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About AT&T Wireless

AT&T Wireless is the cellular branch of AT&T services. The company offers a variety of plan options to suit every customer's needs. Choices include unlimited text, talk and data plans, shared data plans and prepaid options. Customers can get a new phone from AT&T when they purchase a plan or continue using their current one.

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

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    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.

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    Customer Service

    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!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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.

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    Customer Service

    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.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    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.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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.

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    Contract & Terms

    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.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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!

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    Customer Service

    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!

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    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.

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    Customer Service

    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!

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    Customer Service

    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.

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    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?

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014

    After 1 month and a 1/2 of waiting for my iPhone, and being told every day to keep waiting, At&t cancelled my order, and said I will have to start over. I ordered iPhone 6 plus on the next plan on Sept. 29th, and was charged $60ish for taxes, etc. I was told I was good to go, and to just wait. I have checked the order status link on the website EVERY day, and was given the expected date of Nov 6 - 17. All this week, same story, and the rep told me everything was fine and to keep waiting. Then last night it changed to this: "Your order has been cancelled."

    I called the supposed "customer service" person and was told that the original charge was only a temporary hold and that it was refunded, and when they tried to recharge last night as part of shipping, the card declined (which is true, cause no one told me that they were going to charge it again), and cancelled the order. NO PHONE CALL, just cancelled. No one told me they were only charging a temporary charge, or that they would bill me again. I also assumed that they would at least call the customer first before canceling, and thus making us lose our place in line for waiting. Or put it on hold until I fixed the payment.

    Any of those would be acceptable, but canceling resets my place in line, and now after waiting a month and a half, I have to start all over again. I wasn't allowed to speak with a manager, I wasn't offered an "I'm sorry we screwed up", I was told that it was my fault for not having money in the bank that I wasn't told I needed to have! No credit or any kind of resolve was offered. I was told that my month and a half of waiting was now forfeit and I would have to start all over. Unacceptable.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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!

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    Customer Service

    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.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    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!!!!!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    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.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & Terms

    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!!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    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!!!

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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.

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    PriceReliability

    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.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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.

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    Customer Service

    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.

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    Contract & TermsPriceStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    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!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    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.

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    Customer Service

    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??!

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    Punctuality & Speed

    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.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & Speed

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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?

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    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.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014

    I am shocked and angry at what AT&T are able to get by doing to consumers. I was grateful to a nice young man who said he could help me with my huge cell phone bill by putting me on a plan which would include 4 smartphone with unlimited texts, messages and calls with enough data we would never use it up.. After assurance this plan would not go up, I did go for it. So thankful to get my phone bill down to $160.00 as compared to 250.00 I'd been paying! First month on plan, good! Second bill went up, third bill went up more, then my daughter went in for an upgrade, she was told my bill would not go up. Long story short, AT&T somewhere they said if you got an upgrade, you would lose a $25. Credit! Totally OPPOSITE of what I had been assured by the employee! There's more... But

    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!

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    Contract & Terms

    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.

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    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.

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    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?

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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?

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!!

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    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.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaffReliability

    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.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    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.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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.

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    Customer Service

    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!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    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!!!!

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    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?"

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & TermsPriceStaff

    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!!!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    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.

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    Customer Service

    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.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePricePunctuality & SpeedOnline & AppStaff

    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?

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    Customer ServicePrice

    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.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    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.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    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.

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    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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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014

    I have been on the phone with AT&T all day long and have gotten nothing. They messed up on my account and want me to pay for without even helping me out. After I made a $435 payment they still want more money. Payment is not due until next month. Counseling service right now.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014

    I got 2 cancellation email for my 2 orders this morning at 5am. So annoyed with this AT&T service. I feel like I'm on the phone with them every other week. Ridiculous. Here's what happened. Annoyance #1 @ 9:20am - I sat on the phone w/ AT&T customer service for 30 min while the rep reviewed my account looking for a reason for the cancellation. Before she told me that "I didn't accept the terms and conditions and I would need to go into a store to accept and reinstate my order". I didn't receive any notices of incomplete T&Cs but whatever I'll drive to the store. Annoyance #2 @ 10:30am - I drove to the closest AT&T store and was told that "Term and Conditions do not need to be agreed to until you receive the phone." When I asked them to help me, I was told they could help me with online orders.

    Annoyance #3 @ 11:00am - I called AT&T back on my drove back to work. With a new representative, I had to explain the previous events. Again the new rep had to review my account for 30 mins before deciding that they needed to forward me to the E-Commerce team. Annoyance #4 @ 11:30am - I sat waiting on hold for 10 mins while the rep tried to get an E-Commerce team rep. Once she did get in contact with an E-Commerce team rep, she was told that I should be forwarded to the Premier team. Again I had to wait another 10 mins to get a Premier team rep.

    Annoyance #5 @ 11:45am - After nearly 3 hours of talk time with AT&T, my current iPhone 5 is about run out of battery (one of the reasons why I'm upgrading). At this point I was also missing too much work, so I asked if they could call me back when a Premier rep was available. The rep said she couldn't. So I went to the car to charge my phone. Annoyance #5 @ 11:50am - I finally got a Premier team rep. For the 3rd time, the rep had to review my account for 30 mins before coming up with a conclusion.

    Highlight @ 12:20pm - The Premier team rep seemed to be the most knowledgeable rep I talked to all day and I finally got answers. She explained that my card was declined initially, I agreed but I also resubmitted the order after moving funds to the appropriate account and received a successful order notification. The rep then asked "If I called customer service after the re-processing was successful?" I said "No" because I received a successful notification. According to the rep, anytime a re-processing happens, the customer needs to call customer service.

    Annoyance #6 @ 12:30pm - OK... Really? That’s the reason why I'm not receiving my iPhones? Because I didn't make a follow-up call? I called AT&T at least 2 times since I ordered the iPhones for other annoying reasons. Wouldn't those calls be prime opportunities to notify me. Or they could even send me an email, text or an in-app notification. I have the My AT&T app... Nothing!!! Annoyance #7 @ 12:30pm - After all of this, I was given 2 really poor solutions (#1 Reorder with AT&T / #2 Reorder with Apple). Either way, I would be pushing my new expected delivery date back to Mid-December.

    With only a week or 2 left before my original order scheduled delivery date, this was unacceptable. Why couldn't get my original orders reset? At this point, I missed half a day of work and was COMPLETELY DONE with AT&T's process that I immediately escalated the issue to a supervisor. Annoyance #8 @ 12:40pm - Expected response time for a supervisor escalation is 24-48 hours, so now I'm just waiting. I could have actually got some work done this morning, if the reps were competent enough to come to this conclusions earlier, instead of making me run around and sit on hold for 3 hours.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014

    We had one phone line used for a fax machine (AT&T). Second line long distance phone line (Time Warner Cable). We tried to cancel the fax line and switch the other to AT&T. After two weeks, no phone service. They had not port over the phone line. Two more weeks, no phone service. They could not find the order. One more week, same thing. Decided after a month to stay with Time Warner. At end of August received a 170.00 phone bill for two lines. Said we had never cancel the one line and had the second phone line with them. They said they fixed it and we owed nothing. Happened the next month - now the bill is for more than 200 dollars. Same story from them, but they were a lot harder to deal with this time saying it was a legit bill.

    They had pulled the same thing with my mom. She canceled her phone, had her bill being paid from directly from her account and she was in early stages of dementia. After 10 months we realized her disease and started looking at her bills and caught the AT&T bill. My sister was standing beside her when she canceled her phone so we know she did it, but we could only get 3 months money back. Watch them when you disconnect. I wonder if this happens a lot and then they get to keep the money.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014

    I have been AT&T customer since 2006. I have plan my trip to Panama City on October 10-19 2014 so I call customer service, asked If I can have any kind of package for talk time. So he recommend the plan for $30 which can use 80 mins of the talk time and I accept it. I went to Panama, turn my cellular data off and use 53 minute of the talk time. When I came back to Miami and look at my phone bill is come up for $380 some dollars. Then I call 611 and ask for answer. After 30 minutes they bring the bill down to $270.59. My phone bill normally will be 130-150$ + 30 and tax should not be over $200 so I call again and no action. So I will to leave AT&T the end of my bill cycle. I have record last conversation with AT&T customer service.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014

    I have Internet thru AT&T and cell phones (3). I have to call them every month. I was over charged for 10 months on my Internet bill and this month I paid it on the 10th and now it's the 23rd of the same month and is turned off due to failure to pay!

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014

    I went into the local AT&T store to take advantage of my upgrade. I picked the I4 and when I asked how much I owed I was told $40.59. I asked if that was all and was assured that was it. I paid, the lady went over my new plan and I was told that I had been overpaying for some time. Hello! So we went over my plan and I was told my bill would drop to a little over $100. Great!! I left, very happy. My first bill was $135.10 and I didn't question it, figuring it had something to do with the new service charges. Next month, same thing. The third month I went thru the bill with a fine tooth comb and found that I was paying the 3rd payment on a 24 month installment plan!! I was never told or asked about an installment plan.

    I called and spoke to a very nice young man who assured me that he would check into this and, since I was not told about the installment plan, he would take care of everything. Never heard from him. I called back in two weeks and ended up asking to speak with a supervisor. To make a long story short, I have been with this company for over 15+ years and am stuck in a 2 year contract with a 24 month installment plan that I did not agree to. If I want to cancel the service on our 2 phones it will cost me over $559.00!! I am a widow, live on a fixed budget and I will never ever, ever do business with this company again as long as I live!! Oh, yes, and I also found out that I cannot return this phone because it is past the 14 day return limit and if I don't pay the money to get out of the contract they will lock down this phone so it cannot be used by another provider! The $40.59 was the tax for the new phone! No one ever mentioned taxes! AT&T, you suck!!!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014

    Poor service, and data was ate up with data turned off. ATT refused to fix the problem and would not allow me to make payments, I turned service off and went into an ATT store and the man I spoke with told me as long as I was making payments it would not be turned over to collections. I received notice today it has been turned over to collections.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014

    I just want to comment about my experiences with my cell provider, AT&T. I have changed my cell number 4 times and repeatedly added my number to the DoNotCall list. I haven't even given my number to another soul and I'm getting unwanted texts and a caller that hung up. This company in my opinion has not thought outside of the box. I feel like I'm being blamed for the harassment, as I would have no reason for bill collectors or telemarketers calling me. After all the data breaches that have happened I'm tired of being given all the same lame answers.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014

    We had an ATT landline for over 15 years without incident. We had cellular and internet services with other carriers for over 16 years without incident. Then we got cellular and wireless internet. ATT is not the company it used to be. Our investigative report is over 60 pages long. In brief... We went through the whole resolution process through the president's office and formal dispute claims with ATT..... They even agreed to our resolution terms, corrected a few billing errors and contained with the same illegal practices. We spent over 60 hours in a three-month period trying to resolve billing and other disputes on our accounts.

    We are suing ATT (mobility/landline, u-verse, wireless internet and cable) and ATT Cellular for unlawful practices, including, but NOT limited to: consumer fraud, fraud, beach of contract, entrapment, extortion, identity theft, theft, bank fraud, double billing, harassment, damaging to reputation (effects on credit score), a host of violations concerning telecommunication companies and disclosure of fees, etc., as well as emotional and financial damages. We are also asking for relief in the form of an injunction on our accounts to prevent further illegal activity. The list goes on and on and on. ATT has already been sued repeatedly in class actions that do not amount to much benefit to the consumer and is obviously not effectively stopping them from continuing with even more outrageous violations of law.

    I am 51 years old and have worked in professional business environments including business law, public interest law, accounting, management, fiscal budgeting... all aspects of running businesses... This is by far the most outrageous and absurd experience I have encountered. We are taking them to small claims court. We are suing them in small claims court and giving a copy of the information we have collected to the appropriate law firms (that specialize in class action lawsuits against telecommunication companies) as well as governmental agencies and the alternative press. You can collect, among others things, for the labor and TIME you have spent attempting to resolve billing disputes. You are better off learning how to defend yourself legally, including written notices of disputes, demands and how to set yourself up to win before your court hearing dates, as well as collect on judgments. They are not allowed to have a lawyer represent them in small claims court, only a company representative.

    Or start an online petition to get government to take appropriate action - consumer/political action. Think about it, if consumers got organized and signed petitions, filed 1,000s if not millions of small claims actions in courts across the country at approximately the same time, and enlisted the alternative media, press and online media resources coverage, we could stop this nonsense and get our "public utilities" companies back. This would help the consumer as well as the human beings working on those toxic environments.

    I am so sorry for all of your suffering (and ours). It is the same old story. Executives are using companies as fronts for theft. They spend over half the company’s profits on consumptive and aggressive advertising campaigns, gut the company (by not investing in their employees, infrastructure, etc), bankrupt the companies and move onto their next host, like parasites. If all of their customers sued them in small claims court, they would become insolvent and bankrupt. We were working as teachers in different institutions (vocational programs for adults), and the same thing is happening in educational and other settings.

    The institutions we were at were eventually brought up on consumer fraud and other charges. "All that matters is the money" that has comes to dominate the big business corporate culture in the last 30-40 years, is in my opinion and experience, a statement of addiction. You cannot rationally negotiate with addicts. The nature of the disease creates incompetence and makes ineffective negotiating based on reason or common values. The puppet masters behind the gutting of America and the world need to be removed from power and placed in rehab.

