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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2011

    After one year of service and making one time payments with my stored card information, charging $3.50 per payment, I was forced to get a new debit card because mine split in half. After entering my new card information and paying my bill with the one-time payment fee as usual, I clicked the box to store my new card information. The following month, after writing my rent check, I checked my bank account to see if it had posted yet, only to find that an automatic debit from T-Mobile had posted to my account as a pending transaction. I spoke with four different people. I had one argue with me about the debit from my account existing. Another person told me a refund would take ten business days and suspended my account. Another person hung up on me.

    Then, a supervisor told me they wouldn’t refund anything because the auto pay was set up on my end. I will mention that never once have I signed up for any type of automatic debit. Living on barely $1000/month hardly guarantees the amount of money in my account at any given time. So, for me to do so would not only be ridiculous, it would only be to my detriment. So, now I'm locked into a year longer of contract with a company that can apparently at any time debit money from my account, screwing up any plans I make for my money, and get away with it. Do not trust these people!

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2011

    I got an offer for a new phone from t-mobile. the price they told me was $5.99 downpayment for shipping and then 20 payments of $15 to add to my bill. I was out of contract and I had 30 days to try the phone. Customer service told me if I return the phone within 30 days, they will not charge me and they will put my account uncontract as it was before. Now I got the bill and they charged me $50 downpayment and told me that even if I return the phone, I will still stay in contract for another 2 years. They say something on the phone and do whatever they like on the bill. And there is no one to talk to.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2011

    I have been with Tmobile for over 2 years. It could actually be more since I keep renewing my contract and ill get to the why in a min. I have had over 9 replacement phones. I went from the G1 and had a least 3 replacements left the G1 behind and got the Motorola Cliq when it came out, had at least 4 replacements of that phone. Then I thought i'll try the HTC HD2 and had 3 replacements of that piece of junk. So sold it and got the Motorola 3g slide and had 3 replacements of that phone and got the G2 and replaced that one 4 times! Now, I'm at my feed up point. Tmobile was willing to upgrade my contract early which made eligible for an upgrade.

    In order for the upgrade, I had to renew my contract for another 2 years. I gave Tmobile another shoot to give me the service I deserve and what better shot then the HTC Sensation. So far, I have had 4 replacements and as of now waiting on a 3 day trouble shooting, then they told me, "if that doesn't work, we're ready to move ahead." Whatever that means. But what's more important is I'm ready to move on. To be continued.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2011

    In March, I called to see about getting a replacement phone from T-Mobile. I was dead set on not starting another 2-year contract. I just wanted to see what phones they could provide to a long-term customer. I was sold a phone simply thinking that I had purchased a phone from them. I was not told that the word "upgrade" meant another 2-year contract.

    So in the summer, I started getting a more expensive phone bill. When I called about it, I was told that the CSR had added a data plan to my phone, which I never would have asked for in a million years, and that I was on a new contract term. I was shocked and furious. After going through all of the contract dispute avenues recommended by T-Mobile, I am convinced that they can provide no proof that I agreed to a contract extension. They simply keep appealing to their own written documentation of the March phone call. However, my whole dispute is that this documentation is misleading. Unless T-Mobile can provide proof of my agreeing to an extension, they should not be allowed to stick me with an early termination fee. And of course, they cannot provide a phone recording of me agreeing to the extension because I did not agree to one. Further, they obviously don't have my signature either.

    So legally, they should not be allowed to haggle me with payment for an early termination fee unless they have proof of my agreement in the form a my recorded voice or my signature.

    I have now cancelled my plan with them and they are threatening me with turning the early termination fee over to a collection agency. I have been a T-Mobile customer for over nine years, and this is how they treat me. If you are reading this and considering T-Mobile, do not do business with this company. They cannot be trusted.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2011

    So, I have had TMobile for about 4 years now. Since the Android phones came out, I bought myself one. Since then, the phones I have from TMobile do not work as I have thought they would. Besides the phone freezing up and turning itself on and off by itself, the internet is so flaky. I pay $25 for this? It is not even worth it. I called customer service and they gave me a software update. I did that and they said that should fix it. Well, it did for like 1 hour! After that, I was having so much problems again.

    I told them that I will cancel my line with them and they told me that since I had changed my plans so many times, I had renewed my contract and I would have to pay $200 to cancel my line. Tell me TMobile, why am I paying $25 for data plan that doesn't work 90% of the time? Why do you even advertise that yours is the biggest network and then it only works at certain spots?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2011

    I was charged $60 for the data plane I that did not use and they refused to refund the money. I really could use that money. Customer service was not helpful at all, they were very rude.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverage

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2011

    I am having a lot of problems with my phone call drop. There was no coverage. I have been calling T-Mobile for the last year. Every time that I did, they told me a different story. They never got my problem solved. Finally, they told me that there was nothing that they can do and they do not guarantee service everywhere. That was not what I was told when I signed my contract. They wanted me to pay $600 if I cancel their service. They are the worst company ever.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2011

    We signed a two year contract with T-mobile in June 2010. We liked the fact that we could bump up our minutes month to month if we needed to, then automatically go back down the next month. Unfortunately they changed that in May 2011 without warning. We were almost completely out of minutes and stuck with the option to not use our phones for the last few days of the billing cycle or sign a new two year contract! What?! Why were we not notified of their policy change and how is it okay for them to change the terms of the contract which we agreed upon? We didn't use our phones for a few days.

    In August 2011 we were billed over $200 more than normal. We had gone way over our minutes but didn't know it. How did we not notice going over hundreds of minutes? Since June 2010 we have always checked our usage on the "my account" app on our Nokia Nuron touch phones. Minutes have always been reported collectively for our two phones on the plan. Apparently, starting at the end of July they started reporting the minutes separately, per phone. We were never notified of this change and are stuck with the bill because we used the minutes. Would anyone in their right mind have used those minutes knowing they were being charged for them? No!

    I called customer care numerous times and finally figured out how to avoid being transferred to the Philippines. I was accused of being dishonest, disconnected multiple times, and left on hold a couple of times for over 30 minutes. I finally gave up trying to dispute the charges after managers told me there was nothing they could do (besides the $50 credit they applied to the account).

    I set up payment arrangements and split the bill up in two payments. The first portion I used our credit card to pay right then and there on the phone. The woman got my bank routing and account number and set up another payment for 2 weeks later. Our service was cut off this morning without warning. The first customer care person I talked to, after being forced to pay the remainder of the bill before even finding out what went wrong, said that an automatic payment had never been set up and that I should have the notes read back to me to make sure this doesn't happen again.

    We looked into listening to the recorded conversation but her "supervisor" said that was no longer allowed because of too many situations like the one I was in. All the more reason, right? My husband called back when we found a confirmation letter T-Mobile had sent regarding the automatic payment and was informed that the payment was "backed out" because of insufficient funds. I would be happy to show anyone our checking account balance and history, showing that we had more than enough to pay the bill. We are now stuck with a $40 charge to reactivate our two phones.

    I don't know who to turn to for help. I feel like T-mobile is being extremely dishonest with loyal customers, trying to squeeze all the money they can out of us. Any company that does this ends up bankrupt. We have told our whole family, and we have large families, and all our friends to never get T-mobile. We will be probably pay the early termination fee and be done with this company forever.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2011

    I have been with T-Mobile for ten years. I have not had any major problems until I was offered a "promotion" to loyal customers. I had called to pay my bill when the representative told me that she could send me a new phone if I would commit to two more years with T-Mobile. I agreed.

    That was last October 2010. In January 2011, I noticed that I was being charged a couple dollars extra and looked at my bill. When I noticed that I had a strange number on my bill, I called customer service. They said I had signed up for a new line. Never had I asked for a new line. Every member in my family already had phone lines. I told the representative that and he said there was nothing that he could do. I continued to be responsible and paid my bill and I also continued to try to get this resolved. After hours of speaking with different representatives, I was told that they would cancel the line. I just opened my bill tonight and saw that I have been charged $59.99 for that line. I just hung up with the supervisor and she said that her shift was ending and she couldn't help me until Wednesday.

    I am so disappointed and frustrated with the way I've been treated. I definitely cannot recommend this company to anyone!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2011

    This company is the worst company ever. Everything they say is a big lie to attract customer. I hope they are going to fail soon. My bill is changing every month even if I have everything unlimited. The changes pushed me to go unlimited so I will not have to call them every month. I am still doing that. I don t get it. Now they change the phone numbers. You can’t even get in touch with them anymore, such people. I see so many complaints. We should all do something about it. They are trying to get more money from us. It is not fair. A contract is a contract. I start paying $69 and I end up with $163 and who knows where it is going to stop? Their agents have no idea how to answer your question because it doesn’t make sense. Let’s all sue this company. Together we can do it.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2011

    I am unbelievably pissed right now. I've been a T-Mobile customer for 5 freaking years. This month they screwed me over with a huge bill for the supposed "data" I used. I talked for an hour with their extremely unhelpful customer service agents, including the one who hung up on me after I asked to speak with his manager. But nothing was done to rectify the situation. I got no refund, no apology, nothing. My contract expires this coming June. You better believe I am switching to another provider when that happens.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2011

    Was recently sent a replacement due to technical issues with my original phone. The replacement phone that was sent was not the same phone I had. It was actually a cheap phone which was a huge down grade from my original phone. Now the downgraded phone that was sent is having the same issues. The phone is not working. called c.c several times and still have not been able to have issue resolved nor are they able to send me back my original phone. It is not a fair exchange.

    I'm very disgusted with the fact that they would send me a cheap refurbished phone and state that there is nothing they can do. I've been with this company for over four yrs and this is how they treat ..per say 'a loyal customer' .. How can you give me something worthless and refurbished?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2011

    I started a TMobile contract in Fl. When I moved to NY, that's when trouble started. I can't make calls from my house. One representative said it was my fault for moving. Many hours on the phone and no satisfaction, lots of stories and no answers. Waiting for a call back in 15 minutes, as I was told. That was 1 hour ago.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2011

    Over billing, we have auto pay on our cell phone account. In the last two months, the cell phone has removed money from our checking on three separate occasions: August 3: $95.45, September 6: $93.87, September 27: $95.59 and October 27: $94.85. We cannot get them to admit that they over billed us. If we call to complain, they say that we just do not understand their billing cycle. We have gone to T-Mobile stores and tried to call customer service.

    Just this week, my husband received a text message telling him that we now have a data plan on our phones at a rate of $1.99 per minute. We did not ask for this. When they added the data plan to our account, they reset our contract for another two years. Whenever we call or try to talk to someone in person, they continue to claim that we requested the service upgrade. Neither my husband nor I even have text messaging features on our phones. Our cell phone is just that--a phone.

    We are at our wit's end, and they say that if they remove the data plan that this will cancel our contract, and we will have to pay the cancellation fees. If we try to change our billing back to remove the auto-pay feature, they say that this again voids our contract. Since they have access to remove money from us at anytime, we are stuck between a rock and a hard place. How do we break our contract and not get taken to the bank?

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2011

    This is my second complaint against them regarding the same situation. I bought a phone from a Tmobile store ( 2715 south street, phila., Pa.19148-4 ) on 9-14-2011. I went on vacation to California and during my travels, the phone kept malfunctioning and over heating. I returned the phone to Tmobile (605 mangrove ave. Ste 140, chico, ca 95926-3982) on 9-21-2011. I was told I would be refunded my money back in two parts. The first part would be given to me in 5-6 days ( and it was) and the second part I had to wait for 30 days to receive.

    I waited 30 days then I called Tmobile and I spoke to Mr. T. *** ( operator # ***). He told me to call back in two days with my bank information so that the money could be put back into my checking account. I called back in two days and gave my banking information and was given this confirmation # **. I was told that in 5-6 business days my money would be in my account. That was on Oct 22nd. After 6 business days, I called Tmobile back and everyone I spoke to kept transferring me to someone else . So, I called the main office but the only thing the operator did was transfer me to someone that I had to leave a message with. I haven't heard from them. I have never had a problem out of Tmobile out of all the years I've been with them until now.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011

    I utilized T-Mobile Pre-Paid SIM Cards to transmit MMS pics from remote cameras to my iPhone 4S on AT&T. For the past few weeks, the cameras have been failing to transmit the images correctly. The devices are taking the pictures, as I can physically view them in the device. Is T-Mobile experiencing outages in the Baltimore and Hagerstown, MD areas? The cameras seem to be performing otherwise, is this a SIM Card issue? I have removed the SIM's and re-powered the devices. I welcome any feedback. Thanks!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011

    I received a rebate in the form of a VISA debit card. It does not work. "800 #" for card has no option for defective card/no live person. Local manager will not consider possibility card could be defective. Promised call from supervisor never happened.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011

    I signed a two contract with T-mobile back in Oct 26 2009, and was a loyal customer and paid my bills timely to T-mobile in that duration; even though I had horrible reception (70% of the time). I stayed with T-Mobile. Needless to say, when my contract was coming to a close (26 days left in contract), I called customer service to inquire if there were any early termination fees that I would be responsible for if I choose to end my contract 26 days early, and I was advised by a T-mobile customer service representative that I would not incur early termination fees because I was within the last 30 days of my contract. Of course the customer service representative was eager to try to get me to "upgrade" my phone for free when I advised her that I was looking into going with a different carrier due to my horrible reception history with T-Mobile. I, however, ended the conversation with the T-mobiles CSR reiterating/reassuring that I would not incur early termination fees if I choose to cancel 26 days early, where the CSR confirmed twice that I would not incur charges.

    Due to the information I was given by this T-Mobile associate, I shopped around and found that Verizon was offering great promotions and had better coverage in my home (which is where I had the worst reception with T-Mobile) and decided to go with Verizon and signed a two year contract with them based on the information I was given by a T-Mobile representative that I would not incur early termination fees. Then I called T-Mobile exactly 2 days after my first call to inquire about early termination fees in order to cancel my service. At this point, I was then told by a different representative that I would incur the full amount of early termination fees in addition to have to pay out the remainder of my contract duration in full, when I was told by the first CSR that I would not be imposed to those charges.

    Consequently, I was furious that I was given faulty information and still had to incur early termination charges. I asked to speak to a supervisor at this point and this is when the CSR stated that he could speak to the supervisor on my behalf and after repeating myself to please check the recording of my first call to customer service because all was asking T-Mobile to do was to adhere to what I was told, because based on that information I made my decision to cancel early. I was put on hold for ever. It felt like then this CSR said he would adjust my bill to either pay the surcharges of my regular monthly fees or the partial month of my phone usage (since I was only 10 days in my monthly billing cycle) and removed the cancellation fees that I was told I would not incur by the first CSR, and only got him to agree to this after arguing with him for 30 minutes that I was given faulty information. And that is not my fault that their representatives are not knowledgeable about their fees.

    He apologized for the inconvenience and said my bill would be adjusted. I thought my issue was resolved, but come to current date, I received my final bill from T-Mobile where they are still trying to charge me the early termination fee of $100 in addition to my full month charges and taxes (my normal monthly bill was never over $150) totaling $186.00, so not partial charges at all. So I called T-Mobile again and reiterated the entire conversations I had with both representatives with a supervisor and all he could do was apologize for the faulty information and reduced my bill by $35 dollars. This I find to be so unethical of them to lie to their customers and still make me pay for their mistakes. I will never ever do business with them again. I do not recommend this company to anyone. They say one thing and then do whatever they want in the end after all anyway. I am disgusted by T-Mobile and their unethical ways. Please save yourself the agony and don't do business with liars.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011

    I would like to rate T-Mobile with 0 Stars because they offer the worst customer service of any company I have ever dealt with and worst mobile phone service available in the US.

    I am very unhappy about the fact that I am unable to receive good signal in several areas around my home and work, zip codes 19038 and 19034. I complained about this matter to T-Mobile customer service over the summer and they treated me very poorly. I called and spoke with two supervisors who told they would adjust my bill down by $20 due to my inconvenience, however, my bill did not get adjusted. When I called back, I was told that the supervisors I spoke with never documented my account that they would not give me the $20 off my bill. I was also told that it would be "too difficult" to pull the recorded phone calls to verify what was said when I was told I would receive $20 off my bill (and I know all T-Mobile's customer service calls are recorded). I had to request to cancel my service in order to speak to a member of T-Mobile's "Loyalty Team" who finally honored the $20 off. What a hassle I had to go through to obtain what I was promised!

    I cannot wait until my contract ends with T-Mobile! Bottom line is that T-Mobile does not care about customer service nor do they care if you receive decent phone signal. Your CSR's cannot understand the English language and do not help anyone! T-Mobile is the worst company I have ever dealt with. Consumers beware!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011

    I have been a loyal T-Mobile customer for three years since being forced to switch providers when I moved. In January, 2011, I purchased a G2 with insurance. If I ordered the phone from the website, it would have been free. In going to a store, I was told that the promotion had expired; so I paid for the phone.

    In May, 2011, I lost the phone and filed an insurance claim with Asurion, the insurance provider that they work with. I was sent a defective phone. In calling T-Mobile, they were unable to assist with getting the phone up and running. I returned to a T-Mobile location and still got no assistance. T-Mobile was pointing fingers at Asurion and Asurion was pointing fingers at T-Mobile for fault. Finally, I was told to ship the phone back with the return shipping label, which was a USPS label. I took the phone to the UPS store that day and returned it to their warehouse. They are stating that they never received the phone and they are trying to charge me $252.58 for a restocking fee. Because I don't have a valid tracking number, they said that there's nothing I can do but pay them for a broken phone that I shipped to them months ago.

    In addition, the second phone that was sent to me in June 2011 was sent with the incorrect battery. They refused to rush me a correct battery. I requested a new battery be sent and was told it would take seven days. I waited the seven days. To this day, I have not received the battery. So I called T-Mobile again. Finally, someone notated my account that I could go to a T-Mobile corporate store and get the correct battery at no charge.

    Regarding the missing phone, I have contacted T-Mobile numerous times and have dealt with numerous rude agents. One in particular was so rude and insulting to me that he made me cry because I was so frustrated. I have a copy of the shipping label that they would have paid postage on to receive, yet they are unable to locate. I have filed a claim with the BBB and Jason ** from their Executive Customer Relations department is trying to fight with me saying that the charges that are due are a result of downloads, mobile usage, etc. That is not true. The only charges that I owe are due to the restocking fee for the phone that I shipped back to them. In addition to that, he stated in his first rebuttal to the BBB that if I could provide a tracking number or a confirmation that the phone was sent back, then the restocking fee would be credited back to my account. I provided a letter and a copy of the actual shipping label to him and to T-Mobile Customer Relations, T-Mobile Corporate headquarters, and a few of the top execs via email requesting a resolution and a call back. I have heard nothing from anyone that works there and cares about their customers. I'm disappointed and feel like any good words I said about T-Mobile were in vain after this past six months of inconvenience and rudeness.

    They are threatening to turn off my phone if I don't pay them in the amount of $252.58 by November 25th. I'm waiting to see what the result of my BBB complaint turns up. I've also filed with the FCC. If they want to battle me, I'm down for a good fight because this is ridiculous and I refuse to put my hard earned paycheck towards their incompetence. I really want to cancel my service with no early termination fee, get these charges reversed, pay my last bill, and go with a company that isn't going to treat me like I don't count.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2011

    Contract dispute and false advertising in 2010. T-mobile representative false advertised in 2010, offering third line free for loyal customers. I said o.k go head and then same month, I realized i got bill of $10.00 increase in my bill. I called back and asked why they are charging $10.00 for third line. They said we have to charge it and I mentioned the representative offered the promotion free for third line but any how I disconnected the third line. But I did not realized till now that they were still charging $10.00 and the contract period which was supposed to end in 2011, but representative said b/c you changed the plan in 2011 that's why you still have to wait until 2012. Which is not true.

    I f I am not using third line and why I should stay on that contract plan which was advertised false by t-mobile representative. Even I am a city of NY employee, they are not offering 15% discount to me and charging $10.00 since 2010. They need to reimburse all my money over charges and contract should be ended on Sept 2011.

    I called many times. They do not have any customer support available on the phone. They said, write a complaint letter to relation office. Please resolve this issue as your earliest. I am a heart patient and I cannot go back and forth with them. I am in stress a lot b/c of T-mobile. If something happened to me they should be responsible. My contact # is **. 1 month they charged extra $35 because according to them, I downloaded from the internet. I even do not have text messaging because I do not know how to use text message. How can I use data plan? If I do not have data plan in my contract then why are they charging for internet access? I requested to block my internet and text messages. Why always put some extra money? Please resolve all issues.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2011

    I have been a loyal T-Mobile customer for over 10 years. I bought a new G2 phone in late October 2010. In early October of 2011, my phone started having issues - random apps opening, and freezing (no water damage whatsoever). I took it to a T-Mobile store on Oct 5, 2011 and they told me it was likely a software glitch. They upgraded the OS and sent me on my way. The problem quickly started happening again and on Oct 29, 2011, I called the 800 number for more help. They did more troubleshooting and made more software changes. I called back about 5 more times, and finally, the last person I talked to determined that it was hardware related on Oct 31.

