in-person the line was added. It seems like customer service is just a sham. They don't do anything...
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
I purchased the bundle 5/28/2014. The next day I was charged for services. I called and was told services are billed in advance. The next month I was billed, and the payment was due the 21st. I called. How am I being billed before 30 days of service. Same response, billed in advance. 12/2014 the bill was due on the 18th for services ending 12/28. Yesterday, I received a bill due 1/18 for services from 12/28 to 1/27. In my opinion, this is corruption and greed. This is why so many businesses fail and cannot recover. The contract is for a year, and I am anxious about finding another provider for my TV internet and landline. The visa cards were not worth it. I tell my friends---run.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015
AT&T reps' incompetence and stall tactics force consumers to stay under contract even after contracts expire. The short story: Our contracts expired (fully satisfied all terms, conditions and acct in good standing). We were told our phones would be unlocked. We bought a different service carrier and were waiting for our phones to be unlocked as promised. 16 days later, I still have 3 phones LOCKED by AT&T, paying for AT&T service (As the AT&T reps said that if I disconnect prior to phones unlocking, they will not be able to unlock them permanently). AFTER my contract expired and I have 2 phones that have been completely paid for in full, LOCKED and unusable UNLESS we continue to pay for the service with AT&T.
We have paid for phones in full and satisfied our contract with AT&T and they still will not unlock our phones, continue to charge for service, LIED about the expiration date by 1 DAY to force me to pay early termination fees, have opened and closed 8 cases because they sent me the same unlock codes 8 times (yes, exactly the SAME), and offer no resolve other than to "Open a new case and wait 24-48 hours and we will contact you". Then no one contacts us.
And they will not tell you who their supervisors are. I have asked several of their reps who their superiors are and they say they "Do not know". I've asked for the names of: Manager, Area Manager, Director, Regional Vice President, and OOP and NOT A SINGLE EMPLOYEE KNOWS.
The Full Story: On December 22nd, 2014, I called AT&T customer support to confirm the expiration of my contract so that I could transfer my phone number and business to another carrier. The rep told me my contract (and the 3 phone lines under that contract) expired on Dec 22, 2014. I asked to check every line and confirm that information because I did not want to pay early termination fees. I wanted to be sure! The rep told me "Line 1... expired. Line 2...expired. Line 3... Expired." With that confirmation, I went to T-Mobile, started service, and ported my phone number. The following day, I looked at my bill and there was a $95 early termination fee applied. I called customer support and asked "WHY?". I was then informed that my contract ACTUALLY expired on December 23rd, 2014 (the following day). I told them the rep told me that my contract expired the day before. If she would have said "Tomorrow", I would have waited an extra day. I was told the fees would be reversed and they apologized for the misinformation. 3 weeks later and the charge has NOT been removed and the rep told me "Nothing we can do, you terminated early."
On December 23rd, 2014... We contacted AT&T to have the 3 phones we had on the plan unlocked. We were told, "Codes will arrive in 24-48 hours". We received the 2 unlock codes... they don't work, phones still locked. Called back, they opened another case, sent ONE code, which did not work. Called them back... They opened case #2, sent codes... did not work... After 16 days and NINE!!!!! CASES LATER, all 3 phones are still locked.
We requested managers, supervisors, tech support, their Intensive Care Unit, and even contacted the manufacturer (Samsung) personally, AND their ICU department contacted Samsung directly, and EVERYONE verified that the phones were fine, the IMEI's correct, and the Unlock Codes were correct. BUT THE PHONES ARE STILL LOCKED! The codes DO NOT WORK.
I told AT&T reps that they need to think of a different solution because the phones are not unlocking and we will NOT accept the response "All we can do is open a case or escalate a case and someone will call you in 24-48 hours." When I ask to be transferred to a manager, they just send me to another rep in the call center. When I asked their "Managers" to be transferred to a Supervisor, they send me to another rep. When I ask if they are supervisors they answer "yes" and at the end of the conversation, they say that they are Retention Services reps and when I asked if they are a Supervisor at the Retention Department, for the first time someone answered honestly and said "No, I'm not a supervisor, I'm a customer service rep".
Fine. I get it, they lie about what their position in the company is as they are ALL customer Service Reps and when you ask to speak to a Sup, they transfer between each other and there are no real Managers or Supervisors. The following people are just those who's names I started keeping notes from after 8 days and over 20 hours of lie after lie: Jan 5th, 2015: Paul ** - (I was told he was a Supervisor). Assured and assured me that ICU will have the phones unlocked OR they will look at alternative resolutions. NO further contact, no resolution. Jan 7th, 2015: Christopher ** - (Claimed to be the Area Manager). Promised me that he will personally handle the situation and call me back within 45 minutes with a resolution. An hour later, I called back because he never called and was told he had gone home and will call me tomorrow. He did not call "tomorrow" nor have I heard from this Supervisor since.
Jan 7th, 2015: Alex ** - (Claimed to be Floor Level Supervisor). Told me there was nothing he can do and put me on hold to wait for Maurice (another alleged Supervisor) who after 58 minutes on hold, hung up. When I called back I was told "there is no way to transfer you to him" and after being placed on hold for another 20 minutes, they hung up again. When I called back again, the rep transferred me to Maurice who said he was the supervisor and said, "I don't know what to tell you, there is nothing we can do. I will have David **, our Director, call you tomorrow." David ** - (Who I was told was the Director then I found out he was the Shift Manager) Has never contacted me. 72 hours later, this "Director" I was promised to resolve the situation, probably never even got the memo.
If doing something 8 times without any changes or modification DOES NOT WORK, it is NOT unreasonable to seek an alternative solution! How many times does one have to beat their head against a wall before they figure out it hurts EVERY TIME. I've requested from EVERY "Manager" and "Supervisor" an alternate solution. I've offered 3 solutions that I can think of and offered for THEM to offer me THEIR alternate solutions and I was told, "We will not do what you want and we cannot think of anything else we can do. "
My proposed reasonable solutions: 1. Unlock our phones and take off the charges we have incurred starting with the Early Termination fee that was issued the day before the contract really expired AND any charges billed AFTER our contract expired (Last 17 days as on today, Jan 8th, 2015). 2. Send us 3 UNLOCKED phones, same model, year, even condition BUT UNLOCKED and issue refund for all charges made after our contract expired including the early termination fee. 3. Send us a check for the current value of our 3 phones that they cannot unlock AND the refund for the charges billed AFTER our contract expired AND the early termination fee. 4. Arbitration.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2015
I tried to make a payment to them with the credit card. I always do and they wouldn't process it. They said they picked me randomly to verify it's me. WTFFFF. It wasn't random. I tried 3 times over 2 days, and I just paid my wife's - no problem. They are **. Do not do business with them.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2015
I would never recommend AT&T to anyone. The service was not great in my area but I stayed with them. After having constant problems with my iphone 5 which dies in 2 hours, I called I ask if I can get early upgrade but was denied. In the end before my contract was over I moved my phone in to Verizon and then called them to cancel the account. I was told no problem. But later I received $100 bill for early termination 4 DAYS!!!! I called back and spoke to supervisor and told that I was told that I don't owe any money to AT&T but she said I cancel account 4 days earlier of my 2 years contract. After a long debate of unappropriated charge, Got nothing just rude answer, it was my problem and pay $100.
THANK YOU AT&T FOR THE WORSE CUSTOMER SUPPORT I EVER RECEIVED, NOW I KNOW IF I WILL NOT SATISFIED WITH MY NEW PROVIDER YOU WILL NEVER GET MY BUSINESS BACK. I will tell to all my friends and family members to drop your service and never return. Shame on you after 15 years!!!
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
I have been a customer for more than two years. I have struggled with paying my monthly bill due to economic hardships and lagging job market. I requested AT&t to lower my bill to something affordable. Instead AT&t failed to provide me with customer related information so that I could make the best financial decision for my household. All of my calls to customer service resulted in poor information and additional fees, some requiring up to $5. AT&t failed to make me aware of my lapsed contract and continued to charge me restoral and reconnection fees in the amounts of up to $250 a month. I am currently awaiting some feedback from AT&t executives in response to my contract issue.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
After being a solid and faithful customer for 14 years, I stopped my phone/internet service online, at same time that I went online to submit my address change. I had to change service providers because the location where I moved to did not allow AT&T in the area. Yet AT&T continued to charge me for November and December, which was automatically drafted from my account. When I called on Jan. 1st to complain, I was told that there had been no notation of a 'stop service,' which he did, and that I would have to call another number to discuss credits and billing for the overcharge. Being a holiday, I had to wait to call the billing dpt. number, and then was told that no refund could issued. I was told that it's better to call in and talk to a live person to change services. Why is it that you can do everything else online, like pay, set up an account, change addresses, yet, not cancel a service? After spending an over an hour on the phone, and after talking to the five different persons, they agreed to refund one month back. Thanks to Makayla for that.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
As of January 2, 2015 I am no longer under their 2 year contract. January 3, 2015, I attempted to get my phone unlocked by submitting a request for unlock number, one was granted and I was sent an email granting the unlock with directions. I waited the following day to do the unlock since I was switching my parents phones from Verizon as well to TMobile. I went though the backup and restore and after restarting my phone it would be unlocked, and went to the TMobile store to have my number as well as my parents numbers (from Verizon), I was told that my phone was not unlocked and to contact AT&T.
I called AT&T and spoke with James(?) (couldn't make out his name cause service poor) and told him that I couldn't unlock my phone, and gave him my unlock request number. He said he would look it up and that he didn't find such a request. I said that is impossible because I had two emails confirming the request; and one of which was with directions and read him the email. He said this was strange and that he would send it internally to ITU, I asked him for a confirmation # for my complaint. He said sent it would be sent internally, there wouldn't be one.
I was dissatisfied with the answer and logged onto my account and chatted with a service representative at 8:20 pm, (Melissa) and I told her I was unable to unlock my phone and gave her my unlock request number. She too said she didn't see that I requested one and told to request another, which I did and gave it to her. She said to try the unlock again after exactly 24 hours. January 4, I tried it again, and again it failed the phone was not unlocked. January 5, 2015, I called technical support and talked Melissa and told her my inability to unlock the phone and the supposed notes James wrote, and my request for a new unlock request and unlock grant.
She said that she didn't see any notes on my first complaint or that it was sent to ITU or my second request for unlock. She said that she would make notes and send it to ITU herself and give me a confirmation #. She said it would take 5-7 days, I said that is ridiculous I am under contract with TMobile as of January 4th, 2015 and want to use their service ASAP. She said she would talk to her manager and she said that her manager would write the internal complaint. And that he would text me a confirmation # before the end of their shift (Central time Midnight). I asked her for her manager's information so I could contact him/her if I do not receive a text. She said that information can't be shared, and that her manager does what he says.
Needless to say I never received a text, by Midnight central time (or PST for me 9:00 pm). I because even more upset and wrote a complaint letter and sent it to the CEO via email. Today is January 6, 2015 and I have yet to be able to unlock my non contracted phone to switch carriers. I don't know if I will contact Customer Service again because it's useless. I'd be wasting my time, I'd be better off buying a new iPhone and changing numbers so they don't take more of my money. I had been a customer of theirs for a decade and this is the impression they want to give me of their company. They rather have me angry and never recommend or use their service than let me use the phone I bought from them. The CEO should be fired, this retention formula is outright criminal. Not only is their mediocre service outrageously expensive, their customer service is a joke, and their only way to retain customers is blocking their ability to use other carriers.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015
Told they would match Time Warner - AT&T backed out next day. Given confirmation number and quote and told to call the next day to talk to service rep. Next day they would not honor and said that they had no record. Refused email from me to explain.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015
I joined AT&T U-Verse internet in 2012 and after one year my bill doubled. I called to see what was the problem and they told me that my contract was up and my promotion was gone. They offered me a new promotion, however I had to pay the pricey bill for the month in question. I did. Another year goes by and I call to make sure I have my account given the newest promotion again. The rep says there is a faster internet speed now too, so I said go ahead and upgrade me and put me on a new promotion. The rep explained that he had done so and even replaced my router for me since mine was having connection issues.
Another two months go by and my bill has yet doubled again. This time I call and they tell me that I was never upgraded to the higher speed and that my last two months were high because I wasn't on a promotional rate. I explained my call two months prior and the rep offered nothing but that I need to pay the bill. She then offered me a new rate and new promotion and kept ignoring my true reason for the call that I had previously done this two month prior!!
Another side note, they moved everyone's payment due dates up from the 12th to the 8th, which of course for someone who has her bank set to pay on auto that means $18 in late fees!! Way to steal money from the responsible people in this world.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015
When I first signed up for the internet I was told it was 50 MB/sec. The problem starts when they did not input the address properly and I had to call them in order to have it updated. After about 15 minutes on hold to simply update the address I found out that it was only going to be 12 MB/sec. So I decided to cancel the service. After a "brief" 45 minute hold I was finally able to cancel the service. It was miserable and I already regret the decision to attempt to get ATT.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015
I went to the Fayetteville Arkansas store in Fiesta Square to upgrade my phone. I was told that I HAD to switch plans or I HAD to pay the total for a new phone up front. When I stated that I would cancel my family’s service they said “ok sorry!” I left there and went to the Best Buy store in the NW Arkansas Mall and was informed that a bunch of people had been told the same thing and that it was a lie and the reps got commission for signing people up for it. Today I called the Fiesta Square store to ask a ? and was hung up on 4 times. The first 2 times all I was able to say was “Hi I have a quick ?” and they would hang up. The last 3 times they answered it was by the same female. I tried to inform her that they were hanging up on ppl but she hung up again. This will be our last 2 years with this sorry company!!!
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015
Called the last week of September 2014 to ask questions about upgrading my daughter's Iphone 4 which barely worked and was no longer able to do iPhone updates etc. I had a total of 3 lines - my daughter's iPhone 4 out of contract, my husband's iPhone 4s out of contract, and my iPhone 5 that was going to be out of contract as of Feb 2015. Spent an hour getting information and said I only want to upgrade one phone, the rep keeps saying "You should do all 3 lines." I said "We can't afford to" he said "Well we have the AT&T next program and it will save you money." I said "History shows we don't get new phones every time one comes out hence the iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, and the original iPhone 5." He said "Your bill will only go from 155.00 a month to $210.00 if you upgrade to the next and all three phones." He said "I will give you some time to think about it and give you a courtesy call you back in 10 days to see if you want to do it."
He calls back Oct 9, 2014 and says "So you want to upgrade." I said "We don't want a huge increase in our bill." He reassured us that the AT&T next plan is the best thing for us and it will only increase our bill to $210.00 to upgrade all 3 phones. We say "Ok", and were suppose to receive the first 2 phones iPhone 6, in 10 to 14 business days, and my husband iPhone 6 plus would not come until December 1, and they charged $149.00 to my credit card for taxes. We then receive emails when we don't get the phones. There is a delay. We won't get them till October 31, then not till November 16. I call and get a representative that says "Oh we have them in stock. Let me get them shipped to you right away and let me give you a $50 credit for us not having the staff to complete the orders and get them out on time." I say "Ok" hang up and receive all 3 phones including the iPhone 6 plus that he said wouldn't come till Dec 1st on Nov. 9, 2014.
We activate the phones on 11/13/2014. Call on 11/26/2014 to add the protection plan and was told we couldn't because we had ordered the phones on Oct 9 2014 and were out of the 30 day window. I said "Wait we didn't receive them till Nov. 9 2014 because they delayed shipping them?" Finally they had their supervisor override their system and let us add the plans. So I think "Great our Nov 2014 bill comes in at $210.00 just as they said" and I add $30.00 for protection plan. By Dec 2014 bill we be $240.00 maybe $250.00 with tax. Lo and behold I log in last night to pay our bill and see we are charged $297.00.
I immediately call them up get a guy named Santiago who barely spoke english and was no help at all. After 30 min of him reading to me what I could already see in my online bill he puts me on hold for 15 min when I ask for another representative. He comes back and says "I'm going to explain to you. The supervisor is on another call." I said "I don't understand what you're saying, I will wait for the Supervisor." I wait. The call is now 1hr and 8 min in and Guermo comes on. He's rude. He tells me he will explain to me one time only why my bill is the way it is. He tells me I have prorated charges of $12.00 for the protection plans, and I said "No I don't. They were going to back date the changes to my billing cycle so no prorated charges." He said "Oh yeah forget that, I can see that on your acct."
He then proceeds to tell me he can see they charged me the $12.00 along with there is an additional $13.00 unaccounted for so now we are at $25.00 overcharge. However, he can't do anything about it. I ask him for his supervisor. I am now nearing 2 hrs on this call. When I get Jim, who sounds like Guermo, but saying his name is Jim and I couldn't understand his english as I couldn't with Santiago or Guermo, and he is rude right away saying I am getting the services I ask for and that AT&T is not in the business of giving away free money. So rude!!!
I ask him to explain how my bill was exactly to the cent what they told me it would be for the month of Nov. 2014 when I received the phones. He then tells me because I was given a $50 credit for the delay in shipping the phones my bill came out to $210.00 and that my bill would have been $260.00 in November 2014 had I not had a credit! He then continues to tell me too bad too sad in just those words. I should have investigated before I agreed to the next plan. I tried to explain to him I called. Spent an hour on the phone in September 2014 - said I wanted to upgrade one phone. Was told I could do all 3 lines under the AT&T next plan and have my bill at $210.00 a month. He said "I know our customer service people give the wrong information sometimes but you agreed to the terms and conditions and now 3 months later you're complaining." I said "I never agreed to a $300 a month phone bill!!!" That's double what our bill was before, and I said "I told the guy I don't upgrade my phones every time one comes out so if signing a 2 year contract keeps my bill lower we will upgrade one phone at a time, and do the contract so we can afford it."
He then tells me for the first time after talking with AT&T reps September 30th, Oct. 9, Oct 20, Oct 30, November 13, and Nov. 26 2014, along with 3 representatives on last night's call that because I had 2 lines out of contract before I did the upgrade that I was getting a special discount for staying with AT&T that I lost when I got my new phones. Never before had I heard that.
He then proceeded to tell me AT&T bills in advance. I ask why can't I see how much data my phones used because for some reason when I log into pay my bill last night for the first time ever, it said that information was unavailable due to a recent change in my bill. I said "What recent change? Last thing I changed was Nov 26th when I added the protection plans and it's now Jan. 3rd?" We are a month and a week later and I can't see a detailed copy of my bill and what I'm being charged? I said "How can you charge me in advance and not even be able to show me my bill or what you're charging me for." He said he was noting my account that after 3 months of using my phones I wanted to send them back!!! I was like "That's not what I'm saying at all. I don't know how my bill ended up being $300 a month - 2x what it was before all this, and I can't see why or what I'm being charged for." He told me my bill is now $300 a month for the next 24 months!!! I said "Listen. We didn't sign up for this. I am disabled. My husband is active duty. We are a one income family. This is wrong. How can you do this."
I ask for his boss. He said he was the top supervisor. I asked did he have a boss, he again rudely said he was the top boss on the floor last night. I said "Well I don't have to speak to him tonight. Can't you have him give me a follow up courtesy call on Monday?" I know they do that because the guy trying to sell me the scam upgrades gave me a 10 day courtesy call to see if we had time to think about it and move forward.
Never would we commit ourselves to $300 a month phone bills for 24 months and if we attempt to get out of it they will immediately charge us $350 each line for canceling with them! I ask him was I going to get a confirmation email that I had called in as I have in the past stating who I spoke with, I ask him didn't he have a record of my calls as everything is documented and recorded. He said I would receive a confirmation email that I had contacted AT&T and after 2 hrs and 37 min on the phone with two reps and a supervisor he blatantly hung up on me! I then called back and got Caleb who pretended he was trying to help me. 45 min on the phone with him and his advice to me was pay off the cost of the phones when I get my tax return??? I couldn't believe it. I spent over 3 hrs on the phone being told many different things but in the end I am stuck with a $300 a month phone bill for 2 years.
I did my research, I called and checked plans, told them I only wanted to do one phone at a time, so we could afford it. Told them we don't get new phones every 6 months when apple comes out with a new phone and they made it seem like the best thing was do all 3 lines same time for this low price. They also included that the offer to upgrade all 3 lines was only available for a certain amount of time hence I had to decide by Oct 9 2014 when I got my courtesy call back to see if we had thought about it long enough. We trusted what they said and since we've been customers for 7 years with them we figured that they valued us as good customers. Not true!!!
Jim the 3rd representative from last night's call also laughed at our situation, told us it was our fault, and he would do nothing to help us! I ask him isn't it funny how they delayed the shipping from our original date, and that when I called they offered us a $50 credit because they didn't ship the phones when they were suppose to but that $50 credit brought our bill to exactly what it should be for Nov before we are slapped in Jan with this outrageous bill for Dec and that of course we don't know it till we log in to pay our bill yesterday as the due date is Jan 4. But again he said they bill in advance so is this Dec 2014 bill or Feb 2015 bill? He didn't know??? Can anyone someone please help us out of this situation? I do have receipts, emails, and images of my account. However they are not on my computer which I'm using to make this complaint. They are on my phone.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2015
AT&T is the devil. I was a cell phone customer with them for many years. After getting played for years with their "overages" contracts and such I finally switched providers and am so happy I did! That left me with their land line and Internet service. Mind you I only need a land line for my home alarm and always had a super cheap plan for that - under 3.00 a month. My internet service was never close to the advertised speeds (I had a 3 Mbps plan). I thought maybe if I upgraded to the 6 mbps plan, I might actually get 3 so I upgraded and still only got between .5 to 2.8.
When I called to downgrade the plan back to 3 since I saw no results with the upgrade, I was stuck on the phone with a retention specialist for 45 minutes. At that time I found out my "cheap" land line was really charging 20.00 a month (for a line that is basically never used - it's just there for my home alarm service). Next thing you know I am being offered uverse for less than what I was paying for the old Internet service with a promise of much faster speeds. I caved. The install took 3 hours and the girl installer said that my drop in line was old and needed to be replaced but she didn't have a ladder to climb the telephone pole, so a new tech would have to come out another day. UMMM...okay?
Needless to say, I never saw over 2.5 Mbps with the amazing new uverse service. My husband set us up with another service (and he self installed it in about 30 minutes - go figure). We now get speeds ranging from 25-45 Mbps for less money than AT&T and their paltry .5-2.8 speeds. My husband has been on the phone with AT&T for an hour trying to cancel service. It is so awful how they hold you hostage on the phone when you want to cancel a crappy service that doesn't provide what they promise. Oh, and when we tried to downgrade the land line back to 3.00 a month - which it was always supposed to be, they had to run a credit check on me? A +15 year customer? For a 3.00 a month service with no equipment rental? Turns out that option is no longer available even though it shows up on their website. Oh but I can get uverse landline for 30.00 a month!? Forget that! Cancelled everything and went wireless with my alarm for just 5.00 more each month and no more silly switch and bait hassles from AT&T ever again! Yay me! :-) PS - when I called my alarm company, the tech asked what cell provider I have because he has AT&T and is not happy. I gladly gave him the low down on how amazing my new cell provider is compared to AT&T! LOL!