    When our legal proceedings are over I will post the entire process, so others can learn from our efforts and process. Please note that I am not a lawyer and am not offering legal advise... just a fellow human being with the educational and work background to be able to take these companies on. I am tired of humans and this planet being abused and violated by the puppet masters through their "entities."

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014

    I finally traded my flip phone for a smart phone so I could get text messages. I have been with AT&T my entire life with the exception of my Military Service. I bought this smart phone because the screen was big. I was told my bill would be 82.99 per month. I RECEIVED a Bill for 93.92. I called and asked why it was high. They said it was a one time thing and then the next Bill was 109.01. I have called multiple times about this and get nowhere. Please help.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2014

    I had enrolled in the Next plan so that I could upgrade to an iphone 5s. I ended up paying my phone off early because of the ridiculous charges put on my account every month. I was basically paying $150 minimum for a single plan and that is with my 2 discounts included. I decided I needed to switch to a different phone carrier so I paid off my phone and requested an unlock code. I found a different carrier that would do unlimited everything for $80 a month! Unfortunately AT&T refused my request to unlock my phone and with just 2 days left of my billing cycle (I had requested to cancel my account then) I was unable to save my phone number. The other carrier needed my AT&T account to be active so that I could switch over my phone number to them but since I was providing the phone I needed that unlocked as well.

    I filed a complaint and was given a case number. I eventually got my phone unlocked after countless phone calls and countless apologies from them but the damage was already done. I was not able to save my phone number. Now I'm going through the inconvenience of changing all of my contact information for my doctors, employers, etc. I am also extremely concerned as I was in the middle of job hunting, I will no longer be reachable due to the inactive phone number put on my resumes. I don't understand why it was so hard. There is proof that I have paid off my phone as well as paid off any balance to my account. It should have taken this long to get my phone unlocked!

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2014

    I have been on the phone for 1 and 1/2 hours just trying to talk to someone about a new plan for DSL. I was rerouted to no less than 10 people. I finally just said I wanted to cancel my service and then they wanted to argue with me about that. I don't understand how a business can treat people the way they do. If I ran my business this way I wouldn't have a business. Needless to say I got nothing accomplished so I will have to go through this again later but my blood pressure was to a boiling point and for someone who does not lose their temper I was beyond out of control with it.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014

    I have been with AT&T since purchasing a mobile phone in the late 90's. The friendly service that I have been use to really seems to have degenerated over the years. Today, I spoke with a young lady names ** at the store located on SW 3rd and Yamhill in Portland, OR. She did not introduce herself at first. I had to ask her what her name was. She also yawned during our conversation in a cavalier way as if our conversation was boring her. The service experience today at that store is indicative of the poor customer service AT&T has provided over the past two years to me. My contract is up in December 2014 and I am definitely going to be moving onto a different carrier. There is no more genuine personal customer service from AT&T anymore.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014

    This is ONE of WORSE company ever. I only wish I had stayed in my T-mobile or went or Verizon like other people been saying. I am being charged for everything in the company, I am guessing for even call them. I spoke with this guy minutes ago. He was so rude, uneducated, not willing to help out, NOTHING at all. This is my 3rd time with almost the same issue and cannot get a solution and what does that tell you? They even threaten me what I will ended up paying if I leave them.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014

    I had made an agreement to pay a late payment by a certain date, and paid the debt 2 days prior to that date. Two days later AT&T pulled a stunt of withdrawing my next month's bill as a bank draft from my checking account without authorization. That payment wasn't due until a week later, so it wasn't just claiming an overdue payment. But, in either case, to remove funds from a bank account without either an authorization, or by selecting to have auto-pay set up on the account is against the law! I contacted customer service which tried to justify it in two different attempted lies. First by saying that my u200 cable package requires auto-pay (which over 2 years of prior service and paper billing prove otherwise) and then just stating that I now had a "0" balance on my account and to not be concerned by it.

    I told them that the funds to pay them on the earlier date took all of the available funds from the account and the two attempts to take that unauthorized withdrawal caused overdrafts to my account which I shouldn't be responsible for. My bank said to get a letter from AT&T stating that the withdrawal was made in error and they could get the overdrafts waved. One AT&T rep said he would email it to my provided address but conveniently my phone connection was terminated while waiting for the typing process.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2014

    I have been with AT&T for over 10 years. I was unemployed and asked that they waive a reactivation fee of $40.00. Also, I recently upgraded my iPhone and was charged a $40.00 upgrade fee. I even spoke to the manager and he was useless. After my two years are up, I plan to find another wireless carrier. AT&T is raping their customers.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2014

    I made a mistake, I bought an iPhone 5 from AT&T. I had been with them for about five years, so I thought it was OK to upgrade. Then I got transferred to Europe. In July I paid the balance on my contract and phone to take it abroad and buy a SIM card over there. After that, I asked AT&T to unlock my phone, they said NO, I must remain with them for another 60 days before they unlock my phone. OK, four month later I asked again, this time is denied again. Apparently I have unlocked five devices in the allowed time. Never mind we only, in my entire family, have 3. AT&T is horrible, only followed by Apple. I will never buy another apple device, and the ones I have I'm throwing away. They are the worst of the worst.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2014

    My 3rd attempt to get my bill explained to me, reps seems to have no idea what is going on and I'm just being transferred around. I am on the phone for over an hour. One even transferred me to billing which is not opened at 8pm. Very terrible AT&T.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2014

    From the time I signed the 2 yr contract with AT&T to present I have regretted it. First, the phone I bought had several issues and finally the 3rd one worked, for a while. Tech support was rarely helpful as I could not understand the technicians due to their strong accents. In store help was at times helpful but usually I was told I had to call tech support. So it was like going in circles. I am the only person on the contract however another person was able to go in and change that contract without my consent. Now that the contract is up and I'm trying to unlock a phone to move to another carrier, AT&T has been jerking me around for 3 weeks. Each call to customer support gets me a different response and instructions on what I need to do. My bill is paid, they have always been paid, and they come up with bogus excuses about why they haven't unlocked it. I have done everything they asked, some 2x. At the moment I'm waiting to hear their "decision" regarding my case. There is NO CASE! I am paid up, contract is done and I want my phone unlocked. It's really simple, no weirdness, no nonpayments, no complications. They're really a crooked outfit as far as I'm concerned. Dragging it out and getting every last penny from me they can.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2014

    AT&T refuses to resolve any kind of simple issues. They will lie to you and steal from you. They stole over $30 from my prepaid credit card, no explanation. They say I still owe, but they won't say for what. Apples App Store will steal from you, just that simple, and try to find out why I didn't get what they charged me for, or buy a faulty app? Good luck, lying, thieving **.....

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2014

    Totally hopeless company! Please stay away from AT&T. Kept transferring me from one department to another for all most 1 hour. Gave me a number to call. When I called, only automated messages and then call disconnects. They have tons of customer service numbers... but none of them works. Only automated messages.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2014

    A $10.00 fee was added to my bill for HD service which I did not request or was I asked for permission. When I contacted AT&T, I was told it would be removed. However, when I received my bill this month, I was still charged a fee "you are re-billed the discount amount from 9/22-9/26". I truly believe AT&T has purposely made fees so confusing that the consumer is unable to determine what is being paid for. Unfortunately, I just happened to check my bill because my bill went up from $136.84 to $142.04. When I asked the AT&T service rep, she could only state, "your fees are prorated". She also could not explain why I was charged for HD when I did not request it. I have heard the "creeping fees" by AT&T from many consumers. Is federal agency monitoring this company and its practices? How about CONSUMER PROTECTION!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014

    My contract was up at AT&T and I called to negotiate a new plan as well as order new phones. I like to call when contracts are up because they can give you deals to keep you as a customer. After much discussion and checking with his supervisors, I was told my new plan would cover unlimited talk and text as well as share 10GB of data with my wife's phone for $109. (per month before taxes, etc). Previously I was paying about $90 but had severely limited data, text and calls. I got no email confirmation of this but the next day I saw my plan on my AT&T web page exactly as we discussed.

    I got a bill for $300 the other day and went online to check this and although some of these charges were for overages on my previous plan, I discovered my new plan increased by about $50! I called AT&T and got no satisfaction even after asking to speak to the next higher up. I spoke with Whitney in Kentucky and someone else). They basically apologized and figured the person forgot to include the Mobile Share Value iPhone w/ Visual Voicemail a $40 charge for each phone. Then they only offered me standard plans. They would not allow me to go back to my original plan since I had entered into a new (albeit bogus) contract. I had already ordered and paid for the new iPhones (both have been backordered) and I could not cancel this order without a lengthy process.

    So, I was screwed. They offered me a plan for $150 with unlimited talk and text and 4GB of shared data which I eventually was forced to accept. I don't know if there is anything to be done since I cannot prove the deal which was offered. There was no email but again-it did appear on the web site the next day! I asked the people I spoke with today to look up the order for the plan I negotiated on Sept 30 to someone in Ohio but they said they could not do this because of some corporate mumbo-jumbo. I am so done with At&T. Unfortunately I am stuck with them for another 2 years unless I can resolve this somehow.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014

    I left T-Mobile in June 2014 after 11 years. I thought (mistakenly) that AT&T would provide better coverage for calls and data. AT&T reps have told me I need to purchase a booster ($150 or so). I'm not receiving service I'm already paying for, and the only response is for me to spend more money? AT&T seems to operate as if they cannot be held accountable. They need to be held accountable to deliver reliable call and data coverage for all paying customers.

    Insanity: repeating the same behavior expecting different results. There are two behaviors causing me to feel insane: continuing to use the Mark The Spot app-- like a trained chimp -- and continuing to be an AT&T customer. AT&T, please take my extreme frustration seriously. Even if I decide to abandon AT&T, your other customers deserve to get reliable service and top value for the top dollars they pay. Gosh it would be nice for AT&T's coverage and data to improve. Until then I consider AT&T a thief.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014

    We have two phones on our account. We pay $210 together or $105 each. Usually we pay with prepaid cards and have no issues. But every time we use one of our banks we ALWAYS get an NSF fee. The last time we paid our bill I gave cash to put in his bank account. I informed him to watch his limit. After two weeks the money was still in the bank. We had several conversations on why it took so long. I called and asked AT&T. I was told everything was fine. "But you haven't taken the money out of my account... why?" "Mr. Eddie your bill has been paid. You are fine." Is their answer to me.

    2 days later I get a call from my friend. He is standing in the bank talking to me on the phone with the teller in earshot. "Homie, they still haven't taken that money out. What should I do?" He asks me. I tell him to leave the money there as does the bank teller who I hear tell him the same thing. Then the next day our service is turned off. $40 to turn it back on and another $40 when our bill arrives. The money is still in the account by the way. I call my friend. "Yes homie the money is still in the account." No nsf fee recorded by the bank. According to AT&T the NSF is valid. However it was a blatant lie. They refused to reverse it even after I spoke to a supervisor. All of them were on repeat... "the nsf fee is valid sir." AT&T stole money from us. Period. This was not the first time it happened. It just took two of us to figure out we are being manipulated to have our money stolen by AT&T.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014

    I reviewed my data plan and realized my son and I use very little to warrant our expensive unlimited plan. So I decided to switch. After switching my data plan to a plan higher data than our average use (reviewed a year's worth of monthly use) our bill came in at our new low rate for two months. I was pleased with making a good decision. However, the third month came in higher than our previous rate before switching @ approx. $500 for one month. I called AT&T and the customer service rep convinced me this was our fault, we were over using. This continued for three months of my bill coming in over $500. My son and I made sure we were always using wifi where ever we went, we started getting data warning in the middle of the night. So we started turning off our data at night. But when I would be at work connected to wifi I started getting data warnings. How can this be? I just turned on my data at 8am and drove to work where my phone auto connects to wifi. I double checked - yes still on wifi.

    Last month my bill was $700, I paid it. But the next billing was almost $800!! I did not pay it. My calls to customer service are not only a huge time waster, being transferred from one incompetent rep to another, but also suffering the condescending disrespect of reps under trained and also claiming "their hands are tied". Now AT&T is threatening me not only to pay my bill but also wants to charge me almost $400 per line for breaking a contract. If there is a class action lawsuit out there - I want on it!! I will be pulling all my billing from previous year while on unlimited and new billing months of new plan and it shows this impossible discrepancy.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014

    This box is not big enough to write all the wrong that has been done to me along with stress! Fact that all that has been done is my bill gets larger, you get no help from customer service. I have been with AT&T since it is called cingular. Every month it's a different reason why the bill goes up, shut off, different do dates, phantom phone bills. Every time you call it makes it worst. Example - I ask for 4 months when the 4 lines for $160.00, my bills was $700.00. One time $765.00, other times I was told about one data plan they switched me to - plans I never ask for. I was grandfather into unlimited but some kind of they way, my bills got higher and higher. Paper billing is what I requested, wanted to see the charges one at a time but they all way had reason for fee or data you never ask for. Never the same - my due date, it's earlier each month. My out of contract days keep changing. I want out and my money back on all them bill that was over $600.00.

