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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 ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2015

    12 calls to customer service. Started with the auto pay due to personal reasons. Needed the date changed from the 29th to the 1st. Was told no problem, change to the 5th of the month. Was told 2 to 3 cycles it be applied. Well that didn't happen. Would have to make self payments. I did what was asked. Made payments on time. Somehow the date got changed to the 19th. They took funds out. They realized the mistake and did try to refund the funds. Talked to supervisor. Finally all done great. I was told during one of my calls to them for my inconvenience they would upgrade my service from u 200 to u 300. Now I am being charged for the u 300 which brings my bill to 185 a month from the original quoted price of 106 total. My bills are never the same always higher more and more each month. They ask for customer input but when given negative reviews no replies. Guess good customer service is too much to ask for.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015

    My internet bill is normally $36.00. My most recent bill was $44.83. On the Plan Changes on the bottom right side of the page. The wording they use, says “I removed my current plan, and that I added a new one.” I never ever called and changed my plan. I called them today, and I was told that I had been under billed for the last several months, so that’s why there is an increase. I told them, “then why don’t you just have that in the wording on the bill, instead of making it look like I changed the plan.” He said the billing is done by an automated system and blamed it on that. I told him, that someone is telling this automated system to print this.

    Obviously this bill is not a huge amount, but it’s the deception that I am having a hard time with. Unfortunately I am locked into a contract with them for another year. This is just not right, and I do hope you will look into this, as I am sure they are doing this to many other customers. This feels fraudulent to me, to make it sound like I made changes that I did not make, or authorize. It’s also false that I was being under billed, as I was quoted $36.00 per month and it’s always been $36.00 per month.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015

    In August, 2014, AT&T insisted, with threats, on replacing my original Nokia Lumina phone, saying that new technology in my area would render that phone unworkable. I resisted, but finally agreed to a new Nokia phone, which they sent me. Seven months later, the new phone quit. Totally dead. I called Nokia and they advised me to put the SIM into my old Nokia Lumina. I did, it worked in the one AT&T said would no longer operate in my area. BS. But thank God, it worked.

    I then went to the local AT&T store and wasted three hours with them and on the phone with an incompetent and inept agent who couldn't find my records, but finally said she'd process the warranty claim and that I'd get a new phone, (brand/model unstated), by mail in six days. I told her I would be out of the country then. Asked if she could hold the shipping date until got back. "No."

    Only by insisting on a manager did I get an "extension" of thirty days to return the dead phone, but the threat was made three different times that if the phone I returned appeared to be damaged, I would be charged over $300 for "non-compliance." I am fortunate in that Nokia told me when I called them first, to switch the SIM from dead phone to old phone. AT&T was not happy about that. They would have been happier if I simply was without service until the new phone arrived, or paid for a new one. But at least I have a working phone.

    Why the "store" cannot replace AT&T phones on the spot is amazing. Most customers like me pay thousands of dollars a year for AT&T's lousy service and poor response to customer needs. This site testifies to this. Attitude and policies stated by AT&T agents are abusive and threatening. AT&T must have a strict policy that tells their agents to sell, sell, sell and make life as miserable as possible for customers. I am talking to other providers.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015

    A very happy Alltel customer & now a very dissatisfied AT&T consumer. Required cell phone replacement sent 6 weeks before service transitioned. 3rd day of AT&T service, phone screen went bad. Went to local store for replacement, was told I only had 14 days from receipt of phone to replace it (not true). Had to drive almost an hour to a tech store to trade out. Phone service is horrible, with a tower only half mile away. CS reps told me I should buy a better phone - of course they want you locked into a 2-yr. plan (in fact when I said that to the rep at the tech store, he said of course we do). Told to buy micro-cell if I want my service to work. You would think that working service is what the monthly charge is for, but of course they want you to spend extra money just to get regular service.

    I am located near a large city with a number of AT&T stores in the area - strange they would have stores in areas where the service doesn't work. Interesting as I write this, a CSR called me and we got cut off since the service as I said is so poor. Had to go out in the middle of a parking lot in -10 degree temps to get the voice mail he left. AT&T is a joke - do not, I repeat do not pick AT&T as your cell phone provider if you actually want to be able to text or make calls.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015

    Att is probably one of the best companies when it comes to service, can't take that from them but they lack customer service to the point where to cancel my lines which I have had for 15 years cost me 2500 and it's 100% worth it they never and I mean NEVER "work" with you. They never seem to put any notes in your account that would affect them in a negative way to help the customers, they disconnected my lines even though we arranged a payment date and when I called and spoke to an idiot customer rep and an ** manager they said there's no records of that....

    Well how convenient for them and forced me to pay a bill when I did not have the money because I have a 92 year old grandma that needs a phone 24/7 just in case of an emergency, then a month later my bill comes and they charged me a reactivation fee of 40.00 dollars. I called and explained the situation and how it's not my fault they deactivated my service even though we agreed to a payment date but of course no records where ever recorded and the manager said there's nothing he can do....can you believe that a multi-million dollar company cant do anything.

    That just put me in a position where I lost all respect and belief in att. I believed they were the best company for years but they lost a very important aspect of the customer service world "the customer is always right". I would rate them a 1 out of 10 and the only reason they get 1 is because you can't take that the service is pretty good but other than that ATT SUCKS. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE WORST OUT OF EVERY SINGLE WIRELESS COMPANY AND LETS BE HONEST FOR THE MONEY I RATHER GO TO VERIZON WHICH I WILL BE GOING TO. I WOULD RECOMMEND NOBODY TO ATT.

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    Contract & TermsSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015

    I am sick of this company. My Wife and I have been AT&T customers for 8 years and have always had a higher bill than advertised, but now it's gotten outrageous. We were going to switch companies last summer because we have more options now that we have moved, but the AT&T rep assured us that we were being charged too much, and could bring our bill down from $200 a month (2 smart phones, 1500 minutes, 2gb data SHARED), TO $135. After the first month our bill went right back up over $200-$215/month, and there is nothing we can do now because we are locked back into a contract.

    We work very hard for our money with long hours and kids to feed like many other families. Something needs to be done with these companies taking advantage of their customers the way they do, and the reviews here show that tenfold. Unless prices go down we will be switching companies as soon as we possibly can.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2015

    They reverse "credits" that were LEGITIMATELY applied to your bill!!! They credited me money from the lawsuit that they stole money from all their customers over the years for bogus fees. Then turn around and make up lies why they reversed the credit!!!! I am DONE! I will no longer give them any of my energy, time and money! They are the most unorganized. Unprofessional. Ridiculous pathetic excuse for a cell phone company I have ever seen!!!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2015

    I've been with AT&T for seven years and just recently needed a new phone. I called AT&T and found out I could upgrade my phone and in the process. After almost being persuaded to pay more, found out I was paying $40 too much. I ordered my upgraded phone and heard nothing for 7 days. When I called in they told me the phone was on backorder and they could not cancel the order and I would have to wait. I'll save you the time of telling you the number of lies I've heard since. They big one was telling me I could not cancel the contract till I received the phone, what phone? AT&T spends up to $150 in advertising to get each new customer. By treating me like crap still, I intend to make sure they waste a lot of money in the coming year by telling everyone I can about their customer non service. By the way, 12 days later no phone and still no help. Guess I'll have to pick up my Sprint phone and call again. One disgruntled customer against Goliath.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2015

    We usually buy our AT&T cell phones from Radio Shack (better customer service). About a year ago, my wife bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 from Radio Shack and I took her S4. We have been with AT&T for over 10 yrs and we have 5 lines. After a couple of months, we realized they were overcharging us by 40 dollars, so my wife called and was basically told we were being penalized because we signed a new contract (we always had before) and didn't buy the phone from them. She told AT&T service rep that we didn't know and weren't advised of new (I think illegal) policy requiring customers to buy phones from them. So AT&T agreed to remove charges. The next month, the 40-dollar charge was back. She called them again, was told they couldn't do anything. So I called them (her husband) and threatened to change companies if they didn't remove the overcharge. They did and promised it wouldn't happen again.

    Shortly thereafter, my wife bought the Note 4 from AT&T on their payment plan and I took her S5. Now AT&T is charging us the penalty or payment for the S5 again even though we didn't buy the phone from them. I am getting sick and tired of having to call and be on hold forever to TRY to get them to remove the overcharge. This company has very lousy customer service. I'm going to call them one more time, then I'm going to seriously going to look for another cell phone provider.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2015

    My iPhone 5 crashed after 3 years. When I called AT&T for a new phone they gave two choices. Make monthly payments on a phone for 2, 3, or 5 years. I explained that I don't do payments on anything. They said, "Then you can pay $700.00 for a phone and pay more $$ for cell service." Now I can do the math and either way you added it I was going to pay more. I hate AT&T. They got me because my phone is my business. I'm a REALTOR.

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    CoverageOnline & AppReliability

    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2015

    I added a line for my son. I was not given all the information about plans. I end up with a bill that was $30 more than I was told. Also, my son iPhone 5c is malfunctioning. AT&T direct me to Apple. I spent hours troubleshooting and no resolve. Why am I paying for AT&T insurance? What a rip off!

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedOnline & AppStaffReliability

    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2015

    I wish I could give them 0 starts because they deserve none! I am absolutely LIVID right now, I have to send this email now! I dealt with AT&T's non customer service having ** for the last 7 hours on Saturday (2/14/15). I might as well be paid for this day that I have wasted on them!! I ordered a phone from att.com on 02/10/2015 (to pick up in store). I picked the phone up in Temecula, CA (Promenade Mall) on Tuesday February 10th. The woman who assisted me was Carrie **. She asked me for a pass code to "verify my identity" to pick up the phone and that was that. No issue. She activated the phone, turned it off and put it back in the box. I verified with her that it was good to go for my son to open the next morning on his birthday and she said yes. I gave the phone to my son on the morning of Wednesday February 11th. He opened it up, turned it on and the screen on the phone was faulty/ defective. There were lines in half the screen.

    When my son got out of school that day, we took it back to AT&T, who has a 14-day return policy for your money back (so I thought). When I went back to AT&T in Temecula, the girl who assisted said to just take it to Apple to get it replaced. I made an appointment with Apple for Saturday morning and the girl who helped me verified that it was just a faulty screen and she could replace the screen, but it was completely my decision if I wanted to leave the phone with them to get the screen replaced or take it back to AT&T with the receipt and all my paperwork in return for a new phone. I said that's exactly what I'll do. So I drove around to AT&T (back to the same one in Temecula) and was greeted by a man with red hair.

    Unfortunately, I did not get his name but he's very hard to miss, so he's not hard to identify. He proceeds to try and assist me with this iPhone that they sold me with this faulty screen, all while cutting me off every chance he gets. We end up getting into an argument because he's telling me something about a $35 restock fee. I inform him that I was never made aware of a $35 restock fee and I should not have to pay that for a faulty phone they sold me. In addition, my son wants a white one, so I want to return it for a white one. I ended up raising my voice numerous times because he was trying to talk over me and "explain explain explain." As far as I was concerned, there is no reason for him to continue talking to me because he's just infuriating me more and more. So I ask him for the manager and told him to stop talking to me. I also said "this is exactly why I stopped dealing with AT&T because you people lack ** customer service."

    So the rude manager comes out, Anthony ** or something like that, and has an attitude the entire time he's talking to me. So of course I'm not backing down. I'm just becoming even more livid because he's doing nothing to help the situation. He lacks any sort of compassion for me as a customer, and he was flat out RUDE! He said they would return the phone and still charge me the $35 restock fee although they sold me the phone with the defected screen. He gets the guy with the red hair to do the return. I said “he's not helping me he's rude, so can you do the return.” Anthony said "I'm not doing the return but one of my other reps will." I said “ok whatever, do you have a card.” He gets Matt to assist me in the return and walks to the back to get his card.

    When he comes back out he says, "Here's my card and I've changed my mind. We are not doing the return for you. My rep informed me of how rude you were and you can take it back somewhere else." From there, I left the store calling him every swear word in the book. Clearly I'm PISSED!!!! It's now 10:20am and I am extremely furious!! I dialed 611 on the phone for customer service and I told the rep what happened and asked for a manager. She notated what I said and transferred me John ** , who was very helpful! I made the complaint to him and he notated the account that I would not be charged the $35 restock fee because the phone had a faulty screen. And he sent me to the location in Murrieta, CA. I did not get the manager’s name there who assisted me but she had brown hair with some kind of choppy bangs, and blonde (ombre) on the ends of her hair.

    She called the Temecula location and verified that there was no physical damage to the phone and that it could be returned just fine for the white one and that they would put it on hold for me to come back and pick up, and wouldn't charge me the restock fee, but now...... she could not do it because I didn't have a physical i.d. I only had a copy of my i.d. and my passport, along with my original birth certificate, my original social security card, the card I paid with, my original receipt and the other papers they gave me the day I picked up the phone. She still wouldn't accept any of it, stating she couldn't even get into the account without it.

    Once again, I'm ready to go 0-100 because it made absolutely no sense to me that when I picked up the phone, all Carrie ** asked for was a pass code to enter the account. She got in and she said it worked. So anybody could have picked this phone up and had service in my name without showing any i.d., yet it's a problem for me to return. That had to be the absolute dumbest thing I ever heard. At this point, I'm calling customer service numerous times trying to find John ** because apparently, each time you dial 611, you are getting routed to a different call center that could be anywhere. Everyone I spoke to said there was no way for them to get me back to John ** , so I finally spoke to Donna ** . Apparently she is the Warranty & Advanced Support Manager. She ends up placing me on hold so she can call the Temecula location to verify that there was no physical damage to the phone and they did that.

    So she got back on the line and suggested that I add an Authorized User who has a valid i.d. Then, I can then take them into the store with me so they can do the return with their identification. My son and I live in Temecula, CA, so I had to drive an hour down to San Diego, CA to pick up his dad. By the time we get to his dad, it's 1pm. I add my son's dad as an authorized user, then take him to a location that's about 10 min away from his house on University Ave. I explained everything that was going on and the guy there checked the acct. He told us we needed to go to Mission Valley location because it's corporate and they are not.

    I get to Mission Valley and this nightmare only continues when I am greeted by a pregnant woman (never got her name). I ran down the whole story, gave her the faulty phone, receipts, paperwork, verified my son's dad with his i.d., then she got her manager Ernesto. Ernesto only made the situation worse! First he tells me he cannot return the phone at all because it's a 5c and all 5c's are Final sale! Now this is a new one. I told him, “you’re the first person I've talked to today that has said anything like that and you are wrong!!” I said that is absurd! I inform him that I've been to multiple AT&T and made multiple calls to managers on 611, and they have all called and verified with the Temecula location that the phone is faulty. He continues to argue with me saying the phone has physical damage, he can't return it in that condition, he can't call Temecula, he's contacting his Tech support... just excuse after excuse. Then tells me to take it to Apple.

    At this point, I'm raising my voice, once again PISSED because he's telling me to drive somewhere else to take the phone then bring it back fixed, then he can change it out. WTF! You sold me this faulty phone!!!! Now, it's about 2pm... I'm furious, crying, yelling, and dialing 611 to try and reach one of the managers that I had previously spoke to. I also had to file a complaint on the manager Chris because he called me back just to hang up in my face, and THAT is another story! There is NO WAY that man should be a manager in customer service!

    Anyway, one of the reps sends a message to Donna and she calls me back about 20 minutes later. I explain to her what happened with Ernesto in Mission Valley and she tells me to ask him to call Temecula to verify that it isn't physical damage. I told her I'd already asked him to do that and he said he couldn't. She suggested that I get something from Apple saying there's no physical damage to the phone. 3 Apple technicians (in Fashion Valley mall) verified that it was in fact a faulty screen and it happens to 1 out of every 100 iphones.

    So I get a signed print out from Apple stating just that and take it back to AT&T mission valley. Where's Ernesto? Nowhere to be found. He didn't come out from the back the entire time I was there to assist or see what was going on because he was completely WRONG! I end up telling Dolores (who said they refer to her as Mama D) the entire story and she gets her manager to assist me, my son and his dad. Jesse is her manager. I believe his name tag said he was the Sales Manager. He was a breath of fresh air and very accommodating. He offered us water, and had Ari assist us. Ari was trying to charge me the $35 restock fee before she even knew the entire story or read the notes on the acct. Jesse then stepped in and said there would be no restock fee. He knew I had been back and forth all day, and told her to take care of whatever I needed. I did not leave the AT&T store in mission valley until 4:50.

    So I had been dealing with these people for just under 7 hours. It makes no sense that I had to go through this. This was definitely the worst day I've had this year, and it's definitely the worst experience I've ever had with any cell phone company. Honestly, I will probably end up returning the phone before the 14 days are up next week because this is not a company that I will willingly be tied to for 2 years. This was the worst customer service experience of my life!!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2015

    I deactivated data usage on one of my kids' phones for disciplinary reasons (data overages) via online my AT&T. I get my next month's bill and I have an overage on data usage. I checked online and noticed data usage was reactivated on this particular number...thought I made some sort of mistake, so I deactivated again when I paid the bill. Sometime later, I received a text letting me know that I had used 75% of my 10 GB of shared data. Didn't understand because I had once again deactivate the usage. I signed onto my AT&T to learn that the data was activated. Confused...I called AT&T. I learned that when you deactivate data usage, AT&T reactivates that data usage at the start of a new billing cycle (it tells you that in the small print bullet points of the deactivation page)...of which, I never noticed.

    Only one reason AT&T has this policy...money. It cost me two months in a row. I don't understand why AT&T can reactivate something that I have deactivated without my permission. Besides, this is a minor's phone that I want complete control of, but according to AT&T, they can reactivate data usage at the beginning of a new billing cycle. Two things can happen...(1) I set up a tickler notification on my calendar every month to make sure I go online and deactivate again, (2) call AT&T and ask them to turn it off permanently until further notice. I should be able to control this online without AT&T reactivating.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2015

    I am on a fixed income so I make sure I stay on top of my data so I don't go over. This month was no exception. I was close but didn't go over. They charged me for coverage anyway and refuse to correct it!! I cannot wait to dump them!! Greedy liars!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2015

    I called in because I am tired every other month about my bill. I had horrible customer service. I was put on hold just to be hung up on. Why don't they call back, they have all the info. I had to call back and I spoke to a manager who was no help and once I told her I was canceling she put me on hold and then I got a lady all the way in North Carolina who listen to my complaint. But if you're in a contract your bill should stay the same other than taxes. The manager was no help. She kept saying, "You have a good deal, you're on the best package." I'm not calling about that I'm calling about my bill increasing all the time. I have two months and I'm tired of this so going to satellite!