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
I recently quit AT&T after several years using them to try and see what else is out there. I'm getting cheaper rates. The new company is slow at sending my early termination fee cards so I'm making payments. My new company said long as I'm making payments they can't turn it over to collections. I fully intend to have this paid in full soon. It's only $300.00. I'll see.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
When I made a request online to move my service online, AT&T website had an option "transfer the service on your own" which had no cost involved & the other option "transfer with the help of customer service" had a cost of 99$. I chose the first option but I still get an e-mail saying I will be charged 100 for the equipment & 99$ for installation. I didn't want either. Later I talk with a representative & he says he will waive the $200 fee gives me his name & a confirmation number. I have them install my old equipment in my new apartment. Next month I see the bill details & they still charge me $200. I call up the customer care regarding the fee that was promised to me that it's waived off. They say they have no documentation of that being done by the particular representative. This is the same story I have heard from all the people I know who use ATT. So please don't opt for service from ATT. It's not worth your money & time.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
I had an couple of separate issues with charges on my account. Firstly I had taken a cruise to the Caymans. When I was getting off the ship and went to use my credit card, it wouldn't work. We couldn't pay for anything on the island! So we turned on our cell phones... Oops, me bad... Didn't know it would immediately roam and get data and such. The phone was obviously smarter than we were. So after getting back to the states of course we had a large $89 charge on my bill. I called AT&T customer service, explaining the situation, even although quite uncomfortable as of course me bad. I explained I just had to make a call and was not trying to data update. The person was trying to be helpful and put in a request with my explanation to get the charges reversed. She further explained that I should pay the bill for now to avoid any late fees, or other charges. I was hesitant but I felt she was trying to help.
So long long story short... I was reversed about a month later. I think since this had not happen before they allowed me one **. Furthermore, later on I had a third party biller pop up on my bill which they stopped them and reversed. Both of these took time, I'm not fooling but hey its my money so I have the time. I have very little issues in Eastern TN with my connection. If LTE is available, it hooks to 4G easily. I can't diss AT&T. Thanks.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
I have been pigeonholed by AT&T. After 30 years of being a loyal customer, AT&T is retaliating for me having purchased a phone at Apple instead of AT&T. I am being charged an additional 25$/month, for 24 months, by AT&T on top of the $199 upgrade fee I paid at the Apple store. I was completely unaware of their 'next program' and just purchased the new phone as an upgrade as I have done for 30 years. When I realized That I am now paying $850 for an iphone 5, I called to request resolution. After speaking to very very rude 'managers' several times (whose answer to my question "Why would I willingly pay $850 for something I could have gotten for $500?" is, again and again "we cannot speak to your intentions."). I was not satisfied with their condescending responses to me, I ended up speaking to 3 different levels of customer service and was told a manager would call me back.
After 5 days and no call back, I called again, only to find out that my account has been relegated to a pigeonholed department called 'complete customer care department' because of the number of times I called customer service. I cannot even be transferred to the technical department to get help with my microcell (which I have to have because there is incredibly poor cell phone reception in our neighborhood - which has not been resolved after 20 years of requests for change from the entire neighborhood). I have only stayed with AT&T for 30 years because of their wonderful customer service IN THE PAST. Now AT&T does not care about the customer. They actually told me to go ahead and leave... but it will cost me over $1,000.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
Upgraded my phone and when I got my bill, my plan was changed to a higher rate. I was never told that if I upgraded to a new phone my plan would change.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
I don't have specific dates for this complaint. June 2014 I called about wireless service. They sent me a G3 but it wasn't what I wanted. I admit I had the phone a few days past the buyers remorse clause. Press the CSR, she advised I look at other phones before returning it. I sent it back saying I couldn't decide what I would be happy with for 2 years and the bill was not affordable. Not a problem. For months I got bold that threatened to discontinue service. I emailed them saying I don't have service with you. They refunded $14.00 for S/H so we were done. They are still trying to collect money.
Before I go to FTC OR BBB OR pissedconsumer.com I'm trying this route. ALL I WANTED IS FOR YOU TO CLEAR THIS FALSE DEBT AND SEND ME A LETTER TO SUCH. I DON'T OWE YOU ANY MONEY. THE MONTHS YOU CLAIM TO HAVE BEEN SERVICING ME, I WAS PAYING STRAIGHT TALK FOR SERVICE.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
5100 Capital Boulevard Store - The worst customer experience in my life. On December 31st, 2014, I was at the AT&T store with 200 dollars in non-perishable and perishable groceries in my car. I was never acknowledged by any of the sales associate on the floor. I waited patiently for someone to acknowledge me, and finally someone checked me in after 30 minutes. When I complained the manager stated "What do you expect to have fast service at an AT&T, so what if you have groceries - you just gonna have to wait just like everyone else.” What a shame that AT&T does not pride itself in great customer experience. No wonder there are so many complaints about AT&T. I guess change is good. I have decided to switch carriers. I refuse to be treated poorly and inhumanely at any store. Randall Stephenson CEO has no clue what goes on in his local stores.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
I just wanted to say I have been with AT&T for years. I live in a rural area. Everyone swears by verizon. I could never get service in my house. One maybe two bars. I could be sitting right beside my phone and wouldn't know I even got a call if it wasn't for a voicemail indicator. I get all bars with AT&T. No problems receiving, making calls, internet, texts, etc. I have been with just about every carrier there is verizon, US cellular, straight talk, etc. Everyone up here is complaining about customer service. Trust me at every company it sucks. You have to pick and choose your battles. No company is perfect.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
My brother was going to Thailand so on October 17th he canceled his internet and phone services. He paid the last bill but now they are charging him $147.60 for November, December, and now January. They claim my brother canceled his service on December 22. Yeah right, he was in Thailand and he canceled everything October 17th. This is wrong and I'm sick of them saying it was all on our end they did nothing wrong. I have a feeling even though they say we now have $0 balance we will still get hit with something... I want that ** money back.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
I called AT&T about pricing I was given because I got the bill, it was $100.00 higher than quote. The deal was $160.00 for 4 lines with 10 gigs of data. I repeatedly commented what a great this was. We also got new phones. I have repeatedly called to no avail. I am being told that the offer is over and I will have to pay the current pricing for the next 23 months. The supervisor gave me a $100.00 credit and that it can take up to 3 billing cycles to see this credit. I have U-Verse so Internet and TV are also included. If the promotion is over how did the rep sign me up for the promotion, which is not running now? We all had Cricket for $50.00 each line, and the U-Verse promotion was $45.00 per line. I would never sign up for $70.00 for each line. I am no fool but AT&T states that I am not eligible to receive new pricing and the supervisor noted in my account that I am not to receive any more discounts. I asked for someone to listen to the call and was told that they cannot pull up a specific call due to the number of calls they receive. I am ready to cancel all services and refuse to pay the bill. This action would hurt my wife's credit ratings. Any ideas?
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
I have a two (02) page contract with AT&T on my #UVerse cable services. It states that my "auto-pay"; draft will be withdrawn on the 1st of each month, unless that day is on a holiday, in which case it will be drafted the following business day. I found out today they draft my account on the 29th, over drafting my account. Just doesn't seem right. Elected politicians let mega conglomerates violate our rights like this?
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
I ordered a wireless phone and a $100 sim card on Nov 11 over the phone. I told the salesperson that I didn't need the phone till the day after Christmas. She said that when I activate the phone I needed to add $ so I would not lose the number. Christmas day I called to activate the phone. I was told that the sim card was hooked to the phone number that they gave me and because no money had been added, the card was dead. I needed the phone the next day at 7am. They offered nothing for their error and they would not take the sim card back. My roommate also has been screwed by AT&T. I would not touch them with a ten foot pole.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
Been waiting 70 days for iPhone Plus. AT&T uses third parties to deliver products without telling their customers who the third party is. But guess what, there are many Post Offices that literally do not deliver mail. So when AT&T contracts with USPS thinking that the USPS will deliver products to residences, those of us with PO boxes get screwed. AT&T literally contracts with the post office that promises not to deliver. AT&T insists you don't use a PO Box and the post office will not non deliver, i.e. hold the product for pick up unless you use a PO Box. What a country.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
I have had an AT&T Microcell for 4 hearts now. They are the WORST designed pieces of CRAP. Worse, when they fail, you have zero recourse from AT&T than to buy a new one. After pay for #1, it failed. I then bought #2. It failed. They sent me a replacement but that got LOST in the mail by USPS. Here we are, 12 days later and it's 10 days overdue and lost. Now, AT&T says that cannot replace it as its 'in the mail.' So, even though it is now LOST by USPS, I have to buy a ANOTHER NEW one. WTF???
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
We had a plan for home phone and 2 cell phones with limited text and no internet (we have a PC). ATT had charged $6.50 for us being late. When I called to explain and give the date of payment, the man said he was going to give me unlimited texting for free. He preceded to try & sell me Direct TV. I did not want Direct TV. So when I got my phone bill it was $20 higher. I called to find out what that was about to learn I had been put on another plan with unlimited data and internet. This was never mentioned when I was talking to the man selling Direct TV. When I requested to be put back on my old plan it was refused. They (ATT) doesn't offer that plan any more. So the Direct TV salesman did a number on me. With the stroke of a key, he updated my plan, and no one can change it. (Do you believe that?) It is just a GREEDY AT&T taking advantage of old people again. I want my old plan back!!!
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
I have a promotion contract of $176 +tax At&T order # **. This promotion was given to me by the Customer Relations Department at At&T about four months ago. After that, systematically I have to call every month to make them honor the contract stipulated for 176.00 + tax. As of today they still are overbilling me for other than the amount they initially offered me. During my last conversation I had with The Customer Relations Representative named Kathy (She refused to give me a last name nor an employee number) she refused to make the adjustment that was made in previous times. I desire they honor the amount they originally gave me and save me the time and hassle in having to call them every month for amount adjustment. I will pay what is fair.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
After a contract expired (2 yrs.) I purchased another phone they charged me $40 for upgrade fee. They did not inform me of that charge. I am over 88 yrs. I pay the company for resident phone for which I have to have for connect my Lifeline or other wise I do not need. My cell phone I use only to call and receive calls-do not text or receive texts. I would have been able to get a cell phone from many other companies and not be charged update fee. I hope that they do not get hit with a large fee for services when they are in golden age.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
I just purchased a new iPhone 6. Two days after purchasing the phone, I receive a text message, your bill is not $40 a month instead of $15 (I was an additional line on a family plan). I called AT&T and what I was told is that I either use the NEXT plan or pay the full $700 amount or renew my contract and get the phone for $200 and keep my $15 monthly charge.
SO either way they get you, my only option is to return the phone and use my old iPhone. Funny how they don't tell you any of this while you're at the store buying it, but a text message comes out 2 or 3 days later. Either way they get you pay a lot more than advertised...seems like a scam to me. Why not tell us the truth up from that one or another you will end up paying a ton more?
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
We had them for less than a month, due to problems getting the Internet. They charged $212 and never sent a bill for just one month.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
I was eligible for an upgrade this thanksgiving to upgrade to IPhone 6. We called and asked them what would they offer us to renew a 2 yr contract. They offered us a $25 credit and an upgrade fee waiver with our same plan 450 minute nation rollover and 2 GB data. After the upgrade they changed me to some random plan with 100$ more charges in the bill and no sign of 25$ credit. The att representatives are extremely rude and unwilling to help the customers out. Stay away from ATT if you can.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
For 25 years I have hassled with antiquated phone lines that always have an extreme amount of static. Constant service calls always reveal it is the outside lines. Since we all have cell phones now I have only kept the landline for emergencies. (Hard to let go of the past).
Most of the time this landline is unplugged, and because of this I couldn't understand why my bill was still so high for a line that was not being used. In an effort to bring down my phone bill I switched to the measured rate. Still the bill was higher than expected. Soon I realized that I was getting charged for 411 calls. Each time I called they reversed the charges. Recently, I have had the police breaking down my door for 911 calls-3 times this happened. AT&T technical support explained it away and offered to come into my home to check the lines (for a fee of course).
I do autopay and paperless billing. In going over my past bills I noticed that the Directory Assistance always shows on the online bill at $8.36 monthly. It carries down in to the "Total plans & services". But sometimes dropped off in the "Amount to be debited". At first I thought it was one of those "automatic every one has to pay" charges (like the taxes). I also thought that when I switched to the measured rate it was something I wouldn't be charged anymore and when I did get charged the last couple months it was an error. Now I'm finding out that YOU ONLY GET CHARGED WHEN YOU USE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE. In going back over past bills I realized I have been paying this fee for a long, long time for a phone we NEVER use.
So check your bills! You have to watch them monthly! This is NOT an automatic regular charge! For me, I finally cut the cord. I'm going to be worry free now with AT&T out of my life!
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
After fighting with AT&T for 11months to replace a defective phone, the rep told me the only way to get a working phone was to place that phone on suspension and add a line to our plan until we were able to upgrade in February 2015. She said I could get the iPhone 5 through their refurbish store. The day I received the phone I called to have it returned. They refused to talk with me until I accepted and activated the phone. It took me 4 days to finally talk to a rep who was to work out the issue but the tech department refused to follow her orders.
When I finally said I wanted to cancel our services I was told I was unable to return the phone as it came from another company- they wouldn't tell me who. And I would be charged $440 for early termination. I didn't even have it 2 weeks but she said it was too late. I am being charged $22 a month for the phone and the cost of that line. I would be responsible for 440 for the phone and 440 for the line if deactivated. I am also responsible for the suspended line unless I find someone to buy out that contract from me. It didn't matter that I was returning and canceling before the 30 day warranted time given. The Galaxy phone I tried to get them to fix or replace because it was defective was not their problem. And being on suspension only extends our contract.
How do I get out of the mess they pit me in? It was actually a local authorization store who told me what they were doing was wrong and to cancel that service line right away to avoid the scam. I don't like the phone and AT&T said they were unable to transfer all my info from the other phone which was backed up by them. So I have no information or contacts saved. They have all that. What do I do?
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2014
I absolutely HATE AT&T services. I have been with them for about 6 months and have literally called them EVERY single month! Whether it be for my phone or my Internet service. There is always an extra charge that magically appears on my account. It is so frustrating having to do this every single month for them to fix their mistakes that they think I won't see. I DO NOT recommend AT&T to anyone! And if you do have their service(s), be sure you log on and check your summary every month.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2014
tldr: terrible service, poorly trained reps. I got an unlocked phone, went in to get a nano SIM installed and while doing so inquired about alternative plans and was told I could move into a cheaper plan i.e. from $60 to $45 (after discounts etc). I was thrilled and opted in. A week later my statement shows an amount of 75$ due! I go back in and another rep says several mistakes were made and the store can't help and I need to call AT&T customer service. It doesn't help that my old plan is no longer offered, so I can't go online and change things myself. AT&T customer service is a black hole and I insisted they do something. After much back and forth between rep and a manager (who I never did see but more on that) I got back on my old plan.
Next I discovered that my rollover minutes had not been reinstated and that took just as long to reinstate. Each time the rep would try to blow me away and I'd have to remind her that I was in the store because one of her colleagues had screwed up really badly. All in all this was a lousy experience and I hope I never need to go back. The irony of it is that when I look at the plans offered on AT&T site, I discovered that there is a plan offered at the same cost as my old plan (which I finally switched back to) which also offers 1 extra GB of data and unlimited voice and text. I just don't have the energy to deal with AT&T customer service and am looking forward to getting off contract.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2014
While going into the store in North Brunswick for an unrelated issue, the sales rep encouraged me to sign up for AT&T Next, swearing I would save at least $30 a month with this plan. He outright lied! I had unlimited data and he told me that AT&T slowed down people with unlimited data if they used too much. My bills have on the average been $25 higher for the past six months. DO NOT go with AT&T Next. Remember the old saying if it sounds too good to be true, it must be.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2014
I signed up for your At&t plan last month. I am being charged extra every 20 minutes I'm on the Internet. I have been charged $93.95 - that's my first bill. It is overdue because I was misinformed on top of that I can't afford to keep paying this much money. They put me on a pay plan and it is still too much because I have a disability. I have a seizure disorder. I get disability and I have to pay for my medicine. I cannot get a job because I have a seizure disorder. I also have 3,000 to pay for my brain surgery I got last year. I didn't think it would be this much. I thought it was 18.85 a month period, I misunderstood. Also this phone turns off and on, hangs up in the middle of a call and sometimes the screen goes black. I have never dropped this phone since I've had it. It even has a phone case.
Every time I talk to one of your workers, they talk to you or say they're going to talk to you or hang up. Or they say they are going to talk to you then call back and they DON'T. Like I said I have a seizure disorder and I have to pay for my pills the brain surgery I got which is 3,000 along with your employees lying saying they're going to call you then call me back. Me being overcharged after being on the Internet for 20 minutes. I haven't had this phone long either and it turns on and off by itself and hangs up by itself and sometimes the screen goes black.
I am extremely angry. I have filed multiple complaints but most of the representatives were disrespectful. I do not appreciate that at all. I am being charged for being online for 20 minutes. Even the payments plans are too much because I still get charged the same. I feel like I should talk to a lawyer about this, the disrespect, the charging extra. This is ridiculous and the phone doesn't even work right! The consequences are the phone doesn't work right at all, I'm overcharged after being on the Internet for only 20 minutes. I can't afford this because of my seizure meds and brain surgery bills. The payment plans are still too much.
You guys won't even let me cancel this plan after I pay my next bill because of my medical situation. All it seems like you guys care about is selling your products that's all I have to say. Please do something about this. I can't afford to buy the whole phone in cash because you see I continue to get charged for being on the Internet for 20 minutes. My bill right now is a lot. I hope you understand my situation instead of just worrying about your products! The phone pretty much isn't working right either!
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2014
We applied for AT&T home phone service but after they sent the wireless device the service was never activated for one minute and we returned the equipment to the AT&T store to their Belmar store in Lakewood, CO. Now they want to charge me an activation fee because I did not return the device within 3 days. We were waiting for them to try and connect service but when that never happened we returned the device and cancelled the "service" with the 14 day time period that had never been activated in the first place. Now they want to try and ruin our credit by sending our bill to a collection agency. They will not budge or listen to reason. How can they charge an activation fee for a service that was never activated for one minute?
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014
I got the Iphone 6 and iPhone 6+ from Apple store with 2 yrs contract with at&t in Nov 28,2014, in 6 days around I got the bill of $237 (monthly taxes,activation charges, taxes etc.). The cost was way more than I was expecting, as per the Apple Associate it should be 112 + taxes. So in a week after on Dec 6, 2014. I went back to apple store and returned back the device and cancelled the contract. Apple returned back the amount I paid to them in full as it was less than 2 weeks but at&t took $237 from my account by Dec 22. I called back the customer service waiting and talking with them for hours but couldn't get anything back. Made me pay $237 for a week service...... so frustrated.
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014
So I just got my bill from AT&T. I'll just start that I got internet setup came with FREE phone service that I won't use and yet when I saw my bill I had a charge for phone service. I will give the order info to whomever contacts me but to be specific only an attorney.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
It is unfair to the customer when AT&T does not let us know from the beginning that when adding Uverse, phone, internet and TV along with wireless, AT&T will not combine the bills so that you can make one payment at one place for all services. If I had known in the beginning when I took advantage of the offer to use Uverse for my internet, phone and TV that my wireless bill would have to be paid separately, I would never have signed up for Uverse. Now I have to go from (so to speak) Atlanta, Georgia to pay the wireless and to Carol Stream, IL to pay Uverse bill.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
So I'd had billing issues with AT&T for the past few months. Things were fine when I'd had only one line, and I was satisfied enough with the service to recommend it to my brother. That's when the problems began. The representative told us that adding a line would be an additional $15, and they'd just share the data that I was already using. They didn't mention any other fees with adding a line. Given that they'd seemed to be so straight forward with me so far, I figured it would be the same here.
Long story short, shortly after adding his line, I noticed a charge on my account in excess of $100, that's $100 on top of what I'd been paying, which is far more than the $15 that I'd been told to expect. The next few months my bills were still grossly over what the service reps said I'd have to pay, and whenever we tried to dispute it, they'd try to explain the charges, and then provide no other options other than to pay the fees and that they'll fix it the next month.
Well by this point I'm fed up over-paying for this service, so we decide to switch carriers to T-Mobile. Then we learn that our phones are locked to AT&T. Not a problem the AT&T service reps say, all we need to do is pay out of contracts and then they can easily unlock our phones. I pay out my line, and then my brother calls a rep to pay out his as well. Unfortunately, when we paid out on his line, his service was cancelled. So now we've just paid the company almost $400 at once just to get out of contract, and now we have only one line.
No problem, we can get it unlocked and go to a different carrier right? Wrong, the AT&T reps now say that they can't unlock our phone in the store and can only use the forms online for unlocking. I agree to this, after arguing with them since the last time I had requested an unlock for travel, they accommodated my request within about 5 minutes and I was good to go. The forms wouldn't accept my brother's information since his account was now cancelled, and I had to contact customer service again to get the form filled out.
After finally getting the forms filled out, I was told that there is a 2-5 day processing time. So now it's going to be about 2-5 day minimum before they process my request, and then they'll maybe give me an unlock code, or deny my request. They can't even guarantee that I'll be able to get an unlock code. They flat out deny any requests to expedite the process, even for the second line, which is now cancelled and unusable. He needs the phone for work, and I had expressed this to them, and their suggestion was to buy a new phone from the other carrier, rather than give him a temporary line, or even a prepaid line (which we shouldn't have to since I had already paid the monthly bill, he should still be able to use his phone). What kind of company is this? They shouldn't have any right to hold onto my phone after I've completely paid it out. With service this bad, I doubt I'll be using AT&T any time soon, nor would I ever recommend them.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
My call was dropped. I was told I wasn't listening. They couldn't locate my account. I was asked the same questions 6 and 7 times. Supervisor argued with me. Took over an hour on the phone and no solution. Leaving at&t, never to return and you should too. Hard to believe anyone would think their customer service model is anything but a joke.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
I contact AT&T because I already had the internet and TV package, so I thought ok, this is cool. One company. But they aren't worthy. I find dealing with companies in the south is different than in the north. In the south there seems to be no higher representatives to resolve issues, so the representatives have no respect that customers have others providing the same service. But anyway, I contacted At&t for a phone, order completed. I responded to the email confirming the order and the package never comes. Once I was told that I had to wait for a sign off which reconfirmed the order. So after three calls finally, I spoke to three representatives, separate reps in about two hours, trying to understand what the delay was. Then come to find out they had to transfer my number from the other company, so I call and request an upgrade for customer satisfaction, it's been over a month and no phone. Come to find out the phone was on back order, but instead of saying this I'm given the run around. Then the representatives where rude and just had no morale as if they were doing me a favor, so I cancelled the order.
