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Cellular Country specializes in the sale of used and refurbished smartphones, offering a wide selection of devices across multiple brands. The company also offers a warranty on its products and a grading system to inform customers of the device's condition.
- Affordable pricing for used phones
- Quick shipping and delivery
- Frequent product quality issues
- Poor customer service response times
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Reviewed Oct. 9, 2016
I placed an order with Cellular Country and then started reading the reviews. My heart was pounding after reading them and I was expecting a horror show. My package arrived two days later, I opened with fear. To my delight, the phones were as expected and better. They perform like brand new. The one that was listed in good condition was hard to see the flaws. This led me to believe that not all you read is true. Sometimes when in business, as I know from my own job, you can't make everyone happy. I am safe to say that this company came through when I was expecting the worse and made me smile.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2016
I ordered a Galaxy S4 on September 1, I paid for the excellent condition one. I received it on September 3 as promised. After receiving it I transferred all my info from my old phone to the new one. The battery would not charge. I had a S4 so I figured out that the battery was fine, the phone was not charging the battery. I called customer service. They gave me a RMA number. I asked them for a shipping label to send it back. They told me that it was my responsibility to ship it back to them at my cost. She also asked if they found defective they would send me another or refund my money. I said send me another, I still needed a phone. I sent it back at my cost and time. I sent it back USPS with a tracking number. After a week of not hearing from them I tracked the shipment. I called on a Tuesday, it had been delivered on Monday. Customer service could not see my return arriving. They told me that it might take a few days.
Later that evening I received a email saying that my phone was defective and I will be getting a replacement. That was on September 13. Today is September 22, I still had not received the phone. I called customer service to have them track the shipment. They told me that they credited my account on the 14th. So after 3 weeks of waiting for a phone, paying for shipping back to them, taking the time to pack up and go to the Post office, had to figure out how to reset the phone because I loaded all my information to it (Took 2 hours). I am back to square one. In a nutshell this company is not worthy of your business. Don't waste your time.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
I order a HTC One M8 from them. After ordering it I read the reviews on here and became scared. The phone, however, arrived on time, in perfect condition, along with the accessories I ordered. Once I got the Sim card from AT&T, it worked perfectly! Great price. No hassles. Thank you Cellular Country!
Reviewed July 14, 2016
Wow. I was a customer of theirs in the past. I just bought 2 used phones from them on 7-10-16. Samsung S3 and S4 mini in excellent condition. When I got the phones on 7-13-16 the S3 was in excellent condition and my wife was very happy with her phone. Now the S4 mini was in bad shape. Has a small smash in the bottom right and top right corners, also has scratches on the glass and scratches on the camera lens and on the back cover. Instead of sending out a new phone in excellent condition with prepaid shipping to receive the bad phone they just sent out. They want you to send them the phone they just sent you back at your own expense. Then you need to wait for their claims department to say yes or no to sending you out another phone for their screw-up. I will never buy from them again.They just lost a customer that used them in the past several times.
Reviewed July 5, 2016
They charged me twice for the same phone. I now always have exact amount on card when ordering from anyone. They refuse to answer the phone. Cellular Country make you answer a "Are you a robot form" before you can write to Customer Service. It take 15 mins and they just still don't send your complaints. I really want my money back. It was close to $200. The cell phone was $89.00. Cellular Country charged me twice. I should have read the complaints. This is my first time buying anything on Cellular Country. I was happy at first for discount phone but now not so much.
Reviewed June 27, 2016
DO NOT PURCHASE A CELL PHONE FROM THIS COMPANY! They are complete and total scammers! I purchased an Iphone for my son and the microphone was broken. When I asked, "How you are supposed to use a phone without a microphone?", I was told that they can't check everything. Are you kidding me? And certainly do not ask to speak to a manager because he is magically never there. Check out their rating with the Better Business Bureau. It is an F!! I sure wish I would have before making a purchase with them. Save yourself the time, aggravation and money and stay away! Reading all of these bad reviews I can't believe they are still in business. I hope they aren't much longer. Rip off!!!
Reviewed May 22, 2016
Take this to the bank... Before I would ever buy a phone from them again I would blow my head off. Ordered a Droid Maxx phone - that one did not work. Ordered a second one after someone in customer service assured me that she will test the next one, and that did not work. Both going back and lesson learned. Let the buyer beware.
Reviewed April 6, 2016
Phone when received was not working. Support number was not helpful. Asked to leave a message and then told mailbox was full. Sent email indicating that I was disputing charge and following up with credit card company. Their response was that the charge was valid and I should send phone back to get a "refund". Declined to play that game. Some reviews say this outfit is a scam. I can't confirm that but I've seen nothing inconsistent with that hypothesis. Suggest people stay away from this vendor.
Reviewed April 4, 2016
This is very much the scam. They sell broke, outdated, or otherwise unusable phones. Customers pay shipping both to receive and return the phone. Cellular Country charges a 20 percent restocking fee. That's how they are making their money. You can not call them. The only help they offer is to return the device. Which they WILL find is working just fine so they will refund all but the fee. Or you can get a store credit and keep paying shipping on a POS phone. This is a scam!
Reviewed March 18, 2016
After reading all the other reviews on here I am almost certain that this company makes their money off of selling faulty phones and charging a 20% restock fee and then reselling the same faulty phone. They tried to force me to get store credit instead of a refund first off. I persisted because when I received the phone it didn't work at all. I inspected it and it appeared to be in pristine condition. No water damage, no scratches, no drop damage, nothing. It would not turn on and it would not charge. Didn't matter what charger I was using. I even tested the charger they gave me on another phone to make sure that it worked. They didn't put a hazard label on the box so that could be the problem. They sent me an email telling me they were reviewing my return. And then I get this email...
