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Verizon sells phones and phone plans across the United States. With stores and cell towers in every state, Verizon’s widespread reach allows customers to call, text or use data almost anywhere. Verizon customers can buy products from Apple, Samsung, Google and other phone manufacturers. The company also offers discounts for military members and first responders.

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Pros
  • 5G available in some areas
  • Discounts on multiple lines
  • Mix & match unlimited plans
  • Parental control app
Cons
  • Prices are higher for fewer lines
  • 5G not available in all areas

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed July 27, 2017

    Regret the switch from AT&T. Did the 650 switcher with Verizon (I give them my old phone and they pay off the installment plan up to $650). 2 months later, still waiting on my box. Have made two 45 min calls to customer service stating they can't give the box they promised me, I would have to create my own label. After demanding a manager, all of a sudden, they can send me a box and a label. Old phone bill about to go to collections because of the wait. Now I have to wait for the box, wait for them to get my phone, process and mail the prepaid card... then... at that time, I can pay off my old phone well after it would have gone to collections (I will have to pay out of pocket because Verizon is not messing up my credit). Very upset and will switch back as soon as my contract is up.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed July 26, 2017

    I walked into this store Succasunna, NJ where they have very younger group working. Note to self. Went into the store to take my tablet off my bill which means lowering my bill. This person sells me a jetpack which actually doesn't cost me anything. "FREE." Gotta love that word. Almost two months later I get a bill $60.00 more than my original bill of $383.00 a month. I call Verizon. I get a gentleman in Colorado helps me waive the activation charge, the line charge, the two year contract, cancellation charge. I just don't want anyone else to be scammed. It's so sad that I believed this. But after four hours on the phone with this kind gentleman he was able to help me and fix this mess this young inexperienced kid caused.

    I guess because I'm older the younger generation finds and feels they can take advantage of us. I have all paperwork even of this young man where he clearly writes on my paperwork no activations charge free and new bill goes down to $382.00. He was able to save me a dollar. He was so proud. I wish he could pay my $442.00 bill this month and all my aggravation he caused. I also drove to another store but they were unable to take it back because it was past the 14 day grace period. Which is crap.

    I have all documents and hope someone would do their job and look into this.. Four hours on the phone then try to write a complaint to Verizon so their corporate can fix issues. What a joke but they have us by the balls cause it's something. Nowadays you need a necessity and a car ride only to be turned away and told there is nothing they can do at that location. If I wasn't going to hurt someone I would of went right back to the original place and spoke with this kid but nope. He has a business card, doesn't answer the phone, mailbox full so on goes the story.

    So I just hope someone else but by now for sure he has done this to many. But Verizon headquarters should take some action in who they hire and how their training is. And please if there is any way I can file a complaint directly to Verizon headquarters please contact me. End result I worked with this gentleman in Colorado for four hours who I can't say enough good things about. He deserves a medal for putting up with me but he was able to do his job and Verizon should have more of him around. Thank you Mike in Colorado. Job well done.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed July 26, 2017

    Toward the end of the month, I received a warning that I have used up 95% of the data plan. This itself was strange since I usually use less than half of the allowance each month. To be safe, I turned the Cellular data usage off on my phone. About 5 days later, I got a message saying I have now overused the data and are charged for the additional data usage. In addition, the message suggested that I should upgrade to the plan that has higher data allowance. I called the customer service and told them that there must be a mistake. The rep on the phone, without getting into details, immediately said, "Yes, we are experiencing problems and we know the issues. We will take care of this. You will not be charged for the over usage."

    I thought this was strange because, this means, if I didn't call, they would have charged extra even though they admit they were having a problem. How many people would simply pay thinking they over used data and not question about it? A couple of weeks later, I get a bill and it turned out they DID charge extra $30 for the data over use AND changed my plan to higher data usage without my consent. I called back the customer service and asked what happened to the problem they admitted and the promise that they were going to take care of it. All they said was "You used the data and you have to pay. We can change back your plan to the original one, but you have to pay for the upgraded plan for this month because we can't process it now."

    When I pointed out about the fact they admitted they were having issues overcharging people for data usage, they totally ignored it, insisting "I don't know what you are talking about. You used the data, you pay for it." Even though I had the reference number and the date I called, what can I do when they shrug it off and keep repeating there is nothing they can do? I don't know how they get away with this sketchy business tactic. I think many people are being taken advantage of without knowing.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed July 25, 2017

    It was last November when I traded in a perfectly good Samsung phone on a trade upgrade deal for a discounted price on a new device. Even after numerous complaints with Verizon, I have yet to receive any credit for the trade and have been making monthly payments against a full priced phone. Their trade-in program is a scam. My advice is, keep your device as a spare and forget about turning it back in for any kind of credit.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 25, 2017

    Do not trust Verizon with auto-pay! They will steal from your account when you cancel services. I canceled services in the middle of their "service cycle". Verizon charged my account the next day for the full monthly pay. I called them for explanations. The billing dept said that my account will be reimbursed by the end of the billing period. It did not happen! When I called the billing dept again, they said that my phone was disconnected in the middle of cycle, but their policy is to charge me till the end of the cycle. I asked for a document I signed to agree on such terms and conditions. They do not have any. I was a loyal Customer for 5+ years, and Verizon sent me text message every time they charged my account. This last charge was applied to my account without any warning. Thieves!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed July 25, 2017

    This is my first time to use Verizon Wireless. In my area, it is almost monopoly. I want to share my experience with Verizon Wireless. I wanted to open 5 phones under my name and visited Verizon store. Since it was my first time to use mobile phone with Verizon, I want to know explicitly how much I pay per month. They just explain the family plan but never explain other charges such as activation fee, connection fee, penalty, reconnection charge etc. What do you think it is right? Even I asked any other charges, but they just told some other things. Since I do not have a credit card, I want to pay by cash or personal check. How do you think that they do not accept cash or check for the phone (actually 50%). I want to pay 100% by cash, but they do not accept. Don't you think it is strange? Since I lived in foreign country for long time, I am not familiar with this system. I did not get any phone bill via email and mail.

    Suddenly I cut out my 5 phones. They said I did not pay previous bill without any notice. What do you think about this? Next bill, they charge all different penalty such as late fee, reconnection fee etc. By calling Verizon, some of them were solved, but for reconnection fee, Verizon credited only 50%. If you are in this case, are you going to be satisfied with? Even that, I and my wife spent more than an hour in the morning. The reason I question my experience with Verizon Wireless is my first mobile phone in USA. I wonder whether the other phone companies are the same.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 25, 2017

    I have been with Verizon for over 15 years. I have loved the services, the network, etc. I have had at least closed to 10 lines of service, and have an estimated payment history of close to over 90,000 in payments of bills during my time with this service. From LG Spectrum to the Motorola Razor, to the Juke, LG 9800, to Blackberry Storm..., then to Iphone then finally Samsung from the S4 S5 S6 Note 5 as well as the current S7. My Family and I have had a great history with this company, for a long time with these line of phones, some would say I feel as if I have been a long time friend with this company, until recently... Since this unlimited service and the installment billing of the phones on the account, it has caused these plans to have my bill sky rocket in the stratosphere. I have tried to ask for help with this bill only to feel like a second rate no bill paying customer.

    In my time with VZW, JUST this year alone I escalated to a whopping 6492.47 in payments, estimated in the last 5 years to an overwhelming 32,462.35 in payments. Yes I could have bought a beautiful car for that amount. With that amount looming in my head to share with the customer service rep, we recently ported our service to another carrier, for the obvious reasons... Needless to say was not as efficient, as we were told, and WE WERE not happy. Tried to come back, and mind you, we were not even 30 days out the service, went to the WIN BACK program and ANDREA, didn't EVEN get on the phone after a positive transfer from VZW's Daffney said she understood the situation. ANDREA stated because we were disconnected (ported to T-Mobile) from them she would not be able to help me.

    This was truly hurtful, and a lesson well learned. I would rather pay for the worst service in the world than give anymore of my hard earned money to this company... 15 yrs and no respect at all. Why not be the best in customer service as well. BTW it wasn't just about the money, I just wanted to feel that you cared.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed July 24, 2017

    I recently bought an iPhone 7plus from Verizon and soon thereafter it would not charge or hold a charge. It was under warranty so I was mailed a new one "free of charge" only to then get daily messages that I had not shut off Where's my iPhone ~ when I had. 3 hours on the phone later and 6 tech support peeps didn't know how. I found it online. Now they claim I returned a phone that is defective ~ they claim the screen was cracked and it was not when I shipped it. They are charging my acct $395 FOR MY inconvenience! Two more hours on phone and now I ONLY have to pay for an insurance claim fee of $199!!! I can't disconnect because my contract buy out for devices is $1000! So I'm ** ~ inconvenienced and out $200 MORE and time and energy. Verizon sucks. Over a barrel and screwed.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 24, 2017

    First, they treat the prepaid customers as second class customers. The store wouldn't help you. No help from Twitter or Facebook. You have to call the 1866 number. You need to know the options to talk to a live person. Zero to connect to an agent doesn't work. They couldn't get my Verizon branded S6 Edge Plus internet access to work. Had two tickets opened with Technical Support. I gave up and ported my services to Simple Mobile. I had over two weeks left on my prepaid plan with Verizon. I contacted them today to have the balance on my account refunded and they are refusing to do so.

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    Price

    Reviewed July 24, 2017

    I called today to switch to the unlimited plan only to find out they do not allow discounts to your bill such as perks from your work plus they not only charge $110 for the plan, they go up on each device fee. Phones stay at $20 but iPad and MiFi goes to $20 from $10 and the MiFi is limited to 10 gigs at 4g speed per month then it drops to 3g speed. So even though you get unlimited data the speed drops???

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed July 23, 2017

    I hate Verizon. With all the hate I have in my body, down to my soul, I hate this company. At the end of the day, the fact that my internet connection sucks and is also provided by Verizon, is not lost on me. The fact that I can be in my own house, in the same room as my router and still not have WiFi is no accident I'm sure!!! We have been complaining about this for months and years. We keep getting the runaround and meanwhile, we have to renew our contracts, in order to not break one or the other of our lines and pay a penalty. So we are Screwed.

    We have never been able to get an answer as to why our internet is slow, lagging and regularly not connecting. We get to pay overage fees and then Verizon thinks it is oh so very special and compassionate, to give me the opportunity to charge pay more than twice as much as my current data bill, to have unlimited data (that we absolutely wouldn't need, if we weren't being robbed of data by horrible Verizon internet connection to begin with)!!!

    I am so sick of being strong armed by this company. I have paid overage fees previously as well, because Verizon Conveniently didn't inform me and my son, that his iPhone has a "glitch" that causes it to automatically turn off wifi and go to data, whenever the phone loses the wifi connection. They let me know after 3 months or so, of burning down the data limit and paying ridiculous amounts of overage fees. Thanks a lot Verizon.

    This is the modern day version of being raped and pillaged!!! I can't seem to get free of the tangled web I'm caught in with this provider, but I am now and will always continue, to implore that my family, co-workers, friends and even strangers, to go with Any Other Carrier... and to save themselves from this nightmare. I have never had more than month or two without further financial hardship endured as a result of this company. Today, as I stand not even 10 feet from my router, I have gone on "safety mode," because why? Oh Yeah, I Am Out Of Data Yet Again!!! Sick And Tired. The government broke up the monopoly when it was the Bell System, decades ago. They can't step in soon enough this time around.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 23, 2017

    The Cookeville Tn store always misleads the customers and also flat out lies to the customer to make a sale. Then you get your bill and the fees that they said they would waive... they didn't! Then you call the customer service line and they act like the customer is the liar! Poor customer service!!! I will NEVER do business there again!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 23, 2017

    Switch from Sprint to Verizon because of the lousy customer service. My family used about 8-10 gigs a month for years with Sprint. Our first bill with Verizon showed we used over 20 gigs, nothing changed other than our carriers. I complained and complained and finally found out one of their scams is to have your phone switch to mobile data even when you're on your own wi-fi. I fixed that and still they repeatedly claimed we used twice the data we really did. Even after upgrading our plan to over 20 gigs, I had buy extra storage almost every month. Countless people have complained about this but, apparently, they don't care about ripping people off. I'll add more to this later because after switching plans is when the fun really started. I have spent hours upon hours on the phone trying to talk some sense into them, but they talk in circles.

    They did things like telling me I couldn't cancel my account at the time because I prepay so since I already paid this month I had to wait until next month to cancel. But, then when I canceled they kept charging me. After I switched carriers they removed my access to my account so, it was difficult to track and show and prove the scams that had occurred. Numerous managers that have sworn to help me and never call back. A phone call to them takes hours and often midstream I had them hang up on me when they ran out of excuses for ripping us off on our bill. I have little choice but to pay their fraudulent bills, to save my credit and sue them for the fraudulent charges. I'd suggest everyone stay away from Verizon.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 22, 2017

    Recently I have been the victim of identity theft. Verizon, being ever so eager to make a sale did not check the fake id the identity thief used, or even bother to call me and verify the account. Now they finally know for a fact the ID was fake, but they are still threatening to make me pay $4,300.00 over three years if I do not get the police report filed in two weeks. Unfortunately, given the amount of paper work and documentation that needs to arrive in the mail (the identity thief stole my credit cards as well) it will probably take more than two weeks to file that report.

    Okay, the transaction was online. But STILL they could have easily verified the fake driver's license number, or call me (I have an existing account on Verizon, why would I need a new one with **?). They couldn't even be bothered to send a text verification. Verizon has a national reputation for being easy prey for identity thieves. They have faced multiple fraud related lawsuits in the past. If Verizon pretty much allows for thieves to steal from the public, they deserve to lose money due to fraud. They also deserve to not be in business.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed July 21, 2017

    Let me first say that I have been a customer of Verizon Wireless for over 10 years as I live in the country and do not have an abundant choice of internet providers in my area. I have a Jetpack that I use in my home and connect to a wireless printer a desk top and 2 different smart phones. Several years ago Verizon updated their service to 4G in an area approximately 9 miles from my home. Until that time I had not great but good service with my jetpack. I was able to access the internet when I wanted with little issue. When they updated the service in that area my service signal rolled from 4G to 3G to 1X so literally my service went down a lot. I contacted Verizon and after following all of their recommendations the technical support team decided that the issues had nothing to do with my equipment or where I lived but the issues were conceived when their people worked on the towers that triangle around my house.

    They "tweaked the towers" as the tech person told me and again I had decent signal that was stable. Jump to the last few months and I noticed that my signal had again been fluctuating from the 4G to 3G to 1X and I waited about 2 to 3 weeks and contacted customer service at Verizon who connected me to the technical support department who took down my issue and they followed up 24 to 48 hours to let me know that they were working on the issue. They had indicated to me that they could see the jetpack signal unable to lock down as we're speaking. They had me try all of my devices connected to WiFi and each one had the issue with the signal including my 2 smart phones in the home. They then contacted me via text that I am in a marginal coverage area and if I would like I could purchase a booster from them for $249.00. That was their solution.

    I had informed them that there was excellent service a couple miles from me and that was not even taken into consideration. Several days later I contacted them again with the same complaint. They asked me if my neighbors were having an issue and I explained to them that I had no idea if any of my neighbors were Verizon customers and their response was "Well, we haven't had any other complaints from customers in your area." They then reconnected me back to technical support who indicated that my signal may be rolling if there had been a high rise building built in the way of the signal. I laughed at that one as I literally can see one of the towers out of my front window. They told me they would check into it again and within 24 hours came back with the same cop out answer that we live in a marginal coverage area.

    I have checked their coverage map on numerous occasions and I can assure you that it does not indicate that I am in a marginal coverage area and if I am now, why was I not informed of this change by them when it became a marginal coverage area. You would think that when you have been with a company as long as we have that they would appreciate your patronage and they would work with you to find a solution. At this time I am weighing my options and I will soon be no longer paying them big bucks for a service they are providing that is defective. Verizon does not appreciate their customers that live in rural areas but I believe they think they have us all in a bind because of the limited access to these services. This is one customer that they will no longer take my money and advantage of.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed July 18, 2017

    Purchased 2 Apple phones and Asurion insurances with Verizon. My wife's phone stopped working. She went to the Verizon store, asked for help. They told her that her insurance would kick in, except, it may not be a new phone, refurbished. She went literally next door, to the Apple store. They immediately changed her phone. She told them she has Verizon. Now she lost her insurance, because it's not Verizon coded. There was no way she could have known that. Only thing she thought about, was that she wanted a new, not used, phone. I found out about Asurion having dropped her coverage, because of the last billing. So, I call Verizon, after 7 hours, which changed nothing, finally reached supervisor James. He is stationed in Arizona timezone +3 hours. After initial phone conversation, took over 1 week to reconnect. Wondered what happened to him, and left a message with his supervisor.