After a month I really didn't need a phone. Then I contact At&t. I need to cancel the service after losing my income. They say I'm in a contract, not to my knowledge I didn't sign anything, nor give verbal consent. So I wasn't in the mood to fight so I down graded. And I'm in a contract I didn't authorize. Now the internet connection is really slowing down. This is exactly why I don't do contracts, they get you locked in then downgrade the service thinking the customer is in a contract, they can't go anywhere. This is why I stopped doing contracts years ago. The cell phone companies would add additional unwarranted charges figuring the consumer will pay the bill because they need their phones and secondly, they're in a contract. With all the lobbyist putting money in people's pocket, no wonder companies like AT&T continue this mafia mentality because they have paid someone for the ability to commit fraud against the customer. This is more like a Slave and Master relationship. These people have a mental illness called Greed and Corruption.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
I have a Nokia Lumia 1020, Windows 8 phone. This phone is on AT&T'S Next Plan, I pay $23.47 a month for the phone, the total cost is $610.22. The first phone I got from AT&T just died so it was replaced, the second phone got so hot it was burning my ear, it was replaced. The third phone, the battery was dying so the phone was replaced. Each time the phone has an issue, AT&T replaces it with the same make and model. Also this phone is all one piece so you can't get the battery out to replace it, you replace the whole phone.
Now while the phone is on the Next Plan there is a two year warranty, they will replace the phone when there is an issue with it. Once the warranty is over, if your battery dies and won't charge, your phone is a goner and you have to buy a new phone costing you another $600.00. My contract started on 5/15/2014 and will end on 7/15/2016, I have had this phone almost 7 months. I spoke to a customer service representative that stated they would not give me a different phone. If I paid the outstanding balance of $469.00, I could get a different phone then.
I asked to speak to a manager. The manager Bianca did call me back, she also stated they would not give me a different phone. Lace did say if I added another line of service I could then get a different phone that way. I said I couldn't do that. Bianca then said I would have to talk to the warranty people, she gave me the phone number to call. I called the warranty people and they stated I could not get a different phone, when this phone has an issue they will replace it with the same make and model.
I can't get the people at AT&T to realize that I don't want a defective brand of phone. I don't want to be stuck with a defective phone after the warranty is up and have to spend all that money again. I will not pay the outstanding charges of this phone to get a different phone, nor will I add an extra line of service to get a different phone. This Nokia Lumia 1020 is defective, all I want is to be changed to a different phone the LG3, it will still be on the Next PLAN so I will pay for it monthly. All AT&T has to do is change their paperwork in their computer. I am stuck with a defective phone.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I had closed my account in Aug 2013 when I moved. .They kept charging my credit card til April 2014. Then I call them for refund, they agree it's their mistake and say they will send out the refund check. I have called them numerous time in a matter of 9 months and they keep transferring me from one person to another and I'm online for almost an hour or so. Now it's Dec 2014 and when I call ATT they say they don't have a record of my account. No one knows what's happening. Now who do I call, the owner of the multi million dollar company? Maybe $400 does not mean anything to them but it's preschool fees for my kids. What the hell do I do. The worst company ever. I really curse this company will all my heart, with every cell in my being and pray for their downfall.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I purchased a new Iphone 6 in September 2014. Sent the old Iphone back in for a $200 rebate in October 2014. AT&T could never track that it was received though we followed all of the rules even going to the AT&T store to send the phone back in. AT&T manager said they have nothing to do with the authorized stores and do not stand behind what they do. I have had 5 phone calls with AT&T including a manager. They have no interest in good will even though I spend around $550 per month. Worst customer service ever. I feel like I have had my perfectly good phone stolen.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I'm lost for words after this. Not only did AT&T try this in the past, they attempted it again and was successful. I've had my contract since 2009 on the unlimited plan and when a line was upgraded, the person asked if we wanted the remain on our original plan. Well not only was it changed to the horrible family shared plan, but I went from paying $200 a month to $300 a month without any explanation to the change. I rather pay the cancellation fees and move to a different provider that will explain all the charges and changes. If I can give negative stars, I would!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
Recently, I switched over from Sprint to AT&T. That was one of the worst mistakes of my life!!!!!! AT&T have the worst customer service EVERRR. They cut my phone off on purpose because I told them I was telling the manager, so next 5 minutes, my phone was off then they came with some BS lie that it was because my bill was overdue when I just paid it, so I had to speak with about 3 managers to get my phone back on. They never help you and they always put someone on the phone that CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH!!! I hate AT&T with a passion. One thing I can say about Sprint is they have GREAT customer service. They listen to everything you need to say so I'm breaking this contract next month and switching back to Sprint!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
This company doesn't care for customers at all. They are irresponsible. I called them many times to make sure that I should be removed on 9/23, but they removed me on 9/24 and charged me $100 for that day. The billing statement is ridiculous. It writes 8/24-9/23 and it charges the October bill. It want to use this kind of thing to make fool of customer. My suggestion is to stay away and never come back!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I have been an AT&T wireless customer for at least a decade. Moved to a new part of town where the cell signal was not as strong. I have 3 kids and a pregnant wife that works at home so having a working cell signal is vital. Visited my local AT&T store and they acknowledged the signal issue in my new neighborhood. So, they had me buy a cell booster. I was not happy about paying to get a signal for a service I should already have a signal for, but I grudgingly paid. The cell booster did not work well. Connection was very sporadic and worked only a few hours a day. So, I looked around and found Verizon worked in my neighborhood. Switched to Verizon and then asked AT&T for any relief on my termination fee. No waiver at all. I didn't switch because I wanted to switch, I switched because I had to. I called AT&T to ask for some consideration on the term fee and they would not budge. A decade long customer that always paid on time and this is the thanks I got. I am a Father of four now and myself nor any of my family will ever use AT&T again. It wasn't so much the fee, at the end of the day. It was the unwillingness to work with me on some consideration for a fee reduction being I had no other options. Done with AT&T for life.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
Poor customer service. Liars. They will do and say anything for a sale. I don't get service at my place of employment and I was just out of my 14-day return policy. AT&T CS said they would waive that policy. After I signed up with T-Mobile and went to return the AT&T equipment, they would not honor the return. They would rather have a paying unhappy customer than work with you!
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
My contract is about to expire and I called AT&T about renewing my contract. They told me in order to get discount on the new phone I have to change my plan. They are offering me much more than my current plan. The only way I can have my existing plan is to go to their NEXT program. Which means I have to pay extra as well for the new phone. I understand they no longer subsidized the phone device however, they will if you change your plan to much more expensive plan. I told them to honor me their discount the same as their new client and not change my plan as I have been with their loyal customer for over 10 years and their answer was sorry we cannot. This is similar to that data throttling practice they were cited before. I had the unlimited data for $30.00 but, they limit my usage and forced me to be where I'm at my current plan. Now, they pinned me on the wall and forcing me to get out of my plan to more expensive plan.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
On 12/19/14 I purchased a Samsung Galaxy 5 for my daughter for Christmas at an AT&T store. I was given a guarantee it would arrive at the store by Christmas. On 12/23/14 I called to confirmed the phone would arrive on time. I was informed it was shipped but would not arrive until 12/29/14. At this point I was told they had the phone at the store across the street from me, however I could not cancel the order as this phone had shipped to another store. AT&T policy. I was later told by a manager that Priority shipping was an option when I placed the order. I informed her this was never presented as an option. I would certainly have paid the extra charge to have it delivered on time. This was my gift to my daughter. Now there is no gift to give on the 25th.
AT&T's priority is to make a sale. They could care less about their customers. Except for one manager the people I spoke with regarding this matter were robots. I had the impression they could have cared less. People beware. Go to another company where you are treated like a valued customer. Merry Christmas to the people at AT&T!
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
$469 overcharge. I did not order it. I did not receive it. Even so, AT&T billed me for someone else's warranty bill, and a month after complaining about this, they are still refusing to acknowledge their mistake and to remove the charge from my bill. They have been condescending and have shuffled me around from one person to the next, with no resolution.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
While this happened a number of years back, when I opted to try the iPhone for the first time I had a very hard time convincing the CSR that the phone was purchased off eBay not a store.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2014
I bought a new phone and plan with AT&T in Sept 2014. I decided after a week that their coverage was as good as VZW where I currently had four lines. I ported over 3 lines to AT&T in Oct 2014. The store manager was kind enough to waive the activation fees. I decided to add my IPAD to the data plan for $10 a month with no contract. My November bill came in at $812.00. I went to the store to get an explanation and after researching the account they AT&T had charge a $455.00 deposit on my account. Customer service could not reverse this amount as they said it was because I had 4 lines. I was given no notice of this deposit either verbally or written until it showed up on my account. I refuse to pay it. I called the "Customer Relations" department and asked to speak with a manager who had authorization to credit this deposit. I was passed around, put on hold transferred by Deserai ** (Dec 19th 3:18 pm) to Julie, stating she was a manager and eventually disconnected me after I asked if she could credit my account. I added an IPAD to my account for $10 a month and they charged me a deposit of $455.00. I have strongly considered ditching AT&T, going back to VZW and fighting all the cancellation charges I get with a complaint to the MA Attorney Generals office. This is unfair and deceptive and someone bigger than me needs to handle this issue.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2014
At&t advertises the IPhone 6 for $299.00 and $399.00, not so! I was going to renew my plan for an additional 2 years and purchase the new phone. However when you do this you either have to pay a monthly fee or lose $25.00 a month on your plan. This makes the phone around $900.00 when all is said and done. It think they are false advertising the phone!
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2014
I've been a loyal customer of AT&T's wireless service for almost 15 years. I have certainly had my frustrations with the company's very poor customer and moronic inability to fix its own mistakes. Today I've finally grown to hate the company. They created a major mistake on a phone, I've been waiting on for almost 45 days. Although they acknowledged the mistake, they made it my problem and basically took the "tough luck buddy" position. One of their supervisors (Talena **) was especially rude, unhelpful and deceitful. No wonder AT&T is one of the most hated companies in the world - they fully deserve that distinction.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
Closed my account due to relocation. Paid final billing as directed by final paperwork sent to me. One month later received another bill. I contacted customer service and talked to supervisor who looked at my account and stated to me that the 3rd party in the bundle (which was Direct TV) had not paid AT&T. He had told me he would credit my account and my balance was 0. One month later I was sent to collections. I again called and was told that I ultimately still owed that amount of money. They told me that the manager that I talked to will be under investigation but I still have to pay the bill. They have the conversation recorded but they will not stand by what their representative had told me!
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
I spoke with a rep that called my home today. I told her that we had a problem changing from Comcast to AT&T with my mother's service and her phone number was eventually changed in the process. It was difficult for my mom (she is blind) because she is Japanese and her family couldn't call for a very long time. Many of her friends never called again. The rep then HUNG UP ON ME. The last time a AT&T telemarketer called I tried to reason with him, as I have no plan to change all of my services. He also hung up when I asked to be removed from their call list. What a rude unprofessional company. No way will I ever use anything related to AT&T. How I hate AT&T is ungaugeable.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
I used at&t services for over 10 years. In 2014 at&t called me for advertiser every day, specially at night (8pm or 9pm). Many time I told them: please stop calling my house, this problem was bother me and my family too much. At&t did not care what I told them, at&t continuous to call my house until today 12/19/2014. I think that I will cut off the service with at&t.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
Where we live has access to only one cell tower, which we can see from our house, on Stines Hill in Cashmere, WA, owned by AT&T. It doesn't work periodically. Through lots of time and research, I managed to find an AT&T 800 number to call on my landline, because of course both cell phones cannot make or receive calls. The man insisted that cell tower was working, and the problem was my cell phone provider, Tracfone. But I'd spent lots of time an hour ago on the phone to a very helpful Tracfone rep, who said AT&T would only accept calls from Tracfone about cell towers during business hours. That is many hours from now with no service. Besides, Tracfone computer says cell tower is working and so does AT&T. But it is not! Both cell phones (different makes and models) show no reception, but both worked fine here yesterday.
Talk about a "catch 22"!!! Either the tower is not working and the system is not accurately reporting, or else AT&T is in some disagreement with Tracfone and is deliberately cutting service to people. Either way, AT&T customer service is horrible. I would NEVER buy any phone that forced me to depend only on AT&T. Does anyone know how to resolve this situation?
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
I've been an AT&T Wireless for decades with a monthly bill of around $200. I've also been a U-VERSE client for a few years. My experience with AT&T Wireless was so bad, that I will be cancelling both services as soon as I can find alternative providers. After activating iPhone 6, it would not charge. The lightning bolt would display for several seconds. Then I'd get the message "this accessory may not be supported // dismiss." After lengthy call with tech support, they advised the cord was defective - go to the Apple store for replacement. I got home with new cord (store too busy to test) - same message, "this accessory may not be supported." My phone had 35% charge. It was at 20% charge by the time I hung up with AT&T hours later only to be told I had to buy a new phone. I opened a chat - Action Plan: go to AT&T store, get new SIM for old phone, activate it and review options to cancel service.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
I have the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. I am a super user and use my phone as a computer. My daughter had just bought me the 64 gig MicroSD memory card. Got all my document, spreadsheets, music and photos moved over to my external memory, when all of a sudden without my approval AT&T did A upgrade during the night after which most of my apps can no longer write to or save to my external Micro SD card. I am very angry with this change as I was sold a piece of equipment that can handle up to a 64 gig microSD but as soon as I spend the money to buy it and get all my files transferred there they take away from me the privilege of saving to that location.
As I was just about to get over my anger from that event, they gave me another operating system upgrade in which I lost the ability to attach files in the messenger program associated with Facebook. Before I could attach documents or audio files, but no longer is that available. Why is it that every time they upgrade me, they take away some privilege or option that I had. I think that the options should be increasing with every advanced in technology, not diminished. Also with this new upgrade it's no longer called GPS but now it's called location services. Before, when I open Google Maps the GPS could locate my position immediately. Now I can wander alone and happen to find a place on my own before the location service can even match my location with the Google map. I am very angry. I have been a long time AT&T customer. Between my wife and I, we have had the galaxy note 1, 2, 3 & 4, but we're just about ready to look someplace else.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
My frustrated rant... I apologize in advance - but this is a long one - I just need to get it out. So...for as long as I can remember I have been an AT&T customer, from the time they took over Alltel. I have been a very happy customer until recently. When did true customer service die?? When did the phrase "I will call you" become just a line?? A line with no actual intention of ever following through with that phone call? For the past 4 weeks I have been struggling with AT&T to find out where my $200 rebate went as well as a new iPad. I have heard stories - "it is in the computer system at the old store and a manager has to drive over to check it out", and "the company accidentally shipped it to the old store address so they went back to the company". Yet each time I walk in the fabulous new Superstore with a smile on my face - someone greets me, there is a friendly customer service person who meets with me an hour or so later - just to tell me "let me look into it and I will call you" Guess what? I have yet to receive that call back. And these 2 issues are the only ones I am going to get into for this rant.
No call back also includes when I stopped in the store yesterday and asked to speak with a manager. I spoke with one and asked him to specifically tell me when he would get back to me, I was told - "I will call you back today." No call back. An AT&T manager looked me in the eye and LIED. Now, I am a reasonable person. I understand that maybe not all of the information was available, or the store was crazy busy. At least call and say that you are still looking into it but haven't forgotten about me. Is that really too much to ask for?
I am absolutely disgusted with AT&T's customer service. From this point forward until this issue is resolved I will tell anyone and everyone who will listen to me about their horrible customer service, and that they don't bat an eye about LYING right to your face. I will post to any social media site that allows and I will not let it go. I am done being patient and I'm done waiting for someone to "look into it".
To those of you who I have recommended AT&T to in the past: my sincerest apologies. I truly hope you received the great customer service I USED to receive from this company. To anyone looking to upgrade your phone or get new cell phone service: I suggest NOT using AT&T for the reasons stated above. To all of you: please repost this and be sure to let ANYONE you speak to that AT&T is NOT the wireless company to go with. My plans for the weekend will include returning my newly purchased iPhone 6 to the store as well as all the accessories. And I will happily be visiting our local VERIZON store to find out what they have to offer. Hopefully someone there will actually appreciate my business and want to have me as a happy customer.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
AT&T no longer cares about retaining customers. In fact it seems like they're either trying to get rid of 2 year contracts or just flat out screwing their customers blind. I always did the 2 year contract upgrade to get a new Iphone when they came out like I'm sure most of you do. This time my bill increased by $25.00 per month because I did the 2 year contract phone upgrade!! They don't mention this at the AT&T store when you upgrade. They make you do the Shock and Aww thing when you get your next phone bill. I called both customer service AND the AT&T store and they said basically to go pound sand. They told me they would rather I rented or leased the phone with no contract rather than go on a 2 year contract.
I will be pulling all 3 phones ASAP. I've been with them for 20 years....THEY SUCK NOW. GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN AND DON'T FALL INTO THE 2 YEAR CONTRACT SCAM. It's their way of INCREASING YOUR BILL BY $300 per year and tying you into a 2 YEAR CONTRACT. AT&T is not what they used. I'm headed to another carrier, and I don't care how much it will cost me to get out of my one contract. They are now scammers!! I can smell a class action lawsuit in the future!!! Get out while you can!! AT&T....shame on you!!
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
I placed an order at AT&T retailer in Town Center, Sugar Land, TX (77479) for 3 iphone 6 on November 2nd, 2014. I was given the time frame of 25 days when I initially placed the order. When I didn't receive the order in the given time frame, I visited the same retailer 4 times. They told me each time that my order was a little delayed, but not to worry because I will receive it. After this, I suddenly received a shocking email from AT&T on December 18 saying that my order has been cancelled. I have had AT&T for about 8 years with 14 phone lines. These iphones were a Christmas present, but unfortunately AT&T gave me a bogus reason as to why they were cancelling my order. The reason that they gave me was the address of the shipment was incorrect, even though my order was suppose to be shipped to the AT&T retailer in Town Center, Sugar Land and I had never provided them with an address to begin with.
Another reason that I was given was that the Iphones are no longer available. I don't understand why AT&T would place an order and provide me with a receipt for items they don't have in stock. Invalid credit card information was another reason they gave me. I never provided them with any credit card information because this purchase was directly linked to my account at AT&T. I have been charged a prior tax charge of $235. My sales order number is ** . I am very disappointed in AT&T and their customer service at such a crucial holiday time.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
Overpriced thieves. Steal and ** with you the whole time. I hope they all die. I think they all were beat and sexually abused by their Fat drunken slam hog of a mother. They ripped us off on all accounts. I really hope they all die a horrible death like buried alive under six feet of dirt with just a pack of matches or burned slowly so they can watch their skin peel off their bones.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
I have been assured in September that the overcharge would be corrected but every month since they have not honored the bundled pricing of $86.50. I was told by representative in September that she would send request that correct pricing be billed. She assured me that it would be corrected and refunded the overcharge from $105.64. The following month (September) they have overcharged my checking account for $105.76 or more.
I have had my telephone service with AT&T for over 35 years and my Internet service for over 15 years. I am sick. I had brain surgery and cannot spend two to three hours every month having a manager, supervisors, and representative not correct the problem and have a manager tell me AT&T cannot bend over backwards for customers. I don't want them to bend over backwards to make me happy. I just want my bill to reflect what was promised by representative that had me bundle my telephone, Internet, and DirecTV. I would not have switched my service and I would be paying a total of $79.99 for all three services.
Updated on 04/03/2016:The bad service with AT&T continued. I have finally cancel all services with them. Being their customer for over 30 years, it took a lot for me to finally give up on them. The customer service is horrible, the hold time is always 9 to 10 minutes. Working in the customer service, I know the importance of listening to your customers and knowing they are the cornerstone of any business. I called Time Warner Cable and the hold time was non-existent, the representative was so nice and really listen to my economic concerns and inquiry what my needs were. She knew how to make the customer feel valued.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
AT&T sold me a defective phone and refused to assist me on getting another one. They bounced me around to several people (Amy **, Jennifer **, some ghetto ** Lashonda, and William **). All of which were unable to assist me. AT&T is overly priced and only cares about making money in any way possible. This business needs to be terminated immediately.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
They are charging me for 7 lines, when I have 1. Also charging me for "Digital Life" security system that I asked to have REMOVED due to installer ineptitude two days after installed [when I discovered he left my Refrigerator UNPLUGGED - 2 DAYS - WTF ATT]. He also left MY ladder sitting in LR [lovely plant stand, but takes up too much space] and his box of TRASH in LR [I dug through box before throwing out - lucky, because he threw out 3 door contacts he CHARGED me for, and box w 2nd keyfob = trash NOT].
So Shandi, nice new Asst Mngr @ ATT Hyannis store says she will give cust svc # for ME to fix billing [why didn't SHE fix?]. OOPs she forgot, so when I call Tony the next AM I get a recording "You are shut OFF you deadbeat. Pay $1100+ NOW or hold for customer support". Told them sad story, and said "Will transfer you to billing" = Terminal Hold [45 min]. Now to add insult to injury, they say the bill went from $1100+ to $2000+ in ONE Month??? WTF ATT.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
I have been with AT&T for 5 years and this is my last straw! Every month my bill isn't just a little bit wrong but the last year it has been charged hundreds over! I call in. After being on the phone for an hour, they reassure me that my bill is credited and that I am on the right rate plan because that somehow is always wrong as well. I am never credited the credits they tell me they are going to credit me. I finally just called after I received another $656 bill when my rate plan is suppose to be $204 a month. This rep went through my bill just like all the others, apologized profusely after reviewing all of the notes. He like the past 20 reps said "Oh ma'am, I am so sorry but they did not credit your account as promised in your notes." That's when I just sobbed and he was like "Well I am crediting you it back?" I said "You guys tell me this every month and here we are again."
My account is under a business account which I am suppose to record a 7% discount but through my husband's employment. He is a teacher and they signed a contract with AT&T for a 17% discount with no activation fees. Guess what after multiple calls to customer service they told me I have to go into the store with my husband. Well we did that 5 times only to be told the 800 number has to do that. We can't even enjoy my husband's benefits because the stores bad mouth the call center and the call centers bad mouth the stores. When I Google complaints the Web was full of this same thing about overcharging not following through on credits or honoring rate plans that we signed up for! I just want out which again is hundreds more. They need to be sued.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
I have been an AT&T customer for over 15 years. I recently became divorced and my income dropped drastically. I called AT&T to see if I could order wifi only, for my new apartment so that my 3 kids can play their xbox and watch Netflix. I always had comcast for TV/computer/land line but could no longer afford it. An AT&T representative asked me a bunch of questions to see how many Giga Bytes I would need monthly for what I needed it for. She went through each of my devices. I.e. "How many hours a day will your kids be playing xbox/watching Netflix/using their cell phones/kindles. She came up with 10GB per month. I don't know much about GB's and streaming etc. so I took her for her word. I asked how much would I be charged if I go over. I was happy with the $60/mo. for 10GB's and signed up. Within a few days I received my device and within a few more days, hooked it up.
Once I hooked it up and turned it on, we watched 1 movie and a few tv shows before going to bed. 2 cell phones hooked up and that was it! No xbox, no kindle and only a few shows in 1 night. The next morning I wake up to find all these emails in my inbox stating that they changed me for each GB and I apparently went double on my plan, in 1 night!!! I called that day, after spending hours on the phone and getting bounced around, they could only bump me to 30GB's and up my bill. I told them it wasn't going to work. I'd only get a few more days to watch tv/play games etc... Apparently the representative who initially sold me the device didn't know what she was talking about, and sadly, neither did I.
