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AT&T Wireless is the cellular branch of AT&T services. The company offers a variety of plan options to suit every customer's needs. Choices include unlimited text, talk and data plans, shared data plans and prepaid options. Customers can get a new phone from AT&T when they purchase a plan or continue using their current one.
- Several plan options
- Includes streaming services
- Wide range of coverage
- Low limits before data throttling
- Not the cheapest plans
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Reviewed 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.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
I purposely meant to select zero stars because the issue and obstacles in the way of reaching a satisfactory resolution does not warrant even one star but this system requires at least one star. AT&T knows there is a reception issue where I have resided for 15+ years and the reception has gotten worse recently. I called my local AT&T store to inquire about an upgrade for my phone and while I had a representative on the line I also asked if AT&T was working on better reception for my area. The last time I upgraded I asked the same question. I told them if I can expect no improvement I would have to explore my options with other providers. The rep then told me if I called technical support they might be able to give me a plug-in component that might help.
I then called tech support and was told the component would likely help but would cost me $149. I told them I was not paying for it since I was not getting the service I have been paying for and expected them to make it right without charging me additional fees. The technical rep then told me there was nothing more they can do.
At that point I told them I would be looking to Verizon and other carriers since reception for nearly every other carrier is fine where I live - suburb of Philadelphia and not some remote village in Alaska. The rep then transferred me to "customer retention" and the rep there finally relented and said they could give me the "micro-cell" unit for free, and they would be sending it as soon as possible. I will know more in a few days if the reception issue has been resolved but am still feeling the sting of them even suggesting I pay for something to correct a known issue on their end. With the exception of the last person with whom I spoke, AT&T customer service is sorely lacking. Buyer beware, and buyer be persistent and do not let them take advantage of you!
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
I left Verizon to go to at&t so I could upgrade to the galaxy note 4. The representative told me after six months I would be eligible for their next program and upgrade to that phone in November. Customer service said it was true but it didn't happen yet. When I call them now they said that it was not true and now I have to wait 2 years for an upgrade. If that was how it was going to be, why lie about it and tell me that I should wait till October when the phone came out. It has now been 7 months and I am still fighting with at&t and no progress. I'm about to cancel the service.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
I have unwillingly been an AT&T customer for 15 years now. Year after year being forced into signing or renewing a contract due to the inability of their phones to remain functioning for any period of time. I pay a ridiculous monthly amt compared to other services. They constantly tell me I go over my data usage, even when I rarely use my phone, & then add additional fees to my bill. The last 4 phones I have received have broken within 2 months for no apparent reason. Each time becoming more and more difficult to replace. No employee has ever been helpful. When I go to the store, nothing can ever be done and I am given a phone # to call.
The people behind the lines are just as incompetent. The last 2 times I have had to reset my phone before honoring my warranty, causing me to lose everything I had saved. My contract finally ended in July and I decided to switch companies. I was told that when I cancel there would be no lapse in service. Unbeknownst to me, I transfer my # to another company, cancelling my service, and when I turn on my phone to use my temp #, AT&T had put a lock on it, causing my phone to become no longer functional, for any use. I call to see what this is about and was told that it would take 3-5 days for me to unlock my phone, leaving me with absolutely no means of communication, no camera, no calendar, no alarm clock, nothing I rely on using everyday of my life. I could go on forever about how terrible of a company this is, but I will stop with hopes that those reading this will not put themselves thru the same misery. STAY AWAY FROM AT&T!!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
I ordered for an iPhone 6 Plus on September 12th, 2014 which was the first day of the pre-orders. AT&T has a batch processing system of cards. My card did not go through in that system, for reasons I do not know and I did not even receive any notification about that. And then after a week later when I called up to see what happened to my order as I did not receive any confirmation till that time, they told me that my card did not go through. They took my card details again and went through the same batch processing again and did not go through again. I called them again a week later and then I hear the same thing again. Now I was really mad at them. Then the customer service representative told me that she will process it then in a separate method where it does not go through the batch processing of cards.
She took the same card details again but now it went through normally. So the order was finally processed on the 26th of September and because of that my shipment dates of the phone was delayed to 5th-14th of November, around 2 months after I placed the order. Meanwhile, few of my friends ordered it after the 12th and they received it way earlier than these provided dates. There was even a time around November 1-4 when the phones were even available in Apple stores but not available in AT&T. When I called and complained about it they blamed it on Apple saying they did not send the shipments to AT&T. By Now I am really really mad at AT&T. So I waited, waited, waited and waited. I checked my order status online on the 12th of November, and magically it says the order has been cancelled. When I called them they say my credit card did not go through again. I do not know what to do next. So, my advice would be to avoid placing any orders with AT&T.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
July 3rd of 2013, I signed up with AT&T because at the time the Samsung Galaxy S3 was free for new customers. I was told my first bill would be a little higher than normal because of activation fees and what not which I understood. The first bill came and it was the amount I was told it would be and I paid it. Not long after I get another bill for $107. Bewildered, I called them and they said it was because I signed up at the end of a billing cycle which I was NOT told about. To make a long story short they billed me a whole month's worth of service for TWO DAYS. You read correctly - A WHOLE MONTH'S BILL FOR TWO DAYS. If I had been told the truth up front, I NEVER would have signed a contract with them. I then told them they could go ** themselves and I wasn't going to pay another dime. They now have my account in collections and yeah my credit score took a hit, but to hell with them. They'll NEVER get a dime from me. I unlocked my free S3 and am now using it with another provider so AT&T can SUCK IT!!
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
When I decided to Contact AT&T about cell service, I made it clear up front that I had serious health issues & could not be without a phone. That I was on disability also so couldn't pay big amounts at once. They Guaranteed me there was no reason I would be without a phone. Even after they told me about first month's service with activation fees. I told him once again I could not pay that much at once. He then proceeded to tell me they could split that amount in 2 payments. I paid 200$ when the bill was due & the lady tells me to call back on the 12th to see if payment arrangements could be made for the rest. (213$) Well now that it has come down to it they are telling me they can't split anything up. That if I don't pay the remaining amount asap I'm looking at my service being interrupted! So after all the guarantees I'm looking at being without a phone. So if I need to call someone because of being seriously ill do to my health issues I'm out of luck, and take the chance of death! I'm not asking for free service or for a pity party. Just for a little time to pay my remaining balance. Obviously I'm going to pay it because I HAVE to have a phone!!!
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
After about 10 hours on the phone, nothing was resolved with the DSL service, reps were rude, reps gave me misinformation. I still can't use my laptop online or as fast as I can because of pop ups. I paid for the DSL service, but can't use it for anything, except for my phones and under product liability. I'm not asking for anything that shouldn't be covered.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
AT&T representatives are unprofessional. They keep you on hold for long periods then they keep trying to shove the AT&T next program down your throat. Because I refused the representative refused to allow me an early upgrade until November 27 or December 1 even though I have paid for service on a deactivated phone for a year December 1. GOOD RIDDANCE.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
I use the web on the phone. It is very slow and I can't log in to websites. I switched from Sprint because it was bad and I heard you were better in my area. Turns out you are no better just more expensive. I’m going to check out Verizon tomorrow and if they offer better service I'm dropping your service.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
We have been lied to by At&t, many tape conversations, and confirmation numbers, different people each time, no one will listen to me and my needs. They do not explain why we are so overtaxed. They will laugh and party in the background on our tape, many times. We cannot get our problem rectified. This has been going on 3 years. I am on Social Security Disability, ask for a regular phone, landline local calls only service, no features, and to be raised internet speed. And my rate goes higher every time I try to talk with a customer agent. We will each time set a set rate and each bill is higher, and we pay hidden taxes in Tennessee, they will not explain surcharges and other fees? Government fees and taxes which is about 13-14 dollar each month, it keep changing. I told them we was also taping, but all I got was the run around.
