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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 ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed May 29, 2015

    When I added my line the representative assured me what my first month bill would look like as well as my second phone bill should look and it was nothing like what the representative said it would be like. I've been with the company for over three years and I have received nothing but terrible coverage. The bill is over $300 every month and they could never seem to explain the charges. They offer a petty discount for students that does nothing and they offer terrible coverage. They're not the fastest LGE network. I'll be in areas where I should have coverage. I'll have four bars with the LTE by the AT&T side and still have no service on my phone. Won't be able to receive calls, text messages, or Internet access and this happens multiple times throughout the day every single day it's frustrating.

    I work in the city. I should be able to have coverage at all times. I can only enjoy the full function of my phone when I'm home connected to Wi-Fi. When I called to state my complaints they did nothing. They had steered it off a technical issue. That's how they get me to dish out a deductible for the insurance coverage that doesn't fix the problem. It's all just for the money. They care very little for their clients. Switching as soon as I can!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 29, 2015

    I placed an order with AT&T. It was an accessory for my phone. I paid $14.99 extra for overnight shipping. It has been 48 hours that I placed the order. It has not been shipped yet. I called AT&T 6 times. They couldn't do anything about it. They said it has been dropped for shipping. It hasn't been shipped out yet! So the extra money that I paid for shipping was for nothing!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 29, 2015

    I had AT&T unite hotspot because they didn't offer their home internet in our area (supposedly) which was a lie cause they offered it the whole time they just didn't have any ports open. I was told we would get 6 mb/s at the minimum of 4G speeds. Well that was a lie. I was lucky to get even 1 mb/s in my area. We called them multiple times because of this issue and no reason why.... Finally after almost a year of their crappy service they tell us that our area is only 3G and that we still have to pay for our plan or cancel it for their misleading information. So we decide to cancel it and they tell us that our cancel fee will be $98 and some change after tax and that we have to return the device we had and it will show on our next bill.

    So we wait and get our bill. It is almost $115 so we suck it up and go to the place to pay. At like usual the guy says we can't take the box back cause it is out of return period that we shouldn't have to turn the box back in just pay the fee. So I ask him to tell us why the bill had jumped from one price to another. He couldn't answer and said to call customer support Which I'm not.... Your retailers should be able to tell customers why the price changed. AT&T I WILL NOT BE PAYING Y'ALL A PENNY. I WILL STICK WITH VERIZON BECAUSE THEY GIVE US TWICE THE DATA AND SPEEDS OF 30MB/S FOR THE SAME PRICE. FOR ANYONE READING THIS GO WITH VERIZON NOT AT&T.

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    Customer ServiceReliability

    Reviewed May 28, 2015

    'Premier Support' they call it! BS! All I needed was to look up my call records to find a number I previously called weeks before. After having to call 7 times navigating (and reconfirming every time my name, company, account number, on-line password, call back number... (like are you ** kidding me - 7 times??!! And every transfer asking the same!!) finally get to someone who claims they can help me by setting up my account on the Premier website. Then it won't recognize the log in information they gave me! WTH! And the solution? They submitted a 'trouble ticket!' And I have to WAIT FOR A CALL BACK! Are you ** kidding me?Wait for a call back? Premier Support from AT&T! Go Verizon, T-Mobile, any other!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 28, 2015

    I am in a 2 year contract that started Jan, 2014(?) I lost the first phone 5 days after I got it, replaced that one and I lost that one in Oct of 2014 and used my insurance to replace it. I was told that phone was new, but just last week the screen went to varied colors to black with no way to get on the phone. I now am faced with another deductible of $150.00 due to the fact that the warranty is no good. I think that if it's a new phone it should have had technicality good phone. I think this is a company that just soaks the customer with rules that are twisted to cost the average client. I am a senior citizen with only a limited SS check to live on...I am looking for another company that will work with the customer.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    I went to the AT&T store regarding my cell phone. I have been a loyal AT&T customer for 3 years now. Through the years, my bill kept going higher and higher so I do what I can as a single mother with one income to not have my whole check go to AT&T. While I was at the store, the guy mentioned a new program called digital life. I told him that I really did not need a fancy alarm system because my home is secure, the main house is on the second floor and I have one way in and out of my home and my windows are high and no tree is near so no one can climb in or out without breaking their neck. The guy at the store went on to show me how he can do all these wonderful things from his IPad. Still not thrilled or concern. I have been having trouble with my garage opener and he told me that the service will help with that so I could open the garage door through my phone.

    The man at the store told me he would have somebody come by to see if he could add the garage opener, just a consultation to see if I need security in my home. Two days later while I was a work a giant box came to my home. (Never signed or agree to an installation). Early in the morning, some guy saying he from AT&T, (shown a badge and ID) was here to install my free system. I was very short with him and said I did not agree to an installation, it was consultation for the garage opener. He went to the garage which is downstairs and said he cannot do it because the system for the garage is wired incorrectly and he did not want to be held responsible for any damages or fire. He said, "for that, I will give you for free CO system and keypad deadbolt". He said, "all this equipment in the box is yours free, out-right". I told him I did not have anywhere to put all this stuff because it doesn't make sense for me have all this for this house.

    He said, according to his records, this system and equipment and the installation are all free. You do not have to have the motoring service which is charged after 14 days, just call cancel the service, and you still keep the all equipment. Before 14 days came they sent me a bill for over $129.89 for monitoring services and other charges, then they set the due date on the same day my cell phone is due. Then I told them that I did not want the service they told me that they set my service for disconnection. I called find out when they were coming out to disconnect the service then they said, the equipment was mine and that I would have to pay a $700.00 cancelation fee for the monitoring service. I explained that I did cancel before the 14 days and that no one came to uninstall this stuff. They still kept sending bills. My cell phone bill was close to $400.00 a month and now digital life bill for monitoring was over $100.00. It was too stressful.

    I regret that I did not have all the names of the people I talked to. I should not allowed myself to be forced into having all this equipment added to my rental home. So I have been still paying the bill $80.00 a month thinking they would just leave me alone, I eventually catch up, because it is all I could afford at this time. I was hopeful this 2 years will go by fast. Well yesterday they decide to turn the service off. They sent an email implying that I called to cancel service, so I called. I owe $39.75 for the bill plus $40.00 activation fee, plus a $425.79 early cancelation fee. They still saying that the equipment is mine, they won't take back and it cannot be sold. This is what happens when AT&T says free. All this for a service I never wanted in the first place.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    We were overbilled for 3 years on a house phone. They quoted my husband $10 a month, they charged us $20. When the contract ended they continued to bill us for phone numbers we had transferred to other providers. When we called them ** from AT&T said "We can bill you because you didn't discontinue your auto-pay." They also sent us a paper bill saying we used extra minutes and could not provide any documentation of where and when those minutes were called... from a phone they didn't have on record! This is the worst customer service I have received in the last 50 years! Someone needs to sue them!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    My daughter wanted to upgrade to a 32GB space gray iPhone 5S. So I called ATT today and after 45 minutes of phone conversations, several transfers/holds I was finally able to get the discounted price on a 2 yr upgrade. So far so good. After several minutes, the email I received said I ordered the gold iPhone 5s. So I figured it was an honest mistake and decided to call them back to make sure I received the space gray color.

    Evidently, ATT is so big and such a behemoth that its processes and systems are such that it cannot correct the order to the space gray color prior to shipment, nor cancel the order to prevent it from shipping. Instead, I have to wait for the incorrect gold phone to ship and upon receipt, either return the gold phone back to ATT or see if a local ATT store will exchange the gold phone for the gray phone at no cost to me.

    So the onus is on me to correct their mistakes. I've dealt with ATT numerous times in the past and am a long time customer so I know when dealing with a Fortune 100 company, things will take time. But it's sad too that I could have gotten what I wanted the first time by transacting on the internet rather than talking to one of their "SPECIALIST".

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    I went to the AT&T Store on Hwy 141, Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree Corners. I asked about their Internet and I begged them not to lie to me. So far I am at 12 lies and counting. I took the internet on a Trial Bases and if returned before 30 days, there would be NO CHARGE. Lies! I returned it to the store to find out that it has to go to the UPS store. They gave me a receipt with 3 days to go left on trial and everyone (3 people) I spoke to said “no problem, no charge.” Lie!

    I started Service on Feb 13th, 2015. I returned the equipment on March 7th, 04:08 PM. They will not stop charging me yet they all agree that the equipment was returned. I have spoken to 13 people at AT&T. The store promised me this would be resolved 4 times. LIES! All they do is LIE! And they WILL lie to you. This big evil machine needs to be broken. Please stop this madness and stop believing them. I am moving because I can't afford my apartment. I begged them not to lie to me. They continue to lie and lie.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 26, 2015

    I am disabled and live on $808 a month. A few months ago, I had unexpected doctor's bills and had to pay out co-pays 3 times in one month, which put me behind. So last month, I paid all but $53 on my bill. I had planned to pay the rest on June 3rd. Meanwhile, I got next month's bill, including the $53.00. Said it was due by 6/5/15. No problem, I planned to pay it all on the 3rd of June. Next, I received a suspension notice, so I called AT&T on May 22nd, 2015.

    After waiting 22 minutes on hold, I spoke with a representative. She told me I should pay the $53, I said I couldn't pay until June 3rd. I assumed that this wouldn't be a problem, but my phone was turned off on 5/26/15. I called and spoke with 3 different representatives today, explained what happened, explained that I need my cell phone in case I fall or have seizures. Finally, someone said he would turn my phone back on, but there would be $40 "reinstatement fee". Mind you, I received no warning that I would have no service today, and I did call last week after receiving the notice. I cannot afford the $40 charge, and I was very honest about that. I explained clearly that I have been ill for some years now, but have ALWAYS paid my bills on-time.

    I am not a new customer. They have a clear record of my payments for the past three years. And the 2nd person I talked to today described my call last week as this "when you called crying about your bill last week". Unbelievably rude!!! I'm looking around for a new carrier, and I will NEVER use AT&T again, and I will tell everyone I know to avoid them. Way to treat a good customer who's going through a difficult time, AT&T!!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 26, 2015

    We have a business account with AT&T and have 8 phones on the bill. We have been trying since Saturday to replace a phone for one of the physicians. He is an authorized user on the account and had with him all necessary information. His phone was completely broken so he went to a local AT&T store to get a new phone. He wasn't eligible for an upgrade, which we knew, so we knew we would have to pay for it. He spent a total of 8 hours and went to 4 separate stores, but each store got an "error" when trying to complete the purchase. No one could fix it, no one seemed to care.

    On Tuesday after the holiday weekend, I spent a minimum of 3 hours on the phone with various business account reps, trying to get this resolved. An employee went to a 5th local store and after spending 2.5 hours there, still cannot get a phone due to some "error" in the store software. And as multiple reps at the 800 number told me, "it's a different software than what we use and we can't do anything about it." Never mind that this has been going on since Saturday and he still has no phone. Never mind that there is nothing wrong with our account. All we are told is that a store manager will have to override the error.

    When we finally got a manager to come in to the store, all she would say is that the software won't let her go any further and there is nothing she can do. This is totally insane and no one wants to take ownership or responsibility. We spend over $1000 a month with AT&T and have for 15 years and yet no one in the entire company can help with this?? Worst customer service I have ever experienced, ever. We finally were forced to order the phone over the phone and have it shipped over night. We paid for overnight service and were confirmed. Then, I get an email saying it won't ship for at least a week.

    When I call about it, again no one can tell me anything other than "well, maybe it's back ordered." Maybe? Backordered? Can no one give us a definitive answer?? Why were we allowed to pay for overnight shipping if there is NO PHONE AVAILABLE?? I am frustrated beyond belief with this company's cavalier attitude towards its good customers. An entire day wasted, for me and one of my employees. And an entire Saturday wasted by one of our physicians. And we still have no phone to show for it.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 26, 2015

    I have no service in my home. My phone says Emergency use only. My surrounding area service sucks, little to none, dropped calls, cannot hear the other part etc. I have been with AT&T better than 18 years. I could always use my phone in my home, but for he last six weeks or so I cannot. The phone service in my area has also diminished. I took my phone into the device center for testing and was advised that there is nothing wrong with my phone but that AT&T has not upgraded their towers and servers to accommodate the growing population. I was told this by two AT&T employees.

    Upon calling AT&T customer service, their fix was a $20 monthly discount and to send me a booster for my home. How will that fix a tower/server issue? AT&T thinks that its customers are stupid. I want out of my contract so that I can obtain service with another provider who will give me the service I pay for, not take my monthly payment and give me nothing in return. Make complaints with the FCC and Public Service Commission and Better Business Bureau. WE have to band together to get AT&T to do what is right.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 26, 2015

    I called in this morning around 8:17 to make payment arrangements through the automated system. Well it did not recognize my pin so it sent me to a live person. I was transferred 4 times and my issue is still not resolved. I'm waiting on a call back.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed May 26, 2015

    First off I want to say that I have been an AT&T customer since 2003 and have never filed a complaint with them or any other company for that matter. This was my first call to get an issue resolved and received no satisfaction whatsoever. My daughter was misinformed about getting a new phone and what the contract would do to our current billing. Was told that she would get this great deal on a new phone with a new 2 year contract. Well the $750 phone cost her $360, but what they didn't tell her is that I would lose a $25 credit for 2 years. So that is another $800, making the phone $1160.

    Then when I get the bill the 30 day period is up and I can't do anything about it. When I called I was told that I could buy out the contract for $315; that is better than $800, so I'm thinking that I would do that and get my bill back to where it was. Noooooo, that is not the deal. That would be too easy and make too much sense. I can pay $315 for the contract BUT they can't guarantee that I will get my $25 credit back. Okay, so I could pay $315 for the contract PLUS $800, making the phone a bargain of a whopping $1475! But wait, after 6 months I can get a new device. Really? Gee, I can't wait to make this more stressful and complicated than it already is. AT&T, I will NEVER recommend you anyone.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 25, 2015

    I have had nothing but negative about AT&T since December 2014. Nov 2014, it was time for a new phone. I had friends rave about AT&T service. I purchased a phone outright, better for me. Took new phone, service was great, added my parents and brother-in-law. In came the new bill, outrageous amount. Called, complained, employee discount not applied etc, was given wrong info and amounts. It was somewhat resolved in Jan 2015. Continued on, called in March to see about smartphone credit of $150 x 3 lines. It will show on April bill, nope, chatted again and said it will be on May bill, our oversight. May came, nope, chatted again, given case number, was told I did not qualify because I purchased the phones not pay per month (so AT&T could make more money). And all of a sudden, the service is not working at brother-in-law's house. We had 3 different AT&T phones there (2 on my account and 1 3rd party) no signal on 2 phones.