I cancelled my service and they deducted some of the extra GB's off my bill. I received a bill for $143.42. I called again, telling them that I will never use AT&T again unless they deduct more from my bill, after all, they gave me false information and if I knew I'd only get 1 night out of my plan, I would have never signed up. There was nothing they could do and now the bill is my responsibility. I am very disappointed with AT&T and have been an excellent customer for so long and they didn't care. They didn't care about losing me as a customer. I did some research, called Verizon, had DSL hooked up and now I get unlimited wifi for my kids and I am very please. AT&T doesn't take care of their customers.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
My family left AT&T years ago constant issues. We went to Verizon and had no problems. My wife and daughter wanted the new Iphone. Against my wishes we switched anyway and got the iphones. Within 3 months I went through 3 iphones while spending over an hour at the at&t store each time for a replacement taking time out from my work schedule. I have been told they will send me yet another new phone, a phone of their choice not mine and I will be stuck with that phone even if I don't like it until my 2 year contract is up. Anyway, my son is in the military. Tomorrow is his birthday and I need to borrow a phone to call him. This company could care less.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
They have these share plans that are outrageously overpriced. Everything is a la carte. They charge you a fee for the plan, then cost of the plan. Then if you go over your data they automatically add 1GB for $15. You cannot opt out. It's automatic they say and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Seriously??? This is America in 2014 and I have no choice how I spend my hard earned money? I don't have gas in my car or lunch for this afternoon but I will have to figure a way to beg, borrow, or steal an extra $15 to add to the phone bill that's already over $100. Tried for months to keep it affordable but affordable with AT&T is less than $200.
Time to find a provider that can meet my needs, give me affordable options without ripping me off and I'm sure there's plenty of them out there. My sister and roommate warned me about AT&T, they say experience is the best teacher. AT&T is for rich people, that's not me. My journey with AT&T has been a nightmare. I know at least 3 people that have switched from AT&T since October because they are expensive and a rip off.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
In April of 2014 I had contacted AT&T's customer service because I was unhappy with my phone. I had turned it in 3x for a replacement and it kept having the same problems. To appease my frustration they offered me a new phone. I took that offer and was convinced that the only way I could reset the new plan I had also chosen that day was to sign another 2-year agreement. Now, December 2014, I'm trying to switch to another carrier and they refuse to unlock the device that belongs to me until I pay the service contract. I own the phone, and I tried speaking to multiple supervisors before finally becoming so angry that I had to let it go until the next day.
It is ridiculous that a device that belongs to me would have anything to do with the service contract, but that is how they get you. I have every intention of paying the ETF fee. I will not allow this stupidity to affect my credit, but this is just asinine! LET ME GO! Let me take my phone to a happy place and pay your stupid contract - they are separate! They should be, the phone is MY property; but because they tied the two together, a "gift" to fix the first issue is now a curse for this one! I will never again use AT&T, nor will I recommend their services to anyone.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
I was quoted a price for an upgraded cell phone plan twice, online and in the at&t store. I agreed to the upgrade for the price I was quoted. When I got my bill it was for almost $50 more a month. After several hours on the phone and a trip back to the store I got the same response over and over, "Yes you was quoted a wrong price but we cannot change it."
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
This company is soo corrupt. I closed my account mid month. I didn't pay my remaining payment because it was mid month. I had a balance of $3.31 left. They gave me a late payment fee of $5. I called, the representative told me he removed it. I told him to transfer me to the IVR to make the remainder of the payment. The reception went really bad.
I got transferred to another rep. The line was blank. I called back, explained what happened, and told the rep I wanted to just make a payment over the phone. She told me the late payment fee was never credit. So basically the rep lied to me and told me he processed it. He also lied and said he couldn't give me a goodwill credit for the $3.31 when their policy is $25 last time I knew. All-around liars working there. Then the new rep told me she can't waive the fee because it's a closed account.
Transferred me to her manager. After waiting 15 minutes to talk to the manager, the manager told me she won't remove it either. Also wanted to charge me $5 to make a payment over the phone. Stayed on the line with me to make a payment over the IVR. IVR didn't recognize my number because it was a closed account. She then finally transferred me to another department to make the payment of $8.31 in full so I don't get charged an additional fee for $5 for making a payment over the phone. They got some stupid lowlifes running customers away over $5 and are not willing to budge and adjust $5 off of an account. Little corrupt billion-dollar company that's a bunch of lowlifes.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
My son needed a new phone because his was old. He had no data plan and we paid $9.99 plus taxes per month. My husband, son and I went to the corporate AT&T store in Flowood, MS (Store #1009). We told the rep (Deanna) that we just wanted a new phone with no contract. We wanted a phone that we would be charged $9.99 plus taxes per month. We did not want any change in our billing. I received my first bill and a data plan was on the bill. According to AT&T records the data plan was not used. I immediately went back to the same AT&T corporate store.
The store manager, who was present the day I purchased the phone, told me that the rep did not lie to me and that she was new and may have not known the phone she sold me required a data plan. I understand if she did not know, but the manager said she could not take the charges off my bill and there was nothing she could do. I told them to remove the phone since that is the only way to stop the charges. I have moved one phone and am in the process of moving all my devices to Verizon. Having been a customer since the 80's, I feel that AT&T has grown into a company that abuses their customers.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
AT&T is billing me 128.98 for two numbers, one I cancelled in July and the other I cancelled and pulled the number on 12/12/2013. They are billing me 134 and change for both numbers from 12/16/2013 to 1/15/14 so that they can get an extra month payment after their service was canceled on 12/12/2013 my son's birthday. This is why I know the date I cancelled the service because on that day I bought new phones and pulled my number from ATT and went to Straight Talk. ATT has no right to bill me from 12/16/13 to 1/15/14 when I did not have service since 12/12/13. If anything, they owe me pro rated refund for the days from 12/12/13 to 12/16/13. I want the harassing bills to stop. I want my refund and they are not allowed to put a write off on my credit report for something I do not owe.
They are thieves and they were also charging me for additional charges to make extra money which I have contacted Consumer Affairs about. I have also contact BBB and the attorney general. I have 6 months to live due to cancer and I do not want this bogus bill to fall in my children's lap as I have no money to leave them. ATT scams people and although I was a customer for years with them I got out from under their contract as soon as possible despite their threats that if I did not recontract with them I would not get proper service. I am tired of these big business scam artists that take advantage of little people who live on disability and can't even afford to eat. I am dying and they are trying to steal an extra month from me after I pulled my number and cancelled my service. Are they going to go under if they don't steal a month worth of service from me but I may die earlier from starvation because I have to give them a month payment for service I never got.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
I have an HTC One M7, carrier-locked to AT&T. Without my permission or knowledge, a feature called AT&T software update downloaded, if you'll excuse the seeming redundancy, a software update by AT&T. It did so over my cellular data plan (the phone has not been connected to WiFi in months) -- again, without my knowledge or consent. The file was 0.98GB.
Next, without bothering to tell me what the update does, a message popped up giving me the option to install it now, or postpone the update 1, 3 (I think it was 3), or 8 hours. I was in an important call at the time and postponed. This happened three times. Always with no warning, always having no options except to postpone or immediately complete the install of a package whose function I still had not been told. The last time I postponed, the phone shut down and completed the install anyway. I would have liked to continue the call I was in the middle of, and I would have also liked the option to call for help if I had any problems during my trip home (it was -20F outside, and not many people pass through the area).
Beyond the theft of my cellular data, the inconvenience and potential danger of the update procedure, and still not having been told by AT&T why the experience was necessary, there seem to be negative changes to my phone. For example, two kinds of games apps have been installed by AT&T. I would have thought using half my data plan in secret to force an overuse charge this month would have been sufficient, but they have the gall to advertise in not one but two places on my phone that they're willing to take more of my money and waste more of my time.
Not to mention, my battery life has decreased by half, apps on my launcher (correct word? ) at the bottom of the screen maintain their icons elsewhere on the screen, and several of my apps were broken in the process because they were updated to their newest versions by force with the AT&T update. I was keeping the old versions because they were stable. That is not an option anymore.
Having just had a negative experience, I thought an appropriate response would be to inform AT&T so maybe they can make the process less painful in the future by one of a few methods: 1. Ask if the user wants to download the update. 2. Ask the user if they're fine using cellular data for the download. 3. Tell the user what the update does. 4. Allow the user to decline the update. 5. Do not forcefully update every app on their phone in the process. 6. Do not release buggy updates that reduce battery life by 50%. 7. Do not install non-removable bloatware. 8. Do not bundle user-interface changes with whatever important thing this update supposedly did. I bought the phone I did because I liked it the way it was. 9. and so on...
I looked the first place anybody would look when trying to contact a company -- the "Contact Us" page. First, I tried the live chat since I wasn't in the mood to be put on hold. The representative attempted to help me "solve my problem." After repeatedly saying I just wanted to let somebody who cares know I didn't like how they handled this, I kept getting answers like "I am so sorry Mr. **. We cannot remove this software update. Is there any other way I may be of assistance?" -- Again, ignoring the assistance I was requesting.
Second, there was a customer service number listed. I knew I was going to be put on hold, so I found a book to read while I waited. It wasn't as bad as I expected though. Barely 15 minutes later I was talking with a customer service representative. They did not ignore my request like the individual at the live chat, and they didn't repeat unhelpful information unrelated to my request either. They did however say there wasn't anyone else I could talk to, and they couldn't do anything about my problem.
Lacking from the "Contact Us" page was an e-mail address or a mailing address. Searches for those two datum proved futile with the vast amount of search engine optimization AT&T has done to make sure you can find out about its email address services and its billing addresses. Having been unable to tell AT&T directly they made a mistake, I've been forced to review them elsewhere and hope this finds its way back to somebody who cares. I would like to warn anyone interested in AT&T of the monopolistic practices it uses to prey on its paying customers and bully them into doing what they want when they want it done. I would also like anybody reading this to consider the lack of meaningful customer service this company has provided.
Myself, my contract is up. It has been for awhile now. I haven't had any significant issues with AT&T till this point, but I find their current actions and inactions so inexcusable as to force my business elsewhere. I'm going to take my chances as I do not believe another company could have worse customer service than AT&T has displayed here.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
Went to buy iPhone 6 was told a bunch of lies. My iPhone manager cancel the order same day. Was sent iPhones twice, sent back. My bill went from $138 a month to $181 a month. Try to get it back to $138 but still have not got it back. Now my phone will not make calls or receive them.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
AT&T Go Phone refuse to refund my prepaid account balance. I am closing my AT&T account and want the $65 on my account refunded. They won't do so and claim that they have a "no refunds" policy. These seems like an adhesive and unconscionable behavior. When I escalated the call, the supervisor restated the policy and when I asked him to confirm that they would not refund my money, he only kept saying "We stand by our no refund policy." He would not confirm that he would not refund the money to me - only that they "stand by their policy" and then he hung up.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
To clarify, I am currently still on the phone with AT&T customer service line as I am writing this complaint. It's been 22:40 minutes and still a representative has yet to answer. I've called technical support earlier on, waited for 45+ minutes. I am trying to contact AT&T about the landline at our business location not being clear. The signal is VERY WEAK, and the phone line is full of static. I've had to deal with numerous amounts of unsatisfactory meets with AT&T and their service but now I NEED them to fix our line asap!! It's so unfair to have to stay in the phone for hours on end to SPEAK TO A REPRESENTATIVE!!! Meanwhile I'm wasting time at work...meanwhile the automatic machine tells me that it'll be 10 minutes wait. I've called about three different numbers, twice each number, and stayed on the phone for at least 30 minutes each time JUST TO GET CONNECTED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. Maybe being a multi-millionaire business, they could find better service agents or JUST BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE IN GENERAL. At least have a system where customers can call and leave a voice mail. Not everyone sits on their ass all day right next to their phones. HORRIBLE SERVICE SINCE DAY ONE, I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND AT&T.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
We made an accidental over payment to our AT&T account through our auto pay online with our bank, on Nov 18, 2014. The amount was over $3,000. We contacted AT&T a few days later and were told the refund would be processed on the 1st of December. We then received a single phone call from Eric at AT&T who left a phone number for us to call for the banking info on arranging the reversal of the over payment. We called him back and the number he left goes straight into an extension voice mail. Called and chatted with no fewer than 6 individuals on 7 or 8 different days to find out the status of the refund. We were told it was done and closed, then it was pending then finally 27 days later we were told we had to email a copy of the bank statement showing the payment had cleared our bank, to an email address no one has ever told us about until today! Details that are NOT on AT&T's website. Details that no one in the customer service department chat know about, nor do most of their phone customer service tech's know about.
Today we sent an email, as told this morning when we called (800) 947-5096 and spoke to Audrey at AT&T, to the following: AT&T Wireless Over payment REFUND EMAIL AND DETAILS - Email - paymentsrefundsdocuments@att.com, Send a COPY of your Bank Statement showing your over payment has cleared your bank. Provide your ACCOUNT NUMBER, your CASE NUMBER, and your full NAME in the email. Then WAIT for a phone call from Eric supposedly? We called Eric back 3 times, left our account information, bank routing and acct numbers and he never called except for the first call 3 weeks ago.
It is now December 15th, and we are shopping for new wireless service, as well as filing formal complaints with FCC. AT&T willfully neglected to tell us the entire process for getting our over payment back, for their financial gain, as time is money. What should have taken a few days at best, is now going on a month or more, and is STILL in limbo as I have zero faith that I will get a call from Eric in the Accounts Payable Special Unit, or now what I am told is the Finance Department, as no two people who you chat with or speak with seem to be sure. After 20+years with AT&T WIRELESS, just goes to show that they care not about their customers.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
I upgraded recently my phone and my previous phone unlock request sent then I received email saying that "You haven't fulfilled your service contract." I did not understand why it did not fill contact. AT&T upgraded phone and when I call customer service they are saying that I need to wait till 2016... then surprised.. then I talked to their manager.. Manager created case for this.. Not sure what is going to happen. I don't see any reason to wait two more years already completed two years where new phone upgraded.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
I have been with AT&T for years. I have had at least 3 phones at all times. Now I have 5 and my data gets an overcharge every month. Two of my lines don't even use the internet. When I am home, I should be picking up on my WiFi, my own network. Not from AT&T. But I don't and they are killing me with a $260 bill every month. It is supposed to be $160 a month. I don't know how to prove they are ripping me off. And they want me to increase my data plan. The first month I changed from 30gb to 10gb my bill was $170. Oh but after that it went sky high stating I had went over on data. To beat it all. It was barely over. And it shouldn't be over because I am home all day long. It should pick up my home network. I have always been able to get customer service to take charges off in the past. That's why I loved this company before but now they won't budge and I can't afford it. So I will be choosing a different carrier. AT&T you are losing so many loyal customers. It's a shame.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
I've been with AT&T for 15 yrs. and never had a problem till now. I updated my daughter’s Samsung s3, which AT&T took on trade in for an s5. The problem is I’m on the family share plan and my phone bill went up $25 a month because of the upgrade. They said that as I upgrade each of my 5 lines I will lose the $25 line discount on each line. So if you’re not on next plan and you get a cheap phone they’re charging you $25 extra. If you go to next they discount you $25 but charge you the full price for the phone. It’s a win-win for AT&T while the customer gets screwed. I paid $195 a month but since the upgrade now it’s $220. My other 4 phones when I upgrade will put me at $320++ a month. Bye, bye AT&T. 15 year customer and I wont be back!
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2014
About 3 years ago in January 2012, I opened an AT&T - DSL account for my daughter, who over the last 5 years became deaf and disabled. Because of her long misdiagnosed medical condition she lost her hearing, her mobility, her job, her good credit, etc. The Internet was the logical choice for her to communicate. However, my daughter's credit was so bad, she could not get AT&T DSL Internet service. AT&T was the only DSL supplier where my daughter lives. AT&T agreed to set up the account in my name, using my credit. I was told to switch the account holder name to my adult daughter once the account was set up.
However, AT&T DSL never switched the account holder's name. Instead they gave her a new account number as they were currently (at that time) switching Internet service to AT&T U-Verse. The older account in my name was overdue and they treated it as a separate account even though they migrated WHAT WAS DUE to my daughter's billing in her name through U-Verse. She was not able to pay everything due until October 17, 2013. There is nothing owed.
Today, I tried to open an AT&T account for me and hit a roadblock. They say I owe. So, I have called AT&T to straighten this out. They have closed the account. However, they have held this account as past due against my credit record for over 2 years. All I want is my name cleared from this account and this derogatory account blotted from my record.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
My iPhone shipped on 11/13/2014, arrived via UPS on 11/19/2014, activated on 11/19/2014. Billing statement shows billing and activation started on 11/12/2014. I wonder how many other AT&T Mobility customers even notice this. I got a $15 credit. I'm sure many many others are oblivious to this fraudulent practice.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
The time is 6:34PM, I have been on the phone with my boyfriend who is traveling at this time on 81 South towards Lancaster. WE have been talking for about 45 mins now and we have had 15+ dropped calls. I use to have AT&T years ago and I went with another plan because of this problem. You would have thought that they would have fixed this problem by now. I am sure they have made enough money to fix the problem or put more towers up so this would not still be a problem with their service. Service is still horrible as I can see. There is no way I would go back to AT&T and I am sure more people have the same problem and maybe that is why a lot of the plans are cheap with more mins. If you know you have a problem FIX IT!!!!!
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
Called to simply cancel a line for a family member who is moving out of the USA for work. Offered evidence of the move and work visa but didn't matter. That was sad, but what made me mad was the VERY pushy customer service rep who kept trying to sell me upgrades, more expensive plans, and expanding my existing family plan before simply charging me the early termination fee and letting me get on my way. It added insult to injury. I'll be looking for a new family carrier when my wife's plan obligation is through. We spend several hundred a month and expect better.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
I changed to At&t as of October 1st, 2014. I was told that I could see how much data I use so I would not go over 1gig a month, thereby being automatically $20 per 500mb. I believed *data# info was accurate. Not so. First I was told by customer service that info is 3 hours behind. Second person told me 3 days and 3rd rep told me that info can be a week behind. I am now extremely careful to watch my usage. Yet somehow my bill shows about 30mb more than it showed the day after my month end. *Data# and checking account online show wrong information. False advertisement and bogus support. All I got from customer support is that it is my fault for believing them.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014
I have group account with AT&T and I'm trying to build my own one. Last month they told me that I have a problem with my report for social security number and I fix it all and then they told me to wait 30 days because the guy that try to run my credit did it too many times. I wait a month and come back again and still they saying that my social security number is not register in United State!!! It's impossible because if the number wasn't good or if I stole the number I would not be able to open a business under my name! I would not be able to have credit card! I would not be able to buy my phone 2 years ago with a contract with AT&T without social security number! The problem is that some of the managers and the employees don't know what they’re doing and damage my record with them! So after spending so many hours trying to tell them to look over and under stem and fix the problem I just gave up! I will take me out from them and move to T- mobile! AT&T have bad customer service and they treat me like I'm a criminal!!!
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
Being put into place to fix the customer service problems for AT&T is a big challenge. Being a dissatisfied customer myself I get a more deep in-depth way as to why this is such a problem. There are a ton of problems with AT&T, if people weren’t suckered in with the contracts they would be out of business. From experience, AT&T requires a contract for every customer, majority of them are 2 years with 1 upgrade every 12 months. Changes can be made in the account regarded the contract however you’re limited to what can be changed, and cancelling the contract can be very pricey especially if there is more than one persons on the account. I don’t know where to start. As for my situation with AT&T when the patron on my account was able to purchase a phone without my presence, lose the phone, and screw me with the bill all in one week. I’ve called customer service around 20 times over the past 7 months, and every phone call is different. Out of the 20 different customer service PROFESSIONALS I had 2 that were actually able to point me into a direction to fix the problem however I was never able to fix it because of the empowerment with customer service.
Other professionals I had either cry, completely stumped with total silence, or begin arguing until I reached my boiling point. Splitting the contract was an option but we added a line for $10 so that the patron could get another phone because it was cheaper than the installment plan. So splitting the account would leave me with the added line, which was impossible to put in his name cause of technicality, also to mention the patron has very poor credit so it wouldn’t have worked either way. I’ve asked to notify corporate about my problem, and I was denied because what the patron did to my account was not against company policy. He did not need a contract to receive the phone, however it does extend the contract cause the installment plan is for making small payments towards a new phone so you do not have to pay it all up front. I will mention that he had no money to make any initial payment, so he basically got the phone for free.
Now this is when it gets tricky, there is a 1st initial passcode to your account, which is the last 4 digits of your social security number. My patron knew the code because we were splitting the bill. Which led me to another problem, when you go to service your plan at any AT&T store you have to say the last 4 of your social out loud in the store with people around who could potentially steal your identity. This is definitely a confidentiality breach. After the incident AT&T told me I can add a passcode to the account, however how would the patron be able to pay the bill without tediously having to give me cash, not to mention you also have to say your pass code aloud in the store as well.
So when does this end? Here are the figures. My bill is $180 a month with 3 lines, 2 of which I don’t use and are deactivated. I will pay over $3,000 until summer 2016 when the contract finally ends, and canceling the plan would cost me around $1,400 and that has to be paid up front. No exceptions, or my credit will be destroyed. Other problems I found, majority of them were with the data plans, which allows you to access the Internet, text message, play Pandora essentially anything that transfers wirelessly other than making a phone call. My plan has 10 Gigabytes so it’s never a problem; other plans are usually 2 or 4G of data. It is expensive if you go over your data; around $15 per G, however if you are connected to Wi-Fi you are not using any data.
For example I watched a Netflix movie on my phone for 1 hours this translates to around 3Gs of data, so if you are over your data plan watching a movie it would cost you around $45. Now I am aware that you can set your preferences to notify you when you are getting close to going over your data. Generally the user sometimes is unaware or careless to think that they are not connected to Wi-Fi. Obliviously easy to go over your data if you stream video, which is a favorite amongst customers. The dollar amount when you go over is what makes the customers upset. When a customer calls in to complain about going over their data there's nothing that they can do, because it’s agreed to the terms of your contract.
I could literally go on and on for days with customer complaints, but where is the issue with customer service? Like I mentioned about empowerment earlier in this report, there is lack that AT&T customer service can do which is why their customer service is rated so bad. The employees with AT&T customer service could lower your bill they would, but they can’t. They understand that your upset but there is literally nothing they can do. Now compared to other company’s that have good customer service their empowerment is much greater.
For example PNC Bank, I went over my balance because I scheduled to make a payment when I thought my money would be in my account; I got charged $30 dollars. I made a simple phone call, probably took around 5 min. Explained what happened, and immediately refunded the overcharge. I get what I want which is my money back, and they get what they want which is good customer service, relations, and a happy customer. Obliviously they lost $30, but in reality if I hadn’t made a mistake nothing would have happened anyway. This is the glitch in almost all most customer service complaints, which accounts for the human error. You made the mistake you pay for it no exceptions. Sounds aggressive right? But that’s the way of the world sometimes.