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2015

    At&T will add charges on your bill that are inaccurate. There is no disputing the charges because you will waste your time. They will flat out lie to you in the store to get your money. This is by far the worst cell phone company around. Please save yourself and your family and stay away from AT&T!!!! They will steal from you to give to themselves!!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2015

    So I have an AT&T go phone. I have been with AT&T for a while now. In all fairness, the reason for the call(s) was my fault. I paid with a check to refill my account and then my paycheck was delayed getting to me so it was returned. It was an honest error... that I was making every single attempt to resolve. But what happened next was horrendous. I started by calling AT&T to make good on my error. They had no idea what about any charges for a returned check were for. (Keep in mind it had been a couple days since it had been returned so there was plenty of time for them to be notified.) So I then went to the actual store to which they looked at me crazy and had no clue either.. went so far as to tell me I had a zero balance on the account and I was all good so I though they must have resubmitted the check and it cleared.. Two weeks go by with no problems.

    Then I start receiving messages saying my account had a balance. I checked my account and saw that the check had not been resubmitted and was FULLY prepared to pay the balance (40.69). I spent the next 2 HOURS + on the phone trying to figure out how to pay this. The customer service department couldn't take my payment. I even tried to have my brother call in and make a payment and he was able to, but then when I called back to make sure the account was clear of all charges I was told that his payment (by a debit card) had be declined.. Even though he had a copy of his bank account which showed it had been processed. When we called back, NO ONE could answer our questions, lied to us hung up on us, told us departments were closed when they in fact were not and continued to transfer us over 25 times.. (we stopped counting at 25 times) in a 2 minute time frame we were transfers 5 times.

    In one of our conversations we were talking to a lady by the name of Victoria and literally mid-sentence all of a sudden someone else by the name of Anna come on! After 2 HOURS finally we (think by sheer luck) transferred to someone who was not even with AT&T and could answer our questions. That conversation took less than 2 minutes. Now I am not normally someone who wants something for nothing, but after that ordeal and the fact that I had been with AT&T a long time I felt like there should be some type of compensation for the sheer hassle.. and because the situation was so extreme! Even the smallest thing would have been acceptable to me. So I called back.

    Spoke with a supervisor (Paulo rep ID **) I explained to him why I was calling and his response was what floored me. He said "So your problem has been resolved right?" I said "Yes.. but that's not why I am calling." He obviously did not understand what I was asking for despite me being very clear so I restated it to him. He responded with "Well your concern is resolved so you aren't our problem any more." So I continued and said "Did I hear you right? I sit on the phone for 2+ hours and go through call center hell and because finally someone outside of your company solved it.. then there's no concern?" Him "Yep." I then asked for his supervisor.. I was floored at the rudeness and unprofessionalism on top of everything else. He told me He was it there wasn't anyone else.. (LIE). Told me the next step was to email them.

    So I said "Ok I'll take the email address" then he said "Oh no only a mail address.. they don't accept email" (lie.. I found an email address in less than a minute online). I finally hung up the phone.. I was done. That was by far the worst experience I have ever had and intend through word of mouth, social media, whatever means possible to warn anyone I can to avoid AT&T at all costs. As a follow up since this all happened today.. we aren't even 100% sure that what we finally were told was in fact the truth. We won't know for a couple days! I also although I am fairly sure there is no legal grounds here intend to click the nice button on this page that says have an attorney contact me. 1) to verify a 100% there isn't legal ground and 2) to let them know how serious I am and how maddening this whole situation was.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2015

    AT&T has tried multiple times to change our family account from our original contract to the new family share plan. Three times they have changed the account with our permission and claimed we approved it. When we asked them to show us where and when we approved it, AT&T would change their story and say they switched it for us to save us money. They even went as far as to say we agreed to the terms because we paid the bill. I'm sorry we didn't have three hours to spend on the phone with customer service trying to clear it up for the third time in the last two years. I can't think of any other business where a company can manipulate written contracts and agree to new terms for a client without a client's approval or even consulting the client.

    After getting them to finally switch the account back to the contract we had agreed to, we were told it would take two weeks to reflect the changes. Last time they told us that, we had to call back in three weeks when it still wasn't changed. The customer service team will tell you anything to get you off the phone. Then we went to upgrade a phone on the line. When we tried to upgrade for another two years, we were told our bill, for the same exact plan, would increase by $25 per month. Plus we then the sales representative tried to sell us on the AT&T Next plan as it would keep our contract at the current $15 per month and we would have to finance the phone over the next 24 months for $25 per month. Amazing how either way AT&T gets $600 more every 24 months either way.

    Again, only a phone company can screw you over routinely and somehow it is more of a hassle to get out of the contract. Needless to say I would highly recommend no one ever choose AT&T. They are a horrible company and the slimiest customer service and sales representatives. I don't understand how they haven't been used but we need to get together and refuse to allow phone companies to treat their customers like this. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE A LEGITIMATE PHONE COMPANY THAT VALUES CUSTOMERS?!?!

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2015

    I switch to at&t two years ago. During the first year and a half I got the worst customer services you could ever think about. They kept over charging and being rude so after my contract ended, I call to cancelled my phone at the end of my billing cycle. The associate that I spoke with told me “yes I will close it right away”, so I put my phone away thinking it’s close. Then I heard my phone ringing, so I call once more and again they told me “yes we will do it right away”. Two hours after I check my phone, it was still on.

    So I call once more and spoke to a manager. He was very rude, didn’t care about my problem but he did turn it off. I also made sure that my bill was pay up to date before I cancel my phone. Come to find out because they took three days after my billing cycle to turn off my phone, they still bill me another month, so I call and spoke with a manager and again he was very rude and told me there’s nothing he could do because it was a new billing cycle. And I have to still pay so I end up paying for an extra month because they didn’t turn my phone off at the end of billing cycle, end up paying because of their mistake. It was very wrong what they did to me but that’s ok because they lost not only me but all my family/friends for life. So for you people out there, don’t ever get at&t services. They will do the same to you.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsOnline & App

    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2015

    A sales associate from the AT&T store on 7051 narcoossee road in Orlando Florida 32832 give us complete wrong information about adding "free tablets" to our family plan. He told us that we only pay one dollar to buy each tablet and we allow to disconnect the data for those devices at any time without any penalties. Well, a month later I call to disconnect the data and customer service. Now I have to pay four hundred and twenty six dollars for a supposed contract cancel. Thank you, Mr. **!

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2015

    After a lot of research, I decided to switch my service in Dec 2014 because of some online deals. I purchased mobile share value plan of 15 GB for 4 lines on Nov 30, 2014. I own my two devices and I purchased 2 with AT&T Next plan (monthly installment plan). The order # is **. This order says each line will have an access charge of $40 and a $25 discount for mobile share value plan. Therefore, the access charge will be only $15 per line. The order also says there is no activation fee. The two phones I purchased with Next will have a monthly installment of $18.42 and $5.67. The total monthly charge shown on the order was $184.09. I received my order on 12/05/14. They shipped me 2 phones (which I purchased from Next) and 4 SIM cards (two SIM for phone purchased from AT&T and 2 for my own devices).

    Now there are total of 5 issues with my account. When I received this order, AT&T charge $722.48 to my credit card (they charge me $169.99 and $552.49, the full prize of phone which I purchased with monthly installment plan). I called AT&T customer service twice about these charges. The representative told me that they don't see these charges on my account and I can resolve the issue by calling my credit card company. I called my credit card company and they gave me a credit of $722.48. However, I received my Jan 2015 bill, AT&T again charged me for whole prize of phone. In addition, there is also monthly installment charge of $18.42 for one phone but not for the other.

    I activated my phones through calling customer service. I checked with representative about activation fee and he said there is not activation fee. But when I received my first bill, there was activation fee of $40 for two lines for which I used my own devices. When I called again the AT&T, they said these two lines are on contract, therefore there is a activation fee. I told that I never singed or asked for any contract as devices are my own and on the mobile share plan. So they removed my activation fee.

    Since they put two lines on annual contract, they charged me $40 access charge and didn't provide the $25 mobile share value discount. When I called AT&T, they gave me a credit of $25 for each line for the Dec 2014 bill but again charged me $40 for Jan 2015 bill. I purchased an additional phone and line from AT&T store 12/18/14. I didn't ask for monthly insurance. AT&T charged me for monthly insurance of $6.99. I again called to resolve this issue and they waived the fee for Dec 2014 but again charged for Jan 2015. When I switched the line from my previous carrier to AT&T, there was a deal to get $150 discount for each line. I confirm that by talking and chatting with AT&T rep. He confirmed that. I have a chat print out. But now AT&T denied that and said online customer service representative gave me incorrect information.

    I called AT&T customer service several time and each time, there is a hold of more than 30 min. A representative told me that we will resolve the issue but it is still there. I went to the AT&T store and discussed the issue with a sale representative for 2 hours. He told me that he has to discuss and resolve the issue with his boss and it may take 3-5 days. it has been more than week now but issue it not resolved. He told me that I should not purchased online or activate online as they don't have correct information and they messed up my account. My Jan 15 bill is $839.44 and I have to pay it by 23 Feb 2015. I was trying to resolve the issue before that so I don't have to pay unnecessary charges but the issue is not being resolved. I need help on how to resolve the issues or if there is any legal way to resolve this? This is very frustrating as I am spending lot of my time and energy.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015

    I sent my phone under warranty because the camera was not working and today it's back to me with broken screen, with a mail telling me I have to pay $320 for this phone. I stayed in phone for more than 1 hour, going back and forth from customer care to warranty service, explaining that the screen was in perfect condition when I put it in the box. They didn't listen and didn't care about what I was saying, for being a great customer for 2 years, never late on bills. What I have back is **! As soon as contract finish...goodbye. I will write this message everywhere so people know that even though you are a valued customer, they only care about your money and that's it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015

    I signed up for U-verse about a month ago. AT&T returned a payment for two months worth of phone and Internet services. Today they cut off all service. I spoke to two customer-service people who said that we were paying for old service and not U-verse. We have the same telephone number but they applied a new nine-digit number we have to use when paying our bill. Really?

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015

    I reviewed the contract, which stated that I must contact AT&T prior to the end of my one-year promotional package in order for them not to give me any more service after the promotion is over. I called in advance to let them know not to give me service and that I would not be in the US during the end of my contract so I would not be able to call and cancel then. The month after my contract ended I STILL received service and got an invoice from AT&T stating that they gave me service when I specifically asked them not to, they charged me a reconnection fee, and charged me the month at their new higher rate. I had to call and after 3 hours of talking on the phone, they finally reviewed their system and saw that I did in fact place a call before in order to place a cancel notice. So they went in and subtracted all the amounts they had added and I paid the "FINAL" bill of over $150 for previous services.

    About two months later after having arrived back at the US, I receive another invoice from AT&T stating that I owe them for a "new" Internet account "I" had created. I was being charged for installation and 2 months of service for something I NEVER agreed to, or was aware of. Not only that but I did not have any systems installed nor was I given any service, yet I was still being charged. Once again I had to call and dispute the charges.

    After several HOURS of talking back and forth with different representatives who kept on saying how I do have the system in my house because that is what their system showed, finally one representative decided to do their job and actually checked if I in fact had someone come into my apartment. She found out that NO, no one had installed anything, so she then went into their system and took out the charges. I thought it was all finally over until I started getting phone calls from creditors asking for money from AT&T, which to my knowledge I was at $0 with them. I now call and speak to another representative who tells me that I am being charged for a pay per view which was rented by someone during the month which I had specifically asked AT&T not to give me service on, which is a NEW ACCOUNT which I never created.

    Now my credit has been damaged and I owe over $50 to creditors for the mistakes of AT&T. I spoke to a "high ranking manager" who understood my situation, told me he could readjust the charges but was not willing to do it because he did not want to. He agreed it was AT&T's fault that I was given service when I had specifically asked them not to, he agreed that I had been wrongly accused of my internet charges, but he refused to take away the charges that I currently own because as he stated "I don’t want to make the changes."

    I cannot understand how AT&T can just create several accounts under my name without my permission and charge me services I never agreed to. I then must go through HOURS of talking back and forth with representatives to get someone to understand my situation, and if they do not want to help them I am just stuck with the bill. I think it is Unlawful and Immoral for any company to act this way with people, especially their customers who have been with them for over 10 years.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015

    I purchased 3 phones and I am not satisfied with the iPhone 6. Actually I hate it. Would rather have the galaxy. I was told I was 4 days over the grace period for exchange. So now I am stuck with this phone and I actually hate it and don’t want it. I can't believe that you can't do anything about it and they wanna have dissatisfied customer over 4 days. I know they can switch this out but they want. Very dissatisfied with my first experience with the wireless division. I switched all 3 phones thinking I would get better service... dissatisfied customer.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2015

    The AT&T store on west Bloomfield, Michigan on 14 Mile RD and Haggerty RD were rude to a customer today at about 3 pm EST. February 12, 2015. A sales rep, ** was very rude and continued to argue with a customer before she understood the issue the customer was there for. She continued to argue telling the customer "I TOLD YOU" with a nasty attitude. She did not fix the issue with new iPhone to activate it with AT&T service. Customer went to an Apple Store nearby (12 oaks mall) and was able to get the iPhone activated. No unlocking was needed as this rude AT&T rep kept insisting. We will never step into this store again nor recommend it to anyone. I am considering canceling all my 4 mobile lines from AT&T. A verbal complaint was filed with the store manager. AT&T store address: 7460 Haggerty Rd, Country Ridge Commons Shopping Center, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48322. (248) 661-8652.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2015

    I made the mistake of ditching Verizon for an att plan only because I got an unlocked phone for Xmas and had no choice in the matter. My bill is supposed to be $115 a month for 10 gb and I keep receiving text messages when I am not even over this 10 mb limit that I'LL be charged an extra $15 for each 1gb thereafter which is not right. Small print says att reserves the right to determine usage and what they do is deceptively give you all the wrong data usage information on their bar charts, telling you that you are over limit when you aren't to charge you extra money. I had a 2 gb plan with Verizon and never went over in 5 years... att refuses to adjust my bill in accordance with my monthly plan over a 3 gb debate as they charged me $15 x 3 - $45 over on my bill claiming that I used 13 gb.. You mean to tell me that after 5 years of a reliable bill from Verizon I switch to att and my first month's bill is $200 at 13 gb? Not.

    They manipulate the usage and ensure you're always in the dark about your "real" usage. They lock you out of your phone with you "exceed" their determined data usage until you click buttons to upgrade even though your plan is not reflected on your phone.. I have no way to pay my cell bill either as IM constantly told my account isn't linked up and on a monthly plan, if I don't find a way to pay it I'LL get dropped. Sandra ** is the worst and I spent an hour on the phone to get nothing but lies, for her to then transfer me to my own cell phone after telling me she was putting me thru to a manager.

    I then called back had to explain this all over again to get a "floor supervisor" named Pamela ** who pretty much told me to fly a kite over a debate of 3 mb. She said she'd rather lose years of my business than correct the $45 difference in billing and appease me, much less this doesn't even pay me for my time. I am done at&t - done and you will be out of business very soon. There are nothing but complaints about att and they all stand true. The worst.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    One of my phones had unlimited data associated with the phone number grandfathered to that phone number. Last March or April an AT&T wireless rep sold me a new program. Without informing me if I accepted the new program I would lose unlimited data on one of my phones. When I called in for that problem both the first rep and supervisor refused to correct their error of omission.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    My husband has an office on our property at home. He has business & residential lines going into his office. AT&T from 1999 was billing him for long distance as a billing number $34/month approximately. They were also charging him for a residence number and billing him $6/month for long distance charges, i.e. he was getting billed for long distance as a residence and also as a business. AT&T is giving us back two years worth of the business long -distance (which comes to $1200). We overpaid probably closer to $10 -$15,000, but AT&T says, 'Sorry, the statute of limitations is two years'. They committed fraud. AT&T is the worst company I have ever dealt with.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    I installed this service on Feb 3, 2015. I signed up online expecting to receive an online-only U-Verse bundle promotion: 18MPBS internet access, plus TV Basic for free and a year of free Amazon Prime for $49 a month for 12 months. That is what I agreed to when I signed up. I even double checked to ensure of this!!! So the AT&T guy comes around on Tues, Feb 3, and installs 6MBPS INTERNET AND U-VERSE BASIC TV. That's right folks, 6MBPS SPEED - PALTRY in this day and age; might as well have installed dialup. I am a student and I rely heavily on internet access for my online classes and to complete homework assignments. Furthermore, I live in a household with four other people who also rely heavily on internet access. 6MBPS is not going to cut it.

    After the installation, I signed in to my account online to check out the future charges due. Surprise, surprise they wanted a whopping $69 for 6MBPS of internet speed and about 10 TV channels that are otherwise FREE with a pair of rabbit ears. And no, I did not get my free year of Amazon Prime either. A few days later, on Feb 5, I called and chatted with reps TEN TIMES. With the chat reps, I was told to call instead. I call four times in two hours stating I wanted my service cancelled. All of the reps go on to try to sell me discounts, repeatedly putting me on hold, and I would eventually just hang up on most of them. By the third call, I was told I'd be upgraded to 18MBPS speeds, with U-Verse TV cancelled out, for $39/month. I decided that was a good deal and ended the conversation.

    I left my account alone until Mon, Feb 9. when I decided to login again and look at my charges due. The bill was still reflecting a total due of $70, NOT $39 as I was told. I immediately called, and was able to reach a man who cancelled my service for me with no questions asked in the same call. I stayed logged in online while on the call and saw the cancellation changes reflect. I was told I would be due no charges. I returned my U-Verse TV box and internet gateway the next day. The items have already been delivered to the warehouse in Memphis; I confirmed this by checking the tracking. I was told by UPS to hold on to the tracking and confirmation receipts. Well, today, Wed. Feb 11, I was checking my e-mail, and lo and behold I have an e-mail from none other than AT&T telling me that my bill is available for viewing online!! What?! I CANCELLED THE SERVICE TWO DAYS AGO!