    James' only interest was to be polite because he knew it will be recorded. Outcome, nothing. Verizon' policy does not clearly state that you CANNOT go the Apple store to fix your iPhone, because it will void your insurance. It's crooked. And it is not the right way to support a good customer. This should be a class action against Verizon, of not clearly stating the differences between support from Asurion vs. Apple, and that it will void if you accept a non Verizon coded phone. Poor policy, poor support, lack of detailed fine print, lack of James' willingness to resolve this positively. We should have been reinstated with insurance, or other resolve. We have 2+ years with Verizon, over $5,000 - in phone payments, and looking for carrier with less attitude.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed July 18, 2017

    I have had so many issues with Verizon. I don't know where to start. Problems with international service not working while in Mexico, talking to reps who don't know what they are doing, excess charges being applied, being tricked into changing my plan which cancelled previous grand-fathered services, being tricked into purchasing a "free" tablet, and just constant having to call them to resolve issues. But the latest scam is what finally led me to switch service.

    I had issues with my Droid Turbo 2 for months. Many calls to Verizon and some issues were solved but there was a battery issue that left no alternative but to replace the phone. Before replacing the phone, I inspected it completely (phone was in a hard case with Mica protector on the screen, never dropped or exposed to water). I took it to a Verizon store and the rep told me it was perfect. My perfect phone was received by Verizon & found to be "damaged" & not covered by the insurance... I ended up being charged $299 for return of damaged phone. Unfortunately it's their word against mine so I am left having to pay the charge. The photo they sent me claims the phone was "bent". How does a phone get bent when it lives in your purse & is protected by a hard case? My biggest regret is that I did not switch sooner. I would not recommend Verizon to anyone!

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    Reviewed July 18, 2017

    I had Verizon wireless service in a rural area that had spotty coverage. There was no way to know how well Verzion's coverage in the area would be but they do promote how well they cover America. Right away I noticed when I attempted a call and the phone was showing 4G/LTE that it would immediately drop to 3G or 1X and approximately 3/4 of the time the call would not go through. On the times I could connect it would almost always drop the call after a few minutes. I got tired of starting a phone call asking the other party to take my number and call me back if we got disconnected. I called numerous times to Tech support and they were always nice but provided no solutions except happy to sell me a $180 Samsung cellphone extended which after a few months I disconnected as I saw an increase in dropped calls and the extender was not improving the situation and actually made it worse.

    All in all, I had 441 dropped called from February 2015 until June 2017 with 131 days on 1X service and 19 days with no service at all. I would like the Samsung Cell Extender refunded and compensation for the poor service or no service on those days listed. I have screenshots of the 1X and no service days. When I relocated to the area I was taking care of my Dad who was terminally ill with amyloidosis. One day he went into septic shock in the morning and I had to hold him up. I had to call 911 but could not get a signal. I had to yell and scream for about 10 minutes before a neighbor came over and called 911 for the ambulance. Unfortunately I cannot access my Verizon account to provide a receipt due to switching to a new provider.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2017

    Verizon are thieves. I canceled my account. Paid any outstanding balance and they are charging for another month. Absolutely, being robbed. Disgusting.

    There are no other words. Do not deal with Verizon! Biggest ripoff! WORST EVER!

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    Reviewed July 18, 2017

    CUSTOMER & CELL SERVICE IS JUST HORRIBLE. My husband and I are on a fixed income. We have been Verizon Wireless customers since it was Bell Atlantic 30 years ago. They are unwilling to work with us to change our billing cycle to match our social security distribution. My husband is a Veteran as well. SOOOOOO BAD!

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    Reviewed July 18, 2017

    I have been a faithful Verizon Wireless subscriber for approx 14 years until now, I had a very bad rudely experience with them recently. I had a heart attack about a month and a half ago and got a bit behind on my cell bill, when the account got a bit over a month behind, they abruptly suspended my account and turned off my services without any warning. When I did bring the account up to date and was only this month July owed approx 240.00. They said I still owed over $600.00 dollars and I did not owe this amount. When I spoke to 3 different supervisors they insisted the amount was correct and I owed this amount.

    I dropped services with them to go with AT&T who were very good to me as I have a bundle account with them and they were very happy to have my cell services with them. And then I get a notice I only owed $240.00 for this month from Verizon but it was too late at this point. I asked for a final bill and they said it was over $600.00 dollars again and they keep calling me every day. I hang up. I told the last supervisor if my services was not restored by 5 PM that day about two weeks ago that I would be switching services as I did. Now they want to make things right. My feeling is this, like banks they are never too big to fail. I would not recommend Verizon to my best enemy as they are not the best provider, who does not keep good accurate records!

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    Staff

    Reviewed July 17, 2017

    I switched to the unlimited data plan, use the hotspot for my tv. Was told that I get 10 gb in 4g and anything after that is in 3g. Why? What's the point of unlimited data. Not only that, it hardly ever works! Why do I pay all this money for service that only sometimes works? The rep said "oh that's weird, it should be working fine" so they are not willing to try and figure out why it doesn't work all the time. I hate this company!

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed July 17, 2017

    Stay away from VZW... Verizon converted our very decent 3g service to 4g about 2 years ago here in 38464. Our coverage immediately went down about 75%. It was like the 1990's when we only had one tower in the county. They eventually got the coverage somewhat better, but we still suffer many dropped calls and piss poor coverage in general. This in areas where we previously had good, solid coverage with 3g. We have dropped calls right in the middle of town and miles of major 4-lane highways now with ZERO coverage. While talking to a VZW corporate complaint rep, I was told that we were in an area of "service opportunity" and that they had no plans to fix the problem that they had caused. He also told me that 4g was never intended to enhance voice service that it was a data enhancement... If that is so, why does data availability and speed suck as well?

    I have raised so much Cain about the coverage that VZW replaced our Note 4's with Galaxy S8's. Which have exactly the same coverage as the Note 4's. We only have AT&T for competitive service and they cover areas that VZW has killed but in general they have never had as full coverage of our area as VZW. I am currently having to carry both a VZW AND AT&T phone just to be able to have service in the places that we previously had decent VZW coverage. Avoid VZW at all costs. Verizon Wireless 4g = HORRIBLE COVERAGE.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2017

    Since my phone is no longer under a contract, my service had been slowed by Verizon so much that it's almost useless. I'm a nurse and have to search for land lines or use my patient's landline to get info for their care. In my home I rarely have more than a bar or two. I also close certain apps and only to find they are turned back on, I then receive notification from Verizon that my data is almost used up and will have to purchase more. I used to think they were the best, but now I see it's just another sneaky company trying to take a customer's money for such awful service. So very disappointed.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed July 15, 2017

    We have been Verizon Wireless Customers for some time. We had a data plan for our tablets, as a backup in case we travel. We hardly used any data and just maintained it as a backup, faithfully paying our bills on time every month. Suddenly we were notified of overage charges, when we had not used the cellular data. I contacted Verizon and was assured they would remove the charges. I explained I was concerned someone had hacked our account and was using our data.

    Within a few days this happened again - all our devices had the cellular data turned OFF. I was again assured the overage charges would be removed. At this point I asked they cancel our service. They asked me to troubleshoot the device and I declined as we no longer trusted the issue would be taken care off. I insisted on canceling our wireless service with Verizon. Today when I called to inquire why there is a $220 final bill for a $60 dollar contract, I was told that the notes on the account stated not to remove the overage charges because I refused to troubleshoot the device. I was never informed that the previous promise by Verizon to remove the overage charges was contingent on troubleshooting the device. I was also informed that none of the notes stated the charges would be removed.

    Lesson learned: Audio record your conversations with Verizon Customer Service. Demand a transcript of the notes they put on your account. And be aware that Verizon resorts to punitive actions when you cancel your service with them. The customer service rep today told me that she was instructed that they would waive the overage charge if I restarted my service - but the charges would stay if I did not. Shady business practices, dishonest customer service representatives, and failure to address undue overage charges has turned me into a "Never again Verizon customer."

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    Reviewed July 15, 2017

    My account was debited two times for one transaction which overreacted my account and lead to my bank taking the amount again which was 183.00. This has been the worse experience I have ever had. This started a snowball effect with my bank. This has been the worse experience I ever had.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2017

    FYI - If you do not have access to your Verizon phone (i.e. lose it) and cannot remember your PIN, then you effectively cannot close your account. I have tried the email option multiple times trying to get a new temporary PIN. No in the store can help me, no one in customer service can help me. My advice, stay away. It's a racket. Watch your charges closely too. They upped mine randomly until I called about them.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2017

    I have been a Verizon customer since 2008. Recently my service has gotten so bad that I was not being able to use data at all. After going back and forth with Verizon for 3 months, their technical support department advised me that I lived in a marginal coverage area (all of a sudden). The technician also told me that if I was to cancel Verizon that they would waive the ETF and I get to keep my phone and I was told to hold on and not hang up till he made all those notes in the computer. I did cancel Verizon and what do you know!! I get a bill for ETF that Verizon refuses to waive and says it's company policy and that I do not have any confirmation of that conversation. I requested the recorded phone call records and was told someone would call me back. Before I hung up I asked the representative to give me a confirmation of this since I had nothing in writing. He gave me his name and said that is confirmation enough!!! What a BS company!

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    Reviewed July 12, 2017

    I have an Android Maxx in perfect condition that has lost the ability to take a charge. Verizon just told me I could pay off their phone and buy a new one or pay $50 for a new charger. Now, if this were a problem I created for this phone, I'd feel differently. However, I've known 3 people (also on my service plan) who have the EXACT SAME PHONE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. This tells me it is a flaw in their device. Their solution is for me to spend more money with them. The phone already cost as much as a laptop. Wish we could still get old Nextel's that never broke! See ya later Verizon, never again.

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    Reviewed July 12, 2017

    I tried to call maybe 200 times, always unfortunately "we are unable to connect your call at this time." I pay $80 for unlimited, but 2 hours ago my internet stopped work well, just 0.2 kbs/s. I called they answered 3 times, told "we will help you," and call 3 times disconnected, after 3 time, I always get this -- unfortunately "we are unable to connect your call at this time."

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    Reviewed July 11, 2017

    Charges added for things not requested. I have been a Verizon customer for several years. I always have to make extra trips to Verizon to remove extras I did not ask for or even declined. This happens every time we change phones. I think they should be looked at by someone, how many people are getting taken by this practice.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2017

    I subscribed for a month of international calling while traveling through Canada. I was not able to use it. I tried calling and texting as the plan said I could - never worked (yes I know to use the country codes). I looked on internet for help because I was not able to use my phone to call Verizon for help. That was useless as well. When I returned to the US I phoned Verizon and got their overseas call center. The representative was not helpful because she didn't understand English. Very frustrating experience. I am dropping Verizon and using one of their competitors. While in Canada other people from US with other phone companies had no trouble with international features. I will not recommend Verizon to others after bad experience.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2017

    The Verizon Fios wifi goes down without explanation and when calling customer service the stupid computer will not let you speak to a human being. I highly advise using anything you can to avoid this company & its service. If I could give zero stars I would.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2017

    The plan is 80 a month. Service sucks, slow 4G LTE. No hotspot or extras. Tried to go to postpaid. They wanted 125 down and I would keep my same phone. LOL. I'm going somewhere else. They lost my business. I can't wait to be done. When you call no human. That annoying lady always says "can't connect" or something else. For the #1 wireless company they treat their prepaid customers like garbage. They can stick this plan up their **. I'm done. Pissed. Poor excuse for a wireless company.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2017

    After exhausting all foreseeable options, we are writing to all of you. We have spent an inordinate amount of time on a problem that was initiated by a VERIZON representative at a Costco Wireless Kiosk in Southlake, TX. Let me explain. We are a retired couple, always seeking to be informed consumers who have frugally saved for our first iPhone purchases. What better phones to have for taking advantage of multiple wireless carriers continually competing with new enticing deals. We have trusted and relied on Costco since its existence in our area in 2001 and went there for our purchase. The Costco Wireless kiosk salesman did not give any information on iPhone 7 limitations with carriers but did suggest TMobile service. We were informed TMobile was quickly moving into the #1 carrier slot and was offering the best price for an unlimited call plan.

    We then made the difficult decision to leave Verizon Wireless, our previous carrier, and switch to TMobile. After a couple of trial service days, we felt TMobile worked adequately in the DFW Texas area. However, a few days later, we discovered it did not work in St. Joseph, MO where we spend a great deal of time with family. We then tried to cancel or back out of TMobile but were told we were 4 days past their 14-day cancellation period. TMobile gave no guidance as to going to Costco for a resolution. However, TMobile now tells us this would have been the avenue to pursue. We next called Costo Wireless kiosk and asked Jonathan how we could switch back to Verizon. To our good fortune (or so we thought), a visiting Verizon Representative, Richard, was there at the time. Jonathan relayed our situation and the Verizon Rep explained there would be no problem switching to Verizon.

    Jonathan was told by the Verizon rep that Verizon SIM cards could be inserted into our unlocked iPhone 7s and they would be activated immediately into the Verizon network. We asked again for assurance and received an affirmative. Instructions give us by TMobile that they required we wait for a period of 40 days before being allowed to pay off our phones and cancel. This caused another time delay. After unlocking phones, we went back to Jonathan at the Costco kiosk. He said he could take care of this immediately in their store or we could go directly to a Verizon store as they, unlike him, could possibly reinstate our previous cell phone plan price. We chose the Grapevine, TX location. Upon arrival we relayed our instructions to Customer Service. They never questioned if this conversion was possible. Several store employees worked on our phones unsuccessfully over 2 days and many hours.

    It was only then that Grapevine, TX Verizon store admitted they could not help us, that we had been given BAD/INCORRECT information from the Costco Verizon Rep. Let me clearly state that we believe VERIZON is the genesis of our situation. We are copying TMobile and Costco as to their responsibility in all of this. Wireless kiosk employees are not employed by Costco but the kiosks are granted the right to do business by Costco in Costco stores all over the US. Apple has been copied on this since a Costco Kiosk rep told us on 7/5/17 that it was recently discovered Apple made two different versions of their iPhone 7s. Version 1 is sold to Costco and has limited carrier availability. Version 2 is universal and is sold only in Apple Stores. Had we been informed of this at the time of purchase, we would have procured our iPhones directly from Apple.

    TMobile also stated their belief that their phones were universal in a Facebook message chat on 7/8 and 7/9/17. We are currently left with two paid off, unlocked, non-activated iPhones. Did we thoroughly read and understand all the fine print in contracts given us? Does anyone? Does Verizon require its employees to read the fine print on the phones they sell? Did we believe what we were told by those representing your companies? Yes and so did the Verizon employees in Grapevine, TX.

    We are from the generation who cautiously trusts the words of company representatives. We are feeling betrayed and lost in the maze of corporate mixed messages and accountability. We believe that Verizon is culpable and sincerely feel we should be given an even exchange of our new but useless iPhones for two new unlocked universal iPhones (7 with 32gb, and iPhone 7plus with 128gb). Many are responsible in this comedy of errors. The role that Costco/TMobile or Apple should play is not our call to make. We trust that this will get the proper and immediate attention deserved and that we will hear back from Verizon in a short order.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2017

    Sucks - I have been trying to get a "live" person on the phone now for 45 minutes now. I would listen to all the prompts, none mentioned anything about speaking to a representative which is what I wanted to do. The prompts would finally say "we are sorry you are having this trouble, goodbye", and then hang up. Finally got someone to chat with me. She said, "well maybe we are getting a lot of calls" and I said, "well then why doesn't the stupid recording say that." I am so angry. Still haven't talked to anyone. Will try later when they aren't so busy.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2017

    Pls don't trade in your phone with Verizon. They don't pay you visa card as they promise instead they pay you electronic gift card which can only be use at Verizon store to purchase a phone and sign up for a plan (they cheated me) and they have promo in which they pay EIP of other carrier in which other carrier don't accept Verizon gift card. So for you guys out there not the best carrier out there. They only after what they get.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2017

    They are straight up criminals. Years ago my wife and I separated. We had 4 phones, I took one, her and the kids had the other three. She got a separate account with the same phones while the lying thieves at Verizon kept billing me for 3 lines that didn't have phones on them claiming them to be under contract. On top of that they were billing me for crap apps like VZ navigator saying that I had to remove the apps from the phone, that were on another account, to stop being billed. Now they have a collection on my credit because I refused to pay their extortion demands. Anyone who thinks that violence is not the answer, is wrong when it comes to Verizon.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2017

    The rep upgraded me into a phone that isn't eligible for an upgrade until it's completely paid off. Even though he knows I upgrade frequently. So now I'm stuck with a phone that will not work for my business because all he cared about was selling me a phone. Do not do business with Verizon.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2017

    On the April 26, 2017 I canceled my Internet account with Verizon but on April 22, 2017 they already charged my CC for the next billing cycle. I called them and was told I will be refunded for 26 days. After waiting for two months for the refund I called them back. This time I was shuffled thru five departments to be told that I am not entitled for a refund because I was subscribed for Internet only. Couldn't they tell me this on the first place instead let me wait for a couple of months. Stay away from these crooks as far as you can.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2017

    Alright, so I had tried switching to Verizon three times now because my girlfriend has these services and the truly unlimited plan is enticing. However, every time I try, I get the same response; I can't use my own phone for the switch. I purchased my phone through AT&T out of pocket and have had two great years of use out of it as well as many more years still to go. The funny thing is that my phone(s) can go to any other network, be it T-Mobile, Metro PCS, etc... Except Verizon! I have tried 3 different phones and all had the same answer.