Now they want to drop my internet speed, paying the same amount, and phone, if we do not take another plan in a month our bill will double from $55.50 to 77.00 dollars for the same plan but internet speed will go to the lowest they have. I am a heart patient, need aortic valve put in, my wife is also disabled. We only want to be treated fair, and not lied to each time we talk with them, they over talk me and add things I don't ask for and will not let me talk with a manager to get this straight. I feel someone need to pay our money back where we been overcharged. Is this not discrimination on the disabled, to take advantage of them, by talking with people we cannot understand, and will not talk to us about all the hidden fees and charges. Can someone care or help.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
I switched from Time Warner to AT&T. Since day 1 it has been nothing but hassle. From getting someone out here to hook up service to getting my billing right. I should have just stayed with Time Warner. I have had to call them EVERY month regarding my bill because it is wrong. I have wasted so much time. I am now FORCED to pay for charges that were not part of the package I signed up for. $14 a month more. I only have internet and TV with them and my daughter needs a new phone. Because of this, I won't even consider AT&T as an option. I will stick with Verizon. I will NOT stay with them after my year is up.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
My plan with Sprint is ending soon and decided to look at AT&T and the representative lied every chance he could when I had done the research of what’s cheaper. He tried to convince me to get the most expensive plan (Next program) where you pay full price for the phones in monthly payments when you can get a 2 year contract and a phone half the cost. He shows me graphs of different plans then I caught him in his lie and decides to lie even after right after I caught him. I'm being lied to even before being with AT&T, imagine later? AT&T definition of (free tablet) is you pay 10/month for two years. People should know and I don't want people to eat up the lies and get played by paying more.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
Waited until my contract was over to get rid of AT&T - since I was getting such poor service and many dropped calls, only to find out that the contract date doesn't coincide with the account payment date! Supposedly a "well known fact" according to the chat agent. So now I have to pay for an entire month's worth of "service" when I only used 10 days!
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
Back in March of 2014, I sign up with the plan to purchase phones and have the price rolled into the contract price, the mobile shared value plan 10gb. At time, we obtained 2 iPhones, 1 Samsung 3, and my phone - the Nokia 1520 Windows phone. I want to say up front, I have been a customer of AT&T or one the companies they bought out since 1995 (BellSouth Mobility, Cingular), with the same phone number. This will be my last time with them. My Windows phone crashed this weekend and I couldn't even get the any of the touchscreen back buttons to work to reset it. I took the phone to the store in Dawsonville and was told there was nothing they could do. Even worse, I still owe AT&T over 400.00 on a phone that doesn't work.
The person at customer service pointed out to me a hairline crack in the bottom of screen and said because of that, there was no warranty on the phone. This is what I don't understand; doesn't the phone belong to them until it is paid off? My son's iPhone screen is cracked in 3 places and it still works. I really think this is a BS system and way to do business. The phone is only 9 months old and from what I have been told, the cracked screen shouldn't keep the phone from operating.
This is not my first run-in with customer service. When I did this contract originally, the salesman said my cost would be about the same as my previous plan. When the first bill came in, it was almost 50.00 a month higher. I confronted them about this and was told there was nothing I could do about that either. Now I have a phone I can't use, a company I don't trust, and over a year left on a contract that I felt misled on. The picture below is the phone, can you spot the crack? I couldn't till the guy at the store pointed to it.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2014
Back ordered iPhone 6 plus - AT&T is a joke. Not sure how this phone can still (a month) be on back order and retail outlets have them??!
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2014
For months, AT&T try make me switch to U-verse. I finally decided to go with it. But after that, that's where all my problems began. They keep sending different bills and shutting off my internet. I call them and they supposedly fix the problem. But weeks later, I go to the same problems. I'm going crazy and about to have a heart attack with them. Biggest mistake I made.

Reviewed Nov. 9, 2014
I sign for family 4 line for 160 + tax. They told me by phone and by email total 160$. After 8 months I realize that I owe 1000 $ more. I call AT&T, rep told me that my family 4 line is 260$. I replay mistake, please listen to the contract record tape - she say, "I cannot." I say, "Give me your email. I will send you my acceptance for 160." She say, "I cannot give you any email." I say how much to cancel this, she say 1000 plus 1000 late fee. I'm wondering why they recording and email me 160 then they don't want to listen or read my actual contract. She say, "Sorry my computer show 260 pay or collection." I switch to Verizon. I'm going to take AT&T to court and I have all the email and the record contract. If you have the same issue like me please call me or text and together we can take a class action AT&T.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2014
“Dear Mr. de la Vega: I have been an ATT mobile customer since the inception of the iPhone. My problems go back at least five years when I began to document them and longer as I seem to recall. In the beginning, I was held hostage by the fact that ATT and Apple had an exclusive agreement and it was the only game in town. So I was patient thinking the technology would improve in time. But since the advent of Verizon being authorized to connect with Apple, it has become painfully apparent that ATT service is mediocre at best. I have continued as a customer simply because I was gullible enough to believe ATT commercials and press releases. Until Verizon came along, I had nothing to compare to. That has changed dramatically since November 2013 as the following will explain.
On November 2, 2013, I was in a convention center in Lake Worth Florida with my wife and one of my daughters. I attempted to place a call on my iPhone 5 4G LTE and had No Service. My daughter on the other hand, had an iPhone 4 with Verizon and was getting 3 bars of reception. When we got back to my home in Boca Raton, we compared phones again and her phone was receiving a much stronger reception than my 5. I initiated the case. Was told they could not find problem. I only get 2 bars reception at most in my home which is located less than one mile (.8 per your service dept) from a cell tower.
In the meantime, articles appeared in the Sun Sentinel (copies attached) noting ATT upgrading service in South Florida (seemingly acknowledging the problem exists). The most recent being in the Wednesday 6/25 edition confirming the installation of several cell sites in Palm Beach County. I get, literally, daily mailings soliciting my business and extolling the virtues of ATT service and pricing. Consumer Reports (copy attached) does not agree with your claims, recently rating ATT at next to bottom of the 7 cell phone carriers tested. ATT value is one of the two worst that were rated.
Most recently, on Monday, June 23, 2014, my wife and I were with our friends at a restaurant approximately 5 miles from our home. Three of us had iPhones with ATT service and one had a Samsung with Verizon service. All three iPhones had No Service in the restaurants and the Verizon phone service had full reception. Over the years I have spent untold hours (some are logged) in phone calls, being placed on hold, enduring lengthy commercials while on hold, having to re explain the problem as I was bumped up the line and enduring insinuations that it was not ATT but the iPhone. Service would look into the problem with no resolution. I would be offered a few dollars in compensation for my inconvenience and aggravation. I have a log with names to many but will not fill pages here with the details.
