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    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2009

    Billing Dispute of $232.34: I called to have payment arrangement date changed on 10/11/08 due to my bank account being closed for fraudulent charges. I called to change payment date & gave new account information. Instead of Financial Care rep telling me that payment date cannot be changed, this amount was taken on 10/17/08. I spoke to Financial Care supervisor & corporate offices. I was told that every date will be taken care of. I paid again on 10/24/08. The amount was taken again on 10/25/08. I faxed Customer Relations 4 times. The bank issued me a refund on 12/18/08. T-Mobile charged me again. Service was shut off & I had to pay $493 to have it turned back on. I have already contacted California Public Utilities Commission (no response yet back from this office; I had contact back in Nov 2008).

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    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2009

    Without fail, every single month T-Mobile minute usage check fails during the last week of my billing cycle. For example, I get new minutes on the third of the month. If I check minute usage on the fourth, it'll show me an accurate, up-to-date total of how many minutes I've used. It usually updates within an hour to two hours. This is how I calculate my minutes versus how many days I have left. I do this all month long to see how many minutes I have left to use. However, anywhere from 10 days or less from when my cycle ends, the minute usage stops calculating up to the last hour or two and goes for a period of anywhere from 18 to 40 hours showing the last call.

    For example, in November I went over by 109 minutes, which isn't cheap at .40 per minute. I called around the 29th of November when I couldn't accurately calculate my usage. The rep told me I had 150 minutes or so left to use. She however failed to mention the fact that it had not updated in the last 36 hours, so I used up those minutes and then some extra because I wasn't told how long ago the minute usage was calculated. This month I had 1,500 minutes per my plan and 125 bonus minutes. I kept checking my minutes and it said 1500 minutes used. It didn't say anything about how many bonus minutes I used. I kept checking it and it said nothing about the bonus minutes used. But I ended up not only using all those minutes and 10 more.

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2009

    T-Mobile has been a pain since I got it. I always have dropped calls, hardly any service and now there's something wrong with the towers. Everyone from Lebanon to Chambersburg with T-Mobile has been out for about 10 hours, almost 11. We were told that the problem would be fixed in a short time within 3 hours and it still isn't. I am very upset about this and it makes me really angry that I have to pay for this by the day and today counts even though I have not been able to use my phone almost all day. I have lost contact with important people that I talk to everyday. This is annoying because all of my family has T-Mobile. They are using up the house phone so I have no way to communicate with important people!

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2009

    Since this morning, the cell phones are not working in the area, T-MOBILE. When you call T-Mobile, the only answer is that they will be open tomorrow morning at 6 am ET.

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    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2009

    During our August-September 2008 billing cycle, my friend, who was on my plan, went over our 1000 minutes. I called T-Mobile to see what the cost per minute would be so she would know what she owed. I talked with Ann that day and she offered me a deal that would save me $8. Bump up my family minutes for one month only to 1500 minutes. It sounded like an okay deal. I was VERY clear with her that I did not want it to interfere with my month-by-month contract on the other 2 lines. I expressed my ANGER over having upgraded my & my husband's phones to the useless SideKicks and getting locked into a 2-year plan on those that do not expire until 12/09. She assured me that would not happen.

    Imagine my surprise when I called on 12/30 to remove those 2 phones from my account and I was told I made a VERBAL agreement that day to a one-year extension. It baffles me how she could lie like that KNOWING how upset I was over the SideKick mess. My husband's SideKick track ball started messing up at 7 months... No, they were no help on that either.

    I spoke to not less than 4 people and finally the supervisor who was listening in on the call with customer rep, Kim, agreed to speak with me. Alex got on the phone and said they "have to believe what their employees put in the system and that she said that I verbally agreed to a one year extension". I asked her IF that made any sense when I was so upset over the SideKick deal. Apparently with T-Mobile, not only is the representative always honest and correct, the customer must be the liar. Amazing!! We have been with T-Mobile almost since they started putting up with poor connectivity because of the promise of better service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2008

    I bought a new phone with T-mobile in march 2008 as a pre-paid customer. In July my phone suddenly locked up and I the key pad nor any of the buttons would work. I called T-mobile customer service and was told that they had to trouble shoot. Ivy, one of the representatives troubleshooted and couldn't find what was wrong with the phone. She gave me a certain return code number and told me to send the handset back minus the battery and the sim card and the back of the phone and because my phone was still under warranty I would receive a new phone. I sent my phone back and called to get the status of the phone. The customer service rep told me I would get a used phone back. I told him my phone was under warranty and I should receive a new phone. He corrected his statement and apologized and said you're correct you should get an new phone. I called back and was told by another rep. I should receive a new phone.....I called back about 7 times because of the different information I was receiving. I finally spoke with, George one of the Supervisors who told me they didn't send out the model phone I had, which was a v195 in blue, Motorola. He said they would send one that's comparable but a used phone. I told him that my phone was under warranty and should receive a new phone. He told me he would talk to his manager and get with me. He never called back so I called back and after talking with a rep who tried to tell me I would receive a near new or new like phone I finally was able to speak with another supervisor, shawn. I told him my story, he apologized for the inconvenience and looked up the phone. He told me that they do send out the v-195s phone and doesn't know the other supervisor said that. I found out that George did not even work in that unit.
    So shawn told me he would be sending out the v-195s Motorola. I said Shawn let me understand. You are sending a new v195s Motorola to me and I will receive it in 7-10 days. He said yes. I said o.k. I received a used phone from t-mobile and it has static and it is difficult to get clear reception as I am talking on it. I feel that T-mobile is very deceptive to it's customers and makes it a point not to do what they say they will do. After receiving the used problem phone, I called t-mobile once again and was told by the rep that they can send out a new or used phone at their discretion. If I knew that I would not have sent my phone in for fear of this happening and receiving a bad phone. Why would I want someone else's headache. My resolution would be to get my money back or get a new phone so that I do not have to go through this anymore. Thank you Marni Montanez I recieved the phone after Poncho telling me he was sending me a new phone. when looking at the quick notes i found another person's messages on it. therefore realized it was not a new phone as Poncho promised. I called Poncho and informed him that it was not a new phone again. it was a used phone and that another person's messages were on it. He called back and left a message saying that it was a new phone. He said he confirmed it with the department that sent it out and they say said it was a new phone. I returned his call and said Poncho, it isn't a new phone. it has someone else's messages on it. He started yelling and saying I confirmed it with the department and it is a new phone and I consider this case closed and because he was yellling it hurt my ears and I hung up. I feel that T-moble has lied twice to me telling me they would send a new phone but other person's messages are on it. It is a great hassle to keep sending phones back and then finding out I was lied to once again. The only way I would consider this matter resolved is if T-mobile sent a coupon for me to purchase a cell phone at a nearby store. I do not trust T-mobile or Poncho and his unprofessional behavior. I beleive that a person in a business yelling at a customer shows me that he is not in the position he is in to deal with the public.
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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2008

    I upgraded my cell phone via t-mobile website. Special offer stated $100 rebate. Order summary price also displayed $100 rebate. Once I received the phone I mailed rebate application, 2 months later I received a $50 prepaid card. Looking back at the application I noticed that $100 rebate required purchase by 30Sept (my purchase date was 04Oct) So if my order didn't qualify for $100 rebate then why was it listed on the orders summary when I entered by credit card? I feel as if I was deceived by T-Mobile, lured into a contract based on false statements and should be honored the full rebate.
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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2008

    I upgraded my cell phone via t-mobile website. Special offer stated $100 rebate. Order summary price also displayed $100 rebate. Once I received the phone I mailed rebate application, 2 months later I received a $50 prepaid card. Looking back at the application I noticed that $100 rebate required purchase by 30Sept (my purchase date was 04Oct) So if my order didn't qualify for $100 rebate then why was it listed on the orders summary when I entered by credit card? I feel as if I was deceived by T-Mobile, lured into a contract based on false statements and should be honored the full rebate.
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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2008

    My name is Leslie Weller. I received a handset exchange from t-mobile. I informed them that I didn't receive a return label and I needed to send the broken handset back. I called to request a return label and was told that it would be sent to me within 7-10 business days. After a few weeks of waiting for this return label and not receiving it. I then called t-mobile back and told them that I have still not received the return label. They said they would request another return label to me and I should receive it within 7-10 business days. I got a call on 12-9 informing me that they still haven't received the handset. I then called back and talked to a female rep who said they were aware of the issue and she saw where I had requested the return label 2X's before and it should be on it's way in a few days. I informed her that I didn't want to be charged a restocking fee and all I wanted was to be able to return the bad handset back. She told me that they were aware of the issue and I wasn't going to be charged of the restocking fee since I was waiting for the return label and still haven't received it. She also told me that due to the inconvenience she was going to add another 200 minutes to each phone and they wouldn't expire til march of 2009. I called again today on 12/30/08 and talked to the representative who told me that the label was never submitted to be sent out to me and that I was now being charged a restocking fee and there was nothing she could do about it. I then talked to the supervisor Tyler who wasn't nice about the whole situation that I had explained that I have been waiting for the return label to send the phone back. He had asked me why I hadn't bought one from UPS. I informed him because I have been waiting for the label that I have requested several times and kept in communication with several reps before whom have told me that it was on it's way. He said that he was not going to waive the restocking fee because I should have bought the label and returned the phone. I told the supervisor that if I had known I could have bought the label or made my own I would have done so but no one informed me of that until this phone call now. He told me that was my problem and wasn't going to help me. I have been a t-mobile customer since 2000 when they were voice-stream. I do not feel like I am being treated like a valued customer when I have been trying to send this phone back and no one has assisted me in doing so. It is not my fault that I was told the label would be to me withing 7-10 business days 3 times and then I find out that no one submitted it in the first place.
    Sincerely,
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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2008

    I have been with T-mobile for almost a year. Our contract is up in two months, but not soon enough. They say that they have great customer care, but even though they are polite, they are useless and rarely solve any problems. Even though they sent a technician out to our home who admitted that our service is poor, they refuse to let us out of our contract. We have not had adequate service since we joined and they refuse to admit it. They have no proof that we have gotten service and have not made any effort to help. They have lied about sending technicians, quoted prices and then charged much more, lied about their policies and even cursed at us over the phone. They charge more than any other company to stop service as well. This is a company I will not endorse under ANY circumstances and tell people how awful they are every chance I get.
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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2008

    I upgraded my phone on-line.(1st mistake) T-Mobile despite having the correct phone model on the shipping form actually shipped the wrong phone model. I called them for return authorization and mailed it back via USPS (second mistake) Priority Mail with documentation. I paid the shipping. T-mobile did not require insurance and I was not going to pay for that too. Needless to say the USPS lost the phone. T-mobile charged me for the phone, and ultimately disconnected my service for refusing to pay for a phone I do not
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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2008

    I would like to request your assistance regarding my T-Mobile bill, period October 10th thru November 8, 2008, where I am being charged over $6,000.00 for my monthly service, most of the charges resulting from roaming data usage on October 15, 2008.
    I would like to point out that I had been a T-Mobile customer for many years and always traveled and I had never experienced any issues with roaming data usage. The entire time I have been with T-Mobile, my average phone bill was about $250 to $300 maximum. I am based in Miami and travel often to the Caribbean. I traveled to Barbados on mid October and there I was charged a massive amount on roaming data. On one specific day, October 15, I was charged close to $5,000.00. I was using a Blackberry Curve 8320 phone while I was there. Most charges were charged for roaming with local carriers C&W and Digicel. I can not agree to the charges since I was in a team building event and barely used my phone. I have plenty of people that can testify that we were not even allowed to use the phone/PDA on that day. I have called and spoken to their customer care personnel but unfortunately we can not reach an agreement on this issue. They had offered a $1,500.00 off to settle the bill, however, I can not pay $4,500.00. I have always paid my bills on time and I have a good ranking credit. Unfortunately I can not pay for this bill as I did nothing to be charged this absurd amount. At this time I will not compromise to anything over my average monthly price which is around $300.
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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2008

    t-mobile provides very poor cellular service. frequent drop calls, echo efect and interrupted service
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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2008

    I filed a claim online that did not go through. Got a message that said I need to contact T-Mobile and a phone number. I call the number provided and got Asurion.
    I explained that I my daughter's phone was broken and the online system did not finish processing my claim. I filed the claim for Dec 19th online but when talking to the rep I said the phone was broken sometime between thanksgiving and Dec 19, well guess what date she put down, Nov 26. You can't file a claim because it's past 30 days, I was told. I said my original claim online was Dec 19th, and it was not past 30 days. She said the phone was not used for over 30 days, I said the phone could have been off because when My 15 year old acts up, the phone gets taken and is not used for days at a time, and that's not accurate. I told her I wanted to file a grievence, I was put on hold and the connection was lost. I called back and my original claim that was for Dec 19 which was filed online, was not found. I did get a confirmation email but it had no infofmation regarding date, time, claim etc.. just a claim number, which according the the rep points to the Nov 26 date.
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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2008

    For more than 30 days I have been trying to get a detailed invoice for the billing period of October 11, 2008 - November 10, 2008. All of T-mobile representatives say the same thing. They try to explain why there is a overage without explaining how the first 2000 minutes were consumed. Once I finally get the point across that I need to see the complete invoice, they tell me how simple it is to go online and look at it, until they try and find out that it is not available online.
    Over 3 weeks ago I was promised that a detailed invoice would be sent to me but as of today, December 28, 2008. Although I still do not have an invoice, I have paid the standard charge minus the alleged overage. If T-mobile is unable to supply the detailed invoice, which defines my consumption, then I cannot agree to pay any overage charges. This has gone on too long. I was told that in October T-mobile sent out a letter indicated that they would switch all customers to a summary billing unless they wrote in and requested to stay on the detailed billing. I last called on Dec. 27th and ended up talking to a technician named Mike who finally understood the problem but said it would take him a few days to fix the online output to show my complete invoice. He assured me that he would make the necessary notation to avoid service interruption. I talked to the billing division who indicated that I should pay the amount in dispute and I would receive a refund if the dispute is resolve in my favor. Mike indicated that an extension would be requested for more time to resolve this dispute since my record showed so many calls in an attempt to correct this problem. On Dec 29th my service was shut down. Did you know that if you call the automated system after a shutdown the automated system tells you that you can not talk to a human until you pay the disputed amount which is overdue. I had to make a trip to a nearby store to use their connection. For the seventh time I explained the situation and 35 days later +/- I was promised yet again that there would be a rush put on getting me an invoice. Although they understood all of the notations made on my account and that I had a good track record of paying my bill, they could not restore my service. They transferred me to billing and I immediately ask for a manager. I was told that the hold time would be 45 minutes, meanwhile the only thing I could do was to pay the amount in dispute and get a refund once it is resolved. I have 3 family members on this plan, 2 of with have no other means of communications. As much as I regretted it, I paid the ransom. POOR, POOR, Customer Service! I am looking for an alternative.
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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2008

    Requested to cancel contract when SunCom turned into T Mobile. I went to the local store and was put on the phone with their Customer Service Reps. I was told that I had to pay the remainder of my monthly bill. And I could take my phone numbers with me. I walked out of the store thinking my dealings with Tmobile were finished. That was November 2008. I just recieved a phone call today saying that I owe $837.85 for termination fees. I asked for a copy of the contract to be sent along, and was denied. I asked for the CSR's name and she refused, she just transferred me to someone else. Yolanda was the next person I spoke too and she only told me to pay the money or become a customer again. I asked to be transferred to a manager, I spoke to Maggie, who told me that they didn't care how long I was a customer, that I owe them the $837.85, and that the only way to not pay it was to become a customer again. I had a plan with SunCom for 8 years. I only ever increased the plan and services as I added lines, for a total of 4 lines. I am an active duty military Marine, and treatment like this is not what I would expect from someone I have done business with. When Tmobile took over there was no grace period to make sure the customers wanted Tmobile. I do not or I would have picked them 8 years ago when I picked SunCom. If there is a remainder for services on my bill, I would gladly pay, but the termination fee is something that after 8 years as a customer I shouldn't have to pay.
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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2008

    INACURATE AMOUNTS BILLING AND OVERBILLING CAUSED US TO CANCEL 3 ACCOUNTS AND SWITCH 15K BUSINESS TO ANOTHER CARRIER.
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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2008

    INACURATE AMOUNTS BILLING AND OVERBILLING CAUSED US TO CANCEL 3 ACCOUNTS AND SWITCH 15K BUSINESS TO ANOTHER CARRIER.
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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2008

    T Mobil charges way to much for their service thank God I got away from them now its just a reap-off.
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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2008

    We have taken a contract with T-Mobile and on one of the number i got Motorola ROKR phone and since beginning that ph giving me trouble. So finally after 3 exchanges with t-mobile with the same phone i asked for a different model. And first they said that they cant do the exchange with a different phone. Then i went to a dealer where i got the phone from but when he called then they said they gonna give me the cheap samsung phone, but the phone i have is worthed $400. So i asked t-mobile to give me something similar or equivalent to that price. But they were like no we can exchange again and you have to pay $10.00 for shipping also but i was just about to ask her name to complaint but she just hung up on me which is very unprofessional and not acceptable. And when that dealer saw that customer service hung up on me he was surprised too. I am giving you his number also if you have any further concern about this case.
    AW MOBILE 718 846 8700 I am in total fix as my phone does not work and causes me undue stress, frustration and mental agony as i need to keep in touch with my 9 year old son form work. Which makes me helpless for no fault of mine. You are requested to kindly look intio the matter and have this issue resolved most amicably.
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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2008

    I called T-Mobile to inquire about cell phone use for out of the country. My son had a business trip to London and I asked the representive,What do I need to have my son be able to communicate with his phone to call home. She said. You need to be connected to the foreign plan. I asked, How much does this cost?
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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2008

    I called t-mobile in order to discuss a problem my phone was having. The slider stopped sliding shut all the way. The lady I spoke with told me that if there's no physical damage and has never been dropped then it will be covered by the factory defect warranty. They are now charging me over 100 dollars for the phone. I had a hard case and a soft case for the phone and never dropped. There was not one scratch on it. It's obvious that the sliding mechanism failed inside of the phone and prevented it from sliding shut all the way, which is a factory defect. I will not pay this. On top of this the phone they sent me does not work and they are telling me that my battery is broken. Which is odd because it wasn't broken when it was in my last phone. Is t-mobile trying to save itself due to the hard economical times by screwing its customers out of their warranties?