    Aside from having this issue, my girlfriend can't switch from Verizon due to the phone she got from her job which is Verizon locked; despite being told by Verizon when she got the phone that it was an unlocked phone and could carry any service. At this point I have two options, either buy another phone (which will be locked to Verizon) and be stuck with their customer service, or not get the chance to pay for Verizon services to get the same plan my girlfriend is on.

    Now I've come to a point I no longer want anything to do with Verizon. Your service sucks, your customer service sucks, and your policies suck. I wanted so much for you guys to be good, I tried so hard, but I refuse to buy a new phone just to appease your company standards. If I can't use my own phone which I worked hard to buy, then you don't deserve my money. I'll never use your crap again and anytime someone asks, I'll tell them my story in hopes it'll convince them to turn away too. No one should have to be told that their best isn't good enough and that's all Verizon's been doing to us.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2017

    Was no charge on new phone for update. Lied. Billed me monthly on new phone. Verizon pays their employees on a commission. I want someone to call me with Verizon or I will cancel 10 phones with them.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2017

    When my phone broke, I received a new one that was not the one I had ordered. This happened twice. Never was I quoted the price that I was charged. When I statement arrived, I called regarding charges. I was told they never received the other phones. Then another rep "found" them and told me what I owed which I paid at that time. Now I have been receiving calls on weekends, holidays, constantly about what I owe. Mistakes are mistakes on Verizon's part, however, the constant badgering about the balance without proper explanation is ridiculous. This company will be history very shortly. Their charges are insane to begin with and the badgering has about completely turned me off of this company. You are a shame!!!

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    Reviewed July 3, 2017

    According to the UNLIMITED DATA plan from Verizon, after 10gb you MAY be "prioritized" aka crippled if data traffic on the tower you are using becomes high. I live full time in campground and in RV less than 2 miles from the tower. The tower is alongside I-71 and there is no other towns within 10 miles with a population over 300 people. I get an AUTOMATIC text every month when we hit 10gb that our service is being limited to 3g.

    On Tuesday night at midnight when traffic is extremely light on the freeway I get a speed test of .17 mb/sec. Yes, point one 17 megabytes per second. I called Verizon as this is our ONLY option for internet service where we are and was told that it is unfortunate that our service is being limited but that is the plan we are on. We were suggested to upgrade to a premium plan and pay over $800 a month to get a level of service that would guarantee we would not be cut back.

    My complaint, ok I understand that we MAY BE limited during HIGH USE times but I submit that we are AUTOMATICALLY limited despite tower traffic and are doing this outside of their own rules and with the intent of forcing us to go back to a higher rate plan. We have been with Verizon for over 3 years and have paid an average of $600 a month for internet service. You would figure after paying a company $21,600 in 3 years they would be a little more accommodating. I am not asking for much, just for Verizon to live by their own rules. But the request falls on deaf ears so I suggest if you have other data options, use them as the big GREEDY Verizon will suck your wallet dry at any time it can and without any heart or soul. Verizon's UNLIMITED DATA plan is an out and out LIE! Don't get suckered in!

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    Reviewed July 3, 2017

    They don't even deserve 1 star. My husband and I had AT&T and our bill was very high so we saw a deal for the switch program. So we decided to switch over to Verizon. They said after we switched over we would send in our old phones and receive new ones and they would pay off what I owed on my phone thru AT&T. They were supposed to send us gift cards for the amount I owed so I could pay it off. They said everything was processing and we would be receiving them.

    A few months go by and nothing. So we call and they say it shows we don't owe anything on my husband's phone. We told them it was my phone not his. They said it was their mistake and they would fix it and get the cards sent to us. So we wait again still nothing. Then I received my first bill from the debt collectors for AT&T. We call again. This time they say they realize the problem and it's fixed and they are processing the order. They said it will take up to 15 days to receive them in the mail. Well more than 15 days comes and goes nothing. But I did receive another debt collection letter. So we call again. We talked to 3 different people and had to explain everything over and over. Two of them said they couldn't find anything in our account about this matter. And another person said it's been more than 60 days we can't do anything. So basically they kept acting like they had it fixed and they were sending it and now it's been 7 months and they won't do anything. I'm so frustrated!

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    Reviewed July 2, 2017

    I have been a loyal customer for 13 years and have had my phone for 3 years (1 year over upgrade eligibility). I am looking to upgrade to another iPhone and they only have options for full retail price no discount whatsoever. Even after talking to customer service they said there was nothing they could do and no promotions available. Seriously considering going to another carrier. Worst phone upgrades and customer loyalty service.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2017

    I was on the phone for 1 hour with their so called customer service. Each time, they told me to try the same procedure that did not solve the problem I had called for. I would not recommend Verizon to anyone, even people you dislike because they seem to thrive on customer dissatisfaction and will do nothing to help you... Run, don't walk from these fools.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2017

    They sold me a dream when I switched to their "unlimited" internet. I still don't know what the facts are. I went from never having issues to never having internet I pay so much for. I wish I could post the videos and emails and screenshots I have. Tomorrow I will just mass email all the corporate members of Verizon wireless and as well as every major news station I can possibly get the email addresses for. I have 12 videos of everyone saying one thing then an email coming in to tell me the 22 gigs of "unlimited" data applies to my entire account... which I have four people on recording before I switched saying it was per line... and another two tonight... like why would I switch out of my grandfathered plan of 43 gigs for 135? They won't put me back to my plan even though they falsely sold me something telling me lies.

    This company is a fraud and tomorrow I'm making it my goal to expose them. BBB, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND NEWS STATIONS... at the very least maybe I can get their stocks to drop a little with bad publicity. Jerks. 10 lines, 650 a month, for 7 years... I hope AT&T treats us like they want our money! Kick rocks Verizon... if you don't remember my name you surely won't forget it when I'm done... (Submitted email but can't submit recording of SEVERAL agents saying the complete opposite of his email).

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    Reviewed June 30, 2017

    We have unlimited talk, text, and 6 GB plan with Verizon. Have been Verizon customer for about 7 years now. But over the past year something has changed very negatively in terms of their customer service. We and many others have been mysteriously overcharged for data use! This happened multiple times, and after being overcharged for several months, this time I watched my data use very closely; I saw that my 3 GB got consumed within a week, while I certainly did not use that much of data! The irony is that they did not even send me a warning notification that I am about to finish my data (which they are supposed to).

    I called them and their customer representative apologized for the inconvenience and said to address my concern, he is going to waive this overcharge fee, temporarily increase my data limit from 6 to 16 GB (to get me through the end of the cycle), and credit my account with the cost difference of this additional 10 GB. So, in short he gave me additional 10 GB at no extra charge and waived my overcharge fee. I was very happy with his service and thank him. Later on, once the bill became available, it turned out that my entire plan was reset to this new plan of 16 GB and I was charged for all this additional fees of this plan ($110) and he only credited my account $35.

    So, I was obviously very frustrated and called Verizon and after being on the phone for about an hour first talking to another rep and then to a manager, the manager promised me that she is going to refund me for all these additional charges associated with the new plan and that she is going to reset my plan to what it was previously (6 GB). After about a week, nothing changed on my account, so I called again and talked to another rep and she said that I am not only responsible for those cost but I am also responsible for paying the cost of this new plan in the coming month which is going to be even more because with this new plan I am no longer eligible for previous discount I had on my plan. She threatened me that if I don't pay all these charges they will send my bills to the collection agency.

    I explained to her that I never agreed to a permanent change of plan and that I was told that the change will have no cost to me; after another lengthy discussions she said she can only reimburse me partially for the additional charges on past month bill, but I will be responsible for the all the additional charges of this new plan next month which at this point they cannot cancel or reset it as we are in the mid-cycle!!! I told her "This is not right, this is called ripping off the customer..." and she said we will investigate the case but until then I am responsible for all the charges!!!! And she said their investigation take up to a month!

    So in summary, 1) Your data mysteriously gets consumed. 2) They fail to send you warning notification. 3) Their customer service rep mislead and misinform you to agree to a new plan, making you believe that it will be temporary and free of charge. 4) You end up with a permanent and very expensive new plan with a bill that is twice more expensive. 5) You end up calling and every time spending one hour on the phone and their rep say they will fix it but after the call ends you see that they not only have fixed it but also have removed all the discounts from your account. 6) In the end they threaten you and say you are responsible for all the charges or we will send it to the collection agency.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2017

    I decided to leave my old carrier, Verizon had a promotion. "If you switch to us we'll pay off the balance of your old phone, you also must trade in your old phone to receive the promotion." The catch is if the balance of your old phone is 250.00 is owed and you trade in the old phone which according to Verizon is worth 50.00, verizon will minus your trade in from the balance that is owed. This will leave you a balance of 200.00 that you will owe on your previous phone. Then you will be credited to your verizon account $50.00 within three billing cycles or a e-card to spend on Verizon products. So you will not receive $250.00 to pay off your old balance you will receive a visa card for $200.00 which you will be responsible for paying the remaining $50.00. You have no choice as to how you want to receive your phone trade in amount. What a very crooked scheme. Beware of Verizon. I wish I would've stayed with my old carrier. I wouldn't have double bills to pay.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2017

    My Verizon DSL Internet account go out when it rains. After 5 years of enduring this, I called. Their solution was to wait for a sunny day or rewire my house and service to fiber. When one representative saw that I had stayed with them for so many years and been paying $100 a month for only sunny-day service, he actually laughed. I terminated the phone call then. I'll be terminating my DSL just as soon as I can find another provider. Customer service that laughs once you realize how much you've been paying for such poor service is to be avoided AT ALL COSTS (much less at $100 a month)!!!

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    Reviewed June 27, 2017

    I've been with Verizon for several years almost no month went by with my bill being anywhere close to what was promised. When I went to any Verizon store to get answers to my overbilling I was always told to call customer service. That is very very difficult to do. It requires countless hours on hold and or dialing tricks to get through to a live person such as dialing pound zero or zero zero zero. Most of the time I would end up connected to a computer that would hang up on me. About one in ten tries I could get through to a person.

    Most of the time they would tell me that they couldn't help me and I needed to go into my local Verizon store OR switch me to some other department such as service or tech support who would always tell me I had the wrong department and would switch me back. At best they would tell me they would look into it and call me back and to their credit sometimes somebody would call me back even sounding sincere that they would try to resolve my issues. I would always get a different story of why my bill had gone over the promised amount.

    One of their favorite excuses was that I had exceeded my data plan but even that excuse was exposed when I went to sea in Alaska for my summer job. I would spend three, four sometimes five weeks at Sea with absolutely no service (there are no cell towers in the Bering Sea that I understand.) so I asked them why or how I could go over my data limit with no service. Once they told me I was caught in a data loop, it was an accident and would have to pay the amount they asked for to keep my service and they would credit my account on the next billing cycle. They never did. Next time I came to Port I would call again spend half my time trying to get ahold of somebody. When I did they claim they never promised me they would credit my account and I would have to again pay more than the promised monthly rate to keep my service. I paid well over $1,500 in extra fees last summer to keep service.

    I've also experienced Verizon Wireless's scam on warranty. Upon my arrival back in Seattle at end of season I had a warranty claim on my phone and tablet I filed a claim. They quickly shipped me a new phone and tablet and I put the old phone and tablet I had in the return boxes. About a week later I received a text verifying the receipt of my returned phone and tablet. But on my next bill they charge me for a Galaxy 7 full retail price saying they never received it in the mail.

    I spent hours a day for over a week trying to get somebody at Verizon to help me straighten this out. The end result was they said they would only charge me $500 for the phone they lost. I'm easy going and I can understand a big company sometimes losing track of details but this goes far beyond that there is no doubt in my mind that the top management at Verizon has designed policy of deceiving customers with false promises, manipulating the bills to their benefit and engineered a system to frustrate you to the point of giving up. When I finally had enough of their dishonesty and lack of effort to do the right thing I tried to terminate my contract for lack of promised services they countered with. I would have to pay large fees well over $1,000 to terminate or they would report it on my credit. I took that as nothing short of blackmail.

    I've started talking to friends, family, and Associates about Verizon Wireless and have found no one who hasn't had a billing issue with them. In my mind Verizon has become the poster child for American corporate greed and dishonesty. I could pay the $500 for the phone they lost and just accept the loss of all the overpayments I've made and just go on with my life. I'm sure Verizon Wireless is counting on just such a reaction from me as they do most of the customers. A system this dishonest and deceitful can only happen by Design. I'm going to take the hit on my credit. I would rather do that than pay them another dime.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2017

    Verizon customer service is very poor but the network reliability is great. I wanted to convert the two phones on my account of many years to prepaid because it is less expensive. Keeping the same phones, just change the billing. Seems simple enough. It took seven customer support people and half a day to accomplish this. Actually it was not accomplished because a few weeks later one of the phones was disabled for lack of payment. They had disabled the old payment method but had not switched both phones to prepaid!! I got no notice that there was any problem. Customer support person number eight fixed the problem - I hope!! Why were these people unable to correctly make this simple change?

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    Reviewed June 25, 2017

    Originally set this account up as a Prepay long distance plan. Confirmed this with the sales rep when I purchased the modem/router box that plugs to the wireless that I would pay each month and the service would be available for long distance in the United States. I had the service for (2)+ years and my job needs changed and I started to travel. In that time I decided I would not need the service anymore and I shut the phone system down. Upon the service being unplugged/turned off the company apparently didn't know which department needed to be notified of the service being terminated but they keep a running bill going.

    This year in June 2017 they sent me a collection notice that they turned (3) months of service over to collections for not paying for service since Feb. Their claim is the account was never set up as a pre paid account even though I made the sales rep confirm it to me in writing at the store and called on the 1st bill to verify it was a pre paid account as well. Some time between getting the service started and having Verizon they made a switch even though the Supervisor said there as no such change. No department could find my account on calling and spent over 3 hours getting bounced around on calls between departments as well. Seriously pissed about my service and I am going to pursue legal counsel to find out if there are avenues to take this further.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2017

    We converted to the newest MiFi card by Verizon and their unlimited WiFi. This is far worse than dial up! The 4G is not 4G and the 3G is beyond slow. Beware that there is only 20G of the 4G and the last 2 months when converting to the 3G at end of 4G allotment, the card will not work. Required a phone call to Verizon and a reboot of the MiFi card. We are sharing this with everyone we know and several neighbors have already switched to Hughes Net. We are committed for another 2 years, but will switch to something else ASAP. We live in the country, so limited in our options. Terrible system. Do not buy this card or sign-up with Verizon!

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    Reviewed June 22, 2017

    Verizon Wireless Co is a Rip off company that always charge and have a hidden fee here and there. I have been with Verizon and they always tend to charge $40-50/month every time call. When you call to ask about your bill, they will tell you,"Oh you have this credit +$70 for this and you have been charged -90" which at the end you will pay more $40-50/Month. I can't believe that the Gov't knowing and having researches showing this will continue to allow them to charge this every month. Can you believe it how much they are earning if they charge monthly extra "28% of AT&T, 20% of Verizon, 12% of T-Mobile and 5% of Sprint customers?" It is absurd that the government would allow these big companies to get away with this. It is insane, ridiculous and BS!!!