    I had 2 bars and could not call out. Called AT&T, everything is fine on their end and closed the complaint. No call asking if it was working with us, no email, no text.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed May 25, 2015

    I've been a customer with AT&T for fifteen years now and I'm in dire need of a new phone. The phone I have is an iPhone 4s, which is sadly outdated, has a crappy battery (it only lasts at most 30 minutes before needing to be recharged) and is known to delete things on random (this has been going on for about a year, mind). I've been looking into getting the iPhone 6, a really reasonable solution to the iPhone 4s conundrum. However, because of my contract, I am unable to get one for less than $549.00, which in itself is ridiculous. Not only is that approximately $300 more than I would have to pay if I got a new plan, it is also a huge rip off.

    I need this phone before I start college in a few months time and at the rate AT&T's going, I'm going to be stuck with my (pardon my slang) piece of ** 4s until it can only hold a charge for a minute. I'm seriously considering dropping AT&T all together. I'm very dissatisfied with their service and am quite angry at the way I've been treated. Very unprofessional and uncompassionate company.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 24, 2015

    I pay for U-verse high speed internet. It's as slow as dial up. AT&T scheduled 4-8 repair. Then said they don't repair after 8. They never contacted me & I sat 4 hrs & spent 1 hr with text support/wasted time. Then rescheduled Memorial Day 8-12! Then called today during dinner! I hate incompetent companies -- like AT&T.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed May 24, 2015

    Telling us to "Bundle" our services "it is more convenient & simple" then they unbundle the services without notification and double charge our fees. Our wireless service has always been paid with our wireline service on that due date and the service is paid after the service has been rendered not before. AT&T IS TRYING TO MAKE BANK THE UNSUSPECTING. As it turns out in my community they have done this some sooner in the year some now & others not at all. All that have been affected find themselves in similar situations as we are. Pay up or suspend service & pay a breach of contract fee on top of that.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 23, 2015

    Katy Mills Mall AT&T - Salesperson told my husband the data box was free us it or don't didn't matter. We learned different when bill came. My husband called couldn't send box back. It's been 8 months at $45 a month. With poor service phones don't get signal but have to buy booster $150. Never again will I use AT&T!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 22, 2015

    This morning, both my phone and my partner's iPhones stopped taking or receiving calls. Both of us spent hours trying to resolve the problem. Today is May 22. ATT has assured us the problem will be fixed by June 14. That is three weeks. I have lived through a variety of challenges in my many years with ATT. But, to make a commitment to resolve a major service in three weeks is the last straw. We are moving our service. By the way, we live in Pacific Palisades where there is a cell phone in every person's hand.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed May 22, 2015

    I have been with AT&T for a month now. I am highly dissatisfied! I bought a new phone & unfortunately signed a 2 year contract with them because we just moved into a new house & they were the only ones with service. The phone itself is great, but everyday my phone completely loses service & I have to restart to get it back. After contacting AT&T they said they would send a microcell for free. It's been a week and a half & I haven't received anything so I called to see where it was. Now they are telling me I have to pay for it. Complete bullcrap! They don't care about their customers & did nothing else to help me. Thanks a lot AT&T for your horrible customer service! I can't wait until 2 years is up!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverage

    Reviewed May 22, 2015

    We've been with AT&T for years, but I have finally had it. Spent 30 min with one rep to find out why my bill went from $207 to $296, got disconnected. Called back and had to start over. Well after one wasted hour on the phone I find out, each time we upgraded, they not only charged us the upgrade fee, we lost some $25 credit for each line so they are taking an extra $75 a month and we were never told about this. When I asked why we were never told they said "yes you were via email" on such and such date. Yes and that email was very deceptive, the one you get after you upgrade your phone that says you made changes to your account. They cover their butts for legal reasons but the bottom line is they are the worst company ever. Why can't they tell you upfront that we are going to screw you and trick you into giving us more money because we are unethical and have no integrity.

    We have four lines on our account and 3 upgraded. When the fourth line wants to upgrade our bill will go over 300 a month and this is with business discount! I was so angry I asked how much to get out of our contracts and they said $1,000. So we are basically screwed for two years, because to get out and go to a reputable company, we need $1,000 to get out of our contract plus have to buy four phones with a new company - crazy. I believe AT&T has the absolutely most deceptive practices I've ever seen in a company EVER. I'll be counting down the days until I can get out from under them. I hope the FTC will sue them again for deceptive practices. There will be an army of regular folk like us who work hard for their money, only to have a greedy unethical company continually conniving ways to take it from us.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 21, 2015

    False charges for the last 2 months. Very poor customer service. Unprofessional and argumentative. After not helping, the supervisor made false claims and transferred me to tech support. Tech support transferred me back to billing. I was told there was nothing I could do.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed May 21, 2015

    AT&T keeps my internet speed on my cell phone so slow that it is impossible to use! I have spoken to them several times but after a few days, it reverts right back. I think they may not be keeping up to their contract obligations and a refund might be in order!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 21, 2015

    I get new phone upgrade today. I call to activate. Young man activates my phone. He does not sound very competent and it took nearly an hour including several times being put on hold. Moments after getting young man's name and customer service ID and hanging up, I get random text from someone. This poor man is texting his fiance who apparently has had her number inextricably attached to my new phone/SIM card.

    Now AT&T is telling this woman she's been hacked while I'm being told by another customer service rep that this should never have happened. Since her account is supposedly being "hacked", in afraid they'll assume I'm responsible somehow. Now I have to wait a day or two or more for the new SIM card to arrive. After it arrives, I get to replace it and try the whole process all over again. So... This is the closest place I've been able to find where I can make a complaint. Would someone please direct me to a real person or place where I can make a complaint against this particular customer service representative? Keeping in mind that I did think to get his name and csr #. Assuming he wasn't lying to me.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2015

    I didn't pay my AT&T on time. I tried to log in to pay but AT&T blocks access to the portal until I paid, so I had to pay to a representative which charge $5 to take the payment and for my surprise the reconnection FEE is 50% of the monthly cable price. This is what happens when MONOPOLY companies are take over without regulation of government!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageSales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed May 20, 2015

    To make a long story short...........AT&T fraudulently assigned an iPhone purchase contract on two of the three lines I have. This was dated 07-29-2014 on my bill. I contacted them in Sept of 2014 regarding this error and was told, after several hours and people, that this was fraud committed by the authorized retailer I was dealing with. They supposedly contacted them regarding this and I was told the charges would be removed and I would be credited the total amount. They removed one of the lines and credited the amount for that line but continued to charge me for the other line. I once again contacted their Fraud Department and explained my dilemma again. They promptly told me there was nothing they could do and I would have to go back to the point of sale and resolve it with them.

    When I responded that they corrected the other line the prior month so I didn't understand the problem with correcting the line they omitted, I was told there was absolutely nothing they could do. I told them that I found it illogical that they expected me to to back to the same retailer that ripped me off in the first place and expect me to expect them to help me. I had already been on the phone with them with no avail. So here I am.......in May of 2015, still dealing with the same problem. I went to the retailer last month and asked him to credit my account and remove the bogus contract from my third line and he said he couldn't do that, but he would credit my account so much money to make up for it. So now he's covering up a fraudulent act with another scam. I'm on my way there again today.......I am going to make my point clear or social media of all kinds will be alerted to this type of practice they so obviously condone.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 20, 2015

    Someone opened an account with my name and information. The lady I spoke with about the problem was rude, and basically said they could not prove that I didn't open the account, and that I was stuck with the negative mark on my credit report, and they were going to keep pursuing me for collections until it gets paid. I have made 2 phone calls that were over 30 minutes each, and each phone call went the same way. The customer service training the rest of the company gets could be useful in the fraud department. I understand if they are restricted in what they are allowed to do but offer some suggestions to people in my shoes and don't be so rude.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2015

    I am a AT&T customer, I moved and when I called AT&T to advise them, they said nothing about charging me $99.00 for hooking up my internet. I now have a $166.00 dollar bill that I have to pay by the 24th or I will have no service. I called their Cust. Serv. - they were very rude & unprofessional.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed May 20, 2015

    If this didn't happen to me three times in the past year I would have written it off as an uneducated customer service chat rep. But now I am really believing it a sales ploy to get you to upgrade at a ridiculously lower plan per quoted by the chat person. Once you get your new statement it is at least $20-25.00 higher than quoted online. After spending an hour with "chat" and he reassured me at least three times during the conversation that it would be the price he quoted which was $116.00 per month with 6 GB and an iPhone 6 on the "Next" plan (another gimmick) unlimited talk and text and 1 other device. The price excluded taxes. He walked me through the ordering process and then he disappeared from chat.

    Something didn't seem right so that evening I called and spoke to a manager and explained the situation, I told her what I was quoted from chat; she put me on hold and sure enough it was $20.00 more per month than I was quoted. I explained it was the third time this has happened to me and I had a 4 page copy and email of transcript. She apologized and told me I was misinformed. Ok if I didn't check I would have received the phone, which I did, I would have opened it, which I didn't and would have been stuck with a restocking fee or would have passed the 14 day return policy when I realized they were billing me for what they want me to pay and not what you was quoted! Therefore I would have been paying almost $30.00 more than what I am currently paying. Why shouldn't AT&T have to honor a quote like most businesses?

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    Reviewed May 20, 2015

    My wife and I are separated and I wanted to change the billing so that I am responsible for my phone. We have an account with her as principal. When we set up the account 2 years ago, I asked to be on the account as well, so I could use my employer discount. This was not done.

    Our contract expired on Monday, 5/18/15. All I wanted to do was to split up the account so that we could each be responsible for our own bills, as we are separated. We have been trying since Saturday to get this done. On Monday afternoon, we finally got word that we should be able to do this, after hours on the phone and in the store. I called this morning and was told that they have to pull my credit. I agreed. They then wanted a $500 deposit, as Equifax gave me a Z credit rating. I told the young woman that I would investigate this with Equifax and get back with them, as my credit was very good. The woman assured me that she was making copious notes so that anyone could pick this case up.

    I checked with Equifax and got fleeced for $17.50 for a full credit report from all 3 agencies. All 3 rate my credit as excellent. However, the guy at Equifax assured me that the only way Equifax would have given me a bad credit rating, is if they had provided inaccurate information. I called back and spoke to someone else, a lady by the name of **, who said that they would not be able to do anything, and that I should go to the store to rectify the issue. This after approximately 3 hours on the phone.

    I went to the store, and they asked me to call customer service, as they would not be able to do anything. I then called customer service, who connected me to their authorizations area and spoke to someone who once again told me that there was nothing that they could do. I would have to pay the $500 deposit. In the meanwhile, my wife had called CSR, and someone called ** contacted me. After about 30 minutes, and providing him with all my details, he once again told me that they will not budge with the $500 deposit as my credit was bad. I explained the situation to this so-called CSR, but to no avail.

    I went across the street to Verizon, applied, and they pulled my credit. A rating. Why can Verizon get an A rating and AT&T a Z rating? People have long complained about under-handed dealings at AT&T; am I another victim? In any event, I would encourage people to look at other wireless companies. Of the big 4 providers (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint), AT&T is at the bottom of the pile, and it is an incredibly smelly pile. Also, look at ** if they are available in your area. They seem to have a lot of good ratings. I will be looking at these guys tomorrow.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed May 19, 2015

    AT&T sends out deceptive letters that your current contract is about to expire and that if you would like to keep your current plan at low rates call to extend your contract another year. After calling to extend your current contract another year, you receive your bill in which your rates have substantially increased. Upon calling customer service to resolve, they advise you that your phone call only served to renew the plan for another year at a now higher rate and that if you would like to cancel an early termination fee applies. Customer service representatives speak in broken English and are infuriating, offering you no acceptable alternatives to rectify the matter, just hours on hold with no resolve. Once they have you in their grips, you're at their mercy and they do not practice business ethically. Will never do business with AT&T again.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2015

    I changed my 2 lines from Verizon to AT&T back in November 2014, they offered me 150$ per line. I went a couple of times to a commercial branch to check on the status of the promotion and they kept repeating that the gift card was in process. After 4 month waiting I stopped by an office again and then they told that I do not qualify for this promotion because of the plan I have. They were who recommended the plan in order to get the promotion. Why they lie by saying that my gift card was processing? On top of that the internet service of AT&T is really bad comparing to Verizon. Do not trust this kind of promotions unless they give it to you at the moment of switching the line.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageSales & Marketing

    Reviewed May 19, 2015

    We spent 2 nights at Casini Family Campground last weekend 5/16/2015 and still no cell phone coverage. Last year it was the same and also was true at Lawson Landing and also Doran Beach. We did notice that many other people were able to use their cell phones and were walking around talking on theirs. Our contract will be up with AT&T in October you can safely assume we'll be going to a different carrier. All the advertising AT&T does about how their coverage is the biggest just doesn't hold up when it counts. By the way, there was also 0 wifi reception.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 19, 2015

    Since January 2015, ATT has been changing the charges on my bill. In January they told me I would pay $55 per month going forward. In February, they told me that they would no longer be able to honor the $55 offer but they would instead charge me $69 per month going forward. In March they sent me a bill for $106. When I called them about the increase in my bill, they told me that again they would not be able to honor what anyone else told me and that was the current rate. I could either take it or leave it.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaffReliability

    Reviewed May 19, 2015

    I was having difficulties with my phone about a year ago. It was unresponsive, slow, and kept shutting itself off. I received an email from AT&T stating that I was up for an upgrade so I thought "terrific timing!" When I got to the AT&T store I picked out my HTC-M8 and signed the paperwork. I specifically remember asking if it would change my plan at all because rather than an upgrade, I found out what they really were advertising was the ability to finance a phone. I was assured my plan would not change, and I was also told that the plan I was on was the best option for a singular person (3gigs of data, unlimited talk and text).

    So I am paying 140 something a month for a 3 gig plan, and getting charged $10 for every gig I go over when there are 10gig plans for cheaper than what I'm currently paying. I also found out my plan did in fact change. I'm on some ** next plan thing which means that I don't get upgrades, so when I need a new phone I get royally screwed. The person attending to me was very friendly, but straight up lied to me about what I was getting myself into. I need a new phone again and a better plan and in order to do that I'm going to end up paying several hundred dollars. Thanks for nothing AT&T!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed May 18, 2015

    I signed a two year agreement with AT&T on 4/8/15 based on: new phone LG G3, $40 activation, $65 monthly service, plus taxes (AT&T: "not more than 10% additional"), with the right to cancel within 14 days. AT&T: "If you cancel within 14 days, you pay only phone restocking fee $35; all other charges and fees are waived." I have this agreement on clearly recorded phone calls from two AT&T sales people, an oral contract.

    My first estimated bill was $123, which include $40 activation fee, $65 service charge, plus $18 in taxes and surcharges, $12/month higher than quoted (adding $290 to 2-yr total). So I cancelled service on day eleven (4/19/15), paid the restocking fee, filed the receipt, bought my own phone and signed with Straight Talk. Thought that was that.