    However, my 1 year warranty expired on Oct 23, 2011. I told them that the problem pre-existed that date and I even went into a store on Oct 5 with the same problem. They didn't care. They said I had to buy a new phone. I escalated 4 times because I thought that someone was likely to have some common sense, but they all said the same thing, which was basically, we don't care if you were a 10 year loyal customer and your problem happened weeks prior to the 1 year warranty. We want our $200+ for a new phone and we have you by the balls in a contract, so deal with it.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2011

    I've been with this company since Voice Stream in 2000 and the past couple of years, the service has gotten so much worse. They have added features on my plan that I had to pay for that I did not ask for three separate times. Then I see and add for $49.99 for unlimited data talk and text and they tell me that in order to get that, I have to pay $200 and I still won't get the data. Can I say false advertisement.

    I am currently waiting for a supervisor and it's 36 minutes and still counting. This is absolutely unacceptable. They are the worst service ever. I will be looking for another cell phone provider. They have now lost a customer of over ten years. I have been patient but enough is enough.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2011

    T-mobile does not regard customers who undergo matters that occur out of their control. It does not matter if you are good paying customer or make payments on time. I have recently lost my job and am waiting for unemployment to be dispensed into my account which was confirmed that it will not be done this 2nd of November, but on the 4th. I requested an extension to prevent my services from being temporarily suspended and being charged a reconnect fee for each line of service for $20.00. The Customer Service Billing, Financial Services, and Supervisor refused to make the exception because the computer will not allow them unless they obtain my checking information to secure payment.

    This is nonsense. I let them know that I am not at will to provide such information since I am a victim of identity theft. They could care less about your situation no matter how serious or if you have no control over it. It is disgraceful. I have been disrespected by T-Mobile customer service agents and yelled at over the phone. I have had my device replaced over 6 times, and one of the phones almost blew up in my face or at least I thought it would because it became overly heated without me using the phone. I could not pick up the phone or carry it for several hours.

    After the phone cooled down, I thought it would be safe to turn it on and found that the phone was dysfunctional. I could not make calls or do anything without the phone overheating or shutting down automatically. A customer service agent stated that I had the option of selecting a new make and model and offered something I was unfamiliar with, but reassured that I could call back again and have the same option the next day. When I called the T-Mobile tech behaved in an ill-mannered way and told me that the only option I had was receive the same phone. In retrospect of some of my experience with T-Mobile I have been insulted, disrespected, given false promises, told that if I transferred from one plan to another that I will have to pay over $500.00 in costs.

    We believe T-Mobile should be investigated for rendering less than satisfactory customer service, defective devices that can harm a customer or cause a serious injury, high priced service plans for less than quality products, severe network and software problems that T-Mobile promises to fix and do not, billing inconsideration and unrealistic policies that are costly to the customers, customer service reps are concerned with pushing products as oppose to finding a suitable solution for responsible customers who call in advance, false advertisement about products and services, customer is discouraged from reducing the service plans, and bill is unclear as to where the charges are coming from, etc. I almost lost my face this summer with the phone that overheated and could have been severely injured.

    T-Mobile's response was that I should take it into a branch so that a Technician can test the phone for any damages. The Technician was supposed to repair the phone because that is what insurance covers. Insurance is paid every month and they do absolutely nothing for the customer, but repair the phone. When I asked to pay for insurance of a higher price I was told that it was not doable and it had to be done within a certain amount of time. T-Mobile is ripping customers off!

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2011

    One line was initially opened for this monk at temple for a short-term usage and the account was verbally agreed to end when he moved. I found out from T-mobile’s in-house collection call 7 yrs later that the line was still active. My personal info was used to change from one’s address to another in addition to other lines that I never knew about. The account was illegally upgraded for new phones (2 lines) and got cancelled because T-mobile screwed up.

    I spoke to multiple people at T-mobile and they were all nasty to me. No one even took the time investigate my dispute. Needless to say, they even yelled at me & stated if it’s under my name then I needed to pay. Prior to the default payment, the account was paid monthly so according to T-mobile all the charges are valid. I ended up with two (2) $200 early termination fees along with other associated fees totaling up to $735.36. If everyone gets together to file a class action lawsuit, I'm in. The charges are wrong and cannot be proven by any legal documentation.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2011

    T-Mobile reps (4) after 50 minutes, told me that a "glitch" in their system accidentally deleted many prepaid accounts. They said that it would take 2-24 hours for this to be fixed. Unacceptable.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2011

    I am writing to complain about the unreasonable charge of my cell phone service from T-Mobile. I have been using their service for years, and all of a sudden, T-Mobile had charged me $50 more on my bill for restore from suspending service in September 2011. I have never called in or requested to suspend the service in September. Finally, I decided to switch service to Sprint Mobile on Oct 06, 2011. And after, I have received a bill from T-Mobile which had charged for the service until Oct 18, 2011, and the total amount become $204.75. So, I have called T-Mobile customer service and tried to have them resolve the issue. They said they cannot do anything but I have to response for the payment. I can't believe that I have to pay for the service that they didn't even provide. They didn't explain the details but just read over the charges of each item on the bill. I still didn't understand what and why I have to pay for. I felt like they are robbing the money from my pocket. The way that T-Mobile had treated their royal customer was very disgusting.

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2011

    T-Mobile has become a cutthroat company in the past two years. They are more interested in promoting their company via stadiums and celebs than providing good service. And $20.00 reconnect fee per line and phantom account changes seem to be the norm. They also exploit minorities with fancy contracts and slick talk.

    I have never hated an actual company, but T-Mobile has become the first.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2011

    I reported in an earlier email that I opened a 2-year contract with T-mobile. The 3G-4G service in my area was determined by them to be faulty after weeks of investigation. I terminated the service because the phone was known functional, functions only on Wi-Fi or 2G. But since it's a 3G phone, I must pay for data plan no matter what. I now have AT&T and the service works fine. T-mobile sent me a bill for $580.00 because I terminated the service. They seemed to violate the contract by not giving me what they said the contract provided. They said whether or not the service works, it doesn't matter. I am liable and must pay. I would like lawyers' contact if possible.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2011

    I purchased a wall charger for my Smartphone from a T-Mobile store back in Aug of 2011. In October, the charger stopped working properly. In other words, it would not charge my phone on a consistent basis.

    I took the charger to the T-Mobile store in Horsham, PA. I was told by store manager Jeremy that he would not replace my charger due to the 30 day return policy. The charger worked fine within the first 30 days, it was dysfunctional after 30 days. He stated that since I was still under warranty, he could mail me one for $20.00. That's ridiculous because I can buy a new charger at Wal-Mart for $15! I have been a loyal T-Mobile customer for over 3 and half years and T-Mobile wouldn't even give me a replacement charger. This is an outrage and I am extremely dissatisfied with the customer service I received.

    I am also unhappy about the fact that I am unable to receive good signal in several areas around my home and work, zip codes 19038 and 19034. I complained about this matter to T-Mobile customer service over the summer and they treated me very poorly. I called and spoke with two supervisors who told they would adjust my bill down by $20 due to my inconvenience however, my bill did not get adjusted. When I called back, I was told that the supervisors I spoke with never documented my account that they would give me $20 off my bill. I was also told that it would be "too difficult" to pull the recorded phone calls to verify what was said when I was told I would receive $420 off my bill (and I know all T-Mobile's customer service calls are recorded). I had to request to cancel my service in order to speak to a member of T-Mobile's "Loyalty Team" who finally honored the $20 off. What a hassle I had to go through to obtain what I was promised!

    I cannot wait until my contract ends with T-Mobile! Bottom line is that T-Mobile does not care about customer service nor do they care if you receive decent phone signal. T-Mobile is one of the worst companies I have ever dealt with.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2011

    I recently sent a complaint in to you, and when I read what your editors wrote, I saw that I did not explain well. I am sorry. I am sure it is hard to read people's minds, but it did not portray my complaint and it either needs to be removed and then I'll try again or be edited.

    I am Karen of Bend, and you put me on 10/21 date. My concern was not the actual date I ported. I tried to come in as close, but I was mainly concerned with going over, especially when the phones did not port over equally. My question is how T-Mobile can justify denying me the right to let my contract run out. What clause in the contract said that I had to call on the last day to stop them from continuing my contract against my will? Then, they manipulated, charging me extra by cancelling on their own, against my specific directive and, most likely, due to their own internal policy. What if the port had only taken 1 day? I don't think the timeframe for the port is the issue. They manipulated the charge. It is not a legal one or part of the contract. So, does that make sense?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverage

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2011

    My old contract has expired and the phone is not working. I was told to upgrade and sign new 2-year contract with new phone to fix problem. I bought my touch phone 3g and 4g, not functioning only the 2g and wifi . I was told that it was a network problem.

    After two weeks, I was told we needed tower built in the area. And that they had numerous complaints. The area is rated excellent for reception.The phone only works from 10a.m. till.6p.m. then you cannot longer make a phone call other than wifi. I turned phone back on after 2 weeks, was told calif. Buyers remorse covers my contract by 5 different people, they filled out numerous complaints and fix it. After cancelling service--which did not ever work , I received a bill for 580.00 for early termination of service.

    They told me that, their contract states that whether or not their service works or is provided, I am responsible for the contract early termination fees. That I must pay or suffer the consequences. They never provided me with the service they said in the contract.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2011

    First, let me say that I had been a customer of T-Mobile dating back to 1997 when the service was called VoiceStream. Over the years I found the customer service to be friendly and very fair. I'm old-fashioned when it comes to Ioyalty. I stayed with T-Mobile because of the customer service even when I found holes in their service areas where friends got good reception with companies such as Verizon.

    Sadly, I began to notice a change for the worse in May of this year. I found myself clashing with representatives over a $4 inaccurate 411 charge. Then when I disputed the charge, T-Mobile cut off my service without notice and then charged $30 to reinstate my account. They finally agreed that I was correct about the incorrect charge. OK. The same thing happened last month. At first a rep said that they couldn't credit me the $4 since I had already gotten a similar credit earlier this year. When I called back, a different rep was glad to make a $4 credit. So, clearly, there is no consistency in policy. Bottom line was over a few dollars, I felt that my loyalty meant nothing to them (naive me) and thrice treated like a slacker. To add insult to injury, I came home to find that I had incurred a $200 termination fee for closing my account before my contract period was up. When I called customer service, 2 people said that nothing could be done to lessen the severity of the charge. After 14 years, I am left with a very bitter taste in my mouth. I would not recommend T-Mobile to anyone considering them as a carrier.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2011

    I did have multiple lines on a T-mobile account but took one is off. They continued to charge me for multiple lines for ten months when there was only one line. They owe me $200 for overcharges. When I called them to have this fixed, they told me they can only go back two months, so can only credit me for two months! I'm sure if I had not paid for six months, they could go back then! Needless to say, I'm getting the heck away from T-mobile. This is the worst company I've ever dealt with!

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2011

    Charged $59.90 for 10 voice mails that were sent to my account while on a cruise ship. All were roaming messages OTA or 123 notifications sent to my phone by the local provider. I did not listen to the messages but was still charged for them.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2011

    I have had 3 defective BlackBerry(s) in the last 18 months. The last replacement was sent in June and now, the screen is flickering and you can't see emails. When I contacted them, they refused to replace it saying the warranty from the June phone was only good for 90 days. Keep in mind that they have a one year manufacturer's warranty, which T-Mobile gets! I spent close to 2 hours on the phone talking to 6 different people and they refused to replace the phone or to cancel my data plan (since I couldn't see my emails/internet). When they transferred me to the 6th department (which was where I started), I was done! I have been with T-Mobile for more than 8 years, but I will definitely be canceling my plan in Feb. (if not sooner)!

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2011

    The service was poor in my area so I cancelled my phones in April 2011. T-Mobile continued to automatically deduct from my account despite contacting them to cancel. I noticed this through their billing and contacted them again and was told this would be done and I would receive a refund. I contacted T-Mobile again when no refund was received. T-Mobile rep this time said that I was billed again and spent 1 hour on the phone trying to figure out how to refund my money. The rep said that he can only refund me for 3 months because that's all the system allows. T-Mobile essentially illegally continued to draft from my account and now will not refund the full amount.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2011

    T-mobile sold me an international calling plan. When I was in Baja, Mexico, they charged me $350 dollars because they said the phone was using data. I never used the phone but it was on. I feel that they have deceived me by not letting me know about this. They said that they text messaged me but I didn't receive this text until I crossed the border.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2011

    7/8 - I have a verbal contract with T-Mobile per Jonathon, with customer loyalty for unlimited text and phone for $59.99 then $10 discount for subtotal $49.99. 7/9 - I call T-Mobile to confirm new contract and spoke to Regina 1. T-Mobile did not initially apply discount. 2. T-Mobile applied tax to pre-discounted amount. 3. Attempted to correct issue by phone with T-Mobile but got no where. T-Mobile would not transfer my calls to executive customer service or corporate. Therefore, I contacted state comptroller's office. 4. No written copy of verbal contract sent to me. 5. T-Mobile stopped giving the discount they agreed to initially on subsequent bills. T-Mobile also refused to discuss issue by phone per order from executive customer relations until issue resolved. They directed me to contact executive customer relations by mail. No phone # given. I mailed a letter to executive customer relations, but have received call or correspondence from them. 6. T-Mobile now stating that amount was for $69.99 with $10 discount for total of $59.99.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2011

    Why does it take so long to get some technical help? Sometimes the the wait is 20 min for a simple question. The recording always says due to high volume, there will be a delay. If you consistently have high volume could you not get more people to help?

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2011

    Just added an additional line to the plan we have with T-Mobile. We elected to not get the data plan for this line - as it is for a minor. We now have a $50 bill 2 months in a row for data usage on the new line. When you check the dates and times of the usage, they are for times such as 1:27 am, 4:24 pm and 10:27 am, every single day. This is highly suspicious, but I can't even get T-mobile to look into it. They tell me that it shows usage so I have to pay.

    I will go to an actual T-mobile store to see if they can assist, but if they can't I will find another avenue to deal with T-Mobile. Any assistance is appreciated.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2011

    I bought a new phone from T-Mobile and was told that I could not have my 5 Faves plan, so I switched to more minutes for all of our lines. I called T-Mobile after checking my minutes and found that they had not made the changes. Then the next month, I got this huge bill and I called and found out that they forgot to add the unlimited texting back onto my account when they made the changes, but had been charged for it. I asked them to send me a statement reflecting the adjustments, I never got it. I keep getting calls, which I call and talk to reps and request a statement, and have done this four times. Still, no statements.

    Then, they told me to "just get online" to see it. No customer service at all. Very poor service. I asked them to go over the itemized charges while they were on the phone. They told me that they do not have access to the statement. I told them that, obviously, no one has access to the statement. They only called for a random figure that they want to be paid over the phone. What is amazing is when you call, you get this loud horrible music and the worst static. It sounds like they are using old two-way radios. I can't wait for my contract to expire. I have been a customer of theirs for almost 10 years. I am so done with them. I know that with the growing market, I will find a better product and a company that cares about its customers.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2011

    I made a cash payment in the store on August. Two months later, the cash payment was reversed and my phone was shut off for an unpaid bill. I was told that the payment was returned unpaid. How is a cash payment returned unpaid? I paid the bill just to get my service back on. T-mobile has indicated that after investigation, they cannot locate the funds and to check with my bank. How can my bank verify a cash payment?

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2011

    I purchased two new phones (HTC). After 2 days, I returned these phones to T-Mobile warehouse. I have tracking numbers to indicate they were returned and all was good. I purchased two new phones (one android and one regular phone) through Costco, which I paid for at that time. I advised T-Mobile and they had not yet received my returned phones.

    To date, I am now being charged for 2 phones that were returned back in July. They told me they provided me a collection hold form ID# available which would stop any interruption in my service. Well, after two different calls to see how that was progressing, this morning, it was suspended. So much for that helping. They claim everything was satisfied, although I never received anything via telephone call, text, email, or writing. So, I am just to accept their word that everything is right and it's all in their favor. I am going to the FCC to find out what can be done about this.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2011

    I had been a cell phone customer since 6/13/2005. Initially I was under a 1-yr fixed contract then went month-to-month. I disconnected the service and switched to Virgin (Sprint) service on 9/11/2011. I received a final bill from T-Mobile that said my billing cycle was 9/9-10/8/11. I was charged for a full month because they don't prorate, I am told. I only had two days of service from T-Mobile but paid for 30 days. For the month of September, I paid double for T-mobile and for the new service. It may be in the fine print, but that doesn't make it right. I can imagine the untold profits received from unknowing customers like me. If I had known, I would have gladly purchased my new phone two days earlier and saved $33.00.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2011

    I was a T-Mobile customer for over 5 years. After my initial contract ended, I was on a month to month plan. Starting in early 2011, they started to enable random services on my line. First, it was email messages for which I was getting billed an extra $20-30 every month. I got these reversed by calling customer service. In Sept. 2011, they enabled a data plan on one of my lines. And even though the data service was never available on the device, I got charged $50 for Sept. I called customer service again and was told that charges were valid. They said that they sent a text message, so charges are valid. The text message says, "Using the web is easier than ever. If you don't already have a data plan as of 9/15, you'll be able to access data at $1.99/MB.” My device has the ability to turn off the data connection. It has been off for over 3 years since I started using it with T-mobile. Anyway, who asked to enable it to begin with. I finally decided to cancel the line when I was told that the charges are valid. I am being charged $50 for Sept. and $50 for half the month in Oct. when the service was not even available.

    T-mobile has decent service and that’s why I was with them for so long. Recently though, they are trying to get every penny out of you by enabling random services without authorization. Go to a better provider like AT&T or Verizon. At least, they don't try to stab you in the back.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2011

    I switched to the budget plan on the advice of a T-Mobile representative last month. What he didn't tell me was by doing so (my contract was up on 11/11), that I would be extending my contract for 2 more years. I had planned on getting a smart phone and now they say because I am on the budget plan, I will have to pay full price for the phone and do not qualify for a discount. I have written an email to them and never got a response back. Now they say if I cancel in November as I was due, I will be charged $200. They are ripping me off!

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011

    We bought a smartphone on December 2009 at the local mall. Our family plan was unlimited phone text/internet for 2 smartphones plus unlimited phone text for 2 regular cell phones for $119.99/month plus $5 times 3 for additional lines. My spouse decided to switch our home phone line from Vonage to T-Mobile at a $5/per line charge. The smartphone installment billing was to be spread over 20 months. From the start, T-Mobile charged an additional $25 times 2 smartphone lines. A T-Mobile employee advised me of this double billing for internet access last night. T-Mobile has double billed $1100 for the past 20 months. They say that any discrepancy over 60 days is just tough luck for the consumer. I say they owe me $1100 for double billing. They say they will credit my account $100, refusing the remaining $1000, then a supervisor offered another $100, still $900 short restating their 60 day policy. Well, if they can offer $100 beyond their "policy", they can pay the full $1000 still due. How many other customers have been screwed over like this? 100's? 1000's? 1,000,000's? Talk about buyer beware!

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011

    In June, they changed the way the current phone will allow for internet access. I was promised a new phone to be mailed. I never received it. I paid for service for four months and could not use the phone. I decided to cancel the phone. This phone was taken out for my son, at the time who was 16 and was deaf. He can only use the text or internet. I wrote a letter indicating I would like the cancellation fee waived. I had paid for four months. That should have been enough to cover the cancellation fee. They are still going to charge me a cancellation fee of $100.00. I have a credit of $82.48. My son pays this bill. He works at a workshop for people with disabilities and gets 3 cents a piece to 18 cents a piece. This is a lot of money for him. I want the $82.48 and the cancellation fee waived. They can do this. I pay more than my share of a cancellation fee. And I am not even being allowed to use the phone at all. This is not correct.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011

    Our T-Mobile phone service is totally unreliable: it drops calls, will not allow calls to go through, and when it does connect, there is often a static sound on the line. This is happening to both my wife's phone and mine. They have terrible reception and customer service! We called T-Mobile "loyalty" department and they refused to let us out of our contract. They are horrible! We both have jobs that require us to have dependable phone service, so we are stuck with this worthless phone service. I tried to explain to them the enormous liability for them if something happened and we needed to call 911 for help or something else and their sorry service fails, but they said, "Sorry, you're stuck with us; we will not let you out of your contract."

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011

    I came into the T-Mobile store to compare price plans with the current plan that I have. I was approached by Davida and her manager Will regarding changing my provider. I explained that I was still under contract. They asked how much longer I had on the contract. I told them that I had one month. The manager Will stated that if I came on with T-mobile, he would pay my contract off with AT&T. And he said that all I needed to do is bring in a copy of my last bill with AT&T. I told him that I am not sure that I could do that without him putting that into writing, in which he did, that he would pay the AT&T bill.