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    Reviewed June 21, 2017

    At approximately between the hours of 10:30 and 11:30, 20 Jun 2017, I purchased a Verizon Wireless Samsung smartphone from a local Walmart. I attempted to activate it online but could not. I thought maybe it was because I was attempting to "port" a number over. Porting is bringing your old number over. I have spoken with over six customer service people over 24+ hours. It is 21 Jun 2017, 14:56 hrs... I am on hold awaiting results. I have been on the phone 45 minutes. I am embarrassed for choosing prepaid. Apologies can only go so far. There is friction here at work as the old phone is off and the new Verizon phone does not work. What a joke! My ticket number is **. Look it up Verizon supervisors and research the failure as prepaid customers are obviously a step lower in your customer pack. Thank You Gloria for getting things done and fixed!

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    Reviewed June 21, 2017

    Verizon's "any reason" insurance for my Turbo II phone was $11.00/month. Have had the phone 17 months, it crashed & burned. The DEDUCTIBLE for this phone is $149.00, which would be OK if I'd be getting a new one, but I'd be getting a refurbished. WHICH I COULD BUY FOR THAT PRICE. That's like a home insurance company saying that your insurance deductible is the value of your new house. WTF. Don't bother with their fake insurance "value": it's not.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2017

    I signed up with Verizon 5/8 and left on 5/24 (I believe, could be 5/25) due to the worst service imaginable. Though they pride themselves in internet capability, my service was slow and unreliable. This in NYC!! On the TV side, though I signed up for some "lifestyle" bundle I got the sports bundle (or the lifestyle bundle is seriously messed up). To add insult to injury though I had what seemed 20 channels for football or baseball or whatever, I had nothing for Tennis. Wow. How bad can you get? Because I had so many phone calls regarding internet, I never complained about the TV bundle. It was just too much.

    Finally I had enough and cancelled. I returned all equipment to the FIOS/Verizon store on 5/24 and I received a receipt and yet (this is not an exaggeration) I received 5 automated phone messages and 1 email during a 3 or so week period where I was dunned for not returning the equipment. Each time I called to say I did return it I was told to "ignore" the notices; that it would 45 days to update my account for the returned equipment and no one could guarantee the calls would stop (they did note it on their system). This simple statement tells you everything you need to know about Verizon! STAY AWAY.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2017

    I recently (as in 2 payments or less made) bought an LG G phone at a local Verizon Corporate store in Michigan. I love the design on the phone; however, it has been experiencing consistent service issues, such as "no service" notifications on boot up, which change after boot up complete, but horrible signal reception, odd screen flashes, not getting calls/text notifications, unable to make calls unless I'm on wifi, and so on. I took the phone into the store, as I feel it is defective - I was told that my ONLY option (other than to buy a NEW phone and pay twice) if the reset options did not work was to send it in, be without a phone for up to 2 weeks, and if not repaired, I would get a USED/RECONDITIONED phone as a replacement.

    Now I ask you - Why would I want to continue to pay for a phone that A: Does not work as expected. B: Would be replaced with a USED phone (i.e. someone else's problem), and C: No customer focused support? I used to have Alltel - They were the poster child for superior customer service. When Verizon first acquired them, they continued that trend, but in recent years have been sliding lower and lower, and will soon be on par with the poorly-reviewed AT&T service.

    In addition, the local tower here has become so degraded that we can barely receive signal, and Verizon refuses to beef up the tower. This tower has seen what I estimate as a 3-fold increase in traffic over the last 5 years, due to large amounts of construction in the area; however, Verizon does not feel the need to provide decent service. If Verizon hopes to maintain its customer base, they need to provide service and support that does not send customers out of the store fuming in frustration because they can't use the devices they are paying nearly $1000 for.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2017

    I will not so much even give this greedy company even one star, I have been a customer of Verizon for over 8 years. I recently came home from a 2 month hospital stay where I was on life support. I didn't realize my account was 19 days past due and today service was suspended. I called and asked if they would please extend service until Wednesday. They said no!!! It is 142.00 bill and they won't extend for 2 days. Not only is it heartless but bad business as I have always paid my bill. I am up for renewal. They have lost me as a customer.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2017

    Don't be fooled. Verizon baits you at one price, then switches the price. Verizon Wireless tells you that the prepaid plan are one price. What they don't tell you is that there is a $20/line access fee. WTF!? That's like going through a drive-through and getting charged a fee for them handing you your food. Verizon Wireless is poorly managed company. We will stay with Walmart Family Mobile.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2017

    I want to give a review of my horrific experience getting a new prepaid device with Verizon Wireless. I ordered an S7 online about a month ago, got a confirmation e-mail and everything. After several weeks I called Verizon to check on the status of the order, as my card had not been charged and I had not received the phone which was due to be shipped out only a week after ordering with 2 day shipping. After at least an hour on the phone going through Verizon's ridiculous menus that automatically hang up on the customer if the correct button is not pressed, I finally received an explanation that my order had been inexplicably cancelled. I was never informed of this cancellation in any way.

    I then proceeded to order through one of the sales representatives who said I would be receiving a confirmation e-mail within 2 days and would also receive the phone shortly with 2 day shipping. I did not receive an e-mail or phone call, but my credit card was charged for the phone. I called customer service again, being switched from department to department and menu to menu, often having to call back after the automated service hung up on me. I finally received the order number confirmation and was switched again to two different representatives to check on the status. I was informed that my order was AGAIN CANCELLED because my address was associated with fraudulent package handling.

    Basically the system kicked it out because they had somehow had a complaint from somebody once at this apartment building that somebody once did not get their package or somebody else signed for it. Their system then blanket market the entire apartment complex as a problem address to which they would not ship, however, I was never informed of this during the ordering process either time I ordered it. I was never informed of the cancellation of the order either. I was then told that that the only way to get a phone was to go to a Verizon store. I want to note that I receive packages from businesses at least 3 times a week to my apartment address. These are delivered from several different companies and delivered by FedEx, UPS, USPS, DHL, and the new Amazon Uber drivers.

    I have never had anything stolen or signed for by another party in the entire 3 years I have lived in this secured apartment building. I told Verizon customer service about this and that their policy was unacceptable, as was the fact that I was charged $678 for a phone order that was cancelled without notification. They informed me that I would be receiving a refund of this money in about 48 hours from the time it was cancelled. I want to note that most customer service representatives were friendly and helpful, but it seems that Verizon has a poor automated system that cancels orders without notification and hangs up on customers trying to resolve issues.

    It is additionally extremely difficult for a tech savvy person, such as myself, to order from their sad excuse for a website and to navigate their poorly designed automated phone menu system. For a company that should have technical expertise, I can only call their systems pathetic and antiquated. I am sad to have to switch my wireless company, as I like the actual service of Verizon when I don't have to contact them with problems. I do plan to try to go to a Verizon store, which is extremely inconvenient for a person as busy as myself. Hopefully I won't have to switch companies, but the outlook is very poor. Shame on Verizon Wireless for having such poor quality service. This is the kind of company that is ruining the reputation of corporations.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2017

    The Verizon phones we upgraded 10 months ago. For the past few months, calls are dropped and not receive. We returned to corporate store. They did something. The upgrades to system is worse. We haven't had this problem in over 6 years. Calls are not being received. What is there to do.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2017

    Purchased this Samsung Galaxy S7 - Gold PLATINUM on 7/18/16 for $672.00 with a 1 year warranty. After several months the phone would freeze from time to time but was able to reset it back to operating with no issues. On May 17, 2017 my phone locked for no apparent reason. I brought it into a Verizon store and sales associate was unable to determine problem. I finally received a ticket number and UPS label from Samsung on 5/23/17 and shipped out the same day. I finally get back on 6/3/17 from Samsung, get the phone up and running and it freezes again in about 1 hour. After numerous calls to Verizon and testing over the phone, phone resets, they decided to send me a replacement phone. I ask now "is this a new phone or refurbished." They said it's Refurbished!!! So now I get someone else's problem.

    So basically I paid $672.00 for a new phone for 11 months. They will not adjust the fee now that they are giving me a used phone. My contract was to pay for a new phone over 2 years of $672.00. My balance to date on the phone is $392.00 and I finish paying on 7/18/18. $392.00 for a used phone that is just ridiculous. Then they say they warranty used phone for 90 days free of charge. Then I can opt for extended warranty after that for $3.00 per month. If interested in this company make sure you do your homework before signing a contract. Contract states they will replace phone within 1 year of purchase. BE AWARE YOU DON'T KNOW WHO OR WHERE IT COMES FROM!!! IT'S NOT A NEW PHONE!!!

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed June 14, 2017

    I am a 76 year old real estate broker who occasionally travels in North America out of the USA, and who got burned financially by Verizon while using an international calling plan on a trip to Nassau about 10 years ago. I left the data service on while roaming, and the automatic update active on, which ran up over $600 in long distance fees on our 5 day trip. Lesson to SELF: BE PRUDENT WITH THOSE PRECIOUS MINUTES! So on a trip to Nassau in June of 2015, I asked for an international calling plan for both my wife and myself for our 8 day trip. As the rep explained the best plan, which would cost each of us about $85/mo, I was told that I could terminate both plans on our return, and the charges would be pro-rated. And even though I was very specific about the start and finish dates for the trip, I knew to call on our return to "turn off" this service, which I did. I used auto bill pay on this Verizon account.

    In January of 2016, my wife and I planned an 8 day trip to Bermuda, and went through the same request for service, and were given the same presentation of what to expect. Our trip was a disaster in that it rained every day, but most importantly, my new iPhone 6 was stolen on the first day. Unsettled, but feeling reasonably prepared for such an event, I called for a replace phone, which was covered by the insurance I had in effect at the time. But life wasn't that simple; I was told that federal law prohibited a new phone from being sent to me since we were out of the USA, and so I had to buy another handset locally to stay in touch with my wife during our trip. When we returned, I called to cut off the international calling feature... What I DIDN'T DO, was scrutinize the auto-billing payments to verify that those charges were terminated.

    Fast forward to June 7, 2017, when my wife and I prepared to make a short trip to celebrate our 10th anniversary of our union, and as we prepared for a mid-day departure, I learned that her iPhone6 had died that very morning, and she was very upset as she considered being away for 4 days and being unable to stay in touch with her children and siblings. Feeling no reasonable alternative, we drove to an area retail Verizon store and bought her a new iPhone 7+. We had also discussed removing my wife's phone from my account, and decided to do that while we waited. I also decided to ask why our collective bill was costing me about 380/mo. The rep observed that each line was being charged $85/mo for an International Travel Plan + another $3.99/mo for International Value Plan!

    Then we learned that these charges had been assessed to the account continuously since June of 2015 for a cumulative overcharge of approximately $4,272.00! I was blown away! The retail clerk had been most helpful, but advised me that I would need to speak with the Verizon Business office to address this overcharge. By then, the clock pointed to 4 PM, and with five hours of driving ahead of us to get to our destination, we postponed our trip and left the next day.

    The next day, on our long trip, I decided to begin the process of rectifying these charges. Little did I know how many iterations of "Customer Service" I would encounter. My first rep listened to my long tale of woe, and told me simply that "Verizon's position" on such matters was to consider that each bill, when paid, was regarded as a closed transaction. And so no refund could be paid on my account. I agreed that if the service was rendered, I could accept that. But in this case, charges not authorized accrued to my account for services that were never provided, and that this truth could be verified by checking my passport OR the record on no international activity on my two accounts during that entire period. She said she could not help; I asked to speak with a supervisor. She transferred me.

    Supervisor #1 listened to my lament and told me that she could authorize a 3-month credit my account with $534.00 (against my $4,272.00 overcharge); I told her that I could not agree to that and asked that she speak on my behalf with HER supervisor. She agreed and said that "someone" would call me back. OBTW: no service rep at this stage could return my call; up to this point it was always incumbent upon me to see if I could weave my way through their telephone labyrinth in order to continue my pursuit of an acceptable settlement. Supervisor #2 called me the following Monday and told me that she thought she could get me a credit of $1,100, but needed to secure approval of that amount from senior management; she'd "call me back". The next day, I was told that a request for an $1,800.00 amount had been denied by senior management, so the best they could do was $1,100.00, but that amount, again, "had to be approved".

    Finally, two days later, I received an final callback and was advised that my case had been reviewed by both senior service management AND an executive, and the "best they could do was a $510.00 credit for each line." I thought for a minute and in complete submission, agreed. When asked if I wanted to hold on the line while that credit was posted, I told her that on each of 3 prior attempts, the settlement amount actually offered me was lower than the prior offer, so she could either post the credit, or not. Eight hours later, NO CREDIT OF ANY KIND WAS POSTED TO MY ACCOUNT. So why did I take my time (and yours) to pour out my soul of this experience? I guess just out of righteous rage.

    I realize that I have some responsibility to look out for my own interests, and that by not catching the first error a month after we returned from our June 2015 trip, I contributed to the dilemma. But I could not get my arms around, even given my oversight (and Verizon's error) early on, how did the next Verizon rep not give me a heads up when I order the International Plan for my Jan 2016 trip? It was already being charged to my account! What's up with that? And finally, (and I know this is a bit naive), if it was clear that not one iota of activity occurred on these two lines at any time other than the two weeks that we were away, why couldn't some senior management type adjust the bill in some credible manner. No way to run a phone company, in my opinion. Thanks for listening.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2017

    I had not one but 2!!! Defective iPhones from Verizon in one year! When I returned each of them for a replacement, Verizon claimed they didn't get the phones (despite my providing them with tracking numbers) and then they added the cost of the replacement phone $699 to my bill - despite the fact that the replacement phone was a "reconditioned" phone (fmv of $300)! I have spent 10 hours of my life dealing with this incompetence -- it is inexcusable! Don't use Verizon!!!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed June 13, 2017

    I have been a customer for 5+ years and now that they have my business and a contract they have not been helpful in the least bit. After having my note 4 for 2 years it started acting up right as my phone was paid off. I went in to get this one warrantied and they told me I would have to send my phone in and wait several days to receive the warrantied phone. Obviously frustration was high. It is nearly impossible to run a business without a phone. So my only option was to re-sign up for a new plan with a new phone. I purchased the G5 and was never satisfied with the phone from the start. They told me to try it out for a few more days. In those few days I had dropped the phone and damaged it because the case was on order. Now the plastic casing on the phone has a hole in it.

    So their oh-so-wonderful response was then that I was stuck with the phone or I had to pay off the remainder $600 and sign a new contract??? The reception has been terrible. We have replaced sim cards and has gotten slightly better but still drops calls daily. I am now in month 3 of having this phone and the battery will only last until noon at best and has to be plugged back in to charge.

    Now that frustrations are even higher I have again called to give yet another opportunity for them to fix the problems. I was given 3 options. #1. Pay off phone. Buy a new one. #2. Warranty the phone and have a refurbished phone for the next 20 months. #3. Buy a used phone. At this point they will not even let me warranty the phone to get back into an old out-dated NOTE4. I thought I should share how caring and helpful all of the employees at Verizon have been as soon as there was a contract signed. Needless to say I will never recommend Verizon again unless it is to someone I want to suffer. Needless to say their coverage is lacking as well.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2017

    I bought the Verizon tablet because I was told it was the best in the market. I need it for my business. Every time I try to show my customers information that they ask for (video or pics) it shuts down. It then has to reload the 148 apps, taking about 15min and then it shuts down again. It was also suppose to hold a charge for a couple of days, but it doesn't. Takes a long time to charge. I sent it in for warranty work, within a few days they sent it back saying they just cleaned it and they could not duplicate the problems. It did hold a charge a little longer, but all the other problems are still there. I was told that to cancel it, I would have to pay the rest of the 2 years. Bottom line this tablet is a piece of junk and Verizon does not care.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2017

    I won't even go into all the valid reasons I've had to call VW customer service. I do believe their voice response system is set up "NOT TO TAKE YOUR CALL" at all. When I call, they always put me in queue, and try to drive me mad with annoying music and repeating "did you know, you can blahblahblah, just go to WWW.Verizonwireless.com.” Like I didn't try that first. There are so many things you can't do on VW.com - but they really don't want customers to call them. Wait time is always unacceptable, and sometime I've waited > 45 minutes only to be thrown into their voicemail system and by then, I could chew up a 10 penny nail. So, I hang up and that’s just what I believe they want. For me to stop bothering them.