    However, within one week I received a surprise bill via email for $130+ --- along with --- surprise, surprise! --- a written threat to send it to a collection agency if not paid within 10 days! (Note that this bill, with the threat was the first and only bill I received, issued less than 30-days from first ordering service.) So I called AT&T billing, who said, "well, your bill is actually $447, including early termination fee." After my protest, the AT&T rep "Oh, sorry, our mistake, we'll put it 'in dispute' and issue a correction." (Uh-huh, right). After two additional calls, the bill now finally stands at $80+ for prorated charges, activation, taxes, and fees for 11 days of service. This is invalid, because the service was cancelled with 14 days, and according to my agreement (recorded oral contract) with AT&T sales, "all charges and fees other than restocking fee [paid] will be waived."

    I believe there is clear evidence of a calculated bait-and-switch/extortion scheme here evidenced by: sending the full bill within days of cancellation (even before normal billing cycle); by threatening to send this first-ever early bill to collection if not paid immediately; and then by inflating the bill to include obviously bogus early termination fee, when cancellation date was unequivocally recorded with the 14-day return period. These are egregiously predatory tactics IMO. I intend to fight this, file complaints with the BBB, AZ AG, and the CFPB or other appropriate regulator(s), and to warn people clearly to avoid AT&T at all costs. In my experience, this is a deceptive and dishonorable company.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2015

    I've been having problems with all three of my phone lines. I have had different conversations with AT&T technical support. Every time I call it's a new excuse or looking into something different. Told him I was going to T-Mobile and acted like they didn't care.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 18, 2015

    All AT&T customer service agents are very kind and polite and try their best to help me. The problems come later when I get my monthly statement not even close to what I have ordered and what kind agents offered to me. Either they are trained to lie or billing departments have their own mind. On top of much higher bills they never closed my old account and keep charging me twice for the same services. I just hope other AT&T customers never had these problems. Best luck with your AT&T.

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    Contract & TermsPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 18, 2015

    Had just a MiFi unit, just fine there. Was switching from Sprint to at&t, got Note 4 & tablet. Sprint backed out from ending contract, returned equip to at&t within guidelines, received a bill for 1200. Went in., asked why, 3 hrs later, said it was fixed. Week later, MiFi turned off. Went in 2 hrs, assured me would be fixed. 2 wks later, bill for 1200. Called customer service. End results, pay or will report nonpayment, unless store verifies return. Go to store 3 hrs, said they would fix. Wk later MiFi turned off, went back to store 2 hrs, finally fixed. No credit for time of not being able to use MiFi. I sell online, destroyed me. Now they're saying I missed a payment and owe double for MiFi. Never even been late. Worse experience I've ever had doing business.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2015

    After 15 years with AT&T I decided to move on to a different wireless carrier. I ported my number to a different carrier and soon found out that in doing so, I automatically suspended my AT&T account for none payment... while my intentions were to port the number and payoff the remaining balance due. Further my account was on autopay thinking that the remaining balance would automatically be taken care of... wrong.

    Well not only did they block my account, but the charged me a restoral fee on top the last payment due to the involuntarily suspension. Mind you that this all happened within 30 days. On April 7th, I port my number, on April 29th I pay my balance off, and on May 2nd I get a final bill for restoral fee due. The rep that attended my last payment never mentioned a restoral fee so the bill came as a surprise after the fact. I called back to get it waived, and the CR reps argued back that the fee was justified.

    While I'm thinking... did we all die and go to mars??? What planet are these AT&T people from, how can this restoral fee be just? Realizing how AT&T shakedown works, I mentioned to the rep that I will gladly pay the restoral fee and afterwards cancel my internet and Uverse account. That's $1300 a year billing they will lose. The rep quickly did the math and passed the phone to supervisor who waived the restoral fee. I mentioned to the supervisor that AT&T did not have to suspend my account when for 15yrs I never missed a payment. AT&T tactics are way over the top.

    Day after I was disgusted I decided to cancel my Uverse and internet service altogether. It was an unnecessary fight that AT&T put me through. What they don't realize is that I was a good paying loyal customer, and the experience of leaving should be as accommodating as coming back. You want to make your customers come back. I fear AT&T as large as it has become it has lost its sense of business. Sadly the internet and data IP calls like WhatsApp will soon make AT&T a thing of the past. Good riddance. It's about time!!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed May 17, 2015

    First off I went to AT&T store because my Galaxy S4 was broken, I was not in a contract. I asked if I could upgrade my phone seeing as it was broken and was told that I could not just upgrade my phone due to the fact that the plan that I had wasn't even offered by AT&T because I had Alltel before AT&T takeover. They then went on to ask where I worked. I told them and they say we'll you get a discount for working where I do and that my bill would actually be cheaper if I switched to AT&T Next. Ok, sounded good. "Wrong".

    First bill more expensive than ever before. 279 compared to 220 which I had been paying forever with Alltell. So I call customer service and tell them what had went down. They tell me that the discount was shown to me wrong and only applies to primary line on account not the whole bill. And go on to say that there was nothing they could do about the fact I was straight up lied to, but they could put the other lines on AT&T Next because they were out of contract also all but one 3 lines total on next 1 under contract. I said, "Great but I do not need phones for those lines" and I'm told not to worry I could continue using my current phones and they would send me their cheapest phone Nokia lumia as backups and as long as I never turned on I would not be charged for them. I said, "Are you sure?" They said, "most certainly."

    Once again "wrong". Got bill, it is now higher than ever because you guessed it I'm paying installments for my so called back up phones. Call again told them about this. They say, "Our managers can listen to that phone call and resolve this for you sir." GREAT, right once again "wrong". No call back from said managers. Call back next day to be told by supervisor that they cannot go back and listen to calls, "sorry" I agreed to terms in email nothing can be done, "sorry" that I was misinformed by customer service. Moral of rant is do not believe anything AT&T tells you in person or on phone. They are full of cap. They tell you one thing and do another.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2015

    I have been with At&t for years but back in November we had an upgrade done on a line in AT&T without explaining to us how it worked. They helped themselves to another line on our account cross the lines... My family was getting calls for each others phone... that was the beginning. We finally took a phone off the account to try and solve the problem since half the people in customer service didn't understand a thing we were talking about. Long story short, I would never ever recommend At&t to anyone. Pretty bad when their own store manager was so frustrated at the situation. He said the best thing to do is close the account. Of course now they give you a final bill over a $1000... Terrible Terrible company...

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 16, 2015

    They charge you every month more than the agreed amount. After staying online for hours, all customer service rep could tell you is "I am sorry"! They are trained to say only that... The managements are piece of trash and lairs, thieves and dishonest. Cannot wait. I finish my one year contract and get out of it. They claim bundle, universal but no department could see the other department's account. For example, if you have cell phone, TV and home internet services with them, each one charge you separate and no BUNDLE THING is existing!!! I'm SURE their upper management know what they actually planned... I strongly believe they created this stupid bundle thing to charge more and make customers like you and I pay more for each piece of services. Bottom line LOUSY. DISGUSTING... Makes me sick...

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed May 15, 2015

    Recently I went into an AT&T retail store to have them add a phone on to my account to an existing number that wasn't being used... The sales person kept asking me if I wanted to change the number? I told him I don't need to change it, but if it's easier for you, then go ahead and change it. He starts to enter the data and says, "Uhh, can you hang on for a sec" after about 5 min, he comes back with a supervisor and says, "Do you mind if we keep your old number?". I looked at him and said, "Didn't we just discuss this?". He said, "Oh, yea...sorry". 15 min later he finishes, I told him my iPhone 4s is messed up because I downloaded the new software on accident..

    He immediately said, "AT&T doesn't give phone upgrades with contract renewals anymore", so I told him that I can go to another carrier and get a new iPhone 6 plus free for switching... Instead of talking to me about what he can do to help me and that I'm a valued customer since I have been with AT&T for over 10 years now, he started comparing other carriers and which carrier he would go with?! I was mortified! I emailed the CEO and he had some guy from the Executive Response Team call me and I have yet to make contact with him after 2 weeks! I am so frustrated and I will be switching carriers this weekend!

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    Reviewed May 14, 2015

    I took service with AT&T thinking they would be a reliable company. I had phone service but I wanted to get a tablet. AT&T told me that my bill would not be over 55 dollars a month. They sent me another tablet that I did not ask for. I couldn't get online very much because of rising data charges. Later they sent me a bill for 185.00 I hit the ceiling. I'm thinking about suing.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2015

    Representative lied and told me she block my data usage. And suddenly stop receiving the over data usage alert. Thinking I'm within my limit. Then got $600 phone bills. Every month my bill is over $300, AT&T always have an excuse, but never help.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2015

    I have been a customer of AT&T on again off again for 15 years. This last statement I've been with them almost 2. Their roll over data is a great concept. I never have problems getting anything I want. Cellphone, tablet, or any other mobile devices. I plan on staying with them!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 14, 2015

    I signed up for AT&T 1 month ago at a local office and after deactivating old line, the salesman says "I told you about the $40 startup fee right?" I was hit with a $255 first month bill because of billing cycle. Apparently you are charged prorated amount depending on your plan when you sign up if you are off billing schedule and future payment bill because that's how AT&T bill customers. Nothing that the salesman or two of the customer service representatives I spoke to said anything about. If this company would just be transparent they would not have so many angry customers. I will pay the $325 cancel fee. I'm done with AT&T.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2015

    I get crappy service almost everywhere I go and get no service at home. So they expect me to pay money to get service at home. Then I finally buy it after all this ** - the Microcell takes forever to set up and sucks. DO YOURSELF A HUGE FAVOR AND GO TO VERIZON!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 13, 2015

    I purchased an iphone 6 which failed immediately at an AT&T-owned phone store. I took the phone back 3 days later, showing the Blue Screen and panic error messages. The store staff refused to accept the return phone, saying that the phone had to be taken to an Apple Store because AT&T stores were prohibited from exchanging phones even if broken in the first 72 hours. I went home and called AT&T Service. After speaking to 7 different people (including a disconnected call), I was transferred to an Apple Warranty specialist. The specialist said that the phone could and should be returned to the AT&T Store where it was purchased.

    Still, AT&T refused to accept a return and said that I would have to pay a $35 restocking fee. I gave up, drove a distance to the Apple Store and, I think, received a refurbished iPhone 6 to replace the brand new phone (the Apple Store employee didn't understand why I was taking an AT&T purchased phone back to Apple, either).

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed May 13, 2015

    July 2014, phone CSR offered a 50% off $60 17mb Internet speed plan = $30/mo + equipment fees for 12 months. I signed up and after a month the bill came wrong at $68. After a 2 hour phone call they credited me with the $30 amount and said they would fix the wrong monthly charge. 2nd month, still billed wrong at $68, I called in, they transferred me around after a couple hours and never got it fixed. On top of that the advertised speed of 17mb, in reality was always under 10mb, sometimes 3-4mb/s. I called tech support 4 times to fix it, never fully fixed.

    After 8 months of calling they never fixed my bill correctly with the excuse that the 50% offer had expired. I cancelled the services and declined the last 3 month charges on my credit card. Now they are chasing me for the $140 fees. But in reality I was overcharged $30 for around 7 months which would equate to $210 overpaid. I can't believe AT&T can get away with these kinds of scams and continue doing business. I've spend combined 20 hours+ on the phone explaining the same error over and over again as they transfer me around their depts. I even have a phone recording of the CSR confirming 50% deal on the system, but that she couldn't apply, so basically I had to pay double of what I signed up for and nothing she could do!!

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    Price

    Reviewed May 12, 2015

    AT&T's Fees and prices for devices and phones are ridiculous. I'm very unsatisfied with AT&T.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2015

    I contacted AT&T to inform them that I am traveling internationally and asked them to unlock my phone so that I can use it overseas. Their response? "No, we have a policy against that". Does it cost them anything? No. Does it make a customer happy? Yes. Why they refuse to do it? Because they are not customer-oriented in the slightest bit. Horrible service even though I pay $200 a month!

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    Reviewed May 12, 2015

    Every two to three months I have to contact AT&T for issues with my account, my bill, service and reps ignoring my request. Reps claiming to fix the issues and never did, etc. AT&T cut off my service for no reason. When I called to find out they did not know why it was cut. Called AT&T for three days in order to get my service back on, and they never gave me any credits for those three days that I did not have service. They blame me for their mistake. Then they charge me $39 for putting my service back on when it was their fault. Several Reps lied to me or did not know how to fix the issues. Then they come back to charge me more than twice my actual monthly rate for no reason and without any notice.

    I have spent several hours talking and calling AT&T and I have lost valuable time that they do not pay for of course. Plus the phone machine they have is made so that you get nowhere with it. The list goes on and on.. My advice is if you have another option, do not ever use AT&T. They have the worst customer service and they do not care. All they care is to steal money from you. I cannot believe that a multi-million dollar company has to steal from its customers in order to make some extra money.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2015

    I called today about my bill. It was much higher. The boy **, did not know what to say except that the fees were hidden somewhere by the government from lines 5 through 10. I don't even use my minutes every month. My teenager needs a phone. It won't be AT&T. We will go back to Verizon. Verizon has such better customer service it makes me sick. Remember to be more professional and you get return customers. Be a jerk and you lose fine customers like my family who always pay bills on time. ** was so dumb. No help at all.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 11, 2015

    On 4/25/15, AT&T was contacted for a change of address, from one apartment number to another within same complex effective 05/01/15. The request was to keep my mother's existing phone number due to the fact she is 83 years old and visually impaired. As of 05/01/15 after my mother's move, it was discovered that her number had been changed from ** to **. I, who live in a different town spent from 05/02/15 thru 05/10/15 trying to straighten out the issue, all the time working my 8 hours like most of us do. I know AT&T is untouchable, and there is no personal touch, just customer calls, research, and repair orders.

    You have no idea how much I hate AT&T for what you put my mother thru. She lost her husband of 62 years but 4 months ago, she made a scary move on her own, and then had no contact with the outside world because of an error on AT&T's part. I explained over the course of several phone calls I made; this very situation, and no one cared. On my call of 05/09/15, the billing department wanted to have a technician come out on 05/12/15. I told her that was not unacceptable, I never lost my cool, simply asked for a supervisor. This supervisor was immediately on her guard, she didn't even let me try to explain my situation, she already had her mind made up. Her comment was: "I am in billing, and have to contact repair to set up an order".

    I asked to be forwarded to someone in repair. I got as far as a (supposed) manager in repairs who could only bump up the work order to 05/10/15, Mother's Day?! Come on people. I had a much needed day with family in the Bay Area arranged… and was not about to rearrange my day waiting around for an AT&T repair person on Mother's Day. At approximately 9:08 a.m. or so 05/10/15, I received a phone call from a repair tech saying he would be out in 20 minutes. Within 15 or 20 minutes the issue was discovered and resolved.