    Other example - I ordered my daughter a note, the latest one. I wanted to pay for it cash so I can get out of that contract but they shipped to me and I was told once it's open you can't return. Now I am stuck in this $34.00 dollar payment still in contract. No way out without messing up my credit. All my lines was changed, it just don't make sense. I have had 5 lines for when it was called cingular. I am really glad for this lawsuit, this need to stop. Don't have enough space to tell of the wrong that has been done to my pocket for the past 8 or so years.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2014

    I had a basic account because I used phone very little. I had accumulated over $150 worth of air time due to mandatory purchases. I had marked my calendar for the date of the next mandatory time purchase. I may have been one day late, but when I went to add time I found that all of the existing time had been lost. I had received no call or email to notify me. I consider this equivalent to theft. I did not call customer service to complain because I was fed up with their policy. I recommend people stay away from the gophone. I do not know about other aspects of AT&T phone service, but I have gone to Tracphone. It seems to be much fairer, and every time I open the phone the amount of time and service I have left is displayed.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2014

    Bad date on this AT&T Galaxy S5, lots of problems with internet seeing web pages. I am a web developer of dating sites and social networks. I have a site Matchudate.com and the site is professionally programmed and has just been updated 6 months ago. The iPhone and the android through AT&T wireless were giving me problems viewing the mobile login. I went crazy thinking it's the website or it's my server or it's a problem on my end until I spoke to other programmers with the same phone on other wireless phone plans. Like AIRTel in India and Vodafone in India they were using the iPhone 5C and the Galaxy s5 and said there was no problem with the phone on their end. They said they can see the website mobile login fine. That's when I started to complain to AT&T Wireless. They seem to think this is a joke. They even sent me snapshots from their phones and there is no problems at all. I would stay away from AT&T Wireless.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2014

    Before our switch to AT&T from Element Mobile, I called the AT&T main office to discuss the change. I was assured by the vendor rep that my plan charges would not change, my plan services would stay the same and I would not lose my unlimited data or ability to use my phone for Mobile Hotspot. My husband, my son and I talked to the representatives at the store and were told the same thing. I was actually told this 4 or 5 times.

    Today I was switched and of course, the promises were not met. I have unlimited data for my phones but the plan costs are much higher than I was paying. Additionally, the option to have a Mobile Hotspot is gone. So now we have no Internet service at our house because this was the only way that we could connect where we live.

    When I called AT&T to ask about this the lady told me that they do not have Hotspot with unlimited data. I can pay over $100 more for a shared data plan that will not give me enough data for my family. I have three persons in college who depend on their Internet for online classes. Now what? Pay more for something I was forced to change to? When I asked about the bill I was told to wait until I get my bill and then talk to their Finance and Collections people to work it out. Nice. When I asked about leaving them and not being charged, of course I will be charged early termination even though I didn't sign up to be their customer. I can't get out unless I pay up to $300 a line to move on.

    So now I am stuck with a plan that does half of what I used to be able to do and possibly at about $50 more per month. To replace my Internet services I have to pay $100+ for their hotspot service with limited data or I have to find a replacement. A replacement comes with an installation fee and of course a two year contract with a second company just for Internet service. Alternatively, I can try to find another company that will offer what I need but of course that will come with added costs as well. And, based on my reception area, it will be a lower quality connection. Really, is this what I am in for with the this new company, more of the same? Bad customer relations.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    I started service with AT&T in June 2014 and the network is just inadequate plus the device is HORRIBLE. Dropped calls, delayed texts, no data connectivity, strange loud beeping on voice calls. Unprofessional and just rude! I want my $ back.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    In September, I signed into my online AT&T wireless account and used their website to upgrade my phone and my wife's phone to the iPhone 5c for only 99 cents each. The online bill comparison function provided by AT&T showed the monthly bill staying the same. Unfortunately, there's a big gotcha when you sign a 2-year contract to get the new phones - you lose any monthly discounts you might have when you use AT&T and you're not in a contract. Too bad the website didn't show the loss of the discounts when comparing the before and after costs of the monthly bill when you upgrade your phones, but that's just a simple oversight on the part of AT&T, and in their defense, they did send a text message after we had already placed our order that said we would lose our discounts. It did cause some consternation at the time, but the true damage wasn't revealed until we got our first bill under the new contracts.

    The bottom line? My $0.99 phones quickly became $720 phones with a little sleight of hand on the part of AT&T. Guess who won't be a customer of AT&T in any way, shape, or form when my contracts expire in 2 years. Every experience with AT&T over the many years that I have done business with them from the days of the long distance monopoly to the fledgling cell phone industry to the mature cell phone industry has ended badly. They misuse any power they have over you and make you want to do business with anybody but them.

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    I Terminated my former acct to go with AT&T. Right after I got my phones I got very ill, went in hospital and was put off work. Was unable to pay huge first bill exactly on time. Bill due Oct 12, requested to pay half and get extended till Oct 24 less than two weeks later. Sometimes stuff happens to good people and these ruthless people had no intention to help. They agreed to take half a pmt and extend me to 24th of October then tried to pay the half of bill and was told I'd still be shut off. I definitely would not recommend AT&T for their ruthless business practices and furthermore am so appalled that honest hardworking people can be treated like this. They are set on ruining people's good name and credit and I would never ever use them again. Oh and they now want to charge 1,230 dollars to end with them. I have never seen such greed and destruction in all my life.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    AT&T's service has gotten worse each year for the last 3 years. If you call customer service they will tell you they have many towers and full coverage in the NW section of Washington. If you press them they will admit to have some issues with a few towers. After talking to several members of the Georgetown neighborhood association, I found that AT&T had for no charged provided several homes with micro-cells (basically miniature cell towers) because they complained enough. AT&T is aware of a big problems in the Washington area but they refuse to acknowledge them.

    Washington is a small area roped off from Virginia on one side and Maryland on the other. This is basically a small area of almost coastal topography. There are no mountains not even many hilly areas in the district. We have a height regulation on buildings. So when you can't get a restaurant review on the street 6 blocks form the White House, there is a bad problem with charging 200 Hundred dollars a month. One of the funniest things is where their lobbyists work and shop is a bad zone. Maybe they gave them micro-cells.

    In Georgetown at the Safeway (oftentimes referred to as The Social Safeway) you cannot Download your grocery list even outside in the parking lot. Why can't the government stop this fraud. If cities would expand their high speed Wifi over the city we could break this monopoly. The financial opportunities they would open for local business would but transformational. AT&T has taken advantage of this area for too long a time. Be Better OR Be Gone.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    We had AT&T and we missed a payment so we go to pay for it and they charged us again and again do we told them that we would pay for our phone if you would turn it back on. Why are you charging us for our phones if we can't use it? Stop overcharging people.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    I purchase a new phone less than 6 months ago. The phone cost me approximately $200. I can honestly say that yes, I have dropped my phone like anyone who owns a phone does. I can also say that I spent an additional $80 to get a soft case and glass protection to protect my phone. I am not clumsy or careless, yet my phone stopped working. It has no physical damage that I can see. I contacted AT&T in person. The rep there told me I had to call Asurion their insurance agent. I contacted Asurion who sent me back to AT&T and back and forth we went.

    I finally reached someone at AT&T. They sent me a new battery. The battery started my phone up, however my phone is no longer taking a charge. I tried multiple charges. I tried connecting to the computer. So I contacted AT&T again, who tells me they will send me a new phone but if they feel that the issue is because it was dropped they will bill me $584. I could not believe my ears, so I tell them "send me to the insurance department as the deductible should be less money" even though I feel that this should be covered by warranty. The insurance department after waiting 20 minutes tells me that the deductible is $199. I paid $200 for the phone? I cannot believe my eyes and when I went to complain to AT&T, there is no easy way to file a complaint with their organization. They should be sued for poor customer service and for bait and switch tactics.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    I had DSL service with these clowns and I had a long fight because they would not return the money they owed me. They had different phone - internet cycles and they conflicted. I had to get the Feds after them. I insisted that I would never be their customer again, but despite their promises, I still get mailings from Chicago pleading with them. They are incompetent, arrogant thieves. I wish they would smash it into pieces so small that they will never recover. Boycott AT&T.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014

    I cannot get an answer from AT&T explaining their taxes and fees except to say it is gov't regulated and that doesn't satisfy me. I am suspicious they are charging excess taxes and fees that may be illegal as described: I live in Florida and recently switched from Bright House to AT&T. I had the same services with Bright House that I now have with AT&T (home phone, TV, and internet). The cost for the services is approximately the same but AT&T charges me almost $10 more in taxes and fees. Specifically: Bright House services were $140 plus taxes & fees of $12.78. My AT&T bill is $144 for the services plus $22.54 in taxes and fees. This makes no sense.

    The Bright House taxes were approximately 9% and based on that I would expect the AT&T fees to be approximately $13.15. AT&T is charging about 16%. Additionally, some of the fees from AT&T were never charged by Bright House -- example: Broadcast TV surcharge, Regulatory Video Cost Recovery, Regulatory Cost Recovery Charge, and FL Gross Receipts Tax. If the taxes and fees are gov't regulated, this just simply makes no sense and I hoping someone can look into this to see if AT&T is doing something illegal.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014

    I bought a WiFi device from Best Buy and connected through AT&T. The device quit working so I exchanged it and was told because it had a new number, I had to pay an early termination fee and sign and pay for a new contract. Then I started getting outrageous overage fees and was told the device was pinging off of several towers and they replaced the SIM card. I still had the issue and was told to exchange the device but again would have to pay an early termination fee. They explained this was because AT&T sold the devices at below cost if the customer signed a contract. I explained this device wasn't bought through AT&T and they said it didn't matter.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014

    I been trying to get Internet. This started last Thursday. They still don't have it fix, they say they won't have it fixed till 20th of October. now if I could get service from someone else I go there faster than lightning. I have to wait 2 weeks, they need to drop the bill 14.95 U-verse then I be happy.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014

    I lost my iPad while moving. I received my bill and noticed that I was signed up for the wrong data plan. I was told by the salesman Grant ** in the Authorized Dealer store in the King of Prussia Mall. He told me I would receive a free iPad if I signed up for a 2-year contract with AT&T. When I signed up for the service, the salesman said the iPad would be free when I signed up for the AT&T Next installment. Instead I was signed up for the Mobile Share Plan. I received my bill and not only noticed that I was signed up for the wrong plan but that I was charged for the iPad. Instead of my bill being $140.00, it was $192.00.

    When I went to the store to clear up some things, they just told me that the promotion was over and they couldn't do anything, the plans are the same anyway. With my old iPad, I was never charged for data. I received my bill the next month and noticed I had $60.00 in charges added to my bill. My iPad was recovered. My phone was the culprit of all the charges. During the first month I was having a lot of service coverage problems. I could only use my phone with Wi-Fi. I was moving and didn't realize how much in data charges I was racking up. I had nothing but bad experiences since I signed up for this contact with all of the AT&T representatives I've dealt with.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014

    My parents were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and took me along on their cruise. When I landed in Rome, Italy I instantly called AT&T and added 50 additional texts and an international plan. They told me there was no service out at sea so I needed to be careful about roaming. I told them I was paranoid about coming home to a large bill as I knew I didn't want to arrive home to any surprises! They assured me I would be ok. I called them two other times during my two week trip to check in on my account. I was ASSURED every time that I was well within the plan I had chosen & didn't go over.

    I arrived home to receive a bill from AT&T for $465.03. I called them, freaking out that this had happened. After working with their billing department, they agreed that they had made a mistake and credited me $324.81. Usually I spend about $50 per month with them but knew my bill would be slightly more as I had added the international plan, etc. I received my new bill a few days ago for the past month. Now my bill is $2044!! One day on the cruise, AT&T charged me $1982.73 in roaming charges. I never used my phone & didn't even know roaming was on! I was out at sea all day. Throughout the cruise we were out at sea for 4 days. I was never charged roaming on any of those days. Why did they charge me that on one day? $2.50 per minute!!!

    AT&T have been very uncooperative on this. They have given me a credit of about $400 but tell me I still owe them over $1500. This is crazy! How will I ever pay this off? AT&T has been my provider for years. I'm so sad to say that I will have to leave them and NEVER return. This feels like a setup and no one is willing to figure this out with me. Why would a company, that knows a client is on the lowest plan, ever let roaming be downloaded for that much money? Especially when I checked with them regularly! I'm SO DISAPPOINTED! This is not over!

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014

    Thrice AT&T failed to send paper bill to confirm its monthly charges. Bills are big and could be fabricated. Yet this consumer can't even pay by electronic checks as I've been doing for years (because AT&T had charged to wrong bank accounts). Looks like there are too many incompetent workers in AT&T and the management is lousy. Much ado get nothing done properly except extracting money with phony bills and sales!!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014

    Do not go to this store! The Store Manager Employee #** sold me an iPhone 5S for $40 with a two year contract and some upgrades in services. I just noticed on my AT&T Mobility bill this month that he actually charged me $650 for the phone by using a 24 month service plan with installment payment. Nowhere on the invoice I signed was the statement that I was specifically going to be charged for an iPhone 5S for the cost of $650 - AT&T Customer Service stands by the charge because I didn't dispute it within 14 days (unfortunately I didn't see the charge until my bill was received more than 30 days later). I've been an AT&T Mobility customer for eight years, changing that today. This store is as bad as it gets.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPriceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2014

    I signed up for AT&T U-verse internet a few years ago, and recently discovered that I was paying $15/month more than I thought I was. After a call to customer service and further research, I have come to the conclusion that the pricing on the website is not only grossly misleading, but that the actual price is not advertised at all. This was true when I signed up (leading to me paying about $1000 more than I had thought - I know, I might have checked earlier), but even with the help of the customer service representative, I was unable to uncover the price that would go into effect after the promotional 12 months was over. I actually thought this was illegal. It certainly creates an issue when trying comparison shopping.