    I have been a VW customer for 17 years and I was happy for most of those years however; VW has changed their approach to managing the call volume and their responsiveness (or lack of) to so many of us ‘loyal’ customers that I’ve began to really, really despise them. When I call, I just want a warm body to PICK UP THE FREAKIN’ PHONE.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2017

    First I want to start off by saying I was with Verizon for over 20 years, that being said, I left them due to misinformation by representatives including payments. I closed my account with them back in October. Prior to closing the acct I contacted Verizon Billing to find out how much I would be charged for canceling my acct. The phone acct I was aware of the correct amount, but as far as the tablet I was told 30.00. After I closed the account I was billed 90.00 (early termination) which according to the rep I spoke with did not include.

    Then I was paying them 25.00 a month plus payment on a prepaid Sprint card. The representative told me I had made 442.18 in payments, since January. I contacted their outside company who handles past due accounts. They told me I still have balance of 154.00. Spoke to another acct rep who claimed I was given misinformation and the amount is 154 and change. The acct rep also told me about payments made that I have other amounts. I am tired of all their constant misinformation they tell you concerning plans, payments, and equipment.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2017

    If you want quality customer service then DON'T switch to Verizon Wireless. It all started when I tried calling their "customer service" number for help. It was to my great dismay that there were no options available to get transferred to a live representative whatsoever!! I got ZERO help and the robot kept hanging up on me... "It seems you are having some trouble, thank you for calling Verizon Wireless... CLICK." UNBELIEVABLE. I had to call 20 times and all 20 times their useless automated system refused to transfer me to a representative and hung up on me. I was so frustrated and mad that I spent hours of my time on something that should have taken no more than 15 min.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2017

    In Dec 2016 we went to our local Verizon store to upgrade my wife's phone from a basic phone to a smartphone. She picked a Samsung Galaxy J3. We were supposed to pay for the phone at $7.00 per month for 3 months, then we would receive a $7.00 credit on the bill paid for by Verizon for the balance of the phone purchase. 4 months went by, and no credit. Went back to our local Verizon store and the clerk there called Verizon personally. Verizon customer rep told this clerk "that Verizon was behind in issuing the credits as they had been overwhelmed by the amount of customers taking advantage of this great deal". We gave them another month, and still no credit. Wife called Verizon directly and after a quite lengthy conversation she was told that Verizon would call back on Wednesday of next week. No phone call was ever received.

    Waited another week and called again. Same kind of runaround again. "We are looking into it and we will call you back next week." We are now on month # 6 and still no credit. We are going to go back to our local Verizon store again and have them call Verizon direct again and see what kind of story we get this time. We have been with Verizon ever since they bought out ComNet Cellular, approximately 17 or 18 years ago. Getting to the point where we are ready to switch providers and take our chances on their coverage. We live in central Wyoming and Verizon and Union are the only ones who have decent coverage.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2017

    We signed up for an unlimited plan 4 months ago, the first month went great and the data speed was good. Now we have noticed at the beginning of our billing cycle the data is much slower than it was the first month, then after we use our 10 GB and get our message from Verizon that we're slowing down to 3G. It at times slows down so much I can't even load a website. If you haven't signed up for an unlimited plan don't, it's so slow all month we have just as many speed issues before we get to our 10G allotment as we do after. Verizon is just robbing people blind cutting your service speed and calling it unlimited!

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    Reviewed June 11, 2017

    I spent nearly an hour trying to reach a person at Verizon. I could not find any avenue to a representative. When the recording asked me to tell it why I was calling, I told it I was calling "to reload my Verizon jetpack". Then it would say something like 'I'm having difficulty helping you. This must not be an issue that Verizon deals with." Next it would say goodbye and hang up. I called about 5 different Verizon phone numbers, trying all avenues and the same robot answers them all with the same menu. I called one of the Verizon stores and was told to just keep hitting zero and eventually I would get a rep. Nope. I got the same smug "Goodbye".

    Eventually I tried calling another one of their stores and found a sales person who was very helpful. He told me that as soon as I heard the robot starting to say "Thank you for calling..." immediately punch in 0#0#0#. Finally that worked! Unfortunately, what I need has to wait until Monday business hours. Turns out my jetpack is a corporate plan. I only use it once a year and had forgotten that. I tried to do a chat on-line, but even that wasn't possible. My need, to refill my jetpack, wasn't an option so I couldn't get through.

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    Reviewed June 10, 2017

    Applying for a mortgage and the bank checked my credit, Verizon Wireless and a company called Jefferson Capital Systems has a collection on my report for $1532.00 claiming I opened a cell account on 10/12/2016. I have NEVER had any type of account with Verizon. Have filed a dispute with credit bureaus and have tried to call Verizon to ask them to prove I have open account. Can't even get corporate to answer the phone.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2017

    I recently lost my phone. The phone was a flip phone. I went into a service location to report the loss and get a new phone. I was told that I needed to pay the outstanding balance on the phone, $64 and a current balance of $115. Then I was told the total I needed to pay was $199. I asked why there was a difference and I was told there was an "upgrade" fee. My response was, "for the exact same model flip phone?" I was told yes.

    Verizon defines "upgrade" in the following circumstances: Getting a better model or higher end phone, this is ok. Getting a phone that is an equivalent quality but perhaps different brand. Getting a phone that is the exact same model and brand, such as my case of the exact same flip phone. Getting a phone of lower quality or type. If I have a smartphone then move to a flip phone. This is how Verizon works, they promised that we had been long term customers and we would always have that service as a reward for being loyal customers. That's when they started using "Upgrade" to take those promised services away.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2017

    So I had a plan with 3 phones with 2 of my friends for a decent price. We had been making payments regularly online, but then that changed when we tried to pay in cash. I never complain about anything, but even months later this has me so fired up. It was a Friday and I went into the store just before I had to go to work. I gave one of the workers the $260 we owed so we could keep our phones on. The guy said it was paid in full, that I was all set, and I went on my way. The next day, our phones were shut off. We called trying to figure out what was going on, and for a few hours they said I never made any payment at all, then they decided to tell me I only paid $160. My friends were mad at me thinking I took the other hundred (I forgot to ask for the receipt for the transaction).

    So we went in there on Sunday to figure things out. The guy was adamant I only paid $160 when I gave him everything I had (I have near perfect memory). So we asked to see camera footage and he refused and got mad at us and very defensive when I asked questions. I made the mistake of throwing a chair at him and got kicked out by police who I was planning on calling. I thought I might be going crazy until I found out almost the exact same thing happened to another friend, and then my grandma! So here I am with $2,200 of debt towards a collection agency because of a clever devil. If you want to know, this is the Verizon store in Penn Yan NY. I hope those people get what's coming to them.

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    Price

    Reviewed June 9, 2017

    Up until 2 or 3 years ago I have had stellar service. Few and far concerns. However of late I have encountered new dead zones where they were not. I think a bit pricey but well worth it to have reliable service. I have friends with various other providers experience reception problems. I still think this is one of the best.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2017

    I've had Verizon for years and any problem (only a few) was taken care of. Minor ones were because I am in my 60's and am still having to be tutored occasionally. Customer service is excellent as is their national service.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2017

    Concern: Request to have Daughters phone accessible by both parents (divorced) for setting usage times/settings and monitoring. Stated there is no way without revealing the total privacy of the other party and all lines involved. A separate account was asked for to allow both divorced parents access and still allow the family rate as the number would remain the same along with the same payee. Stated this is not something that can be accommodated. That a separate account and full billing would be needed. Asked for President/CEO contact information, customer service rep did not know name of President/CEO and would not give out an email address. Asked for CIO name/email, did not know and would not give information. Stated there is a general email address that routes all emails to the appropriate parties.

    I stated this is a global legal issue that with today's technology advances one would think Verizon would be leading the way. I was placed on hold when I stated this will be going further than an email as there are legal parents involved with the control of a minors device. They stated Verizon has not options/solutions to accommodate. Letter generated to Roger Gurnani the CIO for Verizon:

    "I am saddened to find out that Verizon does not have an app or willingness to set up a separate account with a family plan discounted rate for dual parent monitoring. As divorced parents, neither would want to give the other parent full access to all lines on the account for privacy reasons. However both parents are in full agreement that they should have the same access rights to the phone for usage time and monitoring settings of their minor children.

    With this being said I would like a quick response on Verizon's willingness to accommodate this global issue for separated/divorced parents of minor children. A simple solution would be to discount the single phone line for the minor child and apply the heavily advertised family plan to that account as it is currently on a family plan. This would allow the phone number to be on a separate account and the login information can be shared between parties without privacy breaches of non-minors on the family plan. Thank you for taking the time to read this concern and assisting. Verizon Customer of >15 years."

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    Staff

    Reviewed June 8, 2017

    The woman who helped me with my iPhone which was not working correctly adequately answered all my questions and helped me exactly as needed. I appreciate all the help Verizon! I had a great experience with technical support. Fixed and done in under an hour for a pretty big process.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 8, 2017

    When my internet service suddenly went To 3G I called. After four calls 50 minutes of online chat they inform me there is nothing they can do. My four lines with them are stuck on 3G for internet until the end of billing cycle. Trying to operate a business when you can't get pages to load on phones or computers is ridiculous. Each representative told me something different about the problem and none were right. I'm now looking at other companies.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed June 8, 2017

    Verizon’s reliability is great but customer service does not follow through on what they promise. Also, their promotions are very misleading. Example: Buy an Iphone 7, trade in qualifying IPhone and get $650 cash back in two to three billing cycles. Truth is it takes almost 5 billing cycles and your credits are in 24 monthly. Your 5 payments that were made is supposedly credit back but is not. Program package is what they say but taxes and fees additional 10%.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2017

    Problems abound: poor audio quality, many times to a degree that communication is impossible. Customer support more than awful. Verizon does everything it can to avoid personal contact with a customer. If you are "lucky" enough to get thru, you reach someone with failing comprehension and communication skills. My last call pertained to being cut off on multiple calls with "unlimited" time available and being told I "needed to pay more money to continue my service". The non-English speaking girl I spoke with (Rye) said she fixed the problem when, in reality, all she did was wipe out my recorded voicemail message. These folks want to take your money and make customer service so difficult that you eventually give up.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2017

    Verizon has the worst customer service, the worst pricing, But the best coverage and reliability. I have been a Verizon customer for far too long. The only reason I stay with them is all my friends have poor reception and dropped calls. I'm just waiting for one of the other companies to improve their coverage.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed June 7, 2017

    When we moved to Las Vegas and our new home we had 5 bars, 2 years later we have 1 or none. Dropped calls all the time. Have called and they just give you bogus answer to why you are having the problem. They will let you out of your contract or will just let you go but they will not unlock your phone, you are forced to buy a new phone. Verizon could care less but now after losing 249,000 customers maybe they will start caring. I have spent hours on the phone with everyone from customer service to tech support and they do nothing but give you a line of BS.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2017

    Android smart phones are a bit complicated to use. We have people call us to say we just called them when our phone is actually in another room. This happens fairly often. A call block needs to be added with simple instructions for applying. We receive a lot of scam-type calls and have found no way to block those numbers. We signed up for DO NOT CALL but are told this only applies to numbers of legitimate businesses only. We also have the Verizon Mi-Fi which constantly cuts us off. For the cost, service should be better. Those who became Verizon customers when Verizon bought out Alltel were able to keep unlimited data. We were customers of Cellular One which was taken over by Verizon, but no consideration is given to long-time consumers.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed June 6, 2017

    Verizon is still not giving back refund after 6 month and denies it now: I have stopped my Verizon service in Philadelphia on Dec. 15, still did not received about $30 refund back, and now Jun 6, after six month, one special Verizon bill Department rep said there is even no refund. Verizon is charging for no service: I tried to get my new Verizon DSL/phone service in Maryland around Feb. 3, service was not activated on time. I gave Verizon additional week to activated the service again, still not activated. I cancelled the service immediately and started using Xfinity, which is accessible in 2 minutes. Though not getting Verizon service, Verizon was keeping sending me $70-$90 bill every month, and I have to call to clean up each month, but the same bill always kicks back.

    Verizon sent debt collection company harass my life: Now I even received a notice from Debt collection company, claiming I own Verizon money, threatening impacting my credit score. Verizon rep is not helpful but troublesome: Call the Verizon again, one special bill department rep was not helpful to solve the problem but started accusing no confirmation number for stopping service. The problem is if Verizon does not keep a good record on their end, they accuse customer.

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    Price

    Reviewed June 6, 2017

    I recently switched to Verizon and got the plan for $35 a month and was super happy with the price and telling friends to switch to Verizon also. Well I was reviewing my bill and seen a $20 line of access fee I was never told about. What's the point of pricing the plan at $35 when I have to pay an additional $20 and why wasn't I told about this? I should have stuck with U.S. Cellular.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed June 6, 2017

    I've been with them for years. I've traveled cross country in a motor home and with the exception of a few dead areas in mountains and valleys they have been great. Only place really hard to get out of was British Columbia and the Yukon. I don't know how their prices compare against other big name carriers. Right now - two smart phones, two tablets and a portable Wi-Fi and 4 gbs data and I'm paying $200 a month. Once in awhile I get lousy service due to their sales people not being either 100% honest or just not knowledgeable enough. Only go to Verizon stores, not those that just retail for Verizon. If you visit just the retail store you can find out about deals that the company store either won't tell you (which I think is the case.) about or perhaps they don't know about.

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    Punctuality & SpeedEase of Use

    Reviewed June 6, 2017

    I do like Verizon. I had to get WiFi at my house to be able to use my phone. That's with any company though. It's the area I live in, I guess. Where I live, it does get the best reception of all the companies I've tried. It's easy to use. It's fast. However, we are supposed to pay one set amount every month, and every month it's higher and there are always lots of extra fees. Can't understand that.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2017

    Called to close the account/cancel service. Was told that the account would be closed and last day of service would be 02/26/17. The request to cancel was in the middle of the billing cycle and I figured that I would have to eat the 1/2 of month. Since I was on paperless billing and I did not get an e-mail that a charge would be taking place on my credit card. I assumed that the account had been closed. Bad assumption. Did not notice that a charge, although 2/3 of previous billed amount was being put on the credit card. I had two lines/phones and they had only canceled one of the numbers. When I did notice it, it was 3 months after I had requested the account be closed. They will only refund less than 1/2 of the amount they had put on my card. Bottom line DON'T TRUST THEM TO DO WHAT THEY ARE TOLD TO DO, OR SAY THEY WILL.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageSales & Marketing

    Reviewed June 5, 2017

    Customer service in the retail branches varies: some very good, some downright horrible, especially when upgrading. The sales manager wants to sell, sell, sell! Fees charged by Verizon are fees by extortion. Better off in the 60's and 70's when phones were simply hard wired, somewhat dumb and not laced with hidden fees and extra charges. I’m waiting for another carrier to come our way, with better coverage.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed June 5, 2017

    This is the best company out there. The service is good. Customer service is very helpful. They have the stores in most towns where you can go one on one with reps with problems or concerns. I personally love Verizon but can no longer afford the cost. Being on minimal disability doesn't leave room for much. If you use your phone much and can afford it, this would be the company to go with.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 5, 2017

    Verizon provides consistent top level offerings with a wide variety for many audiences. In addition, their service is with minimal interruptions, if any, and they have excellent caring customer service agents.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed June 4, 2017

    I have had Verizon for a while. I used less than 6gbps a month between 4 of us because we had wifi. Anyways Verizon convinced me to go to any unlimited plan with hotspot and it will save me money in the long run. Said it would be good for traveling which I do a lot. It would be good for business and what not. Well I did and I got rid of my wifi. No more paying for it and going to hotels and paying and so forth heck yeah I was happy. It saved me a ton. One week went by and I couldn't connect to my hotspot. and when I did it was limited. So I thought it was a problem with my laptop. I used my buddies wifi and it worked great. 2 week went by and I still can't do the work I need to do because the hotspot is so slow it takes forever.