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2008

    Poor or no t-mobile reception, when Tmobile tells me their service is good. it takes me dozens of calls to make one phone call - even then, the phone drops my calls all over Phoenix Metro area. From my home (tmobile store 1-mile away)reception is non-existant, even though the coverage map shows excellent coverage. I am told for more than 4-months that the problem is temporary and they are working on fixing a tower problem. I am not able to use my phone, but tmobile insists than I pay my bill and I can't cancel my service without paying a $400 early termination fee. I want to suspend my service until they fix the problem - Tmobile says no-way - I must keep paying.
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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2008

    I try to replace a phone I purchased for my son in December from T-Mobile store in Maple Grove. The phone was found to be defected. I checked on line to receive a replacement, and bu mistake ordered a new phone with new service. I try ti cancel it 5 times the same day. The customer service people told me I would have to refuse the phone, then call T-Moble back to get a refund. This was all done on December 5th. It is now December 26th and the charge for 73.40 was taken out of my account on December 6th. T-Mobile has the returned phone. But, they will not give me my money back. I spoke to a Theresa on Dec 26th, and she disconnected me. I had to call back, and now I have been on the phone for a hour, for a service I do not have
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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2008

    While I was away on vacation I made some roaming calls with my G1 phone. When I received my bill it was gor $997. I knew that I was responsible for the calls, but there where some internet charges specifically one for 46mg that cost $754. That I did not use. After fighting the charges I was able ti clear them, but I was suppose to wait for it to be approved buy a higher manager. The following day my service was disconnected and I was told that I had to pay, because even though they are aware that this phone has been having problems connecting to the internet on its own I would still have to pay the $997.
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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2008

    We gave up our land line and signed a 2 year agreement for which we paid our daughter in advance. Two months have gone by. We've had problems with our Ambit modem and the Netgear router needing rebooting every so often in order to receive calls. About a week ago, the phone began to have loud static, something like X-Files Mulder and Scully Static. We could not receive or make calls.The internet continued to work. I spent all day with tmobile trouble shooting the problem. After a marathon session, they said someone from a different department would have to do a trace to make sure that AT&T (the original carrier that we switched from 3 months ago and terminated was not messing with the lines). The tech said that someone would call back in 4 hours. Well that never happened. So I called back and they decided after another 3 hours to call Linksys and swap out the router. They said that I had to pay $10 for 7 business dqay delivery or $20 for 3 day delivery. I asked well what if this does not fix the problem? The Linksys person said it might, gave the tmobile person a ticket number and hung up. The tmobile person arranged the shipping and said she would text my daughters cell phone with the tmobile reference number. Well this never happened.
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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2008

    About 2 months ago, my wifes cell phone was not working properly because the screen light went out. I called T-Mobile and spoke with Customer Care, they diagnosed the phone, and unable to fix the problem, they told me they would send me a new phone free of charge since defective phone was still under warranty. I was also told by T-Mobile to send the phone back in the envelope provided. During my conversation with the Customer care, they specifically asked me if the phone was damaged due to fall or water, I told them never and the rep told me no problem.
    One month later, I received a bill from T-Mobile for $109, stating that the phone I sent back was damaged, and that the damage was not visible externally. BECAUSE WE DID NOT DAMAGE THE PHONE, I have called T-Mobile several times and asked them to remove the charges, they refused, I asked them to return my old phone and take their new phone, they refused. I send them 3 certified letters, they still refused and keep sending messages to my wifes phone about a past due balance for $109. My last letter was sent to T-Mobiles CEO, Robert Dotson on DECEMBER 15TH, 2008 and I specifically requested no more contacts with my family from their collection department via phone or text messages.
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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2008

    I have been a loyal customer with T-mobile service for over six years. However, it appears when I have an issue or complaint, I can never get a response from the company or get a disrespectful supervisor attempting to make it seem as though my complaint is not an issue. In early November 2008, my younger brother informed me he was experiencing difficulty with his cell phone. The problem became gradual with his screen where it was going out and eventually the phone no longer worked. I asked if he had spilled or dropped the phone, he stated no. My brother had the phone for less than one year which entitled him to utilize the T-mobile warranty. After speaking to a cusomer service representative, he indicated he would receive the phone in 7- 10 days. After he had the phone for almost a month, I received a general letter that was not signed stating they were charging me $100.00 for the phone. In addition, the letter stated a technician had found liquid in some indicators. Upon reading the letter, I contacted t-mobile and asked them what type of liquid they had found in the phone. The customer service rep stated I need to send a email on the T-mobile website regarding the issue because the services could not be reversed. At the end of our conversation, I immediately went on T-mobile website to ask about the liquid they had found. I got an instant reply stating I should hear something in approximately 24 to 48 hrs and as of today I have not received anything from them. Today, December 24, 2008, I contacted the customer service number to follow up. I began speaking to Kaylan, but she seemed unable to answer my question about why I had not received any information regarding the liquid found in the phone. So, she transferred me to her supervisor Heather who exhibited true unprofessionalism in helping me. I asked her repeatedly about the follow-up call regarding the issue about the liquid being found in the phone. She indicated that when a phone is found defective they destroy the phone. In actuality, this leaves no trace of the phone to determine exactly what is wrong with it. She became ignorant and tried to make it seem like I did not know what I wanted and stated she could not provide me with a report of any sort stating about what liquid was found and what indicators were broken. The conversation continued to be heated and I had to end it because I did not want to ruin my Christmas brunch with family and close friends. While I have no issue about paying the fee, but I would like further information about what liquid caused the phone to go out, why it took them over one month to charge me for it, and to complain about the rude customer service experience I had. In addition when I asked for T-mobile corporate office, she stated she did not have a number only an address which I found hard to believe.
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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2008

    I called up T-mobile on 12/18 to request for a new line on a corporate plan. The agent who received the call took my credit card number, charged $100, gave me a new blackberry curve 8310, a free bluetooth, a waiver on $35 activation charges as given by the corporate promotional code that was used. I was also assured expedited overnight shipping and assured that the phone would arrive Friday 12/19.
    After noon Friday 12/19, I called up T-Mobile to ask the status of the delivery so that my wife could be at home to accept the package. I was informed that the phone did not ship out on 12/18, as promised, but it was shipped on 12/19 and as a result, I would receive the package on Monday - 12/22. I was offered a $35 credit on my first bill as a result of the inconvenience. I called up T-Mobile customer care today and strangely, they do not have a record of the $35 credit - rather, the only record they have is for a $35 waiver on activation fees, which was already there as part of my promotion.
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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2008

    I have been with t-mobile for a year and a half, and today 12/24/2008 for the first time ever i called t-mobile to see if i could extend my payment arangment from this Friday, 12/26/2008 to next Friday,1/2/2009,i spoke to a rep and he said that they are not able to do that that once it is set you can not change it. I explained that i am a faithful customer and i always make my payments and asked if for a 1 time curtisy if they could extend it, i mean it is only a 7 day diff, it's not like they will not get the money. Then he did not say anything he just trans me to another agent, so needless to say that made me very upset, so i asked to speak to a manager, then i was trans to the "manager" i explained to her that this is the first time i have ever aksed for an extention on my payment arangement, that i have worked for the AT&T call center and that i know they can change the p/a for good customers that have no badcredits on the acct, she said i know you are a good customer, but i still can not do this. then i remebered that the rep that i set the p/a with said that i can call back and extend the p/a for the 1/2/2009 if i can not pay it on the 12/26/2008 for a 1 time curtisy. Then she put me on hold for about 10 or so mins, then when she came back to the phone and told me that she listened to the call i had with the rep and that the rep did not say that i was confused or lieing because they can not do that. i then told her that i am telling the truth that i have no reason to lie, that they are way unfair and i am a good customer that always pays on time and i am going threw a hard time to please extend it for this one time. she then said i can not do that, but you know what i will do? I will take the p/a off anf suspend your F***ING service, then you will have to pay the bill and the $20.00 reactivation fee, and don't ask to speak to my supper because i am the highest there is, then she hung up on me. I then called right back and told the next "manager: i spoke to what happened and he said that he was sorry but there is nothing he could do, i asked him if he could listen to the call and get her in truble or fired because a customer should not be treated that way, that i use to work in a call center and no matter how the custmer was i never did that to them, and he told me that they could not listen to past calls, (proof that they are the real liers!!!!) So i had to pay the bill so i would not get interupted and now i am broke in a time of need. IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN HELP ME MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS TO SOME HIGHER DEGREE? BECAUSE THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO WIN ANY CUSTOMER CARE AWARDS IF THAT IS HOW THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTMAERS, ALL MY FRIENDS HAVE HAD THE SAME TREATMENT FROM THEM. AND WE CAN NOT AFFORD THE $200 FEE TO TERMINATE THE T-MOBILE CONTRACT OR WE WOULD!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!! MY EMAIL IS avculek@yahoo.com if you know what we can do please let me know. THANK YOU:-)
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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2008

    Tmobile charged me $50 for roaming. I was not aware that if you do not pick up a call then the call goes to voicemail and you are automatically charged $4.99. It does not matter if the caller leaves a voice message or not. I have decided to cancel service with tmobile after being a customer with them since they were voicestream. Does anyone recommend service with Verizon, AT&T, or any other service provider?
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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2008

    Was highly mistreated by customer service reps and their supervisors. hung up on about 4 times and left on a hold for 15 mins on one of my many calls. was on the phone for 3 hours before i was able to talk to someone willing to help me.
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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2008

    On November,03,2008 I Renna Price call Tmobile in reference to cell number 3472336250.I spoke to a representive named Tiffany, to downgrade my daughters cell phone from the 100.oo payment plan of texting and 1500 minutes, to the 29.99 plan to remove all the features, only leaving the phone to ring. Tiffany inform this writer that she had removed the features and that my plan would be 29.99 with the taxes. Since i was informed that all the features was removed i no longer had to montior my daughters phone. On November 18,2008 I went on line to check the bill and found it was a balance of 231.00 on this account, I call Tmobile immediately and spoke to a representative name John asking him why the bill was so high he inform me that when i call i did ask to remove the features, but not to block them. I ask John what sense do that make if i said to remove them it meant i no longer wanted them on why would i leave a plan of unlimited texting to a lower plan paying 20cents a text, what sense do that make. With a 13 year old cell phone. I inform John to cut off this service or should i say block so it can be off He inform me that it would be 200.00 to cut off. On December 19, 2008 this writer recieve a bill for 538.00 tis writer call tmobile again to get some help with this bill, i was informed that they could not assist me with this bill, i ask t,he representive to make a payment of 100.00 at this time she ask this writer if i wanted to go on a payment plan of 100.00 every 2weeks and the remaing on the last bill, I inform her that i could not make a payment everyweek so no ,I do not want to be put on a payment plan. Long and behold i call Tmobile on Sunday December 21 2008 in reference of customer service to speak with someone on behalf of this bill and was inform that i had already been put on a payment plan, I inform the rep that i did not authorize to be place on a payment plan.She stated that she would remove it, but there was nothing that could be done with this bill again this is Tmobile reps doin what they want not what the consumers ask. I know that these calls are sometimes monitored could you please find out if this call was. I appreciate your help and will be awaiting a reply. Thank you.
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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2008

    I was told I would not have to pay any termination fees for bad coverage or after my contract ended in Nov 2008. I called numerous times to ensure I would not pay a termination fee and was told 3 times I would not have to pay. I even called about my final bill and was told I was being charged only for the last part of the last billing cycle (about $15 to $20) and there were NO additional charges! T-Mobile is using deceptive business practices to charge termination fees when someone cancels and changes to another cell phone provider. This is not right and I will not pay a charge of $200.00 that I was told I would not have to pay. I wanted to stay with T-Mobile but finally found a provider that had coverage in my home and the entire route I drive every day. Now when I got my final bill there is the $200.00 charge that I was told I would not have to pay. I would like someone who has the authority to check the record of my calls and remove the $200.00 charge from my bill. Thank You, Greg Neusius
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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2008

    They took a few weeks to finally admit I shipped a new non-working phone back. They kept trying to say they never recieved the phone back and charged me $200 early termination fee even though I am allowed to cancel within 30 days per California law.
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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2008

    I purchased a G1 phone and was forced to extend my contract. The terms of the phone purchase was to spread the cost of the phone over 4 months - now they have billed me in ONE lump sum for the phone and refuse to allow me to return the phone or honor the agreement to spread the payment into 4 payments saying they have NO record of that even though they still offer that option.
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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2008

    My nightmare with t-mobile started in june when I purchased one blackberry for my husband from a t-mobile dealer,one hour later I returned the phone because I found a better price,and I had paid cash.The guy from the store told me that I could not have my money back that day because it is a store policy,but the phone that I did not get was upgraded and t-mobile started charging me for internet service which I did not have. I found out about 4 months later why my bill was so high. I was mad because I am with this company since 2002 and I never had any problem before,and back in july I got a sidekick for my son. In november 6th the phone started having problems,I called them they gave me an address which is:T-mobile repair center, department 145316159/210 wiley rd lagrange ga30240,I sent the phone through u.s post office as they told me to do, on november 12th,I shipped the phone, they told me that I was going to receive another phone in 7 business days, I still did not get the phone, I kept calling them and they don't know what to say, one of the supervisers told me to go one of t-mobile stores and get a loaner phone so my son could have a phone while we wait for his phone, which i did this afternoon, when I got home and gave my son the horrible phone that t-mobile let usborrow he turned the phone on there was really nasty sex messages from the previous person that had the phone, they forgot to erase those messages or I don't know how this things work, if we supouse to see the previous messages and I am very worried if someone got some information about my son, because I can see the information, the number that the previous person was using and very nasty language that they were using, my son is only 14 and he read those messages and he is so upset because his cool phone is taking so long to get back! By now I don't beleive that they are going to send the phone back!! I am feeling so desrespected as a human being I wish I could sue this company, I don't know what to do!!
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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2008

    We had purchased a phone through T-Mobile Samsung model Key 639. And had problems of dropping calls and disconnection.
    After contacting customer services and then transferred to the tech department advising us to trouble shoot the phone, which we did, and checked the battery which is fully charged. The problem still continued until they finally had told us that they will send a replacement of the same model. We receive the same model yet again the same problem continued. So, we did the same thing as above, and had it replaced again which they had replaced with another refurbished phone. Though when we spoke with customer service, they had said that if the 3rd phone will malfunction they will replace the current phone with another model. So, we received a phone same model again for the 3rd time, and to this date we've been having problems with dropped calls. Dec. 16 2008 So We have contacted Brandon for the replacement model that's been mentioned from T-Mobile Customer Service today, and after a 30min dispute on my son's Blackberry which works fine, he then hangs up on us after refusing us to speak directly to his manager about this ordeal though he wanted us to upgrade the phone $18 instead of giving us the different model as they T-mobile Customer Service had mentioned. We then call again and speaking with Castor she told us the same thing, to trouble shoot it, check battery which is neither of those, cause the it's a defected phone . So again, though this time refusing to replace our phone with a different model as I mentioned above, we had spend 45mins and being placed on hold for long periods of times.
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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2008

    I purchased a Blackberry Pearl in August 2007. Within 2 months, the phone just stopped working- wouldn't even turn on. I tried to resolve the issue at the store where I purchased it. They didn't want to help me. I called thier 800 number and after 3 attempts was able to send it back and they repaired it. Since then I couldn't get reception in spots I normally would (with the phone I had before the Pearl) and it was slow and sluggish. The internet capabilities were never as good as they claimed when they sold me the package. I had dropped calls, people would call and I couldn't hear them, and other overall problems.
    I would always call the 800 number and their only solution was to try to have me purchase a new phone. I had just paid $250 for this one! Then in July the woman I spoke to told me I had 2 months left on my contract- I asked a couple times to make sure. So I switched to Verizon and paid the T-mobile bill for the 2 months. When I tried to cancel they said I actually had another year left on the contract.
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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2008

