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C Spire Wireless provides wireless communication services primarily in Mississippi and Alabama. The company offers a range of mobile plans, high-speed internet and business technology solutions. C Spire provides local options and network technology to support both personal and business connectivity.
- Affordable pricing plans
- Variety of product options
- Frequent billing discrepancies
- Inconsistent service quality
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Reviewed Jan. 23, 2020
We have been customers of CSpire since 2009, but I searching for our next wireless company. Without any warning our high speed internet was reduced from 50GB to 25GB. How is that even right? I can’t just choose to start paying them half as much as I signed a contract for, so how can they just choose to give me half of what I’ve been paying for this whole time? This is a quick way to get rid of loyal paying customers.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2020
Been with C Spire since they were Cellular South. However I am switching to Verizon, I have no out of state coverage, they have made countless mistakes to my account, rude trolling reps, and have recently reduced data plans from 50 GB to 25GB without any notice. Verizon offers 75gb for 60.00 a month....so long c spire. You only rank 7th in the Nation anyway. Verizon ranks #1 .
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2020
I went to the web to upgrade my phone line and saw that there was an offer for $100 discount on any upgrades of the iPhone 11. After searching I could not find any options to pay online and pick up in store, only delivery. Instead of waiting I went into the Clinton store location. Explained my situation to the store workers and to my amazement I was told I could not upgrade my phone in store with the $100 discount, they would have to charge me the full price, (monthly payments). They did say I could choose the option to pick up in store. "Ok, so can you place the order for me?" "No," they replied, well I don’t have a device to use, how can I place an order, I need a phone today versus waiting. They instructed me to call customer care.
So, I’m inside the store at this point using a display phone to call customer care. The phone that’s attached to the wall with a wire keeping you from walking away. Finally, a customer service representative answered the phone. I explained my situation and again was told that they did have a few phones in store available for me to purchase and pick up in the store. "Ok, can you process the information and just charge it to my account or I pay for the device over the phone." "Yes", she replied. "But I would have to charge you full price versus the $100 discount."
I explained to her that I already tried to complete a store pick up online and did not see an option and at the moment I currently do not have a phone to utilize. All I’m wanting to do is purchase a phone with the $100 discount and leave. Remind you, I’m inside a C Spire store on wall display phone with customer care!No one, could help me. Only inform me of upgrading, paying full price. I truly believe the employees tried and did everything in their powers to help but they were so scared of going against policy that there was nothing that they could do. Basically telling me if they allowed me to use their computers or if they used their computers in store to order the phone that they would be fired, literally!
I left the store and went 2 miles down the street to AT&T. I can proudly say I now have (2) new Iphones and my account with Cspire has been terminated! Cspire says they have the best customer service, this experience was so far from the truth! I will now spread the word to all my families and friends, LEAVE CSPIRE, the hassles are not worth it. This complaint may fall into death ears, but as a long term customer and the thousands that I have paid for services and products over the years meant nothing! I’d rather take my business to someone who appreciates the customer and long tenure. This is how you looe a customer of five (5) years. ✌
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2019
I have 3 lines with C Spire. 1 of them stopped working, and the other 2 I have to restart them 3-4 times a day to receive calls or it goes to voice mail (lots of missed calls). My data does not work in the lte coverage area on the cspire website. They opened a ticket, strung me along for a week and told me nothing is wrong. I call customer service, because I wanted to end my contract. They told me I had to pay in full for the 3 phones that didn't work if I wanted out. Then they told me in a nice way "We don't care if your service works, you signed the contract, you're stuck with it". When this is done I will go to att. PLEASE DO NOT USE CSPIRE. YOU WILL BE UNHAPPY.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2019
C Spire is an ripoff. I have a total of 5 lines and only get okay on 1 line. I have been with them since Cellular South days and my service has gotten worse. C Spire do not care about the customer. Please don't use this service. You it not worth it.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2019
They are putting down new lines on Meadow Pointe Cv in Brandon, Ms. Doing so they are destroying peoples yards and have cut 2 gas line and water lines. I hope they have someone to come out and resod our grass for our yards. When AT&T did their's they were very neat, not this bunch.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2019
My spouse passed away in June 2019. Since then I have paid off the phones that had amounts owed on them. So technically I own the phones, or rather my dead spouse does. I have tried to get the numbers transferred to another provider and I was told by both C Spire and the other company that I was committing fraud even though I had death certificate, account numbers, etc that would be needed to make the transfer possible. It is now September and the account will be closed in about a week's time. I want the phones unlocked but I am still trying to get information on how to make that happen after the account closes and cannot. They won't share and they won't help. DO not USE THIS COMPANY! They will not help you with anything important.
Updated review: Aug. 14, 2019
I spoke with a representative today and we discovered that there was a billing error in the system. I only owed my normal monthly charges for my final month with them. I feel much better about the situation now.
Original Review: Aug. 8, 2019
I have been using C Spire since the company was Cellular South in 2005. It is the only company I have ever used. I've put up with the lack of service and remained a loyal customer. I had an unlimited plan that cost me a total of $68 per month and OUT OF NOWHERE my bill jumped to $171 in one month. I figured this was impossible because A) I have UNLIMITED B) I stay on wifi everywhere and mostly converse within network people I go so this shouldn't be an issue.
I called to complain and they reassured me that this was correct and I should update to a newer unlimited plan for $5 more a month. I waited until my data cycle was over, paid my next bill in advance and quit services the day my data cycle ended to avoid any other bills. I confirmed that I wouldn't receive anymore bills after cancelling because of my timing with THREE associates. I cancelled services in June and all of a sudden I get hit with a $233 bill. $171 is "past due" from June 19-July 19 (I didn't use services then, I already ported out) and an additional $50 for "usage fees" along with "late fees".
I went to check my online profile to see where the charges were coming from and it won't let me see anything because I'm not a customer anymore... lol. So I randomly get this paper bill in the mail and when I went through the online chat I was told that the amount was correct and that I needed to pay it. I won't be paying this, I am livid that I was told something different and now I have to pay 4x the amount that my bills were supposed to be. I would have continued to use services for the month that I cancelled if I knew that I would be charged that amount anyway. I absolutely don't deserve to be paying this amount ESPECIALLY because I was told that I left with a clean slate by three associates. Do not choose C Spire.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2019
This is our 3rd year of C Spire service. There have been very few problems and only a couple of glitches that were quickly resolved. The overall rating is based on our experience of using many of C spire’s services thus far. We have encountered a few low signal areas in more remote rural and fringe coverage areas, but this is to be expected. We also use a mobile hotspot router for secure connections when traveling and that has also has worked well for our applications and purposes. Overall, we are, and have been very satisfied with the provided services and equipment thus far. From our experience in the U.S. geographic areas covered we would highly recommended this company.
Reviewed July 16, 2019
I pay over $200/month for mine and my kids' phones and rarely ever have 4g/LTE no matter where I am. I barely have 3g and live less than 10 minutes from the C Spire store. Year after year the internet service on my phone has gotten worse and worse. Every time I have had complaints, it's never their service. They suggest it is foliage, my phone or my roof. They know they have the monopoly in South Mississippi so instead of using the millions of dollars they make off of us towards building new cell towers, they are obviously wasting it to pad their pockets. The warranties are a joke, the service is pathetic and they will NOT do better until something is done about it by someone other than their customers.
Reviewed July 15, 2019
This company takes full advantage of the fact that they offer the only cell and internet services that work in some parts of Mississippi. In some areas, there is no competition that their customers can turn to, so they offer the absolute worst customer service. I had been struggling to find a service that worked in my area, after moving to rural coastal Mississippi. After trying all the name brand people (including Verizon and T-Mobile), none of which worked, I decided to take the plunge and try C-Spire.
When I signed up, I explained my situation, and asked about the hotspot they were selling me, as the solution to my internet problem. I was told by the sales person that he had never had anyone complain about connectivity with the hotspot. But that I could return it if I did have problems. Unfortunately, he did not stress the fact, that I only had a 4 week window to return it in.
I set it all up, had sporadic internet service only, which I decided was better than none. It was only one month later, when I had to do my tax returns online, that I found out just how bad that service was. I had not had to work online with the hotspot until then, so I did not know that I could not connect to Turbo Tax, or other types of websites, for extended periods, because the connection was just too bad.
I immediately went to the store I'd used, and told them that I'd had no way of knowing that I was not going to be able to connect to do online work until I'd had to do my taxes, and I was told that was just too bad, I should have done my taxes earlier within the 30 day return window. And that I was still going to have to pay the remaining $110 balance on the hotspot. I took the issue to the supervisor at the customer service number, and got the same response. When I had tried Verizon at the beginning of the year, and found out that they also did not work at all here at my location, I was refunded everything. They waived the fees because there was no connectivity, taking responsibility for that fact themselves. THAT is good customer service.
Reviewed May 19, 2019
First and foremost, your customer service reps who assisted me were wonderful and did their job to the best of their ability, BUT you as a company are the opposite of what you claim to be. You are not for your customers, you are for yourself, and anyway that you can squeeze more money out of someone, you will take. What I am asking for does not seem like it should be so hard to do but apparently it is. The sad part is that this is not even the first time that you have failed to do something that you are perfectly capable of doing. I let the first one go as that one I could see as just a policy to drive sales of devices and although I did not find it appropriate or fair, capitalism is our economy. HOWEVER, the loopholes that you have in your policy to charge the military and have no accommodations for the men and women serving our country to protect us is just dirty!
If that is the way you want to run a business then fine – to each their own – but don’t lie and say you are for the customer, and don’t hide your policies. Not to mention all your other screw up and false promises. It is bad enough when your “policies” treat regular consumers like crap but when you are doing it to our military, I can’t just let that go. You do not offer a way to suspend their services (ie, the calling, texting and data – you know the services that don’t work where they are deployed) and keep their device WITHOUT charging them a lump sum of the device! The only options you have for suspension are:
- NOT AN OPTION! - Suspend the line, only hold the number for a year and return the device (which does waive the EFT – remaining device payments).o Problem 1 - most deployments can last up to 3 years or even longer in certain cases.
o Problem 2 – cannot keep the device unless you pay the total remaining balance in a lump sum payment.
- NOT AN OPTION! - Retain the device and continue making device payments and reduce the line’s cellular service plan to the lowest option (ie, $25).
o Problem 1 – you have to keep paying for actual cell services that you cannot use to be able to keep your number.