    I had a really important paper I had to send out to my job. I sent it at 9 am and my boss didn't receive it until 2 pm. I figured it's his connection. Well lo and behold it was because the hotspot was so slow that it wasn't sending out enough signal to send an email. Either was my point is that Verizon hotspot and internet and can you hear me now crap is false. I would never recommend Verizon to my enemy. Kiss my ass Verizon you ** suck and almost cost me my job. Back to wifi it is because I can't trust Verizon. Off to Sprint I go I guess who sucks also. Goodbye and good riddance you **.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2017

    Called Verizon about our unlimited plan today. We hit our 10GB limit and have been throttled until the next month. Well after speaking with them I have been assured it is running like it should be on 3G. However, we were never able to actually run a speed test because it is running so slow that the page won't come up to run a speed test. Absolutely ridiculous how can you assure me it is running properly without confirming the speeds are correct! Live in the country my only option is MiFi or DSL neither are good. Verizon was no help!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed June 4, 2017

    In 9 years I have not had a dropped phone call. Verizon produces what they are selling. Their customer service is hard to work with and I think the price is a little high BUT no matter where I go I have service.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2017

    It's a wonderful provider! I've had Verizon for years and years; in fact, I've had no other provider. Their service is incredible, and their phones are fantastic (great reception and reliability)...

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    Customer ServiceCoverageEase of Use

    Reviewed June 4, 2017

    I have been with Verizon for about 20 years. I do like Verizon for the ease of use and dependability. When I have a question I can go into one of their stores and get an answer. I have called and worked with customer service and have had great results. The only time I have had an issue with Verizon is when I travel to Florida. I do not get coverage there very well. I have not been to Florida for 2 years. I hope my next trip there it will be better.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed June 3, 2017

    I LOVE Verizon! I have great service and I don't find their prices any higher than the other major phone companies. I just recently paid off three of my devices online and my debit card was charged twice for two of the devices, an extra $359.00. I called Verizon immediately and the refund process was started. I had my money back in the standard 3-5 business days that it takes to credit a debit card. Accidents do happen and everyone I spoke to at Verizon was friendly and apologetic and understanding. They even gave me a $40 credit on my bill for having to wait for the process of refunding. Keep up the excellent work Verizon!!

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    CoverageSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed June 3, 2017

    Service where I live is, in Verizon's own words 'a dead zone'. Yet, on their coverage maps, my residence's location is clearly marked as being covered. As such, I'm told to buy a electronic signal booster. Also, the plan I am on limits the amount of usable gigabytes to 2 a month. Yet, for the same price as I'm paying, their advertising is touting 5 times that amount of gigabytes. They should be proactive in helping their customers, but, choose profits over service. The fact that Verizon can tout excellent coverage, despite only using proprietary cell towers is impressive. In known dead zones they should make deals with other carriers and piggy back on their towers. There is a new tower 2.5 miles away from my home which would solve their problem. However, Verizon is unyielding to such an idea. Across the country, I have not experienced coverage problems. Verizon's customer reps are easy to speak with and efficient.

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    Price

    Reviewed June 3, 2017

    Definitely the best reliability, but it's way too costly and they're always trying to increase it in more creative ways. Frustrating because they're so huge they don't need to price gouge. Buying phones/plans is like dealing with slimy used car salesmen. I wish they weren't the only good reliability option.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed June 3, 2017

    I am fed up with this provider. The salespeople speak double talk and it is very difficult to get a straight response on phone cost and phone insurance. The "great deal" I got on my LG 4G phone two years ago was a rip-off because I could have bought it for a lot less elsewhere. Then, my husband dropped it and couldn't get the recharger into its socket. I took it apart and got it in but it's not the best solution.

    I have been paying for insurance in case something happened to it. Now they tell me I have to pay a deductible of over a hundred dollars to get a refurbished phone and there's an over a hundred dollar deductible I have to pay on top of all I have paid for insurance. I also cannot get good reception in my home, but my husband can and he has the same phone as mine. I feel like they sold me a real bill of bull when I got it and I cannot understand why they are so expensive and still have data limits. We used to really like them but it seems they are only out to get money and not repeat customers.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed June 2, 2017

    Ad: Switch to Verizon and we'll give you up to $1000 to pay off your previous contract. Wrong. You get 1/2 of the $1000.00 and give you a credit of $10 or 11 per month for the 24 months. YOU pay off the other $500 out of pocket. They do not bill what they quote. I spent hours on the phone and at the store without getting an explanation of additional charges. Finally got the credit due. Do not expect anyone from Verizon to follow up or do what they say they will do. Verizon will filibuster and give you lots of imaginary hoops to jump through to get the payoff for the previous cell company. How they operate is most likely not illegal but these are the sleaziest people I have ever met. Ethics mean nothing as long as they get their inflated billing.

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    Price

    Reviewed June 2, 2017

    They charge you for the air you breathe. They are stealing your money in your face. They are the worst service I ever used and will never use again. Ever. I moved out state and they charged me $434 for moving out of state. Like I have to pay for moving, while having so much expenses already. They have no consideration. Will never use cell or house service again. They always extra charge and try to steal the most they can.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed June 2, 2017

    Verizon is the best Wireless phone company but the cost is far too high, and customer service SUCKS. I stay with Verizon because I have home phone and cable so I figured that Verizon would treat me right since I been with them almost 5 years. But they don't care about good paying customers. They just care about themselves!

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed June 2, 2017

    Residential customer service is impossible to get. I have had absolutely no problem with my cellphone coverage or internet package but had to have my landline disconnected because no one knew how to fix the problem.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed June 1, 2017

    Purchased a new LG K8 V phone from Verizon last fall. At the time I was going to buy another phone from Verizon but it was out of stock. So I was told that the K8 V was the new replacement model and I bought it. This spring the battery discharged to 3% and since that time the battery discharges in 1 to 1 and 1/2 days with very little use. It discharges in less than a day with very little use. So I tried to buy a new battery. Neither Verizon (who sold me the phone) nor LG (who made the phone) sells a battery for this brand new model. Verizon says that they support the phone but the battery is an "accessory" and they do not support accessories. LG doesn't sell a battery for this phone either.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed June 1, 2017

    Verizon Wireless was once known for good things on tv. But once you actually get to know them they are HORRIBLE. I placed an order to start new service 5/24 and was told I would not be billed if device never shipped. Device never shipped. Cancelled same day per my request to Verizon. Ok so I wait 2 days and the charge now has POSTED when I was lied and told it wouldn't. I called back and they said "fraud dept" has your order on hold. More BS. They then transferred me and fraud said "ok order is released and cancelled". I call back the next day and they say it's still on hold and not released. smh. They wait 4 DAYS later to process my cancelled order. Keep in mind they have already billed me when I was told I wouldn't.

    I called 28th and they said refund is process and reversed to my credit card. Look for refund next day and still nothing. I call back and get sent to every dept and Verizon and no one could track my refund and said no it wasn't reversed when I was told repeatedly that it was. I waited on the phone over an hour or two each call (15 total calls) to get no accurate info and I'm here out of $460.63 and no one knows anything. They are holding money all around the country that belongs to thousands of people and collecting interest in the account daily off ph holding our funds. They profit off holding our funds and give you excuses on why they stole your money. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH VERIZON WIRELESS. WOULD NOT WISH THIS UPON MY WORSE ENEMY. LOCATION CODE 0423101.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed June 1, 2017

    We purchased new iPhone on the 22nd and we decided to sign onto the One Talk system. The system didn't kick in till after midnight on Friday morning. That was when we started having problems. We realized that the iPhones were experiencing problems that my son in laws Android wasn't. We were told that the app was initially designed for Androids and they had adapted it for iPhone, so my husband switched his iPhone for an Android to hopefully resolve the problems we were having. We also tried to reverse course and go back to our old phone system, but it involved not only speaking to many people in Verizon Wireless, but also the landline Verizon company. Because of the holiday, the offices closed earlier and we had to wait till Tuesday morning to start the ball rolling to just get back to our old system.

    On Tuesday we scheduled the appointment they needed to reset up our numbers and the ultimate forwarding that we had. That appointment was for Friday.

    So until Friday we will have to deal with the following: right now if you call any of my business numbers you will hear silence for 60 seconds followed by a message telling you that all circuits are busy and to try the call later.

    Besides this, if you call my husbands cell number it will tell you that the person has a voice mail that hasn't been set up. While you are on the phone, you will not get a second call. They will either get the message I just wrote about or you will lose the call you're on. You will also lose the phone call you're on if you get a text message. At times the phone doesn't ring. It just vibrates so it's easy to miss. These problems are so systemic that I can't believe that they didn't know that the system was experiencing issues, and they chose to let their customers flounder through anyway.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed June 1, 2017

    After receiving offer to change to Verizon, offer ended early. Then wireless rep had to get okay to extend offer but billing was wrong for three bills and only amended after complaint to Public Service Commission. The network is good, takes effort to get what is promised.

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    Price

    Reviewed June 1, 2017

    While I wish they would reduce some of their pricing, I have been with them for more than a decade and find them easy to deal with. It is extremely rare that I am without an active and adequate signal. Very reputable, reliable service.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 31, 2017

    Verizon did not pay me for my switching fees, they said my phone had a cracked screen, which it did not when I sent it in. They offered to send it back which as of two months later they did not, now they say "too late you signed the agreement," so basically I am out $400! They tell you one thing when you call in just to get you off the phone, then when it is two months later they tell you tough luck. Terrible customers service, should have stayed at Sprint. At least they care about their customers!!!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 31, 2017

    A loyal customer of Verizon for 18 years. I didn't have a clue what another provider was like. Never checked to get better prices, I was always happy with Verizon. I just wanted a new phone for a good existing customer price. Verizon couldn't offer me something I was happy with unless of course I upgraded my plan from a 12 GB to the Unlimited Plan! Well I didn't need the upgraded plan, I needed a new device. I left Verizon. I'm now with a new provider. My husband took his Galaxy Note 4 which he loves, but Verizon refuses to unlock the phone so that he can use it with the other provider. We paid for that phone, that phone is not property of Verizon! It is so sad to be treated that way after so many years of loyalty.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 31, 2017

    Verizon has great customer service and are very polite and helpful. Just call them and ask for help. They help you understand what is going on. They stay with you on the cell phone until you are satisfied with the help that you were asking for.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 31, 2017

    Reliable service has been a mainstay for many years in a variety of local/remote service areas. Internet access is excellent in my area. Costs have been fair and not too extreme. Equipment for sale is always state of the art and decent pricing. Customer service is good on follow up and tracking issues.

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    CoveragePrice

    Reviewed May 31, 2017

    Verizon has excellent coverage and service. I rarely ever lose a signal. The caveat to this wonderful service, is the price! $$$$ They also are terrible in recognizing and or honoring their long time customers. I've been their customer for about 15 years. That being said, I don't have one privilege, thank you, happy birthday or nadda! Why am I still with them!!?

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed May 30, 2017

    $175 early termination fee. Verizon left my 4G turned on for a month and I used 202Gb. It was great and I had all my friends convinced this was the way to go. Then the 30 day intro period was done and it only took a day and a half to hit 3G which basically turns it off. Was using Jetpack to route data to computer, laptop, and phone. I was only a few days out of 30 day intro when it hit 10Gb and turned off (switched to 3G). They should have shown me the real picture during the first 30 days and I would have known that 3G is useless for me. This was dishonest bait and switch. Customer service is bad. Each time I call and spend an hour in conversation, then the next time you call they assume you are lying about what they told in the previous hour long conversation. This company is sour at the top where values are set. They deserve to go down to their competition.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 30, 2017

    This company continues to advertise how wonderful it is. Well it's a crock. With how much they bleed the consumer of money you think they would have better customer service and product. I had to wait 6 months for my prepaid card for switching service. Then after filing a complaint with the BBB, they call me and offer me 20 credit a month for the rest of my contract. Really? I have 2 phones on this account and my bill is 250. Sure they could do something better. Never switch to Verizon unless you have money to burn! Highway robbery.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePrice

    Reviewed May 30, 2017

    In August 2016, I had owned my LG G4 through Verizon for about a year and I had completely paid it off plus had insurance. One morning, I woke up to find my phone not working at all. I immediately took it to the closest Verizon store since I was on vacation and really needed a phone in case something happened back home. They tell me that a new update had permanently messed up my phone and was actually messing up many of the LG G4s. Because of this, they were not able to replace my phone with another LG G4. They offered me a Samsung Galaxy S5 since it had come out around the same time as my LG G4. I countered that because I did not break the phone, it could not be replaced, and that it was actually their fault. I thought I should get the newest version of my phone, the LG G5. They said the best they could do was the Samsung and it would arrive at the place I was staying within the next week.

    I told them I wanted a case and screen protector for my new phone and they said I would have to pay full price. After arguing that they broke my phone and were giving me a phone I didn't even like as replacement, they offered 50% off the case. All in all, their insurance is so bad that when they broke my phone, I ended up getting a replacement phone I didn't even like plus I had to pay for a new case.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 30, 2017

    I have been with Verizon for more than 25 years and you would think that would count for something, right? Not in a million years! My pay periods fluctuate, so I cannot always pay on the day due. I have never flaked out and not paid, just not on the day due. The minute the day passes, I start receiving calls, texts, and emails telling me I am late and threatening cancellation of service. Now, because it is considered harassment by law if they call more than once a day, they set it up so the myriad of calls come from different numbers. No other company treats its long-time customers so rudely, and on top of that, they gouge you for every little thing. My so-called free phone has been costing me every month, they tack on several types of tax, fees on fees, and the service sucks. I will be switching next month so I can finally rid myself of this greedy company.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed May 30, 2017

    Phone works well and I get service most everywhere and I did not with last provider. In most cases I am happy but it took several tries and a few stupid people to solve my problem of being charged for a tablet that had expired contract and did not work. Also, I find the wait at the stores way too long and some of the salespeople kind of zone out when talking to you.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed May 30, 2017

    I know Verizon & they have treated me fairly; actually I know your Company. I know all the big players and I boycott AT&T. However, No Contract... and please increase Data allotments across the board.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed May 30, 2017

    We have been pleased with VERIZON'S service. They seem to have the best coverage with almost no dropped calls. VERZION is easy to deal with. They have many locations where you can get help. As we have traveled we've always had coverage.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 29, 2017

    My Note 4 started experiencing functionality issues in January 2017. Several visits to the wireless store proved fruitless: common restarts, cache clearing, device backup (which anyone can do). Not to mention a faulty battery. Finally ordered a replacement phone. That one too was returned for same functionality issue. A 2nd replacement was ordered (March 2017), and the issue turned out to be a bad battery (which of course no one ever figures out, but incidentally gets disfigured by software/hardware upgrades) So I simply bought a new one. Voila, problem solved. No more faulty battery issues shutting down my device or interrupting functions.

    That 2nd replacement phone was promptly returned to the repair center. Well... not so fast. This time around the device mysteriously remained on my bill for 90 days, as marked "device not returned, customer owing", to a total of $980. Numerous calls to CS and Collections resulted in empty promises to remove the device blah blah. Now to discover over 7,000 registered consumer complaints against these bozos... I am done with contract devices, happily switching back to prepaid.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceEase of Use

    Reviewed May 29, 2017

    This company is a little pricey, and reliability of older phones (2yrs) services is spotty (they want upgrades). Customer service also never has authority to accomplish something at that moment (frustrating). However, online site is easy to navigate and over all coverage across the United States is better than others (I travel for work).