    Back in February of 2008, I needed to reduce my expenditures due to the failing economy. I contacted a customer service rep from T-Mobile to see just how I could reduce my cell phone bill. At that time I was paying about $50 to $60 a month I was told that I could save some? money by reducing my plan from the 1000 minutes a month to plan of 300 minutes a month. It really didnt reduce my bill that much, I saved about $10.00.
    A little more than two months ago, T-Mobile suspended my service. When I contacted customer service to find out why, they informed me that the service was suspended for an outstanding balance of $124.95 their claim for this was that I ran over my limit and I needed to pay the difference of $.45 a minute Shortly after that, Or to be more specific, On November 3, I received In my opinion a threatening letter informing me that if I didnt pay the balance they would send me to a collection agency and put a negative report on my credit rating. I again contacted customer service to work out a payment arrangement. They agreed and the payment plan follows. I received there agreement on November 4; I was to pay $30 on 11/3, $50.00 on 11/17 and $44.95 on 12/1. I kept up with the payment plan as best as I could and shortly after the last payment I called up customer service to finish paying the bill and to cancel the service which I could no longer afford or was able to use. After talking to about three of there reps I was told that they could not cancel the service until I paid up the current balance of $140.67. When I asked them why the bill was now $140+, there reply was that my service was reactivated and I needed to pay off the two month balance before they can cancel the service. This is so erroneous, several of my clients and vendors along with friends and family tried to contact me; within the time period that supposable? T-Mobile insisted that the service on my phone was active. All the people who tried to contact me through my cell phone eventually informed me of the message they got when they tried to contact me, and that is. The number you are trying to reach is no longer in service, Please check the number and dial again.
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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2008

    Tmobile continues to deliver poor services and is insisting that I pay a fee to leave their service.
    1) they have taken 36 hours to give me a new number though they mislead me to believe the process would be instantaneous.
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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2008

    Was a customer for just shy of five years and the customer service and billing has been absolutely abyssmal. Just the worst kind of terrible. My experiences have ranged from just mildly incompetant to outright belligerant. Everytime i get frustrated with them and called to cancel, they would offer me a new phone or a few months free service and i would give in, only to have them 're-up' my contract without my knowledge. After so many years i had finally had enough and ported my number over to a competitor after they shut my phone off three times in the same week. Apparently i owed them $160 and after i paid $170 (more than what i was told) they just kept adding new charges and kept shutting my phone off. SO i finally had enough and switched. I called them afterwards to inform them of the switch and they tried to strongarm me for a $200 early disconnect fee. After five years of service, i was on the 23rd month of a 24 month contract and they refused to waive the fee. They sited that i had not fulfilled the 24 months so i owed them that money, when i reminded them that they had not fulfilled their part of the contract in not providing any sort of even tolerable service (outages, disconnects, billing errors, hostile customer service, threats, and in some cases, outright lies) i was told that no no one in the company would waive that fee because if there was no way i would keep their service they had nothing to gain, so why would they?
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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2008

    We have T mobile cell phones for our 3 teenagers and have had the service for 6 years with constant problems. Our 20 year old daughter now has a Blackberry on the account which constantly stops working and drops calls. They have replaced the Blackberry 5 times in a year. The most recent one arrived end November and continues to have the same problem - basically, she loses calls unless it is attached to a charger. My husband and I both have Blackberries through AT&T without any similar problems. Isn't there some point where poor service should justify early termination without a fee? Do we have any recourse?
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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2008

    I have a T-mobile business account. Our company closed in the end of Sep. I called them in the middle of Sep and asked to switch the business account to my personal since I want to keep the cell number and I will pay the payment instead of the company after Sep. They told me to fill out a form called "Business/Government billing responsibility change"and signed by my company's GM, then they will change the account to my personal after they receive the fax.I did what they told and fax them (1-877-214-5937) the form from my company. Then, I went back to China. I came back to US in early Nov. My GM said T-Mobile still sent the bill to company. So, I called T-Mobile again. The agent said no fax received from my company. I have to re-fax from the company. I told them the company closed. I have to fax you the form from my home this time. Then, she said I have to fax them the form and along with a letter with Company head-letter. So, I did that again. I called them in a few days to check if they receive my fax, still no. Then, I fax again and call back in 20 min. still no fax, then I asked the agent who answered the phone to check the fax machine and she said "got the fax" and I asked her to log in the conversation between us on the computer and stated she received the fax. She did and told me that everything looks fine and they will process my request and it should be done in a week. Then I called back in 5 days and here is the answer I got:"The GM is not the authorized person who can request the change from business to personal. The person who opened the account has to call them or fax them the request." which made me sooooo upset. I told them the person (Bonnie Zhu) who opened the account was our accountant who left the company two years ago. So many many times I called you to change the billing responsibility, why none of your agents, even none of the supervisers told me that. How many hours I wasted to call T-mobile and I paid Sep, OCT, NOV bill from my own pocket. Since it took so long that T-Mobile still can not change the Billing responsibility, the GM had to call our previous accountant and asked her to close the T-Mobile account. Even T-Mobil told me earlier the right way to change the account or told me I could not change the account, then I would not keep that business account for so long since the business account charge more than my personal account. Please let me know if I can sue them to get my money and my time (my time is money)back.
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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2008

    I have exchanged my phones (two phones on this account same problems) with T-moble twice.The first time they said that one of the phones was out of warentee because of water damage, charged me $130.34 , and I payed it.I pay for insurance with T-moble that would have charged me only $50.00 if the phone was water damage.I sent the first set of phones to T-mobile after going through checking the water indicater sticker ,and both phones had no signs of water.
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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2008

    I upgraded my cellphone to the G1 phone, with the thought that the phone would be 199.99. Then recieved a bill for 500.00 for the phone on top of my monthly charges. When I called T mobile on 11/22/08, i was told because my contract was due on the 7th, to call back after the 7th. When I called back this morning,my phone was already disconnected, as per Debbie from T mobile she didn't understand how they cut me off, in such short notice. when a payment plan shouldve been set up on 11/22/08. I also spoke to Guilliana from finance Services and was informed that she wants the total payment today, or the phone wont be put on.
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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2008

    I have been reporting problems with my cell phone service for approximately four months, since September 2008. I have made several phone calls to the Tech support, IT, and repair department without a result. I have been to numerous stores who said they could not help. I have been told that my problem was resolved, yet I continue to have the same problem. This problem is causing me frustration as well as those who are trying to contact me. I am paying for a service that is only working 50% of the time.
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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2008

    I have been treated very unprofessional and rudely by your customer employees. They given me the run around for the last 3 1/2 hrs. Now, I would like to speak with someone in upper management. Someone with some Character and Integrity, someone that can represent you company with excellency. I need to here for someone ASAP. Thank You
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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2008

    I returned a new phone with T-mobile. They claimed they did not receive the phone. I used United States Postal Service with a tracking number. But T-mobile knows where the phone is because they are providing service to someone with a stolen phone. They told me they see the phone being used by someone.
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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2008

    I took T-mobile service from january this year for myself and family(1+3). From the beginning The mobile phones were not working from home. when i contacted them they told me that they will install tower in 90 days. Until today we can't call anybody from home using the T-mobile. I have to go 1 mobile away from my home. I managed until now to go away from my home or from my work place.
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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2008

    I have been a T Mobile Customer for a few years now . Never missed a payment a great customer. I recently called to see about breaking up a payment of part of my bill( I paid half) right away but needed to break up the remainder over the next 3 weeks. I explained that I was going through cancer treatments and can only work part time. I am an uninsured american and am paying my treatment out. So could I please break it up. I was told that I needed to give them all bank info including routing number and even with that they could not work with my pay date over the next three weeks. This was a #95.00 bill here. But I said I didn't have a bank acct I was told that was the only way and that they were sorry I didn't like their answer but pay up or be cut off and have to pay the bill plus a contract fee for breaking my contract of $200.00. I said that I had done this a year ago and they didn't ask for my bank acct. I was rudley told the policy had changed and that I needed to read my contract that it says they have the right to change polcies any time without notice . They were Rude,Insensitive and it was the worst customer service expeirence I have ever had. So this week I will not go to treatment so I can pay my bill asap and not be cut off. At the time I called my bill was 2 days late. I need to have a phone for many medical reasons and I guess this all part of the state of our country. This is a horrible company and I pray they are alittle nicer to the next guy in my situtation. This is how you are valued if you are a good customer with them.
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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2008

    I called T-Mobile to report an ongoing problem with the Sidekick Slide telephone that my daughter uses. We had to return the phone once in July 2008 for a known defect that affected the operation of the phone. We have been experiencing the same problem with the second phone. I have researched the problem and found 3 websites (http://www.intomobile.com/2007/11/23/t-mobile-swapping-out-defective-sidekick-slide-handsets-with-sidekick-lx-replacements.html)that say that T-Mobile would exchange the Slide with the Sidekick LX. According to Motorola (manufacurer of the Sidekick Slide) they stopped making the phone because of the problems. I called T-Mobile and they refused to accomodate the request, forcing me to exchange a defective Slide for a like new (read used or refurbished)Slide, wait out for the upgrade availability or purchase a new phone. I paid $290.00 for the defective Slide
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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2008

    I was with t-mobile for 7 years,but the last year there covergae and service got worse,Dropped calls,poor signal,etc,but when I switched from a family share plan to my own plan,they stuck me with 1 year contract which I was not told about,well I wasn't has proactive has I should be so I got hit with a $200 early cancel fee,well I contested this and they offered that I could come back,no offer to eat the 200 bucks or something eles to win my business back,Well point of fact Verizon doesn't stick you with a 1 year trap when you switch plans,it's no wonder they are losing out to Verizon and ATT.By the way My mother is having the same problems with t-moblie but she also stuck in 2 year trap and my sister(ex-t-mobile) employee is also having the same troubles,of course she laughs because she was in customer service and she got phone calls about the same problems.I think T-moblie should print on their bill,that they should have some warnings regards early term,fees I didn't see any info on the 2 pages of the bills abput term.fees.
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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2008

    I have been a T-mobile customer for years. In September of 2008 my cell phone was stolen. There was over $400 in fraudulent charges. I called t-mobile to let them know I could not find my phone and they told me that they have suspended my account because I had reached the maximum dollar amount with my account. They told me there were a bunch of ring tones and games that were purchased under my account. I told them that these were fraudulent and that someone had stolen my phone. I found out that this is an easy task, all the theif would have to do was remove the SIM card out of my phone and put it in their phone and then they can download anything they want. The ring tones and games are saved permantly to their phone and once my account is shut off then they just remove my SIM card, discard it, and then reinsert their SIM card. Now there phone as a bunch of new features on my expense. I told T-mobile that it clearly was not me and they said the only thing I would have to do was write a letter to their customer relations department to contest the charges. So I did, along with a police report and an attendance record to show I was at work at the time of the purchases. They finally sent me a letter a couple of months later to tell me that I will be held liable for all charges because I did not report my cell phone lost/stolen before the purchase were done. They never let me talk to a supervisor at any time and I was disconnect several times during several attemps to clear this matter. I even opted to pay if they could just drop a little bit of the charges but they will not budge in helping me in anyway. Since then I have made payment arrangements in fear of them sending my account to collections, until I clear it up.
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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2008

    I purchased a Tmobile phone online at a price of $179. When I got my bill in, they had charged me over $300 for the phone. I called T-mobile to complain and they will not do anything about it. They will not correct the mistake or give me the credit back on the phone.
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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2008

    This is a letter I wrote to T-Mobile's press release email. Tried to send to other venues but nothing on the website worked.
    I am a former customer of over 5 years(phone number 512 775 8940). In early September I called Tmobile with an inquiry about my service. I was unable to get any service inside my home. Initially this was not a problem until I had my home broken into on July 14, 2008. The thought of this happening again and having no means to communicate with the outside world scared me to death. The Customer Rep that I spoke with told me that from her map it looked like there was no way to improve my service (also safety) in my home and I would have to change service to another provider. She also stated that I would not be charged for any Early Termination fees. Reluctantly I changed carriers to Verizon and then was slapped with a $200 termination fee. Of course I called and was instantaneously blown off by your award winning customer service. They stated there was no record of this and I would just have to pay. They could not track who told me that. They do not record all conversations. I wrote down that supervisor's Emp #(3829252) as he said he would investigate and call me back. NEVER called. I called and asked to speak with that same person and was told that was impossible and they would get the message to his supervisor to call me back. NEVER called. I called again and explained the entire ordeal with another employee who was very nice and stated she would contact that employee and promised to call me back after investigation. NEVER called. After speaking with several colleagues it seems as if they have had similar problems with poor coverage as well as customer service. I have advised all of them to change to Verizon when it comes time to renew your contract. I am appalled that to your company my money is worth more to you than my safety. Accepting defeat, I will pay your $200 fee as it seems in this time of economic hardship TMobile needs my money more than I do. Regretfully, Ellen Middleton, MD University of Texas Physicians
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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2008

    Three year customer, even though TMobile never worked at my home.
    In mid November I canceled one line that had no service contract on it. They instead canceled the phone number with three weeks left on it. I called their CSR, she said it would be corrected, and I would get a credit for the $200 early termination fee. The restarted the correct line, but have never credited my $200.
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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2008

    They are harssing me about my bill i have settle with them 700.00 now they calling my house to finsh pay them when settle 700.00 they calling my house and being so rude .
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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2008

    I received a very high bill for the last
    two months after I bought a new device blackberry curve, I called the company immediatelly to notify this problem and according with TMobile they said that all those call are valid, I explain to them that all those number are consecutive and for a long time, this company want
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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2008

    After 1 year of service with their hotspot account (and not using it for 6 months), I can't cancel their service. Besides secure email (in their web site) that have no replies, I have been more than 1 hour at the phone with their consumer service.
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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2008

    My younger brother became severally mentally ill and I had legal durable power of attorney over him for his financial and legal affairs. I contacted T-Mobile on 9/7/08 to have his cell phone disconnected as he had no means to pay the bills. I followed the customer service representative's instructions to the letter. I sent them a letter instructing them to close the account, and I included the Durable Power of Attorney and sent it to the fax number the customer service representative gave me who told me the account would be closed the next day. A week later the account was still active, so I called customer service again. I was told they wanted a copy of his driver's license and were sending me a letter to that effect. I told them they had the notarzied Durable Power of Attorney and did not need a driver's license and since he was visually impaired he did not have a driver's license. Interestingly, the supposed letter T-Mobile sent never arrived. My brother has since committed suicide. When I checked the cell phone yesterday T-Mobile has still not turned it off. So, I called customer service again. They seem to have no record of my two letters and the notarized Durable Power of Attorney. They had it when the spoke to me on September 14th. They have been adding charges each month since and there is a $350 bill for an account they promised me would be closed on September 7, 2008. T-Mobile obtains money fraudulently from people and I would strongly recommend no-one do business with that company. I would also suggest that we all write our Congressional representatives to tell them our stories and as to why this company shows that regulation is needed of the cell phone businss.
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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2008

    Due to my credit I had to put down a $250 deposit in order to obtain service with t-mobile. I want to cancel my service with them and have my money refunded, however they have rejected this. I can never get service anywhere, their customer service department does nothing to help you and I am paying $147.00 a month for my two phones in which I can never use because I have no service anywhere but they assure me that the service is fine. I refuse to pay this amount of money for a service that I am not receiving. Thank you for your time and consideration.
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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2008

    T-Mobile phone had a problem with the music application. Called support and the tech told me that the phone was defective. This was a software issue and not a hardware issue.
    He then asked me to open the back of the phone and see if there were any color spots which there was not. He said it was an indication of water damage. They sent a new phone and I sent the old one back. A month later I got a bill for $122 saying that there was water damage to the phone.
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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2008