"We have taken the following actions for your order. We have refunded the following items: Samsung Stratosphere Android PDA 4G LTE Phone Verizon with 20 percent restocking fee Reason for return: other phone charges and turns on fine, amount of refund: $23.99. Total refund: $23.99. This amount will be refunded to the credit card used to place the order within 3-5 business days. This time may be longer if you used a debit/ATM card to make your purchase. We apologize that the phone did not work out and appreciate your business." What a piece of work. So I paid 44 dollars, got 24 back. I just wasted 20 dollars. They don't pay the shipping, that's all you. They didn't inform me of this over the phone. They just sent an email out and basically said ** off.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2016
I ordered an iPhone 5 for the AT&T network and to my surprise received it in 2 days. Unfortunately, that is the only positive comment I can make about my experience with this company. All the other negative reviews you read are very similar to my experience. There seems to be a very consistent and real issue with customer service and unethical business practices.
I could not activate the phone on the AT&T network with a SIM card that worked just fine in another phone. Since I received the phone on a Saturday (Cellular Country is closed on the weekend), I started by taking the phone to my local AT&T store. They also were also unable to get service on the phone and even gave me a new SIM card just to 100% rule out the card as the problem. I called Cellular Country for technical support on Monday. It took me about 2 - 3 hours to get through to someone as my call was dropped at least 3 times after being on hold for 20 - 30 minutes on each attempt. They had me try various things, none of which worked.
It was determined that it must be defective phone. I requested an RMA for a replacement phone and was emailed a return shipping label immediately. This label was for UPS Ground shipping rather than 2-Day USPS Priority which was how it was originally shipped. Thus, it took about 7 days to get back to California from the east coast. Once the tracking info showed that they received the return, I attempted to contact them to verify receipt of the return. I emailed their support department 3 times with no response. I tried to contact them by phone for 3 days only to be sent to a voicemail or to have my call dropped.
I finally reached them on the 4th day and they claimed it took 1 - 5 days to process returns as they are handled in "first in - first out order." I could only think that they must have a lot of returns and that was troubling (my original order was shipped out the same day). At this point, I am no longer comfortable with this purchase and on day 5 request a refund instead of a replacement for the defective phone. Within 3 hours (coincidence?), I receive an email stating I would receive a refund minus a 20% restocking fee as they claimed they found nothing wrong with the phone.
I am not happy about losing the money, but it is almost worth the 20% not to have to ever deal with this company again. Maybe that is exactly what they bank on? The sad thing is that a defective phone will supposedly be put back into inventory, sold, and shipped to someone else. Or was I that someone else? You certainly do not want to be that someone else. Please hear this review as well as a majority of the others. Avoid doing business with CELLULAR COUNTRY!
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2016
I ordered an Apple iPhone 48GB Black WiFi GPS PDA Smartphone Verizon from Cellular Country. The company said the carrier on the iPhone was Verizon. When I took the iPhone to my Verizon store in Boise, Idaho, they told me that the carrier was not Verizon but was Sprint. Because the iPhone was a 4, Verizon was unable to connect with Verizon. I have a 2 year contract with CenturyLink and Verizon so cannot activate with Sprint. I have tried for three days to get in contact with Cellular Country with no success. They tell me I am first in line for customer service... I wait anywhere from 13 minutes to 25 minutes then a voice comes on the line and tells me that line is busy and to leave a message.
To date I have left 7 messages with not a single return call. I resorted to emailing the company 24 hours ago with no reply to my email. I am concerned that the company will not respond within the 30 day period and will no longer be responsible to resolve the question. I have filed complaints with Idaho Attorney General's Office and Idaho Better Business Bureau. Lack of response from Cellular Country is inexcusable.
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2016
Cellular Country, Fountain Valley, California - I ordered a Verizon compatible phone from Cellular Country on January 6th, 2016. When I went to my Verizon store to have my new phone activated, the phone came up as stolen from a Tennessee Police Station. I contacted Cellular Country and they said they would send me a new phone. Today, I received the 2nd phone... You guessed it, I went back to my Verizon store and this 'new phone' had also been stolen. My Verizon rep called and spoke to customer service at Cellular Country and they treated him like dirt. I also called to ask them why this happened a second time and I got no response. I asked for an immediate credit back onto my credit card and they refused. I was told that they will only give me a credit when they got their stolen phones back! This is a company that should not be allowed to do business.
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2016
We purchased two Samsung Droid 4G LTE Google phones from Cellular Country on November 4, 2015, for our business. Both phones were lemons. They've had numerous issues. Both phones would never hold a charge, they wouldn't read any SD cards and the phone would freeze up all the time. I called their support department and because it was over 30 days they would refund. The phones were lemons from the start! One was used a week, the other less than a month. If I could rate a minus, this company would have a minus 10!!! Don't throw your money away!
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2015
This company doesn't deserve 1 star. I ordered a Galaxy S6 on 12/21/15 in hopes of receiving it by Christmas as the big gift for my kid. After I placed the order and my credit card was charged, I received the following message: "Your order will ship tomorrow, December 22nd, 2015..." I assumed this was a done deal, but I was terribly mistaken! On 12/22/15 I received an email as follows "Your order has been held pending additional verification." I would think they could have called me to get the verification they needed to get this order out, but they didn't. I happened to check emails and saw it, so I called them. I was told that they needed me to call them to verify the order, due to the large dollar amount of the order. The person I spoke with confirmed that my order was released and would ship on 12/23/15 via Standard Next Day Delivery (I paid an extra $34 for this delivery) and that I would receive it the next day (12/24/15).