    So I login to see how much they want from me now, and it's $166.66!!! FOR SERVICE I HAVE CANCELLED; for service that I had for six days; for service I could not access now if I even wanted to (and I don't) because I've already returned all their junk. I immediately called AT&T billing department, very angry, and asked what the bill is about?! I was told by the rep that I have to wait until next month rolls over, and the charges will just be dropped. I find that hard to believe, but I guess I have to sit around and wait to see.

    I'm a college student paying for my own internet access so that my parents don't have to. I work as a part-time delivery driver for Pizza Hut on minimum wage. Somehow I'm supposed to pay AT&T more than what I make in two weeks' time? Keep in mind here that I had service for SIX DAYS and have already had all these issues. I cannot imagine what being with AT&T for a year would have been like - probably HELL. What's worse is I am sure this will reflect on my credit score, and I have been working really hard to have good credit, but in just one week, my credit is already ruined. Sad, sad situation. I should have researched better before I signed up. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND AT&T TO ANYONE, EVER, NOT EVEN MY WORST ENEMY.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    Went on a trip to Mexico so I signed up before I left for their $30 international (Mexico) plan. I was told by the rep over the phone that the plan included unlimited texting, 80 min of talk time, and a bit (I do mean small amount) of data. So as not to run over my data I should shut it off when I wasn't near WIFI. I kept my talk time to 69 mins so as not to run over my 80 mins. There was NO internet anyway outside of my hotel and I'm sure they probably already know that. I am being charged the $30 for the plan, 70 for my regular monthly bill, and $69 for my 69 minutes of talk! Apparently the rep told me wrong and it's $1 per minute of talk time!!!

    The rep I spoke to today says the rep who signed me up for the $30 plan noted to my acct that she told me it was $1 per minute and I'm saying that is NOT what she told me. In fact I am so POSITIVE that's not what she told me I asked for the call to be pulled and reviewed. Since there are noted to my acct then they should be able to find the call. I was told they don't record every call, only a few are recorded for training purposes.

    This is not my 1st problem with them in recent months either. I had a phone stop working while under warranty. Took it to local AT&T store and it was noted to my acct. There was NO DAMAGE to phone. They sent me a refurbished, and I sent non-working phone to AT&T. A few weeks later they sent it back with a tiny chip in top screen and told me I owed them $500. I called AT&T and the rep I spoke to agreed that there were notes to my acct stating there was no damage before I sent phone to AT&T and that the small chip in corner would probably not cause my phone to stop working. They are absolutely trying to pull a fast one on people and I am done with them!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2015

    AT&T has the worst customer service EVER! Please do not get them as your phone company for the sake of your pocketbook. My bill was $50 then the next month it was $350 pretty much because they didn't charge me enough last month. I was on the cheapest plan and expressed my disbelief and disgust in the new bill, and was told there was nothing she (Melissa **) could do. They do not care about their customers just their money! And when I told her I will be writing a complaint she said "ok, go right ahead" and then sends me a text saying I need to get the free AT&T app to view my bill. I mean obviously I have it if I saw that my bill was a crazy amount and was pointing out to her all the miss charges that meant nothing to her. Melissa ** was who I spoke with. She was very rude and I was angry but "customer service" is to help the customer, not fire them up more.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015

    They get 0 from me and I have been with them for a long time. As soon as my contract is up am switching to T-Mobile or gonna check and see if they will pay my contract. You're the most expensive phone company and you are always looking for ways to charge people money. You take complete advantage of people. You don't care for the status of our pockets and loyalty don't mean anything to you. You don't care for the low class people at all. All you care about is filling your pockets.

    I am not buying the phone and am not upgrading. I refuse to buy or upgrade my phone cause you have design a way to force people to pay 25 whether we buy or upgrade cause if we use the option of upgrading the phone we are force to pay $25 cause you charge $25 to our account. If we buy the phone we pay 25 or more every month for 2 years to buy. You are plain out greedy. It's all about money. You would crush people to get it. The most phone bill I have ever had to pay is with AT&T. Believe me none of my friends want to join and am not asking them to.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015

    This is not something new when I had chat with AT&T customer service online to waive the incorrect charges on my account. They always want to enroll in auto pay so that they can charge whatever amount they want and you wouldn't even know! They won't email you of any changed amounts or anything! It's like a routine every month to chat with them, they connect you with managers who have no rights to do things and customers just go round and round without an issue being resolved. AT&T sucks!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015

    I am at the San Francisco store at Market and Third to return an iPhone 6 charger I bought on a business trip which broke off in my phone the first time I used it. I came in to return and was told the fist time the wait was 45 minutes; the next time an hour. What a sham this is. Not only do they sell poor quality items, they treat their customers horribly and waste their time. I can't wait until my contract is up and I can change to a different carrier, I don't want one more dollar to go to AT&T.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015

    Using iPad in Ritz Carlton hotel abroad and using hotel's WiFi connection. I did not see on iPad signal about connection to AT&T net. Later was notified that I used only 76 MB (not GB) - possible accidentally it was roaming connection for 20-30 min in hotel. Unexpected bill from AT&T was 1450$, not 30$ But one thousand four hundred fifty dollars. Tried to communicate with AT&T - got discount - 700$ but still it is HUGE number. I think AT&T played with numbers and it is honest company. I closed my account with them. Also the Internet connection at house in San Francisco from AT&T is absolutely terrible and not reliable: 80% of time no connection at all.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2015

    I have been dealing with AT&T tech support and customer service for several weeks now regarding reception issues where I live and work. My office is in my home and I need reliable wireless service. I'm also getting a lot of dropped calls, slow internet and data speeds, missed texts or texts that don't come through and bad call quality. I have a New Samsung Galaxy S5 and reception should be a lot better. I'm in a contract so I was hoping coverage would be improved but I might have to switch to Verizon. Customer service is located in India or the Philippines and they are not helpful at all. I just wish the problems would be fixed. I'm tired of having unreliable service and having to call to report coverage issues.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2015

    I'm still trying to figure out what's going to happen. I had two lines and I was charged 270 so I went to another carrier and all of a sudden I have a bill of 812. Will that stay on my record?

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015

    I had AT&T service. I was told that I could move my service with the same # to a new city (right next door to city I was in). When I got new service, the tech stated he was not able to keep same number, so he referred me back to AT&T. Well for 4 months I was referred to about 8 different employees. Some said I could keep same number, some said no. During this time I did not have home service. I finally got to talk to a knowledgeable employee - I was not able to keep old #, but was able to credit my acct for service I did not receive.

    Since then, I have been charged all these extra fees, my supposed 450 gift card was changed to 150 (I have requested this card every time I talked with during the 4 months. Now, I have been told that I needed to call the "special card #"). And this employee stated that since I did not call them in the time frame I don't get the sign-on bonus card. WHAT A RIP OFF! I feel like AT&T did a bait and switch. In addition, in the 6 months I have had this service the monthly price has increased and I have no recourse, if I stop my service I have a big fine. I am not a fan of AT&T.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015

    2 year contract is really 25 month contract -- I logged an official complaint with ATT today (02-07-2015). I cancelled our family plan on 12-21-2014 that had a contract start date of 12-20-2012. I was billed for 25 months of service and was told by the ATT billing supervisor that was standard billing procedure. I believe this should be considered dishonest business practice. I learned a $150 lesson today.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015

    I was a happy AT&T customer until 2015! When upgrading to iPhone 6 in January I was given a 'free' tablet with just $15 monthly data charge that I could share with my iPhone. Sounds good? Assistant did not tell me about activation fee and insurance that I did not ask for and worst of all a hidden contract for the device!!!! First bill gave me a shock.

    I called customer service for details and learned the above. I had not even activated the device and wanted to return it, unopened, only to be told it would cost me another $150 penalty!!! Totally fraudulent! Returned to the store in Brier Creek and told to call customer service to allow the return. I called them and spoke with 3 different people and all talked about penalty - for something I did not ask for in the first place!! Call center manager, Anthony **, even started shouting and hung up on me!!! I have been an AT&T customer for over 10 years and was satisfied but this experience has shattered my confidence in them completely. Dreadful experience!

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015

    My billing cycle was from 1/2/15 to 2/1/15 with 4 lines which was paid in full. I cancelled the service with AT&T on 1/25/15. So I should expect a prorated charges for that billing cycle and should receive some credit for the period of 1/25-2/1/15. The final bill I received is very weird. There are no credits for the period and they charged me additional $$ (disregard the early termination fees) for the month that I have paid it in full. When I called their customer service, they asked me to call 1-800-947-5096 by saying they will not be able to take a look at my account as it's cancelled. Fine!

    So I called that number and finally spoke with a lady. She kept saying the period I paid for the service was for 12/2/14 to 1/1/15. That's the Bill Cycle Date shown on top of the bill, but the detail bills shown it's for the period of 1/2/15 to 2/1/15. Then she said since I cancelled the service in the middle of the billing cycle, so nothing will be prorated and they would not give me any credit. FINE! If there is no credit and I had to pay for the full month, I would barely accept since I already paid. Then I pointed out there are additional charge for the period of 1/25/15 to 2/1/15. Why? She replied by saying "It's the middle of billing cycle, what I look at the charges are valid. It's our policy and procedures". Did she ever answer my questions? I feel like I am being fooled.

    Then I asked if there will be something on the contract, “You had better provide me something in writing in your policy to show it in black and white.” She said it's impossible to show any to me. The detail bill shows "Removed 1/25 then credit some small amount". The next shows "Added 1/25 charged bigger amount". This looks extremely ridiculous! I asked if there was a supervisor I can speak with. She said she already asked and the supervisor or manager would say the same thing. I insisted to talk with a supervisor.

    That man kept saying the same thing: "It's our policy and procedures. The charges are valid. Is there any question?" I said “Yes, that's the same question I have but you haven't provided me an answer. Since I will be paying the Early Termination Fee which is understood, but why do I have to pay extra on the period that I have already paid and now even have to pay more than that?” He repeated the policy again. I asked him to provide me the policies and he hanged up the phone. What a BAD, BAD, BAD customer service! I have been with them since 2007. Is that what I should get? I will tell my bad experience to my friends and families. NO AT&T. It's not really the money concern, it's also about respect!

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2015

    How come you give veterans or military personnel 15% discount and then you give ups 50%, Macy's 35% and a whole lot of companies more than our military and veterans. Don't they do more for your freedom of the United States. I think AT&T should look at their priorities.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    AT&T suspended my service because I went over my data. My bill isn't even due yet. It's because they felt I should upgrade my data plan so they took it upon themselves to just suspend my service. I was totally confused and outraged when I found out why. I don't believe that is in the agreement which I have read online. They don't the right to suspend because someone uses too much data. That's my business if I accrue a bunch of data overage charges. I am pretty sure this is illegal.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    Just received my bill and it was outrageous. On January 3 I advised that I would be traveling out of the country for 1 week and was out on a "discounted" long distance plan. Well the discounted rate is a $1 per minute on roaming and 33 cents on other calls even though I was told it was 5 cents. Of course forgot to tell me that would take effect after 3 months abroad. Last year there was a real long distance plan which of course was taken out for this new plan. Bottom line, call charges have doubled. Total rip-off.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    Signed up for next program in the middle of the month when updating to iPhone 6. I was offered the u-verse phone option at that time so I signed up for that too. I had a combined billing that was due at the end of the month. AT&T did the split around the 20th. I then received a bill from AT&T cellular (same billing dates) and a separate bill to pay u-verse internet and phone which I did two weeks before they were due.

    The following month I get a collection letter from the combined services that state I did not pay my bill. After 2-1/2 hours and getting hung up on several times and calling back I found out they were closed for the day. I called back the next day. They told me a claim will be filed and someone would call me. After two weeks -- no call. I called them...said it was still in process and I would get a letter by the end of the month with the resolution. I never received a call or letter. I just figured it was taken care of.

    Another month goes by and now I am getting calls from a third party collection agency on this bill. Called AT&T back and they cannot find any records of my combined account and have no idea who to send me to. After being transferred 10 times and 45 minutes later...no resolution...I got hung up on again!!! Next step -- Do I find an attorney?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    Me and the wife switched to AT&T from Net10 in November. Was told by the person on the phone and the person that finished the switch at the office in Eastgate (Batavia) Ohio that we qualified for a 150 dollar credit per line because I was bringing our numbers over from another carrier, had our own phones. Called them in December to ask about the credit had not shown up yet they said and put notes in their system that I had to be in good standing for 45 days before it would show up that I would get it that no further action would be needed.

    Now in February I call again because no credit yet and was told I do NOT qualify for the credit because we did not buy phones. This is the first I was told that was part of the requirement, and I talked to a manager and because of the notes in December he said he was going to give me the 300 credit. He said it was taking some time to do it (was on hold for 15 mins). He said he would call me back when the credit was complete but never called that day so I called the next day and there was no record of a manager talking to me and that I was NOT getting a credit, even though there was notes showing in their system that I was going to get it from December.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    AT&T did not credit a payment I made to my account. After talking to a representative, she gave me an email address to send my bank statements, check stubs, and any other relevant information. Which I did, I supplied everything they requested plus more. She also informed me she placed a hold on the account and my service would not be shut off until the matter was resolved. Two days later, my service was shut off and I was forced to pay the payment again. I received an email from the complaint department stating it would take 20 days to resolve the issue and credit my account with the previous payment. It has been over 20 days and no word from AT&T, no credit to my account and when I call, no one knows anything. They don't even seem interested in helping. Their main concern seems to be to try and upgrade me to a faster service and bigger payment. My experience with AT&T, thieves and liars. Do not do business with these people!

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    So, I usually just glance at the AT&T Wireless Bill to check our upgrade status, data usage, etc. We always use Phone Centers, not Authorized Retailers, as anyone knows, that has walked into both, if you're buying - a Retailer's door is open somewhere. But letting Greedy Fingers write contracts and change customer service plans to suit the contract - might end up - "one sinner kick'n another sinner"- and if these retail-store-generated-contracts, some written across state lines, look anything like our's, the customer has a much less burden to prove.

    Our daughter purchased an iPhone5s in NYC on a store-generated AT&T Mobility Installment Contract. She was an authorized non-primary account holder on our Family Plan. The breech in the contract occurred when the Retailer changed the Family Talk Nation 550 Plan, they changed all (3) plans & then, set the Mobile Share Value Plan at 10gb's per month, when 2gb's was sufficient. [don't consider consumer advice - legal advice]. So, myAT&T is in Texas which has the Texas Finance Code - Section 345.052 - Contents of Contract, "a Retail Installment Contract must contain: The name of the Retail Seller, the address of the Retail Seller, the name of the Retail Buyer and the Residence or other Address of the Retail Buyer".

    AT&T Mobility in this case, is not the Retail Seller, the Authorized Retailer is the Retail Seller & our daughter is the Retail Buyer. Our contract does not show the Name & Address of the Authorized Retailer, or the Name & Address of the Retail Buyer. This contract shows Our Name & Address and AT&T's Name & Address. It is on face value, "invalid". Since the added service plan is fruit of the contract, so it also is "invalid". Also, #11-Governing Law in the contract states: "The Law of the State of your Billing Address at the Time of the Agreement shall Govern". We will use arbitration. Legal Minded Consumers should remain humble and stay out of rooms named after hardwood trees! Regards.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015

    I went to the AT&T store on O'neil court in Columbia SC to replace the phone that I was sent when Alltel went over to AT&T. I needed a phone that would work on the plan that I have. I was sold the wrong type of phone for my plan and the salesperson did not tell me it would not work on my plan. He just wanted to make a sale. I am very dissatisfied with salesperson and will be returning this phone for a full refund. I was sold a pay as you go phone.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2015

    I am (may be not for long) an AT&T customer for over 4 years. I am also set up on auto pay. My CC was lost and I forgot to update my AT&T account. I got an alert and updated the next month and paid both months charges and then set up auto pay with new CC. The next month I get a $49 charge for 'restoral', when my monthly bill is only $41. I could understand a small late fee, but $49 is just ridiculous! No other service I have ever used does this. This happened a few months after AT&T started raising my monthly charges from 40, then 50, then 60, then 70 per month. When I called and threatened to switch to Comcast, they lowered it to $41. Just that shows that these people are criminal and will screw over anyone who is not paying attention.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2015

    I have had problems with AT&T for some time, but this one takes the cake. I had purchased a Samsung Galaxy S5-Active from their website because THEY advertise the phone as being shock-resistant, as in 'It can survive a drop from 4 feet onto a flat surface.' Okay...except, that it fell from my kitchen table (approximately 3 feet high), onto my floor (a flat surface), and the phone will no longer turn on. AT&T and Samsung have decided to label this "physical damage" when in fact it doesn't meet the specifications listed on their website.

    Of course, I call, and get ignorant sassy women on the phone instead of anyone helpful, and the company would do nothing for me (their customer care is by FAR the worst I have ever seen). The best is, I tried to write a review about said phone on their website, and they have blocked it twice now from being posted. Apparently a truthful review isn't quite what they're looking for.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2015

    Have been AT&T Customer for over 20 years... A few months ago, signed up for U-Verse as replacement to DSL. U-verse has completely different billing practice and process which is ridiculous and something that wasn't shared with me when I signed up. Last month, I signed up for automated payment and was assured that this would take care of my balance. Yesterday, all my browsers were BLOCKED by an AT&T message that I did not pay my bill. Really?!?! Blocking my internet access because they didn't include a payment on an automatic process that I authorized (and have a confirmation letter to verify)? That's the final straw for me--no more AT&T. I am DONE.... Comcast next.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2015

    I bought a new phone at AT&T in Denver. I had already set up for a payment to come out the following day. The sales person said I had to pay the bill first (it was late, thus the automatic payment). I told him I would but not unless the automatic payment was canceled. He said it was. 4 days later the automatic payment comes out, so I'm making a double payment. I called AT&T to see if they could retract it because it was paid in the store. I was told that I would have to go to the store to get it done. I called the store...they said corporate had to do it. I called my bank and by some miracle they were able to stop it that night.

    In the meantime, I had my partner go into a store in Minnesota (where I live) and beg them to do something because I had about $32 in my checking and was flying home. They said they would see what they could do. A week or so later AT&T shut my and my daughter's phones off. I called. They said that the store here pulled the store payment and I owed that money back. It told them repeatedly I'm looking at my bank statement and there is no AT&T deposit of any kind, only the bill I paid in Denver. I even sent them my checking transactions to prove it.