I know its not good if the company doesn’t make money from an owner’s perspective because that’s the ultimate goal. But if there is an excessive amount of complaints in the thousands, you have to fix. With these multi billion dollar companies giving the customers what they want is simply just an extremely small investment in satisfaction, which creates loyal customers. That’s what customer service is all about.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
In September 2014, I visited the At&t wireless store in Moreno Valley Ca. I was there to see if I could lower my monthly bill. I was told by Mellissa ** (your sales associate) and the store manager that since I was "out of contract" That they would look up the account and see if they could help me. They told me that I was "out of contract" and there was nothing I could do but upgrade my service at a higher cost. After about 40 minutes I left the store disgruntled. I had been a AT&T customer from the onset of cellular service. Because of this issue, in October I Had opted to sign with another wireless vendor. My three numbers were ported over and I received a $1,050.00 credit and three Galaxy S5 handsets. I paid (what I thought was my final AT&T bill).
In November I received another AT&T bill informing me that I owed AT&T a $210.00 disconnect fee. I was astounded that AT&T would lie and mislead me regarding my service. I contacted AT&T customer service regarding this issue and was informed that the associates at the AT&T store had given me false information, regarding my account status. I would have waited 2-3 more months if I had been told the correct information. I am hoping that AT&T can resolve this issue.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
My service with at&t started on Aug 28, 2014 and I agreed to internet and cable for around $90.00 a month. At that time I did not agree to a bundle package and it was never offered to me. I did not sign or verbally agree to a contract bundle promotion for 12 months. My first bill was paid Oct. 10, 2014 for $155.85. My service was turned off that day. I paid the $155.85, which included the activation fee, and service was turned on the next day. The next payment was made on Oct. 27, 2014 for $110.28. The next bill I received on Nov. 4, 2014 for $171.69 which included a $60.00 reconnect fee.
On Nov. 4, 2014, I called to dispute the reconnect fee and I cancelled the service that day and also turned in all their equipment that same day. Today is Dec. 11, 2014 and I've received a bill for $251.56 which now includes a bundle early termination fee. I was on the phone today over an hour trying to explain to at&t that I did not verbally or in writing agree to a bundle contract. The lady I spoke with told me that the info was written on my bill and that I had to see it on the bill and if I didn't agree to it, I was supposed to call in and cancel the contract. No one at at&t has ever said anything about this bundle until I canceled service with them. I feel very helpless and trapped, they already have a collection agency calling me and forcing me to pay for this or ruin my credit.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
I was so happy to get my phone upgraded to the new iPhone 6 Plus, bigger screen, Applepay, etc. At the time when I purchased the phone I was told that my plan will not change, I will be charged the same for my services. The only thing I will see next month is the $40 upgrade fee that AT&T charges to all new and all the existing (loyal) customers and I was okay with that. A week later I called up AT&T to take advantage of the 15 gb data plan, which would be the same price that I’m paying for the 10 gb plan. The change was made and the person handling it was very nice. He assured me that my plan will not change in price and I will be paying the same as before the phone upgrade.
Well, I just got my online statement and there was an increase of $70.91, which I understand $40 was a one time upgrade fee and a $30 increased fee for the same line. I had no clue that this will happen to me as no one mentioned it at the time I purchased the phone with all the accessories etc. I called customer service and they told me that they don't have to spell everything out that's why there is a contract for me to read and have 14 days to cancel. They try to justify the extra fee by saying that the phone is heavily discounted and they are not making money on it, and the discount received on my iPhone 5s does not apply to a new contract. Tried escalating it to upper management but as you all know, AT&T is very good at leaving messages, not calling you back when it's convenient for the consumer. Most likely I have to get channel 5 or one of the news channels get involved and have my attorney also write a letter. Be aware.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
My husband and I decided to change our service in or about June 2014. We happily went to our local AT&T store, which after the fact we found is owner operated and not corporate.. We set up with (2) SAMSUNG S5 ACTIVE on next plan 10 g. When we selected the phones we asked all of the related general questions, program rates were 199.99 per phone so on. We requested to have our old numbers (PORTED) over meaning transferred, as we wait 2 hours for this action to happen, the customer service gentlemen stated that we would only be paying taxes on the devices and general activation fees, as it was an installment plan. He offered no review of any documents or request to sign any contracts.
After a long 4 hours customer service (D) tells us to come back on that following Thursday, (4) days later, so that he can try to port over my husbands old#. I review all DOCs, ask if we should sign anything & review the charges and PLAN. He states no signatures needed. (4) days later I go in again to port over my husbands # and 3 hours later and a long wait on their line with Corporate to fix and correct the issues. We go over the issues again as well as requesting to keep an old 3rd # we had on our old cell plan. He finally states he and Corp. have got it handled, and proceeds to tell me that the cheapest way to keep our old 3rd # is to get one of their 50.00 tablets. I asked if that was the complete and total price. (D) states, "yes," as well as his partner EE confirms, taxes so on. Then says it will only cost 10.00 a month to keep it, sounded great. Walked out seemingly satisfied.
When my July 2014 1st real bill arrived in the mail, I about fainted 300.00+ in charges I just didn't understand? I was told that it would cost 208.24 via the next plan.. I go into the store asked what might be the problem and (D) addressed it by looking confused and then responded looks right to me.. I asked why it was so HIGH. (D) states Taxes fee so on.. Quote! I stated, "What did I pay for when we set up the phones?" (D) stutters and manages to spit some garble out that he knew I did not understand. I requested an overview of the account again. He states, "oh there it is," and corrects it to 208.24 without explanations and refusal too. I said, "thank you" and left.
3rd month again same issues and a new Number added to my account to which neither my husband or I place on it. Same song and dance in the store, and (D) this time states, "That's funny you're like the 10th person this week to come in the store for this reason," and says our accounts must have been HACKED! OH MY GAWD, I literally said, "You're kidding right," and I stated, "FIX IT! Thank you." (D) did so I thought.
4th month I have same billing issues. I call CO AT&T. I address them, no avail, "sorry can't help," store, "sorry, no help"..5th month - OCTOBER 2014 same issues, now I request them to get a hold of Corp/AT&T. They state they can't do anything it's a local store problem, they should have fixed it and you had 15 day to do it. Store called Reno NV store manager. I get a call and she states to me that my plans were mixed up: (1) S5 on Next plan, (1) S5 on a 2 yr contract, Tablet with additional # saved on Next plan and 2 yr contract rates. I'm paying for all this bad Programming. 3 more calls to Corp, and nada, no one will fix a thing. What do you do when a company will not help you or fix a serious mistake they made? How do you hold them to their best values and honesty of customer service?
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
I ordered the new iPhone 6 online and was charged twice!!! I understand things happen but what has upset me the most is that today is day 5 of not receiving my money back and they could care less that it has caused my account to be overdrawn and I've had absolutely had no money! We all know how expensive the phones are so to be charged twice is a very big deal for me! Especially at Christmas time! They continue to give me and my bank the run around. They've lied and said they are gonna send a fax to release the charge but every day they have yet to do it! They have explained to me that a different company processes their online orders so they have no control over refunding my money! This is absurd!!! DO NOT USE this company for your cell phone service! They will over charge you and then tell you they can't do anything about it until the financial dept tells them to!!!
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
Several months ago I changed mobile phone carriers from AT&T to Verizon. Prior to doing this, I confirmed with AT&T that my last bill would be pro-rated, if I canceled service mid-billing cycle. Not only did that not happen, the last bill I received arrived a month later. I did not receive an October bill. And I was charged a late fee. In an effort to resolve the problems I spoke to several different agents over the proceeding month, most of whom promised to remove the late fee and send me a pro-rated bill. Each agent failed to follow through on their promises I spoke with on last Monday who promised to remove all charges and that this change would appear on 9 December. She gave me a "case number" to confirm all of this. AT&T BILL CANCELLATION CASE # **. Agent: IESHA **. However, the change was not made.
I called this morning and was told that the case was rejected and that all that could be done was to have the late fee removed. Today's agent promised to remove the late fee. But told me I had to pay the remainder of the bill. Of course, per AT&Ts continued failure to fulfill its promises, the late fee was NOT removed. I've paid the bill in order to avoid this being turned over to a collection agency, but I intend to file as many complaints as possible in order to help others avoid the nightmare of becoming involved with this company.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
I had 2 wireless lines with AT&T for over a year. I went to T-Mobile. I signed a contract with them to pay my early termination fee to AT&T. I called at&t to have them send me a bill to state what that fee on final bill. They sent me a bill for 349.06 with no breakdown of the bill. T-mobile needs a breakdown of the fee for each phone to pay them. On the bill it only has (one time fee of 349.00). I have talked to about 8 different people with half of them being "managers". I have explained over and over that I need a break down for the 349.06. I now have 8 copies of the same final bill stating one time fee 349.06. I changed bank cards and they turned around and used my checking account to take the money out without my authorization. I will not pay a final bill that does not tell what I am paying for. Does anyone know who I should contact to resolve this mess. I have been trying to get this matter settled since September of this year. I don't understand why no one working there know what to do.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
Contract with AT&T during my stay for vacation in Dec 2011, I have purchased a package to call unlimited to Canada. I have paid the package but upon arrival home, I received a bill of 780.00 of unpaid calls. I immediately called for explanation and at first they told me it was indeed a mistake and that they will take it off. Few month later I received a credit department letter stating I have still an invoice to pay of 780.00. Here again I had to take time off work and stay hours and days to discuss what was already said. We finally resolved it with emails and a supervisor BUT GUESS WHAT? I called in 2014 Dec, 2 years later, to get new service BUT the file was never closed by the supervisor Kimberly nor Mrs ** . WOW, now what to do. I am tired, spent too much money and work time to be on the phone - can't have services. WOW, lousy service.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
Non working line - No Service At All. Were given TWO dates (second after first was FAILED) & promised a repair technician. COMPLETE NO SHOW & no contact on Both. Have now been without paid for service for full week! Company's excuse is busy techs & FALSE claims about weather. Wow. Have been AT&T customer for many years with Multiple landlines, fax, internet & cell. Please suggest alternate service providers. Have had previous problems. This is "the last straw."
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
As a valued customer I called AT&T to see if I can receive a waiver on one of the activation fee of 40.00 and they flat out said no. You see I recently purchased 2 galaxy note 4 and 2 tablets within 1 week. Yes the note 4 had a promo no activation fee but the tablet each had 40.00 activation. My bill came out to 331.00. No problem. With the holidays fast approaching l asked for a little assistance. I now see it's all about the money and no customer loyalty. Well, I soon will be heading to a company that truly values customers.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014
I had 5 boxes with AT&T U-verse for over two years. I called because one of my boxes stop working and I was checking to make sure it was not the television. When I shipped AT&T's box back I shipped the wrong box back to the company. I call to let them know what happen. It took them a while to correct the situation. I called because my box in the other room stopped working. The repairman never show up the first time. The second time the gentleman said that "AT&T turn off your box due to poor credit." First, I never told them to run my credit which is Illegal and second if they are going to reduce the amount of boxes that a customer have, should they tell the customer? I also called about my bill and found out that I was sign up for home phone service without my knowledge. AT&T is committing FRAUD and I hope they get caught and get a class action lawsuit.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014
I have been with AT&T for well over 10 years. The bill just got higher and higher so I left for a year. I came back with the same number in the summer. In September they said due to excessive data usage they suspended my account. (I never went over my data plan before.) They said the cost for the overage was $585.00 some odd dollars. I agreed to make payments on the amount I paid $100, $100, $200 then $204 with the final payment due 12/5 of $180 some odd dollars. They suspended my account yesterday and said did not know they had done it. A customer service rep said the overage amount in September was 27 mega bites, not giga bites, she said it could have been one photo. Does anyone else think $580 dollars is a little high for a photo? She hinted that it could have been an error. She said they could not give me my money back but could credit my account. During this time they also charged me a $5 late fee and a $5 payment convenience fee. I would rather have a tin can and string than have to deal with AT&T again.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014
I ported my number out on the 11/27 and my billing cycle is 11/27 to 12/26. I have to pay the entire 29 days. This is an awful business practice from AT&T. I am so disgusted at AT&T. This policy needs to be changed.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I have been a loyal customer since 1984. I am on my fourth iPhone, I travel to South Carolina to visit my son's family, no service searching for one week. I placed an order for a iPhone 5 because Mark ** in VA told me my phone was old, two years bought new. When I received the phone it had many issues, spent two days on phone with Apple, then called AT&T. Spoke to 5 different people was told five different stories. Finally got a manager. I explained situation. He was helpful but are the nightmare. I am leaving and getting service with a cheaper provider, longevity means nothing!
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
Good afternoon. I have been an AT&T customer for a long time, over a decade, and recently had an issue at the local retail store here in Lexington, KY. [Fayette Mall, 111 W Reynolds Rd, Lexington, KY 40503] I went in to store on Friday December 5th to inquire about upgrading my phone on the AT&T Next plan. I wasn’t sure which phone I wanted and I asked about a return period for the phone (Iphone 6 plus). She indicated that I had 14 days to return the phone with no mention of any restocking fee. The next day I took the phone back because it was simply too large and ** (cashier) told me $10 would be put back on my card. He didn’t even mention the restocking fee until I asked. I was in sales for over 10 years, the actions of those two sales people were clearly deceptive. When I told him that the sales person, THE NIGHT BEFORE, had not told me of any restocking fee he told me there was nothing he could do it about it. I then spoke to the store manager who gave me the same ‘sorry about your luck’ response.
I think it’s clear that AT&T should refund my $35. If the salesperson had been upfront about the charge then I would have waited to upgrade. I’ve been a loyal AT&T customer with 4 lines on my account, I’m not trying to get something for free. I just want to feel like I’ve been treated fairly. To top it off, after they put the new sim card in my old phone (Iphone 4S) it mysteriously died the next day. I can’t prove that they had anything to do with that, but it sure seems like a strange coincidence.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
My bill had been on auto pay for several years. Recently I kept getting emails that if my bill wasn't paid I would lose my service. I called and gave them my card number but I keep getting threatened even though I have called 3 more times and emailed. It is still not resolved.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I spoke with AT&T about my wireless. I don't need to use my phone out of the country. I went for two weeks and I bought another phone to use. I knew if I use my AT&T I will be charged, even I turn off my data to avoid extra charge. This morning I talk to a representative. You must pay and dispute the charge. I have bad experience with AT&T not once but I found myself as a stupid for listening to customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I have 4 phones on my ATT service. I am the only authorized to change agreement. In June my daughter who is working in NY city. Her phone on my account was stolen. I pay for insurance each month I told her to go to ATT store. They called me for ok to replace under insurance needed my last 4 of my SS #. They told me I had to pay $199. I asked why, they told me that's how it works. Reluctantly I said Ok. I finished and hung up. Shortly after I went into hospital for surgery. When the next bill came out it seemed high but I was in recovery never read bill, just paid online. When I got the next month bill it was even higher. I called ATT. They told me I had "2" finance agreements for 2 new phones. It appears after I got off the phone in June they did a finance agreement for a "new" phone not covered under insurance without my permission.
The story gets better - about 3 weeks that my daughters phone got damaged. She brought it back to the same ATT store. Instead of giving her a replacement phone (which also had insurance), they replaced the phone and did up another fiance agreement. No one ever called me. When asked why, they said my daughter was now an authorized user. I never ok'd any changes for authorized user at that time. I asked why didn't they just replace phone under insurance? It was less than a month old?
She said ATT is not responsible for the actions of their stores and I would have to take it up with the store. I know that's crap just passing the buck. I called the store 4 times but there's never a manager with authority to speak to me. I asked for copies of both finance agreements. They said "it's in the mail." Over 2 months mail must be slow. No help, they told me they would shut down my phones if not paid in full. I'm going to a lawyer to file a lawsuit under MGL 93a for unfair acts or practices. In checking it seems they have done this to many others. My lawyer wants to see if there's enough for a class action lawsuit. I can't believe no one from ATT has not called me to discuss. They told me someone would but hasn't happened since my call to ATT 2 months ago.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I responded to AT&T about their $14.95/month Internet service. I was initially told that I would need to have their bundled service. I told them that I had no need for a land line. The sales person then asked if I had direct TV. I told her that I did have direct TV, and had it for about a year. She told me that if I would allow them to take over the billing of my direct TV, then I would receive the $14.95 bundled Internet service price. I asked if anything would change on the direct TV cost and was told that it would not. I agreed to allow them to take over my direct TV billing in order to receive the discounted Internet price. W
hen I received my first bill from AT&T I discovered that AT&T was charging me $39.95/month and that my direct TV monthly charges had increased. I promptly called AT&T and was told that they had made a mistake on the billing. They told me to pay that bill and that they would adjust it on the next billing and credit me for the over charge. I did as they requested. The following month the bill was the same incorrect rate. I called AT&T and after being bounced around to several AT&T associates, was told that the original person I spoke with in order to get the Internet service was wrong. She went on to say that if I would agree to adding a land line they would give me they $14.95/month Internet price. I told her that I would not agree to a land line. I told her that if they would not honor their initial agreement, then I no longer wanted their service. I cancelled their service immediately and they turned off my Internet service.
About one week later, my direct TV service was cut off. I called direct TV and explained the situation, and direct TV turned their service back on. This happened again the following week. This time I was told by direct TV that I would need to speak with AT&T to resolve the issue, as AT&T had taken over the the direct TV billing of my account. I called AT&T and was told that I would have to pay their bill before they would allow the direct TV service to be reconnected. I refused to pay them unless they adjusted my bill to reflect the pricing they had initially offered me. They refused.
I again contacted direct TV and after speaking with various associates, was connected with a manager who, after hearing all of the details, agreed to reconnect my service if I paid for their past months services. I paid the charges over the phone and service was restored. In addition, direct TV again assumed billing for my monthly service. AT&T soon sent me to a collection agency, which has endeavored to ruin my otherwise excellent credit rating. I will not pay AT&T for their dishonesty. I have paid direct TV for all of their services and continue to pay my bills on time each month. AT&T is very dishonest and I would advise anyone who is considering service with them to use caution, as it has been my verifiable experience that AT&T will tell you anything in order to try to get you to use their service. Buyer beware of any AT&T services.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
AT&T has by far the worst customer service! We have been with AT&T for years. And one of my phone line and it's up for renewal in December 27th. I was trying to upgrade, so I can buy my wife a new IPhone and they said I had to wait after the 27th. I will be looking for a new phone provider! Maybe another phone company will take AT&T out of business! Stay clear away from AT&T!!!!
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014
I could not get reception at my residence. I was told by the rep to rip the back off my phone. Basically made it junk. Later learned this is not to be done. Then they wanted the bill paid on a phoneless line.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014
Today I was charged $95 plus various taxes for a total of $113 for terminating my 2 year contract with AT&T wireless 11hr before the contract expiration. AT&T provided me with the unlock codes 4 days before without stating that I had to wait 4 more days until I cancel the service. I had paid all the 24 months payments for the contract length. The AT&T Customer service was unwilling to make an adjustment. Quite excessive and obviously unfair fee!
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
I signed up with AT&T and couldn't even use the phone where I lived, the service was terrible. I called customer service and they finally let me out of the contract (only because I only had the phone 13 days) but charged me $135.00 for 13 days of service which is ridiculous. Also charged me $35.00 for a restocking fee for the phone, so they pretty much took advantage of me. I am so glad I went to Verizon, service is great and customer service is great also.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
They talked us into taking the next program to purchase a new iphone. Spouse was with me when they said we had 2 weeks to change our mind. Which we did within in the period allotted. However they REFUSED to take the phone back. We tried to pay off the next but no one in either of their 2 stores knew how to do it! Three weeks later we were still fighting to cancel the line & pay off the next program. Why should I pay for service I tried desperately to cancel for 3 weeks? They refused to deduct the 3 weeks that we had done everything we could to cancel the line. Ridiculous! They were rude & condescending! They lied to get us to take on the next program & never stuck to their cancellation promise for the program! Can't the government clamp down on these ripoff schemes?
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
I was told a price for a plan and what a shocker. The first bill after changing plans - The rate is way more.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
I called ATT to try and get some overseas charges reduced Which Customer rep Arron ** did for me. He then proceeded to sell me on att u-verse and the great deal he could get me. He said he could get my wireless reduced from $56 down to $22 for signing up with uverse and bundle all 4 services including my wireless, Uverse tv, internet, and home phone (which I didn't even want) for $122 a month. Well my first bill arrived and was over $250. So I called of course and another rep told me they don't offer discounts for wireless for signing up for Uverse. Also he said I could split the activation fee, $98, over 3 payments which the next rep told me I could not do as well. So I sent $163 to my account which I was told would be linked only to find it went to my wireless account which caused my service to be shut off. So I called again to ask what happened and they said they don't link wireless and U-verse accounts. So they said they would take $144 from my wireless account which left $19 and I had to pay the remaining $36.
So now I'm being billed for more on my wireless which should be and furthermore not the deal I was promised. So they expect me to pay $130 for only the 3 services which is more than what I paid before I ever called in the first place. I feel cheated and lied to and every person I called to talk to says "Sorry we can't help you." I said "Well isn't my contract voided if you can't honor your offer?" They say "Sorry you have a one year contract." In my opinion I was entrapped and mislead to get my money. They won't even review the recorded original conversation to see what really happened. I'm having trouble contacting the local consumer affairs division in Reno, NV....could use some help as I feel they have illegally committed consumer fraud. I will retain legal help and consumer advocate rep as well. This is ridiculous!!
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
On 10/22/14 I visited an ATT store to upgrade to a iphone 6. We have 4 lines on that account, 3 of them were getting upgrades. While there the salesperson told us for every upgrade we can get a tablet for $1.00 each. I really did not needed a tablet but for a $1.00 I figure I can give them out for Christmas gift. Anyway I gave them my credit card to paid for the $180.00 ($60.00 for each upgrade). The salesperson came with an Ipad and told me to sign so I did. She gave me my receipt and never even once thought about it.
Now I received a $453.00 bill from ATT. When I called about it they told me I signed a 2 yr contract for each tablet, not even once they said anything about it in the store, all showed me a contract. I went back to the store. I told them it was all a scam because all we were told was we can get tablets for a $1.00. I was never given a contract, just an ipad to signed and I really thought I was signing for my purchase since the salesperson never mentioned anything about the tablets. I tried returning the tablets and now they want to charge $147.00 for early termination for each tablet. I swear everything was a scam. I can afford the charges and they won't do anything about it. There's no way they should be able to get away with that. PLEASE HELP!
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
I'm so angry, att is the worst company ever. This is the third time I hate a payment arrangement and my service was suspended while the arrangement was set. Now they want to charge me 40 dollars for each time they cut it off in error. They refuse to credit me back for their mistakes. Also, they have been making payments on my account that I have no idea of them and my bank charged me a fee for these payments that I did not authorize..