To my dismay, I received another email from them on 12/23/15 stating "We have voided your Cellular Country order ** for the following reasons: unable to ship order as placed..." When I called them on the 12/23/15, the lady I talked to couldn't explain why they cancelled my order, so I asked to speak to the owner or manager. I eventually spoke with the supervisor and he was unsympathetic to my situation. I asked him how he would feel if this happened to him and his reply was "I don't shop online, so this couldn't happen to me." Stated they had an issue with verifying my address. I advised, "I'd spoken with the young lady the previous day and she confirmed my order was shipping." Then he basically went on to state they ship orders at their discretion...
I told him they could have simply called me if they needed to further verify any info but he basically got an attitude with me for not being happy about this -- they ruined my Christmas gifts. I was told my funds wouldn't be returned for 72 hours (business days), had to scramble to find this item elsewhere. Don't waste your time or money shopping from Cellular Country, just not worth the hassle for a used phone.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2015
I initially purchased the phone on 10/06/15. On 10/15/15 I contacted the company for the first time to inform them there were issues with the phone. I was sent a new battery to try and resolve the issue with the phone. This was after only 9 days. I called again on 11/16/15 and told technical support it did not fix the phone and received a return authorization number - this was after 41 days. Their argument to me was that I did not request a refund within 30 days of the initial purchase. That is because every time I called or sent emails I was "highly suggested" that I get a replacement. I was told there would be nothing wrong with the replacement - then why did I get 2 defective phones?
I did notify the company within 30 days of the original purchase that there was something wrong with the phone - that phone call was made on 10/15/15, which was after 9 days after the original purchase. I received the first replacement on 11/20/15. On 12/04/15 I again contacted technical support and was informed that the 2nd replacement phone was also defective and received a 2nd return authorization number. This was after having the 2nd replacement for only 14 days. Before I even finished telling the technical support person what was wrong - they immediately identified the phone and said it was defective. If they knew the phone was defective in the first place - or had a history or being defective for the same problem - why did they send it out to me?
Requested refund, sent 4 emails, only one response stating I was not going to receive a refund. I tried to appeal with higher management and was told it was the manager who made the final decision that I would not get a refund. I gave up with the emails. No responses. I figured they did not want to talk to me. I was right, they just automatically send me a replacement phone. I'm betting at this point it will also be defective.
I have spent $50.00 returning phones to them and now have a phone I'm not even going to use. I gave up and purchased a phone elsewhere. Everyone was very nice upfront when they want you to purchase their product and it's like they become possessed when you try to reason with them. Very rude!!! I am a senior citizen and have worked professionally since I was 13. I am currently a Compliance Officer for a very successful financial institution and never in all of my years have I ever treated anyone as bad or unprofessionally as I have been treated. There is no customer satisfaction with this company. Bottom line - once you have paid for the phone you are no longer important to them. My recommendation to anyone even considering purchasing a phone from this company is DON'T.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2015
I ordered a Samsung SCH1200 PP Phone from Cellular Country. When I received the phone it was not a Prepaid phone but one that needed a Sim Card. I could not use this since I did not have an account with Verizon just a prepaid card. I called Cellular Country and explained to them what I had ordered and what I had received. They agreed that I had ordered a prepaid phone and told me to send the phone back but since I wanted a refund they were going to charge me a restocking fee of 20% for their mistake.
Now from the reviews I have read online I would have never ordered the phone from them if they were the only selling them. I do not know where they get their business ethics from and I cannot see how they stay in business by robbing the American public with the way they do business. Will never do business with them again and will not recommend them to anyone. I will though tell everyone I can about the way they do business.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2015
I ordered a Samsung Galaxy S 4G for my daughter's first phone. It arrived within a few days and I took it to Sprint that afternoon to connect it. I was informed by Sprint that we would have data issues with the phone since it was YMAX and would no longer be supported after November 2015. Sprint suggested I return the phone for a refund which I did.
I know the Cellular Country returns explain they will give full credit only if the device is broken. They refunded all but 20% for their "restocking" fee. They should not restock to resell this phone knowing that it is an obsolete item that will stop working in a month. I replied to them that they should not charge me the restocking because they sold the obsolete item but they ignored that correspondence. I'm writing this poor review not because it's a lost ~$15 not including the shipping both ways but because that money and time was essentially stolen from me per their poor business practice. I want to warn others not to make the same mistake.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2015
I purchased an allegedly "mint" Samsung Galaxy S4 for around $263. Within the first month, it started freezing up and locking. I contacted the seller, and found the two personnel with whom I dealt patronizing and rude. I had possession of the phone for around a month when I called, and they said I had no warranty with them! They insisted I do a "factory reset" - and I step by step followed their instructions even though it would cause me a lot of effort to reinstall everything. After doing exactly what Cellular Country insisted, the phone was locked! When I went to restart the phone, the phone said it was an irregular factory reset and wanted sign in information which I did not have - presumably for the original owner of the phone! Cellular Country basically said it was my problem! OMG! and RUDELY! They made the phone unusable, and then declared they had no responsibility! And they were so RUDE!