    Last night late I got a text to call them about this. It was late and I had to get up early and had a doctor's appointment I had made 4 months ago for a severe pain issue. I get home and find they shut off the phones again. I just want to give the phones back and go elsewhere. I've had it with them...something every month. I haven't even called them yet because all I get is "we're sorry but..." Filed complaint with FTC and Minnesota Attorney General. Now have to figure out how to get the phones back on (18 year old daughter thinks world ended). No attorney need call, I am an attorney.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2015

    Called AT&T's retention department in October and send my 2 year contract for $25 per line with 3 lines. Instead, AT&T split bills into 2 lines and 1 stand alone line charging $58.50 per line. Each time that I called the Retention Department, I was told that everything would be Ok and my contract honored retroactively. I even got confirmation numbers. This has been happening since October and THERE IS NO WAY to solve my problem with neither Retention Department nor US customer service. Both divisions end up transferring to each other and after a long wait, the communication always drops without having the chance to talk to a human being. Last month, we paid $697.00 for 3 miles instead of $75.00

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2015

    They are the worst company on the planet. They shut us off due to payment issue. We have the $. They didn't communicate a darn thing, just demanded payment. They should be shut down for their business practices. They have repeatedly hung up on me and disconnected me.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2015

    I believe they hire anyone with a pulse. Horrible customer service from day one. Our relationship lasted 3 years and it was full of lies and broken promises... felt like a bad marriage. When you call in to make changes they read from an outdated script that no one wants to honor when the bill comes around. The reps are not properly trained, either that or just plain stupid. I have switched to T-Mobile and my bill that was over $200 for 5 lines with 10g of data has dropped to $110 a month. The best thing about AT&T is their TV service and if I can find better TV service I will cancel that portion of our business as well.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2015

    Got AT&T service they could not change my numbers over, sent me to the store. They could not help me as well. After getting frustrated turn the phone back in after 6 days and now I am being charge $237.00. I told the supervisor the only reason I do not have them was because of the service they gave me. She said even if it was BAD service I got service. I explain with the 17 people I spoke to no one told me I will be bill for the few days I had them. They should not be allow to do this to customer. I would not recommend this company.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015

    I talked to 4 different persons about my new business account, they said they would call me back however, they all did not. They all gave me different rate and they just said "they are sorry about my time." I spent all day to call them, not they said it's time for them to close so I can't even talk to the supervisor. I wrote a note for my self for the price and every time I talked to them they all have different price. This is ridiculous, all of them don't know what they are doing.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015

    I was upgraded for a free iPhone 4S in Nov. 2013. This past Nov., the phone went kaput. I was told there was an internal problem that could not be fixed after speaking to over 7 supervisors, and 3 weeks without a phone. On Dec.5th I spoke to an agent who I was told resolved the issue by sending me a new iPhone 5S as a replacement and for my 8 year tenure as a loyal customer. After the first week I still did not receive the phone and called AT&T again and said I would have it in 2-3 days. Another week goes by and still no phone. At a store location, the reps were trying to help and have it sent directly to the store but the request was denied. The rep told me I just had to click accept on my account so they can ship me the phone, which I do.

    After many hours of phone calls, wasted time and energy and stress, I get the phone a week later. I also got a $35 credit for the weeks without service. Today I examined my bill to shockingly see I was CHARGED $549 for the phone. I never approved an installment plan or agreeing to pay for the phone! AT&T tells their consumers everything is documented so when I call back the so called "notes" are they.

    Well it is a whole scam. There are no notes of the conversation between agent and consumer. They say the conversation is recorded yet they refuse to acknowledge the recording as well as the name of the agent who assisted me that day and told me the phone was free. I requested a copy of all the notes that each different agent insisted that was documented on my account. I spoke to 5 agents today on the phone and they trapped me into a corner and sneakily had me "Accept for the Delivery of the Phone" as that was the only thing I saw on the account. ACCEPT for Del.. Meanwhile today I was told once I hit accept for shipment they automatically charged me the full price of the phone and without my written, signed consent proceed to sneakily charge my monthly account $18 which now I am told is for 2 years!!!

    AT&T is an unethical and sly company that eventually will go out of business due to the horrible way they treat consumers. They are blocking me so I cannot even go to another provider unless I pay full price for the phone and termination of contract!!! I am put in a catch 22 position in which nothing has been resolved. The agents are all programmed to say "I understand your frustration but there is nothing we can do." I am currently a full time student with loans and never ever approved of paying for this phone! Stay far far away from such a dishonest company. What a wonderful way to treat your clients.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015

    3 weeks ago I ordered a second phone line for a special phone I needed to install. I wanted a dedicated phone line with a different phone number than my current land line as it was being reimbursed for this line and would need it for a job. After 2 weeks I called to find out when they were going to show up to put this new line in and they said they did not have the order. I repeated my request and order and explained to the AT&T person that I needed a dedicated second line with its own jack. 2 days later I called to see when it would be installed and was told it was up and working; NO ONE HAD BEEN TO MY HOUSE.

    I was told when the tech call the line it was ringing so it was working; after 3 days of yelling I could not access this new phone number as there was nowhere to plug a phone in. I still was told the phone was working and their job was done. I spoke with Nicole with cust service who was rude, spoke very poor english, and when I asked to speak with her supervisor she transferred me to repair where I spoke with a Walter ** who knew exactly what I needed and wanted but said he could not put the order in as he worked in repair. He transferred me to Calif (I live in Florida) where I spoke with a Brynja who said she would put the order in and send it to the "back" to try and get it done ASAP as it had already been 3 weeks and that someone would be out between 8 and 4 on 1/31.

    Guess what NO ONE SHOWED UP. At noon I called and got again some asian guy who said the same thing again, the phone is working. I have spoken with Mae, Irish, Jazz all who said the phone was working. I asked to speak with a supervisor and was told Mary was busy and would call me back which never happened. It is now Monday Feb 2 and I still have no phone line to plug a phone into and people keep telling me the phone rings when they call it. I have been with AT&T for over 40 years and I'm considering taking my business else where as AT&T no longer cares or listens. I have just rec'd a call from Jen stating they somehow canceled my order and the tech would be out tomorrow to install yet another number **.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015

    There have been Multiple charges made to our debit card without our authorization or knowledge. These charges were POS transactions which require us calling in or posting payments online. We are not set up on auto pay and did not authorize these actions. When we called in to resolve these matters, we were told "we credited your account in said amount". This does not fly, your company cannot take our hard earned money from our pockets and credit it to our account. From the beginning we've had billing issues starting in November when we were charged around $1400 for new phones, which was double the charge, since then the issue has been resolved but the main issue still occurs. We are not satisfied with the billing service of AT&T and quite honestly we would cancel our service if we weren't in a contract and in need of the service.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015

    I have been with AT&T for 6 years and own my phone outright. I decided to change carriers since I was getting tired of the per text charges and additional fees for pictures. I went to the AT&T store to get my phone unlocked and was told it was an online process only. I submitted the request on Thurs at 2 pm and by 8 pm that night, I called to see what was taking so long. After 25 minutes on the phone, I was told the website was down and to call back in 24 hours. After 24 hours, I called since my phone was still locked and was told it takes 3 business days and since I started the process on Thursday, it would most likely be unlocked by Monday evening (tomorrow). Fully frustrated as I just received an email saying they are still determining whether to unlock my phone or not. Argh!!

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2015

    I was a long time ATT customer and I'm telling you I had every issue in the book. Poor customer service, fraudulent sales/next/upgrade pitches, ever changing bills and no accountability anywhere. Hours and hours I spent on the phone in attempts to keep my bills reasonable and what is said is never what IS. Consumers have little recourse, even if we request employee ID info...they blatantly lie.

    Here is what recourse we DO have, I'll keep it simple but trust me, I'm saving you tons of time and headache. First you print a copy of ATT NOTICE OF DISPUTE. Fill it out, send it certified. Pay what you agreed to pay and not one penny more while you give ATT Mobility 30 days to respond. If they do not respond from the corporate office within 30 days, at that point you print the request for arbitration, all this info is in the fine print in Terms of Service. Read it through. Any questions can be answered by the American Arbitration Association. ATT does reimburse the fee for arbitration if it should go that far but it never does anyway. I believe the arbitration request requires we send a check to cover it but I always send a request for fee waiver.

    Again, just read the terms for info. Once you have this down you can do it anytime they lie, cheat and steal. Watch your credit though. Sometimes they skip (sneaky) the contact they are required to give us and just turn it to collections. If that happens, explain to collections that the matter is in dispute. ATT is violating the law of arbitration and I guarantee you will get a fair offer of resolution. Collections gives it right back to ATT. I was pleasantly surprised.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2015

    Went into the AT&T store, was waited on by Peter in the Highland, California store. Was sold on a plan that he quoted as $130.00 per month if I did not do a contract and add the payment of $15 and $21.00 to pay for the phones in 30 months instead of a contract, which I did. My bill is $285.42 because of prorates. Went back to the store and talked to Joseph and he said it would be $225.00. What happened to Peter's assurance to my monthly bill being $130. Also, I was promised on Uverse a $50.00 credit on my first bill then a $50.00 credit card. The credit on the bill did not happen, I had to call and raise a stink to get it taken care of. And until I get my next bill, I am not sure if it is taken care of.

    Well, I learned a lesson that their sales people will promise anything to get your business but this company lacks integrity and their sales people lack knowledge as their quotes are not correct. I would not recommend AT&T to anyone since their business practices are questionable. I will get rid of them as soon as I can. I am totally disgusted with AT&T. Their customer service is a waste of time. They all understand your frustration, but lack the knowledge or ability to help. Lesson learned.

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    Verified purchase

    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2015

    Purchase phone from Walmart, return within 3 days of Walmart 14 day return policy. Contacted AT&T while in store and they said that they would honor my cancellation. AT&T continued to bill me, now stating I owe $508.89.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2015

    AT&T is no good to their long-term customers. I've been with at&t since Cingular. 12 years. Moreover, always satisfied with them. You name it; customers service is friendly, best coverage, and hottest new phones. However, as of late, their month to month bill is getting expensive. Moreover, I'm new to the smartphone craze. So I didn't know about data, and turning it off in WiFi. Just turning it off when not using it in general. No one there at at&t told me this. Long story short...my bill was $440. Lucky I had the money. Because they did cut my phone off. So I had to pay up. Now I learned about turning my data off; my phone is still high, but isn't bad as &400. I pay $300 now. Lol, it's time to jump on the prepaid train. Smartphones are awesome to have, but too expensive if you don't make much on your job. Oh well; 'prepaid phones, here I come.'

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2015

    Customer service is very rude, act like you are stupid. Anything pertaining to AT&T phones is their job, I don't care what it is!!!! You pay a lot of money for these phones. ATT rep say, "It's not my job to put in passwords." I could have punch him in his throat!! He piss me off really bad. I'm thinking about switching carriers!!!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2015

    I have had it with AT&T. I have been a loyal customer for over 15 years with multiple phones and with monthly automatic transfer. Every customer service encounter is terrible and takes me over an hour on the phone to escalate the matter to finally get it resolved to my satisfaction. The problems have ranged from being charged from a stolen cell phone to being mislead by AT&T to give up my unlimited data plans. The latest, last straw, is trying to get an upgrade. Done - we are switching to Verizon.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2015

    Yes, that’s right. If you doubt me I can send you picture of those charges from my bills. I been a customer for over a year now... Fees are or taxes as they are sometimes called show up on your bills mostly after the 30 or 90 period when you can still CANCEL. YES, THAT’S RIGHT, THEY SCAM YOU.

    I been trying to get out of my contract ever since I found my bills rising from such fees, taxes and recover fees, video fees or taxes as they are referred to. They even raise those fees from month to month by pennies or a nickel or dime. It adds up to over $20.00 a month just for these tax fees. Don’t get me started about their bogus free DVR for life plan, that’s a big money maker for them not for you.

    THEY HIT YOU EVERY TIME YOU USE IT, EVERY CLICK COST. They monitor your use and add that in the form of fees each month... for use of services. I went to the attorney general of my state, the senators, congress, the president. No one wanted to listen to the charges and lies of AT&T. WORST EXAMPLE OF CORPORATION GREED I'VE EVER SEEN...

    Don’t rent in areas where you only have one choice! That being AT&T or nothing. You’ll regret it! FREEDOM OF CHOICE, THAT'S A JOKE... NO SUCH THING. Forget the constitution the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, not in this world. Your dreaming corporation run the world of commerce today. Obama lies, says he will open up choices by unlocking phones promised just before elections.

    NEVER HAPPENED, LIES POLITICIAN TELL US TODAY. We’re controlled like breeding stock. Feed fatten up then slaughtered by greedy corporations. ISIS is president of AT&T, I've spoken with her, pleaded, begged for reduction. Just got my bill, it's higher now even before my contract up. They put spy programs on my TV in the forms of pops ups ads. Based on my choices of what I watch every evening. The V.D.R is a sky bot inside watching you telling them what you do, how much watch of each show.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2015

    My son had a phone stolen while traveling internationally. We reported the theft and had service suspended. Received over $2000 of erroneous charges from AT&T over the next 4 months (and counting). They did nothing to try to prevent the charges from showing up on our bills, and put the full onus on us to identify the false charges. They also told me what the corrected balance due was after adjustments, only to come back a month later and increase the balance due. They added a late fee on as well, and refused to waive the fee despite being at fault. Promises to follow up with a call back on issues were not kept. Really, really bad service, especially considering how long we've been a customer.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2015

    We were being charge $149 a month for several years with 450 minutes and was always using roll over minutes. My wife wanting to dry up a hot spot on our phones so she called AT&T and the plan we had she couldn't get it. She was told we were being overcharged and he gave us a new plan with everything unlimited for $90 a month. It was a shame we didn't check on our bill earlier a saving of $59 a month.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2015

    Company is very expensive and company needs to do more for us. The only reason I have this company cause I got pass this phone. Can't wait to pay it off so I can go to T-Mobile - better plans and better service on Internet.

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    Christopher increased rating by 1 star.
    Customer ServicePriceStaff
    After a positive interaction with AT&T Wireless, Christopher increased their star rating on Feb. 15, 2015.

    Updated review: Feb. 15, 2015

    AT&T followed up with me personally and helped me resolve the issue. I was satisfied with the personal response and follow up of the AT&T representative. I was refunded some money and all items were explained to me.

    Original Review: Jan. 30, 2015

    AT&T advertises the NEXT plan as no down payment. The customer representative at the Bleecker Store in New York pushes the NEXT Plan versus me who wouldn't have minded paying the phone entirely upfront. However, they ended up being an $86 charge to me that I did not know when I left the store. Of course, I was not provided the bill breakdown at checkout and had to go back for it. I have called AT&T representatives but they are no help in explaining why I have an $86 charge. Over the phone, they appear to be in a rush to get off and move to the next caller. I have been with AT&T for 10-years and have serious concerns. Either I was ripped off by the AT&T Store or the NEXT Plan charges are not properly disclosed to customers.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015

    Customer service is terrible. I had 3 line for 160.00 a month added the 4 line and my bill jumped to 354.00. Customer service stated nothing could be done, as soon as my contract is up will be changing to another carrier. Before this took place it took 29 days to get a issue cleared up, which was their mistake to start with.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015

    I see someone else had the exact same experience... Upgraded two iPhone 4 to iPhone 6 right at Christmas. Was NOT told that I would lose my existing plan. I'm upset because I would have simply kept the phones we had and sold them on eBay vs. trading them in to AT&T for $100 of "play money" when they get it back monthly on the data plan. I plan to cancel my other two lines when they are up for renewal in May. AT&T will not get my continued business after 16 years. Extremely dissatisfied. I feel ripped off. Not a good feeling. Way to go AT&T.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015

    I am AT&T customer since 2004. Six years ago, I started a family plan shared with my daughter. We had been in many upgrades after signing with another 2 years contract. We never had an issue. This month, my daughter was eligible for an upgrade and new contract. She got some Apple gift cards in Christmas and she bought the iPhone 6 in an Apple store. Now they are charging me $25 for TWO YEARS just because she got the phone in Apple and not in payments with AT&T. First, I had not ANY PREVIOUS NOTIFICATION about the new policy and they had not my CONSENT. Obviously, I called customer service and a supervisor but it was a waste of time. Now I made a complaint with Consumer Affairs and the FCC. I would love to hear if there is a class action against this company.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015

    In August 2014, I changed the phone plan for my wife and me. I was told the change will be 10.00 USD more for each phone. This would include a credit of 15.00 USD for both phones which results in a monthly bill of 85.00 USD. The first bill after the change showed an amount of 160.00 USD and the AT&T representative told me if I do a change, I have to pay for the current month and 1 month in advance right after the change. After that, the monthly bill will be 85.00 USD. Turned out that never happened. I went over to the store in Elk Grove, CA every month to get the bill corrected by Anthony (he offered and made the plan change) and by Michael the store manager. Every month, I was told I get the credit of 15.00 USD for both phones and the next bill will be fine. Today 01/29/2015 I visited the store in Elk Grove again to see if my complaint for the last bill (this month) was corrected as promised on 01/27/2015. It was not.

    I wanted to talk to the store manager, but he never showed up the 45 minutes I was in the store! One employee offered me to look into my case and told me one phone is not able to get the 15.00 USD credit because it still has a 5-month contract left. The discussion got a little bit heated and another employee, his name is Tom, but the name sticker reads Johnny, jumped into the discussion and told the other employee to cancel my contract. I was told by him that I am wasting his employee's time and better should leave.

    Summary: I took an offer from AT&T and now it turns out I don't get it. The bill was corrected in August, September, October, November to fulfill the promise. AT&T breached the contract by telling me today I don't get the credit. The behavior of the employee TOM is not acceptable. He has a name tag with a false name (Johnny) and working and selling at AT&T using a false name is fraud in my opinion. Besides music in the background of the store, an employee activated a speaker box with massive bass and put it on so loud that killed any conversation with normal voice strength. 3 other employees were talking, joking, and laughing loud while customers are still in the store.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2015

    It happened during the last day of my vacation in China, when I was in Shanghai airport. My wife went back to the front desk to re-check in some luggage while the flight returning to US will departure soon. So I have to use some data to download a file and make a phone call to my wife. I have already purchased AT&T passport international data plan, but thought the period of the plan is the same as my billing cycle and I was still under covered. I also thought the data rate will be 0.25/MB since I received a message several days ago, telling me I have used up 120MB from my data plan and the overage rate will be 0.25/MB.