    When my final bill came for AT&T, I took this into the T-Mobile for him to give me a check to pay this bill off. The manager Will then told me that he was not able to pay the bill off once he saw the bill was $287.00. He said that he can just discount my bill with T-mobile. I said that was not the agreement. I said that when I agreed to transfer to T-Mobile, he agreed to pay my bill off. We continued to go back and forth. Finally, I gave up and I am not speaking to an attorney regarding this. He did discount some of my bill. There is still $87.00 that he did not pay off my bill, that I had to come out of pocket to keep my cell phone service on. This is the worst company. I made the wrong decision in coming into that T-Mobile store. And I regret this totally. I'm asking this attorney to find a way to get me out of this contract. I want out. This company is nothing but a scam. They are artists, scamming poor working people out of their money anyway they can.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011

    I had a family plan with T-Mobile for two years, the extent of my contract. I called T- Mobile prior to the end of my contract to inquire about running my contract out, without allowing them to charge me any extra days that went past the contract end date. I was told to call the day off and cancel. I then proceeded to port my numbers over to a new company, which was completed on the day immediately prior to my last day of service on the T-mobile contract. Then, I called T-Mobile again and asked what I should do. They said nothing, that it was taken care of. My last bill came in a month or so later and T-Mobile had charged me $150 one time fee. They did not indicate what it was for but I noticed that they gave me about $3 off from my normal monthly charge. I guessed that they were trying to say I canceled my contract "early".

    I wrote a letter showing them proof of my dates of "porting" and when I called. I called my Visa and had them remove the bogus charge of $50 per phone, $150 total. Now I have a letter from T-Mobile stating I owe them $175. They are claiming I canceled my contract early. I never canceled my contract at all. I specifically stated in my phone call that I was running the contract out to the end. And I asked what I needed to do to ensure they did not try to charge me for extra days after the contract expired. They canceled me due to porting. They entered it as a cancellation when the port came through the last day of the contract. And they are now charging me trumped fees.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011

    I received a disconnect notice from T-Mobile because they had changed the due date without notifying me. I spoke with a customer service and after agreeing to pay my $175.00 bill in full, I was informed that there would be a $20.00 per line bill reconnect charge ($60.00 total) on my next bill. She refused to remove these charges and proceeded to put me on hold for ten minutes before a supervisor came on. This supervisor, after listening to my rationale as to what happened, refused to do anything about the $60.00 reconnect fee. His name was Seth and his ID is **.

    I called T-Mobile Corporate, but was told that I would have to leave my number and the reason for my complaint and that they would get back with me. I do not expect them to get back with me because this is their game.

    T-Mobile has the absolute worst customer service for resolving complaints. They are notoriously known to price gauge consumers. Even with a death in the family, they will not budge of removing outrageous fees.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011

    I had years and years of service with T-Mobile until I upgraded to smart phone. They have issues with their phones/services wherein customer service went from best to zero.

    In August, I got an MSM from T-Mobile to upgrade my phone from Android 2.1 to Froyo 2.2 via Samsung Kies that can be downloaded at T-Mobile forum site. I downloaded the Mini Kies then did the update. As soon as the update was done phone, my phone turned off and never turned on again. I called and T-Mobile did Warranty Exchange that cost me $20.00 plus shipping.

    Within 30 days, I got another message that tells me to update my OS. So I thought T-Mobile already fixed the OS so I downloaded and did the update again. Once again, the phone was still dead. I chat to let them know what happened and they charged me $20.00 again as Exchange Fee and for them to ship it for free.

    When I sent my phone back, I got $90.00 extra charge on my bill. I investigated to find out from T-Mobile that the phone that I sent back was damaged with water. But how can I proof it wrong?

    They have the phone and they don't want to help me or even talk about it. They could call or send me an email informing me that my phone has been damaged by the water and that they will be charging me $90.00 to get a replacement. They know that T-Mobile or any other company can charge what ever they like and no one can do any thing about it. I even called Samsung and they gave me RMA number for that phone. I should have sent my phone there and I was told me that if phone has warranty issue, they will let me know the charges.

    Now, I don't know what to do. I have witnesses. They watched me upgrading and the phone died after the upgrade.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2011

    T-Mobile has now become the most disreputable cell phone provider in the nation. I had a plan with them since 2002. Today I received (for the second time) a suspension notice and fee of $60.00 (20.00 per phone), and the bill was four days late. They changed the due date from the 19th to the 16th. They did not tell me about it and that they were going to charge suspension fees in the first place.

    They refused to waive the fee, unless I agree to another two year contract. I have been in a month to month situation for several months now. All they say was, “If you don’t sign the contract, I the charges are valid". Consumers, beware if you consider this company now. I was shell shocked of the turnaround in their practices in six short months. They can go to hell before they get another month out of me. I cancelled my subscription.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2011

    My name is Daisy **. I had an account #** with T-Mobile. But because of not having service here where I leave (Monsey, NY), I need it to discontinue the service with T-Mobile. I did call T-mobile several times and also recorded it. Several of the representatives told us that Monsey, NY is not serviced at this time, but they are working on putting more antennas in the surrounding areas. Maybe we will get service. They also said that they will call us and send someone to talk to us, but that never happened. They also advised me to buy a Wi-Fi and I did pay almost $100 for that, and I still got no service.

    We keep calling T-Mobile, but they were sarcastic. My husband, Daniel, told them that he lost a customer because of this situation of not having a service. He needs to walk several blocks from the apartment. The representative's answer was to keep walking until they put the antenna. I also went several times to RadioShack to speak to someone. They also said that they don't understand why T-Mobile gave us service if they knew that there was no service in Monsey, NY. They also tried to talk to a representative to explain that there was no service in Monsey, NY, but they didn't care. They just said that we need to pay the money for the service and also for the phone.

    The total bill came out to $808.66. I don't know where they got the amount. The cancellation for the phone is $200 each phone. For the two phone, it will be $400. I don't think we need to pay this amount when T-Mobile admitted that there is no service here. I also tried to talk to a T-Mobile representative that I just lost my job and I will pay $50 a month, but they refused to help me.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2011

    There is no signal from Grand Rapids, MI to Lansing, MI. Are there problems? I need my phone for work!

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2011

    I would love to just get out of this program, but it would cost me $200.00. I've been very unhappy for months with them. I am always on hold for long periods of time. They changed my due date on my telephone without contacting me first, so the bill is always late. They always want you to call from another phone. So I guess I should create another bill to talk to them. It irritates me seeing double bill every month. The due date went from the 1st to the 24th of the month and nothing they can do change it back. I am a working class. I just don't have an extra money when they make changes every time they feel like it.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2011

    It all started a couple years ago. I received my phone bill (for the family plan) with a data usage charge of $100+ for the pay per use services which we never signed up for. It happened (over charge) again the next month. After spending hours on the phone with T-Mobile without any resolution (T-Mobile refused to waive the charges), I filed a complaint to the BBB. At the end I got my refund back and a promise from T-Mobile not to make any changes to my service plan without my consent.

    The nightmare happened again this month. Four of my phone lines (5 of them) were billed with the data usage charge (in 15 days, ranging from $7 - $20 each line). This time around, things getting worst small data usage shows up every hour every day (day and night). It all adds up. We have Verizon FIOS high speed WIFI internet at home and we have the data connection turned off on all phones but the usage still showed up every day every hour. I called T-Mobile and the options that I was given, 1. Sign up for the data plan. 2. Throw away all our Smartphone (they are not from T-Mobile) and replace them with some T-Mobile dumb phone and ask for the pay per use service being blocked. 3. Pay the penalty of $200 per line and move to the other mobile carrier.

    At the end, T-Mobile offered me the cheapest option, sign up to their simple 200mb data plan on each line, which cost us an additional $50 a month (on top of the already incurred $50 pay per use data usage charge). We have one more year to our contract. After that, I am canceling all our cell phones service.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2011

    We have been with T-Mobile since 2003. We have always had crappy service (dropped calls, etc) but always felt every phone company would have their issues. So we have stayed. My husband is currently deployed and wonder of wonders, he can get reception where he is. After asking T-Mobile if there were extra charges for him texting, we were told no, that it was included in our unlimited text plan. Well, turns out it wasn't. We were getting charged $.35 a text. So I called them and they said, we never said that excuse. So we said ok, we will pay the bill. I had been calling them asking if there were any other plans or services we could add for a cheaper way of communication. We have been told "No" several times. Finally, they "suddenly" have the Blackberry Messenger (we both have blackberry).

    So pay $19.95 a month to sign up for that and we are good, that will lower our bill. I have called them 5 times to see why our phone bill is still $1200.00 even though we signed up for the BBM. This has been going on for 3 weeks that I have been going back and forth with T-Mobile. They keep accusing me of not setting it up correctly and my husband of not using it properly, along with when I call them, they are not giving all the information I am asking to make sure we are using it correctly. I have asked them every time I call and it's always a different story, finally them stating the error is not with them, but with us. Of course it is. Even though I am receiving my husband's BBM messages in my BBM inbox and vice versa, and we invited with the PIN.

    We have done everything the instructions tell us to do (because heaven forbid a T-Mobile rep go the extra mile). For some reason, my husband’s BBM's (according to T-Mobile) are coming in as a text, thought T-Mobile previously told me that I could not receive an sms text in my BBM inbox. Confused yet? So are we. Every time we call, it has always been something different with T-Mobile. They have also been very rude saying things like; well you know you don't have to text your husband so your bill won't be so high. While that may be true, I am sure this ** has never had a spouse deployed. Plus the fact that they are accusing us of lying of how we contact each other. Unfortunately, we still have a year left on our contract, but I am at the point of hiring a lawyer because of these ridiculous charges and the fact that T-Mobile is accusing us of not doing it correctly, when we have followed all of their instructions to a "T".

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2011

    I cancelled my service on the early morning of the first day of my billing cycle and they charged me a full month, after having told me my final bill and me paying. I was out of contract for months. How they believe that it's okay to charge people for services they have not provided is beyond me. Verizon is not this way, and now, I will never go back to T-Mobile. I think that more people need to know how they do this to people. You would normally think that when you're out of contract, you're free--but you're not.

    T-Mobile will find a way to penalize you. This is a clause that they have worked into the contract knowing that no one is reading the fine print. Also, one woman at customer service thought it was unfair and wanted to help me. But the four men I spoke to after I got accidentally disconnected said that "this is valid." They didn't care even a slightest bit about keeping good with me as a customer even though I paid them every month on time and bought the biggest package they had for years. I explained that I was trying credo because it is a nonprofit that donates to causes I believe in, but that if I'm not happy with the service, I might return.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2011

    I would advise everyone to review their bills every month. I have an Android phone with unlimited service. The bill should be exactly the same every month. It changes and there are always these extra charges for subscriptions that I never subscribed to. I even had a separate charge from them of which T-Mobile had no idea what it is for. Every time I call, I am put on hold close to an hour, which is a heinous waste of my time. I have mentioned this situation to several people who informed me that T-Mobile is known for this behavior. Since calling is such a drag, most people just pay because they can take the waste of time. When my contract is up, I will research how other companies treat their clients.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2011

    I've been a loyal customer of T-Mobile for many years. I called T-Mobile in June because I knew my phone contract would be up. I thought I'd rather get a track phone from Walmart since they had unlimited, text, talk, and web and I could buy the phone out right. Well, they got me. When I wanted to renew, I had 2 lines and cancelled one yet was told that I was still going to be charged for 2 lines until December because my daughter had upgraded hers 6 months into our 2 year contract. It extended the original contract, which is very odd. I think they are just trying to get you in any way they can.

    The gentleman told me that if I extend the contract, I will get a new upgraded phone and the contract will be for two years and the payments would be such and such. I go, "Okay, I got screwed, but I had no choice." The first time, I never got the phone. I had to call them and they sent the phone out to me. It took me three weeks to get it. Once I got it, I liked it, yet it kept dropping calls. I dealt with it and then the screen would kind of go black every now and then. Then, one day in September, it decided to not come back on; the screen was black. I could hear my phone ring and hear a text but could not see how to answer it.

    I called T-Mobile and they sent me out a replacement. Wow, what a nightmare that is still going on. I never received the first phone and they say I got. If I got it, would I really be calling them? I called them so much that I got blue in the face with anger. I'm 51 years old and my blood pressure shoots up every time I get on the phone with them. It took me two weeks to get another after going through numerous calls to the call center. I ended up going online and finding corporate office with employee emails to the president's office. I had someone email me and tell me that they would be in touch. I received a phone call from an executive representative with the president's office and this was on a Friday. He got me a phone and sent it out, and I received it on Monday.

    Low and behold, I took the phone to T-Mobile store so they could download all my contacts correctly in my new phone and it was broken. Talk about frustration. They say, "Oh, we can give you a temporary one to use, but you'll have to pay $50 deposit." I was like, "No, I should not have to pay for your company's mistakes, which have been many. I do not want this Samsung Gravity Touch Smart Phone. It's a piece of ** and it drops calls and short circuits to a black screen, and now, you give me a broken phone that won't upload and work." They said they could send me a Nokia X2 which I got yesterday. The phone is not comparable to the Smart. They gave me a different phone with little or no features.

    I was on the phone with T-Mobile again, off and on, for over 2 hours in which I got nothing accomplished because no one can help me. They say, "Oh, we can send you the Gravity back." I don't want it. It's a piece of ** phone and I'll end up sending it back. You would think that they would realize this phone is an issue and get something that is comparable to the Smart since the Nokia X2 is not. No one will take accountability to satisfy a customer. I guess they think that 1 person complaining and with me, spending weeks of my time on the phone in and in their T-Mobile offices is enough.

    I asked them since I did not get the service that I needed, that I be released from my contract, and they go, "It's a binding contract." Well, I'm going to look at my contract and have an attorney look over it and see if I can sue them for mental anguish. They have stressed me out and this has affected my job. There was not a day that I was not on the phone with T-Mobile. One day, I had 30 plus dropped calls on the phone with the call center and only 2 people called me back out of 30 plus dropped calls, so what does that tell you? T-Mobile, I would never recommend them. Every time someone mentions T-Mobile, I cringe, "Don't do it!"

    I also contacted the president's office. As I stated, someone from the executive office called; I believe his name was Chris **. He called me and left a message on my cell phone, and when I received the phone message, he said, "I'll assume that the issue is now resolved and I will close you case." Funny, he didn't even wait to see if the phone worked and just assumed I got a working phone and closed the case. I'm at the point that I paid the $200 plus to close the account or I might not even pay, say close it, and go to another cell company and get the service I want. Track phones in T-Mobile will eventually be out.

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    Price

    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2011

    I was being overcharged for Blackberry data plan, which I have not had for 1 year. I was trying to get credit. But they said that I had to change my plan information when I upgraded my account. I told him that it was changed and had no idea that they had the nerve to keep charging for an app that I don’t even use. The charge was of $20 each month for a year. They would not credit because I had to change the information when I upgraded to droid phones. I'm not happy on how they are taking advantage of customers. What I see is that they keep charging for data plans even if customers don't carry them anymore!

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2011

    Their service charge is ridiculous. They are not good. They overcharged my bill. They don't take payment online. They deducted more than the minimum payment from my credit card. This is stupid. I want someone to do something about this company.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2011

    I have a family plan. My cell phone is only for emergency/family calls. I don't have a smartphone or one of those computer-activated phones. I wouldn't even know how to use one even if I have. Several years ago, I was charged for online charges that I didn't use. I have no idea how and T-Mobile doesn't know either except that they insisted they were from my phone. They wouldn't waive the charges. I reluctantly paid them but I told them, and they said yes, to make sure any data plan/online usage must be canceled or blocked. Last week I was billed again for similar online charges on my daughter's phone. The statement shows almost everyday, for some minutes, online usage even during the time my daughter was asleep, taking shower, eating, etc.

    My daughter didn't access any data plan/online service. T-Mobile was supposed to cancel/block them after it happened to me years ago. Once again, T-Mobile wouldn't waive the charge, saying my daughter or maybe her friends used it. I asked them how the online is being accessed without our knowledge & they didn't know & couldn't give us a good answer except to keep telling us it came from out of our phone. At one point, the customer service agent mentioned the automatic updating of the phone system. I told T-Mobile that explains why almost everyday for some minutes the statement shows online access but T-Mobile wouldn't listen to what we are saying. We have one more year to our contract. After that, I am canceling all our cell phones service.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2011

    After being in contracts with T-Mobile for 5 years, we switched service. The contract was up. We were only a few days into the billing cycle and were charged the full month. It's odd that they state they don't pro-rate, but on the final bill, it is pro-rated. There is a breakdown of the charge for the time in service and then the remainder of the month was itemized separately.

    We have filed a complaint with the FCC. T-Mobile still stands behind their policy stating, "Customers may be billed through the end of their current billing cycle." Note the term "may". This indicates it is not a uniform policy and is subject to individual discretion. Billing for unused service is robbery. When is our country going to put an end to corporate greed? It is time for big business to stop taking advantage of customers just because they can!

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2011

    We terminated our service on 9/15, five days after our billing cycle began on 9/10. T-Mobile charged us for the entire month. There was no proration as other phone companies do. So, even though we patiently waited through horrible service for my daughter and a slew of mysterious charges that took hours to resolve, we still got nailed by them in the end.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2011

    The service is very poor. Beware of the limited/unlimited plans. I had service for about one week. I only needed a data plan for Internet usage on a computer in a mobile situation. I was sold an unlimited plan with a smart phone. It worked fine until I used 1.5G of data, at which point, my connection speed dropped by 90%. It couldn't even load a webpage. False advertisement? I was told to return the phone and I wouldn't be charged. That was the only resolution offered by T-Mobile. Customer service didn't even ask why I was cancelling my service. I assumed it's because many of their customers cancel service after they reached the limit of their unlimited data plan. I would rate T-Mobile at 0 stars.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011

    I was disconnected for being a couple of days late on my bill. T-mobile disconnected me until they had received their payment, which was paid five minutes later. On my next bill, they had charged me $20 per line for four lines saying that they are for a reconnecting fee. In the first place, they changed my due date and would leave text messages on my mom's phone, not to mine (the account holder). They are rude and they feel that what they did is justified. They keep saying that they can't take the $80 charge off. It's more like they just won't take it off. They don't even tell you before they make changes on your bill and the customer pays for it.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011

    I bought a phone, and when I went to pick up the phone from the store, the box wasn't sealed. She said that was the only phone of its kind available. When we got home, the phone had two stickers on it, hiding a crack on the phone screen. I called the T-Mobile store, and she said they were closing and couldn't help. Also, she did not honor the rebate. They kept putting me on hold when I tried to contact them. The employee also changed my phone plan without my permission, resulting in a larger bill for me the following month.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011

    My contract was up on August 2nd, 2011. I called on October 8th to cancel my service because I went with another carrier. They told me I extended my contract until February. I have no idea what they were talking about because we were waiting for me and my son's contracts to expire so we could go with one company. They told me I asked for more minutes, which was an outright lie because I didn't even come close to using the minutes I had. You can't call someone to help, you have to send an email. I have sent 3 and still haven't heard a word back.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011

    I was offered a free one month of data in Sept. 2011. After one month, I did not cancel, I was offered the unlimited plan for $15.00 a month. I agreed and when the first bill came, it was charged at $30.00 for the month.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011

    I was a customer of T-mobile for two years. In September T-mobile made an unauthorized debit of $200 to my bank account which resulted in $351.86 in fees. They have acknowledge the error with the debit and indicated that they will return the fees. I followed their instructions and they continue to make me jump through hoops and act as if they do not know how to resolve the matter. It has been a nightmare.

    I often bragged about how awesome their customer service was and even though they did not have the best actually coverage and signal, I stayed because customer service was fair, honest, accommodating and overall great. Until this summer, they changed many policies in how they deal with customers and these changes seemed to affect the customers after the proposed merger between AT&T and T-mobile (which has not yet been approved).

    In May, after being a customer of T-mobile for 2 years, I added a new line (Original line 413-730-6512) (New line 248-238-6050). I used the second line for business purpose which included a text campaign; however, I did not have a texting plan so I would be charged for each text message. When I paid my bill in July/August, the Customer rep noticed it and said that I should buy a plan for $4.99 per month and that it would show on my next bill.

    That was the first lie or misrepresentation. It would reflect on the next billing cycle but not the next bill. However, when she said that, I believed that I was okay and could continue my texts campaigns. To my chagrin the following month, my bill was over $500, which included $300 worth of texting. When I called to find out why, they informed me that the charges were valid and that even though I changed the plan, I would have had to wait a full billing cycle since they were already in three days of the new cycle when the changes were made.

    I told them that the rep did not make that clear and told me that if I didn't change, that I would have about $120 worth of texting charges and if I changed, I would not have the $120 instead, I would just pay the flat rate. They told me that since the new bill was not generated, then she couldn't see what the actual charges were and could not tell me that I already had over $200 in text fees. This made no sense because in essence, we had just paid the past bill. She couldn't see what the current was so how could she see the amount of the upcoming texting fees. They were very misleading and dishonest.

    When I called to try to get to the bottom of it, they just kept repeating that the charges were valid and I needed to pay them and that the following month, the flat rate would apply. They told me that I needed to set up a payment plan and sent me over to financial care. They agreed to split the payment up in two parts, one on the 14th of September for $200 and another for the balance on the 20th of the month. I told them I would make the payment but I was not happy and that I was going to discontinue my service. They forwarded my call to customer loyalty. I spoke with a woman named Sabrina. Sabrina said that she understood the problem and perhaps I was given wrong information but there was nothing they could do, the charges were valid. However, they had a promotion that I qualified for. If I extended my service for 6 months, they could remove $200 from my bill. She said they would cancel the payment scheduled for September 14th and I would just have to pay the balance on the 20th.