I contacted Samsung who informed me that they could do a flush at no charge, so now the phone is with Samsung for two weeks. I am beyond horrified at the way I was treated by Cellular Country and will NOT be ordering anything else from this company EVER. BUYER BEWARE!!! If you go with this outfit, you better buy an extended warranty AND be prepared to be treated badly. Thank God for Samsung and their excellent consumer service - with Samsung I am SO impressed. As part of this same order, I also ordered a used iPhone for my husband, and he decided after a few days he did not like the Apple product - Cellular Country did take this phone back, but charged a very high (and until then unknown to me) restocking fee! I was really surprised, but at this point just relieved to be done with them.
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2015
I ordered a Motorola MOTO X. I carefully made sure what I was purchasing had a 64 gig storage capacity. 32 gig internal and 32 gig external. I purchased the phone and the external storage disc. What I got was a 16 gig capacity phone with no possibility of expanding to 64 gigs. They were all too happy to sell me the 32 g disk knowing full well there was no way to expand the gig capacity. And I didn't even get a 32 gig but a 16 gig. I called and they told me there was no such thing as what I ordered so I sent them all the pages that I printed each step of my purchase. It was clear that I purchased a phone that was 32 gig internal and a 32 gig disk. They want to charge me a $40 restocking fee even though it is in black and white what I was ordering. They are quite simply crooks and buyer beware. I should have done more homework and research before giving these thieves my money. Maybe this will help others not make the same mistake.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2015
I just spoke with a very rude gentleman. When I purchased this phone, order # **, it was suggested to me that I purchase an additional warranty because it was such a good deal on this phone. This would be worth it if something should happen to the phone. I was misled. I believed that this included cracked screens as well... It was never expressed to me that this DOES NOT COVER things like this. A dropped phone is an accident... why on earth would I pay for this additional warranty for anything other than this? Neither here nor there, the person I just spoke with called me a liar and had no time for me... did not want to hear my complaint or concern. What a sad experience I had when I believed that I really found a great deal. The customer support was horrible and the fact that I was misled on this warranty in order for them to get more money from me is very frustrating.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2015
My phone arrived in the heat of a NC summer with no signature request so it sat in the mailbox for the entire day to cook. Then when I opened it the battery was in the phone completely drained. Finally got it charged (which if fully charged only lasted about 3 maybe 4 hours not being used ) and on my plan we couldn't send a text from it because the app too crashed the phone to black screen 90 percent of the time, and then when I called to get the refund processed they wrote in their notes that the speaker was blown... never even mentioned the speaker once they received it in the mail. I called 2 days later and they hadn't processed it and then not even 2 hours later I received an email saying that I was being refunded my money with a 20% restocking fee because the speaker was in better shape than most others of similar make. End of the day I ended up spending about forty dollars on a phone that I don't even have.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2015
I ordered a replacement phone from Cellular Country. It arrived quickly. We were not able to activate the phone from home and we were told to bring it to a Sprint store. The store confirmed that the phone could not be activated. We called Cellular Country and they confirmed that the phone was not able to be activated. I was told that I could not exchange for the same phone because they did not have one but I could choose another. We did not want a different model so they sent via email a return label. The rep said upon receipt, they would issue me a full credit. They did not do so. They charged me for the shipping of the broken phone that they were not able to replace.
Reviewed July 9, 2015
I purchased two Pantech phones from Cellular Country almost a year ago to replace my phone that had gone bad. They were low cost and were labeled good condition. The first one has worked almost a year without any problems and I dropped it and then ran over it so, I had to use the second one (which is why I purchased a second to start with, a backup). I've been using it for 3 weeks, again without issues. Having seen all the negative comments for this company I thought it necessary to submit a positive one. I have enjoyed a great experience with the products they sell. It's been a year since I purchased and I cannot find my receipt, sorry. Have the box.
Reviewed May 21, 2015
We ordered phones that were advertised as sprint phones that turned out to be AT&T phones which won't work for our service plan. We put in a return authorization request and have called every day for over a week leaving emails and messages with absolutely no response. They say they have a 30 day money back policy if the phones are not damaged which these are not being that we could not use them. The phones are not good anyways being that the batteries both need to be replaced. No charger came with them and once you get them charged they are dead in an hour. Wish I would have noticed all the bad reviews before dealing with this company. What do I do now?
Reviewed April 22, 2015
I ordered a phone from this company the first one was so obsolete I couldn't activate it and, then I exchanged it, the second was reported as lost or stolen. I ended up having to pay to return the phone because the company was so cheap they never sent me a return envelope. This company is fraudulent!
Reviewed March 31, 2015
I purchased a replacement phone from Cellular Country & have had no problems at all. The phone works perfectly and costs a fraction of what Verizon wanted for the same phone refurbished. I will continue to do business with CC.
Reviewed March 16, 2015
I purchased a phone from them. After four days the charger broke and my phone died. The internet never worked. I tried calling and it's been a week with no response!!!
Reviewed March 6, 2015
The shipping date as shown by USPS is March 5, 2015, so your "Shipping Label Created" on March 3rd simultaneous to drafting my account and actually shipped March 5th the day after we exchanged emails. As an attorney I'm telling you this is a clear violation of the Texas Deceptive Act which, in the event I prevail in a law suit, provides treble damages. You better hope and pray that VISA successfully drafts you account for every dime of my money, otherwise we are going to find out whether a jury believes your story or my documents.