Before I change to Verizon, I would like to see if ATT really values my business which with my landlines is more than $2,000 per year. I need some solid evidence the service problems are being rectified, when it is anticipated they will be, and a reasonable compensation for over five years of mediocre service and my time wasted in attempting to get the problems resolved. In the absence of that, I want a release from any remaining time on my contract and reasonable efforts to facilitate the contemplated change in service.
P.S. My experience has already prompted me to sell my ATT stock as I am confident I am not the only one who has become aware of this service situation.”
RESOLUTION: Received a call from ATT President Office. Bureaucrat in essence told me I could take my business elsewhere! Which I am doing as I write this.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2014
My payment is due on 16th of every month, I pay it on the 16th of every month but now my payment is due on the 10th of every month. The bill is still the same, but I paid for 30 days not 24 days. They tell me that I'm still being billed for 30 days.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
I just had a bait and switch problem with AT&T Uverse Internet Service. I called to get internet service after I found an ad for 45mbps service for $29.95 per month online at **. I called the number in the ad and the rep not only said they could do it but she said she could do it for me for $19.95 a month for 45 mbps internet service only. I asked if she was sure it was the 45 mbps speed, she said yes. I agreed to it and they came out to install it yesterday and the installer said that the order included 2 TVs. I told him I already had TV with someone else so he only installed the internet but told me to call because there must be something wrong. I called today and of course they are saying they are now going to charge me $71 per month for what they quoted me $19.95.
I told the rep the story about how I wanted only internet and I found the online ad for the 45 mbps for $29.95 and the rep when I ordered said they could do it for $19.95. The new rep I spoke to is now saying there was never a promotion for the 45 mbps for $29.95. I told her I know there was because I saw it with my own eyes. They are so dishonest and the customer service would not fix the problem. Beware of Bait and Switch with the Uverse Service.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
After 2 years of dropped calls and terrible coverage, I have finally switched from AT&T. The reasons, however, had to do with bogus charges (that were reversed) for international service which was continued after I requested termination. The charges resulted in an additional $200 on my bill. In addition, a "contract cancellation" fee when my contract actually ended one day after Verizon ported my number. That fee, after which the AT&T rep told me I "should get a lawyer," and that "I should take it up with Verizon," has not been reversed. The term "customer service" is a misnomer for anything but! If I wasn't stuck with an AT&T iPad, I would never do business with this company again. Rest assured, when I get a new device, I won't!
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
The new AT&T Next plan is a complete rip-off. Paying an extra 24.99/month for 2 years for the same phone you could purchase previously for $199 is crazy. Even though I have been a customer for 5 years and have paid AT&T more than $12,000 over that period they are unwilling to allow for a decelerated upgrade (upgrade is available in January 2015) so we are talking 53 days. They are trying to force me on to the Next plan which is complete rip off. I will leave ASAP.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
AT&T has become my worst nightmare. At the end of August 2014, I ordered DirectTV and DSL internet through AT&T. I had an existing cellular service (the "Family Plan") which included three lines. I paid my bill August bill on September 2, 2014. That bill was $202. I then dropped the two additional lines on my family plan leaving me with one line. On October 27, I went back to the AT&T website I used the prior month to pay my bill to find that my bill was $1067 and was past due. Yes, $1067. I have been on the phone with these idiots for a total of 9 hours on and off for the past 5 days. I have pages upon pages of "live chat" printouts. There is not one single human being there that has a clue about anything. I have been bounced from one department or "specialist" as they like to call themselves but to no avail - no one has a clue. I have been told that I cannot get out of my service with them due to a contract and I will be liable for an "early termination" fee. I would happily join any class action out there to put an end to this company. Someone please let me join.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
I went to AT&T to sign up for internet. After paying all the first initial charges they say 2 weeks before we get connected. Well 2 weeks goes by I had to go back to store, they never created an account. They tried to recharge us but I had all my paperwork. Waited another 2 weeks for services. Then got charged overages so called, had them correct their mistakes, in the process they offered me a phone line. I repeatedly told him, “No I had three phones.” He told me the phone was free with this package, turns out it wasn't so I called back. Again they were only suppose to disconnect the phone but they didn't so I told them, “don't bother reconnecting me.” Now I've been fighting since Aug 5 when they disconnected about a connection fee that never happened. I talked to a few supervisors, they telling me they resolved the problem. Now I get a letter in the mail from a bill collection agency saying to pay this bill that I do not owe - beyond frustrated. This is a living nightmare that will not go away - biggest mistake in my life.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
I canceled my AT&T U-verse service by phone in St. Louis effective Sept 24, 2014. At the time we did not have a balance due because they bill in advance, and our last payment was late August. At AT&T's direction we shipped the equipment back to them via UPS. This was done on September 24. Then in Early October we received a bill for $317. We phoned AT&T and the rep agreed it was an error. Said, "Do not pay the bill and we will send a final statement in a couple weeks." That did not happen. Instead we received a new bill for $480. This prompted a third call wherein the rep said that a manager would call us back that day. That did not happen. We originated a fourth call from the local AT&T store in Gresham, OR where we now live. The result of that call was again acknowledgment of the billing error and a promise to correct it, and properly close the account. They also promised a confirming email. Neither has happened. At this point I think AT&T's actions border on criminal. I expect their next fraudulent activity will be to report us to a collection agency and/or a credit bureau. That of course would mandate litigation, which is in nobody's interest.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
I purchased an Alcatel go phone from the AT&T store in the Staten Island Mall. I very specifically asked if the phone could be unlocked because I would be taking overseas for an extended period. It was confirmed that the phone could be unlocked overseas. Once overseas I discovered the salesman conveniently forgot to mention that I would have to wait six months to unlock the phone, that if I did not top up the phone AT&T would cancel the SIM and the phone would never be able to be unlocked, that the number he gave me for international numbers doesn't work for Go Phone and I have to be patched through with great difficulty to another operator. I called AT&T after three months and they said I could not unlock it for another 3 months. That operator also failed to warn me about the cancellation. Six months later I have a useless phone.
I have called three more times talking to Mark, Auggie and Gaston, all whom promised to call me back with information. None called. Gaston gave me a fax number (because AT&T does not use email!) and two addresses to write to, Tulsa, OK, and to a Felicia **, Oakland CA. I sent letters to both and a fax (Oct 10th 2014), containing my phone number and email. I have heard nothing in 27 days. The international post is not that slow. It is not the cost. It is the deceit and the passing of the buck by Customer Service.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
Since the beginning (1999 for me) AT&T has offered high quality cellular phones as well as high quality pre-certified like-new phones for FREE (the real free, not the free now pay tomorrow crap) with a two year contract. Over the years I have had many upgrades with AT&T and always with a free phone and another two year contract. Especially since I've been adding my kids. We are up to four lines now. Imagine my horror when I discover that after 15 years of my total "always paid my bills on time" loyalty that I have to "rent to own" my refurbished phones (they call it free). I actually pay the entire cost of the phone, $552 spread out over the next two years. Or I can buy it for $150 BUT I lose my so called $25 a month discount, which at the end of the 2 year "next" program I would have paid a total of $750 for a $552 phone. Half the time the phone that I want is conveniently "out of stock" when the deals run better.