    You can not begin to imagine my frustration with your company. I can only hope somehow your conglomerate will eventually take a more customer friendly approach, you can't imagine how many times I heard the same words: "I'm so sorry for what you are going thru". What a line of pure crap!!! And please do not disrespect me with some cut and paste letter of apology in response to this note, because I know it will not be sincere.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 11, 2015

    I have been with AT&T since last 12 years. No major issues at all until recently. Customer service was great, sweet, ready to help and all that until issue raised. I have been using calling cards for international calls (2 cents a minute vs 3.52 per minute at AT&T). From last two months I have been charged for international calls by AT&T, these calls I made using calling card on AT&T line. I was charged about $250 for calls I made through calling cards.

    Enclosed bills shows (circled phone #s) that charged calls are RANDOM, no logic whatsoever, minutes before (and even after) the disputed calls, I made international call using calling card were not charged by AT&T. I called AT&T inquiring these charges and their response was sometimes systems don't work and it goes through AT&T lines? HOW? and why is it my problem if your systems don't work? I've been using the same card for longest time and as you can see in the enclosed print out, calls were made through calling card right before the charged calls. Customer service I called was very unprofessional and rude.

    My points: I always had a block for international calls on all my lines, that's why your random charges never came to me till now. So what changed and why I pay for your system being changed or failed? I need refund for the calls that I received disputed charges for. I didn't make these calls using AT&T international lines.

    I would like someone to send me in writing that international calls are blocked and will not be charged if I use calling cards. Can someone protect consumers with these types of treatments and unfairness?

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    Reviewed May 11, 2015

    They were ridiculous. Asked for password. They sent Email with four different usernames!! Just wanted to watch golf on the Golf Now app. Customer Service was abominable. We have U-verse, wireless and digital security accounts w/ them. AWFUL.

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    Staff

    Reviewed May 10, 2015

    AT&T has been billing me incorrectly for almost 5 years. They corrected it this month but are refusing to backpay me for their mistake. They had 7% employer discount instead of the current 24% discount. They have been ripping me off for 5 years. I have been with the same employer since starting with AT&T. They are blaming me and my employer for their mistake. I will be pursuing legal action against this fraud.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2015

    I bought my SAMSUNG Galaxy Mega 2 smartphone last December. Sometime in February the battery would no longer charge intermittently. A new battery made no difference. The exact problem and replacing the part is very simple, but I cannot obtain one. Samsung refuses to mail me one, or to a local repair shop, even if I am willing to pay for it. They can repair the phone, but I have to mail it to them with probably several weeks without it. I spent a couple hours on the telephone to AT&T a month ago, trying to resolve this problem. The entire system is so long and complicated that sometimes I could not figure out which choice to make, and when I did get to speak with someone, either in the middle of a conversation or that person connecting me to someone else, the call was disconnected. I gave up several weeks ago, but I did receive calls of great apology from this soon after.

    So today I tried again and eventually got to the place to explain what I had to do, i.e. another long complicated procedure to solve this simple easily fixed problem. AT&T, where I have to contract, will not send any parts. It is under both warranty and insurance, but because it is physically broken inside the phone and not visible, the warranty will not be included. Therefore I will have to pay a lot more than I would for this plain simple part I cannot obtain. Other than the complications I have been very pleased with AT&T service for many years. It is the mixture of systems that cause the difficulty. But why can they not just have a place where I can buy just little parts I need? For all the time and money it costs me I am very close to trashing the phone and discontinuing all cell phone service!

    Updated on 06/13/2015: All the complaints I had were due to changes and complications in the billing system. AT&T was good at resolving my complaints. But after this was all done I found my use of the "Smart Phone" was a stupid waste of my time and expense. I had one problems with charging the battery on the phone so it was to be replaced with a new one because Samsung refused to send me the connection part I could have easily repaired myself.

    Instead of about $15 for what I needed, AT&T charged $125 to replace the phone completely. I gave this some thought and just canceled the entire cell phone action and never even opened the box with the new phone but returned both that and the old one. Because of that I refused to pay the $125 or anything else related to the service I already canceled. Now I will have to wait and see how this is all settled. The fault is not the AT&T employees. They are doing what they were trained with. It just does not work for me. I never intend to become normal.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2015

    Service interruptions and ripoff restore fee charges. Worst services ever.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2015

    Although AT&T claimed to have sent me an email and telephoned, they shut off my wireless phone service which is used for business without warning over a disputed charge of $40. I will be a customer for two years in June of 2015 and have always paid my bill between the first and tenth of the month, $133.28. Well, they disconnected my phone on the seventh of the month, hence the $40 charge. Despite the fact that again having paid on the second of the month but did not include the disputed amount of $40, another $40 is demanded. Is that legal? I am current, in fact next month's bill is not due until the 20th. No email was received from AT&T after my receipt from them on May second.

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    Customer ServicePriceReliability

    Reviewed May 9, 2015

    AT&T is not fair. They charge us all of this money but we can never receive our calls. The cell & home phone internet isn't reliable, but yet we're charged. The home phone service is soo expensive and then it statics. I've made several complaints and all I get is a hard time. They've made tons of reports, they've given me several case numbers that are used to resolve NO issues. As of today, no issues have been resolved. I'm only with AT&T because we're on a family plan & we're comfortable. We've been with them since August 1968 and this is how they return a favor.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 8, 2015

    I called in about my phone. It was less than a year old and it's been constantly giving me problems. I have not once called for technical support until tonight. I am so offended by the rep who assisted me. She was huffing and puffing the entire call. At one point acted like she couldn't hold back a laugh... why she was wanting to laugh is beyond me. She remote into my phone and did nothing in the remote access. I was nice and doing everything she asked. Still confused, she asked me about damage to my phone. I said "a small scratch to the corner." She then did this "uh huh" that sounded like she thought I was full of crap.

    At that point I asked to speak to a manager. I never call them for anything and I get a rep with a bad attitude... NOT exactly the experience I deserved. The rep filled in the supervisor and he too had a bad attitude. I understand they have this crap all day long but I never call. It's not like I am a regular complainer... No, I am told I don't need to befriend him and to just get to the point!!!

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    Reviewed May 7, 2015

    I had already been with AT&T for 22 months. My contract would be up a couple more, so I went to the store in Sherman Tx just to see what phones we may want. At this point a slick salesman talk me into going monthly and to use the next plan. My bill would not go up and I would get new phones every year or year and a half. Well, I got my first bill and $50 a month more. The operator said she fixed it. In reality it was never fixed.. then 1 year later more lies to keep me with the co. More slick salespeople and I had a work discount at this point so my bill was 170. Now after the next lies here we go with 200 bills again. I will never trust them again. I made a long story short. I have had to call every month and I always get lied to. As soon as this stupid next is paid off, I'm gone. I will tell anyone who will listen - Do not use AT&T.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2015

    This company is unwilling to work with victims of identity theft. I was unable to find any information about the person who made fraudulent charges using my credit card. AT&T told me their security practice is to just simply call their account holder and ask if they have permission to use the card. What criminal is going to say no? In a world where identity theft happens on a daily basis, AT&T is backward and too trusting. I am now facing a negative back account and mounting overdraft fees because of AT&T's practices. All the while, when I called AT&T to make them aware of the situation, instead of recognizing their customer as a criminal, I was treated like the criminal.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2015

    Let me tell everybody how bad AT&T service. I have been AT&T carrier over 3 and half years. I still paid the bill with the price but today I went to AT&T store to upgrade our phone. We were very very upset when we knew that one of two line is out of contract because one and half years ago we weren't upgrade one line (only my line upgrade because my wife didn't like any new phone but they said our plan is still going two more years and we were believe that).

    However, they didn't do explain if she did upgrade she would be out of the contract. That is suck service when we keep going one and half years with paying the same price but we did know she was already out of contract. That's not our fault, that's their fault. Now they said if she want get in the old contract so she has to pay more... It's fair for us. That's a stupid choice to get back to AT&T. We will change another carrier than keep going with AT&T. AT&T service is suck, because they want kick out customers than keep them going with AT&T.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2015

    Cell service was ordered online and was quoted monthly totals of $138 + taxes. When I received the bill, it was over $300. I was charged activation fees for 2 phones and not for 2 others. While my online 'bill' showed no charges. Monthly charges different from what was quoted on my online order. Over 3 hours on the phone over multiple calls still has not fixed the problem.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2015

    I upgraded my phones using the 2-year contract option. Granted, I got the phones free of charge, except for a $40 upgrade fee (per phone). This is a one-time charge. After that upgrade however; AT&T removed my $25 share plan discount I was getting for each phone line. They said I would get the discount back at the end of 2 years, but it's how AT&T pays for those phones. So what do you get for signing a 2-year contract? NOTHING!! There's no benefit to upgrading phones through AT&T or signing new contracts. You're better off buying an unlocked phone off of e-Bay, and keeping your existing phone service options open.

    AT&T is just a very deceptive, unscrupulous company. They really need to clean up their act and stop picking apart their customers at every opportunity. As a long time AT&T customer, I've enjoyed their wireless and broadband/U-verse services, but I'm not happy with them. At the first opportunity I have to drop all AT&T services, I will do so without hesitation.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2015

    After calling AT&T to order their Uverse, AT&T did not have it on my street. They said they could get us DirecTV and bundle AT&T's phone and internet. After calling a couple of times to get pricing I decided to go with it. Worst mistake ever. I had WOW cable who had the best costumer service but for cable and internet was $150 a month. AT&T/DirecTV said my bill would be $86.40 + tax a month. We are on month 5 and I continually get charged $126.00 a month. I have called 6 times and spent about an hour each time trying to figure this out. They keep telling me to call the other company because it's their fault (I did sign up for this with AT&T but it's DirecTV that quoted less and is charging more now). No luck, no call back, and on many occasions I have asked to get both companies on the phone at once and one will hang up once the other gets on. Terrible companies.

    I asked about the contract we have with them stating the amount quoted and they said their contract is subject to change at any time and isn't worth the paper it's on but signing up for the year and the termination fees are. If you plan to work with either company please make sure you know what you're getting into. I liked WOW cable and will go back to them. They do cost more but a pleasure to work with. I would hope AT&T and DirecTV would realize that all the hours I have spent trying to figure this problem out that it would save them money for the employees time that we have spent trying to fix it. 6 calls 1 hour each + $10.00 an hour (just a guess) = $60.00 to date + I'm not stopping calling till they fix it or I'm out of contract.

    Once again every time I call whichever company, they point the finger at the other company saying it's their fault. Not the best partnership. I would strongly recommend to never work with either. I am lucky I waited to sign up my business from WOW to AT&T/DirecTV (and AT&T/DirecTV wonder why I have not used my coupons for $10 off if I get people in my neighborhood to sign up. I will never suggest it to another person. No one should deal with this).

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    Reviewed May 5, 2015

    We have upgraded our cellphones for the smartphones to iPhone 6+ about 2-3 months ago. Now we received a bill with $40 upgrade fees charged for each iPhones. I called the 800 number AT&T requesting them to waive the fees, and they refused. Couple of my friends have upgraded too and their upgrade fees were waived. What is going on? Does each store have different policies? Why does AT&T charge this upgrade fee for and why others got waived and ours are not? A couple of years ago, when I switched to a smartphone, this same fee was waived. But my two friends who upgraded were both from this year, and they were allowed to waive this fee. Please explain.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2015

    I wish I could rate them 0. There are a few helpful representatives but the company is a huge scam and tries to squeeze every penny out of you. They say they don't have anyway to connect to the previous representative you talked to so you have to start all over with your problem and it is a pain because most of the representatives are rude and very unhelpful. I cancelled my service and talked to one representative from Los Angeles. She said if I cancelled that day I wouldn't have to pay another bill. So I cancelled and then I get a bill in the mail.

    I've called numerous times about the bill that I wasn't suppose to get and I've only talked to 1 helpful person. I can't talk to the helpful person or the person I cancelled with because they supposedly can't transfer calls or give me the offices number. I asked for the recording of the call that I cancelled on and they said there's no way to get it because it has been over 30 days. I am so upset with this service. I will advise everyone to avoid getting AT&T.

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    After a positive interaction with AT&T Wireless, Tim increased their star rating on May 23, 2015.

    Updated review: May 23, 2015

    After venting earlier about AT&T, a gentleman ** contacted me and took the time to explain everything where the other customer service people would not take the time. I will be staying with AT&T, I was wrong about all of them at AT&T. If you try and they take the time it can be worked out. ** went the extra mile to make a customer happy and it did not cost anybody anything. :)

    Original Review: May 4, 2015

    AT&T, watch out when you upgrade. We did it online and it tells you that there is a 1 TIME CHARGE OF $40.00, FOR THE UPGRADE. Not so, I just received our bill and there it was again, A 1 TIME charge for the same $40.00. When I called them and got a supervisor on the phone, he explained that since I went into a store, I stopped him and let him know that I did the process online. So he proceeds to tell me that it was the tax on the phone I paid $0.99, (the tax should have been $0.06). I double checked the agreement and it only says a 1 TIME charge, not when ever the feel like charging you you. We have been with AT&T for over 10 years and that did not mater with the supervisor. That is just the way it is was the implication he gave us. As soon as our contract is up I will be leaving AT&T as they have the worst customer service.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 4, 2015

    I got charged on my account $365.00 because they said I didn't renew my contract!! I did not remember receiving that in the mail. They told me they would credit my account and my plan would remain the same. Now it is $30 per month and they are saying I had a verbal agreement and cannot cancel. Their customer service is also very rude and apparently no other plans that they can provide you with. Calling Charter tomorrow!!

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    Reviewed May 3, 2015

    Something people may not know. On or around Mar 25, 2015 I got on the AT&T site because I wanted to cancel my Mobile Hot Spot. The only thing that I could find was a way to place the device on suspension so I completed the form. I was paying $50 a month and the connection was not reliable. In April I got a bill for $50. I assumed that this was the final bill for the service so I paid it. Then the first of May I get another bill for $50. I called AT&T on 5/2/2015 and was told that I had suspended the service, not canceled it. Another words, it costs the same amount for having no service as having service.