    Here's a holiday horror story for you courtesy of T-Mobile. Once every couple months I call Guam. I don't have a landline and my cell phone has been billed 69 cents a minute for these calls for at least two, if not three years now without a change. When I opened my bill this month I found I was suddenly with no notice, charged 3.99 a minute for the same call! That sent my monthly bill from about 80 dollars to over 400 with no notice from T-Mobile of any change to my account other than receiving this shocking bill in the mail.
    I immediately called yesterday but had to call back today because the person who answered the phone said their network was down and she couldn't look up my account. So I called back today and talked to a very nice person who told me I was out of luck because T-Mobile has a preferred customer deal going with Guam and it was Guam who suddenly and without notice raised their rates and I was stuck paying this and there was nothing T-Mobile would or could do about it and he claimed they have a right to do this and it says so in the contract, blah blah blah. I sure would like to see this contract as I ordered my phones and service by calling them when I first opened my account and had my phone numbers for both phones ported over. I signed nothing and received nothing. And at the time I was leaving Cingular because they had no extended service that would allow me to call Canada at a reduced rate and cingular insisted on charging me international rates to call Guam. When I signed with T-Mobile it was because I was offered a 4.99 per month deal that allowed me to call Canada for 7 cents a minute. I told them I also call Guam and they said they had no deal available because Guam was not an international call and I would be charged no more than 69 cents a minute. It is the only reason I signed up with T-Mobile. For almost three years this has not changed even though my contract, whatever it was at the time, was for two years. I never received any notice that I had to renew or that my contract was void or offered a new one to sign. Under those circumstances, any normal person would assume the terms were the same. Since we live on a very limited income I was advised by the customer service rep to let my bill get past due and then call their finance department, at least that was the not so helpful suggestion. Their solution is to mess up my credit with a late payment ding! I have no idea what kind of resolution they will offer but I suspect it will be something like payments. That is not acceptable to me. I feel this is something that T-Mobile is responsible for. If one of my clients suddenly raises their prices on me, I let my customers know so they have a choice to buy or not buy. I don't raise their rates after they've already purchased from me. I feel that T-Mobile is trying to pass on their unexpected costs to the consumer instead of eating them as most businesses do in a similar situation. If I was given a choice and told my calls to Guam that I'd been charged 69 cents a minute for almost three years was going to 3.99 I would have opted to use another service. They never gave me that option but instead pulled a fast one on me. My husband is a retired vet and we live on a very limited income. It is especially offensive to have this happen as most mainland calls to Guam are to American servicemembers stationed there. What kind of company decides to gouge the troop's family members just in time for the holidays?
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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2008

    I had cell phone service through SunCom, T-Mobile bought out SunCom. Since T-Mobile has taken over SunCom; T-mobile told me that since I had service through SunCom for so long that my phone bill was going to be lowered monthly then they say that it was only for a prorated month. The next time I spoke to some one my bill had jumped to an outragous ammount. For almost three months my bill was outragously high now they are telling me that my bill is not going to be the first price they told me. I tried to go to a store to talk to an employee about what is going on with my bill, they told me that they cant get access to that information to review with me> When I call the T-Mobile hotline they tell me something different everytime I talk to someone. When we had SunCom when you renewed your contract you could upgrade your phone or you could put that upgarde towards you phone bill. T-Mobile told me that they cant do that so I would have to get a phone upgrade or I would loose out all together. So I went ahead and got a new phone they told me that it was a good phone and that I would love it. SunCom you had up to 30 days to take it back. I tried to take the phone back within 10 to 12 days after getting it to switch it out with something else then they told me You have a PDA keep it for a few more days get to know it a little better and you will love it! So I went back home tried it out for a few more days then I tried to take it back again and they told me that my time limit was up. They told me that I only had 14 days to return it in and my 14 days are up. So I got stuck with a phone that I didnt want. Then within a month and a half my new phone froze up on me and they took it back under a manufactors warrenty. Then they sent me a blackberry to replace it. I had the blackberry for about 2 weeks then they tell me that I need a blackberry data plan for my phone so it would not erase information from itself. Well I have had the data plan on my phone for about a week now and about an hour ago it erased information from my phone. There is so much more going on with this situation than just this so if you want to contact me that would be great and I can give you more information on this! I would really appreciate it if you could help me with my situation!
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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2008

    After being hung up on 4 times asked to speak with manager. put on hold over 30 minutes each time. time wasted 3 hours.
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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2008

    I lost my cell phone on 1 Nov 08, instead of using my replacement plan, I opted to purchase the new G1. I was told the phone would be at my house in 3-4 days. After a week, I called and was told the phone was on back order and would not even be shipped until 12 NOV 08. At this point, I was angry, I am active duty Navy and that phone was my point of contact for recall. I am also a nurse, and need to respond to the hospital immediately if called, and I could not get the phone I ordered. The rep at the time told me there was nothing he could do, so I contacted a supervisor. The supervisor canceled my order, and I was ready to place an order for a blackberry. The rep on the phone said the tmobile dash was a much better model and it would do everything I needed it to do. I agreed to make the purchase, and recieved my phone 2 days later. The phone I recieved has no GPS capabilities, like I told the rep I needed. I called tmobile today, 26 NOV 08, and was told that since today is day number 15 from the original order I could not exchange my phone. I was told by the sales rep over the phone I had 30 days to make an exchange, and this was not honored. I was also told this phone had GPS, and it does not. I was also out of a phone for nearly 2 weeks, and my service was never prorated. I am on night shift working 6 pm to 6 am, and did not get a chance to call yesterday. I was 12 hours out of my supossed exchange policy that I was unawrae of, and it would not be honored. I serve my contry to ensure freedom, and provide medical care. I cannot beleive my service is repaided in this manner. I asked for a reasonable solution from the rep, he told me to suck it up and buy another phone.
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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2008

    The process for ordering and receiving the new G1 handset results in long delays for some and not others. Promised delivery on 25Nov08, verified later, then told 08Dec08. Multiple other consumers received their phones much faster as is evidenced by T-Mobile's own forums:
    http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/board/message?board.id=87&thread.id=21631
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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2008

    My boss opened an account for me back in '07, the phone was in his name "Seth Brooks" & he paid for the service. I recently put the T-Mobile phone in my name & address, as my boss wanted to cancel the service. I called T-Mobile November 7,2008 and made this change & TMobile assured me they would also make sure the caller Id will register in my name, they did explain it would take up to 72 hours for the caller ID to register my name "Lisa Lucero". I checked Tues 11/18/2008 by dialing my home phone # & the caller ID was still registering "Seth Brooks" (my boss)..I then called T-Mobile back & they said they would make sure it would be fixed , and it would be another 72 hours for this to get fixed...I called TMobile again a few days later & let them know the caller Id is still registering "Seth Brooks" name & they verified all my info again & stated they have done all they can on there end & it isn't there problem that I need to call all my friends & family & ask who their phone providers are , and the suggest I call Comcast, Qwest, Vonage Etc...to let them know they have my name registering wrong .....I then became upset & asked for a supervisor, which at that point, they put Duane rep ID#0653238 on the line with me, & he stated that TMobile has ehausted all their efforts in this matter. I feel that I have been unfairly mistreated here & demand that T-Mobile fixes this problem.
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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2008

    T-Mobil have over charge me, cut my phone off for non payment then charge me over and over again, when my payment was never late, they decive with rebates sell you a phone, and then say you dont qualify for rebate, they do it in a way the you dont have a choice, they let time go by so they dont have to pay you the rebate or you cannot return the phone, they say were sorry but continue to over charge. something has to be done about T-Mobil. also they blame the store and say it it the stores mistake so they can get out of it. and then the store says oh well sorry I cant help you.
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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2008

    My son has the new tony hawk sidekick it has already been replaced once for a defect, now the replacement phone is having isses with the mouse/ball my son called in nd was told no problem have your mom call in and we will send you out a replacement since it is still under the 1 year warrenty. Well I call back and the support guy puts me on hold for a few minutes and comes back and tells me that sine I don't have insurance on the phone I have to mail it back to them so they can see if my kid put the phone it liquid or beat it up. I paid over $400 for the phone and my son guards it with his life because he knows he has to pay for his next phone. If the phone has a covered issue they will send me out another phone. I was mad because I had to pay for them to ship the first replacement phone out and to have the original shipped and I was not going to pay for this one when it is their problem not mine! So I asked to talk to a supervisor who was not any nicer. After threatening to remove my business from them as soon as my contacts came up and since I've been a loyal customer for over 4 years and having 3 lines she told me to take the phone to a UPS Store and tell them to ship the phone back on the T-Mobile Corp acct. So Monday I will do that, she also said that to call t-mobile and have them credit me with the time the phone was sent till we got the replacement. I would truly like to get my money refunded for his phone, and have my contract on all three lines cancelled and fees waived so I can go elsewhere.
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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2008

    I have dealt with T-mobile several times and the customer service is just terrible!
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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2008

    The following is a "fax" to the Customer Relations department at TMobile. Believe it or not, you have to be escalated many times to get this fax number (and even better, although they are a phone company, this department apparently is not available via phone!)
    Dear Customer Relations: I have been a loyal T-Mobile customer for over 5 years, and have always spoken highly of the service I have received. I have even gone out of my way to alert a manager every time a Customer Service representative actually does their job well. However, since January 2007, I have found your company to fail in providing customers the “commitment to customer satisfaction and quality� you guarantee. Since the aforementioned date, I have had to purchase 8-10 new phones or request replacements, each time extending my contract for an additional 2 years. In addition, in less than 18 months have spent over $5,000 in monthly bills, of which over $3,000 has been spent on every phone replacement cost and its shipping cost. Even more so, I have never once, mind you, been “eligible� for a phone upgrade in the past 5 years I have utilized your services. The hours I have spent on the phone trying to resolve troubleshooting issues, has proven to be a complete waste of my time and money. As a “valued customer� of five years, I would expect a company to actually value my business and further more, want to retain me as a customer. On October 13, 2008, I received a replacement phone (Blackberry Pearl) and was told specifically, the only charge I would incur would be a $50 fee, which I would be able to mail in as a rebate. I received the phone on October 15, 2008, and within 3 weeks I contacted your Customer Service department for another replacement phone, only to spend over 1½ hours being transferred between multiple departments. Upon viewing my bill for November, it came to my attention that not only am I being charged for a phone for which I had for less than one month, but that the rebate form I filled out with the correct purchase date I provided, was incorrect according to you. To have 3 replacement phones sent to me since October 15th is not only absolutely ridiculous, but I am extremely dissatisfied for a great number of other reasons. I am disgusted by the sales people in your stores and the service I have received in general. Not to mention the wasted hours of my day and my minutes trying to be heard. I am fed up with the customer service I (do not) receive, and fed up with having questions that cannot be resolved within a reasonable amount of time. I tired of features I want or need not working properly the first, second, third, fifth, tenth time I try to use it. I do not have any problem in paying for the services I receive from T-Mobile, but I absolutely refuse to pay for a phone that did not work from day one and for which was replaced for a third time in less than a one month period. I do not have the time, energy, or patience to spend hours on the phone calling Customer Service, only to be transferred numerous times, hung up on, treated unprofessionally, or request replacement phones – when you are unable to provide me with a phone or service that actually works the first time. Therefore, I am requesting T-Mobile remove the $404 charge remaining on my bill for November, as I believe that not only does my situation warrant the waiver, but my loyalty as a customer for over 5 years and the $5,000 I have spent since January 2007 demands it. If this situation is not corrected, I will be cancelling my service effective immediately, and I will not pay the cancellation fee, as the “lemon law� will void my contract. In addition to cancelling my service, I will not only warn every person I know of T-Mobile’s deplorable customer service, but I will also file reports with the Better Business Bureau, the FTC, as well as the State of Arizona Attorney General. Thank you for your time, and I thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely, Kirsten Schmitt
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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2008

    Like a bad divorce i feel I have absolutely had no say in the matter. A long time customer I used to say I have had no problems with T-mobile and recommend there service. I truly can’t say that now. I am in the military and was stationed over sees. I was able to get online and contact a representative to have my phone service changed to a minimum since I was unable to use my phone but still wanted to retain my number. When my tour was over I used the website to return services back to my original plan. This is where things start going wrong, even though they received my request it would not happen till the end of my next billing cycle. Well my bad I got a $522.22 bill because I had missed my billing cycle by two days and since I had not contacted a rep before I received the bill they cannot alter any charges. Reluctantly I accepted my fatal flaw and moved onto well since this is 5 times my normal bill can I make pmts to pay off this month. Of course the rep said I need to take you off of Easy Pay program though or they will withdraw the full amount when the bill is due, and she will transfer me to someone that will set up pmt options. So I agree and get transferred. The billing agent then tells me that he cannot set up pmt options yet because the bill is not due, I must wait until after the due date. So I hang up and call back after the due date and make a pmt for half of the bill. Well here was the second mistake I was thinking again on my own. Well the day after my phone was suspended and the only call it would make was to a machine that would only allow me to make the remaining balance pmt to get my phone turned back on. So I used the internet to chat with a rep that said he could do nothing to get my phone back on because I had waited too long to make pmt options but he could turn my phone on if I paid the amount in full. He kept giving me a number to talk to a customer rep. Well that’s great but my phone is disconnected and will only transfer to their automated machine that wants pmt in full. Well I have to say that its usually very difficult to get me upset, but dealing with the faceless computer really got old. I used my computer to make a phone call to customer service because the online chat could do nothing for me. After multiple department transfers, I find out there is a billing option. If I want to wait 2 days to get my phone reactivated since I waited too make a pmt arrangement. Keep in mind I was told to wait till my bill was due. The 15th pmt made for half on the 18th, phone shut off on the 19th. I guess once again this was my bad and I should have done it on the exact day the bill was due. I must have been thinking again. In a nut shell the moral of the story is if you want phone service or customer service you have to pay your bill in full before someone will talk to you at all.
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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2008

    Unanswered letter to T-Mobile
    I wish to cancel my T-Mobile service WITHOUT a termination fee. I have been a T-Mobile customer in good standing with significant payment to your company for several years. Recently: 1. Customer service failed to update my home address. 2. I did not receive my bill. I received a sms from T-Mobile stating my account was past due. 3. I immediately contacted customer service, determined the amount due, and paid via electronic check from my bank, just like the last few years. I further informed customer service of the check number an payment date. Customer service acknowledged the payment. 4. T-mobile began to send me sms and automated voice messages informing me my bill was overdue. I contacted customer service to have them stopped. Customer service said it was beyond their control. 5. The messages and calls continued over several days. I complained again, to no effect. 6. I received a letter that my account was to be suspended. The letter was dated 13 November. I contacted customer service and was eventually passed to a very obnoxious, script-bound customer service rep named Wendy. I explained to Wendy I wanted to cancel with no termination fee based on their lack of performance and badgering over a dead issue. She repeatedly refused. After a long and fruitless discussion, I explained to Wendy that if I quit my service T-MOBILE WOULD RECEIVE ONLY $200. IF I KEPT MY SERVICE, T-MOBILE WOULD RECEIVE MORE THAN $700 DOLLARS IN THE NEXT 10 MONTHS, and more in the coming 14 months of the contract. Wendy, not being terribly business-savvy, said to me, “Well sir, the operative word is if.� In exasperation I asked if she would offer me a $40 credit. She flatly replied that was excessive and refused, but offered me $5. Your people just don’t get it. Your service is horrible and your people have no business sense. I want my account cancelled, with sufficient notice to me, and without a termination fee. Notify me when it is done. If you don’t accept my terms, I will pursue this in court, not in arbitration. The Washington Federal Appeals Court sided with consumers on 26 Jan 2008 in blocking you from enforcing the arbitration portion of your contract. Just let me drop my service with you and we’ll call it even. If not, dragging you through the better business educational process will become my new hobby. John Bryk
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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2008

    August ,2001. I terminated my service with Voicestream- 2 months before they said the contract ended. I have a file 1" thick on problems I had with their cell service and what I tried to do to resolve this issue. They said I had a verbal contract with them and could not terminate my service without a $200.00 termination fee.
    I have copies of who I spoke to at VoiceSteam and the continued harrasment by bill collectors trying to get me to pay the $200.00. I save everything for 8 years- have the certified mail letters sent to bill collectors to dispute this, records and names of the persons I spoke to about this issues. Some of the bill collectors: I sent the entire file to : July 21, 2003, Att Ms Ann Ingrams at Superior Asset Management ,Walton Beach, Florida thought it was resolved... but it did not end there... -DCI Jacksonville, Fl. -snet the file to them & they were satisfied with my proof- told me it was resolved . I also received phone calls from other collection acencies & I told them this issue was resolved.... I thought it was taken care of but yesterday after 3 years of not hearing from a collection agency I received a collection notice. from
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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2008

    A couple months after i got my service the phones were going bad no signal,calls dropping,the screens would go blank i would hardly receive any messages I kept going to almost all the tmobile stores i could find and they just kept telling me to call customer service and i kept calling customer service and I just kept getting the run around and everytime i asked for a superviser the wouldnt let talk to them and they just kept transferring to different people.
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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2008

    I ordered a cellphone service over the internet and under the column where it states nites and weekends, it has weekends, not weekends only. I thought it included nitesd and weekends the way it is set up. Now I have not even had the phone a month and when I checked my balance on Nov. 14 via the phone it said I had no balance. Now, on Tuesday Nov. 18 my phone is suspended due to heavy usage, I feel that since this accont is very new, not even a month old I should have been notifed sooner and when I called I was told I should have checked my minutes, mind you now, I had this service less than a month and under the impression I had free nights and weekends they waythe have it structured on their web site. I feel I should not be suspende and the should re activate my phone an work with me. I can understand if they would have notifeid sooner I would have gladaly taken care of this and not let it get out of control but they waited until I had over $500.00 in useage.
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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2008

    Tmobbile double billed me as a result i encoured several overdreaft fees i called and requested my funds and compensation for the overdraft fees. Now a check that has been cashed and cleared over a week ago Tmobile is claiming was returned NSF i have faxed them copies from the bank to werfiy the check was cashed and cleared on 11/03/08
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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2008