    The service I originally bought was advertised at $29.99/month for a 6Mbps. The actual price, as it turned out, was $46. I later upgraded to a 12 Mbps line, which is $51/month (and was advertised at $35 at the time I shopped for it). So where I thought I had a good deal relative to the local cable provider, it turns out that I'd been paying as much as their service for slower speeds all along. The current website advertises prices for that are limited to 12 months. Even at the offer detail page (small print), the actual monthly amount's post 12 months are not listed (as the customer service supervisor found out, much to her surprise). In the interest of the consumer community, I think AT&T practices need to be stopped, and AT&T needs to be held to honor their advertised terms and agreements, rather than getting away with knowingly misleading their customers.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2014

    At the end of August my phone was not charging right. So, I call AT&T warranty and the man shipped me a new phone. It came through FedEx. I had sent it back through USPS. With the return label. It begins on September 10 - I received an automatic text then came the harassment of phone calls. I told them I had returned it and I don't have it. At the end of month I was told that I will get charge 349.99 plus my current Bill. Right now, my phone bills is at 1001.23. I had cried and cried because I did the right thing and I am stuck with this high phone Bill. My phone got lost in the mail. And I have to pay for it.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2014

    I have a samsung galaxy mini and the camera stopped working. I was told by AT&T to send it back. They would send me a new one and they did. However on yesterday I received the phone back and they claimed it was cracked and that I would be charged $259 on my next bill. I was told if I sent both phones back I would be double charged and that there was nothing they could do for me. I even try to chatting with an online representative. Poor customer service.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014

    I had services for internet with a monthly payment of $14.95 for twelve months. Prior to this services were $15.00 a month. I thought the end of the twelve months would have been February 2015. I got a bill for $67.05. I telephoned them and was told the 12 month period stopped in July. I asked and was told that in order for my bill to zero I had to cancel services by September 16th, which I did. Then I got a bill for $52.10, with a credit of $1.37. I then get a phone message stating my bill was for $50.73. I am so happy I no longer have to deal with this company as I am sure they are trying to rip people off. First they never made it clear the date my 12 month would be over and they sent out confusing bills. I got a bill in February that the 12 month period had been extended for 12 months more. Why would pay more than the $15 dollars a month for the internet services. They obviously want me to connect to a U-verse account and they overcharge me. The agents are confused and tried to confuse me. THEY ARE THE WORST COMPANY I HAVE EVER DEALT WITH.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014

    I called to cancel my cell phone service. I have been off contract now for a year and a half. They transfer me around and won't accept my cancellation. They just keep offering me different lower price plans instead, and when I try to tell them I won't take any plan they offer unless they can give me a pay as you go plan, they transfer me again. So at this point, I simply have to stop paying the bills when they come.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014

    Promised to have a good service with AT&T, customer care and technical support if needed. So I change carrier from verizon to AT&T (what a mistake). From day 1 I had a problem with the BARES (bad connection and drop off calls) and called the 611 from my phone from the house. They said I have a bad connection. Went to the back yard looking for more signal. No luck. Again called to cancel the service during the 14 days grace period. The customer service PROMISED me that they do anything in their power to get me signal in my home (i believed them). Did not cancel, so for four months same promises of mini tower at home, new phone, still nothing. We call you, nothing. SHAME on you. Still I am paying every month close to $300 for no service. This is unacceptable.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014

    AT&T was sending my invoices to my email without my knowledge. I was late on payments because I wasn't receiving the bills, which have always been sent to me via postal mail. I never authorized any bills to be paid online. As a result, they were going to charge me a late fee. As I was explaining their error to customer service, the representative found that I was also being mistakenly charged an extra $100 on my plan. He wouldn't specify what those charges were, but accepted responsibility on behalf of the company. I asked him, "then I will be compensated for these overcharges, correct? I've had this plan since 2009." He replied that their records only date back 3 months, so he is only able to compensate me $300. I was APPALLED. All of these telecommunication companies are awful, but AT&T really takes the cake. And if you think the "Next" plan is saving you money, the joke's on you.

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    CoveragePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2014

    We purchased and subscribed to AT&T wireless smart phones for our granddaughters who live in Louisiana. We have always used Verizon and still do for personal and business for more than 15 years. We went to AT&T for our granddaughters because Verizon (at this time) doesn't have coverage in this area. Although I have little complaint about the actual service, I have huge frustration with the online site even for the Premier site. 9 times out of 10, when I look for information about my account, the message says "not able to access, try later." EACH AND EVERY TIME, they send me an email and tell me my new bill is ready to view, I go to Premier site, try to download, get message "not available" or...the download happens and it shows the previous month's bill. HORRIBLE WASTE OF MY TIME! I understand Verizon is installing towers in Louisiana near the Fort Polk area. When that happens and we indeed have Verizon coverage, I will change immediately. ABSOLUTELY THE MOST FRUSTRATING SITE I HAVE EVER USED. Good bye AT&T!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2014

    I had been charge for over 100 minutes of international calls! They told me I was outside of the country making those calls!! I spend over half of the day trying to solve this issue, and they couldn't do nothing to solve it, so I ended up with a debt of $700! I never go back to AT&T. If you read this don't go with AT&T!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2014

    On 10/07/2014, I authorized a bill to be taken out of my bank account on 10/10/14 and on 10/108/14, they elected to take that amount and an additional 224.91 which I did not authorize thus over drawing my account - waiting for the second manager to call back because he has not shown up for work yet. Been every month in the past 4 months that I have issues with their billing. Tired of calling to correct their problems, must be revenues are not good for them. Have to take it out on the consumer.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2014

    Me and my husband has a family plan in AT&T last February 2013...We are a good payer since we got our contract with them. No late payments. We pay on time. Feb. 3, 2014 me and my friend drop at AT&T store at Wilshire/Western CA, store for inquiries and we end up to get 1 phone 5c and 2 ipads because ** the sales agent offers us that there is contract for this mini ipad as they offer and it's the last day so we have to grab it. So, we are interested then for this nice and good offer without contract so we took the 3 items.

    Since our phone is keep on ringing of notifications that "your data is added"....we got pissed off since we are not using the data yet. So, by Feb. 10, we have decided on our day off, we get back to the store where we got the 3 items, look for ** to return the items but he said, "We will not accept it for you have only given 7 days to returned," but l explained to him we are at work, we could not get the day off just to returned this item.

    So we go home of failures April 1, l called up the customer service asking them why they have the huge charges of $250? So they cut down to $150. We are surprised because we are only paying monthly of $101.30. When l was on my vacation on May 2014, my husband called up the customer service why it's so huge charges when in fact the 2 ipads was with her and it's not in use. Since they could not explained the huge charges, my husband come up and decided to cut it off the line and will pay the ipad.

    When l get back from my 2 months vacation. June 2014 l called up the customer service that l will pay the 2 ipads but don't cut off our phone lines for that we used it for my applications and call back for the company l applied and so as to my husband's work is so important his phone for he is on calls. But on July 12 they cut off our 3 lines that upsets us for we are unaware to happened it to us while waiting for a calls for my job. So to make the story short my husband make a complaint to AT&T officer regarding illegal cutting of our phone lines when in fact the 2 ipads only wanted my husband be cut off because of the huge charges they have made. We are waiting for their response but up to this moment no response yet .

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2014

    We purchased a GO Phone on 8/9/14, for our son. We expected our monthly due date to be the 9th, like every other cell provider does. In September our due date was the 8th and this month, October it was the 7th. Upon paying this month's bill, I was given a November due date of the 6th. This makes absolutely no sense. Every month we are losing a day. Due dates should not change on a no contract phone. It should be the same date every month like all other companies (ie: Virgin Mobile, Verizon, Net 10, etc...)

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2014

    I changed to AT&T U-verse, was told I would be charged $28.00 for one year for 12 mb but they charged me $49.00 instead. I have called 3 times they said it would be 28.00 but they took 49.00 out of my bank account. I just got a bill that said I would be charged 41.28 a month, what happened to the 28.00 I was to have? And why did they take out 49.00? This company is the worst I have ever had.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014

    I traveled to the Dominican Republic and logged in to the resort Wifi, but AT&T continued to charge me roaming charges in excess of $180 for a 10 day stay. This is for my Ipad which stayed in my safe for most of the time except when I charged it and checked my email. ($180 for nothing!!) and the supervisor said there was nothing she could do to help me. So I am changing carriers! Goodbye AT&T.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014

    Aug. 2013: My wife and I move into our new home. We were really happy with AT&T U-verse at her parents, so we decided to get it ourselves. After a week, we get a newsletter in the mail stating that U-verse was available in our neighborhood. We gladly called AT&T and ordered the service. Unfortunately, the tech stated that U-VERSE is not available in our neighborhood, but we can still get "high-speed" internet. That "high-speed" internet turned out to be 1.5mbps... After two and a half frustrating weeks, we called AT&T and cancelled our service. I read about the 30 day policy and fortunately didn't have to pay anything. I shipped the box before the due date, and pretty much assumed everything was fine.

    Then the bill came... I can't remember how much exactly, but it was around $350+. I called AT&T and asked them why I got the bill. The lady on the phone argued with me stating that we passed the 30 day mark. So I had to explain to her how many days were in a month before it added up to 30. I got her supervisor on the phone and they said they'll give me a DISCOUNT?!? So I argued some more, and they said "Okay, you're right. You don't owe anything. Our mistake. We’ll send you a revised bill."

    3 weeks later: I get another bill from AT&T. This time, it was $240... I call again and asked "Why am I getting another bill???" The clerk said, "Well sir, they credited $50+ to your account, so you now only owe $240." Then I said, "No. That's ridiculous; I CANCELLED BEFORE THE 30 DAY MARK." Clerk responded, "Oh... actually, they're billing you for not returning the modem in time." I said, "That is also ridiculous. What day did you receive it." The clerk said, "I'm sorry sir. I don't have that information." Then I replied, "Well, I'd like to talk to someone who does." Then he said, "One moment sir."

    10 minutes later: The clerk said, "So I spoke to my supervisor, and we went ahead and credited all fees in your account." I asked what do I owe. He said, “Nothing sir. You don't have to pay anything.” Then I said, “Okay... Can I get that in writing please?" He replied, "Yes sir. We'll send you a final bill that states your zero balance."

    3 months later: I call AT&T again. This time, my wife is pissed that there still isn't anything in the mail from AT&T. I speak to a nice employee who unfortunately had to comb through my files to see what exactly I was talking about. Finally, he says "Look, let me get you to our main corporate office. They can probably help you." So he gives me their number, and I quickly called. I get a business manager on the line, and explain to her my entire situation. She then tells me, "Sir, we simply do not have any way of sending you information regarding your final bill. I can see what I can do, but that's just all I can really say for now."

    I don't know why, but I took her word for it and decided to leave it at that. That's when I told my wife. She then reminded me of an incident that happened a few years back, where I paid a Circuit City credit card bill - but 4 years later, they came back asking me to pay it off. Well, that was no problem because I actually had proof that I paid it off. That's when I realized I didn't have any proof from AT&T. So... I called them again a few weeks later (the delay was mostly caused by work and personal life). I got someone who said "Let me see what I can do for you. Can I please call you back in a week?" I agreed and left it at that. Still the same run around. No one stepping up to help me.

    Flash forward to today, 10/7/2014… I figured I would try again and ask for proof of my bill. So I called AT&T one last time and this time, I wasn't going to be a polite customer. I was going to be blunt, and just tell them how I’m feeling because clearly being nice didn't do anything for me. I talked to a clerk and began to explain my entire story for the 5th time. The clerk said, "Sir, I understand but there's really nothing I can do." Then I asked, "Can I escalate this to a manager or supervisor please?"

    10 minutes later – YES, 10. SHE WAS IN A MEETING. The manager Anna spoke and I explained my situation for the 11TH time. Anna said, “Sorry, there's nothing I can do. We don't give out information like that.” I said, “Look. I need something to defend me in case AT&T comes back asking me for money that I should not owe. How do I get just a simple written letter from AT&T stating that I don't owe anything?” Anna replied, “I'm sorry. No one here will be able to provide this information for you.” “So what am I supposed to do if AT&T comes back 5 years later asking me to pay this??? Then what??” She actually said, “Uh... I don't think that'll happen.” I said, “That's my problem. I don't want you to think it'll happen or not. I want assurance.”

    Anna continued, “Well, Sorry, I can't give you anything.” “Not even an email from you or your supervisor stating that?” She said, “Sorry, we don't have external facing email to customers.” Are you kidding me??? She asked if there was anything else she can help me with and I asked for her full name. She refused to give it. I asked, “Can I record this?” She disagreed. I asked her, “So what are my options? How do I get a copy of my file? How do I have proof that I don't owe anything?” “You can't. I have nothing to give you.” “How do I get an external party to get it?” Anna said, “You'll have to get a court order subpoena.” I asked, “Just to get a file written on me?” She said yes. Then I said "I'm going to report this to the BBB." She replied “You go right ahead sir.” Click. Then she HUNG UP ON ME. Anyway, sorry for the long post. I was just so damn angry that I needed to get this off my chest. Thanks for reading.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2014

    I have never encountered such unsatisfactory customer service until I became an AT&T customer. To begin, I have had an active smartphone plan with AT&T for the last seven years. I have paid an average of $110 a month during that time, putting me at over $9k in total payments. You would think that this would at least gain me the courtesy of good customer service? Nope.