If you check with the website Consumer Affairs under your company name you'll find 35 people surveyed responded negatively about Cellular Country. Out of a 40 person survey 35 complained of such things as selling lost or stolen merchandise, non-delivery, failure to answer or return calls and/or respond to emails, and all manner of other deceptive trade practices. Out of the entire group your firm has only one fully satisfied customer. What a record! Now you're probably wondering, what difference does that make? Well assuming I still have damages, when VISA finishes their investigation, I plan on contacting Consumer Affairs for the purpose of finding out how many of your customers would be interested in joining me in a Federal class action law suit to end your firm's reign of terror.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2014
I ordered a replacement flip-phone for my daughter and it turned out to be a phone that required a data plan so we returned it but they only gave us a credit card credit of half the cost of the phone (didn't learn this until after I ordered another phone). The second phone arrived and did not work right from the get-go so we returned it but you only have xx days (one month I think) to call them and get the "okay" to return it. It is very hard to get through to them. I finally managed to get through to them and they said I was a day past the deadline date. At first the woman on the phone said I would get store credit but she had to get the "ok" for that from her manager. Her manager said no store credit because the phone was working when they sent it. Do not use this company - it is way too risky. You get the feeling they are working out of a garage. Find another one that has real customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014
I purchased two cell phones from Cellular Country on the premise that they were from AT&T because I wanted to take them to a Central American country where this type of phone can be easily unlocked and used. To my surprise, the cell phones I received were from Sprint instead and this phones cannot be unlocked and used in that country. When I complained about this fraud and misleading advertisement, I was told by Cellular Country the tester who had make the mistakes of indicating these phones were from AT&T when they were not, had been fired and they would do anything to correct the problem.
I spoke with someone named Wes and then with Stephanie and promised correction, which did not happen. I was told they would send me replacements and boxes with pre-paid postage to return the lemon cell phones, but that never happened. Every time I contacted them to ask why it was taking so long, I would get the same response: we don't have right now what you want. My experience with Cellular Country has been the worst ever and will never have anything to do with them anymore. They are crooks and will say anything to sell crap. They are not honest and should not be in business in this country. They only sell garbage.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
Before ordering from Cellular Country, I decided to read some reviews online. I was very shocked to see how many people had bad experiences with this company. I decided after reading many reviews to roll the dice, and order from this company! I ordered a BlackBerry Storm2 8550 for my daughter to take with her to Elementary School. I decided to also do the "Overnight Shipping". My order was processed, and shipped within 4 hours, of my ordering. I immediately got a confirmation number, and several kind, positive emails. My phone arrived at my home at 2 in the afternoon, less than 24 hours from placing my order. I opened the phone and inspected it to make sure everything was OK with it. And I was very surprised, the phone looked brand new. Not one scratch, mark, or crack on the phone. It looked brand new! That was very nice. I also received a call from Cellular Country, minutes after getting the phone, making sure everything went well, and the phone was OK! No offense, to everybody else that has posted reviews, but this company is great! I give them 10 stars for everything!
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
This company sent me a locked phone and per their policy I could get a refund but I could not reach them after they got my credit card account. Do not buy anything from this company. They are thieves and I will report them to the BBB! I'm out $81.04. We live and learn the hard way...... Do your research. I've been had again!
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2014
Recently purchased a cell phone that was listed in Good Condition. #1 Phone was in fair to poor condition at best; screen was scratched to point where you had to look at an angle. #2 Phone did not charge fully. #3 Functions on the phone were not working. I attempted to first contact CC via email. After no reply, I attempted (2) separate phone calls on (2) separate days. Both occasions (like other customers) I was placed on a waiting list and eventually told to leave a voice message which I did. After not hearing anything back after 5 working days and fearing a con, I contacted my bank to dispute. I was contacted via email the following day with return instructions. Even though I was returning the phone due to it not functioning properly, CC stated that they do not offer pre-paid return on their products and do not refund original shipping costs. So now I am out $15.01 to the United States Postal Service and CC has claimed another victim. STAY AWAY FROM CELLULAR COUNTRY. VERY DECEPTIVE.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2014
Tried calling Cellular Country many times, all I get is message says I'm caller #2 then when it finally rings it tells me the person is on the phone to leave a message. Tried many times with same results, I also sent an email and got no response. Meanwhile, I'm out $279. Phone is reported lost/stolen.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2014
I wish I could give them zero stars. They sent me one phone that didn't work and the second phone was stolen. This company is a joke and should be put out of business.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2014
I purchased a phone from them that they said was in excellent condition. One would expect a phone that was in "EXCELLENT CONDITION" to last more than 49 days of normal use. OK, I knew I was getting a reconditioned phone, but for $149 I would expect a reconditioned Samsung S II to work a few more days that 49 days under normal use. There was no water damage, no drops, no physical damage of any kind. My guess is that their reconditioning did not fix the actual problem with the phone.
My recommendation is that if you are willing to buy a phone that will only work for the 30 days of return policy then go ahead and buy from Cellular Country. However, if you need a phone that will last the normal expected life of a phone then NEVER, EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUY FROM CELLULAR COUNTRY. They do not stand behind the products they sell and tell you it is your fault that the phone they sold you is faulty. They do not seem to be good people.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2014
Ordered old style flip phone. Said only one left in stock... gave credit card #. Billed my card for three phones at $54.00 a piece. Never shipped phone. Received E-MAIL saying something about high risk area shipment canceled. Finally cleared my card of the three charges. Tried calling in on the phone line. Said, "You are next person in line." 10 minutes later I get a voice mail that she's one the phone, to leave a message. Glad they cancelled my order, after reading all these complaints.
Reviewed July 2, 2014
I spent quite a while asking the same question. Will this phone work on Straight Talk. Each time I asked I was told yes it will; well it did not. Now I HAVE to pay the postage to send it back. I will not buy anything from this company again and will be going out of my way to tell as many people as I am able to to stay away from them.
Reviewed May 28, 2014
Tech support claimed I had a bad charger "incompatible with certain iPhones". Rubbish. They sent me another charger - not the solution.