    When I topped up £10 in the week day I was meant to receive £10 free credit over the week end. However, when I checked my balance I realized that I was being charged for some of my text messages and that the credit ran out far too quickly.Can you explain this to me asap?
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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2008

    I cancelled a line with T-Mobile back in 2006 and now they are saying that I never did and I have been billed every month for that number which has had no activity on it. They refuse to compromise and refund some of the charges. The supervisor refused to let me talk with anyone else and then hung up on me. I called back and got a Customer Care Specialist who didn't care at all!!! He was very willing to let me cancel all of my service with T-mobile and have been a customer of theirs since 2005. Guess I will be going back to AT&T. T-Mobile is NO Customer Service!!! They also told me that they can't release the notes on my account....for confidenitality reasons....however, it's my account and I am the one asking for them. Also, I asked for a call log back to 2006 since I went to ebilling and auto pay....well they want to charge me $5 for every statement being printed, you know, eviornmentally friendly...yet since I did that, I have no record of anything!!! They said it was my fault for not checking my bill, however, when I go in online, it doesn't show up on the online statement for some strange reason.
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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2008

    I called to identify that I did not have coverage at my house. Tech support verified that I did not have service. T-Mobile wants a full $200 for contract termination after I have had this phone for a year. No offer of pro-rate fees. I have called twice and am not giving up.
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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2008

    I ordered two lines with tmobile home service in August. They never work, the lines are always shutting down and I have no dial tone no calls in no calls out. I live in the hills where I have no cel phone service. So I have had to spend a lot of time driving 25mins to be able to call the tmobile to tell them the phone does not work. Also I have spent/used up a lot of my at&t cel phone minutes on hold with tmobile trying to get them to fix the phone. These lines have not worked for up to 2weeks straight. This last time they lost the dial tone last Wed until today (nov 5th to 11th). The problem they have admitted is theirs. As three seperate supervises have explained to me" The router they used made by linksys looses contact and can not restore itself everytime the digital on line cable companies reset their systems in the middle of the night the tmobile home phones will go down." So they created a new software called Firmware that the customer is supposed to download themselves. The final catch....it does not work with MAC. So already to have this service you have to have another phone service or cel phone to be able to call from your house to let them know that theie service is down again and you have to be very computer savvy and able to navigate their download and you have to own a PC. I still have the advertisement, they did not mention any of these things as being needed to have service. And the compnay sells the routers knowing that they are flawed. My problem is I only have Mac computers so I can not get the new software, they refust to send me a new router they will not send someone to my house to help under any circumstances, and worse they will not let me get a refund for any of this equipment when I cancel. They can not make these phone work in my house, they have suggested to me that I hire someone myself to come over and fix it or to bring a PC. The tech supervisor has refused to get me his manager, or associate director or an address for customer service, first saying that they can't and always repeating that there is no one available to talk to me right now. They also told me that only they can write a written report and that I could not send one in myself. (even though the address is on the web site) The tech person even said that the only place to write was the legal dept and that the do not anwser complaint. I said to him "How funny, a complaint department that can't take complaints because it has no address or phone number according to you, and the only address is the lawyers who according to you don't respond to complaints." What a joke this tmobile home is!!!!
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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2008

    I signed up for t-mobile blackberry service in june 2008. in august 2008 i changed my bill with the help of a sales rep to a lower costing plan. The plan was to have 300 minutes with unlimited evenings and weekends for $29.99. (90% of my use is limited to evenings and weekends)
    The rep screwed up and put me into a plan with no evening minutes included with the plan. My phone bill this month is $400.00 up from $65.00. I called and spoke to 3 managers on 3 occassions and they declined taking any responsibility for the charges. Their sales managers complained of having no power' to resolve issues themselves, i was later told that it goes against their monthly quota and decreases bonus plans by an ex employee. their own sales reps themselves complained to me on the phone that their plans are confusing and that it happens frequently. They again put me in the wrong plan when i called to discuss my charges the first time. I decided to correct it online at their website myself. When i called them back the second time to further discuss my problem, they said that i was now not able to claim any mis billings because i changed the plan myself on their website. They state that they will not honor any transaction completed on their website. And declined discussing the matter any further. Nice.
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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2008

    Signed up for a cell phone for my daughter, reception very poor and lots of dropped calls, cancelled service and they stuck me with so many cancellation fees that they are not willing to renegotiate! So in the end DO NOT ORDER THIS SERVICE from T mobile. In my opinion, it,s false advertising. They stink, and I learned the hard way. The only reception you'll get is a bill every month for lousy service!
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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2008

    On 19 Feb 2008 I ordered a T-Mobile SideKick 3 phone for $99. On their paperwork (and on the T-Mobile website) it clearly states that to receive a refund, the items must be returned within 20 days (30 days for CA customers). This is what I did, but am always reminded that I did not return the items within 14 days when I have called T-Mobile about the continuing situation - even though I did already receive a refund on 3rd April 2008.
    The unfortunate situation is that T-Mobile has continually been withdrawing $31.48 monthly for phone service which they should have long since deactivated as I confirmed they would do once they received the returned phone. I have spoken to T-Mobile on at least four occasions, at over half hour each time, where they stated they realized they were at fault and promised to rectify the situation and give me a refund. The last time on the phone to them, they finally managed to cancel the account, were very apologetic and even agreed to refund a $32 bank charge that I incurred due to insufficient funds - which would not have happened had they not inadvertently been taking out money from my account. They calculated $200+ to be the total to be refunded to me - which I agreed. Now, I find that they closed the account - taking a final payment from my bank account of $220.51 in October '08. I believe this is the amount they were meant to refund to me, not bill me. I would like to make claim against T-Mobile for out of pocket expenses plus punitive damages and legal fees.
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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2008

    T-Mobile is a cell phone company that charged me 3,300 for 1 month of service. This high charge is from international calls. The thing is that I used calling cards to make these calls (now being charged from the calling card company and T-Mobile.) Do you think i would knowingly ring up a bill like 3,3oo.
    I only bring home 500 a week on my job.
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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2008

    Hi,
    I am a previous customer (Phone Number 614 893 9791) with TMobile from around 2002 or 2003 to Mar'2006. The reason for my email today is that, i see a credit collection request that you have put on me. I am not sure what that is all about. I had to leave US to go back to my native country (where there is no TMobile coverage) on 30-Mar-2006. I called customer service to check on the options available (as there was i think only couple of more months left in the contract). Because there was only couple of months left in the contract, i asked whether i can pay the amount for the remaining months then itself however the rep didn't agree for that saying that i should be paying only after i receive a bill. As a work around, he has asked me the reason and asked me to send my ticket thru fax and also told me that there would be no cancellation fees as i am going out of the country. I sent the fax of my air travel ticket and everything was set then. However, i came back to USA 19 months later on Nov'2007 and tried to take the TMobile connection because being with TMobile for 4-5 years before i wanted to get the same connection. However, i was being denied and now i see a credit claim on me. I tried calling the customer service rep and after discussing all these details with her, she asked me whether i can pay off the balance amount (i.e., the mar'2006 and apr'2006 charges). I was ready to pay off the amount however she was unable to take the amount as my account was frozen. She tried talking to her supervisor and the supervisor also tried but was unsuccessful. I really don't understand what's going on. Even after sending all the proof that i was leaving the country and also being one of the loyal customer, charging me with ETF is just ridiculous. If you would like, i can send the proof again. I can even send my passport details which shows clearly the date i left US in 2006 (Mar30th) and the date that i came to US (Nov 3rd) again. Had i known all this before, i wouldn't have tried to take TMobile again (after i came to US in 2007). You can see my application is being rejected in Nov'2007. Regards
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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2008

    T-Mobile continues to bill me for erroneous charges for my cell phone service without explanation. Each month the charges are different and they interrupt my service until I pay the amount requested. I feel that I am being held hostage by their company.
    When I ask them for proof of these ballooned charges, I never get an answer. I am also given different amounts for the monthly bill by different customer care reps. Right now I am being billed $622.00 for calls that we never did and extra chargers that was unknown to us.
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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2008

    I want to make a complaint about the tmobile G1 You know the media was hyping this phone up, saying it was going to be the next big thing its going to be the iphone killer and I was sitting here reading all the hype in the papers what they where saying about the G1 phone Imma be honest with you the Tmobile G1 phone had alot of potential but it was a distaster because in my opioion I bleave tmobile rushed Htc and google to come out with a phone like that because they where so behind in there phone technology Tmobile is way behind on the times look at tmobile phones compare to Verizon and At&t even look at Sprint who is a callapse company barely making it . Here is my complaint about this phone & there 3g network service.
    (1. The tmobile g1 phone been out since Oct 21,2008 they claim that only major cities will get the 3g network service now time has passed they have put up more 3g networks all over the united states yet in connecticut!! We have no 3g network are EVEN 3G PHONES Tmobile said they will not sell 3g phones if there no 3g network? My conflict with them is why not? Even if there no 3g network out here in connecticut the phone still can work using Edge (2. I called over 4 different reps they said they dont know when where getting the 3g network and said that they said they dont even see it on the 3g network map!! common now conn is one of the richest states in america and we pay high taxes in this state yet you dont want to give us 3g we gotta possible next year thats very sad (3. I spoke to a tmobile rep at the tmobile store they said that we wont be getting the g1 network service until the end of next year I literally said WHAT!! so that means that any new 3g phone comes out I gotta travel to Nyc to buy the phone and when I come back to Conn I gotta use slow edge and Im paying for a plan that cost $24 and I cant even use all the benefits of it I also heard even in Washington Dc where very important live and work at doesnt even have 3g network out there thats horriable service.
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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2008

    I pre-ordered a cell phone about 1 month before release day. I then was shipped a brand new faulty phone, which stopped working after only a few days. I called customer service and was told I have to ship it back to them and wait for them to send me a new one 3 weeks later after they receive my old one, I then was told to take the phone and ship it thru UPS and I would be refunded for the shipping charges which came out to almost $30... I have the receipt, I was also told I would be reimbursed for the internet charges I was'nt using for the time period. Well the weeks go by and I give T-MOBILE a call to get things situated, once I got thru I was told they could not refund me for the full amount, they would only cover $10 that is their policy. I was a bit fumbled by what I was told knowing I paid about $30 for shipping charges. Ended that phone call got myself together and after thinking I gave them a call back, feeling as if I was taken advantage of. Seeing as how I waited for almost a month for a phone which I am paying $350+ for to not work. Then I must have to pay for the shipping back to them since it was my fault I received a broken phone ?? Complete crap. I don't understand how a company would treat one of their consumors without giving a damn, but it happens everyday and their would not be a site like this if companies deceided to treat and act fairly with everyone they come across. Why should I have to pay even more money then I have for something that does not work or something that I do not have.
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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2008

    When I first purchased my plan they stated that T-mobile to t-mobile phone was not charged minutes when in fact it was. Everytime we called another t mobile line it used up minutes. The only reason why we noticed is when we got a 775.00 bill last month. Our bill is always roughly 130.00 a month for 3 phones. We never ever used up minutes like that, so we never bothered to look at our billing details. Our daughter however used up her kid connect minutes and decided to use our phones instead, thinking that tmobile to t mobile was not charged minutes. To our surprise we were charged .40 a minute after the initial 1500 minutes were used. We were persuaded to believe that the only times those minutes were being used was when we called a non tmobile number. Now we cannot pay our bill and now we have no phones. And another thing, my daughters phone indicated when she used up her minutes, so again we thought if anything the same message would come up. But no they said that we would have to set that up. They never gave us that option to begin with and am very very upset at them. Is there something that I can do?
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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2008

    T-Mobile continues to bill me for erroneous charges for my cell phone service without explanation. Each month the charges are different and they interrupt my service until I pay the amount requested. I feel that I am being held hostage by their company and I need my phone for emergency purposes, as I am disabled in need of a liver transplant and I am going through chemotherapy treatment. When I ask them for proof of these ballooned charges, I never get an answer. I am also given different amounts for the monthly bill by different customer care reps. Right now I am being billed $504.00 for a phone that they claim that I never returned to them. I now have to pay with prepay as opposed to monthly which greatly benefits T-Mobile.
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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2008

    Today I called your 800 number, spoke to two representatives and spent more than 40 minutes on an issue I feel is still not resolved. On my most recent bill (due 11/15/08), there are three charges that appear that, according to your representatives, are third party pay items. They are:
    Mega Tones $9.99 Flycell Content $9.99 Theish $7.99 These were recurring charges that my son ordered without my permission on the 904.415.5999 TMobile line which was disconnected on Sept. 29. On Sept. 29, I was told by your representative that any charges related to the 904.415.5999 number would not be applicable because the service was being disconnected. Today, I was told by your representative that it was my responsibility to have the above charges removed. She said that it was being billed by a third party and they didn’t have any control over it. I explained that my son had ordered the services for his phone (which was disconnected on 9/29) and that I had no knowledge of who I should be contacting. I explained again, and again, that I was told when I disconnected the service on 9/29 that these items would cease to exist. Today, I got a totally different answer. Is your company that hard up for money that you hustle a few bucks from your faithful and loyal customers? Do you tell them one thing to get them off the line, or sell them more services, then give them another line, different story, when they call back? I have never been more dissatisfied with a company than I am T Mobile. I find your tactics and non-existent customer service distressing. I have been battling cancer and subsequent treatment the past 18 months. I call for help and I get nothing but my blood pressure elevated. I am sending a copy of this letter to the Better Business Bureau and the Department of Consumer Affairs. You must stop deceiving your customers. I will never have another phone with T-Mobile again. In fact, I may opt to cancel my remaining line since you seem to be so desperate for cash that you lie to your customers. A very unhappy, dissatisfied customer…but not for long! Julie Johnson 10341 SW 52nd Avenue Gainesville, Florida 32608
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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2008

    I received bills from t-mobile charging me for incoming text messages amounting to $1044.00 over three month on my daughter's cell phone. The charges are for incoming text messages from spam as she did not know those who were texting her. Her cell number was picked from the internet. I asked T-mobile to block the text messaging features year ago. I thought they did.
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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2008

    unusual activity in my mothers cell phone. we have a family plan. my mom is mentally ill & disabled. tmobile debited the amt charged to my mom cell # total of $1735.84. never did tmobile call to alert us of the unusual charges. in addition this person who stole my mom's cell phone took the cell phone chip and put into a new phone. which tmobile knew about. this person even called the tmobile customer care hotline and they honored this persons authority. as a primary owner of the accnt normally banks & even my email w. aol does NOT authorize any updates or changes to accounts unless the primary owner aprooves it via phone or in person. No cell phone company should profit from calls made by thieves or unauthorized users
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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2008

    I purchase a sidekick at full price and pay for internet package from carrier T Mobile. I have had to return the phone on 3 different occasions. I was told that they would not exchange for a different sidekick model. Just on that last exchange I had to pay the UPS service change and lost at least a month of internet service I paid for. This is just a rip off.
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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2008

    I lost my phone in May, and under T-Mobile's lost/stolen policy, they said I would be able to cancel my phone without any early termination fees if I decided not to call and resume my line within 30 days. I left it be so assumed they cancelled my line since I did not resume it. I paid the last month's bill, even if there were usages on it that I did not use. Several months later, I receive another bill, stating that I owe $138. I talk to a customer representative and they said it's because of the ETF. The ETF is $200, not $138. I have a copy of the e-mail that states that they have waived my ETF, and I offer to forward it to Anna May C, but she does not want it forwarded to her. I talk to another representative, the same thing.
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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2008

    After moving from Dallas to Austin,TX, I discovered I do not get phone service indoors at my own home. However, on TMobile website, Austin, TX as shown as receiving full coverage.
    No one who has T-Mobile gets reception in my apartment. T-Mobile claims it is because of the materials my building is constructed with, yet my roommates (a Verizon client and an AT&T client) get great service in our apartment.
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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2008

    At October, 2007 I subscribed the service from t-mobile.
    According T-Mobile return policy I sent back devices in 2 weeks and cancelled the service from T-Mobile by phone. In spite of this T-Mobile sent me bill for equipment (2 phones) and monthly services. I called Company and asked why they charged me??. Representative answered, that I returned phones, but didnt cancel (!) the service. The question is: why I will return phone and still continue the service. Figure out I really continued the service, but it means I should activate another phone. It was never done! The most interesting that one month later Ive got new one bill from T-Mobile. The company continued to charge me without any using minutes. I called again. Useless. Representative insisted that I should pay for service.One year later I still have calls and bills from T-Mobile. How long it will continue? I have copy of UPS return label.
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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2008

    T-Mobile automatically switched me to summarized billing. This means I can not see all calls I made and just see what beyond my rate plan. The first summarized bill I got says I used about 400 minutes above my original 600 minutes. I never went above my 600 minutes in the past year or so. Even before that I never went beyond a 40 or 50 minutes above the 600 range. I had this plan for the past 5 years. When I contacted T-Mobile the insisted that I did go above my minutes but they denied my request to see a bill with the call details.
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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2008