    I only turned on the data for about 10 minutes, then got on the plane and back to US. When I first landed US, I received a short message from AT&T telling me my data service was suspended due to high international data usage. I immediately contact customer care and they said my data plan will be resumed and my bill is not available at that time, but it will be fine. Actually at that time, I could simply purchase another month of the passport data plan to cover the data usage I spent earlier that day, but with the misleading information from the representative, I missed the best chance to avoid the high bill.

    On the 2nd day I arrived in US, I found my data is still blocked, so I went to a local AT&T store. The agency there helped me to reactivate the data service but still told me that the billing cycle ended last day but they cannot help to check the bill since it is not available online, all the adjustment can only be made when the bill comes available several days later.

    Recently, I received my bill for the last billing cycle and found out I need to pay about $1800 for the data roaming charge out of plan for both myself and my wife. The single biggest charge is about $1400 for 70MB data, when I made my phone call to my wife at the airport in China. I guess there is some background apps syncs at that time, which brought me the huge cost.

    I think AT&T have responsibility on that, since I have not received any confirmation message telling me the starting and ending dates of my passport data plan, so it is very easy to get confused with the data plan dates and the billing cycle. I have not received any warning or notification messages about the $20/MB pay-per-use data rate and impending charges. They should set up a lower cap on the data usage, such as suspending the data service when the roaming bill is higher than $300, rather than $1400.

    I cannot believe $20/MB is a commercially reasonable price. Based on current 4G LTE speed, which is 5-12 MB/second, one can spend more than $100 in every second. It is hard to find any other service charging $100/second. In addition, I am not willing to pay a huge bill without knowing the price in advance. After discussing with AT&T customer care, they can offer 50% off cutting down my data roaming bill, which still leave about $900 on us. I also don't think it is reasonable to spend $900 for just a few minutes of data roaming. My bottom line is purchasing another month passport plan to cover these days, or let me pay these data with outrage rate $0.25/MB, rather than $20/MB. I can pay the rest of my bill, but for the data roaming charge, I need to seek some further help to dispute them.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverage

    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2015

    Purchased AT&T phone protection plan for theft, loss, and damage of the phone. The agreement, terms and conditions failed to adequately disclose that the phone you purchase from them is not covered until you power the phone on register the phone on their network. I purchased a phone and received it no problem. Then I immediately sent the phone to my mother using USPS. USPS failed to deliver the phone and will not recover the phone for me. Purchased the phone on 1/8/2015 and phone was lost by USPS on 1/20/2015.

    The insurance agency that AT&T uses for their phone is Asurion. I found out after the fact that I was charged the insurance for the phone and it was lost that Asurion has a completely different agreement and terms than the initial AT&T one that I had read during my purchase. Asurion told me they will not cover my lost phone because in their agreement, not AT&T's posted online agreement provided during purchases, states that if the phone is not turned on and registered with AT&T then your insurance claim will be denied.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2015

    I recently left ATT's wireless service after years of being with them. I am still a U-Verse and Ipad data customer. I was looking for less expensive service. My number was ported out on 12/8/15. This was 3 days into my billing cycle. They charged me for the full month of service on top of the early termination fee (which I expected and was covered by the other company). I called about this billing twice, was on the phone for at least an hour each time. The first time I called, I was assured that I would receive a refund at my next billing cycle. When I called tonight I was told that when you port out a number, they charge you for the whole month regardless of where you are in that monthly cycle.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2015

    We were told a price for three lines including ALL taxes, fees and insurance for $180. I double and triple checked this before signing anything...and it turns out our bill is $40 higher than that. $220 was what Verizon quoted us. So when we went back it seems obvious AT&T told me $180, which was not true, to keep me away from Verizon. After contacting them on chat, they agreed 180 was correct. Now, after contacting them again, they refuse to rectify the situation.

    Since they cannot change the plan to the lied amount, I asked for them to remove a third line and waive the termination fee of $78. I didn't plan to do this -- I just figured this would be a good way to help and keep me happy. This would bring my bill down $27 and help keep it near what I was told. They refuse to do this. We all know they, and every phone company, can waive this fee. It is unacceptable that they will not fix a problem their own company caused, and losing a termination fee of $78 is not worth it for them to keep me. I will be looking at legal ways to get out of this contract because it is unacceptable.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2015

    I will honestly say I am typing this and trying to remain calm as I do so. I have become so frustrated with your customer service team, the runaround, poor service at one of the store locations, either the deliberate misdirection or poor training with the selling specialists, I felt compelled to take the time and write this letter of complaint. I hope after reading, you can come up with a solution that satisfies your business sense of customer service, as well as, my sense of the capability of your company to provide that customer service.

    To start, I had a company provided cell phone (Samsung Galaxy S4 Active), which used the AT&T service here in Alaska and was impressed with the coverage and service your company provided. In November, my company ** communicated to all managers within the organization, that they would be transitioning to a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. Being impressed with the coverage your company provided up here, I went to your Wasilla, Alaska store to check my options. I say impressed due to the fact, that we have tried several providers up here for our delivery trucks, transportation drivers, etc, and all were found lacking for coverage or customer service until I had the company try AT&T for our service provider. Since the switch, we have had no issues with connectivity or service.

    So, I arrive at the Wasilla, Alaska location, wait patiently for about 45 minutes to get someone to help me (they were busy, around December 16th, so holiday shopping, and quite understandable), and when the young lady called my name, explained I had to transition to a cell phone for my company. I showed her the Samsung Galaxy I had and explained that due to the email, texting, internet, etc. I would need to perform my managerial duties, I wanted a smartphone as a replacement. I explained that I loved the Android platform and found it very easy to use and inquired into the choices I had for the same type of operating system with AT&T's Go Phone Program.

    Being a company phone, I explained I did not want to enter into a contract for the phone, but the Go Phone program seemed perfect for my needs and even though the reimbursement from my company would not cover all the costs, still felt it was worth the extra expense compared with some other options here in Alaska since I was impressed with the coverage. My answer: Android platform phones were only provided with contracts and that the Go Phone program offered the Nokia Windows based platform in a smartphone application.

    So, since my choice was limited, I purchased the Nokia phone, activated at the store, and when I returned home, loaded my contacts and email onto the phone. After, I essentially put it in my computer case. Was not impressed with the phone, but figured the best you had, and it would at least perform the basic job functions I needed. I thought my company's transition date was January 1 for changeover, and then I found out it was actually moved to February 1, 2015 before I had to return my Samsung.

    On January 14, 2015, I called to pay my renewal for the month, customer service very good, he took care of it, but was disappointed when he mentioned the auto pay every month option, but was unable to enroll me since I had just paid, and told I had to wait approximately 3 to 4 days, call back, and then I could be set up for the auto pay program. Now in the last week, I was trying to set up the remainder of the items on my Nokia for service starting on Sunday the 1st, and noticed my account balance was 0, so I decided to call customer service when I got home today to find out why it was showing $0 balance when I had just paid a week and half ago.

    In the meantime, talking with my peers at work in the lower 48 to give them the new number for after the transition, began speaking with several of them, and mentioned the disappointment I had with selection of Go Phones in the program and how this Windows based Nokia is not user friendly and frankly, a poor phone. I was then informed by several of them that they had also chosen the Go Phone program, that they had purchased Android based smartphones in the same program.

    So, I get home, I call customer service to discuss my bill balance showing 0 after had I paid 1 weeks ago, and asked about the options in the Go Phone program and that I had heard that Android devices ARE OFFERED, and that the Windows based Nokia was not the only option. Needless to say, I was a little upset to hear this and explained the situation and what I was told above. The answer: I should have called customer service first before purchasing so I could find out about my choices. I did not quite understand this considering that the person INSIDE the store location was presented as a knowledgeable person on what is offered and what is available.

    I explained I felt very upset that the person giving me advice on what to purchase was not qualified. Customer service explained that she probably gave me that answer because that was the ONLY Go Phone offered at that location. I again explained, that is not what I was told, that I really feel misdirected now considering the conversation I had at the store location. After approximately 10 to 15 minutes with the customer service representative on the phone, and probably at least 10 I am sorry for experience, but yes I, I could purchase an Android smartphone to work with the Go Phone program.

    I inquired how I could be sold the phone I was, and now expected to purchase another, and asked to speak with a manager. Again, after explaining everything all over again, listening to long silent pauses when I would pause awaiting a response, and another 10 to 12 "I am sorry," I am told, "I am sure we can help you. Let me call the store location." After a couple of minutes, the manager gets back on the phone with me and says: Yes, the store does have a buyback program, and I can go into the store, they will assess the value of the phone, and I can then repurchase a different phone that is Android based.

    I pay for a phone that is RECOMMENDED by the SPECIALIST, have it over 14 days not knowing the SPECIALIST was incompetent (at best), and there were other choices, to be told that since I did not return the phone prior to the 14 days (unsure why I would have returned it since it was my ONLY choice), I would just have to accept the loss difference between purchase and buyback, in order to change my phone to an Android device which SHOULD have been offered when I originally purchased!

    So, I am writing this letter of complaint to partially vent about my frustration with AT&T, considering broadcasting my disappointment with the entire company and experience I have had, calling the Better Business Bureau considering the misdirection (worst case) or incompetence (best case) with the selling SPECIALIST at the store location, and must admit, finally hanging up on the individual at customer service because I can only take so many I am sorry comments with nothing to actually show a customer service aspect.

    I know being in managerial positions for over 30 years with many large companies, that complaints can sound one-sided, even slanted with a bias to make the complainant sound balanced, normal, and overly friendly, who never raised his voice or got upset, but was only relaying a concern. That was not me I will admit. I did refrain from using foul language I believe, but my voice I will admit got high in tone. I will say that at NO TIME did your customer service people raise their voices in return, and stayed polite during the entire conversation, they were just not very helpful and in my opinion, not very customer service resolution oriented.

    I also know that on the company end, it is always better to try and get the customer to express what they consider a fair resolution to the complaint. I am not going to offer what I would consider a fair resolution, mainly due to the fact that having been in store managerial positions on up to Regional VP positions with several companies, and after listening to so many I am sorry comments from customer service, I would like to see if you consider the I am sorry a fair resolution to the situation, a nothing we can do for you, or another resolution of your choice to regain the trust I placed with your company to provide me with a service.

    I appreciate your time with this matter, and I also look forward to your response. I can be contacted at my email address of **, or on the fine Nokia Windows based phone I was sold **, as long as they got my balance worked out properly, I was too upset to finish that line of questioning with customer service.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2015

    On December 12th 2014 I went to a local AT&T store to see about Uverse internet. The salesman said it would take about 8 to 10 weeks to get the service because we were getting close to the holidays. He then showed me their mobile hotspot device called Unite Pro. He checked the coverage map on his computer and said it would work. I asked what happened if it did not work. He said if I bring it back within 15 days he would refund the cost of the device and all I would have to pay is the $35.00 restocking fee. It did not work well.

    So I took it back on December 16th 2014. I paid the $35.00 restocking fee and they refunded the price I paid for the device. About a week later I received a bill for $131.94. Tried to call AT&T. The lady said she couldn't talk to me without my password. I never set up a password. So I wrote a letter to them explaining the device didn't work and I returned it on December 16th. I received another bill with a $91.94 credit. This bill said I still owe $40.00 activation fee, plus a late charge of $5.00, plus a new charge of $26.27. The $26.27 was for service from January 15 through February 15.

    Again I tried to call the number on the bill for questions about your bill. Again the lady said she couldn't help me because I didn't have a password. The salesman said there was no activation fee when I picked up the device. So there shouldn't been a bill. Then how can they charge me service for a time period that I didn't have the device. Also I tried to go on-line to resolve this bill. The instructions say to register. I tried to register but it asked for the phone number associated with device. Then a message came up to say this account is not valid. Would not recommend doing business with AT&T.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2015

    My first phone plan charges only extra 5$ for international long distance call. The second one, I thought it will be the same. I called my Mom last night for half an hour, At&t just send me a message and said: Your international long distance call charges exceed $100. I was so speechless, chalk it up to experience. Now, I know it and I'll never use it again.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015

    I am so angry with AT&T charges and customer service. I was actually given a FAKE number by Kaylynn, Customer Service Rep, to call about our toll charges. No one told us that calling within the SAME AREA CODE was long distance! Customer beware! We fell out of contract with them and got hit with "toll charges". Who knew? And the icing on the cake was the fake number: 888-224-7768 - always busy! Nonexistent number to blow people off. Then to cancel our U Verse service took 40 minutes. Be sure to say "NO" to their trick question about using your information for "privacy" reasons to "talk about new services and promotions". This will not affect the phone call at all. Terrible, tricky people. They will soon become another MCI - bankrupt!

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    Coverage

    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015

    Two years ago I suffered a mild stroke. I couldn't remember my own Daughter much less my AT&T U-verse Bill. I was told to go ahead and send in the equipment. It was received in August in good condition. I covered the remaining balance and can't get the credit for the equipment. If anyone you care about suffers a stroke make sure that AT&T gets there equipment! Make sure that's A PRIORITY EVEN OVER TRYING TO GET THEM TO REMEMBER THEIR KIDS NAMES. I'm recovering and this is what I need to be worrying about! Shame on AT&T! This long time customer will not be doing business with AT&T again!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015

    My husband decided to bundle our land line, our internet, and our TV through our utility company. AT&T would not release our home phone number after 3 weeks of trying he was upset and said just cut the phone off. I called, made the request and they cut the phone off. A few days later I called requested our old number be released to the utility company. The rep told me I would have cut the line back on but there would be no charge if when they got the number teleported. I called and cancelled the service. The next month he got a bill for $80 something.

    I called got run around. No record of the conversation stating I wouldn't be charged. This went on for several days. While waiting on a return call from a supervisor a rep called my husbands cell number and threatened to file a bad credit report on him if he didn't pay. Well he paid cause he didn't want his credit hurt. AT&T lied, overcharged, strong armed my husband and never returned my call. And this is legal?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015

    My elderly aunt had to sign on to ATT home phone service because Verizon was/is not available there. In early December, I cancelled her long distance service. I asked for a supervisor because this may be above your level. On phone with "rep". Today, I called to ask why long distance was not removed. Josh said he would remove it. I asked for a confirmation via email, fax, U.S. mail.., I don't care, just give me confirmation.

    Josh said, "We don't give out confirmations. You can go to our website." I cut him off there. I said, “I don't have time to go to your website. I should be able to resolve this on the phone. Get me to a supervisor." (2nd request). Josh says "We don't have supervisors available." What? Who's supervising the entry level employees? He said "I can have a supervisor call you."

    Am I supposed to sit around all day waiting for a call? This is unacceptable. I have Verizon and I have NEVER had to "Wait" for a call from a supervisor. I asked about additional charges when she's already paying long distance. "It's outside of ATT's Zone." Uhh.. it's 4 miles from her home. It was a call to a cellphone so, it bounces off of an available tower if not the close tower here. Really? I couldn't get a supervisor to talk with me. Unacceptable customer service. I finally hung up. If I could, I would have her phone switched out of ATT and right to VERIZON. People, WATCH CHARGES ON YOU ATT BILLS!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015

    Ten year cust. Always paid bill ($200/mo). Unique circumstances led to $600+ impending bill 2 days before billing cycle end. At that moment I did not owe anything. AT&T called demanding I pay immediately or would suspend. I said no. Was suspended immediately. Switched to Verizon 2 hrs later.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2015

    My apartment flooded and we were forced to move with no notice to a new unit in the same complex. We called AT&T as soon as we could to get internet back as my husband is a grad student and needs the internet to work on his project that dictates if he gets a degree or not. The person we spoke to on Friday said that there was no way to get any kind of service until a tech came out and that was going to be next Wednesday. Wednesday rolls around, and no tech, but we get a nice little notice that our tech will be coming Thursday. We called back irate at the date mix up that had us planning our day around a time window that was not actually scheduled and got absolutely nowhere, but were promised a tech would be there the next day.

    Our tech showed up on schedule and did absolutely nothing. He spoke with a bunch of the other departments and let us know there was apparently some hold up in our order as they did not stop service in our old apartment that did not have service because it was flooded. They told us everything was properly hooked up and that by the end of the day, the internet would just magically appear. Big shocker; no such thing happened. We called the next day and got a blundering idiot who said they would call us back. They didn't. We called again and asked for a manager, who said he would call us back. He didn't. We called AGAIN and got a manager that had a few brain cells who said apparently we were never set up to get internet until Saturday and this whole order hold up was a myth and that nothing anyone had said to us before was true, nor made any kind of sense.

    We were promised that a tech would be there bright and early Saturday morning and we would have internet before he left. The tech got there and found out that the internet was not even hooked up to the internet line the previous tech had it set up on and that that tech should have known this and resolved the issue and it is quite possible we would have had internet on Thursday. So, we finally got internet a week and a day after we called, two tech trips out, and speaking to a slew of incompetent idiots and now get to enjoy our internet that gets a nice, big dose of throttling. All of this, of course, comes on the back of when we moved into the now flooded apartment and had a similar struggle to get internet that lasted about 2 weeks. To say I hate AT&T is like saying World War 2 was a small skirmish. Horrible company. Horrible customer service. Not even that great of internet. Go. Somewhere. Else.

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2015

    My wife and I had enough of AT&T and decided to switch to Verizon. At the Verizon store, my wife called AT&T to close her account and have her number transferred to Verizon. Before letting the Verizon rep talk to the AT&T rep, she confirmed that her account had been zeroed out and closed. That was in January of 2014. Today, on the 25th of January 2015 (a little over a year later), we received a notice from a debt collector that AT&T was after us for an additional $91. We never received a single bill, email, phone call, or any sort of contact from AT&T in regards to this due payment, in addition to being told we were clear. Our contact info had not changed, we simply were not contacted. We immediately called AT&T to find out if this was a mistake and they confirmed the owed amount, although they could not tell us why we were not contacted.