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoveragePrice

    Reviewed May 29, 2017

    Good service, okay customer support, most expensive mobile carrier. Coverage is better than everyone else's out there, cost is highest. They decided not to compete with other networks as they have best service. But that indifference has caused people to leave. Now other networks are offering cash, unlimited data, and lower prices and increasing their network. Even longtime customers like myself are evaluating if it would be better to have a phone with almost same service, unlimited data, no contract, and for a few less bucks.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed May 28, 2017

    Contract was completely bought out by AT&T over a year ago and Verizon continued charging on an account that no longer existed. Over $600 bill sent to collections. Ruined credit score, cannot take out any loans. A bill was never sent, nor were we contacted. Tried to take out a loan and we were denied because of this. We haven't been with Verizon for over a year and they continued charging while we have AT&T. We will be sure to never get Verizon and tell family and friends so we can hope to save them from the nightmare this has become for us. We can't get a new car, a house, or so much as a small loan for the next seven years. We can't even get any information on the bill. They told us it doesn't exist even though it's showing up on credit reports.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePrice

    Reviewed May 28, 2017

    I've read with interest some of the reviews. I've been a customer for many years now. I've had several issues. Each time however, I called and with very few exceptions, was treated well. My biggest complaint is the price. But with the coverage I get, I try to keep complaints to a dull roar.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2017

    We have had Sprint, another carrier, and now Verizon. It seems that Verizon is the only one in our area, that have enough towers to allow our phones to work where we live in Madisonville. So be sure when you are buying a phone, that you make sure you will have service at your residence. Just because the price is low, means they do not have good service, so be careful.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2017

    They are very reliable, but keep changing their plans and the prices keep going up. I have been a customer for over 25 years and do not feel I am treated any differently than a new customer. They do not reward for customer loyalty.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 28, 2017

    Only provider in Southeastern NM that is reliable, unable to drop phone from account without calling and listening to rep try to talk you into keeping a line that is not needed. Customer service polite but doesn't explain the options well. Too expensive and no longer able to upgrade without payments.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2017

    I signed up for the unlimited plan as I was tired of having $150 bills for my internet device and home phone. I use the internet for work and have to upload reports with numerous photos. I really was not worried about the speed dropping to 3G at a certain point because a couple of years ago that was all we had and I was still able to work on it. Well here I am in the first month and I received notification my speed was dropping to 3G, but it is SOOOO SLOW I can't even work on my internet connection. I guess Verizon thinks we are so stupid we don't remember that 3G speeds were not THAT slow. I swear it has dropped to about 1G. I can't even get pages to load. Wondering who else I can report them to.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 27, 2017

    I was hit by a car and had my sister call Verizon FIOS to let them know I would be late paying my bill. She actually called them 2 times and NO ONE ever even made a single note on my acct. They cut my service off and I still to this day can't even watch ON Demand 'cause of the restrictions they have on my account! If I could get out of this contract with Verizon, I would! They have no compassion for domestic violence victims!!! They should be ashamed! Verizon FIOS doesn't care about you as a customer!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 27, 2017

    Verizon keeps me connected no matter where I am and what conditions exist in that place/time. Verizon makes no excuses... they deliver. It's a little more expensive but my business can't afford communication outage and Verizon is highly reliable. Verizon has even started adjusting my cell minutes based on usage before I even ask which so far, has resulted in lower bills. What company does that? Outstanding customer service. Retail outlets and on line representatives are very courteous and find answers for me if they don't already know it. The technicians know their stuff and they are amazing.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2017

    Great range and service. I always have service even when others don't. Friends might get a better deal with other carriers, but you get what you pay for.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2017

    This company is the worst company I have ever seen in my life in the 21st century. The most inconvenient to talk. The most incompetent. The most inconsistent of their words. Overconfidence with a full of null. The most awful and I would even think they are very racist too. I have heard this from their employee saying that they would ignore to qualify for Verizon. If you want be qualified for Verizon, he told me that I need to have the most ** name could be ever possible. Their screening and everything is as worst as hell. The most awkward and centuries back. Unnecessary and time taking way of doing. I have seen this all and decide to leave them out. Anybody out there waiting to be partner with Verizon, they should think twice.

    Imagine i was there in their store trying to activate and start new service with Verizon from other provider with my own phones. They ask me to give them my ID and Social Security number. That way they would check my credit report and I said, "I am not taking any credit from and I am just buying the SIM card. Why do think you need to have my credit report?" They said, "It is our policy." Fine, then they came up with a need to make a deposit of $400 for each line, why do you need me to make a deposit of this much since I am not taking any equipment? They said, "You can check with your wife otherwise it our policy", we did and they said, "She is well qualified and you can make the order" and we made the order.

    Three days later we got a call saying send us three thing. Social Security card, identification card, bill that verifies our address. After we did this all they came and said, "You are only qualified for prepaid only". This is the worst. My advice to anybody is that make sure what you are intended to seek from Verizon ** before you make any decision.

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    Price

    Reviewed May 26, 2017

    They are a little above average but not spectacular. They offer phones they know have software glitches, but do not tell you before the purchase. A hint of dishonesty there. Their prices are becoming ridiculous.

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    PriceStaffEase of Use

    Reviewed May 26, 2017

    Verizon's reliability and ease of use is comparable to other carriers. The retail outlets are plentiful and they carry a good selection of phones and tech products. On the rare occasion I visit a retail store, there are never enough representatives though the greeter/scheduler is a nice addition. I'm just not happy with the cost. I feel the plans are overpriced. They should revamp their wireless plans to make it more competitive with T-Mobile, US Cellular etc. Plans should be unlimited and there are too many hidden fees and taxes added to the bill.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    First things first. If you were contemplating switching to Verizon, DON'T!!! Our Verizon saga begins back in September 2016, I purchased a iPhone 6 (Full price, for retail etc.) for my 15-year-old daughter. Almost immediately it started having problems. Not connecting to the Internet. Freezing up. Randomly calling people etc. So we went into the Verizon store, and they offered to issue us a "new phone" which basically means some refurbished piece of crap. Upon receiving the refurbished piece of crap, it took less than two weeks and it started automatically powering down, the ringer would not work, no volume control whatsoever etc. So back to the Verizon store we go. More bogus troubleshooting. Then they offered to send us another refurbished piece of crap. This phone showed up within a week, and within a week after that, the phone started freezing. Requiring a complete hard boot every time.

    So this time, instead of making a third trip into the store, I called Verizon directly. And was given the runaround would be the understatement of the century. I was put on hold repeatedly. Ask the same questions over and over again, and found myself repeatedly having to explain that we cannot "troubleshoot the phone" because the damn thing won't stay unfrozen. It was like trying to explain algebra to babies. Seriously... Anyway, after 53 minutes they finally offered to send me yet another refurbished piece of **. I insisted that I felt at this point it was fair that they replace the phone with another new phone. Which they refused to do. Apparently, no one there has the authority to make such a decision. Not the woman I was talking to. Or the "supervisors" that she repeatedly put me on hold to talk to. No one.

    Then on top of that. I am told that it's going to take 7 to 10 days for the new phone to arrive. At least going into the store, they would be willing to overnight the new phone. Calling the Verizon customer service center was an absolute waste of my time, a complete and total joke and they should be ashamed of their selves. After being transferred to tech support, and thinking no one could possibly be any more inept than the customer service, I learned I was wrong. The people in tech-support or worse. Much much worse. I implore anyone who is considering making the switch to Verizon to reconsider! You would have better luck, communicating with your friends and family via smoke signal than attempting to have a fully functioning properly working phone from Verizon.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePrice

    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    When I purchased a tablet for a child, then realized it required Verizon's "service charge monthly", I returned tablet (Online purchases are far more adequate.) They tack on their service automatically, but require that you "remind them" to cancel their "service charge" when returning. DAH! What part of this seems IMBALANCED AGAINST THE CUSTOMER. For the TWO YEARS, with 0.0 DATA USAGE on this acct., they continue to charge a $10.00 fee. With combined family members on acct., it was easy to miss this charge for far too long and they WON'T give you $$$ back (6-mo is their limit!). HO! HO! Clever, Verizon!

    Your Customer Service and Policies should soon push you right out of the market! Oh, and having a 10 day return policy STILL INVOLVES $35 restocking! You're good with selling your stuff, but you burn enough people (over 4,000 1-star reviews!) and you'll soon find yourself starving for customers! Do not walk into their store, they are only interested in getting your $$$$ and sticking you with charges they aren't even bending their little finger to earn! Store managers need a lesson in keeping customers! We've had mobile phones since early 80's but are about to switch carriers for the very first time in over 35 years!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    Billing error on Feb 5th - March 4th by the billing dept showing a credit of -$61.99. Then a past due bill the next month. There was no explanation just late fees and account put on hold. I have called several times to get a corrected copy of the Feb. - March bill. Was told Verizon is not going to redo the billing correctly. I have spent my time trying to figure this mess out and want to be compensated. The customer service really stinks and if they weren't the biggest they wouldn't be able to operate this way.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    My kids and I were on one account. I had been grandfathered into the old unlimited data plan and my teenagers shared 4gb of data with unlimited text and 1400 minutes talk. I called a rep to see what it would cost to get unlimited data. It was quoted with my husbands work discount, automatic payment and between the kids' account and my account I would be spending about $10 less a month for the switch. I learned that I had to set up a separate account for them which was not ideal but started to set it up. When I looked at the bill and added my new bill together it was about $70 higher than I originally was quoted.

    The rep I spoke with spoke to his manager and said they will put a re-occurring credit as they will honor what the first rep quoted me. Then I get my next bill and the price was still up $70 more. I called again and the rep said that they cannot give me a re-occurring credit and I asked them to listen to the first two calls I had as that was what was what was agreed to. The rep gave me another credit. Why is this happening? They sucked me into changing and then do not follow through on the pricing they committed to. I am still trying to fight this monthly. It is bad business practices and someone needs to correct this!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    I purchased the Unlimited Plan. I have 4 lines one being the Jetpack. I use the Jetpack for wifi and my internet because where I live I get NOTHING. Not that is any of their business. Upon purchasing the Unlimited Plan they upped my Jetpack line from $10 to $20. The first month was wonderful. I was excited and happy that I could finally have Internet. Then BAM! The next month I got a text notification stating my 10gb for the line was almost used up when the month before was 22gb. I couldn't understand for the life of me what was going on. So I called Verizon.

    Basically the gal in the phone stated they messed up last month and didn't cap the Jetpacks. I'm like What??? So it comes down to this, I'm paying an extra $10 for my Jetpack line and get half the data that my other lines are getting at 10gb instead of 22gb. So again WTF??? I told her it's dishonest and theft. I'll be looking at T-Mobile and a few other carriers. I'm done with their BS, lies and theft.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    I have been paying 180.00 a month for cell phone service for one line. Service constantly in and out and works when it wants to. I constantly have to turn my phone on and off to get to work for just 2 minutes. But VERIZON is always on point and on top of things when it comes time to get their $180.00 a month when my bill is due despite their crap service. I am so done, having advised my family and friends and am advising all else go RUN and not look back. Verizon is only interested in fattening their pockets no matter the expense to customers and/or anyone else.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    I signed on with Verizon last year in July. I was told my phone bill would be 276 a month for 4 lines which I said yes to. The first month bill went according to the agreement. The next month I received a bill for a whopping 1000 dollars. When I called customer service they told me it was equipment charges and etc. I was not told this at no time during getting the phones. I'm still stuck with a bill that's over 1000 dollars.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    Verizon is a reliable company for a wireless phone company, I would consider it to anyone... I've been with Verizon for over 30 years, its been awesome. When I have a problem they always come through.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    The agents are always very helpful, and I never drop a call. However the pricing I feel is very high compared to other carriers. It seems as though they treat new customers better than ones that have been with them for years. Other carriers are starting to compare in reception so I think Verizon is going to have to start making plans more enticing, like they already are trying to do with bringing back the unlimited data.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    Not friendly, nor reliable. You never speak to anyone who speaks perfect English! I've been waiting on a $100.00 credit for 6 months which means a trip to the store, because when I call customer service they don't know what I'm talking about. A lot of dropped calls lately. I am looking for new carrier when contract is up, rates are too high.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2017

    Reading another person's complaint about the speed cut almost in half after 10gb is news to me. I was under the impression it was after 20gb. It must be true, I've used just over 11gb and if you've ever been on a plan that bottlenecks you after you've used up your data? That's what it's like. You can't watch Netflix or sometimes barely before you've used 10gb. I like to mostly stream music and have a Spotify subscription. I was paying just over a $100 for 12gb when I found out I could save $25 by going to prepaid Verizon's 10gb plan plus one free bonus every month for setting up an automatic payment plan. Then unlimited came out and I switched back to postpaid receiving $5 off monthly bill for automatic payment plan. Now I pay $85.

    I'm thinking about going back but wondering if the entire network is at risk now that unlimited is out. I've never had Spotify cut out on me until after the switch. Peak time with Netflix very difficult. Network is definitely overloaded. The only plus side is no worries about running out of data but then, it seemed like I went through data much quicker precongested days. :/

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    Price

    Reviewed May 23, 2017

    Not sure what is going on with Verizon. I have been with them for a very long time and have stayed with them due to this fact. I have an older unlimited data plan which not interested in changing and lately since they brought back the unlimited data plan my data is slow and at times does not even work in my house where it used to work great. I am on the verge of leaving after so many years with them. The service sucks. My wifi works better than the data I pay all this money for. The service is not cheap and I can't get better service than this. I don't think so.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 22, 2017

    My bill is constantly fluctuating and when I call the billing department to complain they say they are going to adjust it but they don't. May-2016 $71.50, June-2016 $71.48, July-2016 $73.73, August-2016 $96.28, September-2016 $55.32, October-2016 $62.50, November-2016 $62.50, December-2016 $62.44, January-2017 $62.44, February-2017 $62.44, March-2017 $62.77, April-2017 $62.77, May-2017 $62.77. Total: $868.94.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2017

    Scammers - I have been a Verizon customer going on 7 years, never have I had a problem with them until a year and a half ago when we decided to upgrade our phones. First and foremost I assumed by upgrading it would be fair to say we were renewing our contract as that is what we were told. To our surprise Verizon doesn't do contracts anymore. They are month to month "a prepaid service" as customer service was trying to explain to me why my bill was $150.00 more than what it should have been for the first month due to the fact we had to pay a month to month fee for our new phones and a prorated difference since our plan was changed! Do what!?! I didnt know anything had changed, we were just upgrading!

    A few months down the road we decided to cancel our 3rd line which was for a tablet I never used. I called to have the 3rd line canceled... Specifically stating I did not want it suspended, that we no longer needed the extra line, and I was no longer wanting to be charged for something I chose not to use anymore. Next bill comes around and I'm charged for canceling the line and find out that I'm still being charged for it as well because it was only suspended. Needless to say I yet again am spending countless time on the phone with Verizon asking why they did exactly what I told them not to do. The man on the phone apologized and stated they would straighten this out right away, confirmed the line to be canceled, as well as straightening out the data issue, that we never seemed to have bf, now constantly going over.

    A few days later my husband is on his way to work and calls me from a buddy's phone, stating his phone is off. So here we are again calling Verizon to find out what the heck is going on. They proceed to tell me that I requested this line to be turned off and that I had to pay the remaining balance of $779 as this was the buy out... Excuse me! I of course told them that they turned off the wrong line, that the suspended line as clarified was to be canceled. Of course they saw the mistake and turned my husband's phone back on and took the charges off for the buy out.

    Next bill comes around and to my surprise they are charging me for an early deactivation fee. At this point I'm boiling! The nice young lady took the charge off and stayed on the phone with me as she also gave me a credit of $40 and wanted to make sure it reflected on my bill immediately. A week later I go to pay my bill and it is now over $400. Exhausting as it sounds I am back on the phone with Verizon yet again. This time irate. I tell them this is unacceptable, and I'm told "people make mistakes". Wrong thing to tell me at this point. So after I'm done ripping her a new one, I'm told if I look at my bill it also reflects a $0 balance for the following month due to the adjustments made. It was after the billing cycle had ended and blah blah blah blah.

    Still doesnt make sense as to why they just didnt put the credit on the next bill and was making me pay a 2 month bill in advance. But by this point I was done wasting so much time on the phone with them. So here we are now! My bills have been steadily accurate for a few months until I get my most recent bill. $1429.65. Yup that's right! I was informed I had used 63GB in overage data. I'm sorry but in all the years I have had Verizon I barely mark at 6GB. Being that I was getting nowhere with anyone from Verizon. I hung up in frustration. No overage texts either BTW.

    So after calming down a few days I call back, the recording tells me after I put in my PIN that my bill is now at $2200 and some change, now I'm livid. I wait to talk to someone, finally a lady gets on the phone, I tell her I want explanations as to what is going on... She states just in 10 days I used 109GB of data, for one that's bologna and not possible, we have wifi with AT&T that we use at home for everything. Even our phones due to the data charges we have had issues with Verizon in prior scenarios but too much to go into that. I explain this to the Verizon staff and I'm told they have a read only system. Okay but that read only system may have discrepancies as it has bf, but she assures me that is not the case, that there are no known technicalities. Cant explain to me why my next month bill is not even in yet and new "so called charges" are being added to this current bill that i just got.

    Needless to say Verizon has no customer service. You can prove to them all you want until you are blue in the face and it does not make a difference. After she said that, even though she saw where credits had been made for data overage charges prior and the fact that my line, in all the years I have had Verizon, has never exceeded on an average over 6GB of data, nor at any point did she request tech support or to look further into the discrepancy... I was only told they could take 20% of the data overage of the 63GB and for the 109GB, which for some reason that has been added to this bill (only the data not including my actual dues for phone service ex.), she could change our plan to unlimited and my bill will be $239.00. But I will still be responsible for the $1429.65 bill with the 20% discount on the 63GB of data overage.