    I lost my job and can't find employment.
    Cancel phone with t-mobile acct: 916 599 9825 tmobile trying to get cancellation
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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2008

    I called in order to change bank account information for a payment arrangement.
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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2008

    Stop into a TMobile Store in the Bellevue Spuare Mall to see if i could replace a phone that was broken. I ask the lady does my contract aloud me to recieve a free phone. The lady check my contract and says yes. But you will have to return you old phone so she can send it back to the company. That is the only way i can recieve my new phone and will not cost me any thing. Because my contract show that i can recieve a free phone that is if they can't fix the old phone. And the only thing i had to pay was for shipping so i paid 11.00 to get the phone ship back to me within a weeks time. I next recieve the phone and on my bill they charge me a 100.00 for the phone they ship a new face and old back so i didn't recieve a total new phone and then i called to speak with customer service they were so rude and refuse to take the 100.00 she said it was not in the contract i explain that the lady from the Bellevue Square check my contract and told me i get a free phone on my contact with no charge to me and spoke with the her supervisor and she refuse to take the 100.00 off the bill. I had a joint out of state plan so i ask them to terminate both contracts they refuse to lower the terimation fees. they charge me 200.00 for each phones contract it left 700.00 on my credit. I had been with Tmobile for over 2 years. I so upset because i had problem with their service before and they added another lock my into another year contract becuase of phone. I ask them terimate my contract Oct/Nov 2007 when it all happen
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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2008

    Received text msg from tmobile..stating that I "had over extended my text minutes and I have the opportunity to upgrade". I texted them back stating there is NO WAY! Went on line to check bill...they have me overcharged for text msg by 280. I called CS and said something is wrong. I said "NO Way I texted that much" the rep went on to say a whole lot of crap and that I was at fault for the texts.....I tried pleading with them that something is very wrong and is there a way they can check....NO...and then we got disconnected....called back.....spoke with CS and told circumstances.....said they would get Deb on the line......after 5 min Matt comes on.....I explain again......and he chuckles....."OH no, there is no way to get and individual and no extensions".....contrary to what I was told previous to speaking with Matt while I was awaiting to speak again with Deb..He would not budge...asked to speak with someone in payment plan..as I have fallen on financial bad times due to health......they would accept payment of $50 but would need my checking account so they could remove the remainder in 7 days. I said there is no way and what would it cost me to get out of my contract....$200...was the reply..even though they tell you initially that it is pro rated after the contract.....I just hung up......I am very tempted to cancel it all....and put them in line for payment with everyone else that is waiting......oh....no one...wanted to address that there may be a problem.....with the billing......I am currently checking my texts against my daughters billing(she has a different phone provider)....and then the other 2 people I text......incidently....my one daughter said they only texted a little over 200 last month, with most going to her spouse....and tmobile had me texting her over 175 times. This company is another that is ripping off the public....is it me or what....that anytime you have a dispute with a bill..be it phone, credit, or whatever...it takes an act of congress(bum reps) to get anything done..only to come out frustrated and confused ...where you are put in the position of being the guilty party..and have to jump thru hoops to be vindicated.......I for one...am totally disgusted with the whole consumer products industry...there is very little recourse for an individual......and these companys know it! I will pursue this after I have had time to double check my bill against the 3 individuals I text.
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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2008

    Few months ago i went to Tmobile store which located ,2706 Watson Blvd and i asked new Tmobile service, they gave me a plan and service, i bought it and start using , after that for some circumstances i want to cancel this service,and i went to the same Tmobile stor and i canceled that service, there was some payment due on me and i paid off every single panny, and i spacialy ask the person that now i have nothing to pay? he said no sir there is no amout due to u, you are clear. After that time today i want Tmobile service again..... for new service they pullup my previews account info they said your account is showing your previews amount is due on you which u have never paid for,when i heard that i got shocked and i told him this amout i have allready pay he says but it is still showing, i said this is not my fault he ask me the bill which i paid, anyway i brought to him that bill then he call Tmobile costumer service, they said for some mistaking your amout gose to the other account and we apologise for inconvinious and we gona set it again but there apologise dosn,t work becouse they brought my cradit down since few months which they have to pay for, i will do any thing by law which is nessesory to make them paid for it. Call me if you need,my number is (478-284-4268)khalil muhammad sheikh
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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2008

    Defective phone was sent back but T-mobile claims they never received the phone. Spoke with T-mobile rep Ceilet over the phone and she noted that she the package was mailed (via UPS website). T-Mobile continues to charge me for the supposed lost phone. Spoke with another T-Mobile rep who now claims that I never sent the phone since the tracking number was no longer trackable via UPS website (after about 3 months). Got a received package report from the local UPS store where I dropped off the package (on Sat -10/25/08). Tried to call T-Mobile today (10/27/08) to give another proof that I mailed their phone back but was not allowed to talk to rep until I pay for the disputed charge for the phone.
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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2008

    I signed up with T-Mobile because my husband is in the military and is stationed in another state. After signing up, there was a three-week delay in him activating his phone because he was in A school and he couldn't use it until he finished. After he finished, we tried sending text messages back and forth due to this was the only way he could communicate at the time. Well the text messages would not get to him from me or from him to me. I tried calling T-Mobile several times and was told things like, I didn't have a text package, I didn't have any money in my flex account and they were having problems in the area. After a week of me calling and him calling on his spare time, we ported our number out to another carrier. This was about a month and two weeks after I originally set up service.

    I have now received my final bill showing two early termination fees. I tried calling to see if something could be done but was basically told that even if the services did not work, I was responsible for the charges. This came from a supervisor. The others basically stated because I was under contract the fees could not be waived, even though I did try to get the issue resolved before porting out. Then I was told that there was no corporate phone number or address that I could write to but I could chat online to see if I could get the issue resolved. Suffice it to say that did not work. It is not fair that these people are advertising these services but are unable to provide them. They refuse to waive any fee and are rude and non-responsive. I don't know what can be done. Is this even legal?

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2008

    I decided to cancel mobile phone service with T-Mobile and change to Sprint. Approximately two weeks prior I called, and was quoted $100 per line early termination fee, since there was less than a year on the contract remaining. The day I called to cancel, I was again quoted $100/line and then transferred to a supervisor to actually terminate service. Again, I was quoted $100/line and told my final bill would be "$400 and something." When my final bill came, I was charged $200/line so I naturally called them up. Misty told me "Sorry, we have no record of that it is $200/line."

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2008

    If you search T-mobile Rebate Fraud, watch your computer light up. I now know that there are hundreds of T-mobile customers who were promised a rebate after buying one of their overpriced phones. Here is my story: A few years ago, I decided to buy a new phone. I called T-mobile and spoke to a representative. She told me that I was entitled to a rebate so I would not end up paying the total cost of the phone. I would get the rebate if I promised to agree to a contract extension. I agreed and the phone arrived several days later. I sent in everything that was required.

    Weeks later, a letter arrived informing me that I was not on a family plan and that the fine print on the bottom of the rebate form should have been read before I sent in the rebate request. When I called T-mobile to complain, they said that they are not responsible for what their reps say or promise. However, I did have to fulfill my end of the agreement and stay with T-mobile until the end of the contract.

    Two years ago, they did the same thing. I called a t-mobile rep and told her my daughter wanted a new cell phone for Christmas. She said I was entitled to a rebate. I asked if there were any restrictions such as needing to be on a certain plan and she said no. She guaranteed me that the rebate would be approved. I told her several times that my daughter would not be opening her phone gift until Christmas and the rep said that that was no problem-my rebate would be approved. So I filled everything out correctly and sent it in before I wrapped her phone to put it under the tree. Imagine my shock when I received a letter from Young America Rebate Center stating that my rebate was not approved because I needed to activate the new phone within a certain number of days after arriving in the mail.

    I called T-mobile who informed me again that it doesn't matter what the reps may say to you in order to sell you a phone. They said I should have taken everything out of the box when it arrived, read the fine, small print down at the bottom of the page, and if I realized that the phone was not going to be used until Christmas, I should have carefully put back everything in the box, repackaged it and taken it back to UPS and sent it back on my dime. I asked if I was still going to be expected to fulfill the 2 year contract extension even though the rep did not tell me the truth, he said yes. I could not go back on my word.

    Next month my 2 year contract will be up. In the end, I paid T-mobile at least $100.00 more than I feel I should have paid. What made it worse, the phone was extremely unreliable and not worth the $130.00 I paid.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2008

    I bought a $350 white, D'WADE Sidekick 3 phone from T-Mobile, put it in my pocket and the phone turned blue in the first day. I called T-Mobile and they refused to replace the phone. After 2 weeks of trying to plead with them, their top supervisor said this to me, word for word, "Ma'am, any person with any common sense would never put a white phone in your pants pocket!" Cell phones are made to be held in your pocket, purse and shouldn't change colors!! I was furious at their advertised "#1 in customer service" that I demanded they cancel my account. They charged me $250 to cancel my contract, and additional late fees of over $175. In total, I lost approx. $800 in one day with T-Mobile...which does not include the phone charges I incurred. Who lets these people get away with this??

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2008

    My rebate was denied 3 times on 3 separate submissions because of a mistaken form sent in by T-Mobile representatives all 3 times. I purchased my phone on July 1, 2008. It is now October 21, 2008 and have yet to receive my rebate for both myself and my father of $150.00.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2008

    I added a phone line to my long time existing account with SunCom in June '08. ** is the line I added for my son. From day one, my son is unable to receive text messages from other carriers. I immediately returned the phone to the store but was told that the problem was because of the T-Mobile/SunCom merger. I was asked to be patient and they would work things out. I have visited the stores, spoke to customer service and tech support over the phone several times. On 10/19/2008, I went to the store once again to get this resolved. The clerk was on the phone with tech support, well, over an hour trying to resolve the problem. The phone is still not fixed. I called Customer service immediately (the store advised me to) to try to bring this to a close. The first thing they wanted to do was troubleshoot. I was still cooperative at this point. The rep wanted to switch me over to tech support.

    After 4 months of this, I was tired. I asked them why could they just not send me a new phone or one compatible to the Nokia 6085 my son has. T-Mobile refused, even after I spoke to a supervisor (Robert ** ). I have been waiting for 4 months for a resolution, and now they want me to pay for an upgrade on a new phone. That is unacceptable, after I have been patient and cooperative with their instructions for 4 months of paying for a service that doesn't work.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2008

    I recently went to Toronto, Canada for a vacation and got a $500 bill from T-Mobile/Rogers (as international partner)! And the $500 charge was for Internet roaming charge that I did not even use at all! I called Customer Service and said that there's a setting on the phone (which is Sidekick 3) where it will automatically connect to a network or something. But the whole point is THAT I DID NOT USE THE INTERNET WHILE I WAS IN CANADA! They transferred me to another dept telling me that they'll give me $100 credit for it with a 1-yr contract! I will call them one more time but basically I would like to report this to the FCC and to BBB because they did not even take the time to investigate the problem and to give me details about the charge. I would like for them to show me what that 40MB of internet usage entails - that I did not even use! If you encounter the same scenario, please email me and let me know.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2008

    Well this is a little complicated but please bear with me. Two Months ago when I was in NJ mall (New Jersey Garden Mall), I was approached by one of the T-Mobile salesperson and he asked me if I had T-Mobile. I said no. Well he assured me that he could give me a better deal than ATT which it was the company that I had, and our conversation when something like this:

    "How much you pay right now?" "Well $120.00 for two lines and 1500 minutes," "What would you say if I give you an offer of the same price with two extra lines and 2000 minutes? Remember all of that for the same price." "Well. I don't know? Because I have Text message and on top of that I only have two more months to finish my plan." "Don't worry, I will throw the text message unlimited minutes, and how much you think they going to charge you for canceling your plan?" "$200. Sorry $400 because it's two lines." "Look, I am going to do this because I like you, I am not going to charge you for the activation fee which it will help you to save money. This way you can pay the other company." "Well, if is like that I will cancel my plan with ATT and will Sign with you. Now the last question. How much I will pay for every month?" "Well, the bill is $119.00 but you will pay $125 or the most would be $130 including taxes no more than that." "Okay, that sounds very nice."

    One week later, I noticed that the reception was horrible especially around my Area (Linden). I went to the store and I address my issues to the sales person. He told me not to worry and the problem was because I was a new member and it usually takes two to three weeks to start working properly. Three weeks passed and the same problem again. I went to the store and again he told me to be patient but I couldn't because important calls were dropping. I took upon myself to call customer service. They told me they knew about the problem and it was going to take at least 3 months to start putting satellites but they were not a 100 percent sure because it could be longer than that.

    I said, "What?? I was told by one of your salesperson that it was going to take at the most three months. What happen??" "Well I don't know who told you that because they are just a franchise. They don't actually represent us." "Wait. Is that a T-Mobile store?" "Yes and no. Well, they are a store that sells T-Mobile's products but they are not part of T-Mobile." "Huh? Well in that case I want to cancel my account." "Oh, sure but you have to pay $200 for each phone which it comes down to $800 plus one month." "But is not even a month and you said they don't represent T-Mobile?" "Yeah, but you signed a contract with us for two years and if you change your mind you have to let us know within two week, no more than that."

    After that I hung up the phone and tried to be positive. Well I was going to pay $125 or $130 the most every month. Tax included Right? WRONG. My first bill came and it was for $335.00. After seeing the bill, I call customer service and to my surprise I was getting charge activation fee. I went back and for maybe 4 times until I got it fix (so I think). Now I got a call where they informed me that my bill will be $155. Huh? I thought it was going to be $125 or $130 the most? That's $30 more from what they told me. The sales person admitted he made a mistake but he could not do anything that it was too late.

    I spoke to customer Service and the same running up. I ask him again if I could cancel my plan base that I am unsatisfied with my plan and with the way T-Mobile handle their business. He laugh again and said, "Sure it's going to be $200 for each line and one month." I said, "I should take you to court?" He gave me the address of the T-Mobile legal team that is located in Washington. My final plea is please let me out of the contract because I am not very happy with you guys and the way you handle your business. Please, please, please.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2008

    I called on several occasions regarding my September 24, 2008 and the coverages. After weeks of waiting for my detail bill, I was able to review and found that I was overcharged for 47 minutes. I called customer service to review my bill day by day and they said whatever the filter says is correct and corporate policy was not to review the bill in detail. I will not pay for a bill that cannot be explained to me properly and for customer service that cannot explain the charges billed to my account.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2008

    As I was cancelling my phone services with T-Mobile, I found out unusual charge on my second phone. I called a customer service right away. I found out there's been game download, and subscription charged last 3 months while my 5 year old son was playing with my phone, about $215. I argued that t-mobile failed to safeguard unauthorized download and subscription from (minors or by accidental press of button) by fail to providing mechanism such as password to authenticate the user.

    However, the rep. insisted that t-mobile web ask for confirm button twice which is sufficient, and you must lock the phone from anyone to access. They refused any partial or full reimbursement by accidental press of button. In short, if the button is pressed twice, you are liable for payments no matter how it was pressed. Interesting facts was t-mobile web button is impossible to program out from accidental access from the phone. I do believe they count on extra revenue even from unintended usage and not willing to correct charge as Sprint did. The supervisor on the phone started to raise voice, despite the fact that I was very calm and reasonable and I could not continue conversation. To my request for contact info., only thing I got was her name. She refused to provide address, or information in regards to this incident.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2008

    I have had nothing but problems with Tmobile phones since I signed to them. The phone I got for free just 3 months ago, locked as in the keypad locked for no reason. Tech support had no answer and told me, since it's still under warranty to send the phone in and they will send me a new phone as long as there is no other damage. Which there was NOT! About a month later, I had a 100 dollar charge for water damage, based on circles or black dots on the back of the phone. Which there actually was no sticker on the phone, Either way, there was ABSOLUTELY NO LIQUID DAMAGE to the phone, none.

    C'mon, this is southern California, I can't remember the last time it even rained. Of course there is no one who can help me and I have to just pay it. I have lost all faith in Tmobile because this is a greedy excuse of a scam. And after seeing the scores of other victims ripped off in the SAME EXACT WAY! I have no doubt that this is a scam. So far it does not look like I'm going to get what's fair (my $$$ back), so hopefully there will be a lawsuit against them and they will get what they deserve like the rest of the greedy corporations got. I can't even get to customer service because their lines are crossed with their pay as you go plan. This is a joke, I hope Tmobile gets what they deserve. All their phones are sub par and have problems. I personally know this because I have 4 or 5 of their phones. All of them have been defective in one way or another. I hope there is a lawsuit against them because this is NO way to treat your customers. I can't even get service on the Westside of LA. Please, please DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH TMOBILE. Their warranty is like a crap shoot. Buyer, beware!