    When we expressed frustration that they dinged us with a debt collection notice when we'd have happily paid if they'd sent us a bill, they tried to rectify the situation by agreeing to send us a bill next week. What ** good does that do? We paid the extortion over the phone and demanded an emailed receipt for this payment as well as written notice of our name being cleared with their debt collectors, both of which they were reluctant to provide. After some back and forth, they agreed, although we still haven't received any receipt. We'll see if we get anymore collection notices over the coming weeks. We'll never give AT&T our business again, that's for certain.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2015

    I called AT&T to add on an international bundle packaging for approximately 10 days. I was traveling to Madrid, Spain. The customer service rep said I would be charged for the bundle package which included texts, data, and calls. He asked for specific dates and said the plan would be taken off after my return. I noticed an increase in my bill the last couple months. I called AT&T with questions regarding my bill. I spoke to service rep for an hour and fifteen minutes. She stated that AT&T had made an error by continuing to charge me from September to January. She apologized and said I would be credited because it was noted in my account that I did not have to call back to have international package removed and said I would be placed on hold while she got approval from her supervisor.

    After two minutes, she came back on phone, said supervisor said I was suppose to call and have plan removed, to which I said that she was contradicting herself and that notes in my file read stated otherwise. I said I was going to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and with Consumer Affairs. Following that, I was placed on hold for another 10 minutes. Supervisor Wanda ** came on the line and stated that they could only credit me for two months rather than the four that I had been billed. I complained stating that the error was on their behalf and that the service rep I spoke to had stated the same. She agreed that the error had been the service rep and said AT&T policy only allows them to credit two months.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015

    I called AT&T inquiring about service. I was told that I qualified for a $300 credit, which is $150/line since swapping over from Verizon. I explained I couldn't pay my last Verizon bill and AT&T in same month when the representative told me I would not have 1st month bill with the credit so I agreed. I received a bill from AT&T on the 14th day for $279. I called AT&T and explained there was a problem that I had a credit.

    Well I was scammed by an AT&T employee!!! They have given me 3 days to pay and can't get out of service since the 14th day has passed. The employees at AT&T are rude and will not cooperate. I need help with this and don't know what to do. I was mislead and don't appreciate it!!!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015

    Called to find out why a random charge was added to my bill. The agent explained that it was a purchase for coins on a downloaded game. I explained to the agent I don't have any games on my phone to order any coins. She then credited my bill to remove the charge. New bill comes next month, same damn charge added again. I called to ask why the charge was added to my bill and the "FLOOR MANAGER" said because the last agent credited my bill the month prior.

    I explained the charge was there last month and now a second time this month and if she would have taken the time to see that the overage amount on my phone bill was the exact amount charge for the download, she would have understood why I was calling. But instead she chose to challenge my concerns and even encouraged me to wait til the 2nd of February to cancel my contract because "it goes down $10 less each month."

    Called back got another agent (Chavela) who was by the way a pleasure to talk to, explained that the charge was indeed added to my bill again after the "FLOOR MANAGER" tried to blatantly lie and say it wasn't added. In simple details it seems they credited the charge the first month and then added it back the following month. The charge has been clearly added on two separate bills.

    I HATE AT&T!! If you have any sense at all before purchasing a phone through AT&T you'd take the advise of all these bad reviews on this company and run away as fast as you can!! I plan to pay $295 early termination fee just get away from this get over company. I'm sorry I didn't when I was warned. Although I must admit, the last agent Chavela showed concern and seem to have had much better customer service skills than the "FLOOR MANAGER." Maybe Chavela needs to find another company as well that complements her customer service skills, because AT&T certainly doesn't.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015

    Received a mail for the 4th time that I owe Southwest credit collection and went to one of AT&T branch at Ala Moana branch. Rey was the person who approached as as soon as we arrive. While he explains the situation and told me that am always behind paying my bill and that is the reason my bill was sent to the creditor. As a customer service and knowing that the customers are paying for his pay checks he should at least be more knowledgeable and friendly to his customers and not to be RUDE and saying I'm always a month behind my bills.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2015

    AT&T has advertising for $89 bundle for business. I am a new, beginning small business owner. Actually, I am a child counselor in the business of helping others. I am so angered by being taken advantage of. When I inquired about this "deal" it came out to be $155 PLUS taxes and fees. This is no deal and false advertising. I am so angry with AT&T, I have been a loyal customer for over 20 years. So forget the "sale" price of today, it is no advantage to keep my ongoing loyalty to their company. I will opts out of all the services. I have both home (bundle U-verse) and cellular. It simply is "not good business"... So disappointed.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2015

    My mother, who is on a fixed income, went to upgrade her iPhone 3g to the 5c after I borderline forced her. The upgrade was $0.99, and she asked multiple times if there would be any other charges, or changes to her normal billing. After confirming that NOTHING WOULD CHANGE at least 3 times, our bill went up $25 a month due to her line change. We thought it was just a charge for upgrading until my brother upgraded his phone. He was told there would be a ONE TIME $25 fee, but sure enough, both $25 charges are still on our bill.

    I called to complain about this $1200.00 issue (over the 24 months of both contracts), and after arguing with the rep, then retention we received a $360 credit for our troubles. So now AT&T is still up $840, and there isn't anything else we can do. Thanks for your loyalty to your 12 year customer, AT&T!

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2015

    AT&T Account handlers are horrible. Back in 2013 During the Waldo Fire Incident in Colorado, I was placed on active status to assist in Fire support from my National Guard unit. I supplied paperwork letting them know I would be late on my payment and to disable the phone temporarily for a while since my payments were through the state and would take a great deal of time for me to receive my pay. I was told that they would work with me.

    After 36 days which was how long it took to receive my pay went to pay my bill online. I could not and had to contact customer support which had me down for cancellation fees plus the prior and the next month's bill when the phone was non functional. I hassled them for 3 months and after finally speaking to someone in the US I was told my account would be closed and thank you for your service. Recently while trying to apply for a VA Loan from the bank AT&T popped up on my credit score late 2014 for almost a $1000 dollars. When I call AT&T to work though them they say I have to talk with the Collection agency. So I am making sure anybody Including the many Military Vets out there DO NOT GET AT&T. They are a greed-based company and won't even work with a Veteran.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2015

    Recently, I decided to get a new phone and sign a 2-year contract. When choosing the wireless provider, I chatted with an AT&T rep online and was told about the promotion - if I sign a 2-year contract, I'll get an LG G Pad for FREE. It seemed the best offer on the market and I ordered the phone from AT&T online for a pickup. The next day at the store, I picked up my phone and mentioned about a free LG G Pad. The reps knew what I was talking about and 10 minutes later I walked out with my new phone and free LG G Pad.

    The problem is I was never told that the LG G Pad will be enrolled into a 2-year contract and I will have to pay extra $10 dollars a month. I was never told that they enroll the Pad into a protection plan ($7 a month). No mentioning about either of these in receipts or emails that I received from AT&T that day. 3. I was completely misled by an AT&T representative online who only advertised me a FREE Pad without a word about a 2-year service requirement. And this promotion in part influenced my decision about which wireless carrier to choose.

    Needless to say when I called to AT&T the best they could tell me was "We apologize. You have 14 days to return the Pad and avoid the charges." I've been with AT&T for over 5 years and their customer service trend is depressing. Be very careful and read between the lines, when dealing with them to avoid dirty illegal moves on their part.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2015

    I wanted to upgrade from my old iphone 5 to a new iphone 6 plus. While in the process sales representatives tried to make me change my unlimited data plan for a 10 gigs a month which I refused and because of that they said I had to paid full price. Finally someone worked with me and I was able to get my phone without changing my plan. They offered me a tablet and said it would use my unlimited data and I asked twice about it and they confirmed both times that it was gonna be done that way and my bill was only gonna increased by $10 a month. I agreed and when call to make my first payment the next month they hit me with tablet only had 300 mb of data a month which is nothing and it wasn't $10 a month but $30. I tried to get them to correct that but no luck. I had to pay a cancellation fee of $146 which is $40 dollars more of that tablet is worth. Very bad business practices!!! No professionalism at all!!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2015

    I have been a customer of AT&T since 2011. I became a wireless customer in 2011. On Monday, January 19, 2015 I was alerted via the web by the wireless provider. I was notified that I was eligible for an upgrade on one of my four lines. I am the primary holder on the wireless account so I was given option of either paying the installment in full or paying $275 and then returning my current phone. I took the option of paying the $275 and then returning my phone. I followed all of the prompts and completed the transaction that included my selecting an upgrade for my phone.

    I received an email from AT&T on January 19, 2015 stating that they were in receipt of my payment and that to complete the upgrade I must return my phone. The next day I was awaiting information regarding the shipment of my phone however received none. I logged onto my account and received notification that I was still eligible for an upgrade. I contacted support via chat and they informed me that I was indeed eligible for an upgrade. However they suggested that I keep my current order, as the upgrade that was available would change my current plan.

    On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 I was still not in receipt of any information regarding the shipment of my new phone. I contacted customer service who informed me that they could not find any information regarding my upgrade. After waiting for them to research the issue I gave up and waited until this morning Thursday, January 22, 2015 to speak to a representative.

    Thursday, January 22, 2015 I began speaking with AT&T at 9:00 a.m. after being disconnected, waiting on hold for an hour and a half, and then being on the phone an additional two hours and finally ending my conversation with them at 1:00 p.m. they informed me that they had no record of me placing an order for an upgrade and the $275 that I paid was only towards the installment on my current line. They also informed me that I could NOT receive an upgrade until I paid the $321 that was NOW past due ONE DAY as the bill was due Tuesday, January 21, 2015.

    I explained to them that I placed the order on Monday, January 19, 2015 and that it was not my fault that they dropped the ball of not completing my order. I was even willing to go inside the store and make this transaction however none of the almost 7 customer service representatives that I spoke with informed me of doing this. I finally ended my conversation with the decision to end my relationship with AT&T.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2015

    I just bought my iphone 5 with At&t and purchased a service plan. I made a mistake and thought my bill was due on the wrong day. My payment had already been sent and I received a letter in the mail saying my phone service would be suspended and I am going to have to pay a $40 charge to get my service back again. NO WHERE did it say in my contract or even on my first bill that my phone would be suspended for paying my bill late. What it does say is that I may be charged $5 for a late payment. After calling and talking to customer service, they were of no help and not willing to remove the fee since this is my first month and I was unaware that this could happen.

    Horrible customer service. Did not care about me as their customer at all. If I could get out of my contract without having to pay an exorbitant amount of money, I would and go to Sprint, where they do care. Customer service at At&t is not about the customer. After speaking to a supervisor, I now know he even had to read small and fine print on line to see hidden fees and charges that we the customer would not see or be prevalent to at the signing of your service contract. Bad choice on my behalf. $40 mistake, for a late payment is robbery.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015

    I agree with all the others. "Retention Specialists" can make an offer, and confirm it via e-mail, and still it is not honored. The bill increased 79.5% without notice or explanation while I was still in the 12-month promotion period, and had written documentation. They don't care. I have to waste time every month calling to get bill corrected and then it often isn't, as I was told, and they add late and past-due charges! A supervisor called and apologized, saying he'd be handling my account; just to call if ever any other problem. But he never will take or return my calls! Why did he call in the first place? You just can't believe what they tell you, even if in writing, and they simply cannot handle simple, straightforward billing. This has been going on for years. Such a shame.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015

    This company provides NO service to where I am living. Even signing in online is a frustrating hell. Now I am locked out of my own AND ONLY phone. The instructions are riddled with stupid, stupid jargon (What the hell is the difference between a password and a passcode?????? I KNOW now what paranoia is!) THIS IS IMPORTANT: there is no way to access help without running into the same circular non-logic. If you ever do get a chat line, all answers are in auto-speak, meaningless faux courtesy. "We regret that you feel you have encountered difficulties signing in." FEEL? KNOW!!!!

    I spent 50 minutes trying to pay my bill so we could move on to my concerns. We never got there. I am so far away from a store that I cannot change the service IMMEDIATELY. Basically, stay far, far away from this disgusting company, unless of course, you would actually LIKE to be driven around the bend. Among a lot of bad companies, this one is rock bottom.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015

    Have to stay on phone at least an hour every month because it goes up every month. I put down 459 upfront non refundable, they promise rewards cards - never deliver. Had to cancel everything but basic to get bill down so now I don't qualify for rewards I was promised.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015

    Upgrading a new phone at at&t has become a huge mistake. The average consumer must pay full price for a phone ($649) or have their monthly plan increased by $30. I spent 1 hour on the phone trying to negotiate the removal of $30 per month or at least avoiding an upgrade fee of $80 for 2 phones. They refused me (customer of 6 years) to be allowed any discounts. GOODBYE at&t, I no longer need you!

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015

    I have AT&T for northern 5 years, and I paid so much over charge in my account. I do not have time to look for every details, and I just late one month payments they cut off the line and charging $40 for restore the line. When I call customer service they talk so unprofessional. When other carriers have unlimited date why AT&T charge so much for limited date. I regret staying with AT&T. Please do not get AT&T they are rip off, I will give them -0 star.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015

    My billing cycle was from 12/28/14 to 01/27/15 for my two cell phone lines with At&t. My monthly post paid charge is $86 that actually they charge me on 20th of every month. I cancelled their service on 11th so they should prorate until 11th, instead they charge me $86 for entire month and now refusing to give refund. Saying if I cancel my service, last month should not be prorated. So I paid for full month for 15 days service.

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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2015

    iPhone imei locked due to discontinuing service - AT&T authorized dealer put a restrictions lock passcode on the iPhone when I purchased a Samsung tablet with a promotion they had. They did not trust me. But took my money. Now IMEI locked sim. Can't reactivate with another carrier. Could never use the full features.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015

    My samsung note 3 has been screwing up for a while now and so I finally got AT&T to send me a new one. They allowed me 14 days to return my old device. I did not have enough time to move all my stuff from my old phone to my new phone so I talked to someone from AT&T and they extended my return date to 30 days. After about the 13th day, I started receiving phone calls and e-mails every day telling me that I was going to be charged up to $900 if I did not return my phone ASAP.

    So once again, I call AT&T and told them that I received an extension. They said that there was no extension and that I only had 14 days to return it. They then transferred me to the warranty department. Which was a not working number (This had happened a few weeks before also, they transferred me to the warranty department after being on the phone for at least an hour. The 'warranty department' number was not a working number. I then had to start all over again by calling them back and being on the phone for another hour or hour and a half.). I did not have the time to call them back AGAIN and explain everything AGAIN and to be transferred to the warranty department AGAIN to just be transferred to a not working number.

    I then sent the new phone back because of the short amount of time and the harassment of being charged $900. I am still having trouble with my old phone. About a month ago I went to Best Buy to upgrade to an iPhone. I got all the way through it and then backed out because I did not know if I wanted to switch from Samsung to iPhone. The people at best buy were very helpful and still wished me a good day when I took up 30 minutes of their time without switching to a new phone.

    Today I went into an AT&T store to upgrade to the iPhone. They put my name in the queue and I sat for around 35 minutes. I finally got the chance to talk to a rep and they said that I could not make changes to the account (my ma and pa are apparently the 'primary' people one the account). They told me that the primary had to call AT&T customer service to get my name put on the account in order to make changes. Which is fine, but I would like to have been told that before I wasted my time sitting there for 30 minutes.

    I don't understand why a month ago I could make changes, but now I cannot. This should be something that it made aware to people. I then went back to the same Best Buy and they said the same thing... Even though I did it a month ago. I have had so many problems talking with AT&T over the phone (obviously being transferred several times to a not working number is one of them)

    Last week I had talked with an AT&T rep on the phone and told them that I was going to switch to a different service because I was tired of having problems with AT&T. The rep said that he was sorry that I was going to switch but there was nothing that he could do. Lesson learned. I will do everything online, by myself, because that is the only way that it will get done. Or I will switch to a different carrier that will hopefully have better customer service.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015

    With previous cell provider for 12 years, Grew tired of contract so I was shopping for a "no contract" provider. Went into the AT&T store on Freeport Road (Waterworks Mall), Pittsburgh, Pa. Spoke w/ sales person, explained what I wanted (no contract) and proceeded to change to AT&T as provider. Sales person told me to look at phones. Explained I wanted phone w/ keyboard as only requirement. Purchased Pantech for price of approx. $40. Service continually dropped-calls, cut off incoming calls. Was told by Customer Service to just turn off phone for 10 minutes when this happens. Really? Finally, Dec. 2014, was tired of problem and switched to new provider.

    One week ago, received "final bill" (?) from AT&T for $139.56 for termination of contract. Placed 2 calls to Customer Service and was now told the charge was for a contract for the phone which was valued approx. $200. No indication of phone value in store, nor info on monthly charge until phone paid off - only indication of $40 as price. If I had contract, why would I bail 3 months before it would end? Very questionable business practices. Sounds along lines of bait and switch. Hope you are attentive to this before it goes on up the line for resolution. You have lost the goodwill of consumer.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015

    I've been with at&t for 8 years. The bill it's been ok since I switch with the at&t. Next it's been beyond horrible expensive, every month I have to pay almost 150$ over data. It is insane, planning on switching now!! Horrible customer service too. Done!

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015

    My contract expired over 2 years ago and I kept paying high price with no additional services. When I called and asked for the discount I was told nothing was available. When I said I would switch the provider I was transferred to another department and the guy offered me a different plan they had which was lower and had a little bit more benefits. 2 months later I got a free phone deals through the Best Buy. There was nowhere advised my plan will go up. After activation I received a message that the price goes up.

    I called and spoke with a lady who told that it was a definitely mistake, I am having the same plan. Now a month later I am getting much higher bill. When I called and spoke to the manager I was told that the price did go up and I accepted (I DID NOT) it in the terms and conditions, but she could not provide any proof. She apologized for the executive who gave me wrong info, also told there is nothing she could do as it was past 14 days time frame they had. So basically I stuck with higher bill.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015

    I had called AT&T customer service phone tonight to discuss my bill and representative on the phone told me that I could save myself some money by changing my plans to the Nexus program, that they were giving a 25.00 credit out. I was paying $40 per line with their $25 credit would bring it down to $15 and then I would pay the 21.67 for the next program which would save me 4 dollars and some change a month and I have 5 phone so would be roughly $25 savings. I guess the representative was not looking at my account when he had told me this because I was already receiving the $25 credit so instead of me receiving a $25 credit for my account I 'm getting charged a hundred dollars more a month. The four phones that I received from AT&T were Christmas gift that I gave out.