- NOT AN OPTION! - Deactivate the line, lose the number and return the device (which does waive the EFT – remaining device payments), no early cancellation fees.
o Problem 1 – cannot keep the number.
o Problem 2 – cannot keep the device unless you pay the total remaining balance in a lump sum payment.
All I am asking for is to suspend that line (ie, stop all cellular services), hold that number until the end of the deployment, and keep the device while still making the monthly installment payments! I am not asking for anything free! Since I am expressing myself, my other recent issues with your ability to provide the services you claim to have are as follows
- Claims to have reliable service but does not, not even in larger city areas (ie, greater Jackson, MS area) so I am not complaining about poor service in remote wooded areas.- Boosts about having eSim capabilities but will not allow you to use it unless you buy the you buy the eSim/dual Sim compatible phone from them.
- You cut off my service with no warning even though I was not 30 days past due – your excuse was that I went over my credit limit, which by the way I didn’t even know I had, or what the limit was, or that I could go over it, or that if I did go over then my account would disconnected until I made a payment to bring the balance back below the limit.
Why did you not inform me of these policies when I was in the store purchasing those items? I didn’t put those items on my future bill for no reason, I did it because that was going to allow me to pay for them one the next paycheck. But because I did not have all the facts, my service was disconnected, and I was forced to pay an overdraft fee as I could not wait that 36 hours (without phone service) that it would have taken for me to get paid. That was not due to impatience, it was due to the fact that my clients use that number to reach me in case of emergencies.- Your service practically stopped working for hours with no warning or even an explanation, even though you claim to have redundancies and contingency for those scenarios.
- You make so many claims, promises and guarantees but you do not honor nowhere near enough of them, consumers understand that mistakes happen and that there are no true guarantees in this world, all we want is fairness and honesty. Why do you have such a hard time with that?
Slightly unrelated but I wanted to make sure that I address every issue that has bothered me enough to write this. Your Fiber Internet: I understand it is new and will have some problems in the early stages but seriously, be open about the problems! Let consumer know about the router you install as it does not have the ability to provide the speeds you claim to be able to produce. You try to make justifications for it by saying that you have to use an CAT6 ethernet LAN connection using a motherboard and network driver capable of producing gigabit speeds however that is only true because you provided the weakest gigabit compatible router you could. This would not be that big of an issue if you did not brag as much about the speed as a justification for your high prices, then charge an extra monthly fee to “rent” the router. Anything to make a little extra money, huh.
Don’t forget the part about not informing new customers that the installation process is 3 visits, or that the free part of the installation only includes one connection and each additional one is $99 but none of your other connections will be usable without paying more money to C Spire. To anyone who actually took the time to read this, I hope it made you think, whether it was about your business practices, or about the company you work, think hard.
Reviewed May 8, 2019
My husband and I have had issues with our phone data service since the last storm caused an outage. The area where we live doesn’t offer internet so we use our phone internet for important matters. We contact C Spire 05/05 and they submitted a ticket as the steps they provided for us didn’t fix anything. 05/06 they contact us back and requested screenshots of a Speedtest. We texted it back to them and they came back and said it was due to the metal roof on our house. Informed them that we no longer lived at that address and that when we did live there, our service was wonderful. Told us to then go to the store and update our Sims cards and that would fix everything.
We went same day extremely hopeful and while in C Spire, the service worked wonderfully on my husband’s phone and was somewhat slow on my phone, though better than what it had been. As soon as we got to our car, the speeds started to drop and by the time we got on the highway they had dropped. My husband’s speeds on his phone went from 23 mbps on download to .8 mbps. Mine had gone from 6 mbps to .2 mbps. We contacted customer service once more and they reopened the ticket with our new address to check the cell tower out there and I informed her that it was an issue everywhere, even in town. She informed me that she’s not sure what it may be as the sims card update should have fixed it. I don’t see why we’re paying for unlimited LTE when we don’t even get to use it. I’m about to the point of switching carriers.
Reviewed April 12, 2019
My family and I have been on this service since it was Cellular South. Everything has been great up until the last year and a half if I recall. Where we used to be able to use our phones to update weather apps while away from home, we can't anymore. I have personally seen my iPhone have FULL SERVICE bars and performed a speed test and only get .06 Mbps download speed and a upload test fail. When I first got my current phone, I was able to get about 75 Mbps download and had no issues loading weather pages or other apps.
I have had coworkers switch from C Spire after 5 months only after they made calls to the Better Business Bureau and nothing is still done to correct their issue. The voice service only gives me trouble every once in a while. The data is the issue and I believe it's because they lost about 75% of their data coverage when they dropped the Verizon tower relay program they were on. So basically, everyone I know is having the same issues, but, they still want you to pay for something that you cant use on their data side.
Reviewed March 27, 2019
I paid for unlimited data and in two days they say I was over my limit. One of them days wouldn't nobody at my house until after three o'clock so how can we use unlimited data like that. It was just a complete waste of money. Then when you call in they always have an excuse for the reason they messing up. After this I'm going back to ATT where I can use my data wayyy longer than two days. A waste of money I tell you.
Reviewed March 25, 2019
We had C Spire years ago and don’t remember service being this bad. We decided to switch our 4 accounts from Verizon back to C Spire. Worst mistake ever. The internet download time and upload time is sooooo slow. Many many dead zones. It’s rumored they use to bing from Verizon towers but now they use sprint towers and that is why the service is bad. This is going to bite them in the??? When it’s it’s time to renew and the majority of their customers go elsewhere. As soon as Verizon offers a plan for us to switch to them. We will no longer have C Spire.
Reviewed March 24, 2019
In Starkville, we are fortunate to have super fast cable internet. Have never had a problem with their service and have had C Spire since it first started here. When I do call the company, there is a real English-speaking person on the line and I don't have to wait 30 minutes before someone answers. Last summer my husband was critically ill. I stopped in West Point on the way back to the Tupelo hospital and the manager there could not have been more helpful. He realized that I was in a hurry, fixed my phone in about 5 minutes, and I was on my way. I was a former AT&T customer and I will never again put up with their poor service.
Reviewed March 16, 2019
With them 15 years. My wife’s phone quit. I was told cheapest would be over $400. I got the same plan with ** $55 a month cheaper and a phone for only $100. I had paid my C Spire bill 2 days prior and was told I’d get a refund. A lie, they actually sent me a bill. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. So disrespectful after 15 years!!!
Reviewed March 10, 2019
We pay high prices for phones and for the plans to have internet on our phones yet for months now the internet doesn’t work. It is so bad that I can’t even connect to C Spire! Basically we are being ripped off and paying for something we can’t use. Everyone I know is with C Spire and everyone is having the same problem with the internet. This has been going on since November 2018.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2019
First off C Spire needs to be put out of business because their service is straight garbage. It should be against the law for service to be that bad. Don’t even get me started with not being able to use internet while on the phone???
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2019
Customer since 2008. Average bill 500 bucks a month 8 devices online. Bought replacement phone. Took home and set up. Noticed a crack in screen. Took back for replacement. Was denied. C Spire SUCKS BIG TIME. Talked to 3 reps and all three said, "I am deeply sorry but policy is in place." So cracked phone for life.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2019
C Spire will not work outside of Mississippi however C Spire still charges you and bills you when you are out of their calling network. I called C Spire for my 83 year old mother in law who is visiting my home in Alabama. Ask to suspend her service due to no service here. They said ok, but just got a notice phone has been disconnected and a bill of $121 for no payment. Do not use C Spire.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2018
I live LITERALLY 10 miles away from their national HQ. I have had NOTHING but trouble from this company. I pay for the full 4G plan and can't even use it half the time. Dead zones everywhere. Can't even send the most basic of text/image messages. My contract runs out in 3 months and I will NEVER be going back to this sorry excuse for a cellular provider. C-Spire is the Comcast of cell phone providers - stay FAR away.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2018
Phone purchased on Coast of MS and it works some of the time there but when you travel it is horrible. Missed texts and no signal to use internet. Wish I would of never changed my previous service. Finally out of contract so good-bye C- Spire here shortly!
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2018
3 weeks ago. I went into store due to phone being stolen. I was told I didn't have insurance. I believe I did or I did something wrong. I've had both AppleCare and insurance for last 10 yrs. I ask, "What can I do then." I was told to drop my plan add insurance and in 60 days I can file a claim. I was told if I even have an old phone. I couldn't put it on the account, because it would mess up the claim. That I would have to go with Cricket or something like that for the 60 days. I called someone in corporate and was told, "No. That won't work." Then called call center. Was told it would work. I asked for a supervisor and said, "Is there anything I can do if I have to go to another carrier? I'm cancelling you guys and going with them." Was told to call Brightstar in 24 hrs and see what they can do. Supervisor says they left notes on my account.
Call Brightstar 24 hrs later. They can't see my account. I gave them the IMEI #. Still can't find it. I call call center again and ask for a supervisor again. Asked about the 60 days and file on insurance again. She said, "No. That won't work." That's insurance fraud. That she would refund the insurance. I asked her, "Is there anything that can be done for me, or to get my lost phone replaced. For being a 20 yr customer. Or just for what you guys are putting me through." She says, "I can't. I'll have to talk to someone else." I said, "OK. Just as long as you call me back and let me know."
I've had 2 different C Spire reps not call me back. Yes I'll call in an hour. Calls back. Says they're running behind. No answer yet. I ask, "Will it be today." Yes! Should be. Once again never heard back. Now I guess Monday I'll have to call and talk to another person, and start all over again. This is ridiculous, if you can't help me tell me. Or is this how you get rid of 20 yr loyal customers. I left some out. I just don't understand.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2018
Yes this company is fake as hell. Just takes your money. I went there in July cause I got a postcard in the mail stating you can get an iPhone SE with prepaid 40 plan if you transfer a line. No such thing. They gave me a Samsung J3 phone. I paid 90 upfront. She gave me a form to mail in for my rebate on the phone for 50.00 and within 7 days the phone stop working the speaker to hear from it. They did nothing but let my service days run out and I refuse to pay and I had no working phone. And so they won't give me my rebate. Bull.
Reviewed July 29, 2018
I had ATT for 20 years and I changed to save $40 a month. It’s not worth it!!! I will gladly pay the difference. Can’t get service anywhere. Please pay attention to this before you change. I hope this helps someone.