Reviewed May 23, 2014
I am such a fool for not researching online before buying anything!!! OMG!!!! I bought a phone excellent condition and came to be fair condition, I do not care for the cosmetic view, but the phone was sold as unlocked, and was not. I called customer service 3 times, they treat me like a trash bag and insisted that the phone was unlocked!! WHAT A ** LIE!! Here is the pics! Liar!!!! I am So going to dispute this w/ my Visa!
Reviewed May 15, 2014
The first phone Cellular Country sent me didn't work. I called them and they said it had a bad EIN. The woman convinced me to purchase another phone and she would send a return envelope for the first phone. She assured this would be the fastest way to have a working phone. I waited two weeks and no phone! I called and they said they sent it to the wrong address and this was their fault and they would immediately send another phone. Two more weeks went by again no phone!
I have paid over $200 and still no phone. I'm calling, writing emails and eventually get an email that says, "Sorry it's been 30 days. Your warranty is no longer valid"!!!! I did file a complaint with VISA and VISA returned my money as Cellular Country refused to. Always keep all correspondence and records! At least this way VISA can help!! Cellular Country is shady at best.
Reviewed April 23, 2014
I just bought an Apple iPhone 4 from Cellular Country, but I have to return it, because I didn't like it. I am a student in United States, I just get money for my food but they didn't gave my money back.
Reviewed April 19, 2014
I received this email a few days after I ordered my phone: "We have voided your Cellular Country order number ** for the following reason: 'Package shows no transit and was not returned by USPS so we have issued a full refund. Please use coupon code ** for 10% of any re-order. Please contact us through email at support@cellularcountry.com or through phone at 714-841-8898 if you feel this order has been voided in error. Thank you.'" I contacted PayPal and they have not issued a refund. It was never sent to USPS. That tracking number they gave me the package was never given to the postal service. It is a complete scam. They just want to take your money and run with it. I am so glad I used PayPal.
Reviewed April 3, 2014
I ordered a HTC Magic in "fair" condition; however they sent me a HTC MyTouch. They claimed it was the same. When I went to use it, it would disconnect my call, failed to return to the home screen and could not even change the wallpaper. Their interpretation of fair and mine is drastically different as this phone was dropped with several deep cuts, scratches and nicks. It looks as though it was used over in Iraq. I called 7 times and finally talked to sales about a return and was told I can return it but it is function then I would be charged a 20% restocking fee. Never again will I do purchase anything from this so-called "company".
Reviewed March 28, 2014
I bought iPhone 3GS from them. It was shipped promptly, arrived in perfect condition as described and worked flawlessly. I would have loved to have some instructions with it but that's not a big deal. I could locate them on Internet anyway and upgrade iOS to higher release level, register it to iTunes, etc. Before placing an order, I had read all grievances documented here but their price was right so I decided to gamble (kind of). I am satisfied.
Reviewed March 5, 2014
I ordered a Samsung S Galaxy phone. When I received the phone I immediately entered my T-Mobile SIM card. The phone called out but would not connect to Internet, Gmail, Yahoo mail so I contacted T-Mobile. The company exhausted every effort to get this phone working. T-Mobile then advised to send the phone back for Technical Reasons. I called Country Cellular for two days with no answer, I have since filed a dispute claim with my credit card company. Once again I tried calling Country Cellular and talked with rep on Monday 3/3/14. The conversation was very stressful. I stated I use my phone for work and I would like a full refund. He got very abrasive and upset. You could hear the television playing in the background there. Something not right with this company. I was told I would get a email notification, in 24 to 48 hours concerning my refund. Today is 3/5/2014, still no response. I have had headaches over this fraudulent matter. I will seek legal advice on the subject. This is not right for paying consumers to have to deal with these measures.
Reviewed March 3, 2014
I ordered a Casio Commando from Cellular Country. The phone itself is fine, shipped quickly and completely. But, the battery that was included with it doesn't hold a charge. I sent an email to the provided email address, waited 3 days with no response. I called customer support. Every options seems to direct you back to the website to take care of problems. In 4 phone calls, with different options tried, I could not talk to a person. So then I went and requested a Return Authorization Number. With that, which I received quickly to my email, I read through the return policy. The customer is required to pay for the return shipping, and if the company decides that the reason you requested the return is in fault, you are charged for all additional shipping and handling. Okay, fine. If there is something missing, you need to get a hold of company within 3 days. Okay, how? The impossible phone number with impossible options. It's not worth it to me to try to get Cellular Country to make right on my order, so I'm buying a battery from a more reliable seller.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2014
I ordered a phone in great condition and 8G memory... Paid the $38 something for overnight shipping... Never received my phone... No money back. No nothing. Bunch of **. Never even called or emailed me back...
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2013
I ordered a Smartphone in "Excellent condition". My son took it to college. The phone malfunctioned by not allowing him to receive calls, not allowing him to call from contacts and being incredibly slow. I called and got the RMA number on day 30. I read the email regarding the 5-day turn around time. I called Cellular Country. The representative assured me that they "rarely enforce that" and that it was more a means of customers to get the phones back to them in a timely fashion.
I explained that my son was at college and there was no way to switch out a phone for him, but that he would be home in a couple of weeks. I sent the phone back as soon as I could and they REFUSED it as the "stated time had elapsed." I would not have wasted my $15.00 in shipping had I known they were just going to REFUSE it. I called after I received notice that they refused it and they had "no record of your conversation with the representative." HOW CONVENIENT.