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2008

    I've been with you all since May 08. I've never missed a payment. I've always made payment on time and more than what the bill states but every month at least 2 or 3 times my service is interrupted for lost payment. I've done everything you all asked with faxes and going to the store and it hasn't helped anything. Your reps doesn't seem to be able to help. All are saying the same thing to the point I can finish their sentences for them. I changed to T-Mobile from another carrier thinking it would be better here but it's worse. If it's anyone that can do something please do.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2008

    I was billed erroneously for my black and the people refuse to correct it. $35.95 is activation which I requested to be removed and after my requested was granted, it was again reinstated for no justifiable reason. They proceeded to included it again in my next billing cycle and threatened to disconnect my service if I do not pay. Even though my next balance should be just $75.00, I was inform to pay 146.00. This is a complaint against T-Mobile billing rep that are distorting my actual billing amount.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2008

    I was having A LOT of dropped calls and had switched many different types of phones when finally I decided it was time to switch companies... The loyalities department tried to keep me by offering a few phones to me free of charge, however, already having tried a wide variety of phones, this wasn't a good option. I politely told him that I was planning on switching to a different company and he threatened me with the dreaded 'Termination Fee,' which I feel I shouldn't have to pay due to the lack of phone service I had been receiving... He made no mention of prorated termination fee and said I would be responsible for $400.00 (two of the three lines were still on a two year aggreement). One of the phones' contract would be up in November and the other one had approx. 18 months left (because I was once again, trying another phone- which they made me sign another contract). I feel as if I shouldn't have to pay the termination fees, at least not the total $400.00. A prorated amount would be fine, however, they want it all.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2008

    I went to a T-Mobile retail outlet to see about replacing my old Nokia phone. I explained to the sales rep that I needed a phone that could be used for email and T-zones WAP sites, since I trade stocks via my phone. I was told that I could keep the same plan (T-Zones) and that email would work. It took almost 2 weeks of complaining before a tech rep finally told me that T-Zones will NEVER work with my T-Mobile Dash (even though it worked perfectly with my Nokia) and that I would have to pay an additional $15 a month for a data plan. Reluctantly, I agreed and got the data plan. I then called about my phone not being able to save contacts to the T-mobile server and that the T-Mobile web site kept showing my old Nokia phone (couldn't change it to show my new Dash). T-Mobile kept putting in tickets to get these problems resolved.

    Finally, after a month, I was furious and asked to speak with a supervisor. A supervisor explained that my new phone won't work the T-mobile server and that my contacts can't be saved to the server. I was told I could enter contacts from the web site and send them to my phone, but first the old Nokia phone would need to be removed from my profile (put another ticket it). After more waiting and more calls, I am paying $180 more a year for a phone that can't do half of what my old phone did, and the website still shows my old Nokia phone. If T-Mobile had been honest with me from the start, I never would have purchased this expensive T-Mobile Dash. After keeping me waiting for over a month to fix my trouble tickets, it's now too late to return the phone and I'm stuck with a higher bill, additional 2-year contract, and a phone that won't suit my needs. T-Mobile representatives lied to me repeatedly (should be on tape since their phone calls are recorded). What can I do?

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2008

    I was a SunCom customer prior to their being bought out by T-Mobile. With SunCom, I had a plan with 400 anytime minutes and 10 people I could make and receive unlimited calls to. T-Mobile only has a MyFaves with 5 people, but a fairly similar plan. When my bill arrived, they charged me for all my calls and I could not set up any options online. I spoke to one very helpful rep who said she put a credit in the account for the mistake and that my plan would actually be unlimited minutes for $29.99 until November 08. We went over all the account information and I was going to make a payment over the phone.

    I was transferred several times, and finally I spoke to someone who said I could set up a payment for a week away, on the 16th. He was unable to set up for the 15th and tried to convince me to set up for the 15th anyway. I refused and he said he would just notate the account and I could call back the next day and set up a payment for the 16th. When I called back I found out that he had lied to me and the only way I could set up payments was to make a partial payment and then set up a 2nd one for the 16th.

    Frustrated by that farce, I called back and again was transferred several times, each rep telling me something different. The last one refused to allow me to speak to a supervisor, claimed she would have her call me back and asked for my phone number, claiming that she had no access to my phone number which is the same as my account number. Needless to say, no one has ever called me back. No credit is reflected on my account. And my MyFaves has not been set up the way I was told that it was. It has been nothing but one misrepresentation after another with this company, and I honestly do not think there is one person from T-Mobile who can HONESTLY help me. I fear that my bill and my account will never be corrected, since every time I speak to someone they tell me I have to do something different, or they say it's taken care of when it isn't.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2008

    I terminated my own account because they would not send me a new phone even though I have insurance and the 1 yr warranty on top of that. They created memos saying that I was being uncooperative with the troubleshooting because I wasn't able to use another phone. I had no car at the time to get up to a T-mobile store and they blamed me for that. They said I refused help.

    I called them back today on Oct. 15th 2008 because I got an outstanding balance letter saying I owe them $225.92. Now, when I was talking to a customer rep., they told me that since I only had the account for under TEN months, that I will not be charged an early termination fee. I am being charged and I called them up. Talked to a supervisor and she told me I wasn't able to talk to anyone high up than her because I had no new information regarding the account. She ended up refusing to direct me to someone new to talk to and I cursed at her and told her her reps. need more training if they always tell me something new that's not in a contract.

    I am very unhappy because now I have to pay $225.92. It's ridiculous-- I was made to look like an idiot so they can get me to terminate. Also, in their memos on my account, it says that I was made well aware that I would and that I know I have to pay that amount. I was unaware because they said it would be waived.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2008

    I called T-Mobile in February of 2008 to change my billing date from the 5th of the month to the 15th. I explained to the representative at the time that the reason for doing this was to separate my bills by pay period. (I get paid on the 1st and the 15th of every month.) The representative was very nice and said she completely understood, as she did the same thing with her bills. She said it would take a month to go into effect. It did not go into effect until end of May 2008-- I had to call and make them aware of it each month in which they would tell me that the last representative forgot to put the change in my billing.

    I got that excuse in March, April, and May and was fed up and asked them to cancel my account. They apologized profusely and offered me a credit on my next bill, instead, for all of my troubles. I told them that if it happened again I would be demanding that my account be cancelled without fee.

    From June on, my payment was indeed debited from my account on the 15th of every month....until this month (October 2008). The amount was taken out on the 14th, a day early, which because I only keep enough money in that account to pay bills with, sent my account into a huge deficit. I accrued over $200 dollars in overdraft fees because I had accounted to everything else coming out before the 15th, except for the T-Mobile bill. I called to explain this to T-Mobile and was connected with a young woman named **.

    I explained my situation and let her know that this had occurred in the past. She proceeded to cut me off of my explanation and tell me that this was not a T-Mobile error, but in fact a bank error. I offered to send her my bank statements dating back to the time the billing change was made and she refused it saying, "It is not our problem that you do not know how to manage your bank account," and laughed when I said, "Excuse me?" I then asked to speak to her supervisor and she said, "Sure, if you want to hear again what I just told you."

    After about five minutes on hold, ** picked up the phone and asked what the problem was. I explained to her what I explained to **, and she also said this is not our problem? I reminded her that I spoke to several representatives in the spring who assured me that my payment would come out of my account on the 15th of every month and told her that I have bank statements to prove it. She then said that if I didn't make them aware of the problem six months ago then it was too late now. I told her that it was not a problem until this month which is why I hadn't called earlier. She proceeded to interrupt me and say that this was obviously my misunderstanding and the issue was considered closed. I told her that I would like to call back later and possibly speak with someone with more authority than her to try to resolve my problem. She told me that would be harassment and threatened to cancel my account and file harassment paperwork against me if I called back about this issue ever again.

    I have worked in customer service for 8 years so I understand the frustration of dealing with issues on a daily basis, but I have never seen anyone treat a customer in this manner nor have I, or would I ever treat or insult a customer in such a way. Having never been treated in such an insulting way, it was so upsetting to me I have missed out on a morning of work, and as a kicker I am out over $200.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2008

    I called customer service to complain about lack of cell coverage and numerous dropped calls. I spoke with a very nice person named Courtney who said that I should speak with the long term customer supervisor and switched me over to Ricky. This person was rude, not helpful and would not even agree to look at my cell phone bill ($120 per month for the past 15 years) to note the dropped calls. He was mean, rude, and this person should simply not be a customer service person for T-Mobile or any company. I will be switching my service due to the poor treatment I received from Ricky at T-Mobile.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2008

    I had to closed down my business. I need to terminated my two cell phone services for which I am been charge 400 dollars.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2008

    I purchased a BRAND new blackberry from a Tmobile retail store around June 28, 2008. Since then I have had to exchange my phone with Tmobile 5 times. They keep sending me phones that are not brand new, they are refurbished and they keeps having the same problems. I paid almost $400 dollars for something that is not working and causing me stress and costing me time and money. Every time they send me a replacement they charge me $15 dollars for shipping. Not to mention the countless hours I spend talking to them, then being transferred and having to repeat myself 3 or 4 times. Every time I call, I spend a minimum 1 hour on the phone with them and I am fed up.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2008

    We currently have 4 cell phones with T-Mobile and I would to express how unhappy and dissatisfied I am with their customer service. One of our phones broke a few days before the warranty expired. The company sent 3 refurbished phones that didn't work. But they were very quick to offer to sell us a new phone. And that's obviously a trick that they play by sending phones that don't work. We had to buy a new phone and of course renew the contract with T-Mobile. I think that someone should be checking on this company to make sure that they aren't committing any fraud against their customers.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2008

    On 10/3/08, T-Mobile withdrew $278.98 from my checking account to pay a phone bill which was in my brother's name. They said that my debit card was set up for automatic withdrawal on his account. (Note: I do pay my bill online with my debit card in which I am on my brother's account) but I only pay my bill not everyone's bill on the account. They stated that I checked the box to deduct out of my account on a monthly basis. I told them I did not check the box and after a little while of arguing with them and several attempts to speak to a manager, I finally got to talk with one and he did tell me that it was a glitch in the system and he was sorry for all my trouble and my money would be back in my account within 1-3 business days. So he admitted fault on T-Mobile's part (Manager's name: Steve ** Employee # **). He told me for safety, he couldn't give his last name. He also told me that he would call me on 10/8/08 to make sure everything went through ok.

    I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL!!!!! So I called back and told them I did not get my money and I told them who I talked to and gave them Steve's name & # to get back in touch with him and they told me that the name and # meant nothing to them and that they couldn't find that guy if they wanted to! So that means their employee lied to me!!! So then the rep I spoke to on 10/8/08 advised me that the information Steve gave me was incorrect and that it takes 1-3 days to get the refund approved and 1-3 more days for it to go back into my account.

    I called back on 10/9/08 to make sure the information was correct that I received the day before and I advised them of the check that bounced in my checking account due to their mistake.They noted on my account that they did issue a $35 credit to my phone bill for the bounced check fee. The young lady I talked with that day insisted it was my fault and I must have made a mistake, but it said in the notes that T-Mobile did admit fault from their system. She assured me that I would have my money no later than 10/13/08.

    When I did not receive my money on the 13th, I called back and they said my refund was declined because when they took the money, the bill was due so they could not give my money back. They took the money on 10/3/08 and the bill wasn't due until 10/5/08. All the notes from all of the previous times I called and the admitted fault were mysteriously gone and they said they never existed and that I was making it up just to cover my mistake. T-Mobile fabricated the notes to cover themselves because every time I spoke to them, the notes were the same and on the last day I spoke to them they were totally different. From previous experience, I would not advise anyone to use T-Mobile as their cell phone provider. They are crooks and will screw you over any way possible. They do not give a rat's ass about your well-being and this is not the only time I have had problems with them and that goes the same for everyone else I know who has T-Mobile.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2008

    I was charged an early termination fee of $200 after my contract was supposed to expire.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2008

    I have been a customer of T-mobile since 2006 and have had several problems with the company. I have called several times to complain and have continuously been given the run around and was made promises that never came to fruition. Below I have listed the number of issues that I have with the company. I am requesting that we have our cancellation fee be waived and let out of our contract in an effort to find service that will work appropriately in our home.

    We have no service in our home. We have called on several occasions to complain about having no service in our home. We were promised several months back that a new tower would be put up and we would get better service. This has never occurred as our service has only gotten worse. Not only do our phones not ring in our home, but it also takes at least 3-5 tries to send a text message. Again we called and were given cheaper texting and promised the problem would be fixed. In fact I was told that this process usually takes about 4 months but since we are such good customers it would be put on a fast track and be done within the month since T-Mobile does not have a tower near my home. PLEASE. This has never been fixed, and it is a self admitted T-mobile issue.

    If you look at our usage you will see that we cannot use hardly any of our minutes. In the past two months, I know we have hardly even used half of our minutes. You can also check the call records to verify how many times a number is called back or the conversation is dropped short due to dropped calls. I am sure you can understand just how frustrating this is. Not to mention our phones are local to our family and since they cannot even call us, it is not even worth it.

    My husband and I both work in law enforcement. I work for the Adult Parole Authority and my husband in the prison system. I have had several offenders on my caseload work for your company selling phones. I called and complained and was basically told that even if we left the company they would still have access to my personal information, i.e., social security numbers, home address, phone numbers, etc., so basically too bad. If I was concerned about it I could call weekly and see who accessed my account, of course, after they already had whatever information they were after - not comforting. I did not sign a two-year contract with the phone ending in **. I specifically asked them when I got the phone and the person I spoke to at the store informed me it would not add time to my contract. Again another hassle.

    We no longer want T-Mobile service as none of the problems we have with the company have even been close to rectified and we constantly get pushed off on someone else who feeds us more lies. We are respectfully asking that the honest approach is taken and we are let out of our contract so that we can actually use our phones. Thank you for your time and consideration with this matter.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2008

    In an effort to lower my cell phone bill, I was planning on switching from AT&T to T-Mobile because I read they had lower pricing and better customer service. I order a plan and a phone, but my old phone number was never ported over. A few weeks went by and I emailed the company and never received a response. I then called and they said they would get back to me about porting the number over. Another few weeks went by and I tried my phone to see if it was operating at my office downtown San Francisco. I noticed that I didn't get ANY signal downtown and thought that if I didn't get signal there, I probably wouldn't get it in many places. After no response from the company and little reception in a major city, I decided to just cancel my contract since I had not yet even used the phone.

    I emailed the company asking them to just cancel the contract since it wasn't going to work out and didn't get a response back for at least another week. I finally got an email telling me that because the 30-day buyer's remorse period had passed and that I would be charged $200 for cancelling. I called the company to discuss it and explain the details of why the service was not going to be a good fit and they refused to let me speak to any manager who would only tell me what I was being told now. They wouldn't even negotiate with me on the fee. I feel extremely wronged by these business practices and would like some recourse if possible.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2008

    Hi, my name is Linda ** and I've been with t-mobile cell phone company since 2003. I had three lines up until the 15th of September and I dropped one of my lines that didn't have a contract on it. I let that line go to a month to month, so on September the 15th I called customer service to drop that line. There was no problem. It was out of contract. The reps name was Connie. She dropped the line and my daughter and I went to another plan that was $30.00 cheaper and that would fit our needs. Well I get a bill that states that I owe a $200.00 early disconnection fee, so I called and talked to a guy name Matt the day I received my bill. My bill date ends on the 23rd of every month. Well there is another problem with my bill, they did not prorate any of the bill from. Is there a law that let's you out of a contract in 30 days? If not, they messed me around on my bill can that do it?

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2008

    Well After Hurricane Ike hit Houston, My phone has been acting up which has cause problems for me. My partner has been getting upset cause he thinks I am avoiding him. My job can not get a hold of me. I just went to T-Mobile from Sprint and it seems I went from bad to worst. T-Mobile has really cause issues for my partner and I this week.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2008

    On Friday, October 3, 2008, I applied for an account online, stating that I wished to port my mobile number from Sprint to T-Mobile. The T-Mobile website obtained all kinds of information from me, including billing information, my driver’s license number, and other sensitive information. Shortly after completing the enrollment procedure, T-Mobile sent me an email stating that I needed to call so that they could get more information from me. When I called, I was told that T-Mobile needed additional information, including my social security number so that a credit check could be processed. I had no problems with that. I understand that the need to run a credit check - that is perfectly understandable.

    Account Setup Problems & Customer Service Assistance Problems: When I received my phone, I received no instructions as to how to activate my phone. I was not given an account number, neither when I setup my account online, nor when I received my phone. Since people who called my phone number were still being sent to my old phone, I knew that T-Mobile had not automatically ported my phone number. So, I called Customer Service. The first representative hung up on me. So, I called back. The second representative asked for my account number. I didn't have an account number, so she put me on hold and then hung up on me. So, I called back once again in a very angry mood. The third representative tried her best. She could not lookup my information by the information that I had already given T-Mobile (the number I wished to port, my ssn, etc.), nor was she able to lookup my information by the order number that T-Mobile provided me. So, she had to re-collect all my information and setup an account from scratch.

    The lack of basic understanding by the T-Mobile customer service representatives and problems with how the T-Mobile computer systems are setup caused me to waste over three hours of my day. When I ported my phone number FROM T-Mobile to Sprint last year, the whole process only took 30 minutes. Needless to say, I am not happy with my T-Mobile experience... but I am even unhappier when I think about how my account was setup.