Seriously, AT&T has been making a total killing off me for years! What they charge for data is atrocious! And, I know their trick, saying unlimited "4G" speed..... but after I am past the 1GB mark my speed is significantly reduced! There are so many "add on" fees on my statements... it is a complete joke. Why is AT&T allowed to get away with this? Well, I'm switching companies and not looking back. The new management is running AT&T in the ground. I'm not sticking around for the fallout. My suggestion: if you have stock in AT&T, SELL, SELL, SELL, NOW! If AT&T doesn't get their head out of their own ass soon, you will lose.... big time!
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
AT&T has provided me the worst service. Ever since being with the company for no more than two months, they allowed for someone to make changes to my account without my authorization which took my 4 hours to get it corrected. I was told that it was nothing that could be done until I went to an AT&T store and the manager at Easton Rd AT&T helped resolve it. Now I got a bill for 525 and when I call and complain, they tell me they cannot adjust almost 70 dollars and surcharges which I should not have gotten if AT&T retention department would not have allowed changes to my account in the first place. Beware, do not use AT&T as a phone carrier. They will let anyone make changes to your account which will cause you to have hundred of dollars in fees and charges.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
I called AT&T Wireless to ask if I could switch my account to prepaid but keep my current phone number. They said yes, but I would need a new SIM card and to go to a physical branch. So I did, and there, they told me (1) that I do not need a new SIM card and that (2) they could not help me at the branch, and that I had to call customer service over the phone. Despite my explaining what they had told me over the phone, they insisted that no, I needed to do this over the phone, not at the store.
I went home and the next day called the customer service line again. Now they tell me that (1) no SIM card is required, and (2) I must go to the store and do it, and that there is no way they can do it over the phone and keep my phone number. When I got upset and demanded to speak to a supervisor they stated they would do so and also connect to the manager at the store, but the store was closed at the time I called, so they were unable to help me. I'll call back again during the store's business so I can set up the three-way call, but this is ridiculous. Do I really need to hold a single corporation's hand for it to soundly communicate with its own parts, and that too for a service that it commonly provides?
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
I saw a commercial on TV when watching a football game. The say AT&T would give you 30G of data for $160.00 dollars. Please tell consumers to be aware that they also charge you $15.00 dollars per line. I have 4 lines, that's additional $45.00 on my bill.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
it's late and I hate conflict, confrontation, but I hate dishonesty and ripoffs more... Every time I search my bill, Something else has been added! Please HELP STOP AT&T from ripping me off and other customers!
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
They told me my plan would not go up only for the upgrade fee and now it went up over 100.00. So I am not into a contract with other phones and they are wanting to cancel the phones I have been with att for over 20 years.. What is the deal with this company, they lost sight in all and the manager are useless.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
I had a problem with two customer reps regarding a billing issue. I felt that they did not understand the problem. Therefore, I asked to speak with a supervisor. I was told that a supervisor would call me. I never heard from them, so I sent an email to the executive office regarding two issues: the billing mess-up and the fact that I had not been contacted by a supervisor as I had requested and had been assured would take place.
I received a phone call from the executive office. The call was about only the billing issue, which had been resolved. Nothing about the supervisor issue. I sent an email about this. Never heard back from them, so I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. In the complaint I specified that because I had already spent so much time on the phone on these matters, I would appreciate an email response, a response explaining the reason that I never heard from a supervisor. I do not know what the requirements are for being hired by the executive's office to bring to customer's complaints, but the people who responded did not seem to understand or even to have read the complaint.
I was called twice, ignoring my request for an email response. But both times I did not have my phone with me and was left voice mails. Then I did receive an email, but it was about the billing issue and how it had been resolved. I replied that my complaint filed with the BBB was about the supervisor issue. That was followed by an apology for "miscommunication," and an apology that a supervisor had not contacted me. This person still did not get it, and she addressed me by a name not my own. I will probably be canceling my account with this company.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
I bought a new iPhone6 2 days ago and since the switch of the SIM card and new phone activation I am unable to receive or place calls. I went to AT&T store and was told that it was a bug but should not last. I called from a friend phone AT&T technical support and was told it would be fixed. The issue persist. I work with my phone and have no lane line in my house and live alone. No one is able to tell me when the issue will be solved and if I will be compensated for the inconveniences. I was told it was only Florida users who were affected but is this true?
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
AT&T canceled my account due to nonpayment. I informed them that I was unemployed, and I could still make small payment to them. They didn't want to hear it. My services were interrupted, when I was able to call them to make arrangements they said that I owed them $1,100. They deducted $149.00, but then they added it back on cause I still wasn't paying them. How could I when I was unemployed. Then the Rep said, "Well can you borrow money from a friend of family member?" Really? I knew I owed at least $350.00, not no $1,100! I've never had a phone bill that high. Can they still ask for money when they close your account? Now my phone is off, and I have to find a new carrier.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
On September 19th 2014, I upgraded one of the lines on my account to the new IPhone 6. I had heard of the new next plan and after reviewing it, thought it ridiculous to make payments on a phone. So I opted to sign a new 2 year agreement and pay the subsidized price. I specifically explained to the Apple employee that I wanted no changes done to my bill, that I wanted to ensure that I continued to pay the same amount monthly. He replied that no changes were being done to the account and that with the exception of the upgrade fee of $40.00 that I would not have any other charges on my bill and that it would remain the same amount.
Lo and behold when I receive the new bill I see the $40.00 dollar upgrade fee and an additional $40.00 as I no longer was eligible for the 25% discount on my family shared plan that I had been receiving. I called and spoke to several different CSRs and Managers. I've been told that due to not excepting the "NEXT" plan and subsidizing the price of the device I was now going to be losing the 25% discount that I had no idea I was even getting. Furthermore when I started the whole family shared plan I was never told that we received special discounts that we would lose if we upgraded on a 2 year contract.
I personally think it's ridiculous that any company penalizes their customers for giving them another 2 year agreement and not making payments on a phone. Who would finance a phone and pay the carrier additional cost till the phone was paid off? If someone would have explained that to me I would purchased the phone on my credit card at full price, not be under contract, and collected reward points. Now I'm stuck in a contract and expected to pay an extra $40.00 monthly. AT&T fix my account or let me go without ETF's.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
I use AT&T for 2 years for my wireless for 2 years. When my contract expired yesterday, I was planned to jump to T-Mobile. When I talked their customer service to make sure everything is OK, one of their customer service guy told me that I would get $200 credit toward my wireless bill if I add a new line and stay with AT&T. Therefore, I decided to stay with AT&T because of that. When I called AT&T today to add a new line, I was told that there was no such thing about $200 credit. They deny that AT&T even have record that I talked one of their customer service yesterday. They are not going to honor that because that AT&T guy made no note about what he said yesterday. I think AT&T is dishonest, not just one of AT&T guys doing that. I think AT&T does not keep record of this kind of practice intentionally in case to get sued again.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
I bought a MotoX2 Oct. 5th. I had been having infrequent problems with phone which I chalked up to poor AT&T service. Problems were: phone calls dropped, mic or receiver ceasing to work during calls, phone turning itself off & restarting without being touched & phone being unable to actually shut off. Problems became worse Oct. 31st with restarting of the phone occurring multiple times in a row.