Reviewed June 4, 2018
We had AT&T Uverse internet for years. When we moved to a neighborhood where C Spire high speed fiber optic internet, we got on a 2-year contract to experience the new, innovative ultra high speed internet and agreed to pay $90/month (which is pretty crazy already to pay this much for the internet alone). When the technician came and installed it, he told us we were getting ~ 700 Mbps for download. We didn't know what the numbers meant, but was excited to get on the internet to check it out. To our surprise, the internet was VERY SLOW. Slower than the internet we had had with regular AT&T Uverse at 4 different locations in 3 different cities. We're very busy, in school and working and didn't even think to call about it.
One year and $1080 later, I was talking to my neighbor who pays $30/month for the internet with AT&T, and we did the internet speed test at her house and they were getting ~35 to 40 Mbps. When I did it at our house, I was only getting ~60-65 Mbps. I looked up fiber optic internet and saw that fiber optic internet speed can get up to 1 Gbps (1000 Mbps). 60 Mbps surely isn't anywhere near 1000!!
I finally called C Spire customer service. The C spire representative wanted to try rebooting the system. I checked the speed afterward and was still getting ~65. When asked about termination, she said since we're on a 2-year contract, we have to pay $300 termination fee. She said there were no guidelines to compensate or accommodate customers for their faulty service and she could have her supervisor call me to try to resolve this issue, but as far as she knows, I would have to pay $300 termination fee after paying $90/month for slow crappy internet.
We have NOT been getting the speed (NOWHERE near) C Spire had promised us, and yet, at this point, as far as I know, they're NOT going to do anything to compensate us for it or at least waive the termination fee? How wrong and crappy is that?? Sure, I've had issues with AT&T in the past too (mostly billing). But they always had some solution (promotions or gift card, etc.) to compensate me for their mistakes. I absolutely cannot recommend C Spire, neither their fiber optic internet. I'm beyond angry and disappointed. We'll see how things go with the supervisor tomorrow.
Reviewed May 12, 2018
Roughly two years ago C Spire let someone take over my account posing as a relative who wanted to be added on my account. They let them change passwords and even cut off my phone then letting them purchase 3 iPads two phones. I have caught much grief over this and matter of fact had a stroke December 2017 causing me paralysis. Does anyone know a good lawyer? There’s a lot more but have no room here. The person who did this got fired but no apology. This is gross negligence. They did not even try to contact me.
Reviewed April 2, 2018
I have been with C Spire for the past 2 years and I’m running like hell away from them. They do not offer 4g capabilities in Tn and is very limited in Ms. I was paying over a 120 bucks a month for service I could barely use. I could not talk and surf on the web at the same time! Could not receive or send photos while on the phone and lord I my internet was so freaking slow. A lot of the time my phone was inoperable. I would frequently lose calls as well. When I would call into customer service they swore there was no problems with the service. When I received a promotion and was about to move out of town I found out C Spire did not have any towers in Nashville. I was going to take my phone to Verizon (since it was paid off) and get service with them. Verizon checked my IMEI # and I was told the phone was unlocked and could be used.
When I called C Spire to get my account number, the rep automatically knew I was leaving and tried to convince me to stay even after she confirmed that there was no service in Nashville. When Verizon tried to activate my phone on their network. C Spire has locked my phone! Due to this I had to buy a whole new device! Please stay away from them! They are not worth the headache!
Reviewed March 28, 2018
I called to unsuspend a line that I suspended less than 24hrs! I was asked for a four digit pin that was supposed to be taken off my account, because I did not set up! I had to personally go into store multiple times within a two month period! The representative assured me that I would not have to go through the hassle any more pertaining to my account and she would put a memo on my account. Have to constantly call because service is slow or when My bill is paid service runs slower than EVER! I am signed up for unlimited data and C Spire has made the mistake and had my plan set up for pay as you go more than once! The only crew member that was able to fix my issue was ROBERT! Thanks. We will see how it turns out! He is a very understanding and patient crew member!
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2017
Local service, AT&T & others' signals & customer service are sorry. I have been across the USA on business & always had great service with C Spire. The people at C Spire all speak English & listen without an attitude.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2017
I have been a customer of CSpire for years (began when it was Cellular South). I have been out of contract for a while and enjoyed the lower cell phone bill not being under contract. I decided to finally upgrade all of our phones. The website said I could upgrade my wife and son's phones to an iPhone 7 (which was an upgrade from what they had) for $49. Upon checking out, it further showed I would get a $49 credit (thus making the phone "free"). There are two visible columns that indicate what you will owe that day, and what your monthly charge will be.
Upgrading three phones, it showed my monthly charge would be "$0". GREAT... so I thought. A few days later, I got my monthly bill and it had almost doubled. When I communicated with CSpire I was given the most ridiculous 'twisted logic' I have ever heard. Evidently, I received a $75 per month credit when I was NOT under contract. When I entered into a contract, that credit was no longer vanished. So... I could have remained month to month and simply went with another company, but because I chose to renew with them for two years I am "rewarded" by a higher cell phone bill?
My response to them was: "...So, technically, I'm paying for the new phones". In any other industry, renewing service would result in a discount if anything. When people rent an apartment and renew their lease, their rent is LESS than the person who stays under no lease and rents month to month. I DESPISE untruthful advertising designed to use semantics to beat customers out of money. There was nothing wrong with my previous phones, and I could have left things as they were had I known that the 'free' phones were going to actually cost me $1800 in higher bills over the next two years.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2017
I am personally on a grandfathered plan with AT&T, but my wife has been with C Spire for a long time. But as I have paid her bills and attempted to get new phones, I have noticed C Spire employs the same tricks and normal monopoly-type tactics AT&T does, which strikes me as odd for such a small company. After seeing two bills and the same amount of unhelpful customer service from both companies for six years, I can't imagine what the actual benefit would be to pick C Spire over any of the big ones.
Anyway, since the phone companies have done away with free phone upgrades entirely, I have been buying used phones from eBay for myself, my mom, my aunt, brothers, and sister. That includes four different phones just for me. We have never had any issues swapping phones for AT&T. So, my wife's camera on her phone breaks, and it’s three years old, so I say it's time for a new one.
C Spire offers the same full price phone offers as AT&T, so I decide to get one off eBay. We get it in, and you can't activate a C Spire phone yourself without things like "order numbers" or a receipt from C Spire. So we drag into a C Spire store. I am surprised to see two employees spend over an hour trying to activate the phone. They both scratch their heads with "it just won't connect to the network..." I mention I got the phone off eBay, and they both immediately respond it's probably a blacklisted phone. I told them I checked the IMEI # with multiple sources that said it was clear, but I knew that wasn't going to help any. So, I returned the phone and got another phone from eBay, this time checking the IMEI first, just in case there were any red flags.
We go to the C Spire store, and the employee has the same issues and can't figure it out. Before we spend any more time, I reveal it was purchased off eBay. All of a sudden, they know exactly what the issue is: a stolen phone. Okay, I am upset at this point. So we grab my wife's mother's back-up phone that was previously upgraded a few months ago, and try it again. I tell them "I bought this one off eBay." Same issue, and a claim it is stolen or has an unpaid account attached to it. I reveal the phone actually came from the account holder, and was just replaced. I got some nervous looks, and like magic, they were able to activate the phone... Unbelievable.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2017
The C Spire Wireless services are terrible sometimes, especially if the weather is bad. Also the prices are too high and trying to upgrade before your two years is up is horrible.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2017
C Spire is okay in local area but when you leave town is when the service fails. You can call most everywhere but don't try to post on local media, send picture text, ain't happening. Changing back to Verizon as soon as possible.
Reviewed June 14, 2017
This is to be the WORST all the way around. My fiance had been a customer since they were Cellular South. He bought one of their first (6th) phones almost 20 years ago. When I moved here, I left AT&T and merged my phone into my fiance's, C-Spire plan. No contract. The bills were always outrageously higher than told. You can't call any of their stores. All customer service calls are routed to a central customer service center and they can't even connect you to a store. So if you dealt with someone in the store, who promised to do something for you, you best get their direct cellphone number before you exit the store to follow up because they don't EVER get back to you. That happened to me several times. ☹️
When I initially bought a new cellphone from them last December, I specifically asked to "pay off" the phone in CASH. I later discovered that they financed it to "lock me in". I showed them! I sold the phones and took the $ to pay them off! We were lied to and told none of our phones were under contract. When I dropped the first phone line they charged us an early termination fee of $180.00. They said that they couldn't confirm whether or not he had a contract still because the tornado took all their files. Regardless, I was still stuck with the fee.
WHAT REALLY KILLED THE RELATIONSHIP WITH C-SPIRE: I requested how to change our consumer account to a business account. Was given the wrong information about what I was required to submit. Every time I submitted paperwork to corporate, it was rejected. They ran me around for two weeks when I finally called AT&T and started my business account there. AT&T appreciates my business and didn't make me jump through a million hoops to open the account. I would understand if I was asking for a bunch of equipment/phones, etc but I wasn't. All I wanted was to change the account to business so I could get a good easily identifiable phone number to put on my truck and use on my website.
I sold both phones on eBay and went to pay them the final bill off today 6/13/17 at the location where the satellite store is set up off HWY 42. They have taken my debit card before, but since I was trying to close the account, they didn't accept my payment. They'd only accept CASH! Well the one time I paid in cash (March or April) they didn't record it and tried to double bill me with a late fee. Of course, I didn't have a receipt bc their "system was down" the day I paid. They know me very well and know that I always pay in person every month. So they checked their reconciliation for the day I said that I paid, and they were almost exactly over for the amount of my payment, which means whoever took my payment didn't post it to my account, but put the cash in their register.
So why would I ever trust payment in cash again? I'm headed to another location to finalize closing this account and unlocking the final iPhone that I sold. I hope this helps at least one person make an educated decision whether or not to become a C-Spire customer. Account with C-Spire officially CLOSED and phones are unlocked! Yeaaaaa! 6:00 pm today 6/13/17! Thanks! ☺️
Reviewed April 22, 2017
I have talked to several of my girlfriends and they all say the same thing. Women are not told the total truth about the charges on a phone. I went in and he could tell that I did not know a lot about charges. However I finally got $324.00 dollars of charges! It should be our advantage to upgrade to a new phone! NO it cost you way more money regardless of how good of a customer you are! My bill was supposed to be, he said around $80 + tax each month. I am waiting to see if all those so called "one time charges" will not be on my bill next month. I told him I wanted the same plan but upgrade cost me not $65.00 a month but this month $141.36. Way more than I was told.