    Concern About Data Security: I am very disturbed that none of the information T-Mobile collected about me (including my social security number, my driver’s license number, etc.) was not in the system. I am concerned that T-Mobile's data collection practices are sloppy and have been compromised. I want some assurances that the data T-Mobile collected about me are actually safe and will not be easily stolen by hackers or by your employees and sold on the black market. But so far, nothing.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2008

    I am very happy with the wireless service compared to Verizon for the reception. However their billing is atrocious. I signed up for a service for 1000 minutes, the bill for which was approx. $99. When I went on vacation I asked them to lower my plan as I was not aware that I could suspend the service. Though I asked that the service be changed on July 2nd they changed the plan only at the end of July billing me for the whole month when no service was used. When I came back in August I was billed for $689.50 for just one month. Their explanation was the lower plan will force me to pay for nights and weekends.

    To bill a customer for 7 times the original plan is pure exploitation of an uninformed customer. I am sure that there are several other cases like this and someone should initiate a class action lawsuit so that the interests of the public are protected.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2008

    I originally contacted T-Mobile last year, via retail location and phone to customer service in October 2007, regarding this issue of my phone being defective. The keypad does not work properly. After several attempts to work with customer service and be constructively connected with technical support, I finally worked with a representative in which the software on my phone was re-installed. This was an apparent attempt to resolve any software issues that may contribute to the defective handset keypad.

    This comprised of over 3 hours of download time, in which I had to use a separate phone line and two computers. The original download encompassed effort to install software on my computer, just to determine that the software would not work on a Windows Vista operating system. I had to repeat processes with a backup computer with an XP operating system, hence, a significant amount of time was expended unnecessarily. It was established by technical support that the phone was defective upon completion of this download, among other diagnostics.

    A replacement phone was sent to my residential address in February 2008. I was unable to take delivery of the replacement phone that was shipped via UPS as each delivery time was a time in which I was at work. There were no phone calls from UPS or T-Mobile, nor any note that delivery was attempted or after-hour pick up option or location. Since T-Mobile selected UPS as the carrier, and the carrier did not perform reasonably, I hold T-Mobile responsible.

    Subsequently, I have contacted T-Mobile several times via e-mail to customer service, and several phone calls to customer relations, just to experience false promises of re-delivery, excuses such as blaming UPS, demands that I contact technical support again, etc. I have called in just to have T-Mobile customer service tell me that I must call on a phone other than my cellular phone.

    I am requesting that T-Mobile immediately send a replacement phone, honoring the initial warranty offered with the purchase of the phone. I am making this request without conditions of having to call customer service and technical support as it is clear customer service is not empowered to handle this request, in addition, technical support has been unable to diagnose a remedy other than replacing the phone.

    T-Mobile has not honored their warranty in a reasonable time frame with reasonable requests. Anthony ** in the T-Mobile Client Relations has credibility issues and cannot return phone calls. Subsequently, the company has provided false information to the BBB regarding the matter.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2008

    I switched to T-Mobile in May, 2007. Worst mistake of my life. The customer service reps give you the run around. They want to transfer you to everyone else instead of helping. I have been sent 3 phones and the third phone is also defective. I could upgrade my phone for $177 or cancel my service. I will cancel my service as soon as May 2009 comes around. Then T-Mobile can follow my trail to the nearest competitor.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2008

    I bought an iphone and switched to AT&T. I did this because of bad customer service and dropped calls at T mobile. My phone had to be constantly turned off and on because it was getting "stuck" on cell phone tower signals, according to T Mobile which would leave me with zero service. One time, I called in and they reset my phone without my permission and it erased all my messages, they could not recover the lost information. This is my business phone and it caused me major problems. To top it all off, when I switched to AT&T, I did it 15 days before my 2 year contract with T mobile ended (I was calculating from the date I started the application process, not when the account was officially activated). They would not budge, and charged me $200 for cancellation fees. I will never do business with T Mobile again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2008

    My son's phone was sent back 4 times, each time it was the same problem. I was told that I was charged because the screen on his phone was cracked. The phone we returned the screen was not cracked. They went and spoke to a minor and exchanged, charged me for a phone that never works. These are not brand new phones they are sending us, they are refurbished phones. So each time we were getting a used phone that already had problems. I pay insurance on a phone and they did not inform me that I could use my insurance. They never spoke to me regarding the phone but to give my son permission to troubleshoot it. No one has authorization to make decisions on my account but me.

    When I called the customer care, they switched me around 3 times and explained to me that they did not want to pass the BUCK but this was not there problem. They then transfer me to a department that could not help me, who then transferred me back to customer care. NONE of the phones we returned had a cracked screen. IF I knew it did, do you think I would want to pay for the same phone that we returned FOUR TIMES!!! My other line (same brand phone) was sent back three times, and each time we received a refurbish phone. I was billed for something I did not authorize, and I would never authorize something that we had to return 4 times within a year.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2008

    I bought a T-Mobile sidekick for $300. For the first 6 months, I paid over $150 for service but now I currently pay over $120 a month for my service, and I am having various problems with my T-Mobile Sidekick 3. When I first bought the phone, it functioned properly for the first 3 months. After the three months, the phone began to malfunction - the SIM card couldn't be found, I couldn't receive or send text messages, I didn't have service, calls drop all the time, buttons do not function properly and many more problems. Since then I have been receiving a refurbished Sidekick 3 every month, for a $15 shipping fee, only to result in problems continuing.

    The week of August 20th, I was on a business trip and I really needed my phone but I had no service at all for a majority of the trip. Later when service was restored, I could not receive emails or text messages, but most importantly the phone states that there is no SIM card in my phone which is basically the brain of the phone. I called T-Mobile to resolve this problem and spoke to a Sidekick representative and I was told that personally they would not choose a Sidekick because customers have various problems with the phone and the phones are not good. After several hours of trying to help restore my service for use only to fail, I was told there is nothing they can do. Later on, the phone began to work but calls were only allowed to be sent and received but most of the calls were dropped, but I still did not have the option to send text or receive text messages or email or access the internet which I am paying $20 extra a month for.

    On September 9th, I called in with the same problems and the representative assisted me in testing the Sidekick which failed. I was told since there is a outage to the east of the Missouri River, there is nothing that be done. September 30th I called T-Mobile again and after a representative tried to fix my Sidekick but could not accomplish this once again, several representatives have told me the Sidekicks always have problems, and that if they send me another phone, it will be a refurbished one because 95% of the time, the replacement phone is refurbished. Refurbished products are products that had a problem and were sent out to the company for a fix which I have worked for video game stores, car audio stores and a cell phone company which from my job experience and personal experience refurbished products continue to have problems.

    After asking the representatives if they were in my situation what would they do, many of them said it's a bad situation but there is nothing they can do about it. I was transferred to the insurance company and I was told that they do not cover computer damage which in case is what the problem with my phone is. I was told my warranty was up on September 21st so I can either upgrade my contract and buy a new phone or pay $110 for a phone from the insurance company. Which is not fair because 75% of the time, I had my phone it didn't work properly and I am paying a bill for bad service. And I am being told to pay another $300 just to have a working phone.

    Right now I currently use my phone for my business, and also being a college graduate I use the phone to receive calls from potential employers. I was in the middle of a phone interview the week of 13 and my phone dropped a call which I could not return because the SIM card could not be found. I cannot have a nonworking phone and paying $120 a month and being asked to continuously dish out money because that is outrageous.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2008

    I have just recently opened a new family account, with two lines. I had gotten this account for my brother and his wife. My brother has financial problems and I need to close this account. T-Mobile is not willing to terminate my account without charging me $400.00. I have explained my situation to them and all they can say is there is nothing they can do for me. I feel that this is so unfair being the account is only a month old and the economy in our country is forcing us to get our priorities in order again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2008

    T-Mobile - Blackberry Pearl purchase.

    When I went shopping for a new phone at a T-Mobile Center, there were advertising signs all over the store that said that the Blackberry Pearl came with a mail-in rebate of $50. The sales person also said that I was eligible to the rebate. The $50 rebate put the phone within my price range, so I bought it.

    A couple of weeks after I had sent my rebate forms in, I got a letter in the mail stating that "purchases from an unqualified selling point are ineligible for the rebate program. The letter also said to call the T-Mobile Rebate Customer Care at * *** *** **** by February 15, 2009 to notify a customer care representative of your situation so your rebate can be reprocessed.? This all sounded very fishy to me. So I called.

    The customer care representative that answered the phone verified that I had purchased the phone at a qualified selling point. Here comes the twist. She said the real reason that I was not qualified for the rebate was because I did not have their internet service on my plan. None of the marketing signs at the store said anything about having internet service on the plan to be eligible for the rebate. I asked to speak with the supervisor because this is false advertising.

    When I talked to the supervisor, Dave (he did not want to give me his name), he said that the terms of the rebate was written on the rebate form. I was only given a rebate form at the store after I had made my purchase. I bought the phone because the rebate advertised all over the store made it affordable to me. Their sales person, the same person that reviewed my plan before I finalized the purchase, told me that I was eligible.

    The sad thing is that the Rebate Customer Care representative that answered the phone said that she gets a lot of calls concerning this same issue. Hundreds, if not thousands of people all over country are being cheated just like I was.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2008

    I'm living a night mare. I had their service for four years. When I tried to update my phone, after HOURS on the phone they sent an empty box. After spending HOURS on the phone I canceled the service. They then sent another phone. After not being able to get through to anyone on the phone I dropped the whole package off at the T-Mobile Foothill Store in Lake Forest, CA. That was in July.

    In August they sent a 'final bill' that I owe $597!. I have spent HOURS and HOURS and HOURS trying to reverse it. Saying over and over You're charging me for a service I never had for a phone I never used and your manager has had since July.? I was told, You can make payments. For what?!! I'm trying to get back the three months of service fees I paid for a service and phone I never had!! Unbelievable!!! In my opinion they are crooks!

    I FINALLY got them to reverse the first charges. I had to pick up the phone that the manager said was sitting on his desk since July. No customer service! They refuse to respond any kind of help on the three months of service. I've talked to two reps and sent e-mails. NO response.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2008

    We recently lost our home,like a lot of people. My husband is totally disabled and we live on a fixed income. We depended on our cell phone service in the past since he was so ill- we felt we always needed a phone. Plus our oldest daughter lives in Louisiana (aka hurricane country)and recently went through Hurricane Gustav.Those things coupled with the fact that we could not afford a landline made the cell phone necessary.

    After we lost our home we had to relocate in another state. I can only use the phone in our new digs if I stand right by one particular window- if I dont there is breaking up and dropped calls. Also since our move text messages are delayed by as much as 12 hours. Then there is the matter of the bill. We used every penny to relocate. I called T-Mobile to make payment arrangements. I got connected to financial care amd an hour later the bottom line was pay up by the 28th or get cut off.

    Out of desperation my youngest daughter(who helped us move) suggested we visit the local T-Mobile store and see if human contact might help. The manager called was shocked that we had been treated this way and immediately called T-Mobile to plead our case. T-Moblie agreed to let us pay 20.00 on the 14th (we had to use a friends checking account- my daughter paid the friend the 20.00 and T-Mobile deducted it on the 14th). The remaining balance on 124.00 would have to be paid no later than the 27th. We told her we would have no money until the 30th-why couldn't T-Mobile wait 3 lousy days? She said they had already bent over backwards and they would not do more. Then we tried to impress on this woman that that account could not be used again and she said come back to the store on the 27th and she would call again and see if maybe they would change their minds.

    Then something terrible happened. SHe became very concerned about why our bill was so high. She was downright indignant. And in that moment on ignorance we allowed her to change our plan to more minutes.THATS RIGHT. Now we have a new contract! No way out. To top it all off we went back on the 27th and she made the call. Of course nothing could be done and our cell service was slated to be cut off ASAP.

    Also our new bill is over 250.00 and we will have to pay the past due plus 40.00 to reinstate our cell service. I hate this service and despise the way we have been treated. We've been kicked enough. Now we have no emergency phone - Ihope nothing happens to my husband or one of my kids. T-Mobile's busines practices are reprehensible.

    The consequnces are unknown at this time except that we (the whole family)no longer has any peace of mind. MY husband illness is incurable and he is very ill. Also the T-Mobile store manager did not tell me that we now have a new contract due to the change she helpedus out with.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2008

    On December 22nd, 2006 Ive bought a T-Mobile pre-paid cell phone from the Hollywood T-Mobile store. The purchase is $132.06 for both the phone and its activation. On September 4th 2008, I had a visitor and I wanted to give him this phone to use in his brief visit. I bought a $25 refill card (at the local Walgreens) and followed the instructions on its back, refilling my phone by its number (which is on the screen whenever I open it). I then tried calling and was not able to. I called T-Mobile Customer Service and was told my number was given to someone else since I havent used the phone for 90 days. This was a total shock to me because those are not the terms I have on my phone and no one let me know that my number is taken away and my phone becomes useless (if I cannot even refill it, it means my $132 were spent in vain).

    When I heard that, I was very upset and wanted to get a phone line for my guest. I was told I cannot get the service unless I buy another Sim card and on the other hand, if I dont want to purchase other services, I cannot get my money back that means that I get no service and no refund. I asked to talk to a supervisor (named Christine) and she understood the absurdity and promised my Sim will be fixed within 24 to 72 hours and I could use the $25 on it. This was not optimal as my guest came for 10 days and the problem might be fixed after 3 days. Nevertheless I agreed and was expecting a call telling me when it is handled. That phone call was 3:15 hours.

    The next day, at about 8 PM, Christine called me and told me she didnt get her deal approved and I dont have choice but to lose my money without getting any service or buy more services. This is not acceptable to charge money for a service [they] cannot supply and, if did charge for it, must refund it as soon as realizing cannot deliver. At this stage I have no use any more for the pre-paid minutes (as my guest has left already) and I want the $25 Ive paid for the refill card back. I do not want another card or a new pin number as I dont know if I want to use it or when. I also want the phone to be unblocked and ready to be used whenever Ill need it.

    132+25=$157

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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2008

    My cell phone the motorola W490 stop working that i received 5/08 and I called 8/08. t-mobile sent me a replacement handset that the neighbor downstairs accepted wet from ups, when she brought it upstairs the box was wet. I contacted tmobile right away and spoke to a rep named ruthy which advised me to open the box and take return label out and affix it to the box. which i did and mailed it back

    now tmobile is charging me a hundred dollars after i notified them and did what they asked of me. Which I feel is unjustified the reps has been nasty to me and i was even interrogated. They said its nothing that they can do. They are charging me $100.00 plus taxes for the phone

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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2008

    Within 3 weeks i had to goto the t-moble store in lancaster CA 2 exchange my broken blackberry curve phone 4 times and they also gave me 3 different sim cards. in the 3 weeks and the problem was never solved!! so i was forced to cancell my survice with t-mobile. they are billing me for each day of those 3 weeks of service witch i did not have full service for those 3 weeks! i was getting droped calls and missed calls and sometimes could not receive or send out texts for up long periods of time.

    this problem has been oing on for 2 months and they keep sending me false bills with the wrong ammount that i owed. so if i would have paid that bill 2 months ago i would have been out 354.18!!! becasue now the bill is 101.78 because i brought it tho there attentiction that the amount was wrong they have changed the amount 4 times in 2 months!

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2008

    My step-daughter had a phone that was stolen. I filed an insurance claim and received another. That phone was a pile of junk as all insurance replacement phones are refurbished. Not only was the original phone free, but the refurbished phone cost me $70 and died within 2 months. I decided to upgrade her phone and order a new additional line of service for myself. Her new phone came in and was attached to a new phone number that bill collectors were calling day and night (that's another story in itself).

    I decided to go ahead and order another phone for my daughter's birthday (she wanted the new curve). Upon waiting for the phone for 2 weeks, I decided to call T-Mobile and find out where it was. They said the phone was delivered, but never signed for. In looking around my front yard and entry, I could not locate it. T-Mobile said they would send another phone, but I would have to wait until they received a new color since they were out of what I ordered. I finally received the phone 2 more weeks later. During that time, my curve crashed and I contacted T-Mobile to obtain a replacement. They ordered the replacement and sent me another refurbished phone. Again, I paid for a new phone and although it crashed (not by my doing), I received a 2nd hand phone.

    During all of this, I found the first new phone in my BACKYARD where apparently UPS placed it. I ended up being billed for the all the phones except the replacement one and in addition, had sent the broken phone back to T-Mobile in their prepaid pouch from UPS. Since then, I have been told by TMobile that they do not have a record of getting my broken phone and are billing me twice the amount of the new phones as a restocking fee. In placing several calls and trying to track down the phone (I was didn't write down the tracking number), I was told I had to pay.

    After 9 years of loyal service and all the trouble I've had over upgrading phones, I notified them I would be switching carriers if they didn't make things right. They said the best they could do was reduce my bill by $100 when it's a $400 charge for the broken phone. I will be moving all my service to another carrier!

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