    In addition I was told that I could suspend service via the computer but if I wanted to cancel the service, I couldn't do this over the computer, I needed to call in. Looking at the website, I couldn't find this requirement. They then said that my service would be cancelled on 5/26/2015. I assume this is so they can get another $50 added to the bill. I tried to explain that the only thing on their web that amounted to canceling the service was the suspension web page. Their response was that if I don't pay the bill, which I told them that I would not, they will report me to the nationwide credit bureaus. I would be interested to know how may people have been deceived in this matter.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 2, 2015

    Upgraded to IPhones an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 4. Upgraded to iPhone 6s (2 of them, one for me and one for son). Asked how much it would be to purchase them and I was told we could not purchase them but rather they needed to be on an installment plan because then we could save $35 a month per phone. They showed me some formulas and by the time they were done I was so confused and overwhelmed I said “ok let's put them on installment plan”. Well I talked to them today and the customer service person said we could have purchased them the day we upgraded and when he told me the difference in the cost I felt sick and duped. If I bought the two iPhone 6s' I would have been about $650. By doing the installment it cost $1500 for the same two phones. I would like to know what recourse I have. I was very clearly told that I had to do the installment plan. I am quite upset as I have been with AT&T for many years.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2015

    First off I must say this is the worst phone company I've ever gone to. I've been lied to. They tell me I'll be charged a total of $85 per month and it's ends up being over $120 per month. This company is very unprofessional in my opinion and I'd never recommend this company to anyone. Highly suggest you stay away from AT&T. They will do whatever they can to take extra money from you.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2015

    My husband called AT&T because our youngest daughter keep going over her data. He just wanted to add more data to her number. The lady on the phone talked him into a shared family data plan. My older daughter and I had unlimited data. She did not tell him that our unlimited plan would be cancelled. We have been careful to keep our unlimited plan for years now it is gone. We called back within the hour, but they said it was too late! I have always felt loyal to AT&T, but I no longer trust them. Beware of their tactics!!! They will do anything possible to get you off unlimited. We have had At&T and our iPhones since the beginning!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 1, 2015

    I was told when I bought our smartphones that we would get $150 per credit per cell line we switched to AT&T. First we had to prove we paid bill timely. I called after a few months and answering numerous questions, I was told we had to wait a few more billing cycles. Called again and now told that we are ineligible. First chance I get to to get away from AT&T I am GONE. LOSERS.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed May 1, 2015

    May 1, 2015. Horrible way AT&T customers are being handled. When you call 611, AT&T forces you to listen to their ads. The AT&T employees do not speak and or understand English very well any more. I questioned why was a charge of 1.8 GB was deducted the first day of a new billing month without ever being on line. After 40 minutes on the phone at 611 and even speaking to a supervisor I was just told my phone used 1.8 GB no other explanation. I also went the corp. AT&T store the same day, and was told the same thing, "we don't know what your laptop did or what your apps on your phone were doing, you just used up 1.8 GB, go away."

    We customers have no way of reconciling how AT&T logs or measures our usages. We are just told you used that much. This seems like a pure rip off. Add up fee of $10 to $15.00 for over usage, on 70% of customers a month for how many millions, that's big bucks. GREED, PURE GREED. Also how about the apps that are allowed by both the internet servicers and phone companies? They know these apps eat up your usage and they love it when customers download them, more $$$ for all concerned. Again GREED. Our paid for GBs are despairing, and why can't we find out anything more than what is told to you, by them. Every phone call is logged. We need a log of every internet charge, also.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed May 1, 2015

    I paid in advance for three months of hotspot wi-fi service and then realized I would be away and not able to use the third month. I called AT&T to either get one month refunded or have the payment applied to a later month. The following discussions happened over about twenty minutes, with about fifteen of those minutes on HOLD with annoying recorded sales messages.

    CSR agent #1: After four minutes of waiting and explaining my request, "I cannot refund your payment; I can transfer you to billing". Billing agent #1: After waiting eight minutes on HOLD, the billing agent states that AT&T GoPhone account payments are non-refundable. She suggested I go back to the CSR and arrange to put the account on hold. CSR Agent #2: After waiting another seven minutes on HOLD, I ask the agent to suspend the account on May 30th. She replies I would have to call in on May 30th to make that request. In total frustration I decided to send a written letter to AT&T with my request. But AT&T does not publish a US Mail address on any of their web sites. Clearly, the entire system is designed to wear down the customer, to push the customer to give up and go away.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed May 1, 2015

    This is most definitely not my first pass at dealing with AT&T and having a negative outcome. I have been online chatting today from 8:30-12:30 trying to dig down a rabbit hole of why my bill was $30 more this month, as well as why although that bill had been paid I still show an outstanding amount of $31.60 due May 3rd. After being transferred and telling my story to 4 different representatives, they informed me AT&T made a "Mistake" with my corporate discount last month and are now BACK CHARGING me $31.60 to rectify their mistakes. I have now spent half a work day digging for details, only to find it was AT&T's error in the first place, and that they expect I pay for it now.

    It is so extremely unethical to charge someone more without explanation of charges and increases. I am well aware of AT&T's concept: as long as you apologize for it, you feel good about making mistakes at the customer's expense, also that throughout the customer service process, they truly just wish the customer would "give up: - very evident in the exorbitant amount of time one must spend in order to get to the actual person that can give them the correct details (mind you not necessarily find an amicable solution). I can not tell you how extremely petty I find it to be that AT&T is willing to upset a customer and jeopardize their satisfaction and loyalty to the company over $31.60. This is the straw that broke the camel's back for me, and I will be getting out of my AT&T contract as soon as the opportunity presents itself.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2015

    My agreement with AT&T was $24.95 per month, which was paid every month. However, due to incorrect billing (billing dates backdated 21 days before service even started), erroneous late charges have accumulated. On the first bill, the billing period starts Nov.20 to Dec.19, when actual service started Dec.11th --21 days later! Despite multiple requests to correct billing dates so that they reflect actual service periods, AT&T continued to send bills with incorrect dates and assign late fees even though payments were made shortly after service had been provided, on a regular basis. After a complaint was filed with the FCC on this matter, AT&T admitted to erroneous charges and dropped most of them, yet claimed that I still owed them $34.43. I have been harassed by various collection agencies ever since.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    I've been an AT&T wireless customer for 17+ yrs. Can't believe how bad the customer service has gotten. My problem began with them approx end of Feb, was calling about a problem we were having with our U-verse. At the end of our conversation the rep who spoke very broken English, asked about our wireless which is separate, she asked if she could look at it as there was a promotion that could possibly save us money. She informed me that my husband who still had a flip phone was eligible for an upgrade. He could get an iPhone 5 for 99c 10g - our 3 phones on the plan $120+ taxes she would waive all other fees. I was assured after asking numerous times to be sure I was understanding correctly that it definitely would be that amt.

    So after receiving the phone we received a breakdown of the cost way off from what I was quoted. Many many calls and hours of my time later, of getting all kinds of stories from different reps, I feel duped by them. You get the name of the person you talked to last, but never get to talk to that rep again, then after going again through everything and telling what price you were told, you find out all your hrs on the phone prior no one puts in your record what price you had been quoted. How convenient is that?

    So now to keep our monthly bill down our 99c phone will end up costing on the next plan $450 for a phone we would never have picked out for hubby, but too late now as it's been over 14 days. I feel each rep tells you what you want to hear at the time until the next month someone else can deal with you. I believe as of yesterday I know what our bill will be monthly, but not what I was quoted. And I was told by the last rep that I should always make sure to check on what service I'm getting. WHAT!?!?!? How many times do I need to question a person who works for the company? I think they count on the customers who just give up. I was also told that a Uverse rep isn't really trained properly on the wireless services, so then don't let them discuss products - problem solved. Shame on you AT&T. Consumer beware!!!

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    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    These are the worse extorting jerks ever.. Went to change a number - ended up with multiple account and duplicate charges for one phone! The AT&T is the worse rip off ever! Costing hundreds and hassles of hours of phone calls to reverse it, had two lines they won't reverse the damage I never signed for. HORRIBLE WAY TO STEAL MONEY! Extortion at best! They managed to make it one account can't figure out how to corrects the rest! HATE HATE HATE THIS CROOKED COMPANY, lousy service and the price is too high! THEY DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO CHARGE AND CHANGE... Privacy and information breach.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    I received the bill on 4/16/2015, I mailed it out 4/17/2015. This is May payment (you pay month ahead.) It is now 4/30 payment is due 4/27. I called to see if they received payment. I check my account for check clearing, they have not entered it at this time. I believe, if I did not call they were going to hit me with a late fee, because the girl at customer service said she was going to enter a note to wave the LATE FEE. I don't feel it's right I get hit with late fee because they can't process payments in a timely manner, they charge you a service charge if you use a credit card over the phone. I like checks because I have a payment receipt that way. I think that with all these wireless companies there should never be an early termination charges. The way to keep customers, is good service. If I am not satisfied with a company, I should be able to take my business else were.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    Not too happy with AT&T customer service. I've been dealing with them on how my phone keeps turning off at random times. Every time they keep giving me a different response. After a while they finally told me that there is nothing else they can do for me. I'm done with their customer service. I'm seriously considering joining another carrier.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    I set up AT&T U-verse internet Jan. 2015, without any bundle deals. I canceled the service three months later due to an unexpected move, but I was told that I had to pay $150 early termination fee. I didn't sign any contract with them, but they kept telling me it was a verbal contract (which I never heard of such a thing). And they refused to show me any evidence of such a contract. Why do I have to pay for anything that I didn't sign up for, and they couldn't even show a record. I am thinking of suing AT&T for that. Can somebody advice on how to do it? Thanks!

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    Online & App

    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    I had a business account but was forced to change due to nonsense AT&T did to me. Some rules are just idiotic. Now have only $15 tablet account. The AT&T app shows wrong data usage so they force me to pay additional $15 for 2 days. I think it's illegal what AT&T is doing. Unfortunately no protection from them by our government.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    I made the mistake of combining my bills. Each month for 3 or 4 months, I would call to pay the amount the rep told me was due, which was different from the system's amount. One morning, my phone is disconnected, Internet is still on. I call and pay what I'm told to turn it back on pointing out I paid every month what they told me to pay. How could you disconnect my phone? They said I never paid it in full. The next month, my bill was $80 too much. I asked why. Reconnect fees for phone and Internet. Ok, but the Internet was never disconnected. Yes, but it "should have been, so you have to pay it." I turned everything off at that point.

    Maybe 6 months later I get a letter from their collections agent offering a half price settlement. I paid it, never heard from them again. Over a year after that, a different agent calls. Of course by now, I can't prove I paid. Too late for a bank print out. I refuse to pay again, asked why they only then tried contacting me if they had the account from the time I cancelled service, they say they've been sending letters. I sat send another, nothing. Now it's on my credit record because AT&T sent my account to, at last count, 4 collections agents wanting me to pay over and over. Last week I called to find out how much they claim I owe. I'm done with Comcast and have no other choice for Internet in my town. They can't even open my account. It's there. They can't open it. The solution? "I'm sorry." Wow.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    AT&T flat out lied to me that they were in America when actually they were from India. Then I hang up and call again and get someone from the Philippines! I requested to speak with someone in America and they just stuck me on hold! I HATE AT&T. All I want to do is cancel my service! And they wouldn't let me do that.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2015

    I have been sent 2 labels and tried to take to Post office but was told it was not an address. Then I took it to the store at 71st and Mingo in Tulsa and they said if I left it here I might not ever get credit cause it just sits in the back. They would not give me any confirmation that I was leaving it. Now I’m getting billed $129.00. I have called CS at least 5 times no help. They really don’t care. I still get failed calls constantly, cannot get Internet service. My bill is $300 per month & I can’t get service.. I am changing as soon as I can. DON'T GO WITH AT&T!!

    The CServices is terrible. The supervisors don’t return phone calls and of course they are never available. I guess too many complaints! I asked ** supposedly a supervisor to have someone come out and fix the problem that still exists and they can pick up the defective device then but she refused to do it. Said she could not. Yes by now I am irate after wasting hours and hours of my time. POOR, POOR SERVICE. I was so disgusted and worn down. All they can do is transfer! So we will see if a supervisor calls me.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed April 28, 2015

    I had 4 lines (iPhones) and 1 line (iPod). My contract was 15GB a month for $290.00. Only to realized that all my 15GB will be mysteriously used for one of my lines. When I approach the customer service they will blame it on the phone. Ok, so we changed the phone that mysteriously was using 85% of the data. Only to realized that next month there was one of the other lines, mysteriously using the same 85% of the total amount of GB. As I didn't want to pay for $480.00 Dlls a month, I ended up buying a new iphone (650.00). Once I had two new phones I figured the problem will be solved, only to realized that NO!!! NOW the other line was using all these GB.

    NOW, as the company doesn't want to accept the responsibility of manipulating the usage on every line, I decided to cancel my contract. To my surprise I have 955.00 Bill plus I am about to acquire another 460.00 for cancelation fees. I talked to 4 REPRESENTATIVES of this phony company, in order to dispute some charges, and after 4:23 min. No charges were dismissed. This a "Friendly" Company that is doing everything possible to HATE THEM. And end with a bill IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed April 27, 2015

    I had two people come to my door with a great deal if I switch to AT&T U-Verse. My major issue was that AT&T did not have any exercise videos like they do on Comcast. This kid promised me up and down that AT&T had a whole new line of exercise videos. So I switched and come to find out they have 2 minute exercise bits and hardly any! So I switched back to Comcast but it has cost me almost $199 in bills to A T&T!!! What a racket. There was trouble getting my phone number ported back to Comcast. It was a total nightmare. I will never answer the door for these people again.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2015

    I have been an AT&T customer for 20 years or longer. I went to the AT&T store in Bastrop to get a phone for my husband. They got everything mixed up in the computer at first but later assured me that it was all fixed. 13+ months later, I have a broken screen on a Samsung 5 Active that was in an OtterBox! And because they failed to associate my insurance with the correct phone, they will not replace it. Their suggestions: A.) call the insurance company and see if they want to pay for a new phone (that is how I found out it was messed up was when the insurance company told me I was up a creek without a paddle). B.) That I buy a new one - using the upgrade available on the other (4+ year old) phone and continue to pay on the broken one. C.) I can go to the store in Bastrop and see if they recall screwing it up and will admit they failed when they tried to fix it. Or D.) I can pay $550. To get on with my life and go to another carrier.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 27, 2015

    Went to AT&T to get a new phone, told them my AT&T business number is forward to my cell phone which is T-Mobile. I wanted to simply make everything AT&T. Well, first they couldn't find my company's number in their AT&T system, a number that has been in use over 20 yrs, and they never found it. Then, even if they got me a new phone, they couldn't forward my business number to my new phone. That I had to call AT&T's 800 number, that they can't help me. All that time I was talking to a kid that doesn't even know what's going on in the world let alone AT&T. I walked out thanking them for their time, knowing fully well to NEVER to walk into an AT&T outlet again.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 26, 2015

    I have been an AT&T customer for over 10 years. My bills have been very consistent month to month until the past 2 months 2/2015 & 3/2015. The February bill said that I had data overage to the amount of 140.00!! My bills are usually 44 to 70 dollars per month. I called them and they were great by adjusting my account by removing the 140 dollars charge that I had no clue why I was even billed that. I have an iphone and I have wireless cable at home. I use my home wifi when I am home.