    On September 14th, T-mobile debited my checking account for the $200 that they claimed they would be cancelling. I did not know until, I went to make a deposit to cover payments that I knew were coming through my account that week. My account which was not in the negative was overdrawn.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011

    They have charged me for a phone I never authorized any account on. They won't give me any information. But they say it's in my name with all of my information. When I called in July, they said that the account was only in my name. It is now October and I received a call saying that I had to pay a fee to close out an account that I know nothing about. This is fraudulent and they will not close it out.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011

    Please help me if you can. I have been a customer of T-Mobile going on 3 years. It was a good company at first. But in the past year, they have been terrible. I've been complaining to the company after being on hold for hours. When I finally got through, they disconnected the phone and I had to call again and wait again on hold. Then, it all happened again. I've been paying close to three thousand dollars a year for my three phones. I've been also paying insurance on my phones and I have warranty for them. But when I called to get a new phone, they hung up on me. Then, I called back to tell them my problem again. Again, they promised that they would fix the problem and hung up on me. I want to drop this company because of all the false promises and bad treatment and never resolving any problems. I have a contract with them and they know I'm stuck because they will give me bad credit. This is unfair. I know I have rights and this is very unfair. What can I do? Thank you.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011

    I signed a 2-year contract with TMobile under the conditions of Unlimited Data.

    It was the only reason I chose their service because I travel and do courses online. It's half way through my billing cycle and unless I pay them an additional $60, I have been reduced in my speed due to exceeding 5 gigs. I am furious! I was never told that there is a limit to data usage at regular speed when I signed their contract. It was pointed out that it is on their contract. I signed their contract due to the verbal contract of terms which I was given and unlimited is an unlimited, period! I also paid for a 4 gig network, which I found out later that it's not even available in my area yet. I was promised that it was coming soon which was nine months ago. This service has gotten me in trouble already too due to drop calls, for six times, during a conversation with an attorney.

    This company is deceptive and they lie in order to get customers. I purchased a better telephone because I thought I had unlimited data so I could tether to my pc when not at home. I could have settled, in that case, for a phone less than $100 instead of the $500 which I bought so I would have quality on the road. I just hung up from them and I am filing this due to breach of verbal contract. What they said and what I got are not the same. I am stuck with them whether I like it or not due to their misrepresentation of the service I was offered.

    I can't complete my online courses for this month because my internet connection barely even open my email and most sites won't even load. I thought I had a virus because it was running so slow and can't even download the updates to run my virus scan. What's the point of an internet if I can't use it.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011

    Yesterday while at work, with my cell-phone on, my phone text-messaged everyone in my phonebook. Not only did my phone text my phonebook contacts, but also anyone who has contacted me by phone. I contacted customer service and was told that I had to go to a T-Mobile service center, which I did today. My complaint is this: I was told that since I have sent and received text messages in the past, they are not responsible. I am. They refused to acknowledge that there were so many text messages at the same time that I could not have possibly placed them. I was told that it was a "movement text" and is my responsibility. When I disputed this, I was told that for $3.99 month, I would no longer have this problem. Not only do I have to pay for "movement texts", but I need to pay more to avoid further problems.

    I need to have my phone on, as I have an 85-year-old mother who has dementia. What if you were a doctor, caregiver, or a nurse and veto a parent away from their family for an emergency? These cell phone companies are in the same company as Wall Street. If people do not stand up and demand our rights, these companies will continue to charge whatever they want. I insist that T-Mobile remove these charges immediately. If they do not, I will post complaints against T-Mobile and urge everyone I know to post complaints daily.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2011

    I have been a T-Mobile customer since 2004. In August, I went into a T-Mobile store to restore a line I had suspended because we were not using it. I upgraded the line with a new 4G phone, and wanted to change the rest of my phone plan as well. I was instructed that the plan could not change in the middle of a billing cycle but would be changed at the beginning of the next one. If any overage charges occurred, the plan would be back dated.

    I realized last month that I had a $1,000+ bill so I called and was told that I had to go back to the store. I returned and again thought that everything was fixed. Now, my account is suspended owing over $1,000. I called T-Mobile and three different agents told me that the charges were valid so I would have to pay $1,000 to restore the service. I hate being called a liar and for them to not honor the agreement from the store just shows how little they value long-term customers. Shame on you, T-Mobile.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2011

    After spending over 6 years with T-mobile, with only one upgrade throughout those years, it has come to this sad situation. After losing my smart phone inside a taxi cab in Las Vegas, I rushed over to the local T-mobile store here in Southern California the following weekday. I was told by the T-mobile clerk that I was eligible for a full upgrade since I completed my 2-year contract with no issues or upgrade. So I shopped around inside the store, but nothing seem to catch my attention. I paid off my bill in full, which left me with a zero balance. I then headed over to Verizon. I ended up purchasing the iPhone 4s. The Verizon sales rep verified that my account/phone number was eligible for transfer. Everything was fine and dandy with my contract transfer from T-mobile to Verizon.

    First off, Tmobile forgot the "golden rule" of doing business. After transferring my contract, they tried to reel me back in by offering me a $50 credit, as well as a full upgrade on any smart phone. I respectfully declined. Next thing you know, I received a one time termination bill for $200 plus data and phone charges. **. I called T-mobile's customer service line (a.k.a ** line) and they treated me like a stepchild. Long story short, T-mobiles = money hungry con artist. Worst than criminals selling drugs to kids! Two turkeys don't make an eagle and T-mobile's cell phone service is "horrible"! Tell your friends, tell your family: T-mobile is horrible!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2011

    I've been a customer for 7 years. Last year, I upgraded to a new Samsung phone and had nothing but problems with reliability and usage. For 6 months, they sent me new phones. I was on the phone with Samsung and T-Mobile support countless hours. They offered me all kinds of unfair resolutions (replace the phone I bought for $200 with a phone that costs $25). Finally, I had a lawyer write a letter. We received no response. I called again and was told by the customer service that the legal department approved a new "comparable" phone at no cost. Only my attorney and I never received the letter and they can't duplicate it for me. Their advice? Write to the legal department again. And by the way, they have no phones, email or fax there. The only way to communicate with them is by US mail. This is the worst way to treat a customer.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2011

    These people are nothing more than extorting small amounts of money and making up their own billing rules as they go. I was with them for almost eight years and with each two-year cycle it was the same thing. They would start hunting businesses and offer anyone but me deals for far less than what my contract offered and then make me a deal if I signed for a new two years to do the same. I call it “the ** down my back and tell me it’s raining plan”. That doesn’t encompass my complaint though.

    My first complaint is that at the end of my contract with them my bill started climbing when the insurance increased, but I had all texts blocked. I received texts each month from them which were forced passed my security and they would charged me for them on top of that at least two months. I don’t know who is slipping texts passed how many, but it seems like criminal acts are being purported there.

    Then my account contract was finally over on Sept. 16, 2011. I went to Verizon and had them cancel my account which T-Mobile admits but then I get my final bill and T-mobile has charged me the entire month. It is a mistake, and I call the store locally. He gives me this number 1-800-9378997 and I call it. The person at the other end checks my account and admits “oh here they billed you through the end of the month” and starts telling me to reflect my terms of service. My contract was up 9/16/2011. Billing me till 10/04 or whatever is out of the contract time. They put on the bill that it’s about partial charges and make them come out to the same. They even charged me the insurance.

    I am finding a way to pay the bill but people you should all know this company will ** you. After almost eight years because the areas we traveled to had no T-Mobile coverage we cancelled and went with a company that did and this is what we received in return. So if any of you travel out west or heck to a wooded area in north Florida around the Alabama border, T-Mobile isn’t for you. They have ** for coverage besides making eight days of monthly prorates into $127.38 on a bill and then claiming that because I took my old number they had billed me for the whole month and then telling me to look at the terms of service! ** my terms of service were up 09/16/2011 and I expect it to be honored. Oh yeah that is when you created a way to make that last month anyway.

    I would not have complained but people should be warned of bad business practices and trust me what is being done here by the people working within. T-Mobile has no loyalty to anyone except how they can get more money at any cost including their reputation.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2011

    I have been a customer for five years, and have had terrible service for the last two. In June, at their coaxing, I upgraded to the new HTC Sensation and was told that this would fix my problems. Since I have started spending about five months a year at my vacation house in Indio, CA and the reception is horrible, I have spent numerous hours on hold trying to get some relief. T-Mobile has said they filed trouble tickets and service requests, and have decided that my service is bad, but they do not guarantee that I will have reception in all areas, and I must still pay my bill and remain a T-Mobile customer or pay $400 to cancel my contract. My service is intermittent at best, and I never get 4G as advertised. I wrote a letter as per an agent's suggestion and was told no, I cannot be released from my contract. T-Mobile is the worst carrier in the phone field and this is how it keeps customers.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2011

    We had a horrible and spotty cellphone service from the time we signed up with T-Mobile. We complained but got no improvement. Finally, we had to switch carriers. We were charged $600 in termination fees even if we purposely waited until the end of our 2-year contract. We talked with them many, many times. Most of the time we were just put off and told there was nothing that could be done.

    However, some T-Mobile agents promised to reduce the charge. One said that she adjusted the bill while we were talking. But each time we get the bill, we receive another charge for the supposedly waived fees. Their game is obviously to charge whatever they can get away with. We warn everyone to stay away from T-mobile.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2011

    I have a Motorola CLIQ. The first CLIQ I got had Bluetooth and software problems, so T-Mobile sent me a refurbished one. I am a month away from being able to upgrade, and the phone battery won't charge anymore. The problem is a broken USB charging port.

    There are numerous problems with the USB charging ports breaking on Motorola phones. It will cost over $100 to repair. I figured T-Mobile would be willing to let me upgrade 30 days early considering the problems with the phone, but they will not.

    I had to get an external battery charger to be able to use my phone at all.

    I switched to T-Mobile years ago because of the high customer service scores. However, now I see they are the same as any other carrier, and they don't really care to keep my business.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2011

    I can't stand T-Mobile! Their customer service is horrible every time I call. I called to add a line for my daughter. They quoted me $9.99 a month. He signed me up and transferred me to confirm the order. And then, they told me it's going to be $39.99 a month. I told them I do not want the phone then. They told me: “Oops, too bad, we already put in the order! You have to return the device when you get it through UPS.” Boy, I was annoyed. UPS came to my door. I refused the package. I got my bill which is 69 dollars more the next month. I called. They got the phone back 3 weeks prior, but never refunded me.

    I spent an hour on the phone as to why I need a refund, in which I had to convince them to get a refund. That is the most screwed up part (mind you I was at work)! Then, they said, “Oh, our manager only will allow me to refund you 38 dollars!” What? You are making me pay for a phone you couldn't cancel, and that I didn't even touch! After spending another hour on the phone, I got the rest of my money, which actually ended up costing me 3 bucks anyway. For the dumb idiots at T-Mobile I thank you, for charging me something that was your fault it was sent out! And it was your fault that you quoted me a wrong price!

    I just got off the phone with T-Mobile again, because they still didn't credit my account 2 weeks later! They said it would reflect on my next bill! They want me to pay in advance 69 dollars before I get my money back next month! They are crazy! With all of this happening, they wouldn't even allow me to talk to a supervisor. They refused to talk to me and said they couldn't help me! So, in turn I will be writing the new CEO of T-Mobile also! They shouldn't get away with treating people like this, and having the snotty customer care reps treat you like it's your fault! Half the reps I talked to barely spoke English, which made our conversations really long and drawn out! Here I am wasting my time again at work, writing this! I hate T-Mobile and can't wait to switch to Sprint! My sister just ended up adding my daughter's line to her plan for $9.99 a month through Sprint. I can't wait to switch to them also! I will tell everyone I know how bad T-Mobile is. And in the future, I will make sure all my family members will not go with T-Mobile! I hate them!

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2011

    I was a loyal customer of T-Mobile for around 10 years. I tried to upgrade my plan for another phone, and T-Mobile wanted to charge me the full price of the phone. Therefore, on August 28, 2011, I changed to another carrier. I paid my final bill of $88.92. Then I received another bill for $129.84 after I changed my carrier.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2011

    I have T-Mobile for more than a year. I do not have a data plan, which I never use and I've never got charged for it until now. T-Mobile charged me for using internet. I absolutely do not use my phone to surf the web at all. I've talked to a T-Mobile representative but they did not give me any solution. However, they tried to talk me into buying a data plan in order to avoid such situation.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2011

    Awful customer service. They take customers’ money without warning. It is unbelievable such a company with bad service can survive. I am not a cell phone user, so that is why I bought its prepaid plan. Last week I checked my balance, it shows $76 remaining without any message to remind me the balance is going to be expired soon.

    Today, I tried to make a phone call when I was in the car. It says I cannot make phone call because my balance is zero. I called their customer service. The representative said what we can do about it, you should get message when you refill the money. That is one year ago. It really surprises me that they fail to communicate with customers as a cell phone carrier, the so called leader of 4G network. It was really a bad experience. It is easy for them to check the status of customer. They just simply don't want to provide satisfying customer service.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2011

    I recently added a broadband service to my voice account. Before doing that, I did some research and I finally decided to add a "value broadband" service that costs $19.99/month, with un-subsidized gadget. When I signed up for the service, I already made sure that the plan is for $19.99/month and the customer service confirmed that.

    However, when I received my bill a few days ago, my plan is not what I signed up for. It's a different one with higher price. I called the customer service and explained everything. The customer service told me that I am not eligible for the service and in order to cancel that I have to pay $200, for breaking the contract, although the invoice I got states a different plan.

    I was furious and demanded to talk to a manager, who told me the same thing. I called again the following day and got different customer service with same answer. Later, the customer service forwarded my call to a different department which got disconnected before I got any chance to talk to a real person. This is really a fraud and my suggestion to you is don't ever do business with T-mobile.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2011

    Why are you all complaining and doing nothing? Cancel your contracts, instruct the banks/credit cards not to pay in writing. Then if they do, you can sue them. Write and explain to T-Mobile what and why you are doing this. Let them put a mark against your credit file then put a note insertion yourself on the credit file explaining why the default is there. Find a lawyer who will do a “no win, no fee” and start suing.

    You are American, ** it. You sue for anything and everything. Do not moan if you are not prepared to act also.

    Let’s wait and see.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2011

    My wife and I purchased the T-Mobile myTouch 3G slide last summer of 2010. Since then, we have had both handsets replaced five times; mine twice and my wife's three times.

    We have both been very loyal T-mobile customers since the 90's and have always been loyal because their prices were good and their customer service was outstanding. Lately though, I wish I could say the same. Most of the exchanges went okay; there was an issue with my wife's second phone where they said that it had water damage even though it had never gotten near water. Anyways, the last time we sent my wife's phone in, they sent the new phone without a return box/package and without the return tracking label.

    After an extensive phone call with the customer service, the agent finally said to take it to the store and they can ship it from there. I took it to the store and I was told that they cannot accept the phone nor can they send it in for me.

    I called the customer service again, this time they say to take it to the UPS store and they'll credit our account $10 to cover the shipping. Needless to say, it was more than $10 to ship it ourselves. So after another call to T-mobile, they credited our account with the difference in the shipping price. When I asked about the compensation for my time, all hell broke loose.

    I wasted over half a day dealing with this and, when it was all said and done, they grudgingly coughed up $10. With no tracking label, T-mobile kept calling and harassing my wife and asking where the phone was. After a couple of weeks, they threatened to charge our account $450. They dropped the ball three times, and we have to pay $450. I don't think so. So yet again, I called UPS to find out who signed for the package. When I called T-mobile back and gave them the name of the person who signed for it and the tracking number, he literally says "oh that's it, I was wondering what that package was". Really, I wrote down all of our account information and put it inside the package.

    Oh well, our contract is up in a couple of months. It's nice to know that our 14 years of loyalty is worth squat.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2011

    I was charged for the data plan without my consent.

    I was under the impression that you must sign up for this plan to use it. Well, I never signed up for it but all of a sudden, I was getting internet access on one of my phone lines.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2011

    I was a customer for 10 years with T-Mobile. I spent thousands of dollars a year on my cell phone. The last month, they began to treat me like garbage. I warned them three times that I would leave, but they did not care. I switched to another carrier. My contract had been up for over a year and I own my two phones. I was on a month to month. I asked for the unlock codes so I could use the phones with my new carrier. They refused, blaming Samsung. I had hours of conversations with Samsung and T-Mobile, including a conference call with the three of us. Samsung blamed T-Mobile and T-Mobile blamed Samsung.

    I am caught in the middle and neither company will supply me an unlock code for my phone. I have repeatedly asked for escalation to a supervisor, left messages for a supervisor to call me to no avail. They refuse to contact me. Even T-Mobile billing reps stated that I was a model customer with an excellent credit history and paid my expensive bills on time always. They further stated I was the kind of customer they needed to keep. They are simply being vindictive and childish.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2011

    It is too bad you don't have a negative star rating for these folks. I don't think it can go low enough. I had spent numerous hours on the phone with these fools in the past, and it is the worst experience I have ever had.

    1. The CSRs cannot master the English language at all.
    2. They are not willing to help you in any way.

    3. I would never recommend this service to anyone.

    I just got off the phone (50 minutes) to tell them to credit my account and that I had discontinued the Easy Pay back in August. Yet they still charged me in September and October. Well, I finally got someone that could understand English (Arthur). He told me that there was an error on their part, and he would fix it. (We will see if this comes to fruition; I'm not holding my breath here.)

    The problem I have is that everyone of these CSRs are clueless and will not help you. You can call their executive complaint line, but they are so backed up that it takes them 2 days before anyone calls you back. Or you can email P. Humm at t-mobile.com; he is their CEO.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2011

    In April, my son and I went to Jordan and Israel. When we returned, we were unable to get service in our house or yard. We would have to go out on the street. When I called customer service, they said everything was good, no problems. But my phone still wouldn’t work. They put in a service request and said they would call in 2 days, but they didn’t. I called back. They said that no problem was found. There's still a problem. There's no service in the area of my house. They sent it in again. Finally, 3 weeks later, I got a tech that had me put a code in to turn off 3G and my phone now worked. Then when I traveled internationally, my phone no longer worked, even though I had never had a problem. I came back. They said they fixed it. I left again and still had no service. It's like talking to a brick wall. One girl told me she would give me a month of computer web access for the inconvenience. I told her that wouldn’t do me any good because my phone doesn’t have web ability.

    Two months later, I got $30 charge for internet. She had added the computer for 1 month anyway. And then next month, they charged me for something I can't even use! So, I called back, wanting to just cancel because of high bills and ridiculous service. The guy talked me into their new $49.99 service unlimited text, talk, and web. I told him I didn’t have web access. He told me I qualified for a new phone. I thought it was okay and agreed to new 2 year contract. I got a bill for $179. I called and was advised that since I got a new phone, I couldn’t get $49.99. The guy never told me I couldn’t do both. He knew I agreed to stay for the $49.99 deal. Why would he tell me to get new phone?

    I talked to the agent. He refused to do anything. When I asked to go above him, he refused at first but finally left to pretend he was talking to someone. He came back and offered me a $69.99. I was not happy, but insisted on refund for the difference of the 2 plans. I just got new bill for $200.00. They charged me an upgrade fee again, even though I have not upgraded and paid one in August. Again, I called and talked to a brick wall refusing to help me. What are all those other charges? And the $40 credit I was promised did not show up on my bill. I wasn’t surprised since they tell you one thing and do the opposite.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2011

    I transfered my phone number to another carrier mid billing cycle. I expected to pay for the remaining month I didn't use but was charged an extra month ($102). This was an unauthorized deduction from my checking account. My contract with them expired over two years ago so I was on a month-to-month basis.

    When I called customer service to straighten it out, they said it was company policy to charge the extra month because I transfered the number. It is a rip-off. I paid $102 for nothing.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2011

    I have been a T-Mobile customer since 2004. I never had a problem with them, I did a phone update and applied for the phone rebate .I got a letter saying that my rebate could not be processed because I didn’t have an active mobile number. I resubmitted the form and I just received the same letter specifying the same reason. I called T-Mobile, the representative told to me to call another day because she didn’t have any information available.

    My T-Mobile rebate was for $50.00 on a new phone. They fist told me I don’t have an active mobile number and now they don’t have any information available, so I should call another day.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2011

    I'm a long time customer of T-Mobile. I've had the T-Mobile Dash for years, long before data plans were required. Recently, I got a text from T-Mobile stating that I have $15 in data charges. Turns out it was over $50. I called and explained that I have not changed anything on my phone for the past two years and asked why all of the sudden I'm getting data charges. I did not sign up for data nor do I want it. I was informed that data charges are automatic and that if I want to have the charges removed, I must sign up for a data plan and a two year contract.

    Automatic extra charges unrelated to my selected plan is unethical as well as using the opportunity to push a more expensive plan.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2011

    Service is very spotted in an area they advertise to be well within signal. Most of the time I have full bars on 3g, it will switch randomly to 1 bar 4g and sometimes to no service. The strange part is I am in the city and standing in the same spot when towers continue to bounce. Not just 1 location all around town. I filled a BBB complaint. Due to the volume of complaints, this non BBB member gave me a response that didn't even attempt to fix the issue, rather they guessed (wrong).