November 1st we made a 24 mi. one-way trip to take phone to AT&T store where it was purchased. Without looking at the phone sales assoc. told us we would have to call AT&T customer service to get the problem resolved. We called AT&T Customer service & spent 20 minutes on the phone with the contact on the other end telling (threatening) us that if we didn't put this through as an insurance claim it would cost us much more than the $125 she was wanting us to pay as our deductible. We told her it wasn't damage, she hung up on us. We waited 10-15 minutes to see if she would call back & when she didn't we called back to the customer service. After waiting quite awhile a new person came on the line & we had to tell the whole story again. The previous "customer service" person had put the problem description as "phone would not charge".
When this CS person was confident it was a warranty issue he stated that since phone was a bamboo back version, it was a custom phone and only Motorola could warranty it. He connected me with Motorola and then left the call. The person at Motorola heard my story once again, but was confused because he stated the bamboo phone was not a custom phone, their warranty would only deal with the black or white phones; I would need to go back to the store & deal with it at that level. He gave me a reference # and completed the call.
The following day we drove the 24 miles back to the store only to have them tell us we needed to contact customer service. We asked them to contact them for us, & the sales associate did. He assured whomever he was speaking with that the phone showed no signs of damage & that there was an apparent malfunction of the on/off button. It took over an hour on the phone but finally the CS person on the line from AT&T put me on the phone with Motorola where we went through the whole story again. The gentleman from Motorola gave me the same ref. # and said they would contact me the following day as they are closed Sundays.
Nobody called today so I called them, asked for who I was told & spent 45 minutes trying to get this resolved. They insisted they would have to have my CC # and put a $250 hold on it until I mailed them back the malfunctioning phone. I had no choice other than to be without a phone for over 2 weeks. I still don't know if this will be resolved. Totally disappointed in AT&T & Motorola!
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
Not only do I have an account with AT&T but my parents do as well and our service has gotten really bad within the last couple months and when we try to call customer service they never have an answer as to why. Tired of hearing that the problem's with their towers and you're on hold for a long time. I switched to AT&T from T-Mobile due to the great service my parents were getting but now I wonder if I did the wrong thing.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
AT&T just changed my billing cycle from first week of the month to the last week of the month. I was billed $300 Oct. 5 and then again Oct. 27. They will now receive 13 payments this year, even though I set up a billing cycle to come out at the first of the month years ago. How can they justify that? I want to dump AT&T right now and not sure where to go with 4 cell lines, tv, and internet. Any recommendations?
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
Both at AT&T store and over the phone, they told me that I could bring my bill down. I cancelled my 30 unlimited media plan for iphone because they slow it down after 5gb. I was told that for both lines, I could bring my bill down to below 150 and it has not been the case. And ever since we upgraded to the iphone 6, forget it, more fees, and more charges. And they say now its 40 per line on the family share plan of 10 gb a month. I'm so mad. They didn't tell me that!
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
From the initial date of signing up for their Uverse service I have had issues with billing. Every couple of months the charges go up even though they promise to keep the same price for 12 months. I have to call, do a live chat, receive promises and statements that are not true. Today I was told if I downgrade the core package I have to pay more. What kind of logic is this? Pay more for less service? Even a manager couldn't help on live chat, suggested I call the customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
In May 2014 my boyfriend and I went to a retail AT&T store to buy a new iPhone. The rep explained the installment option. A portion of the cost of the phone is added to your bill every month so we would not have to pay the entire amount upfront. She then told us, "We are running a promotion right now. You can choose between a home security item (I cannot remember exactly what this item was) or a Wireless Home Phone Base" that would allow us to use our cell minutes with a home phone. We declined both options. She replied, "They're free, it would be silly not to take one." I briefly considered the phone base but I knew we would never use it (we do not own a home phone) so we again said no. She continued to push and suggested we take it, as it's free and we could give it to someone else if we decided not to use it. I did not see the point in accepting an item I would never use, but she continued to pressure us so we told her the base would be fine.
As we went over the Bill Estimate and contract, various items were highlighted and discussed, including the activation fee for the new phone and the $20 charge that would be on every bill for the next 26 months to cover the cost of his new phone. Never during that time was it mentioned that we would be charged anything for the free wireless base. When we got home I put the phone base in a closet and forgot about it.
Some years ago I went paperless and to be honest I rarely look at the actual bill. I get a notice that it's ready, I call the automated system to schedule the payment and that's that. Fast forward to Sept 17. I decided to pull up the actual bill on the AT&T site and you can imagine my surprise to find not only the $20 charge for the new iPhone but a $22.86 charge for a phone number I didn't recognize. I looked at the bill for the previous month and the same $22.86 charge was there again. Confused I kept digging, noticing the same $22.86 charge every month, and when I got to the bill for April 16 May 15 I discovered a $67 activation charge for the same phone number. Then it clicked. The free item we were essentially forced to take, the one we hadn't asked for or wanted in the first place, the one that is collecting dust in the closet is costing us $22.86 a month. I should have realized something was wrong when the initial bill was so high but I chalked it up to the activation fees and taxes and everything else that goes along with buying a new phone. And silly me, I trusted what they told me about the free item not costing us anything. Lesson learned, for sure.
Very long story short, we have spent the last 2 months trying to fix this mess. We did not even cut the seal on the box but the very rude manager at the retail location refused to take it back because it had been too long, even though they are still selling this item. We filed a claim with Customer Service but it was denied (they still have not notified us, we had to call 3 different times to find that out) and letters written to the company have gone unanswered. To date we have been charged $200+ for an item we were told was free and continue to be charged $22/mo. We were told if we cancel before the contract is up (2016!) we will be charged a $130 fee. To say I am mad is an understatement.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
AT&T is really bad company. I upgrade my phone and was charged with 40 upgrade fee. I called them and asked if they could waive that charge and they said yes, but when I receive my bill they not only charged the 40 upgrade fee they also change my plan and charged another 40 dollars, total was 80 more. Immediately called them and asked why they did charged me and the lady or man, because in the chat (Kristian **), told me to tell her (him) "WHY YOU HAS TO WAIVE THE UPGRADE FEE". That is really mean and pissed me off, I told her (him) “Because I'm a good customer who pays the bill on time every month”. Of course they did not remove the charge and I have to pay. They are such liars, I do not recommend AT&T.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
My daughter and I share a 2GB plan. I only use my phone to check my email and Facebook from time to time. My daughter lives on campus and is always connected to wi-fi, but she shows overage charges as well. According to the service rep, her phone switches back to cellular data when the screen locks. I've never in my life heard of such. Every single month, I'm on the phone with AT&T trying to find the source of the problem. Today, I stayed on hold for 20 minutes waiting on a representative to answer my call and then waited 35 more minutes while the rep "researched" my account to return each time with no answer. Then, she lied like she was going to transfer me to a manager and that she would stay on the phone to prevent me from having to go all the way back through this book of explanations all over again for the third time in a week's time.
Well, she must have changed her mind when I was asking very good questions that she couldn't answer. The "manager" was no more knowledgeable than she was and merely repeated what the previous rep said verbatim, as if she was reading straight from her notes. Then, I tried to get answers by chatting with a live rep, who began the conversation with, "Yes, the last rep that you talked to was right". Why call and ask a question when they're all going to stick to the same story? Never again, AT&T!!