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
Since April of 2014, ANY AT&T cell phone that came into my home has had constant dropped calls, slow or non existent data connects or 'no service' at all and sometimes can't even call 911. I've called AT&T A LOT about the issue. I seemed to start to have problems when they brought LTE into my area. I've lived in the same home since 2008 and never had this problem before. I've tried several phones, and all have had the same issues. Every time I called AT&T they wanted me to turn off and back on my phones and other various troubleshooting methods which none of them resolved the problem. When I tried to get out of the contract due to decreased service at my primary location, I was told no, and the rep said he didn't know if I had a large magnet in the front yard stopping the signal getting to me. Also, the customer reps have consistently lied to me about my bill, my contract, and giving me free equipment to solve my problem. I HAVE THE RECORDED PHONE CALLS TO PROVE ALL OF THIS! Do yourself a favor and do not do business with AT&T. My next step is contacting the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
Paid all 24 month of my contract in full. I moved over my phone number to another carrier after the AT&T Wireless agent I spoke with on the phone said it was OK to move. Received a bill from AT&T Wireless for Contract Termination Fee. The agent I then called said even if I pay for the entire contract if I move the number I will have to pay termination fee and said it was in my contract. I went online and read the contract and nowhere can I find that you can't move your number to another carrier once the contract is paid in full. The reason I moved was because the service had gotten so bad that the IPhone 5 was useless. I went to AT&T Wireless store 3 different times trying to get it resolved. This is nothing more than a strong arm tactic to steal from people.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
I have been charged for close to 2 years now for merchandise I never bought! I have been paying for 2 ipads and 2 iphones, 5 phones for almost 2 years. Nearly every month there is phony charges on my account. I'm beyond angry. We are working with them to try to get this resolved and they keep pushing it back. My account is so messed up it's ridiculous. Every time we have called they say they are going to put it in the notes and they never do. We have had to start over several times with a claim the past few months. In the meantime I'm paying them lots of money for products I don't have. Not to mention all the phony "dummy" lines I'm paying for. I guess since they are such a rich company the average joe doesn't hold a candle when it comes to fighting them. I am being robbed by at&t and I caught it and now I am fighting it. Can anyone tell me where to get help with this?
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
It been a nightmare with this company. Data overage, overcharges etc., etc., etc. I was with AT&T years ago and cancelled because of outrageous billing. Decided this July to give them another chance. Ordered 3 iPhone 5s online. Signed up for family plan as my wife was with AT&T so added my 2 boys and me. Family plan with 4 lines total for 160 dollars with 1mb data. First bill came 850 dollars. They messed up charge for 8 lines etc. as phones they sent had numbers on them when we went to local store with phone, had them switched to old number they never took old number off?? 3 hours on phone and at local store they gave me partial refund, partial but I was so frustrated by then and had work to do I just paid. Since then nothing but a nightmare, over data they told me "Whoever put you on this plan should have told you to get on this plan." So I changed and paid another outrageous bill.
So since July for a plan that should be 200 a month 5 month should be 1000 bucks, I've paid over 2000 dollars. My wife's phone was using data and she doesn't use data. Had my boy turn her data off she still used data. The hours on the phone with them is so stressful also not to mention the time I'm losing from work. Now do you wanna hear my Uverse nightmare? ;( It is unbelievable. I’m just gonna default on whole bundle go back to metroPCS. I loved them. I never had a coverage problem bill, was 40 dollars per line flat unlimited talk text data. No headaches. I really feel my hands are tied I'm so frustrated. HELP, SOMEONE SHOULD HELP US ALL.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
I have been with AT&T for about a decade. I have 3 lines on my account and unlimited data grandfathered in. I never had any problems. Two weeks ago, around the middle of November, I get an email saying that I'm going over my 5GB of data and they will add $10.00 for an additional 1GB. I'm very confused so I call AT&T customer service and let them know about the email. Customer service rep Katherine says that it was their fault; they took it off without my consent and it was a mistake that they will take full responsibility for and will call me within 2 weeks when my unlimited data was put back on. Okay. I was pleased.
Never hearing anything in 2 weeks, I called customer service back to check up on my unlimited data case. Customer rep says they denied my claim to put my unlimited data back on due to tether plan. Excuse me, I never use a tether plan on my account. I never needed a tether plan. AT&T representative then rudely said that I have to call another number to get my situation resolved. Not only do they give you the run-around, but they change your plan without consent and try to put you at fault for their wrongdoings. What they did to me is not right and I have been with them for so many years. I hope to get this situation resolved soon and I won't need to take this matter further.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
I have a pretty unique story here. Today I read that AT&T may be forced to refund money due to illegal charges to data plans. Over the past year and a half I had several calls to their customer service and even was redirected to their tech support over this exact same issue, costing me literally hours of time. This was the information I have been looking for because in the past it was never their fault according to AT&T CSR. I brought the phone to the apple store and they confirmed my suspicions that it was related to my service. I tried powering down the phone at night... still the charges went against my data plan. Now, I will say the exchange got pretty heated but no swears were said or anything like that. The CSR (customer service representative) said there is no way to prove when and where. I said they even come through when the phone is off.
Basically I was getting nowhere and she was frustrated.... I was frustrated. Bad enough story so far? It takes an unbelievable turn. About a half hour later I went to make a call to a customer and there was no service (I run my heating business through this phone number). So I called customer service back now completely baffled. I told the story to the new CSR, who immediately moved me through to a higher manager. The new manager then confirmed that 2 minutes after we got off the phone the original CSR I talked to about the overages on the data plan reassigned my sim card number to a new phone. The new CSR manager couldn't confirm where the new phone was, and wasn't sure exactly what they had access to. In lieu of this I opted to suspend the account, and go to a store locally to get a new sim card, reactivate etc. I'm obviously much more upset about AT&T's customer service now than I was with the original issue.
I told them even though I have been using them for over 10 years I will be forced to get a different carrier. I was told I will have to pay a early cancellation fee to do this. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
My wife ordered a phone on black Friday. She was due for a new one, having it for over 2 years. In the 10 years I've been an AT&T customer, a 2 year contract renewal has been rewarded with a discounted phone. Not anymore. 1) ANY new phone must either be paid for outright, with NO DISCOUNT, or you lose a "savings" you "already get" on your account. Losing this "savings" increased my bill by $40. 2) If you buy a phone using the Next program, you will, over the course of 24 months, pay more than DOUBLE what the phone costs at the "discounted 2-year" rate.
Some math: My bill currently = 153.82/month. New phone on Next program = $20.44/month ($20.44 x 24 = $490.56 to buy the phone over 24 months by the way). Total monthly payment = $174.26. New phone purchased at a discount (reward for 2 year contract) = $236.23 ($199 + tax). Rate increase due to losing the "savings" because I just wanted to buy the phone = $40/month. Totally monthly payment = $193.82!! PLUS the 236.23 to buy the phone!!! Bottom line: There is no way to get a new phone without increasing your monthly payment, even if you buy the phone up front at a discount. AT&T no longer cares about loyalty, and so they have just lost my business. I will be switching carriers as soon as possible.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
I was receiving crazy $500 cell phone bills for 2 cell phones. I fought with them every month and then I cancelled. I refused to pay the last bill because they continued to charge me and 2 years later they destroyed my credit report. They will not work with me at all and I was a good customer for years esp since I was paying them crazy amounts. Please avoid this company; they are no good!!! BEWARE!!! Look at all the other review they are all bad too! I hate when companies take advantage of people so that's why I'm telling you to stay away!
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
The terms of service for phone for October, Internet and U-Verse was monthly of $113, and a gift card $150. Card, never arrived and we were hit with charges of $320 for no apparent reason. They refuse to explain the charges. The next month charge was $323 for no reason either. No gift card and on the phone they kept giving me the run around and they eventually hung up on us. They are going to charge for contract cancellation when they explicitly said that this was no contract service.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
I have been an AT&T customer nearly 30 years as secondary and primary account holder, but have been on the end of AT&T's billing scams for the past 2 years after moving service into my name.
I decided to switch from my regular AT&T home phone/internet/cell phone package to the U-Verse package because I was supposed to save money-otherwise I had no issues with my plans. I was told by the CSR that AT&T would waive certain fees for me since I was an existing customer, but when I got the bill, it was a totally different story. My bill doubled from the normal amount I'd been paying, and every fee I was advised would not be charged to my account, was charged and then some. I spent countless hours on hold trying to talk to someone about my account, and each time I finally spoke with an agent they always apologized for the previous agent's misinformation - every time I called I was told the previous person I'd spoken to had misinformed me.
After months of stress and anger from dealing with billing and excuses that didn't add up, I finally started getting "normal" bills (that is until my introductory U-Verse offer expired - which I was never told was an introductory offer when I made the switch and incurred all the extra expense). However, last month I received billing with an earlier due date than my "normal" due date. I contacted the company to ask why AT&T had arbitrarily changed my due date to an earlier date. The agent said there had been something with the "system", and he would change my due date to a future date. I advised him I did not need him to "change" my due date (I knew there would be $$ attached to that request), but instead he needed to "correct" my due date back to its original date. I also told him I would not expect a charge from AT&T for correcting their error. He then advised me I would be given a $10 "credit", but would never answer why I was being given a credit.
However, I knew this spelled trouble based on past experience. I told him I planned to schedule my normal payment, which I did, though he advised there would be a credit. I told him I did not want to spend the next 3 months trying to get my billing straightened out with AT&T - I'd been there done that. Although I scheduled a regular payment, AT&T only applied my payment less $10 credit.
Then I received another notice - an additional $9.41 was due. I then contacted AT&T and gave them the entire previous conversation I'd had, and was once again told I was misinformed by the previous agent (who trains these people?). I went ahead and paid the partial bill, but told them my bill needed to be straightened out by the next month or I would cancel my service. Now two days after I paid this partial bill, I was billed again for my normal monthly amount PLUS another $9.41.
To some this may sound as if I'm blowing $9.41 out of proportion, but anyone who has ever dealt with AT&T's incompetence and problematic billing would understand my frustration. This will likely take another 2-3 months to straighten out - all because I called and questioned why they arbitrarily moved my due date up without warning. So if AT&T's system arbitrarily changes customer due dates - which leads to a customer call and an undisputed $10 fee for "changing" the due date back, then AT&T could generate a lot of money with this scam. I have been duped by AT&T in the past, and obviously that was not an isolated incident.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
We purchased a new iPhone 6 from the Apple store. I pay cash to avoid monthly charges so, we agreed to a 2-year contract and paid the $500 for the phone. When I got my next bill it had gone up $25/mo ($600 over the two year term). No one ever told us that paying cash would increase our plan cost. When complaining I was told that had I financed the phone with AT&T and paid it off the next day, our 4-lines for $160 would not have changed. Who would have thought that you would be penalized for paying cash? Apple was no help and AT&T was just nasty. We finally received a call from a very nasty woman from AT&T corporate who offered to let us return the phone and get a refund but the refund would be a credit on our bill. What good is that? Or, we could pay the full price of the phone $849. Either choice was so that we could get back our 4-lines for $160.
Beware that the 4-lines for $160 has loopholes that can increase your bill $25 per line. So, had we all got new phones our monthly bill would have increased $100+ and Apple would not had given us warning. It's a corporate world! Once they gotcha you're at their mercy and no legal entity cares. I wonder how many other AT&T customers got zapped buying a new phone at the Apple store?
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
Late July 2014, entered into a 2 year agreement with AT&T Wireless for device capable of providing wireless service for my new Surface Pro III. (Replaced my iPad.) Signed-up, took device home, attempted to download program into Surface Device and start using wireless. Won't work! Back to AT&T location in Shenandoah. Computers in AT&T not working. Handed a card that addressed on how to load program into Windows 8. Now able to get on internet... for just a couple of minutes and the connection is then lost!
2 weeks out of town - Back to Shenandoah location and guess what... Computers not working again! This problem with not service continues until I went to San Juan Islands late Sept - device is lost/stolen! Upon return I called AT&T to report lost device, cancel service resulting from no service from AT&T and went to Sprint who provided a device that instantly downloaded to Surface Pro III. And has worked flawlessly since I left their office in Humble.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
I have been following up with ATT for almost a month for 1 bar coverage in my apartment. They said they set up a case as one of the towers was down. After no improvement in 30 days, I called for a status check. They said I would need a microcell and would come out of my pocket. I am really disgusted how they are selling these for $200 and making money out of it and not provide a resolution. Any help would be great.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
When I had had enough of AT&T's charges, fees and penalties, I moved my service to T-Mobile. It was November 3rd, 2014. I called AT&T that same evening to verify that my service had been terminated. Today I received a bill from AT&T for $60+. I couldn't believe it. I called their customer service dept and was told that even though I only used their service for 2 and 1/2 days in November, I still had to pay for the entire month. That's because they bill 30 days in advance. What a racket! They're going to get a full month's payment even though I was no longer using their service. The woman said it was in my contract, so they had the right to charge me, so go screw myself.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
Last month I have applied for a bundle package ie: Wireless and Internet. I done my purchase transaction online with a rep from the Alabama. I am located in Georgia. I was given the pitch of services offered. I was asked for my personal information to run a credit check for the internet service. Np. So far so good. Now I asked about the wireless offers. They had the Iphone 5s for .99 cents with a 2 year contract or I had the option for a Samsung galaxy S4 for $1.00. I went for the Samsung. Next the rep asked permission again to run my credit check for the wireless side. I said ok but not understanding you running my ss# twice.
Well it came back approved and I asked for 4 Iphone but wanted to know if there was a bundle package available for 4 phones (family plan). I was given a monthly charge of $260..whoaaa! Hold your horses that's a car payment. I said I am only paying $100 for 4 lines a month unlimited. She said "We are the cream of the crop company". I said let me think about this and I asked how long is my approval status for? She said 90 days..
I received my modem about two days later and a AT&T tech came out to check the phone lines. Ok. But there's one problem when the rep set my internet service she asked me "how many devices will you be connecting to the modem?" I said 6 to 7 devices majority of them wireless. I got a modem minus the wireless router feature. So no wireless was offered and AT&T charge $75 for just a lan connecting modem. I had contacted customer service via chat and was offered another modem with router options. I still have my chat hard copy. Ok took care of this issue.
My next step was getting a single cellphone line and use it for business. So I called AT&T again and gave them the order number and confirmation number from the first rep I talked to and stated I just put in an order and had my credit check ran twice. The rep didn't see the information at all and asked if she can run my credit again. I said yeah. Everything came back all good, I ordered my red Samsung Galaxy S4 and was waiting.. Next day got a phone call that my order was cancelled, please call customer service or visit an AT&T store. I took a **, shave and shower headed over to the AT&T store.. Crowded as heck and people in the store I would am honestly saying majority of the customer were miserable and complaining. I had to sign a sheet and once I got to a sales rep. I told him my situation and his reply was oh "They want to see a physical ID, they do this all the time". Ok makes no ** sense at all.
Well I got another rep after the first basically walked away. After explaining again what I went through the rep asked me if he she can run my credit again. I said this would be the fourth time. "But before you do. Do you have a Red Samsung S4"..sales rep.."no". "How about the I phone 4s for .99 cent?" Sales rep.."no. But we can try to locate one for you and have it sent to your home..So can we run your credit please." I said "there's three credit check inquiries within 2 days, but yeah go ahead.."
I waited for a good 25 minutes then I get the phone handed to me and it's AT&T fraud department. I was asked my last two residence and my mother maiden name and my middle name. I answered the ** question and he said you don't have a middle name. I said "no". I said "I just had my credit check ran for the fourth time with the same company. I get three approvals and then you telling me I am not who I am." After showing the sales rep in the store two forms of I.D.'s. After doing all this and wasting my time, I cancelled all AT&T services. Meanwhile I have multiple inquiries on my credit report record from one company AT&T. Has anyone else experience a transaction like this?
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
I received a brand new phone on 11/17 after I made an initial-like payment on 7th. The phone was broken at its arrival, so I made another deposit on 11/19 and dropped it off at a local post-office with a return label that At&T made me to use. It's been 2 weeks and the item is still on its way. My credit card is due and the payment still not reimbursed yet. Tracking doesn't show where exactly the package is. AT&T continues to say "Just wait," but is taking too long. I need the money back and they need to change the return option in the future.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
At the time when I initially called AT&T in July, I had their U-verse service for TV and internet plus AT&T wireless. I called to either lower my TV plan or to see if I would qualify for another promotion to lower my monthly bill. After spending over an hour on the phone (mostly on hold), the AT&T rep presented me with an offer that would lower my cell phone bill by $25 (from $165 down to $145) a month and my new rate on TV plus internet would be $145. It was $119 before my promotion went away so my total price for wireless and U-verse would be about the same as I was paying with the initial promotion. I agreed to this and waited for my bill to reflect the new changes. First, I received my U-verse bill. The amount of the bill was not what the AT&T agent stated over the phone so I waited for the next month to see if it would change. It did change but it went up to $185.
I called to cancel my TV service immediately after I received the second bill and complained to the agent that I was promised a lower rate. I also complained that my wireless bill had not changed. He said he could see notes in the system regarding my previous conversation with an agent and said that he could still process the change to my wireless bill to lower it by $25 per month. Once again I waited to see the change on my bill and again it changed by going up. Rather than lowering my bill, my AT&T wireless increased by $35 a month. I truly regret ever doing business with AT&T and wish there was some way to hold their agents accountable for what they promise over the phone. Once again, I'll have to waste hours out of my day to try and resolve another issue with AT&T.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
Called regarding data plans charged to my plan for non-data phones. I had called back in September and I was given wrong information regarding pay per use data plans for 3 of my lines and manager Eugene will not issue credit. He said I was responsible for those charges. The only thing he kept telling me was "I will address those issues with the agent." Eugene admitted that they made the mistake and that he was sorry for the wrong information but that I was still responsible for those charges. After telling him that I was canceling my service he said it is what it is.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
I have 4 services with AT&T, 3 phones and an iPad. In December of 2013 all three phones were eligible for an upgrade. My wife and I decided to wait and we upgraded our daughter’s phone only. Fast forward a year and I get told it was my line that was upgraded. I asked them to correct their error. I was informed twice that it would be taken care of. Tonight I was told that their legal department said they can't do it. Really? This is totally a bunch of garbage. Their employee in a company store screwed up and I have to be penalized for it? Makes no sense and is not right. I wonder how many more people are out there just like me that got taken. Stay clear of AT&T at all costs, they claim to care but I guess it's only for themselves.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
On September 29, I contacted AT&T to transfer my wireless account from Verizon to them. Based on instructions from the on-line agent, I was advised to open two accounts: one for my existing equipment that required sim cards (ipad air and iphone 5), and a second one for the three new iPhone 6s that I was ordering online. I was not asked to pay for anything at that time and was told that the two accounts would be combined into one when the entire order has been shipped. I expected to begin using the service with the rest of my family when all the equipment arrived. I received the sim cards a few days later but the iPhones were on back order and ended arriving about a month later during the first week in November.
Given that I had no use for the sim cards I did NOT use the AT&T services at all during this period. I then received a call from the AT&T fraud department at the end of October telling me to use my (sim) devices immediately otherwise they would suspend the account - based on their own policy. The AT&T Fraud dept representative also told me that my "inactivity" is suspicious and threatened to suspend my account indefinitely. I explained to her that this is really due to AT&Ts problem which had not shipped the entire order yet which included the 3 iPhone and that I did not want to activate the sim cards, but she insisted.
That night after I returned home, I made a call on the iphone 5 that I was transferring to ATT to activate it but there was no answer. I also tried to activate the sim card for the ipad air but I experienced a technical problem with the sim card which the ATT agent on the phone could not resolve and asked me to go to the nearest ATT store to resolve. I drove to an ATT store the following evening and the store representative ended up giving me a new sim card which I installed in my ipad. Come to find out from their Fraud department again, even though I had used the ipad several times, their system would not "count" this as usage.
When I tried to also activate the three iPhones I received from AT&T using the instructions in the package I was unsuccessful. From that point on and until 11/06/2014 I tried multiple times and spent NUMEROUS HOURS on the phone with various AT&T representatives and departments to resolve the issue and activate my service but was unsuccessful. Apparently the AT&T fraud department had placed a lock on the account as suspicious and would not reverse it regardless of the number of calls and information that I provided. Even worse, the lock was not visible to all agents until they actually contacted them directly at which point they would either refer me back to the original call center or drop the call.
On 11/5/2014 the AT&T representative on the phone told me that the reason my service had been suspended was because I had not paid the invoice sent to me on 10/9/14. I explained to him that I had not used the system at all because I had been unable to activate the service but in an effort to get this issue resolved agreed to pay the $134.37 on the invoice. Paying off the invoice did not help solve the problem and the agent on the phone told me to go to a store again to have it resolved. This proved wrong and after visiting the ATT store once more, I decided to cancel my service - which I did on 11/06/14. Which was very painful given all the time I had spent on trying to resolve this issue which was totally the result of their broken customer intake process.
On 11/09 I received ANOTHER invoice with a balance of $134 which I called ATT and they said "they had cancelled". Today 12/01/2014 I called again AT&T to ask them to cancel a new invoice I have received with $266.12 but they refuse to do so. The sad part is that I was actually looking forward to joining AT&T again as a customer and now I am taking my business to T-Mobile...
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
I called 1-877-722-3755 and was on hold for almost 2 hours before a rep. helped me. I'm not happy! You're a phone co. and putting people on hold that long is stupid. I'm not happy and I've been a customer since the 80's for what?
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
I have a 5 iPhone, and has had it for 3 years now. It is getting slower and just in a need to a new phone. I was walking into AT&T and the Manager of the store was holding the front door open for me. Front door be opened for you is rare for any store you go into these days. Right away I was having high respect to him for that. Then he asked me "What are here for sir?" I told him I am in a need for a new phone and really would like a 6 iPhone. He had a 6 iPhone, handed his personal phone over to me, and said "Do whatever you want to on it, you can text anyone, call anyone, get on internet, and just act like it's your personal phone." So I played with it for about 10 minutes, and fell in love with it! It was a 6 iPhone Plus. The attitude the manager had toward me is what sold it to me. I bought it right after I handed it back to him. AT&T salesmen have always been great to me and keeps a loyalty to them.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
I have been trying to change my service from AT&T to Time Warner for several months. AT&T has not "ported the number over" and insists on charging us for Internet telephone and cable even though we have had Time Warner for Internet and Cable and returned AT&T's equipment to them. They are charging us $217 a month. Customer Service does not acknowledge that we discontinued them for Cable and Internet even though they sent us postage paid return labels for the equipment. I have had Time Warner here three times and each time they tell me that for some reason AT&T will not port over the number. AT&T's customer assistance was rude and had no idea what was going on.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
All I can tell you is that if you contact AT&T over the phone they will tell you bold face lies and then when you call them back mysteriously they have no record of your one hour phone conversation. I truly believe their reps are trained to lie and to not keep documentation of their calls. I will keep it brief because I could really write a book on their LIES and Failure to tell you the TRUE facts. First I had an accident with my iPhone. I knew I was not ready for an upgrade but the AT&T rep on the phone said, "No problem, your son is ready for an upgrade and we can use his upgrade for you." Lo and behold I get a phone in the mail with some NEXT program referral and charging me over 500 for the phone. I call AT&T back. Lo and behold both a REP and a Supervisor tell me that my son is not eligible for an upgrade and they have NO record of my conversation with the rep telling me that. LIES!!!!!!!!
So after settled down I call back to ask about the NEXT program and they tell me it is a great deal because anytime a new phone comes out you can upgrade to that phone without fees, just turn in your phone in working condition. LIES!!!!! So just recently I called about getting iPhone 6 - I was told that it had to be 24 months for me to upgrade. First how is the NEXT program so great or different if you have to wait 2 years? Not what I was told. I proceeded to tell this rep all the problems I had with their phone REPS lying. He stayed on the phone with me for a long time and said he would get it fixed because of all the problems. Bottom line is he said both myself and my son could upgrade without paying any fees or any other charges. He had gone in and waived those fees.