    The next month I received a bill for $440.00 data overage. I paid them 74.00 and they suspended my account. I called customer support and he explained why I was charged because of a data button that was on in my settings. He said that even if your phone shows that it is accessing the internet through your wifi at home, the phone is still data charging you too. He assured me that he will submit my dispute because he agreed that my bills have been very consistent over the years. He said all would be cleared up in a day or so. 4 days later I get an email demanding $488.00 now. I contacted customer service and was told my billing dispute was denied. When I asked who denied it, they wouldn't answer. They said, "I am just telling you what is on my screen". Where do I go from here?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 26, 2015

    I have been paying huge amount since the month on January 2015 for my AT&T Bills. I never knew why. Until Mar 30th, when I got a message stating I have international calling charges of more than 100$. I call AT&T and say, I never had international calling facility on my phone, and I use VONAGE for my international calling facility, they help me clear the international call bills saying its just $38. And they clear my international calling bills till March, as it’s a mistake. I also requested them to block if any international calling features active on my phone.

    Now they sell me World Connect for $5/month, saying unlimited calls to International Destination. Within two weeks I get another message saying your international call charges are more than $100. I call them asking the reason, they its Unlimited Calls at DISCOUNTED RATE. I settle the issue with 50% discount. I am not even entitled to pay 50% of this amount since it is not my fault to be given misinformation about any service being sold by AT&T representative. I insisted them to hear the conversation recordings between me and the representative while she sold me the service and they didn't not.

    Now I get another bill for almost $340 dollars for International Call Charges for January, February, March. I am kind of what’s going on. I have been paying an average of $175 dollars for AT&T!!! I had never requested international calling facility. On my request to cancel if there is any way to cancel international calls, they say there is no way to block it. And then after escalating the issue in mid of April 2015 they disconnect my international calling facility. (How out of the blue this feature came now after having this issue escalated, and I have been requesting them to block since January 2015.)

    AT&T has been taking advantage of the situation, that a customer is bound to make mistake. And with the credit rating system in US, they know that the customer will pay the bills. International Calling was never requested on my phone. I use a Vonage App to make international calls. Why will I pay $27/month to Vonage for international calling facility and $200/month to AT&T for their blunder. They claim that these charges are valid and there are in no mood to see/hear the conversation held before to verify if these charges are actually valid. Me being an international student, I do not make money and live a penny to penny life. I will not be able to pay such a horrendous amount which is not mine.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed April 26, 2015

    I am upset that I purchased a new phone and paying full price. After having the phone a few weeks I started having problems. I went to AT&T store in Champaign and they made some changes on the phone and told me to try that. I did and still had issues. I happened to be in a Best Buy and talked to the Samsung person there. They said it was due to needing the latest software added. They added the software and within an hour had same issues - people call they hear me, I hear nothing. I was in the area of Best Buy - they looked at phone again. Suggested I go to AT&T store. I went to AT&T store in Avon Indiana and they made some adjustments. I left the store after about hour and a half I had same issues but now I can't even send text.

    So I was on my way home to Illinois and stopped by AT&T store in Champaign. They found my phone's antenna was not working so they replaced my phone with a refurbished phone. I was very disappointed as I had only made one payment. So now I am paying full price for a refurbished phone. This is very disappointing as back in October I purchased an iPhone 6 and had to take it back after one week as you could not text or dial numbers - at this time they wanted to give me a refurbished phone as well. I cancelled that purchase at that time.

    It's just disappointing that the phones are so expensive and yet if you have to return them they replace with refurbished yet you still pay full price. I can understand this policy after 90 days but not the first 30 or four days. Just really disappointed - will no longer purchase phones through AT&T.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 25, 2015

    I connected a business telephone service for a business which I co-exist with another business. First of all, when the bill came, it was WAY more than what I had been contracted for. Also, on the bill, it lists the other business name as well when I only placed the account under my company. Also, on the bill, it lists a customer service number and when I called, it is to a Chinese Customer Service line. I was born and raised here in the US and for AT&T to racial profile based on my last name, that is just unacceptable. When I called and asked for a supervisor, the person who had an attitude, said one will call me back. I have waited for over a week and no one has called. Since then, I have called 2 more times requesting to speak with a manager.

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    Price

    Reviewed April 24, 2015

    I was a loyal customer to AT&T for seven years which I now regret. I've been robbed by this company, all the extra fees they tack on to my phone bill each month has cost me over $4,000 a month!! I hate AT&T!! For the pain they have cause me and my family.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 23, 2015

    AT&T is the worst company I have ever done business with. I thought Verizon was bad. I left Verizon in July of 2014 and went to AT&T. I contracted for a smartphone, internet and U-verse TV and a remote hot spot so my wife could use the internet on the laptop. I later added another phone. My hot spot worked for about a month then the battery would not take a charge. I went to the retail office where I bought everything and was told it was the device. Of course it was the battery which they said no.. Under warranty they sent me a new device. I sent the old one back as per instructions. There was no battery with the new device. Back to square one. I sent the new device back with a note "where's the battery."

    In the meantime I tried to get a new battery from AT&T but to no avail. I finally bought a new battery from Amazon. I was credited for the new battery. Well I thought my problem was solved. But NO my nightmare just begun. My device had been disconnected - I went back to the store and told them what happened. The employee made a call and it was reconnected. I went home and used it for about a half hour and it disconnected. Back to the store I went. A different employee got on the phone and went through 6 different transfer before he got to someone who was supposed to know what was going on. After spending almost 2 hours on the phone he finally had someone who said they would reconnect the device but it would take up to 24 hours to do so. After 3 days still no connection. So I called a customer service number and and spent 2 hours before they said they could do nothing for me.

    I then asked that they cancel my remote and told them I should not have to pay a cancellation fee because I have been unable to use the device and AT&T either wouldn't or couldn't resolve the problem. I was paying over $21.00 month and they wouldn't give me a refund for the months I couldn't use the device. The person I told that to said someone would contact me because she didn't have the authority to do anything. Two weeks later I get a call and was told my device was canceled and I was being billed $180.00 for a cancellation fee. The rep was adamant about paying the fee even though I could not use the device though it was not my fault. I have never been so abused by a company any time in my life. It seems the only thing this company is interested in is get your money and customer be damned. I will write letters to whoever will listen and try every avenue until I get some satisfaction.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    I purchased an international data plan from AT&T before leaving the US for Italy. I assumed that I would have access to voice and text; WRONG. When I got to Italy and tried to activate my plan, it did not work. I kept getting registration error 32. Whatever that is. AT&T sent me a number to call for help free of charge -- how do you call a number when you don't have voice service?

    I could not call the number but had WI-FI access so I logged in to my account and used their web chat customer service offer. I chatted with a rep for 5 minutes but he could not help me. Furthermore I found that I could not use the web chat feature again as that option was no longer available. Turned off on purpose? I suspect so, I was pretty irate.

    If any AT&T customer reads this, please, if you travel abroad have your phone unlocked so you can buy a local SIM card, takes two business days for AT&T to do it -- this should be an automatic option just like "bill pay". If you cannot unlock your phone, buy the international data plan and ACTIVATED in the US. I will be without a phone for a few days. This experience has made me realize that consumers need to be more proactive and complain. The cellular companies in the US are the worse. Never ever will I be an AT&T customer again.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    These people lie at every level. I originally had the old DSL, and I was convinced to switch to U-verse, which I did. After quite a while of mostly decent service, I was contacted by AT&T and told I could upgrade to a faster U-verse service for a lower cost. I was told that my wireless, regular number, and 800 number would be on one bill. This was not the case, but even worse, I kept getting bills, some of which included money owed and some of which were credits. It was highly confusing, and no matter who I spoke with and what they said, it never got sorted out. Finally, I got a bill for almost $500. I spoke with the Executive Office, and they sorted out the money, but told me that I would be getting three bills, one for each kind of service. After much back and forth and a couple of FCC complaints, they said they would be able to combine two of the bills, the wireless and U-verse.

    I was told that I would be billed $38.34 for the 800 number service. Today, I got the bill and it was for $112.66. It contained a section for "unmet commitments" with no explanation. The unmet commitment date range was from March 2015 to March 2016! I called the Executive Office yet again. The person I spoke with was pedantic, rude, and unhelpful. She said, "You'll get a return call in two business days." I said, "Great, so 48 hours." She said, "Two business days." I said, "Yes, since today is Wednesday, 48 hours would make it Friday, right?" She said, "Two business days."

    Then, I emailed a contact at the Executive Office. Admittedly, I wasn't expecting much, and of course, she was quite rude and unhelpful. For example, she gave me the number for another group at the Executive Office, except that the mailbox for the number was full (and it's been like that for weeks). I thought perhaps I could sort this out with a call to the number on the bill. Right. That person said, the charges were correct, as I had to have a "long distance" account associated with the 800 number. Of course, nobody said anything like this up to this point. No problem. I filed another FCC complaint.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    This company has been double billing me and increasing the cost of service every month. I was contacted by ** at the Office of the Vice President (888-958-3030 Code: ** Ext. **) When we tried to resolve the issue she asked me to call back. I have been leaving messages for her and on the general line for the past week and no one has called me back. They even say on the message that "Someone will call you back in 24 hrs." Complete lie. I would love to resolve this issue so I can move on with my life, however they won't resolve the issue. I have complained to the FCC, BBB and Yelp - now trying to get a response...

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & TermsOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    We switched to AT&T a few yrs back. The bill was high (about 180 a month) but we were happy our calls weren't getting dropped. When we decided we wanted an upgrade we bought the new Galaxy s5. We were told there was NO activation fee but unfortunately they no longer offer free upgrades. We were then asked which payment plan we wanted for the phones -- 6 or 12 months. I picked 6. After 6 months I realized we were still paying a high bill (240). I did the math and determined we were actually in a 18 month payment plan.

    I talked to AT&T and they were no help. I then noticed the "free" tablet we received when buying a replacement phone was on our plan. I called them back and was told it was under a 2 yr contract. We were never explained that the $99 tablet was going to be a 2 yr contract. I was told to sign agree and we're really aware we are buying a new phone (which I did) and then to sign for the card (after we paid).

    My phone hasn't worked properly since I received it back in April 2014. I don't receive text messages or phone calls the majority of the time. I've called and they've remotely reset my phone to factory standards 3 times now. I lost everything from documents to pictures. I've also gone down to their mobile center in Denver and was offered a cord saying it would solve my issues (it hasn't). In one conversation I was clearly told to refuse a replacement phone because "it's just a broken phone we repair and sell back to you." I've had many grievances in the past 2 yrs with them but they offer no assistance to my issues.

    When I explained this to AT&T they refused and still do to do anything about it. They continue to offer me "free" crap I deny. The last time I went into AT&T because my bill was 240 dollars and my phone hasn't been working properly since I received it, the customer rep began verbally arguing with me, telling me I had no idea what I was talking about.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPrice

    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    I have had AT&T business phones, internet and wireless for over 15 years with no problems. Our company was moving and that is when the problems started. I place a move around Feb 13 to be activated Feb 26th at our new location 2 miles away from our other business. They could not use the same phone numbers we had for years. After 3 hours on the phone they figured out a way we could use our phone lines and fax line with sim cards (more expenses). They did not connect on Feb 26th 2015 due to weather and said the follow week they would install phone lines etc. They did not show up, because they tried to call that new phone number they were supposed to connect and no one answered. Silly I know.

    After 70 plus hours on the phone with AT&T and 20 service calls. They finally had our phone working, but with major static so we would have to call our customers back on our cell phones because they could not hear us. The internet was amazingly slow (worse than dial up). I received my first bill and it was $600.00. That did not include the cell phones and sims cards that was $400.00. Prior to moving my total bill for everything besides U-verse (they do not offer at new location) was $300.00. So for worse service, over 70 hours on the phone, 20 plus service calls our bill has tripled. I called to get it reduced on the 17th of April. Still have not seen the $400.00 credit they were supposed to give us.

    Finally got a service call out where someone actually found out the reason so much static, dial tones and other peoples conversation was due to an outside issue that related to many business phones in the area. Now this has been going on since March with many business calling AT&T to get this fixed. Well now our slow DSL has been disconnected by AT&T and I call today and they are telling me they have to use another line not the same line it was designated to in Feb. They had for some reason disconnect. Also wanted to charge another $50.00 for reconnection and $20.00 more dollars for the slowest DSL anyone could ever have. I wished I could find some other service in Raleigh, NC. Unfortunately for my business Time Warner Cable is not at our location. Majority of the customer service has been awful, a few and I mean a very few have been great. But all in all I would give AT&T an F-.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2015

    I have been with AT&T over two years now. As a student I have always appreciated your customer service. Unfortunately I realized that that disappears completely as soon as money is owed. I shared a plan with a roommate who stopped paying her portion of the bill all together and stole her phone. When I reported this to you all I was told there was nothing you could do and I could either pay her portion of the bill or be charged $800 for her phone. While I was chatting with a representative he told me it could be worked out and I would only be charge $351 (half) due to my situation. Later that month I received a bill for over $800! So I called and a woman told me that I could potentially set up and reset up a payment arrangement until I got it paid off. So I did that.

    Last week I pulled up the chat to get the arrangement changed and the person told me I needed to pay my bill and that they wouldn’t change my arrangement. Then they literally sent "PAY YOUR BILL" and exited the chat in the middle of me typing. When I called the man on the phone literally LAUGHED in my ear! Laughed!! I spoke to another representative and they are refusing to move my arrangement TWO DAYS. I am shocked. After 2 years of service I have been lied to (twice), stolen from, disrespected, ridiculed, and laughed at all in two months. As soon as I pay off the balance owed I will be getting my contract bought out by another carrier. I will NEVER send someone to AT&T. In fact I will strongly advise against it. I’m disgusted, stunned, let down, and disappointed with AT&T wireless and how you handle your customers.

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    Customer ServiceStaffReliability

    Reviewed April 21, 2015

    In early 2014, my husband made the purchase of a Samsung S4 Active. Within a few months, the phone no longer would charge through the charge port. He took the phone into an AT&T store and believed the salesperson when they said the damage was his fault. He purchased a second Samsung S4 Active, at full price. In April 2014, my husband put a Samsung S4 Active on his account for me to use. In March 2015, BOTH of our phones no longer charged through the charge port.

    I contacted AT&T on March 19, 2015. I was told my phone was under warranty and that they would be sending me a replacement phone and to return the defective phone in their special packaging. I did so. They also told me that any visible, physical or water damage would invalidate the warranty, as well as obvious abuse, neglect, broken/missing buttons, so essentially any obvious OUTWARDLY damage. However, as my pictures show, there is no such damage on the phone -- including the water indicator being intact.