Reviewed March 11, 2017
Phone Service: Far better than AT&T mobile and I live in as rural an area as it gets. Can also seem to make and receive calls anywhere at any time. I haven't had a problem with calls dropping either. About as reliable as landline calling. 5 out of 5 stars. Internet Connectivity: The later (after 1 AM) you use the internet, the more inconsistent it is; you may not be able to use it all very, very late. Also, during the day and normal night hours (before 1 AM), it seems to stay connected almost all of the time. Plus, I haven't seen it go a day without being able to use it. 3.5 stars out 5 stars, because I like to use the internet very late sometimes. And I know I'm not the only one.
Internet/Data specifics: I still use 3G, but--the way I understand it is--.5 Mbps DL and UL both are slow even for that technology. If internet speed is important to you, make sure you ask when you sign up about what you can expect in a 3G connection compared with a 4G one. Then, choose a 4G or 4GLTE phone, if internet speed is important and be set up for it. Basically, if you need it for video (whether that be for work or otherwise) or modern gaming, then you need a REAL 4G internet connection (not one that is advertised to be but throttled down greatly). And they may lie to get your business. Perhaps, you should take a recorder with you; now, that's an idea. 2 out of 5 stars.
Policies: Our phones are under unlimited data plans. As with most, tethering (using your phone's internet for PC) requires a plan and I'm not sure they have one. I've looked online to see their pricing for tethering, but have yet to find one. If they don't have one, this will be a problem for me. Without a plan, they charge $10 or $20 for 1GB of tethering. I can't remember which. In order to update the modern PC operating system and its program files (AN INVALUABLE INTERNET SERVICE), it may require far more data than that. Then, you may need it for video use as a work-at-home opportunity, talking to relatives, and/or have kids into videos/gaming, etc.
Thanks be to God that you don't need tethering to download or save files, there are Apps and browsers that do this (may require unlimited data). Still, as you can see, tethering for the necessary things can quickly add up to 10 or more GBs (if you reside in a rural setting and have trouble getting an ISP worthy of note)! Which could add up to $200 or more to your phone bill--if there is no plan! I reside in very rural MS and have run out of options for PC internet except for scam copies like AT&T, Dishnet, DirecTV, HughesNet, Exede, unpopular scam companies, etc. Almost all have scathing reviews across the board!
Tethering has become the only option for me that I can see. And C SPIRE might not have a plan. And we're under contract! If tethering is or could be important to you in the near future, make sure they have a tethering plan that meets your needs at a price that you can afford. I rate C SPIRE'S POLICIES a 2.5 out of 5 stars, because (at least) they do have unlimited plans at a pretty fair price.
Verdict: Better for phone calls (5 rating) than Internet and not too bad with internet (2.5 rating average), either. We've never had to call CS; it's very user-friendly and "sturdy"! I would recommend C SPIRE--if you need both phone and internet (or want it very badly) after asking the above internet questions that you are satisfied.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2017
C Spire will promise you anything for another customer. Their claims of service in my area were fraudulent. No two ways about it. When two years were up my service got worse. I enjoy 230 Kbps as a treat. Usually not that good. At their Starkville office I was told they had switched to lowband LTE in their rural areas. Told a new phone might help and there was a sweet two year deal to buy another. In West Point I asked about buying the phone I own and was told it would work fine at my house. Their policy is one of fraudulent claims. Contact your Public Service Commissioner.
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2017
I went into the Brandon MS store on Jan3rd and tried to get help but instead my 18 month old child was pushed by a C Spire employee. And then a phone was thrown back at me. I took my baby and left. Called customer service but got no results.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2017
They have the best network for my area, good data plans, have installment agreements that don't require a contract and competitive rates. C SPIRE is innovative, has a good selection of products, a great network, and different billing options, in addition to good customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2016
I have been with C Spire for a long time when it was Cellular South. I had no problem with them but C Spire, it's customer service is bad. They try to rush you off the phone, half-help you with the problem. My bill was due on the Dec.12. I was cut off that day. I think it should be a 5 days past the due date before you are cut off, and when you call and ask about been cut back on and you will pay tomorrow. The first thing come pay your bill and it will. Every month my phone is cut off because my pay period don't fall on my due date and I'm tired of it. We are already being overcharge. For a example: data plan 100.0, phone, 27.15 per month, 17.17 for a tablet. I was told I got to pay 20.00 per month so I can use the phone, 10.00 per month to use the tablet. This is some bull. No discount for a job you work for because my job everybody get discount from all the local phone company. I'm tired. I think it time to move on to another phone company.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2016
This started sometime back with CSpire Wireless and will try and keep it brief and to the point. I have been a long time customer of CSpire since the Cellular South days of operation. Well, months ago my wife's phone had a cracked screen that was pretty bad. I went by CSpire Wireless store in Brookhaven Ms and they told me I did not have insurance on her phone. O really? So what is that charge for insurance I have been paying every month on my bill supposed to be along with the additional apple care that I felt pressured into getting when I purchased the phone? So, after being told that insurance didn't cover her phone and neither did the apple care, I left after being told it would cost $300.00 to replace the screen. I replaced the screen with a aftermarket from Amazon, which did pretty well for a while until it developed a crack in the corner. This whole time my wife is monitoring our CSpire Bills to confirm we are being billed for insurance.
So, my wife returns to CSpire where the rep agrees that we do have insurance and he will help handle the warranty claim. Well Great, not quite! The phone is replaced and now two months later I receive a email stating that the damage was not covered under warranty and they will be my account $79.00 for the repair. HMMM??? The money isn't so important. I will pay the charge. However look at CSPIRE. I feel as though you have damaged our trust, yours as a company, and mine as a consumer. I will be dropping all non-required charges such as insurance and apple care. Programs just don't work to the consumer’s advantage. Also did I fail to mention my contract is about to expire, and I will be researching your replacement. Thank you.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2016
I have been with C Spire two years now. I realized that my phone had been turned off. I honestly forgot to pay my phone bill. I called and spoke to a representative to asked could I get a extension on my bill until tomorrow. I was told they could not restore my service once it was suspended. I knew this was a lie due to other phone companies I have been with in the past. I was just asking for my service to be cut back on until the next day. It wouldn't even been 24 hours. After this I will be switching back to T-Mobile. This service sucks... People have situations and I need a company that understands that.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2016
I have stayed with C Spire for a long time now, maybe 9 years give or take, because they offered something competitors did not: good customer service. That has changed drastically in recent months and I believe it is now time for me to change service. C Spire's cell service is nothing spectacular and is not as good as Verizon or AT&T. I have had several issues since October 2015 and customer service leaves a lot to be desired. They want to force everything online for self-support yet when I walked into one store last week and one store today, the people standing around playing, throwing balls in the air, chatting, and killing time. Look like they need some work to do. Yet, I walked out last week and today completely helpless and still with a broken phone.
Self-support is fine but they need to flexible and make sure their website is adequate for self-support. I have too many issues with C Spire to bore people with the details here. My point is that they used to be good but now they aren't. I need better coverage for travelling and have tolerated C Spire's limitations because of loyalty to a local homegrown company but now that their business goals are changing, it's time for me to change services and at least get better coverage when travelling.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2016
I was told in April, 2016 that I qualified for a FREE phone upgrade. I had been looking at the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. I went to C-Spire today (8/20/2016) to get the Note 7 and was told that I would have to sign a new contract and pay for the phone over 2 years. That WAS NOT what I was told back in April. I have 3 months left on my contract, which is ended this October. Come November, I am going to AT&T just as fast as my contract expires. This is twice I have been mislead by C-Spire. The third time is my fault.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2016
C Spire service is awful!! IPhone drops calls and do not even try to watch a video because it stops and starts constantly!!! We have 3 iPhones with them and it's like this with all 3!! I would not recommend them to nobody!! We have called them several times and stayed on the phone with customer service for very long time periods just to have call dropped and they do not care, or even call you back!! I'm gonna find another service because I'm tired of paying out all this money and not having better service!!!
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016
If I could give them a negative star review I would!! My son's phone was damaged after he ran over with a lawn mower. I called customer service to check on apple care. The rep said I would have to fill out a warranty claim online. I voiced my concerns and complaints with this. I had changed my sons service from AT&T for the very reason you could not get taken care of in house. I have myself been a c spire customer since early nineties when it was cellular south.
I explained to rep I was 7 hours away from my son on a work trip and I needed his phone replaced... Well no go and she said it's real easy to do online - NO, the problems go on... I had to wait until I arrived home to a real computer and do claim. I had the phone being sent to my sons girlfriends work address. Well guess what - they messed that up too!! Now the phone is at my old address that is an hour from me and an hour from my son. So I will have to drive because nobody contacted me about the address with ups and the delivery. I could go on and on and on. I would drop them over this and the fact they scammed all of us who should have been grandfathered into unlimited data etc. They have the best signal service where I work so I am stuck. Long time disappointed customer!!! Let someone else come along with better service and I'm done.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
The worst experience ever. I have been with C Spire for 10 years and I can say that this is the worst experience I have ever went through with a business. They do not value their customers at all. I went into the store because my phone was broken. The customer service representative (Jimmy) did not process my claim accurately. He filed a warranty claim instead of an insurance claim, in which was not good, because the warranty claim was denied and left me having to pay $325.00 instead of the insurance deductible of $199.00. Once in the store the manager seen the error and attempted to clear it up. Well let us say a week has passed and the phone quit working. Not good, so I go back to C Spire and they inform me that they can do nothing about a defective phone.
So, what was the outcome. It was not time for my upgrade and I was forced to upgrade my phone and they moved me from my two year contract that I had been on for 10 years due to no fault of my own and I still had to spend out of pocket another $200.00 plus. Being a single mother I must say $200.00 is not easy to come by so imagine $400.00 yes that is what you all have gotten from me. Not to say that the employees do not care but I must say not even the owner or VP. It seems to me is that C Spire is ripping people off and forcing them to be in contracts and purchase phones. It surprises me that a big company such as C Spire does not have onsite technicians for problems with phones that they send out instead they say just buy a new one.
That is their way of problem resolution after customers pay insurance every month and then on top of that paid $199.00 for insurance deductible for a phone that did not work 2 months. I was not able to use my phone for over 3 days, which was a loss of 3 days of business and money and to go into the store and have to spend more money was unacceptable. The store manager was willing to do all he could to rectify the situation, however, the Esecuritel people were not helpful at all and did not care. Which is another problem because I have been paying for this insurance for 10 years and to see that it is not good makes me wonder why does C Spire still contract with them when they are obviously causing more problems with their customers than assisting them.