    Bad Service, also frustrated with the mystery "migration" fees for the loyal clients that are looking to move to a plan that is par with industry offerings. Funny, they don't mention this when asking during the sign up process. (Why reward a loyal client) Then the client services end has gone down the toilets as well.

    In the event you speak to someone in America who knows the English language and you don't get hung up on, they really don't have the capability to help. I truly believe they are trained to blow people off. I personally know one T-mobile rep who has told me as a matter of fact that, "If your contract has more than 6 months left, they couldn't care less about us." I was also told they have been losing contracts on a 3 to 1 basis; for every one signed, three are lost.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2011

    I cancelled my contract three months early to switch to AT&T because I could hardly get service in our home and this was my only telephone, we had no land line. My husband and I had been with T-Mobile for 6 years. His contract ended in July and mine would not end till the end of October. When I called to ask about when I could cancel my contract and only be requited to pay $50, I was never told that I would be responsible for the remainder of the month in which I cancelled. Our billing cycle started the second of the month. I cancelled my line on the fifth. I now have to pay for the entire month. I only used it for three days and am being charged for the entire month even though I switched that number over and could not use T-Mobile past the fifth. When I called them, they acted like I should have known even though when I called before I cancelled, they never told me. I received my final bill two to three weeks ago and was just sent a letter saying that if I don't pay within ten days they will send me to collections.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2011

    My service with T-Mobile has been deplorable since I first started with them about 4 years ago. Every phone I’ve bought from them has had issues and needed to be replaced. My current phone, the mytouch4g, I’ve had replaced twice already. It has broken again, and this time is completely non-useable.

    T-Mobile couldn’t figure out what was wrong over the phone and wants to send me a replacement, which is great, except for the fact that I can’t receive shipments at my current address. Because if it is left in my apartment building, it will likely get stolen. And even if I’m home, UPS or whoever can’t ring my doorbell to deliver the replacement because the doorbell rings from my cellphone!

    I don’t have a home phone and I work from home as a massage therapist. I can’t work without it, as clients cannot call me to set up appointments! There is a T-Mobile store a few blocks from me, but according to the T-Mobile rep on the phone, it’s “against their policy” to do in store exchanges (except of course where law mandates in the cases of brand new phones/contracts/buyer’s remorse period). It’s ridiculous!

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2011

    I went shopping at the Ocean County Mall, New Jersey and T-Mobile booths were set up throughout the mall. I was told that if I signed up for Internet service for $49 per month, I could run up to four computers at the same time. If I was not satisfied, I could return it within 14 days and would not be charged anything, including activation fees.

    I immediately had trouble connecting to my laptop and went back there. I was told to bring my laptop in and they would get it connected. I did this and they could not get it connected. They told me that I would have to go home, call T-Mobile and a tech support person would help me connect. I called T-Mobile and they informed me that it was true (the free 14-day trial period) and they would make notes that I would be returning it because they lied about telling me that I could use it for more than one computer.

    They, too, tried to help me connect and told me that the device was most likely defective. I informed them again that I was going to return it. When I received a bill for $23.33, I called and was told that I used it; therefore, I would have to pay this. I asked them to look for the notes left from my previous call and was told that there were no notes. It did work (very slowly) on my desktop but I was lied to at the time of purchase. I will continue to tell people not to trust this company.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2011

    I had T Mobile for 9 years. My due date was always the 27th. They changed it to the 22th without my knowledge, until I noticed it on the email page for the October bill. I went back to previous bills. It was changed to the 22 in September. I had paid my bill on 9/6, luckily, but didn't know the due date was the 22. I received nothing via postal mail about this change in due date. I received nothing via email about this change in due date. They said they sent something via mail. I received nothing. I am no longer in a contract with them so I can jump ship any time, and I will be doing so in a few days. The bill date ends on the first of the month. We get the email on the 6th. That leaves a mere two weeks to pay the bill. The spread is reduced by five days. I'm done with T Mobile now.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2011

    We traveled to the Bahamas in August and received a $500 bill in roaming charges. The phone was off almost the entire stay and was turned on only a few times to make a phone call and then turned off again. 90% of the roaming charges turned out to be voicemails received when the phone was off.

    T-mobile representative stated that anytime the phone was turned on it would receive accumulated alerts at $3.95 per voicemail, regardless of whether they can be accessed through the regular voicemail number and if the calls were received when the phone was off. There was no notification sent by T-mobile of this technique to overcharge customers on unwanted services.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2011

    As a long time customer, I feel I need to speak up. I'm not sure of my exact tenure with T-Mobile but it's more than 5 years. I bought my Samsung Galaxy S4 phone in May of this year, with the expectation of using it as an internet AP to connect my laptop to. When I first got my phone, I was able to do this via the wireless and network setting and then checking the mobile AP box, not the tethering box which is different. It worked great and I was very pleased with the speed of the internet. This would allow my laptop to connect via wi-fi.

    Now however, I am not able to do so and am being told that I have to pay an additional $14.99 to add this plan to my service. This I feel is a bait and switch move that was hidden from me before purchasing my phone and renewing my contract in May. My intent all along was to change carriers. I would have never stayed with T-Mobile had I known this additional expense would be expected. I had called in May to notify T-Mobile C.S. that I would be terminating service at the end of billing cycle. I was talked in to staying with them because of the plan I was offered and new phone I received. Although T-Mobile's plan was a little more than the new carrier, I overlooked it because of the hassle of moving and because of my expectation of getting something the other carrier was offering.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2011

    I have been having a problem with T-Mobile ever since I moved into my new home. My calls drop and my internet service disconnects constantly. I have contacted T-Mobile numerous times. I was told that after a investigation was done, I only have outside coverage (not inside my home). I was tricked into the purchase of a Blackberry phone and signed a new contract. It was because I was informed by the CSR that this would solve my coverage issue. On my last contact with T-Mobile, a CSR informed me that I would be able to break the contract without any penalty. Well, that all changed when I was transferred to the cancellation department. I was advised that a total of $400.00 would be the fee because I have an internet connect stick as well as phone.

    I have been a customer with this company for over 10 years. The coverage area is a lie. They (T-Mobile) assured me that the Blackberry would solve my problem. I was tricked into purchasing this phone. I had the My-touch phone and ended up with the Blackberry service, which was more expensive at the same failure rate. T-Mobile is horrible. They don't care about their customers and are only focused on money, not service. They lied about the coverage area. Now, I am stuck with a monthly bill and poor monthly service. I did write to their CSR complaint department. I advised that I am a caseworker for Child Protective Services. I stated that if something happened to one of my clients because I have no network coverage, they will be held liable. I am no longer paying for this service, or lack of service I should say.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2011

    Client service sucks. Basically, if you have option to go somewhere else please listen, don't sign up with T-Mobile. You will get hurt in the long run.

    I was a T-Mobile client since 1997 and any time you need help with service you will get nowhere. Today, I called them about my issues with roaming charges regarding data and supervisor named "OIiver" basically told me it is my problem, throw a few punches and hung up.

    Is this what we are paying for? I was going to Europe and I called client care to shut off my voice mail and data because they are charging huge amount money if someone calls you and leave you a voice mail regardless if you listen to that voice mail or not. So I learn my lesson few years ago, I paid the bill but I learned, so this time I called, chit chat with some lady in India and she assured me voice mail and data has been shut off. But when I land in Germany I got text where I got charged $50 for using data, which I didn't.

    I shut off my phone until I landed in Croatia. Upon landing, I turned my phone on and I got another $50 charge with text that said " if I don't like charges and data please text #763#" which I did over 20 times. Nothing happened.

    Today I got my bill with $115 worth of roaming charges for data. I called client service and this was so far, one of the worst experiences with T-Mobile client service. Please, I will pay this bill but do yourself a favor. Don't sign up with T-Mobile. Save money and sign up with anyone else. It will be healthier and better for you as you don't have to deal with Oliver and musketeers who just don't care about you or anything else. They will hung up. Stay away from T-Mobile. Soon as my contract is up, I'm out. Thanks guys.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2011

    I was excited to buy the new T-Mobile Sidekick 4G last May 27th, 2010. I find that I wasn't satisfied with this new phone and started to like Samsung Epic 4G. So I double-checked the T-Mobile policy of returning the phone back within the certain time to avoid cancellation fee. I found out that I need to return back the phone within 20 days. I packed the T-Mobile back in their original box and put it in a regular postal service white box. I put an insurance and a delivery confirmation receipt on it, too. I mailed it on June 6th and waited for few days to get notified thru my email, saying that it has delivered in Fort Worth, TX. It did on June 8th. I planned to wait for a few weeks to adjust my billing statements to about $20 bill only. And to get my money back for buying the phone.

    I got a bill in July saying that I owe $331.18. I reviewed my statements and it stated that I broke the contract, therefore I must pay more than $200 to finish paying off the new phone of $99. I expected to pay $14.00 for the certain time of monthly payment of using the phone service. I perfectly understand that, but early termination fee?! I already returned back the phone to avoid this fee. I immediately called T-Mobile about this issue. They said that they never got my phone back. I fought by saying that I did send it and and have proof of the shipping confirmation to them from USPS. They filed a handset research team for me to double check. I waited 2 weeks and called them back. They denied that they ever got it and therefore I should be charged for it. I was so upset. They warned me that if I don't pay, it will go into my credit history. I worked so hard to build a good credit and now this. I don't need this. Shall I sue them or what?

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2011

    I have been a loyal customer of T-Mobile for over 7 years, paying over $100 per month for that amount of time. I had a FlexPay account, and for the last few months they have been harassing me by text, email, phone calls, to switch to a different plan since they are doing away with their FlexPay service.

    The other day I called and told them I was not interested in getting into a contract and I asked what other plans they offered. They told me at that time that the only other services they had available were their prepaid accounts. I asked what their plans were for their prepaid services and they told me that they had a $50 plan with unlimited everything, a $30 plan with 1500 minutes unlimited text and 30mb data, as well as a $15 plan with unlimited text and phone calls at 10 cents a minute. They told me they would convert my account and that I needed to call in and pay once I received a text message. I asked them in detail to explain the $30 plan at the time and they assured me that it did include 1500 minutes, as well as unlimited texting.

    I received the text message today, so I called in and double checked their $30 plan. Today they told me that actually it includes 1500 minutes, that each text message will deduct a minute from those minutes and that if I use my Wi-Fi service in my house, it will deduct from the data plan, and once my mb have been used up, it will charge my minutes for extra data. I requested that since I still had time that I had paid for in my FlexPay service for the month, that they undo the changes they made so I could go back to my previous plan. They said they were unable to "un-convert" the account since they no longer provide FlexPay service, and my accounts had already been zeroed out. I told them since they did not tell me the truth about their prepaid plans from the beginning and all of the "hidden" things I would encounter, I was not going to continue with their service unless they made good on what they had mentioned to me that I would be getting, and the I hung up.

    I received a text message shortly thereafter letting me know they had terminated my account as I requested, which I did not. So now I am without phone service, as my cell phone was my primary phone. Even though I would still have had phone service still for 3 days (including today). I feel that T-Mobile should be required to divulge this type of information about their plans prior to "selling" a customer on a service that is not accurate.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2011

    I have been trying to speak to someone regarding the overcharges on my bill. I call and get left on hold for as long as 2 hours. Sometimes they do answer and they hang up on me so I have to call back and get put on hold again. I usually just hang up because I get so frustrated when I’m on hold.

    I finally spoke to Rachel and all she said was, "I am sorry, I cannot help you with this matter." She was the supervisor I was put on hold to talk to. I was so frustrated they would not help or even try to reverse the over charges to my bill. All I wanted was for them to overturn the charges that I did not incur and I did not sign up for.

    All she kept repeating was, "I am sorry, I cannot help you". My bill went from $200 to $250 all the way up to almost $600.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2011

    Last week, I contacted T-Mobile to find out what and how much was it going to cost to cancel my service. I found out that it was $200 per line. I decided that it would be better to pay the $400 for the termination of service and bring the girls to my AT&T account. I called yesterday to terminate the service. Today, I called to ensure that the phones were off. Nope, both lines rang and went to voice mail.

    I contacted T-Mobile and was told that the service cannot be terminated for 30 days or at the end of the billing cycle. My billing cycle just started. So I asked for a supervisor, which was like talking to myself. Then, I asked for a copy of the policy. I was told that I could not have one. So, on top of paying $400, I will be billed for the services that I am trying to cancel. The phones will not be used. I was not told about the 30 days or canceling on the end of a billing cycle.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2011

    I received a letter dated 10/1/2011 that I have a balance of $118 that was overdue. The letter states: "should you choose not to make arrangements to pay the entire balance within ten (10) days of the date of this letter, we may turn this account over to our collection agency.” Okay, remember, that letter was dated 10/1/2011. Now I received another letter that was dated 9/28/2011 that T-mobile had already placed my account to "EOS CCA" collection agency. I wasn't happy about this of course. I had already paid the full amount on 10/4/2011. And the letter clearly states I had 10 days to pay the full amount, beginning 10/1/2011.

    When I called into T-mobile today, 10/4/2011, a customer service representative named Nara took my call. When I told her what happened, she offered no apologies. When I asked her if the collection placement would affect my credit, she stated: "It may or may not affect your credit. We don't know." So I asked, "How would I know?" She said: "I don't know. Check your credit report." I kept affirming her that T-mobile had made a mistake in the first place by placing my account with the collection agency. Her only reply was: "Now you have a balance of $0, since it was shown on our account that you had paid $118 on 10/4/2011." After much frustration, I asked to file a complaint for poor customer service from T-mobile. She said she is a customer representative. The only reason why I want to file a complaint was because I don't like the answer I'm hearing. I decided that I don't want to hear her ** and insisted that I want to file a complaint. She said she is a customer representative agent and she is the person who handles customer service complaints. Then, she asked me if there is anything else she can help me with. I hung up on her.

    Let's just say, T-mobile has absolutely no customer service. I was treated like this numerous times by different customer service reps that I've encountered. I usually don't do complaints. But this time, this is worth complaining about. T-mobile sucks, period. I'm not opening my phone services with you guys anymore.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2011

    I went to pay my bill last night and found out that I was seven days late, to my surprise. Yes, after having T-Mobile for six years, they have decided to randomly change my billing date. I called to find out what was going on and was told that I was sent a notice of the coming changes. I have never seen such notice. Needless to say, T-Mobile was messing with the wrong customer.

    After a few minutes on the phone with Jeff, the service rep, he agreed to change my billing date back and he did so right then and there. He also got another earful when he said to me that he would only do this one time. I told him that he was not doing me a favor, not to make me feel as if he were doing one, and that if they changed my date again, they would hear from me again. I am not sure why he agreed, perhaps my screaming at the top of my lungs did it--but I'm glad he did.

    Today, after reading some other with the same problem, I'm just glad I have not allowed them to debit my account automatically. I take pride in paying my bill on time and never going over my minutes, but had no problem cancelling my contract with these crooks. Despite the termination fee that would have been owed and pending bill, it would have been worth it to me to take my business somewhere else. I am not sure what's going on with T-Mobile these days, but this is the second major issue I have had with them in the last few months since I renewed my contract.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2011

    On September 15, somebody added pay per megabyte data service. For more than two weeks, data was used for 182 times. I did not sign up or use the service. I only have an LG flip phone, not a smartphone. Despite changing back to no data, there was still data activity until the next day, October 1 when T-Mobile customer service finally stopped it. However, they refused to give me $5.97 credit for 2.335 MB. I was only using the phone for voice calls and not for internet use. There could have been sim card cloning involved. What else could it be?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2011

    I had to close out my T-Mobile account before the contract ended. Before I contacted T-Mobile about the early closure, I had a payment due of $198.47. Immediately after that, T-Mobile sent me a statement with the closure amount and the outstanding amount, which totaled to $534.56. I called T-Mobile and agreed to pay the $198.47 and they sent me a coupon payment letter, and I in turn, sent them a check.

    When I received my bank statement, I noticed that the $198.47 payment was not posted. I immediately called T-Mobile and asked them to check their computer to see if they received the payment yet and was told that they had not. The representative mentioned that it only takes up to 5 days to receive and it was much later than that when we spoke. At this point, she suggested that I put a "stop payment" on the check which I did.

    The first time I was notified that my account had been turned over for collection was when I received a letter from Kerry ** of West Asset Management stating that I owed T-Mobile $668.20 instead of the $534.56, which was on my T-Mobile statement. When I questioned the representative at West Asset Management about the additional charge of $133.64, I was told that there was an agency fee charged by T-Mobile and for the returned check. I wrote a letter to Kerry ** disputing the additional charges. I also sent West Asset Management a check for the $198.47 payment. I agreed to continue to pay down the difference of $336.09 and sent a dispute letter regarding the additional charges. I would really appreciate your advice on how to handle this matter.

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    Price

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2011

    T-Mobile is selling defective phone. And they started charging processing fees that they have not put in writing for approval from the customer. This new process started in June 2011. T-Mobile never notified the customer of the new process. T-Mobile should be held accountable to the customer for exchanges of defective phones without any fees!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2011

    I was a T-Mobile customer for over 5 years (since 2005) and I never had problems until last year when I decided to upgrade my phone and get one of those android smart phones, Galaxy S to be exact. I love the phone but the price I had to pay for the upgrade was way higher than what it was. A month ago, I had to move out of the country to Canada so I called T-mobile and talked to them about what would be the best thing to do. I was open to staying with them, however they told me they don't offer any plans in Canada so my best bet would be to cancel the account. They also promised me that they will waive the early termination fees because of my move out of country.

    I submitted the letter that I was moving as I was told. Two months later I was charged not only the $200 termination fee, but $330. And I have to add that I cancelled my account early September and these charges came through in October. So in other words, not only they charged me the early termination fee, they also charged me for an extra month. I was never sent any bill, the money was just taken out of my account even through I cancelled my check card! My question is, how did they get a hold of my bank account? This is really scary of how much these crooks can get away with!

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2011

    When the due date was changed without my consent on a contract that I made verbally with T-mobile, it allowed me to cancel the existing contractual agreement with T-mobile. This change with billing as I was told by Jenny at 9:48 a.m., was never forwarded to the existing contract holders so they could be informed. By changing the due date, I had 2 payments due at the same time and I lost service until I paid the 2nd bill. I am being charged $20.00 for the discount fee. I believe that this is unethical and a bad practice to try to raise revenue. When a class-action lawsuit is launched against T-mobile, I will join.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2011

    This is the third month in a row that I have been charged a one-time fee. Nobody at customer service can tell my why that is or what it is, just that it is basically a one-time fee and I should just pay it. Another issue that I have with this company is they sneakily gave me a new 2-year contract. My cell phone does not work at all. I have been using my father's old flip phone. T-mobile will not give me a free phone. Also, my son's phone was stolen at school. So I tried to replace it with a new one. But they will not give me any discounts on a new phone either. The price of two new phones is exactly the same price for cancelling my account with them--six hundred dollars.

    I know they offer free phones to a new customer, but they do nothing at all to keep you as a customer. Now, I am seriously considering cancelling my account, if they cannot provide with two phones without renewing my contract for the third time.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverage

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2011

    I have had problems with network coverage ever since day one. I was tied to TMobile by a two-year contract. I kept on after the contract expired because it was cheaper than others and we kept trying different things to make it better but nothing worked. Finally, I was promised a new phone would help, which meant that I sign up for another two years, but it did not get any better. I begged to get out of the contract due to poor network coverage. I stood in the rain, the heat and the snow and still sometimes I could not get a signal. It was impossible to get one inside the house.

    Finally, on September 29th 2011, my contract ended. I happily called TMobile to cancel my service. I was told that I had to give 30 days notice and they would cancel at the end of the next billing cycle. I argued that I did not have a contract and wanted it cut off immediately. The phone I was speaking on went dead and I thought that it was over.

    Today, October 3rd 2011, I found that two of the phones, out of three, were still active. I called TMobile back and was told the same thing again. I demanded that they cut them off immediately or let me talk with a supervisor. They cut off the phones.

    Everyone I know has the same problems with their TMobile service. It has gotten worse through the years. No coverage; dropped calls and it is the worst service of any that I have heard of. If they bill me anything further I will refuse to pay it.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2011

    I opened a new account with T-Mobile for two lines and we chose the violet Samsung Exhibit 4g. Both phones were defective and have been replaced three times already, in less than two months. Customer service is giving us the runaround and after numerous hours on at least ten different days each with dealing with representatives, they finally agreed to let us have different phones but only the Comet --which just happens to be another phone with tons of reviews saying it too is defective. T-Mobile has us locked into a two-year contract and is not even allowing us to have phones that work!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2011

    I have been a T-Mobile customer since 2004. We had two lines on the account until the end of July 2011--me and my wife. We were out of contract. I moved back to my home county as of 01 Aug 11 and my wife was going to be in the U.S. for about six more months before she returns to be with me. So, we decided to cancel my line but continue with her phone line.

    We called in T-Mobile customer service and they gave us the option to start a new contract and pay less dollars a month for unlimited access. She was put onto automated message and she declined the contract. The phone agent repeatedly tried to convince her to get into a contract and still, we refused the contract as my wife was going to be in the U.S. only for six months. And it did not make sense to start a new contract.