    On March 20 or 21 (I cannot remember), I contacted AT&T for my husband's SECOND Samsung S4 Active that was no longer charging. AT&T obliged our request as customers for TEN years, and they sent him a brand new Samsung S5. We were not required to send anything back to them. However, I received a refurbished Samsung S4 Active that is already having problems charging. Anyway, on April 15, 2015, after NO communication from AT&T regarding the warrantied phone I sent them, I received the defective phone from AT&T at my work address (which I used as shipping to receive the refurbished phone). The following statement was on the letter: "Cracked, Damaged, Smashed, Chewed Plastics/Faceplate. As a result, your AT&T account will be charged for the following on your next bill for the cost to replace this equipment: $439.00."

    On April 15, 2015, at 10:12 am CT, I called 1-800-331-0500 to speak with customer service. I was told there is nothing AT&T can do and to call the warranty center. At 10:26 am CT, I engaged in a 44 minute, 29 second phone call with someone named ** at 1-800-801-1101. ** was adamant that the charge would remain, making my May 2015 bill nearly $600. She stated that according to their pictures, the prongs INSIDE of the charging port were damaged. As you can see in the pictures, there is NO visible, outwardly physical or water damage to the phone. Apparently, the damage is done by those teenie tiny prongs INSIDE of the phone where you MUST connect the charger in order to charge and charge the phone. Ironically, AT&T is charging me $439 for the refurbished phone WHILE I continue to make monthly payments on the defective, broken phone.

    This is Samsung's design. This is Samsung's HARDWARE and Samsung's defect. The very functionality of the phone failed from me needing to charge it regularly. This is shoddy materials that Samsung used, represented by AT&T who sells malfunction products for commission. I'm being held liable for using the phone exactly as it was intended. Furthermore, I was sent the REFURBISHED Samsung S4 Active. What was wrong with it before? How long before it stops charging? And what happens to me when it does stop charging?

    My husband was sent the Samsung S5 and the charging port and plug are SIGNIFICANTLY different! So obviously Samsung knew there was a problem and corrected it in the upgraded models. Apparently customers are to have microscopic-like vision and surgeon-like precision when plugging and unplugging the charger on the S4 Actives, and even so, if the charging unit overheats, that then becomes user error according to AT&T. AT&T has sold clearly defective products, then charges customers for those defective products when an essential component of the phone's very functionality DOES NOT HOLD UP FOR EVEN A YEAR!

    We have given AT&T approximately $14,000 over TEN years of time, THEN they charge us $439 for the bad product that they house in their stores and actively sell to people for commission. In the several communications I had with AT&T on April 15, I heard several different reasons why they were not eliminating the charge: water damage, physical damage, broken prongs, melted prongs. They couldn't keep their story straight.

    AT&T has updated my bill due May 10 and I owe them $619. I'm still paying $40/month for the defective phone. I've been charged $439 for the refurbished phone and if I don't pay, I will have my service turned off and we will be reported to the credit bureau. Terrible business practices. Someone should sue AT&T for this manipulation and their profiteering off of defective devices.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePrice

    Reviewed April 21, 2015

    I was with Verizon for years and the coverage was perfect!!! However...... the bill was insane!!! I switched to AT&T because it was a little more affordable. I was ok with less coverage. Also when I call to speak to someone, I always get someone AMERICAN. I love that!!!! My bill keeps going up! Why do people take advantage anywhere they can!!!!! Is it too much to ask that to pay what something is worth and not whatever you can drive the market up to. Greedy, greedy, greedy. I know it is not just AT&T. It is corporate America and we are just used to taking it. Uggggggg!!!!!!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed April 21, 2015

    So I was super furious about my bill being almost $300. I called and got 3 different answers saying it went from 1 cent a minute to 2 cents a minute to 2.20 cents a minute. Now I'm on my phone a majority of the time and never received any time of notification that the pricing was changing at all. They told me that they send email and text messages, well the only email I ever receive from them is saying that my password has changed and the only text message I receive is after speaking with a customer service rep asking if I would like to take a survey on how my call went.

    It's not fair to those who get on a plan with international calling and are paying a certain price (or so they think) to get the price sky rocket high without being notified and when you call to fight it the person in the wrong is who the customer (me) because they "notify you" when changes happen and that (for not saying what I really want to say) is a bowl of crap. Shame on you AT&T. I rather go back to other carrier than have you.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2015

    I recently moved to Long Beach, CA from the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County. The service I used prior to my move was absolutely not working here in LB. After a frustrating attempt with another major provider (Can you hear me now?), I came home to AT&T. It was a struggle to get phone numbers so I could place my order with a real human voice, but a very cool guy named ** went above and beyond the call of duty. Everything was so easy-peasy with him...Why was it so difficult of a task with the others??? Most excellent customer service and if I had a company, I would hire him in a NY minute. ;)

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 20, 2015

    My family and I have been a part of AT&T company for about 20 years, and I have to say that they are getting doing everything they can to pinch every penny out of every person. They are a joke of a corporation and very rude and disrespectful with how they treat their customer. They have terrible service and I cant be happier im NOT with this terrible company anymore. Hope this helps.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 20, 2015

    I had called AT&T support before going on vacation. I explained that I would be on a cruise ship and I was told AT&T did not have a plan for the cruise line I would be on. I was then told about AT&T passport which as I understood would allow me to use my phone while on the ship for a 60.00 fee for that plan. I purchased the plan but shortly into my travel I received a message that fees had accumulated to over $300. I turned off the phone and discontinued use. When I called AT&T about the $307 charges they said I was told I should not use on ship. Why would I buy a plan I could not use? The supervisor continued to say I was told. I have been a customer of theirs for over 10 years and I feel this was unfair. There should be some consideration for a misunderstanding. They can see I turned my phone off after receiving the message that I was being charged. I will now consider another carrier.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2015

    I upgraded to the iPhone 6 plus and used its box to send my iPhone 5s back to AT&T for the refund. AT&T said they never got it so I called and after 3 hours with AT&T tech help they assured me everything was ok. That week they disconnected my service.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed April 20, 2015

    Ok so about 1 year ago we decided to upgrade our plan. The very helpful representative lady told us if we upgraded to the family plan and added on a hotspot it would be our original bill cut in half. We were very happy to have her do that for us considering we have been with AT&T since Cellular One. What the lady never told us was that if you go over the family plan they would charge you. So my mother ended up paying about almost 10,000 dollars for two months each. We were SO ANGRY. Then when my mom paid them she was very infuriated so we switched to T-Mobile. We are perfectly fine with them and we only pay $10.00 for unlimited wifi with our new hotspot. Would NOT recommend AT&T to ANYONE.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed April 19, 2015

    My wife and I metered your Henderson, KY store Sat., April 18 and were met by a lady at the door to put our name on a wait list. It would much better to have a touchscreen setup and people enter their names. Also the manager was standing at a table doing paperwork. Should be done after shift. Thus freeing up 2 more customer service agents, especially when store is slammed.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2015

    I live in a community where everyone around me has ATT for house phone service and Internet. I move here 2 1/2 years ago. I have been calling ATT on a daily basis only for them to tell me that "they don't have any hubs available". They have escalated the ticket to the engineering department and they told me someone will call me back. For 2 1/2 years now I have yet to received a call back from anyone at ATT. I call the offices of the president of ATT and that was a joke as well. The sad part is that CenturyLink is willing to provide services but ATT will not give up the spot. Talk about socialist service? ATT must be regulated by the Obama administration. This is insane and I don't know where else to go. Any suggestions?

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed April 18, 2015

    We dropped from 4 lines with AT&T leaving due to horrible customer service. They are polite, they just don't do what you ask. They continue to bill us as though we have four lines and refuse to make the adjustment. As a result, we are moving ALL of our lines and will NEVER return to AT&T. They are horrible to deal with. Every experience with AT&T over 5 years was frustrating and amounted to a waste of time. They never get anything you ask them to do done correctly. Requires multiple call backs and they pretend like they've never heard from you.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed April 18, 2015

    I went into an AT&T store to upgrade cell phones like I had done several times. The customer service said I could benefit by switching to their NEXT program (which included no contracts and she could come in at any time and get a new phone). Stupid me didn't realize what he actually meant was -- there will no longer be affordable upgrade options for new cell phones -- But you can "now come in at any time and purchase a new phone because you are no longer under a contract" - no more getting new phones for $99-199 as an upgrade. He also failed to say I would be charged full price for the cell phones I picked up that day (instead of the usual upgrade cost). So I agreed to switch to NEXT and then got the bill in the mail with the 'monthly installments' added...too late, I was told there was nothing I could do about it so there I was in debt for over $1k.

    AT&T said my benefit for taking the NEXT program was to be out of 'contract' situation. I DO NOT see that as a benefit especially since my daughter's phone was damaged. We used the insurance I have paid for every month for years (and still had to pay extra out of my pocket as a 'deductible') to get a 'refurbished phone' that doesn't work properly. And she is now stuck with a lousy refurbished phone until I can pay off the former one and have enough money to purchase a new one.

    I've been an AT&T customer since my first cell phone and always for my home phone but now, I am switching to another carrier due to their business practices and outrageous prices for data and wi-fi (which by the way -- I had no clue that you can overuse the wi-fi and be charged additional fees every month for 'usage').

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed April 18, 2015

    I purchased a new smartphone and had a contract with AT&T Wireless, previously known as Cingular. The contract allowed for 5 gigs of data per month but during the first month data was adding up rapidly. I took the phone to several AT&T Wireless locations and asked them to take care of the issue. Staff removed some apps. I then decided to turn off the phone so I wouldn't go over the allowed data amount. But no luck. The data came to 11 gigs without using the phone.

    I told AT&T Wireless that I wanted them to fix. They tell me why data was adding up without use and they told me that something was "running in the background" and they said they couldn't wouldn't stop it. Instead of backing their service I was charged $100 extra. When this same problem started happening again during the second month I knew they were just gouging me for bucks and wouldn't stop so I had to buy out my contract for $300. Thievery is the only "service" the corporation provides.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 18, 2015

    In November 2014, I changed the device from a smart phone to a to go phone, and removed the data for one of the lines on my shared/family plan. Yet AT&T continued to bill me for data to that line. Resulting to my having to call billing monthly, to date, to get a credit for being overcharge. Although a credit was issued each time I called, it was absolutely exhausting to have to play the same record monthly. I often had to talk to multiple departments during a call - with each customer service rep providing a different explanation for the issue - but ending each call with the understand that the issue was resolved. Unfortunately it's a roll of the dice to get satisfactory customer service by phone the business or industry. In short, it was AT&T inability to resolve a billing issue that resulted in my changing to a cell phone provider who understands that I am not stupid rich.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2015

    I have been an AT&T U-verse customer for about six years. I was one of the first homes in my neighborhood to be hooked up to what was supposed to be the latest and fastest internet ever. What a disappointment it has been. I can't even recall the number of service calls that have been required to keep this slow speed internet working. Not only that, but they give a four hour window for their service calls and they can't make it within that four hour window!!!!! Four hours is half a work day. On three (yes THREE) separate occasions they have called AFTER the service window is over to say they can't make it. This is unbelievably bad service. I have had it with them. Comcast. DIRECTV. Anything has to be better than this. Slow internet. Intermittent TV service. Telephone that works sort of now and then. Really? I guess I'm the stupid one for staying with them.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2015

    They have the worst customer service. I had to call every month and explain to them the situation to make them reduce my bill. They made a mistake on my bill by charging me $25 every month extra and I ended up talking to their manager. She was very rude and making fun of my accent. I am going to switch from them ASAP. The manager's full name was ** (very, very rude and not respectful at all).

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    Reviewed April 14, 2015

    AT&T gave my cell phone number to someone else while it was still active. They refuse to make it right in any way, telling me I must fly off the island I live on, to purchase another SIM card. This would be an extreme expense that makes no sense. I have ask that they simply send me a new SIM card through the mail. They say this is not possible, but this is how I received my last one. I have made several calls to AT&T and repeatedly told them what they have done and how it has affected my life. I have lost work and am not receiving any of my calls now. Do I have any recourse to get this problem taken care of?

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed April 14, 2015

    I have been to the US for visit several times - so have members of my family. We have purchased Apple products and others at Apple stores, at T-mobile, Radioshack - and UNFORTUNATELY - AT&T. My daughter (16 yrs) purchased an iPhone 5 in October 2014. When coming back to Denmark in December, she found that AT&T product didn't work anymore. It was locked by AT&T - even though the phone was paid out in full. AT&T refuses to unlock her phone until she has had the account for 6 month - independently of the type of account. It's now April (2015) and it is still locked. Now, her sister purchased a phone at the same time at a T-Mobile store - same model, same price. No problem when coming home to Denmark: Just plugged in the DK sim card and it worked.

    I have myself purchased an iPhone and iPad at Apple Stores during my stays in the US. Coming home to Denmark - just plug in the SIM Card and it works. For some reason, AT&T seem to be the only one who wants to ** their international customers. It has been impossible to get a clear and honest message from AT&T customer service about the unlocked phone. We had to call Apple customer service several times and at several offices to get an answer. Each time only to waste time and money (calling bills of 100+ USD waiting for someone at AT&T to babla and forward the call to someone else - or to an endless waiting line).

    And the on-line "unlock your phone" website? It stinks. If rated officially must come out at one of the poorest web service sites for telcos. They simply don't want people to unlock phones purchased at AT&T. So my strong advise: DON'T PURCHASE APPLE PHONES OR IPADS at AT&T in the US. Especially if you are ever thinking of bringing that phone with you abroad. It's so frustrating.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2015

    I have been with ATT for years and yet they continue to treat their customers horribly. They offer discounts and free upgrades and when you're signing up for anything they are SO helpful... and that's how they get you. I recently started a family plan in order to be more economical and at first everything was just wonderful. That was in September of '14, since then, EVERY SINGLE MONTH HAS HAD OVERAGE CHARGES.

    When I call to figure out what's happening and when I look over my bill, things just don't make sense and don't add up and no one is ever qualified enough to help you over the phone. They don't know how to answer questions, they don't know what the problem is, everything has been charged the way it should be and yet I'm being charged $50-$100 more than I should be. They offer nothing. You have no choices. You're required to just pay because they said so and it's your name that'll be "stained" if you don't pay. I'm constantly without 3/4G and having to wait until I'm actually on wifi to do what I have to do. Their service is not good, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 14, 2015

    I cancelled my home phone service and Internet with AT&T on Mar. 6, 2015, to take effect on Mar. 9. I was to pick up TWC equipment 3/9, but the equipment did not fit my wall jack. AT&T shut off my service, but then refused to port the number to TWC, and is now charging me over $100 for service I did not have. The AT&T agent who took my cancellation request gave me this confirmation #: **. When I spoke with their billing dept. on 3/19, they said there was no record of such a confirmation #, and they refused to believe I had cancelled service and was without service since 3/9/15. So now they are blackmailing me: either pay the $100+ (and I am disabled on a fixed income), or get a bad mark on my credit score.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 13, 2015

    My initial problem actually started when I upgrade two of the four phones in our family plan within the same billing cycle about two weeks apart at different stores. We went to an AT&T store, but the wait was going to be long so the rep at the AT&T store suggested we go to Best Buy. When we upgraded our daughter's phone, we were not told that the monthly line charge would go from $15/mo to $40/mo. A few weeks later I went to another Best Buy to upgrade my phone and that rep told me about the installment plan to pay the full price for the phone in monthly installments and keep the discounted monthly rate of $15 for the line.