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2014
I have been struggling to close my account without early termination fee because for 7 weeks now, they have not been able to provide service.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
Complaints take hours to get solved. If solution, problem still remains. Phone unlocking, after 2 years, they will use all excuses to not do it. Most of the people are untrained so need to keep you on hold.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
I am overwhelmed with a problem that I have with AT&T. I had a problem with my Samsung Galaxy s4 cell phone - color blue. I reached out to the warranty department upon which a Phone was sent to me. I followed the protocol and returned the defective device to AT&T without thinking of any preempt obstacles. I received a text message stating the phone was scanned and Is in transit to the warranty department. I thought nothing of it. To my dismay three months after I am checking my account and saw a bill of $1672. Upon perusal of the bill I was charged twice for defective device not returned twice at a cost of $1078.
Problems began. It took over 8 calls and transferred to several department...not to mention the hours before we could receive a credit of only one device. As according to manager phone was not received. Each call told me that the package was never received. Charge is valid. Please allow me to reiterate the rudeness of some of the representative and those who basically told me I am a liar as no device was received and the most shocking when I stated I may change my phone carrier promptly told me the process to opt out of AT&T service. This surely made me realize my business is not important. It took six calls to AT&T after being rebutted on the previous calls for one representative to thoroughly did a search and realized that the package was received but the box empty. Please remember I was rudely told before - no box was received.
The same representative looked at some pictures and told me it's obvious that the box was tampered with and as such I should clearly be credited the charge of the phone. I was transferred to a Manager who stated NO. The policy is no device, no credit. To this point all the basis was upon an empty box, not the obvious tattered box that the Post office would have never accepted in the beginning. I have pictures of the tattered box but unable to post as my name and info is evident. Another manager spoke to me and gave me a case number and stated that the credit will go to my account as there is indeed some discrepancy etc and they of course did not want the problem to be escalated. I was given a case number and therefore shocked to see the charge still on my account when I planned to pay my bill.
Over ten calls...to date. Emails - and all comes back stating the box was empty. I demanded to see the pictures and it is obvious the box was tampered with. Please take a look. To date I am not even given an option to pay the $539 over a period of time. I was told I could only get two weeks. $539 is not easy for an international student to come up with. My concern is that there are over 30 complaint on the internet and this does not incorporate the complaints on AT&T community board about customers being charged for defective device either AT&T warrant department stated box was empty or not received. Don't you find that this is not a coincidence that so many persons have the same problem?
Also, there is an underlying problem with either unscrupulous persons either within USPS delivery department or warranty department . And this is having a negative effect on the loyal customers of AT&T. I have read where a AT&T customer toner went as far as to take pictures at the post office etc and still that was not enough as she was charged for defect give device not received even though she had the pictures. I have read where an AT&T rep actually assisted a person in one of its location to pack the box and yet she too is being charged. The rep told the individual that she is sorry it happened to her as she have heard many complaints. These are all disgruntled customers on the internet.
Is AT&T going to allow this to continue until a couple months or years they are faced with repaying billions of dollars to customers after intervention and investigation of reporting bodies, as the case is now with monies being repaid to customers.? It is not my place to discuss to you the options available to you to solve the problems your customers are facing. But due to the fact that so many persons are having the same issue and it is reoccurring it is clear that a problem exists. There are several options for customers to return devices, why does it have to be USPS and customers are having issue with that delivery service?
The banks in America, do not send cards via mail again in envelopes that clearly shows where the mail is from and it's contents or state "card enclosed etc". This was the method previously and they have now chosen to have otherwise to prevent fraud as customers card were being stolen in transit and the emergence of identity theft. What step will AT&T take to protect its customers from these erogenous charges?
As a customer who has no use for a defective phone it is appealing to me that not even time can be given to sort this out. I am seeking to have the fraudulent charges rescinded from my account as I have completed my part of the bargain. I am requesting a proper investigation as I will be taking this matter to the necessary reporting agencies, especially with the fact that so many persons have/are experiencing the same problem. This is a clear indication of theft and fraud.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
If you purchase a phone from AT&T as an upgrade, they kick you off your current plan and charge you $25 more per month. Under the guise of paying $199 for a new phone, they actually are charging you the $199 plus $25 per month for 24 months. The total for your new phone... $799! Outrageous.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
My husband and I experienced the extremely dishonest and terrible services regarding AT&T mobile contract at Targets mobile department. The Target store is located at 1871 N Main St. Walnut Creek, CA 94596-4106 (**) and the lousy representative's name is **. My husband and I have been AT&T customers for over 8 years and previously we had the mobile share plan (2G, unlimited talk and texts for 4 lines) for $136 per month. Due to a recent promotion at Targets mobile department, we went to check if now is a good time to upgrade to iPhones. On August 14, 2014, we went to Target of Walnut Creek and asked ** if there are any changes or hidden charges after the upgrade. ** confirmed multiple times, that neither the contract nor the fees will change. During the process, we did not receive any document regarding contract or price change; therefore, we were convinced that all remain the same. The only piece of paper she provided was a bill of our upfront cost.
When I saw the estimated "monthly payment" on the bill seemed higher than our regular price, I asked ** again about the price differences and she replied, "it is not the correct number and you will not see any change in the monthly bill later." We took her word for it (or I should say we trusted two enormous companies, Target and AT&T), which is obviously a huge mistake, and joyfully brought the iPhones home. Two days past the two-week cooling-off period, we just received the first bill. To our surprises, it costs over $40 more excluding the upgrading fee! I immediately contacted AT&T's customer services, and the representative replied that it costs $15 more per line every month before taxed after the upgrade. However, we are very certain that ** had never mentioned this increase even we had asked her many times. Unfortunately, AT&T customer services manager cannot do anything because Target's mobile department issued the contract. Then, I called Target's customer services and filed a complaint. The representative apologized and suggested us talking to the store's manager in person.
We went to Target, talked to the manager, and realized that Target does not have any control over their mobile department because it was contracted to a third party company for the mobile service. Target's manager said he does not even know which company or who is in charge. When we were in the store, we confronted **, with the store managers presence, and she said she forgot what she said. Again, we asked for her full name and her managers contact information and she refused. And again, the Targets store manager cannot do anything about her refusal.
We are really upset and angry about the response from both companies that neither Target nor AT&T, two enormous companies, had any control over their contracted third-party company and its contractors. Without any control, the existing system allows some lousy contractors to provide incomplete or even false information to us customers. After a long process, we couldn't even find the person in charge for their contractors dishonest tactics. So, if anyone thinks promotions of Target mobile department appealing, BE CAREFUL!!! The customers may expect less, pay more, and no matter it is AT&T or other mobile companies, they have NO control over the contracts signed with Target mobile department.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
I paid 300.00 on the 24th of October which was more than my bill in order to make Nov bill not so steep cause of holidays. Well on the 27th without my permission ATT takes out 230.00 again which makes my account in the negative. This bill isn't even due until Nov 12!!!! I called and the guy was really nice and he gave me the credit back plus my overdraft charges which is a blessing but my bank can take up to 10 days to give it back to me! How can they take money out without my consent? I asked the guy to make sure there were no automatic bill pays and there are not. He says he doesn't know why that happened. But it has happened to me before but it didn't make me in the negative with my bank! This should be illegal.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
I have had to contact AT&T twice. Am now onto the third phone number because they can't seem to get the number unlisted like I requested and am paying for. Now also been on hold forever to fix this. I am not even sure this time will be it. I intend to cancel their service if not fixed this time. Unacceptable when you are paying for something and not getting it. Bad enough once, but three different phone numbers in less than a month of having their service is pretty pathetic! I was ripped last night when answering yet another 800 number, to have a recording tell me that Halloween was their favorite holiday because the costumes make them. Well, let's just say if a child had answered I would have been even more livid! Sick!