    We just came to know about her new contract when my wife called to discuss some other call forwarding issue. I clearly remember that we declined the contract. This is really annoying as without the customer's consent, how can T-Mobile start a contract?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2011

    I called T-mobile to cancel my 4 lines and was transferred to customer care. I was offered a cheaper rate if I stayed with them. I was told I would have to sign a 2 year contract but was not told it was a 2 year contract for each of my 4 phones. I paid full price for a phone that T-mobile no longer carry and had paid monthly insurance on this phone so it would be replaced if broken. They sent me a replacement for a phone that is impossible to use. It is a touch screen that you have to push each button several times to get it to register. I have been on hold with T-mobile 5 to 8 times with 45 minutes wait time each time I call and they refuse to give me a phone like the one I paid for. They said I have to purchase another one. I do not feel I should have to buy a phone when I was paying insurance on this phone and it is not my fault they no longer carry this phone. T-mobile does not try to make their customers happy because they know they tricked me into getting 4 lines with 2 year contract for each and it would cost me $800 to cancel them. I feel I have been ripped off royally by them.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2011

    In 8/10/2010, I bought an LG Sentio phone for a full price, along with another phone, when I started service with them. By November 2010, the phone began having problems. I spent hours on the phone with customer service to try and fix it and/or reset the phone. By 6/3/2011, I took the phone to a T-Mobile store. They said that there was no fixing the phone and they put it in for an exchange. The new phone was received on 6/7/2011. Again, the phone started having problems and I spent many more hours with customer service to reset.

    By 8/28/2011, the phone was unrepairable again and another exchange was done. This time, T-Mobile charged a $20.00 processing fee to exchange the phone that was received in June, and they did this without letting me know. When I contacted customer service about the charges, they said that it was because it was the first time the phone had problems and the warranty had expired. Apparently, they had no record of the first exchange or other problems.

    I found the claim number for the first exchange and called back customer service. This time, I was told, "Both exchanges are on the record. So, what do you want me to do?" After many calls, and different stories, I still have a $20.00 processing fee for a phone that has been nothing but a problem and exchanged twice in less than three months. T-Mobile and LG should stand behind a phone if it has been proven to have continued problems. And if an exchanged phone goes down in a 90-day time frame, they should not charge anything to replace it again.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2011

    On June 27 2011, I signed up for a 2-year contract with three lines. I got two Optimus T's and one Sidekick 4G which are all eligible for a $50 rebate each. That is a total of $150. I filled out the form and mailed it out and never received my rebate. I called T-Mobile numerous times, but they are unwilling to credit the money to my account.

    Because I didn't receive that $150 I had to use my credit card and get charged interest as well as spend hours on the phone with them.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2011

    On August 15th 2011, I went to Car Toys with the intention of switching my cell phone service to T-Mobile. They ran my address through T-Mobile to make sure I would have service. This was very essential to me since my cell phone is my primary phone. I do not have a land line. They confirmed I would and I left with 3 phones for my family. When I got home that evening my husband and I tried to use the new phone at our place of residence. There was no service. We tried getting on the internet, going to different areas of our house. No luck. We tried for 2 days with no success.

    We decided to return the phones. I returned them on August 17th 2011. The representative at Car Toys, Scott, completely understood why I was returning them a reassured me that I would not have any charges regarding this phone. Yesterday, I received an automated call from T-Mobile stating I was passed due for approximately $28. I first talked to a Sinnetta and she was unwilling to waive these charges. I then asked for her supervisor. I then talked to Greg **, he explained what happened and he too was unwilling to waive these charges. A total of 10 minutes of talk and a 5 minutes of data were used. I asked him why I was being charged $28.00 for 15 minutes of usage. He said it was prorated and it was not his problem if the phone did not work at my place of residence. Also, I asked him how I could be passed due when I never received a bill. He had no answer. I then asked for his supervisor, Jennifer. She was not available. He assured me that she would call me first thing today which she has not. I am not happy at all with T-Mobile or their customer Services.

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    Contract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2011

    This month, I am being billed twice and also, the contract was extended for minutes change and I was not told about that. I am $500 bill over of the usual. My daughter called international, so I was not supposed to have it. I am fed up. They should not be allowed to do this to people.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2011

    My T259 (pretty basic flip phone) would receive calls (I could hear the caller), but the caller couldn't hear me on about 1 in 10 calls. The same happened when I would call; I could hear them but they thought it was a crank call. First, I spent 30 minutes going though numerous reboots. Next, they changed the sim. Next, they said they'd have it back (now 2 months old) under warranty and replace it. This month, a $20 'processing fee' - not disclosed to my recollection during any phone calls - for me to have the privilege of returning their defective phone to them and getting another in replacement. And the billions of dollars keep rolling in for the big phone companies.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2011

    I purchased two phones through Wirefly and through Simplexity from T-Mobile because they offered some really great deals on phones. But I found out later that the deal turned sour when I terminated the contract. Now I not only owe T-mobile $1,104.94 for early termination, but I also owe Simplexity the amount of $600.00 for something called instant savings discount. They gave themselves the authority to charge my credit account on 9/3/2011 and they went for my social security check for the month. I guess I will stick to a prepaid phone.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2011

    I bought a prepaid Samsung SGH-T139 with T-Mobile, for emergencies only. I am retired, on a fixed income. Initially, I bought $100 worth of minutes, feeling it would last. After more than a year, the balance was $69. On Sept 26, 2011, I was forced to buy more time or else, lose the balance. I purchased $10 plus balance equal 657 minutes, good for only 90 days, at which time I will be again forced to buy more time.

    This is a scam. How can T-Mobile force customers with prepaid phones to buy time then lose the balance of money/minutes purchased? I bought a prepaid phone with no contract for a reason. Every day I regret that I purchased a prepaid phone with T-Mobile. I emailed Philipp Humm, CEO and President.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2011

    T-Mobile has billed me extra $235.41 for International Calls charge on 9/28/2011. I informed T-Mobile's customer representative (Jesse and his supervisor, Linda) that I had used my calling card for making those international calls. I had used proper access number and access instruction provided by the Calling Card Company. I gave them the details of my calling card. They have refused to waive off the charges, claiming that the charges are valid. I told them that it seems their system is defective and they refused to recognize it or correct it or reverse the fee. They told me that possibly I press the send button making the system dial the international number separately. I told them I was not dumb enough to press the send button and was not that dumb to use T-Mobile for international call while I had a calling card. I also asked them that when did they changed the service plan without our consent that allow international call made directly via T-Mobile. Couple of years ago, I did try to make international calls directly via T-Mobile but now it no longer works. I asked them how can T-Mobile separate or shut down the calling card line while I was still on connection with it. You have to hang up the current connection line in order to dial for another connection. I asked them is this how T-Mobile is making profit out of its innocent customers?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2011

    The T-Mobile representative told me that the phone I was upgrading to was $67.99, then charged my credit card $150.00, which I think is illegal. When I called, they had no remorse. They would not offer me any consolation and they could not care less. I wasted so much time and I am so dissatisfied. She also failed to mention that I would be charged a $30 monthly fee for Internet on the line that I upgraded, which I did not authorize.

    So, basically, T-mobile just stole $70 from my credit card, then $35 per month for two years with no apology. I hope that someone sues T-Mobile. Their customer service is irresponsible and careless. They should not be allowed to act in this illegal manner. They did not reimburse me or give me any kind of credit for their mistakes.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2011

    I have been having trouble with T-Mobile for over 9 months. They have excessive charges, defective equipment, phones given to their corporate store that were lost, and excessive hold time with customer service. And they refuse to replace defective equipment etc. I can either keep my current service and equipment that does not work or pay a $200 cancellation fee. They can provide lousy service and still demand money.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2011

    I called T-Mobile customer care to go over my bill because it is incorrect again for the last 14 months. It has been anywhere from about $150.00 to $500.00 over, they always are trying to overbill. I can never get anyone who cares on the phone. I finally got fed up and called a T-Mobile store and a manger, Lee, told me to file a complaint because no one cares.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2011

    We switched from T-mobile to AT&T approximately 2 years ago. When I switched my account, T-mobile shut down my online account which is how I received my statements. When I contacted them, they said it was sent online. I attempted to retrieve it, but could not. I have called their customer service several times to request that they send a bill. After the difficulty of getting an actual person, they told me that they can't send me a bill. Instead, I am required to drive to a T-mobile store to pay the bill. I find this absolutely ridiculous. How can they turn us over to a collection agency for a bill that they never sent and refused to send? However, they have no problem sending me a "statement" for almost $400. I advised the gentleman from the collection agency of all this and he told me he would get me the detailed bill. I still have not received the bill.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2011

    One month before end of contract date, I called to verify the contract end on August 25th 2011. The representative verified this. I explained that I no longer wanted T-mobile service and wanted it terminated with the end of contract, asking what I needed to do to ensure this. The rep responded "nothing, there is no auto renewal. Service ends with the contract."

    On Aug. 26th, I called to verify once again that my contract was over and I would no longer be charged for service. This was verified, however, on Sept. 25th I was told I had a balance due for August through September. I practiced due diligence to the best of my ability for verifying and canceling cell phone service. I spoke with Abby in financial services who told me because I called on Aug 26th, the middle of a billing cycle, I was charged another month! I asked her to check her records that I called in July (a month before contract ending date) to be sure I was doing everything I could to end my contract/service and that I was told I didn't need to do anything.

    Abby first said there wasn't anything she could do. I repeated the steps to Abby that I had taken to be sure I was not billed after end of contract date and asked her if she thought it was unreasonable of me to expect my billing to end after I called one month ahead and then one day after the end of contract to ensure this. Only then did Abby decided she would go ahead and "rewrite the bill" and only charge me the new billing cycle to end of contract date (Aug. 20th to 25th) for a total of $16.99. My perfect credit score was in the hands of this rep who I had to argue with to convince of my case. This is unconscionable.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    Wow, imagine pages of complaints about T-Mobile! I have been with T-Mobile for only for 4 months, and I have made tons of calls to the "customer care center", sent several letters and even have an ignored letter to the president of their company. I filed a complaint filed the Better Business Bureau (BBB)! Their service is terrible. I have a cell phone and a broadband stick. They constantly tell me a "tower is out". I want out of this ** contract like so many others (zero for the experience!).

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    I was a customer with T-Mobile for seven years. For most of this, I had no issues. About two or three years ago, I switched to a smart phone - the Motorola Cliq. Initially, for what it was, the phone worked fine. Eventually, it picked up the habit of freezing on me, or going a little haywire. After troubleshooting, they decided to replace the device. The problem was recurring. I had the phone replaced for the same reason.

    Finally, when it happened again, I asked about exchanging my phone. They told me they were running a special where I could replace my Cliq with the Gravity Smart, and this should solve the issue. Well, I've had it for a month, and it hasn't been freezing, but everything else has been horrible.

    I've spent a dozen hours trying to solve my phone's issues, at least seven to eight hours with one-on-one tech support, over the phone or at outlets. The phone was a mess. It couldn't merge my contacts with ease as the Cliq did. Instead, there were contacts stored in triplicate that I could not merge. After six hours of various one-on-one support, it's still not even close to where the Cliq was.

    Then I ran into the issue with memory. It doesn't have one. In the three to four weeks that I had the phone, I downloaded six apps onto the phone, and the memory was completely full, to the point where it was rejecting text messages. I assumed there was an easy explanation. There was. The phone has the memory of a beta fish. My old phone, problems though it had, could handle a dozen or so apps that I put on, as well as over half a year's worth of texts, and have no problems. The Gravity Smart, not so much.

    On the plus side, it comes with loads of useful crap like Bejeweled 2, and AIM, which I have absolutely no use for, and there was no way to uninstall them so I have to keep their crap on my phone and erase my own.

    T-Mobile's solution? Delete the things I actually want, to stare in fascinated revulsion at all the crap I won't ever use.

    Well, assuming you ever get a hold of customer service. Their new, "Improved Support System to Better Serve You", is somewhat akin to a piece of horse crap at their front door. All it does is to keep decent smelling people out.

    You have to sit through several minutes of a computer irritating you, and when you try to explain what seems to be the problem, it won't understand you (trust me, it won't understand you), and then it will simply hang up on you. Great customer service, there.

    The computer system at T-Mobile was always a bit of a **, deaf toddler, but it used to be that if you screamed and grunted at it often enough, it would send you over to a real human. Now you have the infuriating experience of having a computer hang up on you.

    I finally asked to speak to a manager about getting my old defective phone back, as opposed to the lemon they replaced it with. I called on Saturday and was told I'd have a return call in an hour. By Tuesday afternoon, I assumed these people probably didn't actually own any of their own phones, and so I called again.

    After explaining the mess I've been through, and how I've called T-Mobile more often than my family over the holidays, the manager kindly told me that there was nothing she could do. Never mind that I've been a customer for seven years, never mind that I was given a complete piece of lemon-** to "fix my problems", there was nothing T-Mobile could do except to replace it with the exact same crappy phone. They couldn't even give me back the model I had traded in.

    I love corporations who don't have the "power" to "do anything". Does this mean I have the "power" to not pay for shoddy service? Oh, that was the other "option". I could pay for an upgrade even though I had just paid off my last phone last month and extended my contract with them for two years to get this "great deal". I wish to hell I had not renewed my contract. Now my only real option is to pay t-Mobile $200 dollars for the privilege of never dealing with them, again.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverage

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    My husband was recently offered a job in Georgia. We currently live in Las Vegas, NV. Upon our decision making process and visiting Georgia (GA), we noticed that, intermittently, we would have no voice or data coverage or both. We understood that this could be a potential problem. I attempted on several occasions to contact T-Mobile to determine the issue. I was told several conflicting pieces of information; that due to traveling in a vehicle, the phone could get caught on a tower and not release to a tower closer, that there was coverage; and that it was settings, etc.

    In my most recent visit to find a place to live, I was without coverage for 4 days while in one particular county. I contacted the customer service again and was told that service was not in that area. In spite of having full signal bars on the phone, the phone stated that it could not connect due to being out of the network. I come to find out from locals that the only provider in that area is Verizon.

    I have been with T-Mobile for 9 years. I have been a big advocate of their coverage areas. Often in the west coast, I had coverage where other people wouldn't. I was very pleased with my service. Recently, I purchased a new phone and went into contract in 2010. My husband has changed jobs in April 2011 and I took over his contract so it could be on one bill and extended the contract again for two years. At that time, we had no clue about the opportunity in GA. So, we are in contract for a home in GA, and there is no cell phone coverage for at least 20 minutes away.

    Knowing that my relocation would take place in October, I wrote a letter to T-Mobile and asked that the early termination fee be waived. I provided a copy of my purchase agreement and also gave the story of moving. They responded with no, the fee would not be waived and that I was responsible for the fee. They stated that I had access to their area of coverage and should have considered that before relocating. I understand that; however, I have no control over our poor economic times. This move will be very difficult for our family as I am a native to Las Vegas and have never lived elsewhere.

    Additionally, me and my husband's family both reside in Las Vegas. We are moving to a place where we know no one. I feel that due to the length of time that I have had a relationship with T-Mobile, this is something that could be negotiated.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    T-mobile is charging me for overage when in fact, I signed for the 200 MB because I do not access my tab all the time. I called the customer service three times and they do not want to give me a refund for bills exceeding $700 for overage. I have been with T-mobile for 10 years. I do not have a contract but stayed with them because they always accommodated the business changes that I need. This time, they were very rude; not helping and over charging me for hundreds of dollars. I am moving on to another carrier.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    T-mobile turn on data plan on my phone without my permission and I already got charged over 15 dollars within two weeks even without using it. They told me that I can not turn off the data plan.

    What can I do to resolve this problem?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    I have been with T-mobile since 2004 (my whole life) I always loved them and would recommend everyone go to them. Now, ha! They do not care about their relationship with their customers anymore. They don't try and resolve any problems when you call and complain they always chalk it up to being the customers fault and problem. They want to just transfer and transfer until you give up. I would do anything to get out of my contract. My bill keeps going up due to taxes and taxes and taxes. I mean I am livid. They suddenly start taking my payment out a week earlier and when I called them about this, they said, "We sent you a text message." I never received this text message. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so shocked.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    On Aug 22, 2011, I called T-mobile to find the exact date my contract ended in order to cancel my service and go with a new carrier at a much better plan/rate. I only had 3 days left on my contract. I was even considering using t-mobile's "no contract" offer. The rep told me due to being a good existing customer they could offer me something better than the no contract plan. She offered me $59.99 per month for unlimited talk, text, and data with a $10 per month credit, keeping my bill at the same rate, only with unlimited everything and a 2 year contract. She also told me I was eligible for a phone upgrade, but if I went for the "no contract", I would have to buy a phone. After having her clearly explain the new offer several times, to be sure I was getting unlimited everything for $49.99 plus tax rate, I agreed. Huge mistake. Before I even realized they were overcharging me, I took a trip to Seattle, I couldn't get my $400 4g phone to work 95% of the time, as there was no service.

    Amazing, since T-mobile's corporate is in Bellevue, WA. Now T-mobile is charging me $79.99 per month and it's a 2 year contract with a cancellation fee of $200. I tried speaking to customer service and supervisors with no resolve. Good luck speaking to any that talk or understand clear english, and their answer is always the same: You are stuck in this contract at this rate and there's nothing you can do about it. I have now contacted the corporate office in Bellevue, WA and told it can take up to 5 days before they respond. I have my doubts they will respond. I will cancel my contract and get a plan with unlimited everything for $55 per month. I figure the savings will compensate for being overcharged and at least T-mobile will not be getting my money. My advice, stay away from T-mobile!

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    Price

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    I had my number ported over from Verizon to T-Mobile on Sept. 7, 2011. When I received my final bill, T-Mobile had charged me all the way up until September 24, 2011. They cannot charge me for services I did not use! They are only allowed to charge me up until September 7, 2011.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    After 10 years of never going over my 17 year-old, I learned that my son met his new girl friend. Ran up 8500 minutes in the Month of August. T-mobile said they sent us a notification when we were approaching the limit, at the limit and at over the limit. We received no notification of the abnormally high usage until the bill arrived which was for $1000.76. We contacted them and they cannot confirm to whom these notifications were made. First, they said they texted my son, a minor. Then they said they sent the notifications to my wife, the primary account holder. It seems they have no internal consumer protection process for extreme abnormal account activities. You would think running a bill 800% of normal would set off some kind of alarm; something like, "maybe we better contact this customer". Instead, they just send the bill and offer "we can set up a payment plan." I told them that we will see them in court.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    I went to a T-Mobile store to pay on a past due bill in August. My T-Mobile phone number was ported over to Cricket, and they had my old phone mistakenly given to them after signing up on their Android $55 a month plan. I was not able to get the old T-Mobile phone back, although the line was still active. I tried to re-establish a new plan with T-Mobile to get a new phone and two lines in one plan.

    The senior sales rep misrepresented the plan contract from the actual billing statements received in the mail. I paid $200 for Dell Streak Tablet at the T-Mobile store and was promised a free comet phone. I thought I was set up with two lines on my plan and was not informed there were three lines, of which one phone I no longer had and needed to cancel. I had to call customer service and find out all the information that the senior sales rep misrepresented about phone plan and billing information.

    On Monday, Sept. 26, I received two bills. One bill for the total charges I am aware of for the last month, including early termination fees for one line not needed on my plan. But the second outrageous bill, as a customer service rep told me over the phone, was for the charges on the Dell Streak 7 Tablet I already paid down $200.00 at the T-Mobile Store on a credit card. And the grand total on the bill was $268.68, of which I already made a payment at the T-Mobile store and have the receipt to prove it.

    This is a bunch of absurd outrageous nonsense and highway robbery!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011

    We have been with T-Mobile for more than six years, with two lines family plan. We have never missed a payment. Most of the time, we were on auto debit.

    In August, my wife asked to change the billing date to be more aligned with our paycheck. They agreed to move the date to the 7th of the month. September came and they debited us on the 7th. Two weeks later, they debited us again. My wife called and they said, "Oh we will take care of it".

    Tonight, September 26, we were debited again. My wife called and got customer service who told her that they had changed their billing time frames and everyone's debit date was changed. When asked why we weren't informed, their response was we don't have to. My wife asked for a supervisor, same response, they don't care. My wife asked for them to replace the money they just debited from our account, money they seem to think they can just steal as many times a month as they wish. They told her they can't do that.

    Seems they can steal it at their whim, but can't give it back. We asked for supervisor's last name, she said we couldn't have it, she was Amanda **. They were very clear that we represent only one account to them and they don't care.

    I think we need everyone to know what is going on. Our plan is up on November 25. Needless to say, we are going elsewhere. If I ran our business this way, we would be out of business.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    Upon purchasing a two-year plan at a T-Mobile Store in Staten Island on Hylan Blvd., I was told the bill would be $150.00 with no overages. The bill came at a basic cost of $175-178 monthly with no overages. I called about this several times, and they explained why this is and do not care that the sales rep explained it differently. I distinctly asked how much the bill would be with taxes in total.

    Further, one of the phones was so cheaply made that when a very small amount of water spilled on it, it was rendered it useless. T-Mobile refused to accommodate by sending a very inexpensive phone.