Reviewed July 11, 2016
C Spire is unreliable, their customers services is a Zero. Whatever you do, don't trust C Spire. Take your business someplace else. They have you on the phone for hours and the people that works their store cannot help you unless you are signing a contract or purchasing a phone. They are no help with services after the sale. I would not recommend them to anyone.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
My billing period was from (specifically) May 7, 2016 to June 7, 2016. My (unlimited) plan was changed May 8, 2016 with no notification. I received a letter in the mail May 21st that was dated by C SPIRE on May 17th. My plan was changed from unlimited to 1GB outside service area with overages of $100 per GB after 1GB. It is not acceptable to change a contract without notification. I don't feel I should've accrued charges until I was notified. I don't feel I owe any data overages for data used between May 7, 2016 to May 21, 2016 when I was notified. Today is June 23, 2016 (4 days before my account becomes delinquent) and I have learned they denied my claim to repeal the data charges. What a crock this company is "customer inspired" my butt.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2016
Sitting here with my C Spire hotspot in an area that should receive full coverage and I can't upload a picture to social media. This is a daily occurrence. I'm wasting my money with these people. Texted customer service one day and they answered six hours later. Such a rip-off.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2015
I have been with C-Spire since they were Cellular South and am considered of the "VIP Elite" status because I have been a customer since the bag phones, when C-Spire (a.k.a Cellular South) was still a little Mississippi company handled out of Meadville, MS. The customer service left a lot to be desired. One would think that since C-Spire expanded there would be an improvement with customer service. Sorry, Mississippi, I'm really not meaning to knock you especially you are my home -- borne, raised, and still living here. I just have an issue with bad customer service, period.
I called Customer Service to ask a few questions because I'm comparing providers to try to cut costs even though I have been a loyal C-Spire customer since its "birth" as Cellular South. When I would ask a question or try to make a statement, the customer representative would literally talk over me. When I stopped talking she stopped talking. When I didn't say anything she would ask if I was still there. I asked her why should I talk if she was going to continuously interrupt and talk over me. I asked the representative where she was located and she stated, "Houston." I'm thinking, "Ok, that state is still in the South so I can't use that as an excuse for her being being rude."
Back to my point... There have been very few times outside of the actual C-Spire store located in my town that I have had good customer service over the phone with a C-Spire representative. C-Spire representatives need more training with their verbal skills, not just scripted information, knowledge of products and services (which includes fees and taxes), and above all how to treat a customer no matter how aggravating that customer may be.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2015
What a nightmare C Spire has been lately! They tell you one thing and do another. Recently my bill increased by $10.00 and they cannot tell me why and they say it is in my bill and I just do not see it and they cannot explain it. Excuse me but don't they generate the bills? I have 10 more months in my contract so to get away from the $82.00 monthly payment I was just going to terminate the contract and pay them the early termination fee of $190.00 and just go for the prepay route at $40.00 a month with the purchase of one of their phones.
Before ordering I called the customer service and not trusting C Spire I wanted to know that if I did not like the phone I ordered could I return it and I was told, "Yes you have 14 days". I received the phone. Did not like it. Did not use it at all and am now told that no returns on prepay phones! Are you serious??? They lied to me? Well come to find out I can return it all right as long as I trade it for a different phone, no getting my money back!!
I called customer service back and was told at first that I could return it under 14 days but then later they told me no that I could not. Have they gotten so low that they have to use trickery now? On top of that I really did not need to buy a phone because once I pay my fee my phone is mine to keep and I can use it on a prepay no contract $40 a month plan unless they are lying again. Do not trust anything they tell you and read the fine print. Whatever it costs I am getting away from this company and oh I almost forgot to mention that they let someone purchase over $3000.00 worth of equipment and add it to my plan? Notify me no! My phone quit working and I went in to find out whoever did this. Had my phone cut off and they let them. They credited my account back but since then my bill went up and they will or cannot tell me why! So avoid C Spire if possible!!
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2015
I have been a CS customer for well over a decade with zero complaints till I bought the G6 from them 6/2015 along with a new contract. Mistake. (Strictly Samsung as of 2003.) Purchased the Galaxy 6 along with a new 2 year contract. Over a 4ish month period, I spent more time at the Brick & Mortar (CS) than my own business, with no positive results. Yes, the Galaxy 6 is a POS (I'm on my 3rd or is it the 4th?) but after getting nowhere with C Spire, my phone still had the same problems & more!!! I gave up and decided to live with the "Smart Phone" MISERY. This evening my Galaxy died for good. I dread and can't afford to spend the next week at C Spire but I must. Also, for over 6 years, I have had the most expensive monthly plan Unlimited Everything.
I now have to buy streaming time every few weeks with my same Unlimited Plan. When I was at the store with other issues, they would take the charges off but now, I can't afford to go up there and spend 2 hours to correct the problem so my monthly 90ish bill is now 120ish. Manager at the store, worthless and unfocused. PITIFUL but nice. Actually, all of the employees that I've dealt with were pleasant. That does not make a good company, sadly. Follow through (Kelvin/manager) could help. After 3 hours on my last visit, he was going to call me with a result on Monday. Never heard from him. That's when I mentally, monetarily and physically could not take the crud from them any longer. Now that my phone has suddenly turned black screen, it looks like I will shut my business down again and spend more time at C SPIRE this holiday week... To no avail, again I am certain.
Get a pen. Write it down: NO C SPIRE. I paid a shut load for the phone, joined into a contract (again), know every employee by name, spent more time at C Spire than my own business, no results, no phone working, paying 15/20 more even though I have unlimited everything plan for over 7 years. STAY AWAY FROM C SPIRE AND SAMSUNG GALAXY 6. Yes, screaming it. I could add images off all my appointment cards with C Spire and my bills, BUT I would need a phone to do that.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2015
I have been a CSpire customer for years, from Cellular South days. Today I tried to purchase 2 more iPhones and add my daughter and son-in-law to my account. I currently have my line and one of my sons’ on my account. The representatives I dealt with told me I had ANOTHER account that had a past due balance from TEN years ago that I had to clear up to do this. I have never had another account with them. Have always had the same account and I'm pretty sure that in the last 10 years when I bought new phones, added my son to my account, and/or went into the store to make changes to my plan, etc., that this issue would have arisen. And I'm positively certain that I would have been getting phone calls, collection letters, SOMETHING from them saying that I owed money if it’s true.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2015
C Spire people were very nice but said they could not get me a copy of any old statements. It is hard to believe they aren't saved on a flash drive, etc. I would be glad to pay for the copies. Hope you can help me with this.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2015
After doing business with C Spire for 8 years I called to get my number ported over and they told me and my other phone company it would be done. They turned around and cut my number off and said I told them to disconnect it. We tried getting the matter resolve and they would not allow me to speak with a supervisor. They said there is no supervisor to speak with. This is really crazy!
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2015
After moving to a new carrier, C Spire refuses to unlock my iPhone 6 plus. They lied and claimed they unlocked it on Sept. 24, 2015 and to date, the phone is still locked. Customer service is clueless and offers no help at all. $800 loss. BEWARE!!
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2015
C SPIRE promised $150 credit for each line transferred from other cellphone company in July 2015. I believed them. I transferred two lines from AT&T. They promised the credit will be available within 40 days. But they never give me the credit. I contact them, but their regional manager refused to give me the credit. Do not believe C SPIRE!
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2015
My son who is mildly cognitively delay purchased an iPhone on eBay in good faith. Initially, the phone was locked and Pew instructed him to call eBay. After calls by eBay to the owner, the phone was unlocked. We were told the seller was a female who upgraded. He has been trying to get service since then. He has purchased iTunes and yesterday he purchased a SIM card and I told him this particular phone does not use a SIM card.
While going thru the settings, I notice the mobile carrier is Cspire. I call, speak to customer service. She tells me the phone has delinquent charges therefore, Cspire cannot release its hold and I hear her utter "stolen." I speak to her supervisor at my request, his name is Solomon. He tells me he cannot release the phone because of a 2 year contract and delinquent funds. I inform him, "that is not my son's problem because he purchased this in good faith. You know who has the contract, you should be going after them."
Solomon insinuates my son may have stolen the phone. I asked for his last name and Solomon said he doesn't have one and he told me to look it up at Cspire.com, I couldn't find the address. I told him "We live in Wisconsin, how in the hell would my disabled son travel to Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana or wherever you are located to steal a phone? I want to mail the phone to you." Mr. Solomon began to laugh and told me to mail the phone to eBay. I told him he was an insensitive SOB, laughing at my disabled son. I told him I had him on speaker phone and my husband heard him making fun of my son because he purchased a phone on eBay that is no good. I was so angry.
Then Solomon tried to change the story. I told him I thought someone at Cspire would be compassionate because my son does not understand why this phone does not work and he spends all his money trying to get this phone to work. He told me he was laughing at eBay. I told Solomon I was going to go and put this on social media, his indifference to the handicaps and how he laughed at them. I told Solomon, my entire conversation has been about my son trying to get this phone to work then I gave the phone to my husband who informed Solomon he has said enough and this conversation is going nowhere. My son purchased this phone from eBay 1.5 years ago approximately.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2015
I have been with C Spire awhile. Well they added some private charges to my phone bill that another lady owed on her phone without telling me. I feel if they knew that phone had a bill on it, they should have never allowed it to be added to my line. I now have insurance on my phone but they won't fix it until the full amount of my bill is paid. I pay almost 300 a month in phone bills and they can't fix my phone. Really? I can't continue to deal with a company like this. I'm struggling to pay this alone and my bill never seems to go down.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2015
Too many detailed to go into. They completely messed over me and I couldn't do a thing. Lies lies and more lies. I really wish I had gotten out sooner.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2015
I signed a 2 yr contract and they changed my plan without contacting me. They stated they didn't offer that plan no more and tried saying I used too much data unlimited. It don't matter. Recently I had to get a new phone and they didn't have the phone I had no more so I had to upgrade and they didn't tell me that I signed another 2 yr agreement when they have you to sign in the box you can't see that part. I think a bunch of us should sue the crap out of them.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2015
After paying $500 to cancel my AT&T cell phone I went with C Spire. I took my old phone in with 1250 business contacts and had it synced to my new phone. The rep at C Spire assured me all my contacts would be on the new phone once I got it back. I get it back with 82 out of 1250+ contacts. I have wasted countless hours trying to get my contacts back and countless hours on the phone with incompetent reps from C Spire. I rely on my phone to do business and without my contacts I am unable to do my job. C Spire has offered me a $50 credit to make the situation better which I obviously refused. My contacts in my phone were worth a lot more than $50 and I also racked up an IT bill since the lady at the store asked me to call my IT company (after 5pm) to see if they could help. This company takes no blame on completely ruining 8 years worth of business contacts.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2015
I went to the Bahamas in May, had a wonderful time. Until I got my phone bill. I used my phone to take pictures while I was there. Little did I know that the whole time I was there my phone, without my knowing it, ran up over $245 in data charges!!! I did not use the phone for anything but taking pictures. The phone had a program that was using data the whole time. They got me this time. Next time I leave the country, I will pull the battery out of the phone. In the meantime I will look for another provider!