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
I have had nothing but trouble with AT&T. I have had it since Sept 2013. My bill has never been the same, when I call, there is always an excuse. They proceed to tell me they gave a credit for this or that but then charge me double the next month. Then the same thing starts all over again. I have not been able to connect to my internet since changing to AT&T and they tell me it is on my end. I have had my computer looked at several times and all say the same thing. The tech looked at it and was even puzzled. I DO NOT recommend them to anyone unless you want crappy service and no internet. Very unsatisfied!!!!
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
I had unlimited Internet with AT&T and it wasn't unlimited. Paid extra additional $31 Internet and it wasn't unlimited. It was slowing down my data! I called him about more issues. They told me I have to slow down My Data usage. They suggested some things I need to turn off on my phone. I told him "Why do I have to turn it off if it is unlimited?"
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
Went to AT&T for a no-contract phone, told this is a no contract phone. Use for 6/m and tried to close my phone, and go to a different phone co. I am told I am sign up on a 2/yr contract. I said no I'm not. I told the salesperson over 10 different times I don't need a contract phone and to put me on a NO CONTRACT PHONE. Talked to the store manager, he said I now will have to pay a 255.00$ pen. to get out of it. Be very careful, the salesperson in front of you is going to screw you if he can. I will never deal with them. NEVER NEVER NEVER. THANKS SALESPERSON TED FROM STRONGSVILLE LOCATION.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
Walked to AT&T store looking to get a bundle on wifi internet, phone, unlimited data.. Spoke to one of the sales person.... explain to him exactly what I needed. He showed me a wifi modem... told me that I can take it anywhere. I can use it to use my phone. Can connect up to 8 devices. Can use my own phone. Does not need to change phone number. Monthly charge is $56+ a month plus the modem cost more than $150+. Took the modem home and the phone calls did not work..... tried everything. It was late and decided I will go back to the store the next day. Went to the store and spoke to the same salesman. I told him that I could not use the phone and if I do while he was looking at his computer and did not want to look up at me, said that "it will cost me more than a $100+ a month." By this time I was getting very upset... I did not want to argue with so I just told him I am returning everything back. He shrugged and told me that he will charged me $32.00 for the restock. I was horrified by this but I still did not argue. I had a sick feeling inside my stomach that this company are blatantly ripping people off.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
Signed up for new service to the Internet. Was told that it was setup. All I have to do is connect and follow the package Instructions. Instructions are easy to follow, no big deal. No connection. I call and talk to 3 different support staff members that read from an outline and they all tell me that it was connected on such and such date. I say I'm sorry but it is not. I do this for a living and I'm telling you it's not. Come to find out today after I have been up half the night with these people, It WAS NOT connected. They had to call a lineman to trace the line all the way back to base station. Technicians I have to problem with, the sales and so called support staff....haha, a joke.
I am registering and I find out that there is a max data amount. We were told NO MAX. Now I was very persistent, I asked them several times before we agreed to this. They LIED to us. No accident but a BOLD straight forward LIE. We are receiving emails stating the price that we supposedly agreed to and they conveniently forget about the 1 yr coupon we spoke of upon agreeing to receive the product.
AT&T, you have NOT changed. I have agreed to NO terms and agreements until these issues are resolved. Sad thing is, my wife leaves for Afghanistan in two days. I was going to pay Bright house to run cable to my house due to us being in county so my daughter can Skype her Mother. Thanks for nothing AT&T. I now have service if I agree to the lies. Debating!!!
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
Since I have been a customer of AT&T for many years and consider myself a loyal customer (mainly because they make it impossible and hugely expensive to go elsewhere), time and time again any decision of "early upgrades," billing discrepancies toward my favor, etc., etc. Have NEVER been granted, and always just a cut and dry answer of, "No." In February, 2014, I unfortunately dropped my iPhone 4S, walked in to an AT&T store (intending on replacing that with a 5S).
The AT&T associate, in looking back, was such a slick and shady character, who managed to convince me to "change plans" from my grandfathered Apple $30/per month internet charge I have had for about 12 years, including unlimited text and talk time, in which my total bill averaged $80-90 per month. He had said that in "reviewing" my past history of phone usage that I had an "average" of using 2GB per month, and that if I choose to go with this plan, my monthly charges would decrease. After about 3 months, I started receiving text messages from AT&T indicating I had "gone over" the plan's GB, and would be charged accordingly......"Please Go To AT&T.com to Review Your Bill Online," it would state.
My bills continued to climb every month, and attempted to call AT&T and request my old plan back in place, as this guy really gave me a snow job. They claimed that since it had been over 3 months, there is nothing they could do. Please keep in mind they conveniently did not begin charging these "new charges" for 3 months.
Despicable, and can't wait to end my relationship them. Very disappointed, once again and should not have expected any positive results. They are a company of money mongering at their finest. If you are thinking about having them as your new provider, please know they operate similarly to that of banking industries; where you need to fight and fight for your money back, and where you wait for hours and hours on end for a rep on the phone who will be "reviewing" your record until they make it - so time consuming, frustrating, and angry, that they are hoping you will just forget the issue. Read the complaints on this blog. They are ALL true. AT&T......despicable.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
AT&T has not honored my unlimited data plan since I upgraded my phone last month. I call every two weeks like clockwork, and the order remains open, but unresolved. They even claimed to escalate it, but still nothing. It's been six weeks.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
After losing my phone I was heading to the mall to buy a new iPhone which was on hold for me. (Which was lucky timing because there is a 5-6 week back log on them). I decided to call AT&T to see if I was eligible for any type of early upgrade. (My normal upgrade isn't until July 2015). When I finally got a rep on the phone (15 min hold time) she assured me that EVERY line (4 of them was eligible for an upgrade.... Weird but FANTASTIC). So my upgrade would be $399 for the phone plus a $40 activation fee. Note: I questioned what she was reading and told her the store had been telling me different. Nope... Absolutely eligible.
Waited in Apple for a rep to get my phone and get it activated.. All excited by my luck. When he looked into my account he didn't see that I could update. Went to AT&T to find out what the issue is. Waited half an hour to get a rep to be told that I was not eligible and that the "customer service people never know what they are talking about but maybe ask them to review the recorded phone call and see if they would honor the mistake".
While still in the mall I called 611 again. The next rep told me I wasn't eligible but I could join the Next program. NO GO! Why would I pay installment each month and pay full price when I was just told 2 hours by an AT&T rep that my phone would be $399????? After over 45 minutes with her talking to her supervisor they were going to honor their mistake but it would take 24 hours to get it logged onto my acct.
48 hours later I call and was told it was all set at the early upgrade of $399. I run to the mall and wait for an Apple rep. Ready with my new phone in his hands, I'm told that they don't see that I'm eligible. I call 611.... (On hold for 15 min), spend 15 min explaining my situation, put on hold while she talks to her supervisor. After almost an hour on the phone she said they seen all the notes but the upgrade still hadn't been processed.
The next I called again and after 45 min of phone time I'm told that I was all set but I had to call a toll free number and order my phone. Call that number and it would have my phone within 6 weeks. Totally frustrated because I could've had my iPhone today at the Apple store. (They were nice enough to hold it for me during the 5 day ordeal of getting resolution with AT&T).