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2013
Broken phones sent, long hold times, no customer satisfaction - this says it all. Do not use. They are a scam. When it seems too good to true, it's not worth your time or the trouble.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2013
Bad experience talking with customer service, order delayed, not shipped, no answers the whole weekend. I got response until Tuesday and people there won't resolve issues. Warning: Do not buy.
Updated review: June 6, 2013
I would like to write and apology I was reading information that was written some time ago. I am wrong. Apparently this was an older version than what I purchased.
Original Review: June 5, 2013
Failed to give proper sale information - I just purchased a Sidekick 4 from them, only to find out today the internet was turned off in May 2011 for this unit by T-Mobile. I learned from the last phone I purchased that they don't refund you money; they only give credit to your next purchase.
Reviewed June 3, 2013
I ordered a pink Centro in excellent condition. I received a red Centro in very poor condition. They will not refund money or answer calls!
Reviewed April 18, 2013
I ordered an excellent condition cell phone that was the same brand I had, but the keyboard was not the same so I wanted to return it. Their returns section of the website says to call the 866 number for a return merchandise authorization number. I called the number and they told me they do not do relay calls (discrimination as I am deaf). I told them I just wanted a return merchandise authorization number. They told me I was going to have to get it off the website because they don't do relay calls. The only way to get it off the website was to send them an email. I sent the email and they never answered, so I filed a dispute with PayPal. PayPal told me to return the cell and send them a tracking number.
I logged in the tracking number with PayPal and they closed my dispute because they claimed it was an invalid tracking number, which was the number I got off the tracking number of my priority package through USPS. PayPal told me I was going to have to deal with the seller myself. A friend called Cellular Country and they confirmed that they got the package and that they credited my PayPal on April 3, 2013. It is not credited there at all. So Cellular Country told me then I'm going to have to contact PayPal, which is their lie that they will not credit it. I thought I'd try contacting PayPal anyway since they said they credited it on April 3, 2013, but PayPal will not deal with me because of the invalid tracking number (really?). So Cellular Country got their phone back, but will not give me my money back. I guess I will have to file a discrimination lawsuit for the relay call.
Reviewed March 27, 2013
On 3-18-13, I went to their website to shop for a phone, and I found one that interested me. I called and spoke with a woman whom I asked about returning merchandise if I was not satisfied, or if merchandise was damaged. She said that they offer a complete satisfaction, such as replacement or refund credit! This I took to mean refund of monies paid. Being as I am quite elderly, I decided that same day to buy based on what I was told. I called the store and spoke with John in sales. He helped me with my order **. This was for a Pantech Pocket 9060 with unlocked GSM, Bluetooth, WiFi Android PDA 3G phone in excellent condition. I also ordered a 2GB Micro SD card, a new car charger, and a new USB data cable. My total cost to my credit card, including shipping, was $123.80.
Upon arrival, I found that the power to the phone cuts out after being on for several seconds, the lens for the built-in camera is broken, the SD card was not in the package (although after I reported this they did send one to me), and the supposedly new USB data cable was actually a used cable. I called them the day the package arrived indicating the missing SD card. The following day, after charging the battery, I noticed the broken lens for camera, and that the phone shuts off by itself (not normal). I spoke with Mark who told me to take it to a cell phone shop and have it checked out! I thought this was an unusual situation to put me through, an 87 year old person living 8 miles out of town one way. He advised me that after doing so, I should call him and he would send me a prepaid return label. I spoke with him on 3-23-13.
I called back on 3-25-13 and could not get through to him. I spoke to Mimi and requested the return label! She tried her best to have me accept a replacement phone or an in store credit. I said neither, as I was told a refund would be issued by me placing a call prior to ordering. She replied she would have Mark call me later on that same day. It is now 3-27-13 and still no contact. However, I now started to feel that I was being given the runaround, so I emailed him at the internet site where it says contact us (I made a hard copy). I requested not only the prepaid mailer to return, but I also requested an authorization return number! This is required per their outlines for returning damaged equipment. To date, no contact from them either by phone or by email. I have found a site of complaints against this firm, and I am overwhelmed with the number of complaints and how this firm has defrauded many purchasers of goods from them. I am afraid I shall be stuck with this crap from them instead of being authorized to return and get a refund. I stand ready to ship back at once.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2013
Don't order from these guys. They are crooks and scam artists. Terrible phones!
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2013
I ordered and paid for a phone on Dec. 14. By Christmas when the phone had not arrived, I called. The phone had been shipped to the wrong address. It was to be shipped to the correct address. I waited and waited, but no phone yet. I received an email saying my money would be refunded minus the shipping cost. The customer service sucks. I’m stuck with a kid who still thinks he is getting a phone for Christmas, and now, I have to wait 3-5 days for a partial refund.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2012
Garbage - I ordered a phone for my daughter for Christmas in November then I had to return it because the buttons did not work. I asked for a refund. They told me I had to write to the company to request a refund. I then said, “Just send me another phone.” The phone was sent and then I could not turn it on because of internal damages. Then I had to pay the shipping and handling on the phone to return it. Now I have to play the waiting game of getting the refund. We’ll see. I will never recommend or buy a phone from this place. They need to be shut down. The only good reviews probably come from the owner’s kids. Cellular Country is a fraud, a scam - an immoral company with no integrity.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2012
If it was possible to give this company a zero, that is what I would give them. They are crooks. Do not buy a phone from them. I bought a Samsung Galaxy S 4G and when it arrived, it looked like it was picked out of a dumpster in Harlem. I called the company to demand my money back and the saga began. I asked to speak to a supervisor and for some odd reason, the supervisor is never available, either in a meeting, or will call back and never does. Heed my advice and do not waste your time and money. They are not worth it. Stay away! Stay away! Stay away! For those of us who have been duped by this company, file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. They must not be allowed to do business. File a police report.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2012
I spent $200 on what claimed to be a used Samsung Stratosphere in supposed excellent condition. It took a few weeks, but the phone started off poor and went downhill from there. 30 days is a crock of a guarantee. I would never, ever do business again with this company and have told all my friends and family the same. They are selling ** and passing it off as excellent **.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2012
I bought a Droid 3 and I was surprised that it was in good shape when I received it. But then I went to Verizon to get it activated and it took 3 hours. They had to change some stuff on the phone to even get it to work! Now my phone won't even turn on! I called them and they of course said, "There is nothing I can do for you because it's past your 30 days." I will never order from them again! It's a shame that I spent $200 and they gave us junk!