    During recent years I have been disconnected, routed through multiple operators (spending over an hour on some calls), have had floor managers argue with me and most importantly, been misinformed by operators about services and fees. All of this due to a single instance of a misplaced phone and several inquiries regarding upgrade options. Needless to say, when I had the opportunity to port my number to another mobile carrier, I did. Unfortunately, I did this on the worst possible day; the day that my month-to-month contract rolled to a new month.

    When I realized that I was charged for a full $110 for less than 12 hours of service, I called AT&T to request that the invoice be prorated. I was informed at that time that AT&T has a policy against prorating an invoice. This seems absurd, so I requested that the call be directed to someone that could make this adjustment based on my payment history (ALWAYS on time and a long-term customer). At that point I was told that I had to speak to a floor manager and that she will just tell you the same thing that I have.

    This is where the unexpected attitude began. After speaking with the floor manager and being told that she would not make the adjustment, I requested a second escalation. This resulted in a callback scheduled within the following 24-72 hours. No call was ever received, so I called back again. This time, I requested that I receive a call back from the third-party management that was already scheduled to call me. To this, I was told that there was never a scheduled callback and that I would need to talk to the floor manager first; this is again policy. Funny thing, the floor manager was not available and would have to call me back! Never received a call. This all seems like needless song-and-dance to avoid having to deal with the matter. The customer will eventually just give up.

    The craziest thing about this situation is that when I spoke to the numerous operators to resolve this matter, the first one said that she would fix the payment issue. She did this by removing my auto-payment selection. Since I receive paperless billing, I had no access to my disabled online account and had no idea how to pay the bill that would be past due if this matter could not be resolved. This forced me to call in and deal with operator number two, who was more than happy to take my payment to avoid late fees. When I called back in the third time, the operator had the nerve to tell me that my payment would prevent any sort of ability to prorate the invoice. Account credits are not applied to a deactivated account again, this is against company policy!

    With all the back-and-forth that I have had with AT&T operators (there were MANY more than I have identified above) and policy, it has become my mission to insure that other consumers know that they have options. Since I have become a smartphone user with the launch of the first iPhone, I have been with several other carriers. Most were ports required by employers as their preferred carriers. I have honestly NEVER encountered the substandard customer service that I have received from AT&T. They simply don't care, and it is VERY obvious. With all the Smartphone carriers available... AVOID AT&T!

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2014

    I have had At&t Uverse for sometime with no issues for approx. a year in a half. In July '14 I moved having me go to DSL provided by At&t. I waited approx. 5 weeks and still did not receive the do it yourself kit so i had to have someone come out and install it on behalf of At&t and was told I wouldn't have to pay for the install. Well, guess what - it's on my bill.

    Now, here we go about my Wireless-Cellular service. At&t will try and take advantage of anyone they can to charge extra service onto your act w/o your approval or even being aware of such action. My service was agreed to a 2gig of data contract w/ unlimited talk & text and guess what? I looked after 3 months of service and out of the blue, At&t decides to bump me to a 10gig pricing which jumps my bill to double. This is ridiculous and I am definitely positive that I am only one of the many thousands that deal with this kind of treatment daily. At&t needs a huge repercussion for how they are treating the public. If nothing happens the problem will only continue to get worse. A very, very disgruntled customer. That is, not for long.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2014

    9-19-14, my family decided to spend $800 dollars on phone upgrades, $160 dollars on upgrade fees and sign up with AT&T for 2 more years. In return, AT&T was going to kick me off my mobile share plan and increase my bill $100 dollars a month! Why would anybody do that? That's crazy! Nope! Forget the phone upgrades and forget AT&T. Hello Verizon!

    9-29-14 update. Tried to take the phones back on Saturday. But AT&T people can't do it unless they deactivate our current phones, activate the new phones (which we are returning), then deactivate them and reactivate our original phones. What! Come on! Hey Sprint has an unlimited data plan! See you there.

    10-6-14 update. Lola called me from AT&T's escalation dept. She wanted to know why on their text survey I gave them such a bad rating. I told her the whole story. She apologized and said that didn't make sense because AT&T wants everyone on the mobile share plan and that she would straighten this all out then call me back. Well that was 12 days ago and no call? AT&T's customer service sticks too! My son got off my AT&T plan and went to Verizon because he wanted a new phone and we can't obviously do through AT&T. Read this! Verizon gave him $200.00 for his old refurbish Iphone 4 and $100.00 Verizon spending money for signing up at $50.00 a month with the the first 6 months waived and paid for by Verizon. Wow! I'm getting on his plan. AT&T is not the place to be!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2014

    AT&T drops my calls, unbelievable. It started when my bill showed $3.99 charge that I didn't recognize. A rep said, "you called abroad, pay access charge". No, I didn't, easy to check. Rep offered refund, but dropped my call when I asked about high cost of my family plan. When refund didn't show up, I called AT&T. A new rep said, "that charge was for dialing 411 fast service". "No, I'm OK with a slow free of charge service, pls, refund". "Do you have other questions", she asked. I did. $180 for two lines seemed much, considering market deals. Good I asked, I was eligible for upgrade for long time and nobody told me. I've got a new $121 for 2 lines plan, I was quoted $130 for 3 lines plan, and I was offered to add 3rd line for $10. That offer prompted me to buy iPhone. AT&T backed off from their $10 additional line offer when I called to say I have my own phone and want to add the line. My current bill for 2 lines - $138.50. They dropped my calls on Oct 4 and Oct 5 when I called to add the line for $10. Sprint, Verizon or T Mobile, here I come.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2014

    Their service is worthless. They charge too much for their service. They charge too much for their phones. I was with alltel for 15 years and it was great while it lasted. I think I will just trash my phone and forget it.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2014

    I went with my husband to AT&T to switch over from Verizon wireless thinking we were going to be saving money and getting the same service which was not so. During the time i had my phone i was unable to receive phone calls at work as well as home and text messages as well both necessary for my work and for family affairs and business dealings. We contacted AT&T fifteen days after we got the phones and they would not help us as far as letting us give the phone back because it has to be within fourteen days. Well my husband and i are reasonable people and we decided to give the phone to my daughter with her own number and i would take my phone number and go back to Verizon in essence they got what they wanted and that was for us to keep the service with them and pay for the brand new phone. So everyone would figure all ended well right? Wrong they said they would still charge a cancellation fee of $608 dollars because the cost of the phone was associated with my number not the device. Wait are you telling me that you have hijacked my number that i have had for ten years?

    I got the apologizes and i wish i could help. Well i need a phone that works for many reasons one being an elderly sick mother that needs to get a hold of me and two, my 6 year old daughter's school has that number as our house number. I could go on and on about what a hassle this was for me bottom line is that i switched back to Verizon and now we are waiting to see if they let us make payments on the phone that we are being forced to keep because they wouldn't give it a new number without charging us the same as they do for cancelling the phone all together. I DO NOT recommend AT&T to anyone. AT&T are conniving lying and deceitful business. I am back with Verizon now and very happy. I actually get my messages and phone calls from the people that are reaching out to contact me.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2014

    In the process of upgrading my two iPhone 5s to iPhone 6s, it took NO LESS than 10 hours on the phone with customer service and 6 different trips to the AT&T store from start to finish. Everything that could have gone wrong did. None of the service agents who I spoke with on the phone--including supervisors--were consistent in their solution recommendations. It was seriously the BIGGEST joke ever. AT&T needs to get their act together before trying to upgrade their network or devices. I'd rather deal with the DMV (which should speak volumes and should make AT&T feel incredibly embarrassed).

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2014

    I had a telephone number of 20 years that was used for a business, upon moving the business due to downsizing I contacted AT&T requesting a call forwarding service to of this number to my new business number as I was no longer in the same area code. I had the calls forwarded to a mobile phone. Two 1/2 years on in the contract, my husband added a hot spot to the service. That was for months ago. When AT&T added this service is disconnected my call forwarding to a mail box, I no longer received calls from the line and they are charging me for a line that does not work.

    AT&T I called, they refused to reimbursed me for the lack of service. I asked for four months of reimbursement, they said no. No service, no honesty, no trust, this company has lost touch with the people they serve. Do not trust AT&T on any credit card, my experience is they do not, do not help. They cover their own butts, not their customers. Shame on them.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2014

    I went into the store located on Lewis Avenue in Tulsa Oklahoma to have someone look at my cell phone because all incoming calls were going directly to voice mail. Upon being greeted by a nice young lady. While she tried to figure out what was causing the problem with my phone. Myself and another couple of older women had to stand and wait to be helped by another employee for quite a while before we were waited on and I asked someone why were there no seating and she didn't seem know. I have two herniated discs in my lower back and it's very painful to stand long periods of time.

    She couldn't find a solution to the problem, so she put me on a call to customer service and that also did not solve my problem. So she said "well I'm sorry but you're going to have to buy a new phone". I was at this store for approximately 2 hours. I then took my phone to a cell phone repair shop and they fixed it in 15 minutes and didn't charge me anything. All he did was hard boot the phone back to it's original settings and everything was fixed. He also said there was nothing wrong technically with my phone. TRAIN YOUR EMPLOYEES! AND PROVIDE MORE SEATING IN YOUR STORES! PLEASE.

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    Sales & MarketingPriceProcess

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2014

    The Next program is a scam. The only way AT&T can make it look good is to take away the discounts that I currently have on my family shared plan. AT&T next will cost me per line an extra $25 per month. Making my account go up by a minimum of $100 per month. The only way to keep my wireless bill at it's current rate is to buy my own phone off of eBay. AT&T is a ripoff. I don't know how they can legally get away with advertizing this program as "saving" money.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2014

    During a cruise to Alaska, although we did our best to turn off data roaming, the phone of my youngest daughter (iPhone) still ended up using it. Short story: $708 charged by Maritime Services, apparently at a $20/Mb rate. The first time I talked to AT&T about this they told me the charges were going to be dropped, but later changed the story and refused to do so, instead looking for a way to blame us for the charges. AT&T claims to have notified us, but we did not see the notification or received a call. The data svc was disabled by AT&T on that phone but only after the charges had been incurred. It is amazing that AT&T would let Maritime Services abuse customers who are unaware of their scheme and be an accessory to them. Legally, a $700 service must be accepted by the customer before simply enabling and charging for it, and on top of that disabling the phone afterwards.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2014

    First off, calling AT&T will at least take an hour and a half, their automated system doesn't give you enough reasons for calling. You have to press zero at least 20 times before it sends you to another automated system that eventually directs you to an operator..I called in to check the status of my rewards card that was promised to me when I signed up for the account the person I spoke with was short and had an attitude with me, she was telling me the whole time how her computer is slow while she was just looking up my information, eventually she brought up my account info. Once my account info was in front of her she proceeded to tell me how she cannot help me because her computer wasn't working correctly.. after an hour and a half on the phone with her.

    I am on my 4th month of service and I have still not received my rewards card. Not only that but when I spoke with someone regarding cancelling my account due to the ridiculous wait time for the rewards the person was also rude and was pretty much telling me about how I will be charged for cancelling the service and wasn't listening to the reason I was cancelling my service. I was promised a rewards card promptly.. and they did not deliver on that promise.. that is why I want to cancel.. Any small company would have understood me.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2014

    I have been with ATT for 5 years now, having unlimited data plan. I had been using max of 0.4 GB every month. This month while travelling I used up 3 GB (for looking up restaurants and using Google maps). My data speed was reduced.

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2014

    Att lies, diff. rates every month. I can't wait for class action suit. They do nothing but rob people. Definitely switching this month. I have had enough.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2014

    My husband and I have always been with AT&T for our cell phone service. We became aware that we are entitled to a discount through my employer (have been since we have had phones apparently). The " Plan" is a family plan. It is under my husband's name. One name... One Bill. We were told we would both need to go to the store at the same time so that they could change the plan to my name in order for the discount to be applied. At the store we were told that a $25 fee would be incurred to make the change.

    I was quite irritated by that but my husband assured me we would recover that in one month with the discount. Then when we were ready to proceed we were told that the $25 fee would apply to each of the five lines on our plan!! That is absolutely asinine!! It is ONE plan, ONE bill, ONE person in charge of it. The ONE bill is paperless. And now I see by reading other reviews that the discount is a farce as well. We pay over $300/mo for 5 lines with 8 gb shared data use. As our contracts expire we will cut ourselves free from AT&T. I am already grabbing my ankles..I don't think I can bend any further!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2014

    My spouse made arrangements with AT&T for a two-year contract family plan with 4G LTE, after AT&T had been advertising for several weeks that their plan is $160.00 per month for a four-phone family plan with 4 GB shared data. First payment - $489+, including $40.00 per phone activation fee and $110.00 for 4G LTE shared data. Second and ongoing monthly payment is $269.00 per month. 4G LTE is $110.00 per month. Early termination fee - $400.00 per phone. Misleading advertising, and taking advantage of a woman with no financial common sense.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2014

    I have insurance on all 5 lines, pay up to 400.00 a month, have been with AT&T for years (est 14+ years). When I call for any help, and get placed on hold, takes up to 8 hours a day to workout anything with AT&T. 8 hour job. Had a problem with my phone-4 months later I'm going on my 3rd phone and they were all refurbished. They do not repair the phone before shipping to next person. I picked up someone else issues. On the news, they said AT&T was one of the companies that will not let the exiting client know of any good deals and if you find out of any good deals you cannot use them because you are a exiting client. They are known to not be fair to the exiting clients.