I am a CPA and because I do not trust anything AT&T reps said. I repeated and had him repeat numerous times that when I and my son go into an AT&T store with can upgrade without paying any fees or any other charges. He told me the amount he had waived. Well we went into a store but when we got ready to check out I was told I owed the amount the telephone rep said he had waived. So I call AT&T. The only documentation they have of my one hour call is that I called to upgrade. No mention of waiving fees. They are Liars and I wholeheartedly believe the Attorney General should investigate them for illegal and fraudulent business practices!!!!!
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
My daughter went to Best Buy to upgrade her IPhone and wasn't told that she was in fact financing the new phone @ $749.99 for 24 months. What she was told was that she only had to pay the tax under an AT&T plan called NEXT. Upon receipt of our monthly bill (we have a share plan), the installment plan for $31 was added to our bill. After spending a frustrating 90 minutes on the phone with AT&T I got nowhere. I am logging this complaint as AT&T will increase your monthly bill if you request the standard upgrade package. This latest promo is increasing AT&T Revenues and compromises existing customer accounts.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
Purchased a new iPhone 6 at launch taking advantage of the Trade-in promotion of $200 for iPhone 4. I sent in a fully functional iphone 4, carefully cleaned it, reset it, took the SIM card out and sent it off for $200 AT&T promo card. But when I got my rebate card it was for $9. I called and the agent, stated the notes say "the phone wouldn't turn on when they received it." Knowing it was at like 25% battery charge when I last shut it off, and it took a few weeks to process, it's no surprise that the battery could be dead. I asked if they try charging them and got a canned "it wouldn't turn on when received." I pressed the agent if they charge the phones and they won't or can't say anything else about it, just that they cannot send anything back, there is no escalation recourse, that if it doesn't turn on when received, they give $9. Wow! How infuriating. $191 short because the battery went dead and apparently they won't charge them before testing. I certainly would have kept the phone. I'm very angry there's no recourse and I feel scammed.
AND Second attempt, this one made before I learned of my trade-in shortfall, later in Oct I bought a second iPhone 6 to replace a 5 in family. When I purchased online I got the promised trade promotion email stating that I'd get $200 for iphone 5, but then never received a promo code to get $200. When I followed email directions it wanted to only give me $140. I chose to hold onto the phone to have a backup handy in the house.
I believe AT&T offers this trade-in promo so they can get customers to go along with them, now charging full price for the new phone w/ same monthly service rate. There's no subsidized phone price any longer. Sure I bought the phone on credit payments, but its full price and my service price did not change. I expected to get a trade-in credit, but when that doesn't work, you're screwed. I think AT&T was overwhelmed by the response to the program and has too many phones, too much supply and they'll find ways to reduce what they have to pay. BEWARE, the new program which offers future upgrades of phones contingent on trade-in of old phone Trade-in valuation/testing is really a way to increase AT&T revenue. I've been disappointed by AT&T so many times over the years. Don't even get me started about their inability to manage billing for "combo" services. AT&T, I'm really disgusted by this latest trade-in fiasco.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
We have the AT&T 10GB Family plan for 4 phones. Apple said we could go from iPhone 5 to 6 for $400/phone. Then AT&T's contract added $100/month (never disclosed) for the two year contract. The extra $2,400 will make the iPhone 6 cost $1,000 each. Who would pay a thousand for a phone? This needs a class action suit.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2014
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone with AT&T with 2 years contract in 2012. I completed the contract in September 2014. Every month, I was paying 80$ (post paid) for unlimited talk and text + 300 MB. Recently, I decided to move to other company as my bill was high with AT&T. I found that my phone is locked. I tried to unlock my phone by submitting request to AT&T. However, the code they sent me never worked. I tried to get help from customer services but they recommended me to apply for code again. I have received several codes from company with none of them working. I gave up... I bought a AT&T prepaid which is not that expensive and I don't want to buy a new cell phone at this point of time. They are pathetic in customer services in all aspects.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014
AT&T: Cheap Lip Service From Expensive Carrier Who Punishes Customers With Stalling Tactics. Avoid AT&T's 2014 Black Friday Deals - You'll Pay For It Later. Bottom Line: AT&T DOES NOT UNLOCK CUSTOMERS' DEVICES (As Revealed in Nearly 99% of Customer Experience). Here's One More...Met qualifications, jumped through hoops, stood on one leg, barked like a dog, got on my hands & knees and begged (also like a dog) and STILL AT&T REFUSES TO UNLOCK MY PHONE--despite their previous reluctant concession to do so (after first denying request, of course, as in everyone's experience).
I am a veteran with a wife, young child and adopted niece & nephew. We are a hard-working family trying to make ends meet and yes, we try to be savvy consumers, we have to. We're not asking a lot. We would just like to use our phone per AT&T's policy--and the law. Neither we nor anyone else deserve this kind of treatment. The bold post response by Joan Marsh to customers' overwhelmingly negative experience is insulting and clearly inconsistent with our [customers] experience. There is no "confusion" on our part, Ms. Marsh. There is, however, defensiveness, insincerity, condescension, hypocrisy and duplicity on yours [AT&T]. Bluntly--Marsh's post is a lie in most customers' experience. Yes, AT&T has a "pretty straightforward policy" that they themselves "pretty straightforwardly" DO NOT HONOR.
We all--including Marsh and anyone else in AT&T PR attempting to do damage control--know what's going on here: AT&T is punishing customers for leaving or even THINKING about leaving them for another carrier or contract-free service. Further, AT&T attempts to TWIST THE ARM of the consumer into signing or re-signing the old enslaving 2-year contract resulting, of course, in a bound dependency upon their product...you know, like a drug-pusher? Which, clearly, us customers are no longer cool with. Hence, the contract-free, prepaid cell agreements of the future. (Duh)
Simple math makes obvious the (much) better deal [contract-free service by competitors at drastically lower prices]. AT&T does not want to lose money on such deals however they do not want to offer an equally good option. They understand once we switch to the smarter choice, chances of the consumer's return are unlikely. Unlikely enough to make their stalling practices financially worth it. (BTW, CS reps have their own financial incentive to keep customers and are most likely financially punished for lost customers--after all, CS & Sales workers essentially have quotas to meet in order to keep their jobs.) SO, is the corporate giant [AT&T] going to free us willingly? Of course not. (Again, Duh) Isn't there a word for this kind of thing? Oh yeah..extortion. Noun: the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
Let's be honest, everyone on this site has experienced AT&T's arm-twisting--it is just difficult at times to name when they screw you through Customer Service's runaround, feigned empathy and forced smiles (resulting from the nature of such workers' job demands). Regardless, for the customer, the end result is the same: AT&T ignores the law ["Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act" (S.517)] and fails to follow through on their own policy. They DO continue to push away existing or potential customers like myself. "Power concedes nothing without a demand; it never did and it never will." Enough, AT&T. Unlock our phones!
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
My daughter's phone stopped work. So I went to the store, the guy checked the phone and told me: "it doesn't have water damage or crack, you can call customer service they will send a new phone." So I called, the lady went through the steps, everything checked. They send me another phone, and I send the other one back... Today I received the phone back with a crack and a note that saying that they gonna charge me $469.00. I called and they told me that they're not responsible for the damage on the way... I'm really mad that I have to pay for something that I didn't do. Why AT&T can't resolve this issue at the store like Verizon?
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
They will add charges after charges on your account. Ridiculous fees will be added to your account and will have to pay hundred of dollars on termination fees. I would not recommended AT&T to anyone. Not even for my enemies.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
I received my two phones LG G3 from Costco as AT&T the carrier. I told the Costco kiosk rep that we wanted to pay for the phones upfront so that we don't pay a large sum of money on a monthly basis, so he advised we call AT&T (#611), explain to them that we would like to purchase the devices and not the plan. The gentleman I spoke with on the phone on 10/24/14 asked for my card number and said that we have paid for the two LG G3 (total worth $1,159.98). Found out the phones were defected 11/1/14 and wanted to exchange them. Kiosk rep would not let us because we didn't return all the car accessories, Costco general manager said that shouldn't be a reason why we can't get it exchanged. I was very upset so I wanted to return the phones all together. Long story short - Costco let us return the two devices after 5 hours of me explaining that I have brought the phone within the 14 day policy and how the phones are defected. However Costco could not cancel our account because they didn't know how.
We went to AT&T Core location, waited for 1.5 hours since there was 11 people ahead of us and Brandon helped us cancel the account and then open us a new one. I showed him the receipt we have received from Costco stating that we RETURNED the phones and haven't received ANY MONEY back because we never paid them. I called AT&T while the rep was opening our account and Gilbert answered and explained to me that I will be getting my money back because I have returned the phones. We walked out of AT&T at 9:28 PM, we wasted a WHOLE SATURDAY. Today it is 11/25/14 I have spoken to 10 representatives and I still haven't gotten my $1,159.98 yet. Everyone keeps on telling me that I need to give proof which I have over 5 times and some of them say that they don't even know where my money went? Some AT&T rep said that they don't understand me because this never happened before. Most of the AT&T reps only was suspicious of me when I CLEARLY had all the evidence showing that it wasn't my fault.
Do other companies take 25 days to return your money? Do they give you such a hard time to give your money back? First of all, it was Costco's fault for giving me inaccurate information, plus it was AT&T fault for the guy to take my money without asking me any questions. Also AT&T fault for not giving me accurate information when it comes to returning my money (PERIOD). AT&T has great in-store experience but when it comes to Corporate nobody cares there, they just sit at their desk and just treat you like another call, another number. I learned that Verizon and Tmobile have way better customer service than AT&T and this would be the first and last time I deal with AT&T.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
These people are crazy. They tell something one day and the very next, they'll change it. I bought an iPhone with them and I was told to pay only for the days I use if I returned within the according days. So I did but they want to charge me for the whole month.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
I cancelled my account with AT&T; first Uverse because I moved and Uverse was not offered and then cellular because they accessed my checking account for the final uverse bill without authorization. I went to the bank and reported the problem and the manager had me replace my debit card so AT&T could no longer access it - well now they have again attempted to help themselves to my checking account using the routing and account number, without authorization. This is not the first complaint I have filed against them, but I intend that it will be the last as I will never do business with AT&T again for any reason.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
On Nov/23/2014 I went to Target, located at 2499 Whipple Rd, Hayward, CA 94544 to upgrade my cellular phone. The Mobile phone's representative named **, told me that I qualify for an upgrade on my existing account and my plan would not change. Since they had a glitch with their system, I wanted to ensure his information was accurate and asked him to call an At&T representative. He called AT&T and his manager, named Andrew, both confirmed my plan would remain the same. Still, I wanted to verify myself the accuracy of the information provided so I called At&T at 1-800-331-0500 around 1:00 PM and spoke with Taja from the Upgrades department. I asked her to confirm that my payments would remain at $45/month (after my FAN discount) and I will still have 2 Gbytes of data. She confirmed. She said the only thing extra I had to pay was the activation fee for the new phone. After receiving this information, I accepted to proceed with the purchase of the new phone and 2 yrs contract with AT&T.
I would like to mention that I have been a customer for almost 13 years. Next day I called At&T to double check on my existing plan. Initially I talked to Juanez who was very unprofessional. He told me that I got reverted to 300 MB of data. I told him that on 11/15/2014, Janice from At&T matched the plan offered by T-mobile and confirmed that I will have 2GB of data and the payment after the FAN discount is $45. On 11/15/2014, I called At&T to cancel my account and switch to T-mobile but at the end, they matched the plan. Juanez was very rude to me stating that I cannot have 2GB of data for that monthly price. I asked to talk to a supervisor and he told me all supervisors were busy and I could not talk to anyone. I ended the call and called At&T back. I talked to Maria and she confirmed that my plan remains unchanged, at 45/month (with the FAN discount) and 2 GB of data and is the same after the upgraded phone. I asked Maria if I could talk to a supervisor since I wanted to file a complaint against Juanez and I wanted to make sure about the validity of the information provided. I got connected to Ricardo, who at the end told me that At&T could not honor this contract and that my monthly bill will increase with $25. I was in total shock.
I told Ricardo that I had several representatives telling me the day before my plan would not change, including his direct report Maria. Ricardo stated that the representative at Target mislead me and that Maria does not understand the process. He told me that I need to return the phone to Target and buy one from Ebay. He was patronizing, stating that I want to have a discount on the phone and on the plan. His statements were plain rude.
I went back to Target and talked to ** regarding this situation, asking him if he mislead me regarding the contract. He continued to state that my plan should remain unchanged. I called again At&T while there, and the representative I talked to claimed that these affiliates in the shopping malls are not authorized to claim anything about the plans. I explained that it was also their own department at Upgrades and this constitutes fraud. I was transferred from representative to representative and the last one, called Janelle, basically told me to either accept it or return the phone. At&T is breaking the law according to the BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTION 17500-17509 and 15 U.S. Code 45. I request an official investigation into this matter and the company prosecuted for fraud.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
I signed up for AT&T U-verse in the Summer of 2014. At that time I was paying $160.00 for direct. AT&T offered me a great deal of $120.00 a month for U-verse tv (with all the movie channels except Cinemax, their highest speed internet and limited home phone service). The installation process was horrific. They didn't show up at all on two days I took off of work for guaranteed installation and then they showed up and couldn't complete the job, requiring a fourth full day of installation services. But I thought it would be worth it due to the great rate they contracted with me for. However, every single month since I contracted with AT&T, they have overbilled me. It started at $160.00 a month and has now crept up to $222.00 a month ($100.00 more than my contracted rate). I have had to call AT&T every single month and spend over a hour on the phone with their representatives to get the overbillings reduced (which they have done every month after my hour long phone calls, thereby evidencing that they know they are overbilling me).
This month, I called again and was told that they wouldn't honor my original contract terms but that they would give me a great new promotional rate of $146.00 a month plus taxes and fees. I told their agent that I did not want a new promotional rate, I wanted the rate I contracted in at (which was supposed to be locked in for two years). Their agent then told me they couldn't honor my contracted rate and that I would have to renegotiate the terms of my service at a much higher rate.
I have currently filed a complaint with the Tennessee Bureau of Consumer Affairs against AT&T due to their fraudulent and illegal actions in unilaterally altering my initial contract terms. I have never dealt with any company that tells you your contract will be one thing and then unilaterally changes it month after month to significantly increase your charges. At least DirectTV and Comcast tell you upfront what they will bill you throughout your contract term and stick to it. AT&T is the most dishonest company I have ever dealt with. Do NOT fall for this too.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
I recently changed my unlimited grandfathered plan (after much hesitation) to save money. I spoke with 3 different reps and they all quoted me $175/mo. They all lied, do not listen to them when they try to get you to change your plan. My bill is now more than before I changed my plan and cannot believe they do business this way. I am canceling and will never return.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
AT&T screwed me from getting 2 new phones with services over a day late bill for $70.38 on my u-verse. If I would have went with Verizon or sprint, no problems. I want to say thanks to AT&T for rewarding me for my customer loyalty, giving me so many signs that I'm an important customer. Also thanks for the many hours I have sat on hold waiting to getting the run around by your customer service reps, you have trained them well in showing the public they have no choice but to take it up the ass from corporate America when all we need is a little co-operation when your screwing us over.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
I have been a loyal AT&T goPhone customer since June of 2012. I initially switched because after I moved my Verizon phone no longer picked up service and AT&T had covered where I moved to... Lately I have been making a note of when I make my payments because I have been noticing that I have been only been getting approx. 3 weeks of service each month and the plan I'm on is the unlimited plan which claims the service period is supposed to be 30 days. Not only have I been getting ripped off almost a week of service, but the day my service is supposed to be up I don't get notified until the day is just about done. This I find to be very unprofessional - it feels like nothing more than a slap in the face the way their services are being run. I pay for 30 days service it would be nice to actually receive the full 30 days.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
11/23/2014: Attempted to enroll in autopay. Was not aware of dates AT&T debited my account. So, spoke to Customer Service and set up payment on the 5th or 7th (Do not remember). I paid November bill. Today, received e-mail with video bill stating autopay would occur on or after November 20, 2014. Called customer service; did not listen to my concern, only himself; spoke to supervisor, Victor ** then my call dropped! Heck if I’m going to go through all the ** calling back! Victor sure as ** should have called me right away! He never did. So, I'm writing corporate a letter of my experience. Attempted "live chat". That only took forever! I wrote I had 2 dropped calls in the past 2 days.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
I was scammed into accepting the new "Next" plan. It was NOT clearly stated to me that I was paying $600+ for a new Samsung phone or I would have NEVER agreed to the "Next" plan. WHY would anybody when they can upgrade to a two-year contract and get a phone for $200 bucks instead!!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
I have to say that I was satisfied with Uverse. Compared to Charter's horrendous "service". The channel options are better and I never lost service, even during ice storms. However, I had to call AT&T every month to argue about the total of my bill. Not only was it always higher than normal, they were always adding on late fees when I was paying my bills on time. Then, I call to make my payment, and my bill is $350, when I only pay $104 a month. I was told I never paid my last bill (which I had and my bank statement showed) and that they shut off my service and I had to pay to get it turned back on. I'm sorry, are you serious?!
My service was never suspended or shut off. After arguing and taking to numerous ''managers'' the problem was resolved, or so they said. We ended up moving and shocker, AT&T didn't service that area... Three miles away. When cancelling my service, I was told I still owed $225. Why? Because I didn't pay my previous bill and my service was shut off. I couldn't believe it. I. Paid. Every. Bill. On. Time. I don't know who runs this part of the company, but they obviously think we are all stupid. AT&T Uverse is an excellent option when it comes to cable, however, AT&T will never get another dime from me. Save yourself the hassle.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
Went to upgrade 2 of my 4 phones on a family plan with AT&T. Before placing my order I got a warning that my monthly bill may change. I stopped the order at that time and called AT&T and spoke with a representative who informed me not to worry, my family plan would not change. I proceeded to order the 2 phones and now my bill is $55.00 more a month. Once I received my first bill I called and spent about 2 hours on the phone with AT&T getting transferred to 6 different representatives. Was told that the employee made a mistake and that they could not change me back to my old plan. Basically I was told by the manager that I can't believe anything that the representative tells me because they make mistakes!!! I have been with AT&T for 15 years and I am now going to leave them, not sure if any of the other phone companies are any better.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
I had used AT&T Wireless Phone service for 2 years with some minor billing problems. After numerous hours on the phone with the idiots in their customer service dept, these were corrected after constant complaining for 5 months. Then $265 in charges showed up on my bill to places where I knew no one. After months of dealing with more AT&T imbeciles, I finally moved to another phone service provider. AT&T has the absolute worst customer service in the history of cellular phone service. I will never use ANY AT&T service ever again, period. After reading all these horrible experiences with AT&T, if you use them, you are a complete idiot and deserve getting screwed over by them.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
Order was placed on September 30th, 2014 for an upgrade to my iPhone 5 by iPhone 6 with an online sales agent. Order was confirmed same day with a confirmation email. The confirmation indicated a delivery between 20 and 35 days. On the 35th day I was notified that order was canceled due to credit card being rejected. I immediately phoned and had the customer care agent tried the card again. It went through with no problem. The customer care agent indicated I would be placed at the top of the order list. I kept trying to get status update from my AT&T and the order stilled showed as canceled. I phoned customer care to ask that order status be corrected so I could know when the phone would be delivered. Each time I was told order was not canceled but they could not correct the status with my AT&T.
I received notification on November 18th that my iPhone 6 had been shipped. Received iPhone 6 November 20th. I transferred my file using the AT&T app from my old phone and transferred my applications from the iTunes to the new phone. I contacted customer care about not receiving an email with the promo code for the $200 credit card for my trade in phone.
I spent 3 hours on November 20th trying to get a new email sent being transferred multiple times to different agents who tried to trace the order, which apparently was canceled in the system but another internal order number was generated but was not associated in any way to the original order. They would never tell me the new number! After the last transfer I was told to contact the Trade-in department number to get a new promo code. Today November 21st I phoned the Trade-in program number and after 10 minutes wait and speaking with the agent told that only AT&T employees with an ID number can request a new promo code number and to get back to Customer care as they have the authority to request a new promo code.
I tried multiple times to speak with a real person at Customer Care and ended up with International AT&T customer services and they tied transferring me to Customer Care and each time the call was dropped. I finally after 2 1/2 hours decided to try "live contact". Here again I was transferred multiple time but eventually got hold of a manager who tried desperately to help me - also could not get an email with a promo code to send my old iPhone back to AT&T. In frustration she said, "You need to go to an AT&T retail store."
I am one hour and 15 minutes from the nearest retail store. I made an online reservation. I got to the store 15 minutes early and was immediately set up with a sales associate that within 5 minutes cleaned all the material off my phone and issued a $200 in store credit card. And at my request the money was deposited in my account and now I have a credit on my wireless account. When I returned home I received a call from the Customer Care manager asking if I had my problem resolved. I indicated I was not satisfied with the lack of resolution capabilities of AT&T Customer Care and the fact I had to drive 2 1/2 hours to get a solution. So the moral of the story is don't rely on Customer Care - they have no power to resolve a relative simple problem so go to the store and get instant gratification. I also learned that they had iPhone 6s in the store for purchase or trade-in.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
I signed up with ATT Uverse, was told I would receive a $50 credit card, but instead ATT debit my checking account for $166.02 after I cancelled 13 days after signing up. I want my money back!!!
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
My contract is for "unlimited" data which I pay extra for, but once I reach 5G, the service slows down so dramatically. It takes me multiple DAYS to download the same thing that only took a few minutes to download prior to hitting 5G. What a SCAM! AT&T SUCKS!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
I just received my on-line bill, and just as I suspected, it is still not right! Signed up for a Direct TV/Home Phone and Internet bundle six months ago. It has never been billed correctly. I am getting ready to sit on hold for 20 - 30 minutes, that is if I don't get disconnected, which has happened several times. This will be the 6th month that I have called at every billing cycle. I do get a credit and I always ask, "You aren't just crediting my acct. are you, you are fixing the problem?" "Oh yes, we are on top of it and will correct your problem." I have talked to many supervisors all claimed that this would be corrected. They all say, it is just a matter of applying the correct promo code. Last month same thing, customer service rep. took all of the info for the 6th time and said she was taking it right to her supervisor. In the mean time, I find it completely funny, no it is not funny anymore....that my bill keeps going up $3.00 - $4.00 a month during all of this. I'm so tired of getting ripped off! I have wasted so much time with this issue, probably hours. I have explained this so many times. Isn't there anyone who can help me! I am sick of it and AT&T!