Reviewed July 31, 2015
I am not satisfied at all with C Spire! I regret renewing my service! It's the worse service ever and as soon as I can get out of this plan all 3 of my phones will be cut off and with Verizon...
Reviewed July 26, 2015
I've been a valued customer of C Spires for years! Without any notice they switched my son and I from unlimited data to another plan. They claimed to have sent a letter. However I never saw a letter. Their reason was that we used too much data. Unlimited data is unlimited data so I really don't think it should matter how much data we used. My contract said unlimited and it said nothing about unlimited but don't go over this amount! Apparently once they remove you from unlimited data you can never get it back and to get more than 6GB of data cost out the wazoo!! I'm now paying about 120$ More a month for my bill which works out great for them!!! I think maybe that's their plan! Greedy much C Spire?? We are currently looking into other companies! We are not very happy customers!
Reviewed July 20, 2015
I'm pretty sure they just make their billing up as they go. We had our phones and plan for a month. We received a text message telling us our service had been suspended. Apparently they just bill as they please because when we FINALLY received our first statement it was billed for 2 months of service at a rate higher than the agreed upon amount. I chalked it up to maybe I didn't read the fine print and paid the bill. They disconnected my service again literally one week later. I am not giving these crooks any more money because they just make their billing up as they go along. I would not recommend this company to anyone under any circumstances. I would suggest a string in two tin cans as a last resort before this company.
Reviewed July 19, 2015
C Spire has to be the slowest I've ever dealt with. I've had an iPhone 5s with unlimited internet but what's the point when you have no service for the unlimited? As a matter of fact I logged on to this website using C Spire service and it literally wasted 5 mins of my time to get here. I also have LTE but in my whole two years of having it, I have RARELY ever seen LTE. C Spire is not the one to count on for fast, and reliable service.
Reviewed July 18, 2015
I been doing business with C Spire for ten years or better and today I tried to get a mobile hotspot for my laptop. And because I have two accounts, one that's not current, they said I couldn't get it. But the one that's is current is the one I was getting the device for. And when I spoke to accounting they said I could get it and sent me back to sales and they said I couldn't. What a shame that a big business like C Spire and their team not on the same accord.
Reviewed July 4, 2015
Is it just me or is C Spire doing a disservice to its customers? I mean why call it unlimited if it's not actually unlimited? They're not going to tolerate someone paying less the amount of their monthly bill so why should customers tolerate limits on unlimited? As a business, one would think they would be fair to their customers. Unless it's not about the customers rather the money instead. Oh well. Maybe one day it'll catch up with them like it did AT&T & a hundred million dollar fine will bring back truly unlimited.
Reviewed July 1, 2015
I have been a C Spire customer for 10 years under my current phone number and 20 years total. I have had the unlimited plan for myself and my son. Yesterday I received a letter from C Spire stating that they are changing his plan without my consent. They said he used too much data, yet I barely use any. Of course the representative stated that I could continue with my plan. Of course because I am paying too much considering the amount of data I use. Well an unlimited plan is just that unlimited. If I am paying for an unlimited plan then I shouldn't matter how much data he uses. This is poor customer service. They sold me the unlimited plan so therefore they should not be allowed to change because they choose to. The C Spire drops calls all the time. but I don't call and complain. So do not use C Spire. They are not an honest company.
Reviewed May 14, 2015
My family members have been C Spire customers for many years. Neither my family nor I have ever held complaints against C Spire until our latest transaction. Every C Spire employee that we (my family) has come into contact with has always been dutifully attentive and helpful. We went to the Clinton, MS Hwy 80 location for our last transaction. We revised our plan and bought 5 new phones. Our sales rep was supervisor **. Her way of speaking and behavior was rude, inconsiderate, and flat out disgusting. She was extremely unhelpful, and my family was left shocked and quiet at her low-grade service. Surely C Spire wouldn't promote such a personality to the position of supervisor? We were wrong. I do not know if she had a bad day or something of the sort, but surely she should be able to appear somewhat professional to her customers.
We clearly were not the only ones taken aback by her ridiculous behavior. There were other customers that she was helping, and the looks on their faces were not much different than ours. She seemed to offer terrible and unprofessional service all around. When the new salesrep (helping us for the day) called her back over to ask a question, she snapped at him and rudely and loudly asked him why he'd called her over. Now, I am not going to try make my family sound perfect. We were trying to fix an incorrect change to our plan (the mistake committed by supervisor **). We were a little bothered, but calm and cooperative. I am shocked and disgusted by the behavior of this supervisor, and I think something needs to be done of it.
Reviewed May 5, 2015
I paid my bill with C Spire then I change to another service. I had been with C Spire for years. I paid April 3 and cancel April 10. I had to the 25 of April. I asked for a refund for the 15 days that I had paid for. They said that the phone companies do not work that way. When I phone to cancel I asked if I owned anything. No was the answer then I received a bill for $3.67. Called and they said it was for information. I asked "what numbers did I ask for?" They stated I would have to go to a C Spire store and ask them, which I did. Their reply was "sorry but the account is closed." I don't have that information. I had the other telephone cancel me also. I called them and made sure I was canceled on the 10th of April. I felt like I should have some refund. Poor customer service and I have been with them for years!
Reviewed April 27, 2015
Not that you will care, but thanks so much for wasting a whole bunch of my time and causing me to have a "hit" on my credit that will now be there for a year! Having been highly recommended to me as a great service, standup company I spent a good while researching to be sure for myself. Finally I gave a call and discussed with your rep my needs and concerns.
My FIRST QUESTION was "can I have service with you if I live in Birmingham." "ABSOLUTELY yes," was the answer. I even asked again to be sure... No problem... I then spent a good while discussing my needs and felt that all my question had been answered to my satisfaction. Called back the next day to check on a few other questions. Once again, I felt like I had found just what I needed. I called back again on Saturday to "get the ball rolling" and become a Cspire customer. The rep and I worked to get a game plan for me to be able to port over my number, purchase a phone and have a seamless move over to your company without any loss of service.
At that time, I was ask to provide my SSN. Having been a credit fraud victim, I would have never given it to anyone unless I planned to do business with them. I figured with a 820 Beta I might be able to get a phone. I now have a new "hit" that will last a year... Thanks SOOOOO much for that! Anyway, I was told that the number could not be ported on Saturday so I was going to be called back on Monday at approximately 8AM to finish the process. I never got the callback, go figure... Anyway, at about 1 PM I called YOU back and was put on hold for so long that I had time to memorize the words to the song "Respect" that played over and over again until I gave up and disconnected the call.
At about 2 PM I called again and was told that I could not have service because I was out of your service area!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for wasting a week of my time! Why not educated your reps to know the facts up front before you have customers, who REALLY DID DESIRE to be a customer, waste their time and efforts. It cost me hours to find that you guys are no better that any of the rest of the phone companies out there. So, thanks for nothing. PS... how about working to remove that unnecessary credit hit.
Reviewed April 16, 2015
THE ABSOLUTE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE OF ANY COMPANY IN U.S.A. BAR NONE. Can put fiber to the home but cannot get one short code to work. Cannot get anyone to call me back. They have been working (or so they say and I doubt that) on it but still no answer. DO NOT GET INTO ANY DEALINGS WITH THIS BUNCH IF YOU EXPECT CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE FUTURE. All they care about is your money, not your satisfaction. Look at their customer service record and ratings...WORST IN THE INDUSTRY AND COUNTRY!!!
Reviewed March 28, 2015
I brought an iPhone 5c. I brought insurance which was 200 dollars. When my screen cracked I had to pay a hundred and fifty dollars to replace the phone then send my first phone back which already cost me 150.
Reviewed March 6, 2015
I went to the Madison store on January 28 during my lunch break to purchase another phone because my phone was not working. The girl helping me, ** , told me there was a promotion on purchasing the IPad Air and asked me if I was interested in purchasing it. She said there would be monthly payments in the amount of $17.91 for two years with no interest. I inquired about data usage and she said as long as I stayed within my data limit there would be no additional charges. She explained that I had 30 days to try it. So I took the Ipad and decided I liked it. Yesterday, on March 6th, I received my bill and there was a charge on there in the amount of $91.17 listed under a phone number I did not recognize on my bill.
I called CSpire to inquire and was told that is the phone number for my IPad. I am being charged an activation fee and a monthly data usage charge, neither of which I was told about at the time I received the IPad. A manager at CSpire told me on the phone that I signed for this. I told him that yes I signed, but she never told me about a monthly charge and led me to believe the IPad data was part of my cell phone data usage. He said I could not return the IPad because it has been over 30 days. I told him that had I been aware of these charges I would never have taken the IPad in the first place, and I could have returned it to the store had I known, but I am just not received the bill. He explained the bill was generated the 25th of February. I just received it yesterday.
I have been a long time customer of CSpire. I am angry that I was misled and now I am unable to return the IPad to the store just because it is a few days past the 30 days, only because I am just now receiving the bill and aware of these charges. I am not under a contract with them and seriously considering changing my service to AT&T.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2015
I switched to Verizon after getting fed up with spotty coverage, my internet going in and out, and the worst customer service I've ever experienced. There were several times I texted customer service and didn't get a reply until 2 days later, if I got one at all. And a couple times they just stopped helping me right in the middle. I put in a request Saturday to have my service terminated. It's now Tuesday and I'm still waiting. They were a lot better when they were Cellular South.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014
I do have unlimited plan, but my messages do not get through. I do not receive my phone calls and they just simply drop off. Def. ready to drop this whole thing and move on. Can not even call my husband who is on my family plan.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2014
Ever since I started using C Spire there have been several events that were unsatisfactory! Apparently their billing will not process your automatic payment as needed to keep the account in good standing if you call with an updated card. They will only run your card on the date you had in place for the amount of the normal monthly charge. So this will make your account delinquent because you weren't properly informed on how to resolve the payment. However the biggest issue at stand now is that C Spire told me the price to replace my iPhone 5 with the insurance package and iCare would be $79, then the insurance company said that it would be $199. Then when I called C Spire back to talk about the insurance company disagreeing to the $79 amount they did not record any notes about the conversation as the representative told me.