    On my way to Verizon. Awesome deal. Maybe I will change with in all phone companies every 5 years. HAHA. AND I always knew Verizon has the better coverage. Many time I sat with a no service on my phone when my co-workers have service, because they have Verizon. I guess my opportunity. Only one of my phones are under a contract with AT&T (HOME PHONE). :) OH and after holding for hours, they will hang up and there goes the next day. Geez AT&T

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2014

    We went to the Sunnyvale Store to upgrade our phones. The Sales Rep started talking about how if we did that - the cost of our plan would change as AT&T has discontinued offering the subsidized plan.There is an option to change the plan slightly but there is an added cost to "pay for the phone" once the phone is paid. For example currently we are paying 150.00. If we wanted to upgrade - an extra 35.00 is added to our monthly bill for 24 months (35.00*24 =850.00) until the new phone is paid off then it drops back to 150.00 monthly bill. So in other words the cost of the phone is being passed on to the customer at full retail price.

    So now we were like okay, let us look at our options and see if this is really the best option for us. Now the salesperson got all weird and aggressive. Made comments like "Go to T Mobile I am not forcing you to stay with AT&T." My husband said all he wants to do is check the numbers himself and decide where he will save money. Sales Rep said it will be with AT&T. Fair enough but you don't have to get your undies in a knot.

    Then the sales rep went on to say she had "extensive" training and knows better than us. Also that At&t was the first to drop their prices before T-Mobile. This we know it's not true, we are in the mobile/communications industry so you can't fool us. When we politely tried to correct her - she said, "well I am wearing the AT&T badge so I know what is right." This is where I was thinking we best leave now.

    She spoken in a loud voice almost as if she was shouting and on top she was behavior with such poor manners. Someone needs to train her how to talk to people or not employ her in such a role where she has to deal with people. It's a shame the At&t is such a monopoly here in the US and they can get away with such crappy service and daylight robbery. It is about time the markets were opened up to more competitors so as a consumer you have choice and also companies will work harder to treat their customers well so they "retain" loyalty. We have been with At&T for 8 yrs. I suppose that means nothing to them.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2014

    Went to AT&T because Apple could not upgrade two of my lines. I have 4 lines on a family plan. The Apple rep called into AT&T to see what the problem was and the AT&T rep was very, very rude to myself and also to the Apple Rep. The AT&T rep informed us after a two hour wait that it was something about the region that two of my lines could not be upgraded, so I would have to go the AT&T. So I went to AT&T and was told they were out of iPhone6 and 6 plus. As I was waiting I was told that a shipment had just came and to wait. I waited an hour to be told, "Oh Sorry there were no iPhones on that shipment."

    Mind you it was customers sitting next to me that got the same iPhone I wanted. Now I have to order the phone off line and wait 25-30 business days to get it. Seems to me that AT&T were trying to get rid of the iPhone5 and iPhone5s because they were pushing those phones on most of the customers there. I wish I had never upgraded my first two lines. I would have went with another cell carrier.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2014

    My phone got wet 3 weeks ago. I went into AT&T and they said I should wait for the new iPhone 6 Plus to come out. The day it came out, I rushed into my local AT&T store when it opened and ordered 2 phones. They said they would come in, in about 10 days which would be around Sept 20th 2014. A few days before they were suppose to come in, we got a email stating we wouldn't be getting our new phones until mid to end of November. I run a business and I can't be without a phone for 2 1/2 months.

    My wife called AT&T and one of the workers said they had one in right now. She immediately cancelled our two phones on order and rushed to the store. When she got there about a hour later they stated they had sold it. They told her to call back. A few days later she called and they stated they would be getting some in next week. We were going to be in Florida and they told us they wouldn't hold a phone for us and we had to be there to get a phone.

    After numerous hours on the phone, we didn't get anywhere closer to getting a phone. Sept 25th I went into Target and they have the phones we want in stock. I tried to buy two and our account was locked stating that we had just ordered 2 phones and we didn't qualify to order anymore. After my wife called for a hour they said they would get this straightened out and taken care of. I went back to Target the next day and he looked my account up and he said they had straightened the account out but that I did not qualify to buy a phone from them until Dec.

    So here I still sit paying my bill without a phone. I went to my AT&T store and tried to find out what was going on and what I'm suppose to do. She called me a liar twice stating that they haven't got any of the new phones in and she said no one from their store told us they did. Hmmm, I love being called a liar when I spend about $250 to $300 a month with them. This is so rude and unprofessional. She basically told me I was tough out of luck and there's nothing I can do. Now I sit paying my bill with no phone.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2014

    I bought the phone by the new monthly payment on my bill and I've had one after another problems. Even calling customer service doesn't help. I was on the phone yesterday for over 2 hours. I can understand wanting to make sure something is wrong before deciding to exchange a phone but the day before that I spent about 30 minutes trying everything. Can't you just admit it's just a LEMON?!

    Also I had already sent one back to them and gotten this one. Then they bug me two weeks straight threatening to charge me full price for the phone I sent back. They said I didn't mail it and I did with their shipping label. So I started calling them every day in fear I would be charged full price for the first phone that wasn't working. Turns out they had it in the reviving for 2 weeks. The two weeks they were threatening me. Now, today I used the automated thing and they said it would be about 5 minutes. Just leave my name and number, I did and it’s been 20 minutes and still no call back. AT&T customer service sucks. That's my conclusion!

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2014

    Ok soooo when do we do a class action lawsuit! I'm seriously tired of being expected to pay good money for ** products! I'm done with it, I was paying a special rate of 30$ cause I'm on "gov programs" and Cricket was cool like that then AT&T takes over and I'm expected to pay 55+$ for the same plan but with less stuff ~ lost my Muve music and everything. AT&T has stripped the company of everything that made it Better than AT&T, and I'm not interested in rewarding them for their sneaky underhanded business practices so I'm going to "Republic or Verizon", both companies that are better off even with having to possibly purchase a different phone. NUTS to AT&T and any company who thinks that once they buy another, they aren't to be held to the same standards if not BETTER! Shame on you AT&T. Hope The CEO and All his constituents croak from BS poisoning! They shovel so much of it!

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2014

    We were told by AT&T rep switching to a new plan would be cheaper. We've gone from 250 to 450 a month!!!!!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2014

    My Samsung Note II was experiencing weird dropped calls all the time and was acting up bad. Took it to Orlando (1 hour drive) and the service rep got very insulting because he said I tried to unlock my phone with a jailbreak. I had no clue what he was talking about because I never did such a thing - I don't even know how! I went to 3 different service points trying to explain that I never did anything wrong and unsure what happened. I sent a registered letter to AT&T CEO but the letter was never answered.

    Just by sheer accident I found out that while overseas I installed a dual SIM card in the phone (because AT&T has no overseas service) and that apparently caused the jailbreak. It did not even work over there! I really had no clue it would do that - and although I can understand their position when I would actually do this to force an unlock on the phone here in the USA to go with a different carrier, I cannot understand their rigid stand when I really had no clue that is what happened.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2014

    I was on the Family Share Plan for $160 for 10GB Shared. My son upgraded his phone to the new iphone. They sent an email saying access is $40 a month. I called customer service to make sure it would still be part of the shared plan I had and she said it would be. He got the new phone, and the following day it again says $40 in my confirmation. I contact customer service again, who says, "Sorry, you got misinformation, but the plan remains the same, you just don't get the discount anymore". They claimed it was too late to go back and fix it since he has the new phone. I called again today, and this time was informed that even though he paid hundreds of dollars for it, the phone belongs to AT&T and has to be returned after 2 years! Seriously? The other option would be to get our money back for the phone, then add it to the plan on installments which would increase the phone cost another $200! So, lied to, then taken advantage of. Ridiculous!

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2014

    When consumer loyalty is worthless. First of all I would like to thank you for taking the time to read this letter. Fair warning, it is not positive or encouraging, it simply describes the services and series of miscommunication experienced at AT&T stores and customer services. We have been AT&T customers for the last 14 years. We transitioned with the company when it went from Cingular to AT&T. YES, That far back! Our family and friends have encouraged us to change to Verizon or Sprint to experience better cell reception. We are loyal consumers and we find that thing we want and like and stick with it. It is from a marketing point of view, hard to find now a days. But finally it has come to the point that we made the decision and are moving forward to switch to a different provider.

    In May 2014 we experienced a loss in the family very tragically. Three last minute flights to Colorado from North Carolina, car rentals and unexpected expenses. So during the day I was helping my husband attend the family needs and at night I was keeping up with work. I found myself without internet and could not stop working. I could not use the phone for work because the reception at my husband's parent home is very poor. We decided to get a hot spot with AT&T. So there I am AT&T store the very next morning.

    My husband could not come with me to the store, you know taking care of family matters. I walk in and I purchased a hot spot. The sales person was nice and assured me it was the best and latest device available. So I purchase the device for $164.00, no plan, no contracts. As he explains the service is $20.00 per month plus fees and taxes maybe $30.00 if that. I can do that for now until we add it to the family account. We cannot do it because my husband is taking care of family arrangements. The billing cycle ends 29th, your service will not start until the 29th. I was very satisfied as always with AT&T.

    A month later I am on the road working away from home and I forget to pay the bill. The service was cancelled and I called back to reinstate the service. I paid $146.00 dollars for a month in advance and a reinstatement fee. With no hesitation I paid for the service since I knew I still had a month working on the road between events. After getting back to North Carolina I realized how little I used the service. I called to cancel the service 1 day before the end of the cycle according to the device.

    Customer service was pleasant and helped me cancel and gave me options if I wanted to add the device to my family account. She offered a 5 day grace period and adjusted the error in the cycle noted in the device and AT&T. The device showed I had one day left and the AT&T system showed I was 1 day within the cycle. Again, she was pleasant and adjusted the 2 day difference to show a zero balance on the account and reminded me of my options to add it to my family account.

    Fast forward to my return home in North Carolina. Have you ever encountered a sales person that does not listen to your needs and clearly pushes products down your throat? We found him! Mr. Daniel ** in Fayetteville, North Carolina. This guy was so focused on selling us an Ipad and mocking us on an international plan in we had used back in December 2013. He was not done mocking and insulting the plan we have as a family, but proceeds to tell me the device I purchased from the AT&T store in Colorado is useless and cannot be added to the family account. BUT I should buy an I-pad. Finally, when I say no for the millionth time, he looks up account ** and reminds me it's not cancelled, it is on hold, and has a $100.00 dollar balance. Remember I called to cancel the account and I had a zero balance. Daniel was not on my list of favorite people. Of course he could not help find out what the balance was I had to call. So I did after I left the store, I called the 1800 number.

    I am surprised to receive more very discouraging customer service. I am trying to understand how does 2 months of service turn into $310.00 dollars? This time I did not catch the name of the person helping me. She was rude and offered me a $50.00 discount. I don't owe anything so why would she offer a $50.00 discount. I recommend you listen to the call. I am losing my cool. Well yes, it was lost with dear Daniel. I kept asking how does 2 month of service add up to $146.00 and $100.00 more? I clearly remember her saying, "well you used the service and you have to pay for it". I did pay for it and more. RRRGG!!! So I asked her to explain the math. 2 months of $20.00 basic service plus taxes and fees maybe $35.00. Can you feel my desperation in this communication process? I asked to speak to a manager. He was not available but he would call back before the end of the night. The call never came. Are you surprised? No, I was not either.

    Today, I received another invoice with $106.05 and stating the account has been closed due to lack of payment. Remember I called to close the account. Sigh! I called and simply asked to speak with a manager before I spent hours explaining what has happened. The supervisor explained the invoice. I am being charged for 2 days, May 27-29 and the last day of the cycle in July. Remember the error in the device. I was getting nowhere again and my dog started to have a bad seizure. The supervisor tells me to hold for a minute, I had to go my dog was very sick and my 8 year old son was taking care of the poor dog.

    This whole process has been a complete run around with no one willing to take the matter seriously. I paid for the usage of the Hot Spot and I canceled the device. I am not willing to pay for something I did not use past the date I cancelled the service. Maybe a person with some level of authority can take this matter seriously and get it resolved. It is, in my opinion, a shame that I have to end my long-term relationship/service with you over the fact that someone in a call center failed to close the account when I called to terminate the Hot Spot service/device. I plan on sharing this letter with my family and friends and if necessary, the FCC.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2014

    I walked into the New Milford, CT AT&T Store to purchase a new iPhone. I was met by a customer service person and quoted a price of $399 for a new 64 g iPhone 6. I agreed and had my name placed on a list. Two hours later I was called by a salesman and proceeded to buy the phone. Note that I had previously checked my eligibility online to make sure I qualified for an upgrade. It said I did. I traded my old iPhone 5 for $200. Normally in years past I would just give them that $200 and pay the remainder out of pocket. They tell me this time they don't do that anymore. They said I would have to pay by installment over 18 months. I assumed it was for the quoted price of $399. Never did they say it was going to be for over $700, the full price of the phone.