    Only reason why I did the Nexus program was to save myself some money plus get the Christmas gifts. After I called AT&T to discuss this matter that I could not afford to pay the hundred dollars more a month their only solution was for me to return the phones. I told him at this point that was not an option because the phones were gifts and I did not want to take them back. All they wanted to offer me was a sorry. I had told them that it was their fault that they should compensate me something towards the billing because that it was their representative that told me about this program and I did not call in to change my plan.

    I've been a loyal AT&T customer for over 6 years now. Everyone I talk to tells me something different. I started writing down the names and document everything that I can when I talk to them now. Oh and they told me if I return the phones and cancel the service that they will charge me $250 early cancellation fee on top of it. Yea ATT.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015

    AT&T and me got along really well for about 4 years, then I tried to bring them 2 new customers from 2 different competitors and that’s when it all went to hell. First the new phone had to be mailed and they had to go into a store in their area and the associate had no idea what they were doing and shut off one phone, put the new phone under a new contract (which I told them over the phone DO NOT add another plan). This issue took a dozen phone calls and a month to get straight. I did appreciate the credit for one bill for the issue. Then lo and behold the issue was not really fixed, the charge on the new phone was not correct and did not catch right away. So another 4-5 trips and calls to the store to get that figured out.

    So then just the other day I am trying to upgrade to the new iPhone 6+ and the store is out of stock so I was told that the Apple store could handle my upgrade. When I get to the apple store have my phone picked out, the cover selected and some other things, the associate at Apple says, "He is getting an error." Well lo and behold here comes that previous issue once again. The bane of my existence. They (without my Knowledge) used the upgrade from the phone number I was trying to get the new phone on. So I again call AT&T customer service to be told that they used the upgrade and put the next program on my phone number rather than on THE NEW PHONE I purchase on the next program (which was an iPhone 4). My phone was purchased in full on no payment plan.

    So then he kindly tells me that they can't move the next program back to the phone it should be on... So stupid me asks, "Then did I at least get a discount since you used my upgrade for the phone number I am trying to move to the new iPhone 6?" Well the answer I got was, "No there was no discount provided..." WTF. I was done, I was hopping mad and my anger was futile, as they can do nothing to fix what THEY had done. So I made my apologies to the Apple rep. Might I say red faced and embarrassed all to hell. I left Apple, walked a block down the street into the mall, and straight into a Verizon store and purchased my iPhone 6+ and they move my phone number right over. No problems and good riddance to AT&T. NO I would not recommend and NO I would rather move to a GO PHONE before I use AT&T again.

    Thank you for listening to my rant and I hope it saves you some hassle in the future. No I don’t believe they should be perfect but that was my limit... Might have something to do with tell me I can't, well we will see about that... :)

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2015

    Opened a new line for one phone... During making the account at Target mobile the person clicked the transfer old number instead of get new number. He said in order to change ATT had to so. We called ATT together and said in order to change numbers it would be a $36 fee plus $5 service fee!!! So I kept my number and it took 48 hrs before it transferred over and I was unable to use my phone during the 48 hrs.

    Bill comes and I didn't have enough to pay the pricey bill. And after 7 days late they cut off my service and they said I had to pay the whole amount to turn it on and to "well call us back when you can pay the whole amount". I call back to pay the bill and the message on phone says "can't connect to customer service because account is inactive, please call back from a different phone in order to contact customer service!" So wow can't even call the company, wow.

    Then I was charged $70 in data overages because I found out that your billing cycle starts after the due date. So if your bill is due like the 10th you won't get new mins or anything until the 11th. I called to asked could I place a block on my data so I can't get overages they said that doesn't exist and I would have to call them to add more data before I made overages. Also the data reports are not current so really you don't know how much data your using! This a SCAM this is how they make money with overages.... Can't block overages, late turn over and data reports not current!

    After 2 months non payment they canceled the whole account and want the cancel fee of $330 plus the 2 past bills. I went to the chat to ask if paid the past due amount could my account be reopened..... The online rep said "please give me a few mins I am pulling up your account". I wait 15 mins no response..... The connection was good and it showed the rep was still in chat but she never responded! So I closed the chat... So should I assume once they cancel your account you can't reopen?

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2015

    On 1/13/15 I called AT&T about switching my dad's home phone service from VOIP Uverse back to a traditional land line. He has had service with AT&T since they merged with SWBell. The first bill he received from AT&T he inadvertently paid $0.32 over so he had a 32 cent credit but they actually disconnected his phone and reassigned his number for nonpayment. Moving forward for the last 20 years he's been paying for 3 separate services with AT&T for a simple land line home phone. He paid $23 for local $46 for long distance and $15 for a calling package that included call waiting and caller ID that sort of thing. That's $84 for home phone service!

    I noticed the really high charges for phone service and contacted AT&T. Instead of offering to switch him to a more modern billing system we were offered the Uverse voice over internet protocol phone service. I voiced my concerns to the salesman and he assured me that they had worked out the issues. There were no more dropped calls and it had crystal clear sound. "It's better that traditional service," he said. I don't remember his name that was months ago but bottom line is he's a liar. The service like all AT&T services was horrible. I made multiple calls trying to correct the issues to no avail and gave up. My brother has Sprint cell service so in an emergency someone can call out. I forgot to mention my dad's cell carrier is also AT&T so basically useless.

    Long story short on 1/13/15 I called to have the service ported back to land line. Justin (11th completed transfer and 45 minutes of holding later) assured me the service would take place between 8a-12p on 1/15/15. The technician did not show up or call to confirm, cancel, or reschedule. That's not so surprising. I called AT&T at 2pm and was transferred 7 times until I reached William. He could not find the order, told me he understood my concern and would have his manager call me right away. 2 hours later she still had not called. I should tell you the minute I entered the phone number into the automated system it states "you have a service appointment scheduled for today to be completed by the end of the day." Apparently there is no end of the day with AT&T because the service still has not been completed.

    Moving forward, I called again. After 19 transfers and 63 minutes of holding in between I reached David who told me, "I'll get someone out there right away." Though to be fair he also could not find an order. He told me he would call me back with details. He lied. Justin had given me his personal number on the 13th so as a last resort I called him. It was after hours and he was at home. I apologized but he assured me FIRST thing in the morning "I will flood our techs with your dad's number and the first one available to go out there will handle it." He said "I'll call you in the morning and let you know either way." Now on 1/16/15 at 10:30 am he still had not called me. I sent him a text asking for an update and he replied he was catching up on some stuff but would get to it later. Later like of end of the day also does not exist.

    I call AT&T again after 9 transfers and approx. 67 minutes of hold time I reached Ann. She told me that the service was schedule for Monday the 19th. I told her "that is unacceptable, you have until noon to get someone to my dad's address and have his service completed." She transferred me. Surprise. While on the line with Yokry, the person I was transferred to, I received a call from Trinea. Trinea informed me that the service was scheduled for the 21st but she PERSONALLY - she actually emphasized personally reached out to the scheduling department and they have agreed to get someone to do the service at the earliest opening. Are you ready...? 1/19/15.

    I lost my cool at that point and demanded a supervisor. Trinea told me he supervisor was unavailable. I told her to get me his supervisor. She told me he was out. I told her "I don't care, transfer me to the girl next to you and tell her to say she's the manager but get me off the phone with you." She asked me to hold. I told her, "Trinea don't try to be cute and leave me on hold for an hour. I know how you work at AT&T. I promise you I have nothing but time on my hands and everyone I know and everyone they know will hear about this". She said "I'll give you my direct number and you can call back just to see if it's really my number and I'll transfer you to my manager, Dennis **'s voice mail." I reached Mr. **'s voice mail and left a detailed message.

    I waited 2 hours for him to return my call and he failed to do so. Maybe you're still surprised by that but I'm not. I called Trinea and she transferred me to him. He had the audacity to tell me he had just that moment ended a conference call and was about to call me when my call came through. I'm going with liar but you can decide for yourself. He gave me his direct number and assured me he would do all he could to get someone out there before Monday and he would personally - they like saying that - call me back. He never called me. I didn't expect him to. You might wonder why this service being complete is so important to me. My dad has been hospitalized multiple times in the last few months and having a working phone is probably step one in receiving help in an emergency situation. AT&T has failed across the board.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2015

    This company has the WORST, I mean the WORST customer service on the face of the planet! I absolutely wish I could take some kind of nerve pills like Valium before I call this company, because it never fails, it's like freaking torture to call into "customer no service" to seek help. I mean I literally get severe panic attacks whenever I have to face the daunting task of dialing a number to call AT&T. So I've tried to avoid it like the plague. I realized that no other time in my life have I ever felt such emotional stress with a company that I spend my hard earn money with as I do with AT&T and the bucks stopped here today! YES, It's FREE!!! I don't know how the hell such an inept, stupid ** - backwards company stays in business with such horrible customer service. Are we that desperate and masochistic for phone or media service.

    After 2 freaking hours, 54 min and 13 secs, I finally got one smart person to solve my problem which was -- Ready for this? Simply to disconnect my phone and internet service and let me pay my outstanding balance so I can be done forever with this sorry ** pitiful and pathetic entity called a "company." Yes, folks. That's all I wanted, but in AT&T's world of business, you have to search high and low by hanging up and calling back several times before you can actually hit the jackpot and get a hold of a person with an actual thinking brain on the phone to do something as simple as this request. I really hope that this company disappears just like all other antiquated, and nonviable companies like Blockbuster's and Wolf Camera did (but at least they had decent customer service)... AT&T YOU FREAKING SUCK so damn bad!!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2015

    It all bs and not fair. They're lucky I need internet. My bill is never the same. It's suppose to be $29 a month. It's been $69, $97. I don't know what to do. I just paid $97. On Monday I just got my bill and it says pay $213. Omg are you for real. ): That's sad. Why do they do people like that. Smdh sooo wrong. It's never maybe one time $29. Maybe one day it will fix and when you call them they don't know what's going on with AT&T. I don't have money like that. And when I get those crazy bill I look and I don't want to pay them. They're so high...

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2015

    On January 5th I went to at&t store in berkley mi and attempted to get 2 new phones. I was told because of my credit, I would have to put down a 100.00 deposit for each line, that was no problem. So I left, took some time to search around for a better deal. I later returned to the store. I asked again "so I will only have to pay 200.00 dollars today?" The sales rep said "yes."

    We begin to go over the contract, he activated one phone first then he says "ok your total for this phone is 400.00." Mind you, this price wasn't explained to me before he had me sign the contract. If I would of known that, i would of never signed it. The other phone was going to be 450.00. I advised the sales rep I didn't have that kind of money and that I wouldn't be getting the phones. Now on January 16, I got a bill in the mail for a cancellation of the contract for 415.00 dated from 1/5 to 1/6. I am super upset. Any feedback would be great. I believe I should of been told the full price before her had me sign the contract.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015

    I just went online to pay my bill, and noticed that the charges for next month are about $95 higher than normal. I called AT&T to discuss, and they said that when I - get this - purchased a new phone and renewed my contract with them (i.e., continued my commitment to this company), I became ineligible for the $25/month discount I was receiving on that phone. So, in essence, I am being penalized for remaining a customer. Read again - AT&T will raise your plan rate by $25/ month if you upgrade your phone and are currently receiving that discount.

    I asked for proof that I agreed to this. After the first customer service rep could not find any and didn't know what else to do, she flipped me back into the phone loop to start all over. The new rep could not find proof to send to me showing that I had agreed to this either, so she (talking over me the whole time) told me my only option was to go to an AT&T store to get a printout of "what you would have agreed to." I said, "No, let's pretend we are in court here. I don't want what I WOULD agree to, I want what I DID agree to." So after arguing with me and telling me there were NO managers on duty who could speak with me, I said, "Fine, put me on hold and I'll wait," suddenly one appeared on the phone (Kelly **) who again talked all over me and told me to go to a store to get a printout.

    It amazes me how these providers can just do whatever they want, charge whatever they want, and we have no recourse. I now cannot cancel my account, end the contract, or change to a lower plan. I have, in effect, paid to remain with AT&T. I'll not do it again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015

    Bill is wrong 3-4 times a year. Seemingly random rate increases every year. If you want me to stay, why do you keep raising the rates? Why do I have to fight with you every 365 days?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015

    Our company has been an AT&T customer since 1982. We decided to switch to Charter because our internet was so slow and had periodic outages and Charter was cheaper. Called AT&T to cancel service and received a bill for $270.00 cancellation fee because they said that we automatically renew in March of every year and since I cancelled in November, I had to pay an early cancellation fee. After several phone calls and hours wasted, they turned us over to a collection agency that calls at 8:10 am every morning and asks us to hold for the next available operator. Then the people are rude and have even hung up on me. TERRIBLE WAY TO TREAT A CUSTOMER THAT HAS SPENT IN EXCESS OF $80,000.00 WITH THEIR COMPANY.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015

    I've been with AT&T cellular for about 10 years or longer. And I have a share family plan but some odd reason, my bill is never the same. Every month it's higher. I call in, ask about the situation, they tell me something different every time. Every month, my bill goes to $240-$300. They go in the computer, makes changes so the next month the payment goes down, it's great. Two months later, we're back where we started. What can I do? A frustrated customer

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015

    I've been with AT&T cellular for about 10 years or longer. And I have a share family plan but some odd reason my bill is never the same-- every month it's higher. I call in, ask about the situation. They tell me something different every time, every month my bill goes to $240-$300. They go in the computer, makes changes so the next month the payment goes down, it's great. Two months later we're back where we started. What can I do? A frustrated customer.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015

    My brother is on disability and the phone company he was using utilizes a government assistance program called Lifeline that pays $10.00 toward his phone bill. In December the company stated that they would no longer be using Lifeline. I was happy to learn that AT&T utilizes Lifeline. I reached a sales rep in Texas and asked him for the cheapest land line package available. He stated that he would receive unlimited local calling for a land line fee of $15.00 and federal access fee of $7.00 or $22.00 plus state and local taxes. His billing period would be from 1/7-2/6 but because service would start on 1/3 he would be prorated from 1/3-1/6.

    I had dealings with AT&T three years before and after terrible customer service, rude repair men, and hidden fees I switched to Comcast. I heard that AT&T had gotten much better but to be sure, I called two other sales reps one in Florida and another one in Texas to confirm the plan and the cost that my brother would receive. Each stated the same as the first rep $22.00 plus state and local taxes for unlimited local calling no hidden fees. My brother received his bill on 1/13. SURPRISE!!! AT&T was charging him $0.10 for each local call that he made. I called AT&T and asked how after talking to three different reps that this hidden fee was never discussed. She apologized and tried to put me in a higher plan. I am now locking for another company that covers Lifeline or maybe pay his phone bill myself to a more honest company just to cancel AT&T.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015

    I'm a very loyal person to companies. I like to stay in the same company for a long time, makes me feel comfortable! I have been with sprint for 20 years! And I truly hope they offer TV service soon! Att sucks! I hope the company goes out of business soon!!!! I called to cancel my service because I was moving to a different area! I knew att didn't offer the services out here! So I called to cancel I was told by ANA in the Spanish department that nope, guidelines changed and att now offers service in the new area! BS. They took my money, my time and my peace of mind for a couple of weeks! I mail all of their devices and 30 days later I get a bill saying I haven't return their devices! They are so stupid!!! I'm extremely mad and frustrated! Att get your freaking ** together!

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    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015

    Very Disappointed. I waited in the store for 25 minutes for someone to help me. A sales rep finished with their customer and another walked in and the sales rep went directly over to him, shook his hand and brought him to his work station all while I waited to be assisted, and while I waited a sales rep came out from the back, walked around the store for a while then changed the TV to ESPN, watched it for a good 2-3 minutes, then finally came over and asked if I needed anything. I will never go back to this store, I will drive out of my way just so I don't have to go back to this location.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015

    On 1/12/15 I called AT&T to inquire about my bill being higher. I first spoke to a representative about the issue and she tried explaining that my account was being charged 40$. I and my husband tried explaining to the representative that two representatives, one from an AT&T and one from Best Buy and they both told us that if we did a 30-month plan with the next program I wouldn't be paying anything because the discount cancels out my payment. Both of them looked at my account and I asked several questions and not once did they say I would be paying extra.

    Well the representative was really rude saying that we didn't understand and kept on repeating herself and trying to explain why it was going up. We understood her reasoning but that doesn't stop the fact that we were scammed into something. After her rudeness we asked to speak to someone else. She put a representative from retention and the way he proposed to resolve is if I bought a cheap phone on one of my other lines and paid about 4.50 more a month I could get about a 20$ discount.

    To me that's not a solution as I'm still paying more. My husband Mark ** was kind enough to pursue my issue with AT&T as he is able to handle the situation better. He has been talking to several people including Rico **, Elizabeth **, and Dustin ** in Joplin, MO. Dustin ** at one point said that if I paid $300 right there and then he would take the phone back and reverse things. When my husband Mark offered a credit card he took it back saying it was against policy. At that point my husband pointed out to him that he was going back on his word, which goes to prove that AT&T is losing sight of what real customer service is.

    They were all rude too and refuse to let us speak to their supervisor stating that they are the highest and they only report to Mr. **. They don’t seem to care about the whole situation and all seem to stay the buck stops with them. The issue is that we got scammed into a deal we did not want and because of the erroneous information that was given to us now we are being charged more. Along the way we are being treated like we do not know anything and we are dumb. We have college education and that is not the case. Even if we didn’t have college education it does not take a genius to understand what is being said.

    No one seems to take care of our issue and is just putting us down and passing the buck around and giving us the run around. I will probably just finish out my contract and leave AT&T because of this. I really feel like I got scammed into something so I can pay more. It's not fair to a customer that has been loyal to you for 10 years plus and has brought over business with more lines. There are many carriers out there but I chose this one because when my husband was in the military you guys treated him very well. Your services worked out there and not once did you guys charge him extra. Now I'm very disgusted with your sales and customer service. I would not recommend AT&T to anyone I know because I know they would get scammed the way I was.