    Furthermore, I was told there was an early termination fee of $200 per line (of which there are three) and that it would be less as time passed. I was made to understand from the sales rep that if I kept the phone for a year, it would be $100 for early termination fee. At this point, I have the phone for over a year and it is still $200 per line for the cancellation fee. Customer service gave me a reason and stated it was on their website. I did buy the phone on the website. I went to the store, and I know what the sales person made me believe.

    This month, I received quite an excessive bill and called customer service. They are very rude and said that I made all the calls. I pointed out that one call was probably because the phone key pad did not lock properly, and I ended up with a $25.00 call. They did not care. I also have a defective phone which I can barely hear on. Their service is also terrible. I spend a lot of time in PA and had to purchase another phone because they have no coverage where I am.

    I would appreciate any help you can give me with these people.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    I received no coverage for the area I have moved to. The customer service reps from T-mobile are unhelpful, not forthcoming with information and give contradicting information. I repeatedly have to contact them to get help. The resolution offered is to wait for them to build a tower in my area (years), pay $200+ early termination fee or suspend my coverage, forcing me to lengthen my contract with no promise of service after suspension. I have been a customer for over seven years and have been treated very poorly.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    Less than 0 but you cannot use 0 as an answer. From the first phone I got less than a month ago until today, I had to replace this phone 2 times, as well as the SIM card and the battery, and now, you want me to buy a new back cover because the battery melted the volume bottom and ruined the back cover. I am tired of your suit. If this is the way you criminals want to treat a new customer, I'll do you just like Verizon and go to another company today.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    I have T-Mobile phone or land line and since the beginning, I've had trouble with reception, calls dropping, or just simply no dial tome for service for hours. I finally get through the automated prompts which connected me to the troubleshooting department. They then take you through a series of frustrating systems analysis that ranges from 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes. A few times, they've offered $20 credit toward my bill. But mostly, I'm reminded of my contract and the $200 early termination fee if I cancel the service.

    The last technician I spoke to, told me to just disconnect the router, leave it off for 5 minutes and then reconnect. And that's what I've been doing in order to make and receive calls. Well, recently, I needed to contact 911. Sure enough, the line was dead. Thank God I had my cellphone.

    I've been in contact with T-Mobile Customer Relations requesting to get out of contract due to my very serious concerns of this inadequate service and I've got nothing but the run-around. They will not return calls, they can't replace the outdated router due to the fact that they no longer offer land line service. Every response from the customer service department begins with, “we understand your frustration, but your locked into a contract and there's $200 early termination fee if you break the contract!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    Although I have been lied to by T-Mobile, who does not bear a good reputation, I'm deeply saddened to contact you in regards to my bill ** with T-Mobile. The bill of $800.00 plus does not represent the actual service that I agreed upon since I started the service.

    I was told is not the price. I was told that you treat your customers like crap. Your customer service staff documents what they feel and not what the conversation was about. I'm "sick" of you guys. I have asked over and over again, to the point that I wish not to speak with anyone at T-Mobile. I'm going to Channel 5 to get some help from Stan ** and also to the Better Business Bureau. The staff at the store and the manager don't give a !@#$ about what I'm saying, and/or trying to saying, so the next step is to get the news media involved. After numerous phone calls and messages to T-Mobile, I hate this company and I'm in the process of spreading the word that T-Mobile doesn’t stand behind their word and the service is horrible. I'm still unhappy with these unfair and unlawful charges.

    The first issue is in regard to the unprofessional customer service given by the staff. I have never seen an office where the staff can treat, talk and lie to a customer certain as if they forget. According to the terms of the signed contract, as noted in the estimated phone and repair charges section, it states that my bill should be $264.00 monthly. I have never gotten a bill that low. I complained from day one and was given the runaround. “Oh it will reflect next month.” And month after month, all were just bunch of darn lies. I'm fed up with it. I can’t get "no help" from the store and/or the call center. I would like someone to contact me at **; not from just a customer service rep. I would like to cancel my service due to this matter. I can’t deal with you and/or your staff.

    Another issue is the current billing. It needs to be determined what is reasonable and necessary. The final issue is again with the billing concerns. So, as you can see, all the concerns are the same.

    I feel that a reasonable billing would include unlimited everything for all lines, as I was told at $264.00 per month. I don’t need you to lie and/or sneak other charges without explaining them. I do not need you to offer me anything for 30 days free and keep it in the bill (what a way to rip off a customer).

    The final billing should then come to a total of $264.00 or less per month which includes all phone lines.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    July makes 2 yrs; this is what my contract is for. My grandson. who was in college, asked the young lady if I can get the phone and later turn it in his name for credit for him. She said yes. In 6 months we will do a credit report. it never happened. So I told them not to change anything, because I am over 60 and on a budget. It was $39.99. All I told them was to let him pay the bill. When I checked, they let him change the plan to $69.99 and later, buy a new phone. I kept calling month after month. I was asked if he knows my SS#--I said no--and if he knows my pass word--I said no too. I was told that they can't stop him from walking in a store and buying a phone. The phone broke and he had insurance. He was told to send that one back and they will mail him another. They charged him for it and put ringers on.

    I told them so many months for 2 yrs to stop. I called from December until the 20th of July and the 21st, telling them the contract is over. The person said yes. Later, I started getting mail about a bill, and I know he got a new phone because I told him the contract was over and the old phone was not working anywhere because it dropped in the water. I asked them why they are sending bills and that it is over, because now we will go month to month. I asked why when I never signed a new contract. They told me if you don't, we will start month to month. I asked him what phone you are using. They only asked me back, "Are you going to renew and pay this bill from July until September or if you pay from July until September. we will only charge you $39.99. Call us when you make up your mind." This is what I have been told.

    I have Sprint since 2004. Never turn off or anything. Just want them to stop!

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    We tried canceling our pay-as-you-go coverage a year ago in order to switch carriers. After a month or so, they put me in collections and charged us contract cancellation fee. They also continued to charge us for monthly service we no longer have. My husband and I have gone rounds with T-Mobile and various collection agencies over a $980 fabricated bill we don't owe. Today I was just contacted by another collection agency who's telling us we need to provide proof of canceling! Before all this, I had a perfect record.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    They have been overcharging my cell phone account for a year and different amount is not what I signed for when I opened two lines. When calling their company, they always state that the amount is correct and they are charging for late fees and reconnecting fees.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    Since having the T-mobile myTouch phone, I've had nothing but problems. Things randomly would stop working on it such as email, text messaging, being able to answer incoming calls and the phone freezing. I've had the sim card replaced, turned it on and off several times, pretty much everything they told me to do and nothing has worked. I've already had the phone replaced once, but I still am not consistently able to answer incoming calls and there are times that I'll be notified that I'll have voicemail even though my phone didn't ring and doesn't show any missed calls. When I checked my voicemail, I'll find out that the messages were left four days earlier and it never alerted me.

    I've contacted T-mobile several times, even after receiving my replacement phone, to try and fix the problems I experienced. Tonight was the fourth time that technical support has tried to "troubleshoot" my replacement phone and it still hasn't work. At the end of July, I was informed by one of the technical support employees that the problem with not being able to answer incoming calls is a known problem with the myTouch phone, and an update was going to be sent out by August that is supposed to correct the problem.

    Then later in August, when I called again about the continuous problems with my phone, a different technical support employee told me that they were sending the update out in waves and that I may not receive the update right away. Well, it's now September 25th, I haven't received this alleged update and my phone still isn't consistently working. I've asked if I can have a different model phone because obviously, something is wrong with this model and I was informed that I have to have my phone replaced 3 times in a 90-day period in order to have a different model phone sent to me. I don't want any specific phone model, just one that works and is equal in value to the myTouch model.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011

    It has become apparent in recent months that T-mobile has been terminating my four-line service to capitalize on the $25.00 reconnection fee. T-mobile has been disconnecting my four lines account in as little as two (2) days past the due date of payment. In my opinion, this is a predatory practice. Is there anything that can be done about this?

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2011

    I suddenly stopped receiving reception on my cell phone in a rather large local radius. T-Mobile representatives were unable to troubleshoot or correct the problem. And they provided no reason for the sudden lack of reception. They are not willing to wave the cancellation fee or the remaining service fee for the current month. How can they charge you for a service they are not providing?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2011

    We have had T-mobile for many years with no problems. We had 3 lines on a family plan. Our daughter abused her privileges on her line therefore, we took it from her and put the phone in our drawer. It wasn't used for many months, just waiting for the contract to end on that line. We called them for months and every month, it changes to another month. Finally, I got a hold of them yesterday, Sept. 23rd around 4PM to have the line disconnected on Oct. 9th (the soonest) and I am an authorized user on the account.

    I explained this to the lady, Mary, and also explained that we wanted no other changes to the account when she insisted on calling my husband to approve this disconnection. I told her he was at work but she was welcome to verify his desire to make this change. She called him and he couldn't hear her. Next thing we know, 4 hours later, we got a text that stated that our rate plan changed, our minutes dropped and we were under another 2 year contract and they posted $100 to our account. We didn't want their $100 or any plan changes other than to drop a line when it was time, even though they had been asked to do this many months.

    The lady was very argumentative. We called them several times to tell them that we never understood that anyone was authorizing any other changes and explained that to the lady in the first place. We have spoke to several representatives and supervisor that said this is an authorized change. The lady called my husband, he didn't call her and we believe she fully understood that we wanted no changes, that was the purpose of me making the phone call while he was at work due to the noise at his job, etc. We just wanted to stay with our original plan, no extra contracts and wanted no money from T-mobile. Please help.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2011

    I returned a phone to T-mobile which gave me problems from day one and because it was not returned in a timely manner, they billed me a fee of over $350. Now, while I understand a restocking fee being billed for lateness, I cannot comprehend such an exorbitant amount being billed. When I protested the fee and said I'd pay it if they return the device to me, they said they could neither return the device nor credit me for having received the device.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2011

    On 15 Sept 11, I went into Walmart in Bellmead, Texas to get my phone changed to your T-Mobile service. At that time, no one knew how to explain the plans nor the set up of the phone. Because I had heard good things about T-Mobile, I changed anyway. In setting up my phone, I wanted to keep my old number but as of today, my number stopped working.

    I went back to Walmart to get it fixed and had to get a new number. I am not happy as I have several job applications in and I needed my number for responses for them. Because I was having such problem with it, I asked for the Walmart manager. Lisa ** came and proceeded to chew me out and blame me for the incompetence and the knowledge they did not have. I was yelled at and she put her hand in my face.

    I told Ms. ** that I would report her; she laughed and told me to go ahead and try! Your problem is that this company is representing you. If this is the service I am to expect, then I am going to have to find a company I can talk to when I have a problem or question. I will make sure that everyone via facebook and Twitter know that this is how you are treated by your representatives.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2011

    My android phone was stolen that had access to my market place, email history and mobile banking offered by Wells Fargo. I called T-Mobile and requested the phone be suspended a few hours after we realized the phone was missing.

    Jump forward 3 days later and I start getting emails from T-Mobile saying purchases are being made in the market place. T-Mobile left my phone active, leaving access to all my person information like Credit Card, banking, all passwords that have ever been emailed to me, etc....

    T-Mobile offered me a $10 rebate and canceled the market place charges. I strongly feel that this is not enough to compensate me for all the trouble I need to go through to protect myself from further security and financial damage.

    I am now confident that my personal information is not secure with the services T-Mobile currently has in place.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2011

    I waited until the termination of my 2yr contract with T-Mobile to change cell phone service providers in order to avoid a $200 penalty. My contract ended on 9/11/11 and I switched providers on 9/15/11. I cannot access my T-Mobile account online, as a venue to close the balance on my account.

    Today, I spoke with customer service and they informed me that I could not close my account and that I would have to check back with T-Mobile in one month. They also informed me that I would have to pay for the entire month of service, even though I only used less than 4 days. In other words, when my contract expired, I automatically started a new billing period and I am responsible for that entire bill not the few days that I actually used.

    If I terminated before the contract expired, I would have to pay a penalty. I am left with no option that relieves me of the burden of paying a penalty for switching service providers.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2011

    I ordered a phone by calling T-Mobile and I paid for the phone and shipping. The phone was received defective and I am very sure it's not defective from shipping. I called customer service 3 times and they asked me to exchange it on the dealer or store. I visited a T-Mobile store twice but could not get an exchange. So I called again, and the customer service representatives asked me to mail it back and as soon as they receive it, they will exchange or refund but they never refunded me or exchanged me with a new phone. A representative named Stephanie was very rude and she said to me to feel free to file a charge back if you are not happy. I am a loyal customer since 2003 and I just renewed a 2-year contract with them. And when I wanted to move away from T-Mobile, they wanted to charge me $600.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2011

    I recently wanted to separate from my mom's family plan and be responsible for my own cell phone bill/plan. I went in to the T-Mobile store located in Torrance, CA (cross streets Crenshaw and Sepulveda) and a T-Mobile employee named Andrew assisted me.

    I explained in detail my situation that I wanted to keep my number that was on my mom's family plan and be responsible for my own plan and bill. Andrew said that this could be done and helped set me up with a value plan and a new phone. He said, "Your mom would need to call T-Mobile customer service and ask that your old number be released" so that you could use it for your own plan/bill.

    My mom did exactly what Andrew said and then he said that everything looked good and that it should take 24 to 48 hours for my old number to appear on my new phone. But in the meantime, I would need to have a temporary number. I waited 48 hours and the old number never switched to my new phone.

    In the meantime, both my old number and my temporary number were in working order. Andrew asked if I wanted my old phone number forwarded to my new phone, but I said I didn't mind carrying two phones for 24 to 48 hours. Two days passed and my old number was still on my old cell phone, so I called the T-Mobile store back and talked to two different employees because Andrew was not working that day.

    I explained to the two employees my situation and they both said that they would see what they could do. Rather than trying to actually help me, the two employees had the nerve to call Andrew on his day off and told him that I was having problems. Andrew called me on his personal phone and said that he would help me the following day when he came in to work. Andrew forgot about my problem on his following work day, and so by 2:00 PM, I had to call him and remind him to look into the problem.

    He called me back within two hours saying that everything looked good, but that we needed to actually cancel the old number and then from there it would take 24 hours for the switch to occur. He lied! It has been five days since Andrew helped me, and I am still stuck with this temporary number. I have since then called customer service 3 times and have gotten Dan, who turned out to be another liar!

    He took a look at my account and also said that it looked good and that it would take another 24 to 48 hours for the switch to occur. A day passed and so I called again and I talked to another customer agent named Nikki who actually told me that I needed to have my mom call customer service back and "state that the old number be released to my name".

    Once I got hold of my mom and she did just that, I called customer service back and this time spoke with the sassiest and disrespectful agent named Anna. She had horrible customer service and spoke to me with such attitude that I felt no reassurance after talking with her that T-Mobile is a reputable company. I don't know where they find their employees and how they are trained and screened. Anna should not work in customer service at all, because she has no skills or patience.

    I was asking her if it was possible that someone could contact me if the switch could not be made rather than waste time waiting three more days and she responded back with, "Well I would call you but I don't work until after three days, which you would have already have had your old number. I know you want your old number back and I am sorry that you have had some trouble, but you are just going to have to wait three more days because that department is very busy."

    Nobody is on the same page in understanding. I have gotten so many different responses back that I hope I never have to call customer service again.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2011

    I have been with T-mobile since 2003, save for a 1 year break, and had never really had too many issues with them. However, recently, my fiancée had her cousin texting her from Windsor, Canada (15 minutes away from Detroit). The incoming texts were free and I never really noticed them being billed on our bill. She came to visit and I was under the impression that if incoming texts were free, then the responses to these would be free as well.

    Nope. $325.00 later, my bill came and I realized that my bill is now 3 times what it is supposed to be! I called them to dispute and they repeatedly stated that since the billing cycle has ended and the charges were indeed, accurate, there is nothing that they can do. I told them I am willing to leave and they don't care. They do not care about anything and were clearly strong-arming me, as the consumer, and just threatening me that if I don't pay, the charges will be sent to collection agencies.

    This was by first the representative and then her manager. I understand that the charges may be accurate, but the practice of not charging for incoming from Canada and then charging for outgoing to Canada is deceptive and a total ruse. I cannot understand the thinking that they can't credit me, even half of these charges as it was a mistake and one that I was led to believe was free. Way to punish your loyal customers.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2011

    I am very disappointed with T-Mobile and with Samsung cell phones. I have spent close to $1,000.000 or more for cell phone service. And I suffered repeated dropping of phone calls, lack of phone call coverage where I live, and the continual overheating of my cell phone battery. I pay for a cell phone warranty and cannot get help in having this problem taken care of. I also received a cell phone from SafeLink/ Tracfone because of my low income status. I was told that I cannot end my contract unless I pay a $200.00 penalty. This is unfair. I know there are laws that prevent companies from doing this sort of thing. I don't want to lose my phone number. I need help!

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2011

    I canceled my account 2 days into a billing cycle. Then, I found out that T-Mobile does not pro-rate your final bill. I had to pay for 30 days of service in my last month when they actually only provided 2 days (i.e. T-Mobile takes off with $70). This is within their TOS. I just wanted to warn others who may not have noticed.

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    Contract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2011

    T-mobile is billing me for service for August 15-September 14, even though I canceled my contract and took my phone number to Verizon on Aug. 20, the day my contract was up. I couldn't find any information on their website about their regulations regarding how to terminate my contract, so I called them in June. Their representative told me that I should just go ahead and cancel on the day my contract expired. Now, they are telling me that I owe for an entire month of service, even though I only had service for six days out of that month. This is deceptive and entirely unfair.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2011

    I had T-mobile for 6 years, paying $89.99 plus tax (about $110 per month) for 2 lines just for talk. Recently, I contacted T-mobile to get a better plan. They offered me a $79.99 for two lines talk and text, plus a $10.00 credit per line for 2 yrs. At that moment, I thought still this was a so-so plan because other phone companies are offering talk, text and web for $35.00 per month and no contract.

    So I told them I would call back. I called a week later and they went ahead and offered me the same, different agent. Though this time, I didn't took it because the catch was I must sign for a 2-year contract, which I don't want to do. After a week of researching all my options, I decided to call them again and sign up for the so-called "offer", only to find out this time that they would not honor the rate. It was apparently a mistake and no one at T-mobile wants to take responsibility for the mistake.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2011

    My mother received a call regarding my phone bill. Apparently, in order to "keep up with their competitors", T-mobile is now billing in 23-25 day cycles. So I am getting 2 bills this month. I was told that I was notified via mail, but I was not. I have had one phone on my bill, replaced 2 times due to it not working all within a 6-month period. I cannot get a different style phone because they cannot "downgrade", and this phone was my upgrade. I will be charged full price. After speaking with several people that were unsure on what is going on within their own company, I got a supervisor who can only tell me that I have a $200 cancellation fee per line. It's ridiculous that no one knows anything.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2011

    I have been with T-Mobile for a year. I loved everything about them. Excellent service wherever I went and yet now, because I live by Zion National park, I get no service! The past 3 months have been so stupid. No one will say anything. I have called in about it and they won't help me with a new phone or anything! Since when did their customer service and service stink so bad?

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2011

    They keep charging me for a data that I did not order and they lie about my bill. I want to sue!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2011

    I was charged a restocking fee for a T-Mobile G2 handset that was mailed back to T-Mobile in May. I never received a call or text from T-Mobile stating that the phone was not received or lost during the three months. The phone was sent using USPS label provided by T-Mobile. The only thing they told me was that they did a trace and they could not locate the phone so I am stuck with the charges.

    I have proof that they lost the first replacement phone that was supposed to be shipped to me before this. I have been severely inconvenienced and have been offered no type of solution from customer service about this. The only solution I want from them is for them to reverse the restocking fee. I am out of contract but I have been with T-Mobile for years. Two weeks prior to getting the bill, I was on the phone and a customer service agent told me that there are no issues with my account--everything looks great. I just hope that trying to stick me with this charge is not worth losing me as customer.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011

    I went online to refill my pay-as-you-go account. After completing the transaction, an error message came up and I was told something was wrong with the site. So I went on the telephone, made another payment, after which I was taken to Customer Support (Refill support or some support). It obviously sounded like I woke the gentleman up. I was told to wait until 9AM, being as it was 7AM. I waited until 9:15, still no service. When I tried calling, I kept getting the runaround. It is officially 12 hours since the first payment and still no service. All the reps keep doing is transferring me to specialists. As I type, I am currently on hold and was just transferred to another specialist.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011

    I was a T-mobile customer for 10 years. I loved the sidekick phones and their cloud OS. Their servers crashed for two weeks that I lost all of my data and the system/service was very poor for months. I cancelled and went to AT&T but they sent me to collections for $1,500. T-mobile treated its long-term customer like **. I am very sad. T-moble didn't care about my years of loyalty and their service went crazy.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011

    My bill was past due and I tried to make payment arrangement. Catherine, their supervisor, said that I have to make a payment today for the past due and make another payment for the current month within seven days. On top of that, I have to pay $20 per line reconnection fee. I have four lines. This is my first time to get disconnected. Why is it that company like this could abuse customers?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011

    I had been a customer for T-Mobile for several years. I did not want to leave their company but this is what happened. I purchased the 3G myTouch phone last year in September. After several months, I began to have problems with the phone. I took it in to three different T-Mobile stores. They would do something to the phone and give it back to me. They said that they did not see anything wrong with it. I would tell them that the phone would freeze and I could not receive calls sometimes. I asked for a new phone and one of the in-store reps told me that I could not get a new phone unless they saw the problem. I guess he thought I was lying or he just didn't care. At this point, I was frustrated and disgusted. I have a business and I really need my cell phone to work properly.