    When I got my bill today (9/26/14) I was charged $30 over my regular bill and saw they had charged me for the full price. I spoke to a customer service rep and two managers. The last one was very nasty and they all told me it was somehow my fault. NEVER have I ever paid full price for a phone. They are telling me I was not actually eligible until January. Had I known that, I would have waited as my iPhone 5 was in perfect working order. I'm very upset by this. I have been a perfect customer of theirs for almost 20 years. I also have my TV and Internet with them as well. Very shoddy treatment and feel like I have no voice or further resource to rectify this.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2014

    I have been a loyal customers for AT&T for 4-5 years now. At the time that I was originally signed up for an account I had known that unlimited data was no more. I've been okay with that and understood that was part of the mobile. As years went by, the Mobile share value plan has become their new mobile data plans. It makes data usage even more difficult to maintain. I kept track daily, sometimes hourly when I was not connected to WiFi. Even so my data would go over because during weekends it's not monitored, it adds up total usage by the next business day.

    Also if mobile data isn't turned off while on WiFi then you're still using data. Can't even use Facebook or other popular apps because Facebook would run up data quickly, and so would apps like Pandora, so I am paying more than most carriers charge and can't really use anything. It's not fair. Bills run up high and I'm low income. I feel cheated. If I want to root my device to allow more options to prevent data usage from going through the roof, I can't because their phones now prevent it. What happened to OPEN SOURCE?!

    If I want a phone that can do that I need to pay for a new device that allows it. I can't afford that. My bill now is 535.64 and I've called many times times and have asked if there is a payment plan to make up the debt. Only 30 days are allowed and must be paid in full. How can they expect that? How can they think customers want to stay? I feel like canceling any lines and walking away. Accepting to pay a little at time to cover that bill. If they can't accept that then why pay them at all.

    I'm upset because they don't work with their customers unless you plan to stay with them, and they don't offer reasonable methods to catch up. I'm highly dissatisfied as a customer and feel trapped. I want out and offered a payment plan to pay the debt I owe. They won't allow it. Even someone making a decent monthly or annual income cannot afford to drop 3-4 lines which total up to nearly $1000.00+ the service charge. Yet they want it all in full. That's impossible. Is there anything I can legally do? Any help to cancel lines and pay off the debt? I'm done with AT&T.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2014

    I was a DSL customer, they send me hundreds of letters for me to become a (Uverse) customer (I said can not), afforded but they send me a bill for it. Never, ever, did I accept any deals other than my DSL. Someone call me & got mad at me when I said no, so it looks that he put me on, anyway, without my consent. I have spoken with a lot of employees ever since they sent me the first bill. Nobody listen. The last I spoke to said I order it on June. I said that is a lie, what they did is illegal. I am retired, I live on a budget. I am 80 years old. In the community I live, we get cable from the association, AT&T did not had (Uverse) when they took me as a customer. My account is now closed because of their mistake. I was very satisfied customer, unless they are stealing then the law should be apply to them. Thanks Felix **. 9-26-14 12.11 pm.

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    Installation & SetupContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2014

    I was told I'd be using the same AT&T network that I was previously using when I had a contract. I also worked with USA support while setting up my new GoPhone account and everything worked great. Lo and behold, after I was signed up, I found I couldn't access any Web sites, I couldn't send text messages and they'd take about 3 hours to get sent, etc. When I tried calling Tech Support I was not connected to USA support, I was routed to the Philippines. They were absolutely of no help at all. That was if I could even get through to Tech Support.

    On subsequent tries to contact them I was transferred to a telemarketing line offering me a cruise. When I told the guy I was trying to reach Technical Support he said, "You've reached so and so travel agency" and did I want to hear about a trip. To which I replied, "Suck my **." I ended up going to an AT&T store and transferring back to my contract post-paid plan. So much for AT&T GoPhone saving me money. What a ** scam. Stay away from GoPhone. I have no respect for AT&T as a company anymore for them even putting their name anywhere near this inferior product and service. It's a total bait and switch. Be forewarned, it will work great the first day. After that pray for service.

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    Price

    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2014

    I called AT&T customer care center in IL and asked if they could reduce my family cell phone rate. For five lines I pay $190. Sprint has offered me up to ten lines for $100, 20GB with unlimited talk & text. I have been with AT&T for over 10 years. They could not and would not offer any cost reduction for my family plan. I guess that customer loyalty (over ten years) means nothing to them. Very disappointed in AT&T. I always believed that customers come first in retail every time but AT&T doesn't...

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    Contract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2014

    I moved to a new place (Sugar Land, TX) that has really bad AT&T wireless signal. AT&T said that the coverage in my area is overwhelmed because of too many customers, and they cannot do anything about it. I am under 2 year contract. When I asked to cancel my contract, the representative said to me, "AT&T didn't tell me to move, so it is not their fault." What a nonsense justification. I signed my contract to receive AT&T service, not to simply pay my bills, irrespective of the useless wireless signal.

    I am AT&T customer for the past 9 years. I asked if they really appreciate anything about it. The representative said AT&T appreciates that. The only option I have is to buy $150 booster to boost my signal. I asked, again, what is the appreciation here, if I have to buy the booster myself. She said AT&T cannot do anything about my problem because AT&T didn't tell me to move. I am totally convinced that they have a horrible customer appreciation for their customers.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2014

    I have been a customer for 13 years, and this has made me so angry! I changed plans in February of 2014 to the new shared data plan cost $160.00 a month. Was not told I was grandfathered in at a price of $15 per line. Was not told if I upgrade my line, there will be a $40 monthly fee for the phone. I have paid my bill, have been satisfied with AT&T until this crock they are pulling. So now instead of having the perk to upgrade your phone at a reduced price for purchase, they charge you or make you rent the device. The bad thing is they do not disclose that to you at the time of the deal is made.

    I upgraded my daughters phone in March, and not until May, did I see a new $40 upgrade fee. I think they have changed all plans automatically to the new $130 a month deal and now charging extra for the phone upgrade. THIS IS WRONG! They did this to cover the losses from people starting with them to get the reduced new phones, and then folks switched to T-Mobile to get out of their contract acquiring a free phone. The issue though is they do not tell you this new fee, and this is WRONG! I want out or this New fee to disappear. I will pay for my service, BUT this is Ridiculous!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2014

    I purchased the iPhone 5 when it came out in September 2012. I had several issues with phone outside of normal dropped calls and such. I had gone to local Apple store, they ran diagnostics and told me phone was faulty and needed to be replaced. I went back to Best Buy (where I purchased) and they replaced phone with exact same device. For some reason, I received a $40 activation charge on my next AT&T bill. When I called to question this and after an hour of discussion, they removed the fee. However, what AT&T doesn't tell you (or me in this case), is that it's still considered "an upgrade" and for that reason, I am NOT eligible for an upgrade. Even though, the original phone I purchased was faulty and it was replaced.

    I've been with AT&T for 14 years now and they are not even willing to meet me halfway. To even consider that this might be a glitch or human error along the way. All each of the CSR's has offered was for me to pay the additional $250 for an early upgrade. AT&T will lose my business because of this, but AT&T will go forward without thought of loss because that is who AT&T and its representatives are. Revenue and expansion. False advertising and contracts. That is what AT&T and its representatives care about.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2014

    Totally deceptive sales tactics. They put me on the mobile share value plan at $15 per month per line. They didn't tell me when I buy a new phone that line gets jacked up $25 dollars a month!!!!!! Now I pay $40 per month per line plus the $120 base. Switch to T-Mobile. They cost less and have unlimited data. AT&T wants you on the Next plan just like T-Mobile anyway.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2014

    This isn't my first huge incident with them, but this is a new low. I decided to use the online support chat to merely ask questions regarding the iPhone6 which is clearly in high demand. I already placed an online order right near midnight, but wanted to find more information to possibly expedite my shipment. Instead of answering my question, the representative just went and cancelled my order! He didn't confirm first on something that major or to clarify my question! He didn't even bother to followup on our conversation and just dropped off. I ended up then spending the long wait on the phone to try to get THEIR mistake reversed, only to be told after spending over 1.5hrs that I had to put in another order. They even had the nerve to claim that I actually wanted to cancel and then changed my mind. It's adding insult to injury. No recourse or any real attempt to fix their error. I even have the conversation that documents this incompetence. See attached. Now I went from waiting about 2 weeks or more for my phone back now to a much longer wait period! I cannot express the level of upset I'm in.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2014

    AT&T service been really bad for 2 months. Continuously restarting my phone to get new message. Calls goes to vm, drop calls, calls can't go through. Call AT&T, it's been on investigation for 2 months. Only been able to receive $30 credit.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2014

    I get calls and letters from AT&T wireless telling me that I owe them payment and that service will be suspended. However, I have a receipt for payment to AT&T. They claim that since I changed address my bill was split up. I haven't changed address and I wasn't notified of the split. Moreover, when I log into my account, it tells me that I have no remaining balance. Even in my wireless account. The AT&T wireless folks don't know what's going on but want me to pay them. They've transferred me to the main billing dept who said they take care of things, but that hasn't happened and the calls from AT&T wireless persist.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014

    Horrible and unethical - AT&T flat out lied to me when I went to the store to add my parents to my phone line. I added two lines and they said "you are eligible for Digital Life at NO EXTRA COST." I made sure to ask the store representative whether there were any hidden fees and she said no there are not as AT&T is trying to push this new benefit. Come to find three months later I have 3 past due bills from Digital Life and a monthly charge of $40/month. I called and if I wanted to cancel Digital Life I would be charged $600 early termination. Apparently, they had me sign electronically - which I was completely unaware of. Moreover, the representative I spoke to on the phone said that this is not the first time she has dealt with the issues I am having. Basically, AT&T is pushing Digital Life as a "FREE BENEFIT" in their stores to those who add multiple lines to their service. AT&T - It is unethical and wrong and you make me sick to my stomach. ZERO INTEGRITY AT&T.

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014

    Thursday afternoon began experiencing extremely slow internet service. Same speed Saturday morning called AT&T. Performed 2 resets of modem. Had to have tech come out who arrived at 9:35am. It is 5:59pm and he is still here. RIDICULOUS.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014

    Am relatively new to AT&T cell service (July 17, 2014) and coming from Sprint (bad customer service and bad to NO service when they were adding cell towers) I really want to keep my bill down since I will be paying for data. Last month I received a text from AT&T thanking me for subscribing to Beats Music - I sent a return text stating that I "did not" subscribe and would like the app removed. Friday, via Bill Pay I talked with a CSR and explained the situation and she was very understanding... She subsequently got the app removed and credited my account. I was pleased and relieved not to have an additional $9.99 charge on my bill for an app I don't want or use. It was short lived - the following day I received a text from 11119617 that said verbatim: "AT&T Free Msg: Your subscription for Beats Music has just renewed & will renew again on 10/17/14. Please go to ** for more info." Really?? I feel as though I am being scammed. I sent an email to Beats Music Support - no response. Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014

    AT&T has some ridiculous rules that need to be changed. #1 - I am on a family plan and my Mom is in charge of it. On a family plan, you can only have 3 authorized users. I went to the store to buy a phone, but I'm not an authorized user so I can't buy a phone. My mom wants me as an authorized user, so she had to kick off my Dad and put me on in the end, which is ridiculous. If the person in charge of the account wants more than 2 other authorized users, they should be able to get it. Anyway, at the store they told me I'd have to go online. #2. I went online to order, but you can only ship the phone to the billing address, which is crazy, because my parents don't live at their billing address right now. So I'd be shipping a phone to a house where no one lives. #3. I went to the store and they told me that the wait time is 45 minutes - I came back in 45 minutes and they told me the wait would be another hour and fifteen minutes. There were 5 workers in the store and 8 people wanting phones. 2 HOURS?!?! Something is wrong with AT&T. Fix it.