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
When I changed my data usage from 10g to 15g I was told that my smart limit that I have requested originally to control data usage on ** and ** were no longer available and I was told that I can control data usage from each phone. I was under the impression that I was not going to be charged anymore for smart limit for these two lines, but I was surprised that I was being charged for it every month, and I was told they cannot take off the charges previously since I was told no longer to control data usage. I ask to speak to a supervisor and I did speak to someone named Matthew ** which refused to take off the prior charges since the change to the smart limit. I am very upset because originally when I asked for ways to control data usages on these 2 lines they recommended smart limit, then told me I am no longer able to use it to control data usages. This is a highway robbery to me from att wireless.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2014
I contacted AT&T because my contract was going to expire in two weeks. I wanted them to cancel my service when the contract was up and I expressed that to the representative who assured me I would NOT get a cancellation fee. A month later, I got a bill for $100 because they said I canceled my contract early. When I contacted customer service they said that I had requested to cancel early - even though it made NO SENSE. I pleaded with the agent, then with her manager, and then with the manager's boss. She eventually agreed to reduce the fee by $50 and I accepted because I don't want anything to show up on my credit. Needless to say, I WILL NEVER GO BACK to AT&T. If you are in a contract with AT&T make sure to save all correspondences online and record ALL conversations. It will save you a lot of time and headache.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2014
I bought a phone on a 2 year agreement in June 2014 paying 21.25 per month on my bill. Approximately 1 month later I had to exchange the phone because of some hardware issues. It wasn't a big deal but I did have to travel to another store, a service center, to exchange it. A month after that, another hardware issue arose, different problem but because of my hectic schedule I wasn't able to visit the service center and had to mail it in. ATT sent me a replacement phone and I packaged the phone I was to return exactly as described in the return instructions. A couple of weeks later I received the phone back stating the phone had a cracked screen and that voided the warranty. I did not send the phone in with a cracked screen so I called them up.
At first I spoke with a nice lady, Danielle, who tried helping me but could not stating that a cracked screen voided the warranty. I tried to explain to her that I sent it back to them exactly as requested and the breakage must have happened in the shipping or by their employees at the return center. Unfortunately, she could not help me so I asked for her supervisor. She told me his name was Omar and would call me within 30 minutes. About 20 minutes later I received a call from Jose would was very rude and explained that he could do nothing since the screen was cracked. I tried explaining to him that I followed their instructions to the letter and it must have happened in shipping or by their people and I should not have to pay $469 for the replacement phone.
Since he was incredibly rude I asked for his supervisor and he said he wouldn't be able to do anything but I persisted and he reluctantly told me he would have him call me. I asked for his name and he said he would not tell me, not even a first name or employee reference number. Just that he would call me in 24-48 hours. No one ever called and this morning a charge for $469 appeared on my bill. I don't feel it is right that I had to exchange a phone twice in 3 months and ultimately I'm charged $469 for a replacement phone. If anyone else knows of a better company to work with please post a reply.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
I used to be an AT&T wireless customer and would like to bring to your notice what really goes on with AT&T customer care. I know it's a long post, but I've mentioned all the details. I had a contract with AT&T through which I also bought a Samsung Galaxy S3. I cancelled this contract in March 2014 because the monthly bill was proving to be too high for me. I actually went into an AT&T store, spoke to a STORE REPRESENTATIVE and cancelled my contract. I asked him there and then what to do about my phone and if I would be able to use my phone with another network now and he said that my phone was now UNLOCKED and ready for use with another network. Hours later, I purchase an H2O wireless sim card and my phone was working fine with it until a week ago.
I moved recently and am switching to T-Mobile purely because of better network coverage in the area. When I inserted the T-Mobile sim in my AT&T Samsung S3 which was unlocked (as far as I knew), a screen would pop up asking for the 'Network unlock sim code'. Now, if I had even the slightest idea that my phone was not unlocked yet, I would have called AT&T right away and asked them about it. But, as I had been told by a trusted employee of AT&T that it was, I obviously assumed that my phone could be used with any other network. So, I thought it was some kind of pin to unlock the new sim that I had put in. I tried entering my security password for T-Mobile, it didn't work. I must have entered that at least 4 -5 times. The next day I called T-Mobile customer care to ask about the matter and they told me that my phone was probably still locked to AT&T.
So, I called At&T customer care which in itself was very difficult because unless you have an AT&T number, the system doesn't allow you to go through to a customer care agent and you get disconnected. I even called AT&T stores and asked if they could pull up my old account or connect me to customer care but they said they could do neither. Finally, someone told me to keep pressing zero and that finally connected me to an agent. The agent told me that I would have to go online and request an unlock code and I would get an email within the next 4-5 days. Now, I was on a time constraint since my phone number was being ported from H2O to T-Mobile and unless my phone was unlocked by the next day, I would be basically without a phone for a couple of days. But, the agent said that there is nothing that she could do to expedite the process. So, I figured, I would be without a phone for a couple of days which seemed bearable.
The next day I received my unlock code with instructions which I followed but it still said 'NETWORK UNLOCK UNSUCCESSFUL'. I also read in the email that more than 5 wrong attempts would lock the phone permanently to AT&T. So, I called AT&T customer care again and told them that I thought my phone unlock code did not work and that my phone was probably permanently locked to AT&T now. I also told them about how I was MISINFORMED that my phone was unlocked by one of their employees and how I had entered the a wrong code at least 4-5 times before. And I have told this to every agent of AT&T that has answered my call for the past week and a half, but I was later told by a customer care supervisor that there was no mention of all this anywhere in any of my registered complaints.
So, after the first unlock code request, another request was put in by the agent and I was given a case ID. This took 2 days after which I received an email with the same unlock code and instructions and another one stating that the issue had been resolved. It still didn't work. By this time, my number was deactivated in H2O wireless, so I had to use an internet app on WIFI and call customer care. The agent again put in another request, registered another case and gave me a new case ID. This too took two days and I received another set of emails with the same information as before and the same result as before. NOTHING WOULD WORK.
I called AT&T customer care again and was told to call SAMSUNG. Samsung told me that AT&T orders some phones that just cannot be unlocked from the network no matter what, even with an unlock code and that I should call AT&T and ask if my phone was one of those. The agent registered another case and put in another request which also took a day and a half to get sorted and I received another set of emails with the same information as before, same unlock code, a thank you, an apologetic statement and confirmation that the issue had been resolved. But it still didn't work. So, I called Customer care again, through the internet app using WIFI and spoke to an agent about this. I told her that I have been trying to tell everyone that my phone is permanently locked to AT&T and I need someone to do something about it as I was misguided by one of your employees stating that my phone was unlocked in the first place. All she kept saying was that there is nothing AT&T can do about it.
I asked to speak to a supervisor. I did tell her all what had happened and yet she said there is nothing she can do about it. I told her I was misinformed by an employee and that's why my phone is locked. She asked me why I didn't call AT&T the first time I was asked the unlock code and I told her that I HAD NO IDEA MY PHONE WAS STILL LOCKED TO AT&T, with an employee confirming that it was and my phone working fine for the past 4-5 months with H20 wireless (which uses AT&T network). And It asked for a "NETWORK UNLOCK SIM CODE" not a "NETWORK UNLOCK CODE". The word 'SIM' threw me off especially when I was not expecting it to be a network unlocking code because I was specifically told by a trusted employee, a customer care agent at an AT&T store that my phone had been unlocked from AT&T and that it could be used with any other network.
Now, the supervisor said that the store employee might have said "UNLOCKABLE" and that I might have heard "UNLOCKED", and I told her that he had answered to a very specific question that I asked him as stated by me earlier here. She then suggested that I could get a new phone with my new network. I said I surely could but why should I spend money and get a new phone when I have one that works perfectly, which I have paid money for when I used it with AT&T and then paid off the remainder of the phone when I cancelled my contract so that I can use this phone as my own with any other network. Then, I told her that now I feel all that money spent in this phone is just wasted which is really not fair to me, only because one of your employees was not informed enough to tell me the proper procedure. Then, SHE SUGGESTED THAT I TRY AND SELL MY PHONE ON EBAY.
Now, Please try to understand that, first, I had cancelled my contract and had every right to get the phone unlocked so that I can use it with another network. I have not tried in anyway other that putting in requests to AT&T to get the phone unlocked. I went into an AT&T store and spoke to a store representative about breaking my contract early and paid off whatever I had to pay. I asked the representative specifically about my phone, what I had to do to get it unlocked and if I would be able to use it with another network. He clearly said that MY PHONE WAS UNLOCKED AND NOW READY TO USE WITH ANOTHER NETWORK. I asked specifically because I was getting the new network (H2O Wireless) sim card in the next few hours.
My phone was working fine for the past 5 months with H2O wireless so I had no reason to believe that it was still locked to AT&T. I DID NOT HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA THAT A STORE REPRESENTATIVE MIGHT BE WRONG AND THAT I SHOULD CHECK WITH AT&T BEFORE TRYING TO ENTER A "NETWORK UNLOCK SIM CODE" WHICH I THOUGHT AT THE TIME HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH UNLOCKING THE T-MOBILE 'SIM' THAT I HAD INSERTED IN MY PHONE. In every phone call, I had told AT&T customer care after the very first unlock request was unsuccessful that I thought my phone was permanently locked to AT&T now but not one of them had documented it. Only yesterday, i.e., about 10 days after all this started, someone had the decency to tell me that there is nothing they could do about it. They could have just told me that on the very first phone call and not wasted my time.
Why should I be suffering when I was misinformed and misguided by one of your employees who was clearly irresponsible with handling the issue at hand? Last but not the least, I was very much taken aback when a supervisor at AT&T customer care suggested that I try and sell my phone on EBAY. I hope no one else has to go through such a thing.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
We have insurance through spouses retirement - AT&T & special enrollment because of his age & Medicare next year. We did everything right & AT&T made a "administrative error", cancelled our Kaiser Coverage & BACK DATED IT THE FIRST OF THE MONTH! I'm very ill & they cancelled our coverage. They said they are WORKING ON IT but have actually made more mistakes. I'm desperate!!!
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
I signed up and the rep said our bill would average about $89 - $100 with taxes. We have been charged several fees and the bill has not been lower than $250.00. I switched to save money and now I am losing money. NO one tries to help with this matter. I HATE AT&T.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
I was getting emails from AT&T and so my mom and I went to the AT&T Store. I went in and I was talking with a male employee asking him what the emails were for. He told me that they were for new phones and service. I told him "oh ok I'm not ready to be switched over", that I don’t have my three lines with me and that I'm paying a previous bill and a new bill with T-Mobile. He had me then sign a blank screen for when I came back in the store and was ready to be switched over. He then went into the back and got 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 phones and started porting over my phone number and my mom’s number after I distinctly said that I was not ready to be switched over. He said "I know what you said but you just signed a 2 year contract with us." I told him "you said that I signed to have my information saved for when I came back in and had all 3 of my lines with me and was ready to be switched over to you guys."
He put me in $1,300 with T-Mobile and now I don't even know my credit score at all. I went to creditkarma.com and they said that my credit is not available for me to see. I had a 689 credit score and now I have no credit score. I'm fighting with them to get out of the contract and for being mistreated when I go into the store. I get dirty looks attitude and the issue being discussed with his colleagues. I went to the Attorney General and so far, I haven't heard from them. I've called headquarters, nothing from them either, and my bill is supposed to be $271 and it’s been around $500-$900 since October. No one will take the rest of it off and I don't have that kind of money to be paying out on my phone bill. They won't work with me on making payment plans or anything like that.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
When I opened an account with AT&T I wanted to open two separate lines, one for myself and one for my best friend. Before we completed the process, I specifically asked the rep would my friend's sub account affect my line if they're not able to pay their bill and the answer was no! They told me that the two lines have two separate account numbers and one will not affect the other! Several months later my friend lost his job and wasn't able to pay his bill and not only did they interrupt his service but they interrupted mine as well! My bill was paid and I couldn't use my phone, how fair is that? I called and talked to a few reps and they said that it was because both lines are linked by my social security number. It doesn't make sense to pay a bill and not be able to use your phone!
The other thing I didn't like was that they expected me to pay my next bill in full, even though I had no service! This has happened twice now and if it weren't for my friend being on the next plan I would remove him from my line but since he has to finish paying that phone off, we're kinda stuck! I should've chosen Verizon from the beginning!
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
My girlfriend is on the next program w/ four lines. We are paying UNGODLY amounts of money for a phone bill and it just keeps getting worse. Hidden fees, taxes, and other expenses and when she or I call about it no one can tell us where all this money is going. On top of that she cannot drop the plan or her credit will be ruined and she will owe thousands of dollars. We are trying to move in together with two little girls and can’t because ALL our money is going to this damn cell phone bill. Help please!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
Att tried to sell us on a bundle internet phone service over a year ago. We agreed to let them add internet as a bundle. After learning that the speeds would be slower than time warner, we cancelled the installation of the service. They never came or installed the internet. The $47 internet charges appear on my bill every month. I have to call and cancel the charges every month and they assure me that next month the charge will not appear. I have called 8 times every time the same thing is told to me. I am so tired of paying for something I don't own. A class action suit should be brought against att regarding this as I am sure 10000 of customers are being charged as I am.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
I have been a customer of AT&T for thirty years. I called to have my service transferred on 12/8/14. However, it was transferred 11/15/14 and as of today 11/19/14 has not been reinstated. A tech came to my home and indicated I would have to wait until Monday. When I called I informed the customer service rep to cancel my transfer scheduled for 12/8/14 and once I relocate I would call them again. Well, they cancelled my service at BOTH places. Now, they need to pull a credit report because I am a new customer. Well, I do not want you to pull my credit so what do I need to do. I have to pay $150.00 for an early termination fee if I do not allow a credit check. Why should I have to suffer for a mistake that was made on your end. I am going to Comcast and see if they will value me as a customer!!!
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
My mother passed away on July 2, 2014. By July 10, 2014, we had her house cleaned out, so we called AT&T to have service stopped. We were told it could not be stopped until the next day. All phones and televisions were removed from the house. On August 3, 2013, we received a billing from AT&T for July and August. We called them and they apologized for the mistake. They said we had a refund coming. We received another billing in August, 2014, with a warning of late payments. I sent them my mother's death certificate, my Power of Attorney and demanded they stop this harassment and send us our refund. September, 2014 we were turned over to collections with the bill is now over $200.00. Again, six phone calls in one day. I was transferred to a supervisor named Greg **, Employee # **. Mr. ** said there had been a terrible mistake.
We explained that we hear the same thing every month. He said he would immediately send us an Email clearing us of all charges and giving us a refund and he would back that up with a letter. October: No Email and no letter arrived. November: Received another billing. This time for $150.00. This was for September and October. We called and told them again my Mom died in July and her house was sold in September. Now they say they can no longer talk with us because it has been turned over to collections. So, AT&T has no problem charging a deceased person for services to a home that was sold months ago. I am at a loss as what to do. This company is not trustworthy and they borderline criminal activity. We are getting an attorney.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
I hate how big companies will promise to call back and never do. I fell for it again with AT&T. I have a serious problem and after several hours on the phone AT&T promised a supervisor would call back. Just stupid on my part. I guess my only solution is to terminate my service because they will never fix it.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
Every time I open my bill from AT&T, there's a new charge on my bill and every time I call and complaint about, their always trying to get to sign up for AT&T Uverse. And if you try to cancel they tell you how it will cost and it is an crazy price.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014
This store address is 9940 Waterstone Blvd Cincinnati OH 45249. I try to return exchange 5s to Iphone 6 within 14 days of purchasing on 11-03-2014. I talked the first AT&T person named **. She does not appear happy to work there or know what she is doing other than make nonsense excuses. She become somewhat rude when being contradicted. She first said that I cannot do it because I got the phone in 2012 and out of 14 days. After I showed her proof when the phone purchased, she then claimed that she cannot help because the phone was ordered AT&T ONLINE not the local store. I contradicted her that both are AT&T, I should be able to exchange at the local store. She then said that I cannot do it because I already bought it and owned it (AT&T NEXT). I told her that was not what said on AT&T website.
She then turned to her store manager name **. This guy at least know how to smile but not really help. He said even he allow the exchange, but I have to turn in iphone5s first before he can ordered an iphone 6 which will take 4 to 6 weeks to deliver to his store. That means I will not have a cell phone for a month. He then suggest that I can buy a prepaid at&t phone until iphone 6 coming in. That is no help because people will have difficulty to reach me. This store is a mess. 2 out of 4 employee there are rude who I dealt in the past 3 months. This ** there does not even know how to make excuses. Very frustrating.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014
Did not comply with our agreement to credit our wireless account for the overcharge bill of $456.63 for the month of July & $695.18 for the month of August 2014. Last August , 'Danny' of ATT billing, agreed to settle on $695.18. Original agreement was to credit our account in 4 monthly installment(s): AT&T only credited us $91.08 for the month of Sept. 2014 & $185.40 for the month of Oct. 2014. They refused to pay the outstanding balance of $418.70 as agreed upon on our discussions with their Billing Department 'Danny' & 'Antoinnette' last Aug. & October of 2014. On Nov. 15,2014 ,'Keith **' from ATT billing refused to credit our acct. for the remaining balance.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014
The absolute worst customer service experience I have ever had with any company in my entire life.I have had 5 samsung galaxy note 3 phones. The 5th one is already messed up with software issues. I was told that my only options were to cancel my contract, warranty replacement or the next program. I haven't had a working phone yet! So I can try a 6th phone, or pay more money for a new phone?
Now I've been given a caseworker who is extremely rude and very demeaning. He refuses to explain anything to me, he refuses to let me speak with anyone else and he's also locked my account. This means that he's the only person in the whole company that I can speak with about my account. I can't even go in a store had have anyone Change anything on my account! This is not a dictatorship, it's a Democracy. I cannot speak with anyone else in the company but him. Joe ** ** is the guy who I've been assigned to and I don't understand how he has a job.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014
We have been customers with AT&T for several years and as of today we are cancelling our service with them! I've spent hours chatting and talking with their reps who fail to understand what I'm trying to explain to them. They actually hung up on me when I asked numerous times to speak with a supervisor. When I called back, they put me on hold for 14 minutes. Nothing has been resolved and I think it's sad that a company as large as AT&T has a crew of representatives, apparently from India, who can't understand, communicate, or respond with an answer that would clear my questions. Warning: don't ever expect to actually be put in contact with a supervisor!
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2014
AT&T claimed not to have received my return but changed stories to the box was empty then back to non-receipt. After hours on the phone with many "managers" who said I had to pay for the returned phone I called USPS, filed a Fraud report against AT&T and all carriers involved. USPS did give me the name of the business that assigns the carrier for transport from USPS to AT&T Returns Center. This company, Newgistics in my case, said my phone was delivered and to have AT&T call them.
When I told AT&T that, they immediately removed the charge! It is symptomatic of the corporate bullying consumers are subjected to... Our country and economy are in dire straits. I was ready to take this to Small Claims Court, the BBB, the Public Utility Commission and the State Attorney General. I don't get why AT&T would not use security cameras to ensure proper handling of returns... Makes me wonder about their complicity in the alleged empty boxes... Follow the money!
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2014
I purchased unlimited data. Then told years later it will be throttled. Slow down. Force to buy GBites, for faster data. Purchased data. Still service so slow. Yet being charge. Told must buy new phone to have great data. I have iPhone 4. So now I must buy iPhone 5. Told by representative I'm tired of being charge for data that doesn't work.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2014
I switched accounts a couple of months ago [I went from my own account to a shared one with my boyfriend]. I did this at an AT&T store. However, before I went in, I looked at my account and thought I saw a bill that was due [I didn't realize I was going to switch accounts before I went in; they convinced me at the store]. So then I asked the AT&T workers if I had anything due. They said that any fees from my previous account will be prorated and billed to me within this new account [which was under my boyfriend's name], and basically told me not to worry about it. My boyfriend has the autopay function set up, so whenever there's a bill, his bank automatically covers it and I just pay him back. So I didn't worry about it, like they said...
Then, about a month later, I get a bill in the mail for late payment which was sent to my mom's house [I recently moved out]. I call in to AT&T and explain what happened and they conclude that I have been wrongly charged, and say they have fixed the problem. A week later, I get another late payment letter, once again to my mom's house, although the lady on the phone said she fixed my address problem too. This time I went online and tried their chat feature. The person on there said the same thing as the lady on the phone "you have been wrongly charged, let me fix that for you".
Week later, same thing. I get ANOTHER late bill to my mom's house [although the chat lady said she fixed the address problem too], this time saying they have cancelled my phone service [which they have not, because my phone was still working]. This was so frustrating and made absolutely no sense. So I finally went into the AT&T store again and tried to explain it to them in person. The lady I got listened and then went to talk to her manager. The manager and her both came back and basically told me that I had to pay it anyway and there's nothing they could do.
They had no explanation or even apology for the fact that their employees that I previously contacted lied to me multiple times, they didn't explain the fact that my AT&T mail was arriving to my mom's house, or why it was arriving at all [I thought I switched to paperless!], they didn't explain anything! The only thing they said was that the previous employees probably couldn't find my account [then why the hell did they say they fixed it??] Because they weren't searching by my social security number and that I should tell them to do that next time. So what that means is that I apparently need to be telling their employees how to do their jobs. I couldn't even believe this happened. What kind of company is this? Worst service I've ever had, with ANY company.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
We have AT&T U-verse, phones, internet. My debit card recently expired, received letters from AT&T to call or update online. Placed call to customer service, provided new information for auto pay. Asked that this be added for both accounts, was assured it would be! My account was not debited for phones $221.00, so now I am being debited double for all $441.00 and $151.00 @ this is crazy! No one follows thru with what they say! Must be a prerequisite for employment! Will be looking for new provider!
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
Can't use my services cause it don't work yet I'm paying for the service. Can someone be of some assistance. I have called and complain but nothing has changed and they don't want to credit me.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
I upgraded the whole family to the iPhone 6. They had a buy back program for each phone ($200 per phone). We sent the 3 phones back in the provided boxes with pre-addressed labels provided to us from AT&T. Sadly the post office took them from me and I didn't get a receipt (2 packages total). One month later they have no record of either package and don't seem too interested in looking. That's $600 they owe me. My bill is also much more than I was told. I asked for the name of the woman customer service rep. and she told me it was Samantha ** !!! It's like a black hole. I am buying out of this program and switching providers. Anybody else had problems with buy back?
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
After 1 month and a 1/2 of waiting for my iPhone, and being told every day to keep waiting, At&t cancelled my order, and said I will have to start over. I ordered iPhone 6 plus on the next plan on Sept. 29th, and was charged $60ish for taxes, etc. I was told I was good to go, and to just wait. I have checked the order status link on the website EVERY day, and was given the expected date of Nov 6 - 17. All this week, same story, and the rep told me everything was fine and to keep waiting. Then last night it changed to this: "Your order has been cancelled."
I called the supposed "customer service" person and was told that the original charge was only a temporary hold and that it was refunded, and when they tried to recharge last night as part of shipping, the card declined (which is true, cause no one told me that they were going to charge it again), and cancelled the order. NO PHONE CALL, just cancelled. No one told me they were only charging a temporary charge, or that they would bill me again. I also assumed that they would at least call the customer first before canceling, and thus making us lose our place in line for waiting. Or put it on hold until I fixed the payment.
Any of those would be acceptable, but canceling resets my place in line, and now after waiting a month and a half, I have to start all over again. I wasn't allowed to speak with a manager, I wasn't offered an "I'm sorry we screwed up", I was told that it was my fault for not having money in the bank that I wasn't told I needed to have! No credit or any kind of resolve was offered. I was told that my month and a half of waiting was now forfeit and I would have to start all over. Unacceptable.
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