    I called T-Mobile and talked to several reps on different days and no one would help. All I was asking was for them to replace the phone with one that would work properly. After trying and trying, I gave up because I was getting nowhere with their company. I turned to AT&T and got another phone. Even though I terminated my contract early (not my fault), I will pay for the early termination if I must. But I think that I should get a reduction in the bill. I should not be charged a termination fee because of T-Mobile's negligence. I was paying nearly $100 a month for my phone and service and they would not replace my phone. This was not right! I did not want to leave T-Mobile, but they pushed me in a corner, and like a cornered rat, I had to go. T-Mobile really need to rethink or change their policy because they are not being sensitive to the needs of the customers.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011

    Approximately at 11 AM on Monday, September 19, 2011, I called T-Mobile to discuss a charge. I accidentally dialed 411 prior to the call and then was instructed to contact T-Mobile customer service at 611. I talked to Sally, an assistant. She said she would reverse the 411 charge and 411 operator should have transferred me. I discussed that I accidentally dialed Canada. She said I have done that earlier in the month, too. I said that when I signed up to renew my T-Mobile plan, I was told I would not be able to make any international calls as requested.

    Sally said that she would offer a $5 credit and put a block on my phone for international calling. I said that I was misadvised. Sally placed me on hold then offered $10 credit. I discussed with her that this was unfair considering I was told international calling was not available. She said $10 is the best she could do, which was a one-time offer. I said if this isn't resolved I would file a complaint. She transferred me to her manager, Matt. He told me no credits were to be made at all since this was my fault for dialing the numbers. I told him Sally said I could get a $10 credit. He said she was not able to do that and since I vouched to escalate the call to the manager that meant I automatically declined the offer of $10. I said I never asked to talk to the manager and suggested he review the customer service call. He said he would call me back, fifteen minutes later, he called and said since I said I would file a complaint that meant I was requesting to talk to a manager. I said it did not mean that and I never said I wanted to talk to a manager. He said that was what it meant to him. He also said I made an international call in 2007, meaning I have a history of making international calls and I would probably do that again. I said a call I placed several years ago does not indicate I have a history of doing this on a regular basis to justify a plan conversion. Matt said I was responsible for the long distance calls, that he was retracting the credit offer and he couldn't help me and continued to critique my behavior.

    So not only did T-Mobile not take responsibility for false information, they retracted my credit offer and insulted my performance. I have been a customer for many years. The total charges are approximately $15.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011

    T-mobile is a scam carrier who only cares about the bottom line. They want to overcharge customers for using services that were never requested on blocked. I contacted T-mobile service about my 9-year-old daughter's line and incurring charges for internet usage yesterday. They would not credit me the $18 in pay per use fees. I've been a customer for many years paying month to month. I just recently signed on all 4 lines to a contract, after believing I was getting a good deal from a good carrier. I'm a customer who always pays on time and watches overages adamantly. I stay within my bill range and block all chargeable content. I've asked many times in the past, as all customers have complained to have the free ability to block internet usage. I called about my daughter getting a message saying she is being charged for internet. They told me, “Well, she used it. But we have a new feature that will allow you to block internet that we can add today.”

    Why wasn't this broadcasted to all customers prior? Why are you just now putting this in place? You have horrible customer service and very deceitful practices. You want to charge families $4.99 to block things that should be free anyway to help manage phone lines! T-mobile is horrible. This is something I plan to share with all my co-workers who thought about switching out or switching to T-mobile. I have a corporate discount and guess what? I have a mouth to share the bad news! I feel stuck with a company who doesn't care about how families manage their account and would rather make a few extra bucks! I hate T-mobile and regret signing a contract with you guys. You never even told customers they can now block internet for free! You should have already had this feature in place. Your supervisor, Jessica **, was not helpful at all and could care less what I had to say. She was rude and spoke over me. I looked to her for help and she proved the kind of company T-mobile is.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2011

    I have been with T-Mobile for only about six months and almost every time I call their customer service, they do not seem to know what they are doing. I was supposed to be on a plan that was $99 for two lines with unlimited everything but they told me that I was wrong. I actually have a line add for $30 unlimited and $20 unlimited data, which comes up to $150 without taxes. Each phone is for $7.99 and the insurance is for $23 which makes it $173 a month. Now, why am I being charged $250.00?

    So, I went into one of the stores of T-Mobile and I must say that the lady was very nice and helpful. She fixed my plan but told me that T-Mobile was not covering the phones. As it say on my bill, I had to call them and get that right. Then, I stayed on the phone, going back and forward with these people for two hours. I should have canceled the contract right then and there.

    Today, I called them back because they turned off my service after I had called and made the payment arrangements. They told me that there was no note on their system that I called so they are charging me $20 for each line before they can turn them back on. To make matters worse, the person that I spoke with did not even put the payment information correctly so I again had to call back.

    This is a shame. They have the worst service in the world. They are not a good company to deal with and their phones always have problems. I do not even want to deal with them. Now, I am trying to find out how I can get out of this contract because it has been problems after problems.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2011

    Back in June, this T-mobile number ** called my cell phone several times and even left me messages. When I finally spoke to them, they said for being a loyal customer, they are offering me something better than what I have, for cheaper. They asked me to call them back, which I did. They gave me the details over the phone on how I will be getting unlimited text, data and phone for $49.99 on each one of my two cellphones while keeping my at home service as is. My phone bill would be less than $150.00. I was a little bit skeptic.

    They offered me the phone upgrade for free. I could not refuse the offer, it was too good. In fact, my first bill after the contract was $138.00. But the others came over $200.00. I thought my wife was abusing international calls, it was only after the 4th subsequent bill that I realized something was terribly wrong. When I called T-mobile, they told me instead of the $49.99 plan, I agreed to a more expensive one that offered the same features. It's my fault if I did not catch it on time and they won't change it without a $200.00 per line fee. If I cancel the contract, I would pay the same amount of money. I can't even downgrade my service without a fee.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2011

    They have cellphone contract scams. T-Mobile has extended a two-year contract under my name without my permission.

    I called more than 50 times to find out that they won’t help me. They want to overcharge me on the phone bills.

    Please someone help me.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2011

    First, let me say I have been a customer with T-mobile since 1999. At this point, I am so upset and disappointed. I changed to a prepaid of $50 month plan. On the 10th of September, I called to have web-guard taken off my phone but for some reason the agent deactivated my number. I was given a temporary number for 48 hours, I did not complain.

    Then on Monday, the temporary number for some reason got deactivated too, at the same time within the 48hr span. I was left stranded with no way home, way to contact my kids or any of that. I cried so hard that day because I had to depend on strangers to use their phones to contact my children to let them know I was on my way to pick them up from school. I was given another temporary number.

    On Monday, for 48hrs, I have yet to complain. I called in on Thursday they told me that within 2hrs I would receive a text message when the number changed back to my original number. I got a hold of the rudest representatives, called me names and all, like if you don’t want to work find something else. I spoke to Jake (American name and accent far from American) with ID number **.

    I totally feel that T-mobile is running a big scam. To this time my number has yet to change. I have not had any contact with my tutoring clients, so for the week I have lost $735. I refused to keep teaching my kids new numbers, all my family and friends and my kid’s school records have a number and it should remain that way. I have been trying to get a hold of their legal department because I am strongly considering taking a lawsuit against T-mobile.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2011

    I have been a customer of this particular company since it was OmniPoint (since 1998). The company has always been wonderful until now. Currently I am disputing roaming charges that were incurred when I traveled to Canada. The reason these charges are in dispute was because I purchased a SIM card for my phone to use while I was there. I did everything I was supposed to do and requested my unlock code in order to use the SIM card prior to my travel. I received a notice about 2 to 3 days before I left, stating that my phone was not eligible to receive the code. This puzzled me but when I called to ask someone about it, I was on hold for 40 minutes and then finally gave up.

    I had to use my phone in Canada, but the roaming and internet charges I incurred for even receiving text because my phone was on was ridiculous. When I phoned T-Mobile upon my return, informing them of the charges and asking why my request was denied, the representative told me that they requested the wrong code on a phone that I haven't had in over a year. I informed her that this was not my doing, but no remorse or recompense was forthcoming.

    I called them again today only to be kept on hold for an hour with a representative who couldn't figure out what I was talking about. I asked him to transfer me to a manager who then transferred me to blackberry support, who then transferred me to a representative who had an attitude. He told me that he could only credit me $2.37 for the roaming which took place in the US. And that I shouldn't have used my phone at all in Canada, never mentioning of course that I would have been charged anyway if my phone was on.

    I am disgusted with their lack of customer service and would like my bill adjusted for the fees I incurred as a result of their incompetence. I am also sending an official letter of complaint directly to the company. Thank you.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2011

    T-mobile charges for customer care calls, which I did not know at the time I used the 1500 family minutes plan. The wait time can be as long as an hour. I'm a very dissatisfied customer.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2011

    On 07/14/2011, I purchased two HTC MyTouch4G phones and got into two years of contract through T-Mobile Customer Care. On the phone, the lady T-Mobile Customer Care (agent) promised a $50 rebate for each phone. On 08/04/2011, I called to ask about the rebate. The agent told me to go online for the rebate filing. I went online and typed in the phones' serial numbers and date of purchase. Then, an instruction sheet came up. I thought I had completed the rebate filing.

    On 09/01/2011, I called T-Mobile to find out a rebate status then realized that I never got the rebate form and submitted the rebate. The agent connected me to T-Mobile Rebate Center but it is a recording. I then sent an email stating the situation to Rebate Center. They answered me two days later saying that the valid rebate has to be postmarked, on or before 08/31/2011 and our rebate is expired. I explained that I never got the form. They repeated the rebate is expired. I called the agent today, 09/14/2011, and speaking with Aldrin and Brad, two agents at T-Mobile. Both of them only kept trying to push me to Rebate Center. I told them T-Mobile never got me the rebate form and asked to talk to a supervisor.

    A lady named Wendy came and she was even worse. She made up stories and claiming it would be my fault to miss filing the rebate. When she was asked about the rebate forms, she never could answer "yes" or "no", but kept repeating on what dates when I called and the agents did help me. T-Mobile made the rebates hard to file and then shrugged that it is consumers' responsibilities to file it in time. T-Mobile is fraud and tricky to customers. Please help.

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    Contract & TermsSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2011

    For over two and a half years, I was the primary holder of a family plan (2 lines) with T-mobile. On June 2011, my wife wished to upgrade her phone and purchase a smartphone (android HTC myTouch 4G). As our stay at the States was temporary, we were reluctant to commit to a contract. The sales representative at the local Costco wireless store (San Diego, CA) specifically said that T-Mobile will drop off the Early Termination Fee once we relocate overseas and provide a billing proof. Therefore, we were convinced to sign the long term contract affecting our family plan and join a data plan to use with the myTouch 4G. I kept using my old cell phone, which did not require any data plan.

    Two and half months later, we had to leave and move back to our home country due to a career transition. When trying to speak to the T-mobile customer care, we were asked to pay ETF for 2 lines, whereas we purchased only one smartphone and upgraded the service for one line alone. When trying to speak face to face with the T-mobile supervisor at the Costco store (where the device was purchased), he promised to do his best. He went up the chain and apparently, the representatives and their supervisors were informed for the first time about a change in policy taking place in February 2011. According to the new policy, even when providing a proof, you are still accountable for the ETF. All our attempts to resolve the issue and reduce the ETF were unsuccessful. The sales reps provided a misleading information. Therefore, we consider it unreasonable to pay double the amount of ETF (2 lines) summing up to $400. Our lines are currently suspended.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011

    Upon terminating my service with Tmobile I was charged for the entire amount of my billing cycle even though I cancelled 13 days before it ended. Meaning, they charged for service I never used and then claimed that they can change their terms of service at anytime on their website and now I have to pay this or I will be reported to a collection agency. I joined Tmobile over 9 years ago and they could offer no proof what so ever that I agreed to pay for time not used. Anyways, just another warning of what a horrible company they are and why people are dropping their service like flies.

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    Price

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011

    I was charged communications related regulatory program fee plan #2010100350715 customer care. The purchase was made in 10/03/10. The down payment was $62.49 one time when I upgraded to a new smartphone. However, after that, every month I am being charged $5.99 again for the same service.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011

    I've had T-Mobile for almost two years and granted, the first year was great but this year, is not. I have been dealing with numerous drop calls and I am not able to send text messages and/or receive them. I will dial out/make a call and even before it rings, the call drops. I don't get signal and I'm a 4G phone. I use my personal cell phone also for work and it's rather unprofessional when the call drops in the middle of a conversation with my supervisor and/or a client.

    My family has also been dealing with this issue since February 2011. When they first signed on with T-Mobile, it was stated by the employee that we will all be under the same contract. It was never stated that it will be two different bills for you can only have up to five phone lines on one bill and its a total of six of us. So they signed up under the assumption that it will all be under one bill; my bill.

    After receiving the first bill and noticing the discrepancy, my family went to go to with a T-Mobile representative and came to find out that it was only five lines per bill. It was stated back to the T-Mobile representative that it was never discussed. And now, they are stuck in a contract for two years and the year hasn't even been completed.

    The problem is that we have a family in the hospital and it's kind of hard to get updates when the call drops in the middle of the conversation.

    I'm requesting to be relieved of my contract with T-Mobile.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011

    I have had good relations with T-Mobile for three years. So this came as a shock. When I first moved down to MA from VT, I needed to change cell phone service providers. I only needed my VT Unicel number to be active so calls could be forwarded to my new MA T-Mobile number. Unicel balked. Ryan at the Brighton, MA store, manager of this T-Mobile store said, "They should be able to do it, as that is what we do here at T-Mobile. " I told Unicel about this and they complied. As noted, I was told by Ryan, this was how T-Mobile handled situations like the one I was in.

    When I need to move back to VT on Aug. 2011, the shoe was reversed, so to speak. I needed to stop with T-Mobile, just have forwarding service, to my new VT phone. I called customer service. She said she could do this. In reality, I come to find out that she simply disconnected my phone and I lost over $200 in business because of her neglect. I call T-Mobile back two days later and they tell me both Ryan and this woman were in error. I have to keep the line open to have calls forwarded and pay full price. I tried to explain that this is not what I was told on two separate occasions, plus I just lost $200 worth of business. T-Mobile says there is nothing they can do. They refuse to budge on any level and actually starts getting angry at me. They promise to call back in 48 hours, but they never call.

    Now, I am stuck with bills of their own making.This company lies, cheats, and steals.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011

    We switched from a monthly T-mobile account to a prepaid plan a couple of months ago. Today, we got a recorded call on our home phone telling us that they are going to turn us over to a collection agency because we haven't paid our final monthly bill of $54.70. They never sent such a bill, which they admitted. We tried to look online but we no longer have an account. Then, I called their customer service to request that they send a bill. After a fair amount of difficulty getting an actual person, they told me that they can't send me a bill. Instead, I am required to drive to a T-mobile store to pay the bill. I find this absolutely ridiculous. How can they turn us over to a collection agency for a bill that they never sent and refused to send?

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011

    T-Mobile policy states that if one moves overseas the termination fee will be waived. I moved overseas, cancelled my T-Mobile service, provided them with my new address, got the last bill, paid it. A month later I got a bill with the termination fee, T-mobile stated that I needed to provide them with a utility bill within 30 days of moving overseas. However we didn't have a utility bill because we were living with my husband's parents for 2 months before we found a place of our own. I provided T-mobile with a stamp from my passport showing when I arrived to Germany, my medical bills that show that I am overseas and finally the rental agreement that started 60 days after we arrived.

    T-mobile denied these docs, stating that they needed a utility bill. There is a huge glitch in T-Mobile policies, stating that moving overseas waives your termination fee, but the other one states that you need to provide a utility bill. What if someone cannot provide it? I have spent a fortune on calling to T-mobile from overseas, and now it's just a matter of principle, because I didn't break the law and I am qualified for the waiving of termination fee according to T-Mobile policy. Yet they sent me to the collection agency. I am thinking of hiring a lawyer and taking it big to the next level. Someone has to be accountable for their policies.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011

    I have been a customer with T-mobile since 2004 and recently they started taking advantage of me. Most of my bill were not less than $130-150 a month and back on March they tricked me and let me sign a 2-year contract. Based on a bill, they charged me almost $380 so they told me that they will credit me $200 back if I sign a 2-year contract, which I did. After two months, my bill stayed to increase even though they have told me that my bill would not exceed $120 therefore they lied. I complained to their supervisor and after two weeks, customer service called me and offered me an offer which I realized after a month, is not a good one, so I called customer service again and as a new promotion they have $99/month for family plan which includes unlimited talk+web+message. But I was surprised when I found out that in order to get this deal, I have to pay $400 termination fees ($200/line) and I was surprised that my contract had been changed from April 2013, originally, to August 2013 due to me changing the deal.

    I called and complied, and lowered my plan to 1000 minute with one data plan. Customer service told me this time, that my charge would not exceed $90. Guess what? My bill for last month was $147! The contract had been moved to September 2013 and I can not get an upgrade phone until May 2012, only after I finish my 22-month contract.

    All of these terms are new to the plan and I never heard of such rule. Please help me get out of this crock company, as I lost a lot of money with them and they were taking advantage of me under the 2-year contract.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011

    I bought a comet phone from T-m0bile. They have no support for this phone and not mentioned it. I needed a phone and got the same, thinking I can sync the phone numbers I use. Write back please.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2011

    As I type this, I had 17 months left on a 24-month contract because, as of yesterday, I canceled my contract. The reason for this outcome is simple and could be summed up in a word, but I would prefer to be more more descriptive than that. To start, let me just say that I am a reasonable guy. I, for example, would not walk into a T-mobile store looking for a product (phone, laptop connection, etc.) that costs hundreds of dollars and ask your workers if I can have this item for $10 because that's obviously unreasonable. Having said that, here is my reality as a T-mobile customer.

    I had two lines, one was my phone / text line and the other was my unlimited Internet connection (5G data cap for laptop). Overall, I was satisfied with my cell service but the Internet service is very bad. Seriously, T-mobile should be embarrassed by that service. But again, I honestly am a reasonable guy, so, of course, I contacted a customer service rep and explained my situation. I will say that of the reps that I spoke with, all except two were professional. But I'm not going to type names; I will type you the highlights of this multiple transfer call.

    First, it was suggested, after looking at how quickly I use data, that I spend an additional $30 for the 10GB cap which would buy an extra week of fast service (leaving two slow weeks per month). Well, that won't work. The second suggestion was that I buy a device for my home and agree to an extra $20 fee. This will reduce my GB use on laptop but I was told that the home service would be just as slow. Honestly, that was a pointless suggestion. Then, come the Insults.

    First, I was told (no joke) that T-mobile Internet coverage isn't meant as a main source of use, it's meant for "on the go" use. I simply can't and don't see the need for both a desktop and laptop while also paying two connection fees! The second insult was when this same agent said to me, "Well, this slow service didn't stop you from using it a lot." (Uh, yeah. I did sign a two-year unlimited contract). The third insult was me being told (but I appreciate the honesty) that the equipment on T-mobile towers isn't fully in place (as in not fully operational?).

    So, having said all that, I will pay $400 early cancellation fee. But, I will also make T-mobile a promise. I am going to post this story all over the Internet to warn potential customers. I am also going to tell everyone I know and ask that they tell others too. I am truly sorry that I ever got involved with this company/contract.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2011

    I have been a T-Mobile client for years never having issues. I'm amazed at how much I saved over Verizon. Since October 2010 though, when they started changing the towers over to 4G, it's gotten bad. I also was told to try another phone which didn't fix the problem. However, having had great service, I went ahead and did the 2-year extension and tried a new phone. Now, I have such massive issues daily. I have been on an email, reporting issue with one of their representatives who seemed like he was really trying to help. But now, he doesn't even respond. I was on hold for close to an hour on 9/7/11. And after no other option, I tried the online chat with T-Mobile. I was told I would have to go through and file trouble tickets again. But in each region, I have had the problems, meaning all of Houston!

    I demanded the person to have a supervisor call me. I was told that was impossible. My only option is to call in and be on hold again. I have been a client of Pre-Paid Legal and a representative for 11 years (not a plug I promise). But I highly recommend everyone who wishes restitution to try this avenue. My law firm is writing a letter to T-mobile making my demands more heard. And the letter is included in our little monthly membership. Try it and see if it might help relieve you of your contract and fees as well.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2011

    I have been a customer of 10 years and I am paying high monthly rate. However, as of 13 Sept 11, T-mobile's cancellation fee is $617.78. T-mobile plans to merge with AT&T. Please help to eliminate or reduce the fee.

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