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    Contract & TermsSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2014

    Wanted 299 iPhone with renewal of my two year contract. They said I couldn't do that - that AT&T was only leasing the phones and are getting away from their other plans. That my plan that they switched me to last year was a special discounted rate. (I saved a total of 10 dollars a month) So if I wanted to pay the 299 they would have to bump my two year contract rate by $25 a month. They did not explain that to me last year nor did their advertising this year that you need a special 2 year contract specially priced for the iPhone. That should be disclosed in their advertising and plans need to be disclosed properly. I have three phones on the plan expiring in three different times. So I would have had to pay too much penalty to move companies so I was forced to stay with them. These contracts need to be regulated.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014

    AT&T NEXT = Bullying to Finance! AT&T says, "it is so customers can get the latest phone." Promoting MATERIALISM aside. What about those of us who would rather NOT have another MONTHLY PAYMENT??! The 2 year contract was FAIR! It was honest! Now, AT&T is even making it so customers are PENALIZED (no mobile share value discounts) if we ACTUALLY BUY our phone OUTRIGHT. Americans do NOT need One More DEBT!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014

    Took part in my company discount plan. Was explained by ATT rep that the 22% discount included all services except for parental control and on feature and taxes. Received bill and the discount only was on the data portion (22% of $25). Called to complained that the rep told me false info on the corp discount and was offered an additional AT&T discount on top of my corp discount and a free MicroCell to make my reception more clear in my home. Never received the AT&T discount. Instead of a MicroCell I received a Go-Phone. Had to send the Go-Phone back. Finally received the MicroCell but not the AT&T discount. On phone with various reps having to explain the situation over and over. Finally gave up after running through hoops and conversations that take on average 45 minutes. I have had to call AT&T every month with the same billing issue for the past 4 months.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014

    I was with AT&T from 2009 for my IPhone. In last 3 years I did not renew the contact with AT&T, but I kept it. Because of very poor service, fraud (for minutes, money, and overcharge for the months of February 2014, not return deposit), I decide to abandon this company. On August 14, 2014 I filed online a request to have unlock my phone. Since I spoke with more 10 AT&T customer services, and they refused to help me, and each one tell me a different story on my time, and my money. One gave me the verification number and said in 2-4 hours I will receive an email from Apple, and my phone will be unlocked, another one said something else. Effectively, AT&T tergiversate to unlock my phone, to harass me. Please take in consideration my case for investigation.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014

    Over 2 months ago I began to lose both internet and cable intermittently throughout the day. I contacted AT&T and they sent a rep. The rep replaced in the inside equipment said it was fixed and off he went. He no sooner left the driveway then the issues persisted. So again, I call, and that is not an easy process, you have to get through the phone system to a person, which is a 10 - 15 minute process, then you go through your entire story of which they have record to yet get another 4 hour window of when they will send someone out who will spend hours not knowing what to do and they leave telling you it's fixed but no, it's not....

    So again 3rd time, now I'm pissed. So they say they are sending out a senior person, right! This guy is here minutes, says he can't do anything but will have a line guy come out and to call him if that doesn't work. Never saw the line guy and the rep refused to return my call. So again, here we go 4th time. This time the guys at least seems to care and again says it's in the lines so another line guy comes out who is now leaving and I asked "is it fixed?" and he tells me "I don't know how to fix it". So I said, "You are just going to walk away with it not fixed," he shrugged his shoulders and off he went.

    So I again, contacted them, via their email source this time and demanded that they get someone who can fix it and I want a refund for the last two months. So that was 2 days ago, and yup you guessed, absolutely NO contact from AT&T. They really don't care about their customers... If you don't have their services don't get them. I am going to have to change providers as I'm out of options.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014

    I agree to sign a 2 years contract with a supervisor from AT&T, said that she would send me a brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 cell phone. I agree with her. Got new cell, didn't get any service at my house. They sent me a free cell tower. Got service. Then few weeks go by, my cell phone locks up - can't use it at all. Send me a new one, same thing happened. 6 cell phone all under warranty and have insurance on them in 4 months. I have got new battery, new SIM card. The cell phone locks up, will not charge, gets so hot, burn your hand. Now the last one keeps saying on the main page - "Unable to read the SIM."

    Have took it to AT&T in WV, they said that the phone fried. Said that I have to buy a new phone for 600. And for the second cell phone that I have sent back to AT&T they are charging me for a damaged cell phone that I have pictures of that wasn't damaged when I shipped it out. So 600 for a phone that I got for free and 600 for a brand new cell phone. I pay 118 a month for these and have not been able to use it for a whole week without any problems with it. O yippy. Running from AT&T and Samsung. I am X-army and X-deputy. Only cell I have but I think I am going to run far away from AT&T and Samsung. Junk.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014

    AT&T has it set up so that the generic email app that comes on all their cell phones does not have the option to only download email attachments only when on WiFi. Gmail has this option. Hotmail has this option. But the email account app that you must use for business emails - DOES NOT HAVE THIS OPTION. The result is massive amounts of data being used as your business attachments get downloaded over and over. My phone was using 150MB of data per day on just my email, for only receiving 12 emails. Then they hit me with a $45 overage charge. This is a dishonest company with a bad reputation.

    The other bad practice they are scamming customers with is exorbitant reactivation fees. AT&T can shut you off if you are only 1 day past your "Due" date. Then they expect a $40 reactivation fee. They make a fortune off this practice. If the electric company did this they would be in court. But AT&T will prey on their customers however they can get away with.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014

    I already have AT&T as my cable provider. I called to order advertised $14.99 internet. I was given a price that was very reasonable when bundled with my existing cable. Following 30 minutes of being on the phone I was transferred to another representative who now gave me a price more than double of what I'd agreed upon. By now an hour into the transaction. I requested to speak to a supervisor. Waited Over 30 minutes on hold then the line went dead. Tried again 2 weeks later, yesterday, September 17, 2014. This time was told I could get a package deal with cable Internet and phone for about $2.00 more than my existing monthly bill. I'm an intelligent person, I made sure I fully understood what I was being offered. Three different times I confirmed that this price was my "entire" bill, that there was absolutely no miscommunication error. I know what was offered and explained to me regarding my existing and additional services.

    Then I was told had to be transferred to a different department and I objected because this conversation had already used up 45 minutes. No, not to worry, I was told. Everything was in the system and recorded additionally so the next rep would have all my information and know exactly what had transpired. Rep #2 knew nothing, said no, I wasn't anywhere in the system. I had to repeat everything from the start and was now offered again over double the price of the initially agreed upon services. Spoke to a supervisor, then an uninterested manager. Got absolutely nowhere after 3 hours on the phone. I think that offering a low price pulls me in, keeps me on the phone and then after putting so much time into it the customer caves in and just goes ahead with the new increased pricing. It's a bait and switch scam. They're running a con. I want to be able to file a complaint somewhere and know that it's worthwhile and makes a difference.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2014

    I have been a customer for 10 yrs. This month though has been the final straw. I had to buy new phone. Decided on Galaxy 5, 2-year contract w/ phone $199.99. Wrong. $649.99 on my bill this month. Nothing resolved as of now. Too many issues to mention. I do have int'l, I don't have int'l, it goes on and on.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2014

    I just broke my contract with Sprint to get screwed by AT&T. I receive the phone around 2 o'clock used it for about 30 minutes then it froze. Then I called AT&T, explain to them the situation. They assured me I could go into a store and be helped. When I went into the store I was told there was nothing they could do and that they didn't want to swap it out even though I just received it today because they did not want to mess up their inventory. I've been came back home and called customer service. The person I spoke to advised me that it was not what should have been done and they should swap out my phone so I should try another store. If not I can wait for return label to be sent to me and then send the frozen phone back and then wait for a phone to be sent back to me. So I've been drove all the way across town thinking I would be helped and my phone would be swapped out. Of course I was lied to and could not be helped; all that could be done is for me to wait until a replacement phone was delivered. No help just lies and inconvenience, no incentives at all. I am irate!

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2014

    I did an online chat with Kaye **. I asked how much it would be to terminate the contract on 2 lines we have now? Her first response was "so would you like to upgrade a phone"?? I said no, then at one point in the chat when I said AT&T doesn't seem to want to work with their existing long standing customers because Sprint and Verizon are offering unlimited text, phone and 10 bits of data for $100.00 a month she replied with "we can easily let you go". Great customer service!!! When I then called their 800 number I got that shouldn't have happened and the reason they charge more is because they have better service!!! REALLY??

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2014

    First I will say everyone at att is very pleasant. I have been in my new home for six days and have called or had a technician in my home. I keep losing my signal. The previous owner had a small cable company so everything had to be rewired from the outside pole through my basement to the living room. I have been reading about people having this problem for months and years which to me is unacceptable. 6 days and probably 15 phone calls and two technicians and one of the more experienced ones coming out today. If I add up the time and aggravation, att should pick up my entire bill for the month, or better yet, let me out of my contract because they are not full filling their end. I am not receiving the service they promised. This is unacceptable. My case is so bad that it is in the hands of management. Not just a regular technician. I'm not holding my breath on today's visit. Maybe it's an area thing and att is not telling. I will not tolerate this. Att needs to step up on this one.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014

    AT&T I have never been more upset with a company than I am with you right now. When I signed up for your serviced linked with DirecTV I was promised through chat by your account representative I would not be charged installation and no hidden fees. However I received my bill and was charged $100 for installation and $99.00 for my router. I called immediately and was told this was handled, however it was not. You never notified me but the claim was denied and the sales representative had no notes from our conversation. I then called back to resolve this and was sent on a loop being transferred and disconnected by countless employees until I was taken care of by one of your account reps who said everything was handled and only charged me the $46.00 I was promised.

    Well I get my bill today and you lied yet again. This was denied and now I am being threatened with collections and past due balances. I chatted in and spent hours again in a loop to the answer of "there is nothing I can do." I work in sales and am extremely upset and very angered that because the sales rep forgot a note, I am being charged money and wasting my time on this. I just want my fees waived like promised.

    I would never recommend this service to anyone after the way you have lied to me and treated me as a customer. I just want to warn everyone here that whatever they say doesn't mean they will honor it even if you have it in writing or a verbal phone agreement. They will still try to charge you for things you were not told about. Thanks AT&T. I refuse to pay my bill and will take further action, unless this is dealt with immediately.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014

    In July my phone was stolen from a grocery store. I went to the local AT&T store and reported the theft. In a few days I received my replacement phone. The next day my original phone was turned in to the AT&T store. We immediately boxed the replacement phone and put the return label on it and took it to the post office. On July 18th the replacement phone was received by the insurance provider, and I called them to explain that the phone I sent back was the replacement phone and it was unused. I was told that the $200.00 charge would be removed from my account, but it would take 1 or 2 billing cycles. I contacted AT&T and told them the circumstances and was told no problem.

    On September 6th I received a call from AT&T demanding I pay the $200.00 or my phone would be disconnected. I again explained the circumstances and was told I needed to call the insurance company. I called the insurance company and the lady I spoke with said indeed they had removed the charge and forwarded the information to AT&T on August 4th. I called AT&T back and gave them the information I received from the insurance company. At that point I was told that my phone service would not be disrupted while the $200.00 charge was disputed. Today, September 15th, my home phone rang and it was my daughter in a PANIC thinking I was sick or injured or worse because my cell phone went straight to a message saying I was not accepting calls at this time.

    I am a disabled veteran and have a service dog that must accompany me every where I go, and I must have a cell phone at all times as well. I had relayed this information on September 6th to the customer service person I spoke with to stress the importance of my phone not being disconnected. I tried to use my cell phone to see why my daughter had gotten the strange message and found my cell phone had been disconnected 9 days after being assured this would NOT happen! I immediately called AT&T and asked to speak to a supervisor. I was supposedly transferred. The line rang twice then dead silence for 20 minutes!

    I got frustrated and hung up and called back reaching the RUDEST person in a supervisory position I have ever encountered! I explained the whole situation to Brenda **, and kept giving her the dates and times I had called them and the insurance company. The woman said I had given her 3 different dates. I said yes 3 different dates because this was the time line of events. The woman implied that I was lying!!!! I asked her to please call the insurance company on 3 way so that we could resolve the situation. She refused! I called the insurance company myself and was again told the SAME information I had received on September 6th and relayed to AT&T on September 6th.

    I asked the very helpful and polite young lady if she could possibly call AT&T on 3 way and help me straighten this mess out; she very willingly did so. The representative she reached at AT&T was very curt with both of us. The young lady properly identified herself and provided her employee ID number and gave the representative all of the information needed to prove I didn't owe the $200.00. The representative Patricia was perturbed that I had been telling the truth and was a bit rude. The young lady asked Patricia for her employee ID number and Patricia refused to give the information!!!

    I was then transferred to a manager who was polite and cooperative and restored my phone service but told me I would have to pay a $40.00 fee next month! I objected, because it was not my fault that I was lied to on September 6th. The manager told me to call back when I receive next months bill and he would put a note on my record to waive the fee. It took over 2 hours and 5 people to solve this issue!!! I left Sprint after 11 years because of poor customer service, and when my contract is up with AT&T I WILL NOT renew! This whole situation has made me physically ill and mentally drained!!!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014

    Went to ATT store, Monday night. Nobody tried to help then they say it was 45 min. Wait???? They do not care!! 45 minutes. 2 people working!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014

    I called earlier today to see if AT&T could help me with my account. After being placed on hold for 16 minutes I was then disconnected after someone finally came on the phone. I called back and was placed on hold again for another 17 minutes and when someone came on the phone they then disconnected me again. I called back for a third time to see if I could speak with someone regarding my account, placed on hold again for another 20 minutes, then transferred to another department that confused me and told me that I had called the wrong number when in fact there is only one true customer service number.

    Due to the lack of performance by AT&T, I am now cancelling my service and never recommending this service to any one else in my family. All I was trying to do was renew my contract with their cable and internet service. I suppose AT&T is expanding their employees when in fact are not having their calls monitored and therefore those getting paid a small wage and not doing their jobs. Way to go AT&T, you just lost more than one customer.

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2014

    They sell data plans claiming they have coverage here in Fort Collins, CO. but the coverage you actually get is pathetic........ yet you are expected to pay for this 'ghost' coverage. The coverage is so sporadic and weak that you never really get to use your internet without interruption unless you are on someone's Wi-Fi.......... They won't credit your bill unless you've been without coverage for a solid 24 hours. What a rip off. What a rip off. And I'm stuck in a 2 yr contract with them. AT&T sucks.

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