Also, there is no one of knowing how you speak with so therefore there is no true accountability for the company to take action among these representatives doing bad business. Above all these representatives talked over me and would not let me explain the situation since there weren't any notes and they forwarded me about three times and I felt like a broken record because when I was forwarded the people transferring me never gave details about what my call was about. All in all I spent over an hour of my time so that now I am awaiting a phone call from C Spire Corporate and we shall see if they have any notes on my account after I was told they will have for anyone who services my account when I call them for help... What is wrong? Why can't people take pride in their job and be grateful that they have a job and treat customers with respect and care... especially when we are the ones that is their lifeline as paying customers? OK... now I am done.
Reviewed July 15, 2014
C Spire advertising everything unlimited plan on a 4G network, but if you use it too much they will reduce your speed to the point that it's like dial-up, very very slow. You are paying for a unlimited plan but can't use it. C Spire is using deceptive and unlawful advertising.
Reviewed May 31, 2013
I received a letter stating an account was opened in my name. I did not open this account nor have I ever had a CSpire account. I have called customer service numerous times and kept getting the runaround. The account was opened with my social security number and they had ordered equipment, two iPhone 5s. I was bounced around from person to person and disconnected several times. They would not cancel the account.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2012
One of our cell phones was returned to C Spire because it would not keep a signal and would just stop working. The phone was under warranty. Before sending the phone back, we took it to the Brandon, MS location to have the data transferred to the new phone that was sent to us. This was done with no problem. On my next bill, they charged me an extra $587.43. When I called them about this, I was told that the charges were the cost of repairing the phone. They were not willing to help any further, so I called the customer service and spoke to a supervisor on 11-09-12. When I explained the situation - the phone was under warranty, so I shouldn't be charged - I was then told that the charges were because they did not receive the phone that I returned.
For the next few weeks, I was calling post offices, FedEx, etc., trying to locate the phone. Today, on 12-15-12, I called again. Now they are saying that the charges are because the port was damaged on the phone. The warranty was filed online, and when asked if there was any damage to the phone, it was checked "no" because there was not any damage to the phone. Once again, they are changing their story. If they're saying the port was damaged, they had to have received the phone. How can the port have been damaged when the C Spire employee transferred the data from the old phone to the new one?
I'm tired of being lied to. They have not returned my money. I had a claim filed today so they can look into the matter. This is not satisfactory. They are making up lies as they go along, and customers have to pay for their crap. The person who helped me today said that they can always say that the phone was not returned in the time frame allowed or come with something else. This is no way to run a business, and I'm sure there are more customers out there with the same circumstances.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2011
I have been a customer for 16 years. My daughter moved to Hamilton, AL and they sent her one very vague text that she was over her usage on our unlimited plan. I called Cellular South to be told she would be released out of her contract because she wasn't using fifty percent of usage in her area, Cellular South failed to tell me her phone would be shut off in ten days! So, they turned her phone off with no warning and I couldn't get in touch with her! I pay my bill on time every month and this is wrong. Something needs to be done with how they treat consumers! I switched all my phones to Verizon and will never give them another penny! I believe if they valued me, a letter would be the right and legal thing to do!
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2011
I took my Desire phone in. It wasn't working and I was told that there's no Desire phones in stock and that I had to take Merge instead, which they said was just as good.
This phone is horrible. It drops call all the time and calls voicemail while I'm on phone. I have called every day to complain but I was told there's nothing they could do. I can't upgrade and get a Desire phone, which is what I paid for. I truly think they are just trying to stick customers with these cheap phones. I need help. This phone is no good to me.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2011
I filed an insurance claim to replace a cellphone and I paid $50 for the deductible. I pay $4.99 per month for three phones for this insurance. ESecuritel is their third party vendor responsible for handling insurance claims. The company sent a phone that did not work. The battery was invalid and I had to wait another week for another phone. The second phone would not charge so I requested a new battery. ESecuritel said that they would send a new one, which I never received. I called eSecuritel and was told by the manager that eSecuritel does not have to replace the phone with a working battery; they only provide for refurbished phones. She stated that the insurance provisions are posted in the Cell South Stores and batteries are considered an accessory.
I then called Cell South to file a complaint. Derrick told me that he will contact the escalation team and someone from the management would call me within 24-48 hours. He also promised to send me a battery. A week later, I received no contact from the management regarding the complaint. I never received the battery too. I called back and asked for supervisor. The supervisor, Webster, gave me his personal cellphone number and promised to send a battery. Another week passes and still no battery. I called again and spoke with supervisor Brandon ** who promised that he would email me with the tracking number and send a battery. Now, five days have passed and, again, I have not received a battery.
I called them back today (August 23, 2011) and I finally spoke with Glendora in customer care unit after I chose "cancel your phone service" on the option selections. I told her that I wanted to file a complaint and cancel all three phones. She said that the problem with the battery issue was that the company could not find a battery since the Motorola RAZR phones are no longer sold and are discontinued. I was told that a manager at the Southaven store would be called first thing on Wednesday morning and will be ordered to give me a new phone which is comparable to the phone I currently have. I hope that this includes a working battery.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2011
I was lead to purchase a new device that would give me the option for a "hotspot" on my phone, so I made the purchase, only to find out later that the option for that "hotspot" on the phone was turned off by Cellular South. I talked to several different level managers about the problem. They offered me a "mifi" for me to pay $50 a month. Hah! They have a video on their site showing how the phone would connect to other devices via the "hotspot" connection and give my other devices 3g.
Their solution was for me to pay for the most expensive mifi plan, the 5g package, even after I asked if I could sign up for the 1gb package (the cheapest). After emailing and talking to several people that admitted they had falsely advertised the product, in the end, they gave me a $25 credit. I guess that is to keep them from legal action on my side so they could always say they compensated me.
Reviewed June 26, 2011
i got a phone. It had a mail in rebate. I was told it would take 4 to 6 weeks. That was on 2/25/2011. On the end of March, I checked on it. They told me it wasn't processed yet. Then in April, I was told it would be mailed out in a couple of days. I called back a week later and was told that it would be mailed out on a debit card. Two weeks later, I was told that it was posted on my account.Then I was told that it was mailed out and should have it by last Wednesday. Every time I call, I get the runaround. I need help getting my 50 dollars.
Reviewed May 22, 2011
I was sold the True Unlimited Nationwide Plan to cover my three cell phones, by a Cellular South customer service person over the phone, five years ago in 2006. I had, at that time, the unlimited plan to cover my three cell phones. Now comes Cellular South with a message saying I have used over my out-of-home area usage. What the heck is the True Unlimited Nationwide Plan for? I paid big money for this coverage for several years now and in the previous years. I have upgraded my phones as needed to stay up-to-date. I just upgraded to an HTC Desire two weeks ago and nothing has ever been said or messages sent about any usage issues. I have paid my bill on time, every time, and have been told every time I have talked to Cellular South, "Thanks for being a valued Cellular South customer".
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2010
About 2 1/2 - 3 years ago, CellularSouth.com advertised 2 Family plans, one 1,400 and one 700 minutes. The site stated clearly several times that if signing up for one, customers could add a Free Add On offer combo of Text, Picture Messaging & Mobile Web service to the main line plus any Add-On-Lines at no cost for any lines. As someone who works website customer service, I read the entire thing several times to ensure I had not missed any "fine print" but, unfortunately, I trusted Cellular South and did not print the screen.
I signed up for the 1,400 plan, added the Free Add On offer to all lines along with the Free Voice mail which was advertised the same way as an Add On with selection and had no issues. Until months later, when CellSouth suddenly started charging for the free service. I complained but they only told me I could pay the monthly charge or change plans, they refused to honor the offer. I gave up, changed to the 700 minute plan, signed up again for the Free Add On offer for All lines, the main line plus the Add-A-Lines and in 1 1/2 years. I've had the Free service with no issues even through account upgrades, etc.
If it was a "site error", I am sure someone would have noticed it during that time. My account was fine until July 2010. On 07-16, I purchased a new phone at full price (no contract extension) for one of our share lines in the Hattiesburg, MS Hwy 98 Store location where they transferred the number from the old phone to the new phone with no account changes and I had no issues with anything. However, on 07-23, my husband purchased a new phone for the main line in Columbia, MS and also asked to just to switch the number to the new phone with no account changes and no contract extension but the store rep messed up the process so the Columbia store Manager changed my account.
This was done without calling me for authorization even though the account is only listed in my name, not my husband's. The Manager then switched the plan without being asked to do so from the main Family Share connected with our other lines to a Text and Talk plan.We called in on 07-24/25 to be told the account would be corrected back exactly as before - no extra charges. It went back to the 700 Minute Share plan but I was billed again for the Free Add On of Mobile Web, Text and Picture Messaging for one line even though I had not had to pay it before. So, it was not reset back the way it was as promised. After no email reply - when I could get an email sent to CellSouth around site errors and undeliverable email responses - I called again. Representative Brittany told me this was a known issue with the promotional offer that was made on the plan types I had signed up for but CellSouth had since realized the system was charging for the promo plan in error and could reset the account back to the free promo offer.
Per Brittany, I could possibly even have my plan reset to the original 1,400 Minute Family Share plan with the Free Add-On offer as CellSouth was aware that it was a system error charging me when I had the promo offer originally that should not have been charged. I clarified clearly for the recorded call what she was telling me. Once again, my account was not corrected so I contacted CellSouth many more times to be told I had to pay for that Free Service and nothing would be corrected or reimbursed. So, the site had false advertising, allowed me twice, months apart, to set up a free service. I'm now being told was not free and I have been getting conflicting answers from representatives.