The next day I call the toll free number. On hold AGAIN.... Get a rep... Explain my whole experience.. Find out they gave the wrong number to call. She gave me another number to call. Dial that number... Sounds like a fax number!!!! Call 611.... On hold 10 min..... Explain my whole experience.... (Which again they are so sorry).... She tells I'm not eligible but I could join the Next program. REALLY!!??? I ask for a supervisor.
The supervisor gets on the phone and starts to tell me I'm not eligible until July but I can join the Next program. I told her I already went through all this and that I was told that AT&T was going to honor the mistake their first rep had told me and just the day before the rep on the phone told me it was approved, noted on my account but that I had to call to order my phone. She totally ignored me and kept over talking me and telling me I wasn't eligible until July. I asked her to look at the notes from my last phone conversation. She read to me "Customer was denied early upgrade and declined joining the Next program". The last rep blatantly lied to me.
At this point I have over 3 hours of phone time, 3 trips to the mall, and wait time in AT&T and Apple. All to find out I had been given the run around. Totally incompetent sales rep when you call 611. They have no accountability by what they tell you and you get a different one each time. Apparently they lie to avoid addressing situations. No respect for the time you spend explaining your situation over and over. Why is this needed when they are "supposedly" taking notes about your conversation?
The NEXT program seems to be their solution to remove people from discounted phones when your 2 years is up. When you join this program you are paying full price for the phone but because they are so Awesome they are breaking it up into monthly payments. Think about it... An iphone6 is $850 on the Next program.... On your upgrade you can get it for $399. That's a $450 difference. Multiply the $450 by the millions of customers they have. That puts a lot more money to their bottom line. Sneaky way to screw their "impatient” “over excited customers" into giving up a benefit of savings on a phone. I was going to the mall with the expectation of spending (choking) $850 on a new phone. Just out of curiosity I called to see if even I could save $100.
Because of the lack of training by their rep I was mislead on my savings. I could've had a phone a week ago. Now my phone isn't available because Apple could only hold it for so long. I spend $250 a month with a company that has zero regard to my time, need for a phone, trust, and my blood pressure.
Question is... Do I spend money to cancel my plan early? How is the coverage of other carriers? (I am grandfathered into unlimited data with AT&T and with a teenager that's a great bonus). Will I regret changing because the customer service sucks and I want to prove a point?
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
I recently traveled to China (I am still there) and received a message that my bill was very high due to data roaming. I contacted AT&T and told them that I never changed my data roaming settings and they were supposed to be off. The response was "It is your responsibility to make sure the data are off and it is nothing we can do about it". I am not sure how they can charge someone that does not intend to use this service. Live and learn. TERRIBLE SERVICE! I will never use AT&T again! I will switch to another carrier when I get back in US.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
Att is just a Big bully. Att gave me the worst service for a year. So hard to get a live person on the line. I waited out my year contract. The next time I was forced to call in, I cancelled. They gave me a cancellation fee, said my contract automatically renewed! Who can I get to help? I would have never agreed to any contract extension.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
If there was a less than 1 star, I seriously would give this to AT&T. I have been a longterm customer of AT&T back when they were Cellular One. Years ago I used to praise their customer service. They used to go out of their way to accommodate their customers. I don't know what happened to those days. Right now this company is run by a bunch of a$$holes with inconsiderate jerks as employees who wouldn't know what customer service was if you presented it to them on a platter.
On 10/21 I made a payment arrangement on their website to pay my bill, as I have done for several years, with my bank card. In the meantime, my bank sent me a new bank card and when AT&T went to go and process that payment, it was declined. OK!! Not AT&T's fault. Honest mistake! But not an intentional fault either. The payment arrangement was for payment to be processed on 10/24. On 10/24 when payment was attempted to be processed I received a text message on 10/24 obviously notifying me that there was a problem with my payment. I immediately logged into my AT&T account to investigate the problem and once I recognized the problem I immediately moved to remedy the situation by immediately inputting my alternative form of payment with the new banking information. I clicked submit on the screen and logged out of my AT&T account and went about my business.
Go through the weekend without a problem all the while thinking and assuming that AT&T has record of the payment, etc. Get to today and AT&T has suspended service. Now I'm pissed because I'm like why have they suspended service when I'm like I just provided them with payment information just the other day. I log back into my AT&T account and see that they didn't take the payment, so what do I do? I go in and make the agreement payment again!!!!! Because again I have every intention on keeping the agreed upon payment arrangement. I have no intentions on breaking this thing. I then turn around and phone AT&T to find out what is going on and why they have the service suspended and find out why they never took the payment to begin with? I speak with, and I kid you not, no less than six representatives (Peggy, Brandi, Marie, Rosa (who was online), the other two whose names I can't remember), as well as two supervisors, Tiffany (who hung up on me), and Katie ** (who was the most rude and ignorant person I have ever spoken to in my life - even refused to give me her boss' phone number and extension). Another time the representative Marie hung up on me when I asked to be transferred to a supervisor.
In the meantime, my service remains suspended and AT&T refuses to give me a straight answer as to how this could happen when I logged into my account on 10/24 and provided my account information. I have no answer as to why they didn't take the payment information but all I know is that I logged into the account and I input my information and I clicked submit and I was operating under the idea that all was well all weekend long and imagine my surprise come Monday when my services were interrupted and to rectify the damn situation I turn right around and give you the money that I agreed to give you on 10/24, in the first place, and tried to give you on 10/24 and you still refuse to work with me and I have been a customer of yours for over 10 years!! And I have multiple lines on my phone!!
This is not the first company that I have fought. Someone better ask Mitsubishi about me. That's all I have to say. If AT&T wants to declare war with me, they just better beware. I'm not a bum out here trying to skip out on a bill. I take care out of my bill and as I said have been a long term customer with multiple lines. I can't believe that they are refusing to accommodate a customer. But trust me, after all is said and done, I am going to make sure that everyone knows all about this. The war is only beginning. This is first of many complaints that I am about to lodge against AT&T. And if they think that I am about to pay a reconnection fee, that is something that I AM ALSO GOING TO FIGHT TO THE END.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
I took AT&T wireless connection 2 years back and now 2 year contract is over. I am planning to go outside country for vacation and need iphone unlocking key. I put a request to provide the key. But still no response from AT&T. It reached the customer help desk couple of time and they were rude to me while asking about unlocking key. Worst customer experience ever.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2014
AT&T is the worst company ever, lying and steal your money. There was a special that as 50.00 a month for internet and house phone service but they told me I would pay more than 50 on my first bill. Then next bill would 50 for 2 years but my next bill was 91.00 dollars. I was so angry that they've lied to me. I called customer services and told them to change it, the guy told me it was an error and would be fixed in 76.00 for taxes and it never happened. Now they telling me after my 91.00 dollars bill, it would be 81.00 for 8 months then 76.00 after. They are the worst company ever. I hate I'm cancelling service, that's probably a bad idea too, they also charge me for that too. SMH.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014
Disconnected up to 8 times daily. Slow to non-existent download/uploads. Numerous daily non connection problems. Calls to AT&T complaint times up to 73 minute wait times, and then auto disconnect result in a re call if you have the time. AT&T IS NOTHING MORE THAN COMCAST IN DISGUISE.
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