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    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015

    I am moving to Germany today. I paid off my iPhone 6 Plus and filed to unlock my phone. I have gotten the runaround for 3 days and no guarantee they will unlock it. My account is clear. I own the phone. I am leaving the country. I can't use my phone. I have gone as high as the President’s office (of AT&T) but still have no answer. I leave Houston in 4 hours. I have an account in Germany and have no phone to go with it. I am finished with AT&T. In Europe phones are no longer locked. What is wrong with the USA? And AT&T? I had planned to continue with them on my extra phone to maintain a U.S. number but at this point that is doubtful. The standard to unlock a phone is 2 days to "review" and decide. Unreal! I paid $807 to pay the phone off. Otherwise I would smash it and mail it back. I still have a locked phone.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015

    My Wife and I were loyal AT&T customers for the last 10+ years. 5 lines on our plan, insurance, all equipment purchases made at AT&T stores never questioned their integrity until the last two upgrades. Most recently they quoted us a price for the plan + insurance with 10gb of shared data and to reduce the monthly we paid for the equipment in full. The first bill shows up and it was $158.00 higher than we were quoted. Now thinking that they made a mistake I called customer retention after learning that T-Mobile offered the same 5 line 10gb plan for $110.00 per month. Customer retention tells me "no problem, we can give you the same deal, no problem."

    Following month bill shows up $95.00 higher. This prompts a call back to customer retention who proceed to tell me that AT&T rep Brittany that I spoke to originally never offered us 10gb plan to match T-Mobile in fact the notes read. She cut our plan to 4gb shared data and the notes read $185.00 plus taxes and insurance. After 10 minutes on the phone with this AT&T rep basically telling me I was wrong, I decided to hang up and write this review.

    As a regional Vice President for a major automotive retailer I have to say that if any of my customer service representatives ever treated a customer the way I was treated or lied to a customer as I was lied to, they would be dismissed right away. AT&T obviously no longer cares about customer retention or loyalty. By the way AT&T not only will my family and I be switching our little 5 line plan to T-Mobile, I am reviewing our 400+ line company plan with AT&T and recommending a carrier change. Please know that I am not upset with the money part, I did not appreciate being told 1 price and then being charged 2.5 times that amount, then when I questioned why, I was basically told I was lying. Loyal Customers are your best advertising. Hopefully someday someone at AT&T will realize that.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015

    ATT must have the worst customer service on the planet. I have been with them for several years for both cell and land lines and every change or new service I have gotten has required HOURS on the telephone to get it right. I had a grandfathered unlimited plan with them and was convinced to switch to a 10 gb mobile share plan as it was cheaper. I was never informed that when I upgraded my phones I would lose a $25 per line discount unless I went with the NEXT program which involves paying the full price for the phone ($750 for each iphone) - one way or the other ATT was going to get $1500 more out of me over the next few years.

    I upgraded to the iphone 6 as there was an incentive buyback program - I was supposed to get the redemption codes for the old phones by email - this never happened despite 5 phone calls over the next 45 days. Finally a competent customer service manager just credited my bill for the $300. I then set up uverse install to bundle by phone and internet - Scheduled an appointment for Saturday morning and got a confirmation text and email 2 days prior for FRIDAY. Painful, painful, painful. I would switch to verizon but get bad reception at work. I do not recommend using ATT.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2015

    I switched to Basic Talk on my home phone. I called AT&T to cancel. I was actually owed money for advance bill payment. I was not under any contract. It looked like it was cancelled once then billing started again. The second call the person I talked to sounded puzzled about this also and was going to fix it. NOPE - now it is disconnected and probably on my credit score for non-payment. I tried to call for 3rd time but had to hang up from holding too long. They owe me money and I can't get help.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015

    Had to wait an hour and talk to four people. None of them could answer the question and kept giving me someone else who could not answer the question. After all these years they still DON'T CARE!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015

    We have had AT&T for wireless for over 10 years, and internet services through them for almost as long. We cancelled our home phone last year, and kept just internet, and were told the monthly fee would be 39.95. At some point, our bill changed to 56. and some change. We pay electronically and didn't really take notice until this month. We did a live chat about this due to the last time we had a significant issue with wireless, we were transferred 5 times with no resolution. We were informed our monthly fee was a type of "promotion" and that promotion had expired, thus causing the increase.

    Myself, nor my husband remembered anything about a promotion being explained at the time we ceased our home phone service. In fact, we weren't eligible to 'bundle' because we weren't new customers yet, now we were somehow eligible for this "promotion". We questioned the validity of said promotion, and stated we wanted documentation of the terms and conditions of the promotion, and where we had authorized said promotion.

    You literally have to see the response to believe it. They flat-out refused to send any documentation, kept throwing the 'other rep' under the bus, and even tried to bribe us with services. I cannot believe that this company continues to get away with all they get away with. We are in a rural area, and they pretty much have a monopoly over internet service. PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT AT&T!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015

    The next plan is a rip off and a scam. I upgraded my daughter's phone and was never told that we would be charged an extra 25.00 a month. I had another upgrade and wanted to just do a 2 year commitment plan and they told me that my family plan would go up unless I got the phone on the next plan. So I was basically told pay another 25.00 a month for new phone or pay more for my family plan. I have been with ATT for over 30 years but will move all the phones except the one I am stuck with under the next plan. They may get more up front from me but they will lose another valuable customer. My business has att also and we will be changing that service also.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2015

    I had extremely hard time even finding live chat since I'm deaf. That option is very important. I had to use web browser app to even get the live chat http address to paste into the Safari address. It shouldn't be like this at all. Their mobile website absolutely sucks. I was trying to check my case status, then the rep said she would email me the security pin to ensure I am who I am and such so sure. Then I changed web page to check Hotmail for that but didn't get it so I changed to the live chat page and she said for my profile she has to send it to my phone so I typed Sure, but I couldn't send at all whatsoever. What the hell?

    I had to refresh to get different rep, but this time he straight up closed the chat probably because it seemed sketchy that I left after she asked if she could send pin to my phone which is understandable but the next guy, what the **? He shouldn't just closed it. I'm a customer and trying and trying and he didn't even ask why or what happened, etc. I'm so pissed, because I've been trying to sort this out all from my iPhone for hours already.

    AT&T is completely **. I am very very close to switching carrier because of that constant struggle. I'm supposed to get hotspot feature today, they said it would be done before or on 13th but still nothing.. Has been almost a week or something. They said they had to "recode" the 3GB plan to 5GB so I could have hotspot but that's sketchy as hell. 1 star until they fix this bs.

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    Installation & Setup

    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015

    Had Unlimited Data Plan, AT&T offered me Unlimited Talk & Text w/ 3g of data for $90 plus UFamily & WiFi for $66 & a free Samsung 32" TV & $250 Visa Card. Installer walked out, gave $172 credit. Took away Visa card and 32" TV & went up on UVerse! FRAUD!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015

    Been a loyal AT&T Customer for years. Even when others had complained about them, I found their service, honesty, and willingness to help customers exemplary. No more. I upgraded two phones for my kids this past Christmas (to the iphone 6). AT&T tries to tell me they are not making money on the phones. I paid the 199.99 instead of using their NEXT program (a glorified financing of the phone for 30 months). They send a text message out two days later before I got the phones for Christmas advising the $25 a month discount is lost on these two lines (we have four) because we did not finance the phones through their next program. "Nothing we can do now, we sent you a text. No options." AT&T used to be a company I trusted. That trust ended today.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015

    I have called AT&T at least ten to twelve times today, I've been disconnected several times. I purchased a Note Three just about a year ago. I have had problems with it from the start, I use my phone for business. I have lost over twelve hundred dollars in business due to this phone. I was told it would take over four to six days to receive a replacement. I can't wait. When I asked for a new phone I was told I would have to wait for the phone in the mail.

    My wife and I have been with AT&T for over fourteen years. We are always on time paying our bill. You would think that AT&T would provide a phone sooner but I was told no. My number is **. I hope someone from corporate headquarters would call me. After posting this I'm going to contact another cell phone company, maybe they will want a loyal customer. I'm done with AT&T. They might have a mission statement but they sure don't abide by it.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015

    Been with AT&T for years. Someone called and made changes to my account without my permission and left me with a 600 dollar bill. I talked to 3 different people and none of them would put a supervisor on the phone and they disconnected the phone after I made a payment. Has not even been 30 days.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2015

    Since I have added my daughter to my share plan, I've noticed that the data was increasing every month and my daughter was using most of the data at home. However, every month my data was going up, therefore, I changed my plan from 5 GB to 10. In a few months it went over and now I had to change it from 10GB to 15 GB, while respectively paying additional overages. Now I have gone from 15GB to 20 GB. I have been stressing with these overages blaming on my teenage daughter who uses the data at home after school from 5pm-12am. Again, I had to change the data plan from 20GB and now in Dec 2014 had to change it form 30GB TO 40GB.

    Later I had deactivated my daughter's data plan and found out when she was using our AT&T WI-FI, we will were still being charged. I noticed her IPHONE 5S had wi-fi AT&T, notice the phone was connected to the wi-fi. I checked to see if all Wi-fi was working which had all green lights. When I called to complain, the rep ask me to take my daughter's phone to a AT&T retailer. I did, another rep said to me all settings were correct that there is a system glitch and I'm being charged each time that my daughter uses her phone at home while I have AT&T wi-fi. The rep at the store told me to call customer care and ask for refund due to he cannot assist me.

    I called AT&T, 3 Times, and at first I get blamed for not taking the phone earlier that it is my responsibility to know to take a phone in. I the rep, "how would I know that AT&T service is not working, since when do I work for AT&T." Then the rep said she only can refund my last month of $225. I was asking to backtrack all my overages and all the times I had to update my data due to the overages. I have like $1500 or more. I've been with AT&T for many years. I have everything of AT&T. For them to scam their customers is called fraud. Now they are trying to tell me I have to turn off the data cellular of my daughter's phone. Why is that when I don't have to do it to my Iphone 6 or my Ipad. Something is so wrong here. I've been ding twice because I have AT&T wi-fi which I have to pay and now have to pay for data while my daughter uses it at home.

    Image how many customers are getting ding each month and over charge and doing through the same stress and blaming their kids for the overages while it is AT&T. They didn't care to listen to my problem only to say that the only thing they can do, well the only thing I can do, is cancel all my home phone, all cellphone plan and internet and take my business elsewhere. Also, I need to take legal action for punitive damages for the stress and abusive I got from AT&T. I gave them several chances to resolve the matter in a timely manner but it is unresolved, they continue to commit fraud with me and other clients.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015

    I plan on doing everything in my power to discourage any and everyone from getting at&t ever. Incompetent workers, the absolute WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE of any company I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with, providing way overpriced extremely overrated service, and penalizing their patrons of over 10 years for renewing a contract by increasing their bill for doing so. Seriously, want a tip?....Take your money elsewhere as far far away from this company of leeches as you possibly can.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPriceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015

    When I took advantage of buying an IPhone 6 Plus and trading in my IPhone 5s, everything was so pleasant at the store. A lot of discussion about what I could do with the promotion card. I went to the store twice before making my purchase with a cracked IPhone 5s. No one told me that it would be worth nothing, $0. Until after waiting 7 weeks for my IPhone 6 Plus to be delivered, I took the old phone into the store. AT&T had gotten what they wanted, they didn't need me anymore. I have a 2 year contract, they are in control.

    AT&T has nothing to describe what is meant by Good condition. No one told me and it is not written anywhere or on their website that a cracked phone has no value. Because I would not have bought the new phone if they were honest. I have made several attempts for them to do the right thing and understand why I feel cheated. But No means No after AT&T has gotten everything they want, they have you locked into a 2 year contract or make you lose so much money to return the new IPhone 6 Plus. AT&T doesn't have to care about you. What I don't understand about the whole thing is AT&T has nothing to lose by taking back my IPhone 5s. It would be refurbished anyway, they could put a new screen on it and sell it for more than $300.

    From everything I've read it seems like I am not alone. AT&T did not disclose that my IPhone 5s with a cracked screen would be worthless when I took advantage of their trade-in offer. I trade a IPhone 5s for a IPhone 6 Plus. I went to the store bought the IPhone 6 Plus and was told I would receive it in 7 weeks at home. When I received the new one bring in my old IPhone 5s for a $300 promotion card. AT&T did not provide me with anything stating that a cracked phone has no value. AT&T has not been able to produce anything in writing that says a cracked phone has no value. It's false advertising. They did not disclose that with a cracked screen I would get nothing. But they did sell me a $900 phone I'm paying for for 2 years, that I would not have purchased if I had known.

    It just seems that a scam. A honest company wouldn't do this. What I don't understand is AT&T could do the right thing by taking the phone back and reselling it for more money. The Sales Rep's in the stores will lie about everything. I switched over to Uverse and was told a bunch of lies. A Manager couldn't or wouldn't fix anything, but said that rep had been fired. Seems like admitting guilt.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015

    ISSUE #1 - I have undisclosed data pulls on one of my four phones resulting in data overage charges each month. ISSUE #2 - I was told a change in plans would "save" me money each month, when in fact it is NOT. In May/June of 2013, I went in to an ATT store in Newtown and upgraded one of my four phones on my plan as a birthday gift to my daughter. I was talked into changing from my old 6GB plan to "save money". The ATT rep said the new plan promised to save me $80 a month and increase my data to 10GB, which I thought was overkill, because we NEVER WENT OVER BEFORE JUNE. It did not save money.

    Not only is my phone bill more expensive, but ever since then, one of my four phones on my plan has been having undisclosed data pulls every day and night that spikes up my data usage up and has caused numerous data overage fees each month - From June 2014 on, my son's phone has been having data pulls each day and night, most of the time the phone was turned off or in wifi, but the data was still pulled on the plan.

    I have talked to ATT and they have claimed that it is not traceable and they don't know why there is data pulls. They suggested that I remove apps, change data settings, turn off data, wipe out my son's phone and restore to factory settings. I did it all. I spoke several times to ATT in the store and corporate. I even talked to a national rep at the store and he said he would personally look into it and they didn't. I even went online to see other things I could do. I have talked to several other people having the exact same problem. I have found other sites and blogs talking about the same exact issue.

    ATT must be stopped. They are CRAMMING phone charges to up everyone’s bill to make more money! They need to be investigated and stopped! I am now locked into a contract with them and will face charges for leaving ATT to go to another company. This is theft by a large company that probably has hundreds of thousands of people having this same problem which equates to millions of $$ extra for them. Let's stop this NOW! Thank you.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015

    AT&T, one of the biggest cheater. On July 5th 2014, I went to AT&T store to get new phone for my son. We signed new contact and get the new phone for my son. At the same time they gave me hot spot device and said it is absolutely free, comes with your plan. I did not notice that they made me sign the contract for the hot spot device too. I have not used the device yet.

    When I notice that they charging me for hot spot device, I tried to cancel the service but they said I have signed the contract and I have to pay early termination fee or keep the device for 24 months. By law they are correct and it is my mistake because they made me sign the contract but it is a cheating they sell me the product that I did not need. I don't suggest all my friends to AT&T product and service and I need suggestion what step should I take to get my money back.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015

    First of all--when we began signing up for AT&T, we should have went running for the hills as we have had nothing but issues since Day 1. My husband was a customer already, as he was on a family plan before we got married. When we were married he wanted to create his own account and put me on it. OK-- should be easy right? WRONG.

    First we had trouble even getting the phones we wanted. That took about two weeks to get all that squared away. And once we finally did get our phones and our first bill came in the mail it was over $600!!!! We asked PRIOR to signing ANYTHING what our first bill would be and we were told around $200. We had to fight with AT&T for days to get all these "extra/one-time charges" dropped.

    That was strike 1. Strike 2 was when we tried to change our plan, because we got wireless internet at our house and needed less data. Being that we were already aware of how AT&T has jerked us around in the past, we asked over and over again if the change in plan would result in any extra charges, fees, etc. They said no -- over and over.

    Next bill came. Bill was almost twice as much as it was usually even though we decreased our data by a lot and it was supposed to be way cheaper. Had to deal with them again -- one lady we talked to actually hung up on me (and we were not being ridiculous or anything). Had to argue again to get extra charges dropped.

    Now my husband has an issue with his phone -- not his fault --- the charging port is messed up. We have been paying monthly insurance on the phone, but AT&T will not help us -- they are telling us we just need to pay for a new phone OR sign another 2-year contract if we want an "upgrade" -- HECK NO we will not sign another 2-year contract. Then when we ask how much it costs to break the contract because we are so fed up, it's $200 per person -- so $400 total.

    At this point, it just seems like AT&T tries to rob you as much as they can. We can't afford to be paying hundreds and hundreds of dollars on something stupid like a cell phone. This is absolutely insane. My husband was hung up on again today. They told him pretty much "tough luck" with his phone issue. Why have we been paying monthly for an insurance that does ABSOLUTELY nothing when we have an issue with the phone? Total crooks...SERIOUSLY if you are thinking of switching to AT&T---RUN...far far away!! I NEVER had issues like this with Sprint. Sprint had GREAT customer service....

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2015

    I recently moved my service from AT&T after several years. Having a two year contract, I called AT&T Customer Service to verify my commitment date (11/25/2014) so that I could inform the new carrier, and I honored that date. I switched our two phones to the new carrier and began service--thinking that I would pay a prorated amount for the days that I used with AT&T. To my amazement, I was told by AT&T that my "billing cycle" ended on 11/20/2014 and that I would be responsible for the ENTIRE billing cycle--even though I switched on 11/25/2014! I indicated that I would be happy to pay a prorated bill for what I used (4 days). Nope, can't do that. I have talked to several AT&T billing folks to no avail. Now, they threaten to turn it over to a third party and damage my good credit. Not right! Here's my point: how many AT&T customers were drawn in to paying a full cycle (after they departed) because their contract date was after their billing cycle? Nice way to extract another month of billing from a good paying customer. Thoughts or solutions to help would be appreciated. Maybe even a "class action" suit?

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2015

    First I purchased a phone and added to my plan. Thought I bought it for 99 cents but found out much later I paid 400 for a Iphone 3 when 5 were out. Then I believed them again when I upgraded my phone to 5s and got digital life, was told 71.66 for phone and 44.65 for security, said would combine billing and would be 113.00 a month for both plus tax. They do not combine billing and I was paying 113 and my security was not being paid. They said now my phone was 98 a month and charged me late fees after reimbursing me for the first bill not being paid to security. I told them I didn't sign for that amount nor agree with it. I informed them I had my sales pitch recorded due to my past experience. They said nothing can be done - that is their fee now. So it don't matter what I signed nor my recorded conversation. This company cannot be trusted now, they act like Verizon. I got away from them for doing the same and was also involved in their class action law suit. Unbelievable that I am in the same mess.

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