    So when I received my next bill I was flabbergasted to see all of the extra charges and how just upgrading 2 phones basically doubled my bill. When I called and it was recommended to me to reduce the data plan to save some money, I did so. When I received my new bill I saw that I was "double billed" for the plan changes and the rep was intractable and would not credit me for the amount billed.

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    Reviewed April 13, 2015

    Make SURE, if you cancel or transfer services to DO IT on the 1st DAY OF the NEW BILLING CYCLE, otherwise they prorate every line at regular price per line on top of your early termination fee. The WORST company and the WORST Customer Service by far.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 12, 2015

    AT&T designed a very lousy website for customers to view and pay bills. First, in registration process, it did not indicate specific user ID format or info to be preferred in viewing AT&T wireless bill. 2nd, when get a notification for the bill, it does not provide any links to view or pay the bill in the email message. These all show how AT&T totally ignore the customer relationship and this company does not care losing customers at all.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 10, 2015

    Every month, I call AT&T to correct the bill and this particular month was the worst. Wasted 2 hours talking to 5-6 people who had no idea what they were doing. They raised their voices, call me names and hung up, because I perhaps didn't understand what they were saying... not sure, but terribly unprofessional. I wish there was some competition so I could level AT&T. But when no such competition exists, I guess being rude, nasty tempered and an incompetent comes with the territory.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    I am trying to get a net connection for last 2 days. Do you guys believe it??? Yes, it happened to me. Verification stuffs and long hours phone calls...it took 2 days. Customer Care & Verification dept. - no words to explain my experience - so bad to be honest. Totally unprofessional & unethical customer care. DAY 1, before application approval: they told me waiving of installing charges. Day 2, after application approval: installation charges cant be waived off. Is it professional? The most untrusted brand in my experience. If they give free connection also, I will not go through this in my life...

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    Against my wishes my husband changed our mobile phones to AT&T. Then he decided to change from cable to U-Verse because he wanted only one bill and he had a $400 Visa card as a reward. I called it in and gave them all the pertinent information. Since I was the one calling in the new service they requested my info even though I specified that we wanted to bundled our bill with the wireless. When I received the U-Verse bill it comes under my name and not my husband's and the refund is only $400.00.

    I called in today to ask about the charges on my bill that were higher than what I was expecting and they had charged me for installation something I was not told. I asked about changing the bill to be as it was supposed to originally be and was told just to go online and change it. That's where my second ordeal came in. I went on the chat and after over an hour and 3 different CSR I was back at square one. So I went online and filed a complaint. I got a call back from a lady by the name of ** who after keeping me on hold for over 30 minutes got me to ** who was not able to help me and transferred me to billing who told me to go to my computer that she was going to guide me what to do.

    By this time, four hours had passed back and forth with AT&T and I was so upset that by making a simple call my problem was not solved that I was going to have to do it myself. I disconnected my call and of course again I'm back in square one. I will continue to insist because I'm not allowing AT&T to keep the refund they promised. AT&T is full of it. U-Verse is terrible and I'm paying over $100 per month. All they know how to do is to tell the customer how to do it themselves. Horrible Customer Service.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 8, 2015

    I have been a loyal customer for over 10 years and I finally qualified for $100 reward, so when I tried claiming it through the phone they said to go in the store and claim it and when I went to claim it they said to call again. I called again only for them to tell me that the reward expired and I paid an extra $40 dollars to receive ignorant people in the phone and I only have internet connected at home and said it was supposed to be cheap but I'm paying almost $60 a month. Ridiculous.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2015

    I just signed up with AT&T for DSL internet service. I was walked through the purchase by a live chat representative. I completed my order and received my confirmation number. Before I closed the window I saw I had already received an email. So I open it only to see that my order, that I just placed had been delayed. I click back on the AT&T window and check the status of my order and it says "A temporary system error keeps us from completing your request right now." and "E0019: We were unable to find your order. If you have recently made a purchase, please verify your order confirmation number or search using your wireless number. You may also check your order status by dialing 877.782.8870."

    I just made this order!! How can it already be lost and so I wait 2 hours and check back. Same message. So i get on the live chat. "**" gets on to help. Which he says he can. I tell him what I have stated above and he says he can do nothing and gives me a phone number to call. RIDICULOUS!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed April 8, 2015

    As a new customer for two months my experience has been a disaster. Formally had service from Time Warner for internet & phone and TV from DirecTV. Two individuals went door-door in my neighborhood selling AT&T on services and cost savings. Dissatisfied with DirecTV insofar slow transmission and frequent outages due to weather severe or otherwise I succumbed and converted to AT&T based on lower cost and increased programming options.

    Unfortunately all that was touted by the salesmen were lies or half truths. My monthly bill was to be $159 + taxes & fees; the first bill was $259. After hours on the phone with many customer service reps (that's a joke) a credit was issued. Since my bill has been $181, what happened to the $160?? Many hidden fees is the reason!

    To date my email still works occasionally with many "Undeliverable" messages. After several occasions and many long hours with again no customer service on the phone their resolution was for me to contract with a third party service provider thus charging me $15 per month. The tech's I spoke with have less knowledge than I do and mine is limited. My horror stories could go on and on but I'll spare you. I strongly recommend staying away from AT&T at all costs; the grass was not greener and am going back to TW and DirecTV, their hell was heaven compared to AT&T.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2015

    AT&T internet is the worst thing we've ever done. It never works. It's always going out and we constantly have to fix it. Plus we're on their cellphone plan which is outrageous. AT&T has completely let us down which is why we are switching to a new company. Horrible.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed April 7, 2015

    Discontinued my service in October. Both my numbers were ported over and my last bill was due in November. They continued to bill even after I had canceled my service and there was no number to bill to. They billed me $95 for a one month early termination fee in February which was fine. I received a letter in the mail in late March stating I owed over $400 due to mistaken credits I'd been given. I told them that was ridiculous and asked them how that was even possible and all they could tell me was their billing was correct and sorry. I asked if they could look into it further as I did not want to have an issue with a bad report to my credit. The lady I spoke with assured me the account was not anywhere close to that point yet. Three days later I receive a call from a collections agency stating if I don't pay they would report it to the credit bureau.

    What exactly am I supposed to do in a situation like that? I was with AT&T for 20+ years with minor issues but nothing major other than their service area wasn't the best so I went to Verizon but to be bullied into paying a bill I did not owe is not right. Choose Verizon or anyone else. Verizon's customer service has been outstanding for me and their coverage area is better (not as good as I had hoped but better). I'm so disappointed that a customer service based large business like AT&T would be so ethically bankrupt.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed April 7, 2015

    I decided to sign up for AT&T through a "promotion". The agent straight up lied to me about what was included in the package. The technician came and installed the internet tv verse package. Horrible reception, service, Internet speed. So I called and they said they would fix the speed Etc. Got the bill. The bill ended up being 3 times the initial cost. I cancelled within 30 days and they confirmed by law I wouldn't have to pay bc i cancelled within the trial period. I got sent not only the same bill that was 3 times the cost but hit with a penalty charge... I mean like really.. Seriously??? I think I called att 10 times in the past 3 weeks. Re explaining my situation and taking up to 3 hours of wait every time. This has been torture! Um yeah, Never ever sign up for att!!!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed April 7, 2015

    I've been with AT&T for almost 13 years. Very loyal and never ever been late to pay bills. This time the service was TERRIBLE! I signed last contract and they offered me damaged phone. I took it back and fix it then more issues happened. I request to get new iPhone 6 and pay $250. They said no - I have to pay full amount of what the phone worth. The agent was so indirect and tricky! The store manager was the worst. He was very rude, impolite, and didn't even apologize. He told me exactly: "That's not gonna happen. We don't give away stuff etc." He kept being loud and very very rude. He even suggest for me to go look for another company!! I was shocked! He didn't even appreciate the long years of my loyalty with AT&T.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 6, 2015

    I absolutely CANNOT express how UNHAPPY and DISSATISFIED I am with AT&T. WORST most UNHELPFUL customer service and WORST experience of my life with phone companies. Shout out to Sprint...the only reason I changed was because I had no service with them in my new house! WORST experience of my life with AT&T and the next plan!!! I have two lines on my plan and upgraded them. One phone was not already on the next plan and we upgraded to the next plan not because we wanted to but because we didn't want an extra $40.00 dollars being added to the policy (which it was anyway due to the monthly cost of the phone).

    The second phone was already on the next plan and we upgraded it to the next plan as we were already STUCK in it! The first frustration I have is that when I upgraded my phone I did it at best buy and was there for SIX hours while AT&T tried to straighten out my account. This took so long because the customer service was very UNHELPFUL to me and it took Best Buys contact with AT&T to speak with them and fix it.

    The first phone that was not on a next plan I was not required to send back as the phone was already paid in full when we upgraded it. The second phone that was already on the next plan I did have to send back and knew that. I sent it back but to no surprise they did NOT receive it. I called AT&T and talked to a rep who was unable to help and had a "billing specialist" call me back. When I got that call back it was not a billing specialist but someone who had to transfer me. I was then on the phone with the billing specialist for at least an hour with no resolve to the issue.

    My bill was not charged once for that but twice!!! I then called AT&T again...another hour plus conversation that was over an hour. They tried telling me I had to return both phones when I only had to return one. They did explain to us we didn't and went to research it. They have the worst crappiest customer service that is so unhelpful every time I have called them. When this is straightened out...if not to my liking...I WILL be finding a better wireless phone carrier!!!

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    Online & App

    Reviewed April 6, 2015

    AT&T allowed my son, who is not on my account by name, to make unauthorized changes. He downgraded from a IPhone to a Samsung, then they offered him a free Samsung Galaxy Tab4 with this change. I had no idea what was going on. My son sent this to me, as a so-called gift. I didn't need it, so I let my granddaughter use it. The next thing I know, my gb's started going up on my wireless service. I called AT&T to find out what was going on and this is when I first found out about this tablet issue. I questioned why they allowed my son to even access my account to add this without my permission. He is not on the account as an authorized user to make such a change. I told them that I did not want the tablet and was told it was too late to turn it back in.

    Next thing I know, AT&T sends me a message to assign my son to the account of which I did not do. Since that conversation I turned off the gb usage for two phones and the tab.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed April 6, 2015

    I was advised when I purchased this 900+ dollar phone that it was shatter-proof and had a 1 year warranty which is the reason that I did not purchase the $9.99 a month warranty. I chatted AT&T and was advised after almost an hour that they could not assist me and that I would have to purchase a new phone or a go phone. AT&T was unwilling to help in any way even though I have been a customer for 11 years and have 4 phone lines. Then they just stopped chatting back with me which is unacceptable. I then contacted the manufacturer and was advised that the warranty doesn't cover the screen even though I was advised that it was shatter proof. So now I have a $900 + paperweight.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed April 5, 2015

    After being a customer for 15 years, I finally decided to upgrade to a new smartphone - the Galaxy S6 in particular. First they tell me that I will only pay 22 dollars a month for 24 months with AT&T Next. Then, all of a sudden I see that they are charging me 15 dollars on top of that per month. When I called in to ask about it they told me it is a monthly access fee, which NO ONE ever told me about when I ordered the phone. On top of that they told me they would waive my activation fee and upgrade fee of $80. Next thing I see on my account is an $80 charge for those two. When I called in the representative was giving me attitude about how I should have known about the charges.

    The company just loves to tack on extra charges everywhere for the smallest things, plus they dont even tell you about them. This company is nearing extortion. Like I don't understand why they must squeeze every last dollar out of their customers. The least they can do is forewarn the customers about the charges. Extremely unhappy with this company.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed April 5, 2015

    I have been a wireless customer with AT&T for a number of years and have always paid my bill. I missed paying this one and my service was suspended. Of course it is my error, however my daughter who is on my plan is in Russia and she has no service, which of course is not acceptable. I cannot pay my bill until four days from now and no matter what the situation AT&T was not willing to reinstate her service so she would not be placed in a tenuous position. I am truly worried and need this remedied.

    I have had difficulty with AT&T in the past with service coverage, my phone not working, dropping calls and although I have not been necessarily happy, I have stayed with them. I will be moving to Verizon as soon as I pay my bill. And my recommendation is that everyone leaves AT&T. That is the only way that they will change their practices...by consumers imposing economic sanctions. I am not really angry, just feeling passionate about this situation! And not sure what to do to assist my daughter. I am worried.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 4, 2015

    I have been with this company for 5 years. Being a loyal customer I thought maybe they could help me with my bill. Everyone was very supportive. Until I reached the actual woman who could make the decision. She gave me the option of dropping my 3 phones back down to 2gb and saving $15/month. However, she would not allow me time to speak with my husband re: this situation. She kept talking over me and told me I had to decide NOW or it goes away. What killed me was the first time I've ever received something for being a loyal customer was the upgrade from 2-3 gb's per phone. And here she was taking it away. Also with A LOT of tone in her voice.. I know my girlfriend has Verizon and receives free upgrades all the time. Granted her signal is not the best. But she received a free 6s upgrade and I am paying AT&T monthly installments for my $400 5S phone. The fact that they know they can do this to us infuriates me!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 4, 2015

    Called cust. service--ineffective. Agent kept repeating lines from her script, but not answering my billing question. Supervisor 1--same, refused to give her name or any identifying info. Heard laughing and clapping in her office during our convo. She said, "My supervisor is just laughing about something about our conversation." Unacceptable. Supervisor 2--Ineffective again, got both supervisors names, hung up after 45 mins and still not clear explanation of overcharged amounts on my bill. HUNG UP. Dialed 611 to get a domestic agent. Very helpful. Got issues resolved and lodged complaint.

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    Customer ServicePriceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed April 4, 2015

    During the month of February, AT&T was running a promotion. If you upgrade your phone, you will get a tablet. Actually, the tablet is "free", according to AT&T customer services but the store on 3 Times Square in NYC is telling it's customers that it cost a $100. The store will also lie to you, by saying, they will give you a headphone or any other equipment for free but actually, they are charging you for the equipment, check your receipt before you leave the store. The sale reps are working on commission, even though they are being paid hourly by AT&T. If you ever been to the store at 3 Times Square in NYC, check your receipt to see what you are being charged for... They are running a "scam". And especially, watch out for the store manager **, he's rude, a bully, and have no customer service skills.

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