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2012
I took the phone they sold me to US Cellular and they told me it had been stolen or lost and I could not use it. I contacted the Cellular Country and could barely understand the Spanish speaking employee that answered. He told me he would not refund my money and they said he was going to document the info and send it to his superiors but he just hung up on me. Great! Stay away from these scammers! They need to be turned into the Better Business Bureau and shut down.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2012
Stay away from Cellular Country as they won't fully stand behind the products that they sell. I purchased a used cell phone from www.cellularcountry.com to replace an identical unit that I have had for a long time. This phone was listed as being in excellent condition. When I called, I was told that all their used phones were tested and that this unit was the only one they had that was in excellent condition. So, I purchased the phone. When I received the phone, I charged it overnight. The next day, I took it to the Sprint Store to have it activated. The problem was that it wouldn't stay on for more than a few seconds. The Sprint Store was also a repair center so I had them evaluate it for me. They said that it had water damage and was unrepairable.
As I had been without a phone for a while, I decided to purchase a new phone while at the Sprint Store which required me to get a new (more expensive) plan. When I called Cellular Country to return the phone, they told me that they only wanted to give me store credit for their bad phone. Also, I was told that I would have to pay return shipping on their bad phone. So, I mailed the phone back to them as it was no good to me. After an experience like this, I sure don't want to buy anything else from them, so I complained about the credit vs. refund.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2012
So, me and my GF ordered a phone and she picked out a BlackBerry 8530. They sent us one, but we went to US Cellular to get it activated and they could not activate it. We then called and they told us they would send us another phone after a half hour of arguing over something that a phone place wouldn’t know (sarcastic). It was supposed to be here in 2-3 business days and it has now been a week and it’s still not here. So, we called again and they said they were waiting for us to go back to US Cellular. They never told that at all. So now, hopefully, we will have it in this next week (hopefully). They don’t speak English whatsoever. I’m not racist, but they can go back wherever they came from until they speak English.
Reviewed May 1, 2012
Phone broke at day 36 and has no service - We called to say the microphone portion of the phone stopped working. We got, "Sorry you are after your 30 days." We bought 4 phones and thought they would have wanted our business. I guess not. Don't use them.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2012
True professionals know that quality service grows businesses. The people at Cellular Country were very helpful and easy to talk to. I'll definitely get back to them for my next purchase.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2011
I bought a Blackberry from Cellular Country on October 11, 2011. I had it 61 days and it broke. I called and talked to the guy who sold it to me and the only thing he could say was sorry it's past the 30 day warranty period and had I called a day early on day 60 he would have helped me. I asked for the boss and he told me they are never in. I asked for them to have the boss call me and he wouldn't do it. They did give me an e-mail address which was bogus to contact the boss. This company is a flat rip off and to be shut down. ASAP.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2010
I ordered a used Sprint phone (RL-4930) from Cellular Country's website in June 2010. Upon receipt of the phone, I tried to activate it through Sprint, which told me that the phone had been reported lost and/or stolen by the previous owner. I called Cellular Country and talked to a Doug and/or Williard who told me that they would check with Sprint to find out what the problem was.
They called me back and asked me to try and activate the phone again through Sprint, and that Sprint had stated that there was no problem with the phone. I tried to activate the phone again through Sprint but with the same results--the phone was reported lost or stolen by a previous owner. Then I called Cellular Country and told them that I either wanted my money back or a replacement phone in which I would prefer the latter. They stated that they would send me emails, which I never received, and that the emails would be in my spam folder. I never received those emails.
On August 2, 2010, I called them again. I am a busy man, and I run an agency. And this is the first time since the last of June that I have had to again check on the issue regarding the phone. I called and spoke to Doug and reminded him of what happened in June with the phone. He checked in his computer and confirmed my concerns and requests back in June.
However, he tried to dismiss my concerns by stating that the emails were sent and that my requests (for refund or replacement phone) probably could not be granted, because company policy is not to grant refunds or returns after 30 days. He also stated he would have to get a refund or return approved by another department, being that it was past 30 days. I demanded that he check on this and have someone call me back.
I never got a return call; however, I did finally get an email on August 3, 2010 in my regular inbox and not my spam folder from Cellular Country. It stated that being that my request was past the 30 days listed on their website, I would not be able to get either a refund or a replacement phone. I have never noticed such a policy on their website, and if there is, it must be in very fine print.
Cellular Country sold me a phone which was stolen and/or lost and reported as such by the previous owner. They either did not check the status of this used phone before selling it or sold it with the intent to scam, fraud, or defraud. All I want is a replacement phone or my refund. Thank you.
Cellular Country Company Information
- Company Name:
- Cellular Country
- Website:
- www.cellularcountry.com