I have tried filing a BBB Complaint but Cellular South still refused to admit their part in this or correct my account citing only a "Site Error" that allowed me to sign up for something I should have been able to sign up for - twice, several months apart. This was in spite of my knowing that someone else has the same service I had previously and they signed up through a CellSouth representative, not through the website as I had done. I have asked for Cellular South to provide me with a printed copy of the verbiage on the website at the time I signed up for this service to prove that the verbiage was not the same verbiage that is currently used on the site for this offer but they will only quote what is currently showing on the site. I have asked for my account to be reset by being "dated back" to the service applied prior to the Store representative accessing my account without authorization and starting this entire issue as was offered so I can continue keeping the service at the promotional free offer. Instead, the only offer I have received to date is to credit 3 months of the $39 monthly fee. I am now being charged for the free service and be stuck paying for it from here on out or Cellular South will release me from my 4 contracts and leave us stuck with nothing. I have only asked for the same service I was receiving prior to this issue at the same price prior to this issue with no monthly fee. I am not asking for additional compensation, just what was originally offered to me!
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2010
After moving from Arkansas to Mississippi, I was told by several people how good Cellular South is in this area. So, like a good neighbor, I dropped my AT&T plan and signed up with Cellular South. I got the blackberry pearl flip and so did my husband. My husband’s phone started dying when we were talking. Then, it got to where it didn’t want to dial numbers.
So, I went online to submit a warranty claim. When I got to the part about being charged a fee if no problem is found, I trusted this company and had no worries. So, I submitted a claim. I received the new phone and had to call them because this phone had a damaged clip where the battery cover goes. I was told they don't ship out phones with damage and it had to have happened when I got the phone. So, I was stuck with it. Two weeks later, this phone got to where it wouldn't cut on at all. So, since I can't get it cut on, I submit another warranty claim.
So, September 8, 2010, I receive a letter from cellular south that I'm going to be charged $75 dollars (although I also have insurance) because nothing was found with the first phone. I call cellular south, go through two managers and a supervisor and I'm told basically, tough luck. Since I trusted them and checked the agree box when I submitted my warranty, I am liable and they won't remove it. So, when I send this next phone off, I'm going to be charged for the battery cover latch that was broken when I got it. This is the most unbusinesslike and unethical business I've ever seen. I'm not working, I have one kid in college, two more at home, and it’s all we can do to pay the bills. But now I have to pay a company $150.00 dollars in all because they don't know how to take care of their customers. I'm going to go back to AT&T as soon as I can because one thing about them is they have great customer service. But, unfortunately, it will be in two years when my contract is up with this ridiculous excuse for a cell phone company.
Reviewed July 29, 2010
I've had service with cellular south for approximately 1 year. The Blackberry flip that I purchased started to malfunction after 2 weeks. I went in to exchange the phone. The second phone worked for about 10 months. Although I did have to go into the office after about 6 months because the phone would stop operating and the rep. told me to take the battery out for a few seconds and put it back in to allow the phone the chance to reboot. This worked for a short period of time. The second phone went out and was still covered under the warranty claim. I filed the warranty claim and received a third phone via U.S. mail.
I immediately placed my old battery in the third phone because my old phone had been malfunctioning for weeks. The third phone worked for less than 24 hours. Because of my work schedule, I took the phone in to the local office about a week later. I was told that the phone was liquid damaged because there was a pink strip on the back of the phone.
I assured the sales rep. that the phone was in the exact same condition that I received it in from their company a week earlier and that the phone had in no way come into contact with any liquid while in my possession. I was told that there was nothing they could do, the warranty would not be honored because of the pink strip which indicated liquid damage. I explained to the sales rep. that the replacement phone was sent to me in a defective condition and as such I should not be held accountable for their company's mishap.
After speaking to a manager and supervisor, I was told they would not give me a concession of any kind and I would simply have to purchase a new phone. Cellular South refused to honor their warranty agreement and further refused to acknowledge that it was their fault for sending me a defective replacement phone. The rep. did state that there was no way for them to determine if the phone incurred damage before I receive it or after, nevertheless, it was too bad for me because there was nothing they could do.
This is warranty fraud. This company does not act in good faith in dealing with its customers and only seeks to advance the monetary interests of there establishment. Needless to say, I switched carriers and have reported them to the the Better Business Bureau. I will continue to seek rectification of this matter simply because I feel strongly that it is unacceptable for "big business" to take advantage of defenseless consumers. Cellular South informed me that if I chose to switch carriers I would be charged a hefty fee for early termination. Switching carriers and having to purchase a new phone was extremely costly; not to mention the significant about of time taken from work to try and address this issue.
Reviewed July 23, 2010
I've been with Cellular South for 4 years. I've been having a problem though with my service for the past 6 months. The problem is the internet service I`m stuck paying for doesn't work. When I try to get online it pops up a 403 forbidden message and does not let me use the internet. My wife shares this plan with me and has the same phone, and LG Spyder II. Her`s works. I have tried the trouble shooting they want me to do several times.
Now the answer I keep getting from the company is we can't fix the problem. They sure can charge me for the service I'm not getting though. I've been assured they're working on my problem, but if you search 403 forbidden cellular south on Google, you`ll find that people have had this problem since 2008 at least. I'm so sick of paying for a service that I'm not getting. We use our phone for internet, phone, everything. Now I'm having to drive to the library and use their internet or my moms house. 6 months worth of driving. I`m still paying for the internet service on my phone because we have a year left on our contract.
Reviewed May 21, 2010
I dealt with several phone customer service agents to no avail and finally email cellular south. I did get several personal answers (3) but each time she didn't remember my phone number and often didn't touch the issues. Bottom line is, I bought the phone July of 2009, requested phone insurance and was told I had it, didn't pay attention. February of 2010, was told I didn't have it, requested it, apparently didn't get it. Needed the insurance in 5/2010 and was told again I didn't have it, now that is 3 reps that lied up to that point.
Finally, talked with Jennifer ** in email and was told that they didn't offer insurance in Florida until March and they added it effective 5/2009. She suggested I pay $75 for another phone to continue service, meanwhile I have no phone working for 2 weeks while paying over $100 per month. I still have no service and received a canned letter from her that her managers concluded they could give me no concession on a new phone so I went on line and paid the $192 I owed and looked at getting a new phone. I am 6 months from a new contract and in order to get a new phone it looks like it will cost me at minimum 100 dollars for the phone plus a start a new contract fee of $140 or several hundred dollars for a phone.
This is the same phone they are giving away free to new customers. I told her that it makes me a feel a bit like the new commercial where one child does without the ice cream cone while a new child gets a big one because she is newer than the other. What's up with that? This company does not appreciate long term customers as I have been with them for years. I have all the possible monthly services and don't even use them, just like to know that I have them. This company is unethical in that they fail to provide good customer service and have no understanding allowing me to continue paying a bill with no phone. I still don't have an answer from her about what I can do. I suppose if I am fortunate enough for her to offer me the refurbished junk phone at $75 again, I'll have to take it or pay outrageous fees and perhaps be stuck with their service again for another 2 yrs. It's just not right that they think they have such a monopoly. How can they continue business treating old reliable customers in that fashion? Do they get enough new business or do they just not care?
I've perhaps been without a phone for at least $200 worth of service time which they offer no recourse. I'm still without a phone without spending another fortune and my family can't reach me at all which is why I originally got the phone. I want to do whatever I can to keep phone companies from having that kind of leverage on people. The United States should not be a place where you can get ripped off so readily. I would rather pay an attorney than continue to pay them.
Reviewed May 19, 2010
In June 2009, my Cellular South Nokia telephone stopped working. I went to the Cellular South office in Pascagoula to replace it. I explained to the clerk that I wanted a telephone that I could see plainly, that I could use for voice calls now and later use for web browsing when I switched to that service. I was shown a Nokia flip phone that was supposed to be one of the latest on the market. I bought the phone and was advised that the phone had a one year warranty. In October 2009, the front display went out on the phone and I returned it to the store. The phone was replaced. In February 2010, the same problem developed with the replacement phone.
I returned to the store and explained that I did not trust the quality of the phone and that I would rather have something else. As the clerk was explaining what was going on to another person (possibly a manager), I heard her say," It's another one of those bad Nokia phones." Instead of the giving me another Nokia phone, they gave me a Motorola flip phone, which was supposed to be a better phone. However, it had fewer features than the Nokia phone I had purchased. They had also charged me a fee of $16.00 to "upgrade". On May 1, 2010, I upgraded my service to a data plan so my wife could get one of the new 3G phones.
When I couldn't activate the web feature on the Motorola phone, I returned to the Cellular South office for some assistance. It was at this time when I discovered that I had been "upgraded" with not only a cheaper phone, but also a "refurbished" phone. This phone had software problems and could not access the web. It was eventually replaced with a working phone but only after I contacted the company on their website and had to miss work for a complete day in order to be at home to sign for it when it was delivered by UPS. This day of work cost me nearly $600.00. When I contacted the company about all the problems, I got nowhere.
Reviewed March 17, 2010
I went to our local Cellular South office with my cell phone that was fully charged, but when in use, it would drop the call. I was told that I needed a new antenna, and that they had stopped carrying any parts so I would need to buy a refurbished phone. I asked if they could order me a new antenna and was told that they could not. The person at Cellular South told me that my phone was not under warranty and that my contract was out. He was very rude and I told him that maybe we should look at another carrier--he did not respond. So, my husband looked at another carrier that gave us a phone to try out for a month. We did change carriers on March 3, 2010.
I received my normal monthly statement from Cellular South online for the period of February 5 through March 4 in the amount of $387. The normal monthly statement on average is $89 a month. I went to our local office and told my story to two different people and then asked to speak to the manager. He looked at my account and said that the charge was because my account had either four or five months left on it. It was a contract and there was nothing he could do.
As I stated to him, common sense is that nobody in their right mind would change carriers and pay that kind of money. Before this incident, we had been totally happy with Cellular South. And why would we leave them and go with a company we knew very little about? Bottom line to me is this--I believe that they purposely do this to people!
Changing carriers is not an easy, nor cheap endeavor. There has to be a way that when one carrier is dropping another carrier, that they (new carrier) are told that this customer is still under contract. If this one simple step could be taken, this would not have happened to us and it would not happen to other people in the future. This does not take a rocket scientist to figure out--just common sense and wanting to protect your customers.
The money is an issue because of the tough economic times. But more than the money is the principle. One step could be included when one carrier is dropping another carrier and that would be to inform the customer that their contract is still being enforced. I feel that I have been misinformed and taken advantage of. Thank you.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2009
C Spire Wireless (formerly Cellular South) Company Information
- Company Name:
- Cellular South
- Website:
- www.cspire.com