    None of this makes sense, they dont make sense, and I honestly believe there is a lot of contradictory. My family doesnt use that much data with all our devices, laptops, tablets, and TVs at home in a month's span but Verizon states within 10days a person can use 109GB of data... I feel scammed and I wont pay to be scammed especially without justification and legit answers. Prior conversations with Verizon is so contradictory that I am only left to believe that something illegal is going on. Verizon will not get another dime from me!

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    Reviewed May 22, 2017

    Verizon Wireless has to be the absolute worst wireless service. I have an iPad that is on a Version Pre-paid plan. It can take it up to 48 hours to download a simple weather forecast. The service is so bad that our IT department had me connect the iPad to my phone via my Hotspot to receive even the simplest information. Is that stupid or what? If I use my AT&T hotspot it all works very well. Really, are you kidding me? I have to connect my Verizon connected iPad that I pay service for to my AT&T account via Wi-Fi hotspot to get my Verizon connected iPad to work. Called Verizon and got a 45-minute jerk around. The company sucks. I would never ever own a single Verizon product after this experience. When you are so large that you no longer gave a hoot about your customer service you need to be shut down. I operate this iPad from Kissimmee Florida. Looks like a lot of customers have Dropped Verizon and their stupid lying claim of less dropped calls!

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    Reviewed May 21, 2017

    Paying for the PREVIOUS month is a way for being charged the extra $5.00 late fee. My fee date is 31st - was accidentally late 2 months then paid just 2 WEEKS AGO, then today 20th was charged ANOTHER $5.00 late fee for last month. I JUST PAID 2 WEEKS AGO!!! This appears to be pay twice for one month? What do I do and pay yet ANOTHER fee by the 31st so I do not get yet ANOTHER $5.00 late fee??? This is JUST a tablet I hardly use and very disappointed was talked into it. I do not even like it any longer however stuck for another year before paid off... Then I will cancel not to return again as if I leave now will be charged yet more fees to close account!!! Was with Verizon twice before closing accounts (phone and hot spot with both charged with many overages fees so I cancelled because of bad service) and talked into tablet I am sorry to have now.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 20, 2017

    I sent my DROID Turbo 2 out to get the charging port repaired on April 25, 2017. The store clerk who assisted me contacted the technician to get an estimated quote and timeline, he had said it would take about a week and that I would get updated about my phone's progress and condition from the technician. Two and a half weeks later I had called my local store to get answers because I hadn't heard anything and the technician had hardly touch my phone and I didn't get an estimated time of completion.

    Finally I got the call that my phone was ready on May 18. I asked for the charge to be tested in store before I left. The problem had not been fixed. The store clerk called the technician for sending the phone back unrepaired and they told him, "It only charges when it's turned off." I waited three times longer than the original timeline to get my phone back in the same, exact condition. I am very dissatisfied with the job of the technician. It was his job to fix the issue and he couldn't even bother. I will however be thankful for the clerks who helped me. They were very kind and understanding of my situation and gave me a full refund. I will continue to go to the store but I will be very reluctant to send anything out to get repaired through them again.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2017

    If I could do it over again, I would not switch. I think it's a huge SCAM! Went into a Verizon store in September to switch carriers with the Verizon offer to pay up to $650 for switch fees. I ported 3 numbers over on 9/5/16. Completed the trade-in form on-line and submitted the final bill from the previous carrier on October 15, 2016. After getting the pre-paid label and box for one of the 2 phones I was trading-in, I mailed one phone and received a $55 credit (for a Samsung 6s) to my Verizon bill. After waiting a month or so I called about the Switch Fee Rebate and was told that the phone was sent on the wrong phone number. Not sure how this would be possible, because I ported over all 3 numbers from the previous carrier in store on the same day.

    After being on the phone for over 2 hours, I learned the phone number I sent for the trade-in and switch fee had not ported over completely. So now I had a past due balance for the one line still active with the previous carrier and was told it made the submission for the switch fee ineligible. Additionally, I wasn't even aware my son's phone # wasn't active - my son is in high school and rarely answers calls, but always returns text or calls back. I had been leaving voice mail, but didn't realize his VM was still active with the previous carrier. Ugghhhhh - we also incurred over data fees with Verizon since my son was completing all texting and messaging transactions via WiFi on his new Verizon phone.

    In December I called again regarding the Switch fee rebate, and after being on the phone over 3 hours, was told since I only submitted for one phone and it was past the 60 day time frame to submit the 2nd phone trade-in/rebate were not eligible. With a lot, and I mean a lot of complaining, I was finally transferred to someone who said the rebate for the 1st phone would be honored and a pre-paid visa card was being mailed, and they were able to create a transaction to have the second pre-paid label and box sent so I could send in the 2nd phone for trade-in. Got the rebate (pre-paid visa for $200) and pre-paid label/box to send the 2nd phone to Verizon in January. Received $12 for an iPhone 5c on my February VZ bill. Waited the 12 weeks as advised.

    As of today May 19, 2017, over 8 months, still no Switch Fee Rebate for the 2nd line. Called again this morning, first to the Switch center (844-408-8470). Talked with Lydia, who was extremely rude and told me I never submitted the final bill for the 2nd Switch fee!!! When I asked to speak to a someone who could confirm I had called before about this issue or to conference in with the trade-in department, or customer service department, or someone who could access my account to confirm I had sent two phones, I was put on hold for over 18 minutes, then the line rang, like I was being transferred to someone, but then just continued to ring. I let it ring for over two minutes, then called back to the Verizon customer service # (800-922-0204) and talked with Shay, who told me to call the Switch center #.

    Once again, with a lot of complaining, the customer service rep, Shay - who was very helpful, conference called the Switch center, in an effort to help resolve the Rebate, submission, never ending circling the drain saga. The Switch Center did confirm they had my Final Bill, and could access and view it since it was submitted back in October 2016, but they didn't have a ticket to process a Rebate and... yep... it's outside the 60 day window. Final answer today was the customer service rep was going to escalate the issue to see if a 2nd ticket can still be created so the switch fee rebate/prepaid visa card can be processed to reimburse me for the early termination fees I paid back to change to Verizon, and I would get an email letting me know IF the Switch Fee can be processed within 10 days! After 8 months, and multiple calls - still out of pocket over $300 to switch to Verizon.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2017

    I received one of two phones that I ordered. I contacted Verizon giving all information written on the packing slip; I received one phone for my upgrade plus accessories that I ordered for both new phones; but one phone was missing; the new phone with the new number they assigned me 4 days ago; the number that I put on the website that I created and Facebook page that I created with my new phone number. I spent 1/2 hour speaking with various Verizon representatives but had to get back to my job with an unsolved issue.

    Then I spent another hour on the phone with various Verizon Reps but finally got to someone who said that he resolved the issue and my new phone with the assigned number would be delivered the next day. Two days later no phone so I contacted Verizon again who sent me through to 3 departments and I tell them the same story (even though they say they have notes about the issue). They said that the problem was my credit card which did not go through 2 x probably due to the card company bouncing back because of 2 same charges at the same time (for the 2 phones) While they had me on hold for 15 minutes I called my credit card company and looked it up online and Chase assured me that they never denied the second $10.08 charge.

    I reported that to the Verizon supervisor and asked that if it was denied as she claimed why didn't they contact me via email or telephone. Then she tells me that the number that I was assigned was no longer available. Now I am waiting for the Supervisor's Supervisor to call me back tomorrow as that is when he is available in the Customer Care Department. What should Verizon have done to remedy the situation:

    1). Send out the original order correctly with 2 phones plus the accessories for 2 phones; 2). If there was a credit card snafu on their end or in any case, they should have contacted me, the customer, to notify me that there was a problem with the order (they did not, and there never was a credit card charge of $10.08 denied cause I verified that with my credit card company who said that they would have contacted me themselves); 3). The person that I spoke with on my second hourly Verizon conversation about this issue, Bryan, assured me that the new phone with my assigned number would be sent out, but there were no notes in my Verizon file about this conversation;

    4). The phone number assigned to me is "not available" yet when I call that number I get a recording saying that that number is no longer reachable (NOOO cause it was assigned to me); 5) In my second hourly conversation after not getting the phone promised by Bryan at Verizon Customer Care, I had to start all over again and they had to check the warehouse again about the package that I did receive and then the supervisor Cherie tells me that the warehouse ran out of the style phone that I ordered and only had one phone but 2 glass screen protectors and 2 Otto Protectors that they did ship to me; and now again for the third time I would have to place a new order but get a different number assigned to me.

    Verizon departments do not communicate with each other and even though I have to put in my pin number and answer their same questions repeatedly, they essentially pass the buck to the customer or it's a "glitch" in their system. They try to "handle the customer" but don't give the customer what was promised and what the customer needs; a new phone with the number that they assigned to me. Now that I'm thinking about it, my 20 years of Verizon Wireless patronage is not appreciated by this conglomerate. Singular Cellular or Cricket here I come!

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    Reviewed May 18, 2017

    First, the Android 7 Nougat update for S6 sucks. Second, there is no way to roll it back. Even when they tell me to do a factory reset (either way) it took hours only to find out the new default is Nougat... And I have to set up all my apps, screen, settings. Then when features stop working they offer a tool using the PC that takes all night and still doesn't do the job. Then they tell me I can pay $149 to get a rebuilt replacement or I can pay my last 3 payments and upgrade to a new phone (how is THAT going to save me any money?) and will likely still be stuck with a Nougat S8. T-Mobile, can I please come back?!

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    Reviewed May 17, 2017

    While you probably won't read this entire letter, suffice it to say I have lived through this entire experience for the past approximately six months. MANY of the events have been left out and will be mentioned at the arbitration hearing whenever and wherever that takes place. To start with, my family has been Verizon customers for well over 10 years, or rather had been. Never again will we be members and we promise to do whatever we can to discourage anyone else from being a Verizon customer.

    About eight months ago I was talking to a person in customer service who commented that the plan we then had was rather high and the amount could be reduced. I did not have time to find out more information so I had to call back at another time. Then I talked to a lady to whom I mentioned I wanted to lower our rates and why weren't we notified that this plan existed. She said we had already been notified. I asked for a copy of the letter or the email so I could see it. Her answer was, "Don't you ever watch television? We have been advertising the plan on television for months." I did hang up and call back to talk to someone else to change the plan.

    Supposedly my plan was drastically lowered and would become effective immediately. I had to call back again and talk to someone else when the invoice did not change and I was told the person I had talked to had told me about a discount that did not even exist. That started us down the road to really having a negative attitude toward your company. Apparently customer service is trained to come up with any story for a customer just to appease them and get them off the phone.

    Back in March I tried to contact customer service and a computer notified me my pin was incorrect and had to be changed. I was told by customer service that for my protection they were sending me a new pin. I said, "No, thank you. I would keep the same one I had had for 10+ years." AND I informed them that this change was not to protect me, but to protect them. I would take my chances with my old pin.

    I was then told by a supervisor that Verizon would no longer provide me with any customer service over the phone. I was only allowed to use the website, if I could even use that. So I simply notified them that because Verizon would not provide any service to me I would change companies. My feeling was the money I was paying each month should include customer service. They had no right to change the terms of the agreement without actually cancelling the agreement. You can't just change the terms of a contract without requiring a new contract or a mutual meeting of the minds going forward.

    I waited over a month and never received a final invoice. Then I initiated phone calls to try to have an invoice sent to me. Repeatedly I was told they could not send a final invoice since I did not have a pin. One lady actually laughed at the Verizon system in that I was asking for an invoice and they could not generate one. We both agreed your system is poorly set up.

    Finally, one lady told me I could go to a local Verizon store and show a photo ID. They could then print one out for me. I knew it was a silly idea, but just to prove her wrong, I drove to the store. When I mentioned why I was there, the store manager and a man behind the counter broke out laughing. I told them I knew the lady had no idea what she was talking about and they agreed and apologized for wasting my time. I told them I was just there for the experience of proving once again the people at customer service would say anything just to get me off the phone. People at customer service would constantly tell me how much I owe, but obviously no one is going to pay an apparent inflated bill just to pay it off. I did talk to one lady who was able to get into the system and generated an invoice to send to me. When I got it I immediately paid all the amounts except for $240 invoiced for not completing a contractual agreement.

    I have spent hours and hours and hours on the phone talking to anyone trying to get two goals. I would like a copy of the contract which supposedly exists somewhere. I need it for the arbitration hearing and to learn exactly what parts of it I violated when I cancelled. During one of my calls I was told by a lady named Nora that she was sending it to me. I talked to several people in the past week who have admitted that the contract was never sent.

    On May 15 I talked to eight people at Verizon trying to get a copy of the contract. Finally, one lady, whom I talked to for an hour said it was in their archives and no one knew how to get it out. She said she would email me later that day as to the result of their work. Of course I never received an email. She also said if I had to call back I would have to start over again. WHY? Do they really make notes in someone's account or is that just a ruse too? So, let's see what else has happened. I got a phone call from financial services before I received an invoice asking me to make a payment. Of course, I told her I needed to get an invoice first. THEN SHE SENT ME AN EMAIL A SHORT TIME AFTERWARDS! It was a promise to pay confirmation with amount due of $501.27 due on

    04/17/17.

    I received a phone call from financial services the morning of 5/15 before I started my two-hour phone marathon trying to get the contract. I explained to the person (I guess your company has no standards hiring people to collect debts) that I needed a copy of the contract I have been trying to obtain, or I would pay the $240 with the stipulation that I will receive it back if I win the arbitration hearing. Her answer? "I will just note that you refuse to set up a payment plan to pay the amount you owe."

    When I asked customer care about such a letter, I was told it had to be done by financial services. When I asked financial services, I was told it had to be done by customer care. I finally found one honest and understanding lady who asked if I would make up a pin so she could look in my account. I chose **. She laughed and said it would work then and in the future. Well, it lasted for that phone call. Another episode. I received a phone call at 5:56 AM on May 16 from your financial services. The number was 800-922-0204. I can forward a copy of my AT&T bill verifying it. And when I called the number back that evening, I was actually told by a woman that she would never do it, but it is not out of the ordinary. She said she would put a note in large red letters not to call me that early. I need a note in red letters to not get a call before 6:00 AM??? Your people are a class act.

    I have decided to simply tell everyone in financial services who calls from now on that I am recording the call. I have recorded them in the past and always got the comment that I cannot record the calls without their approval after telling them I was recording! Really??? Do these people even have a GED??? Someone calls me and I have to have their approval to record it??? Then I am told they cannot continue the phone call. Really breaks my heart. Are these people clueless to know that in the State of Arizona only one party is required to know a phone call is being recorded. I am even letting them know that any lies they tell will be recorded. Maybe they cannot carry on a discussion without lying.

    So let's think about this. Customer care actually checked with financial services and phone calls will continue until the money is paid. They do not care if it is going to arbitration or if it can be paid with assurance that it will be returned in I win arbitration. And all I want is a copy of this contract (IF it even exists) for the arbitration hearing. This letter is probably a waste of time, but at least I can use a lot of it to demonstrate what type of company they really run. I would also take real enjoyment in having customers, past and present, who owe Verizon learn that all they have to do is mention that they are recording the calls to have your collection department employees get upset and hang up. They deserve it for their lies and harassment.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2017

    I was offered unlimited internet from Verizon for my home installed 4G LTE internet. I was told after I used 10gb that my speed would be reduced to 3G at times the tower is congested. This is exactly how it worked the first month. The next month I noticed I had really low speeds during non busy night hours. I called Verizon and was informed that I hit my 10gb limit and my speed would be 3g or less for the remainder of the month. They said it was a glitch that it worked at 4g speeds the prior month and they did not care what the sales rep sold me and refused to help so I cancelled my account. It took a fight but I finally got Verizon to cancel my contract termination fee. Anytime I have had to call Verizon customer service have been horrible experiences with misinformation every call. Don't get scammed and stressed by Verizon's horrible service, there are better choices out there.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2017

    I've been with Verizon for years. They have always been a company that does business a little sketchy with their interests very obviously weighted towards making money without providing a fair service. I live in a rural area and the only way for me to gain access to high-speed internet is by going with Verizon 4G broadband internet. For years I've waited for the "Unlimited" plans to re-emerge and finally they brought it back. I was so excited and researched it heavily. Here is where they get you though. For the first 2 months they didn't throttle my service at all. I was able to use 4G and do everything I wanted to do, stream video, download game updates, online gaming, you name it no problems.

    Now they tell me that after 10GB of data usage on my router I am going to get throttle to 3G but get this, my 3G speed is 70kb/s. I'm sorry but that's NOT 3G!!! I've called and even have a transcript where the customer service rep says I should be getting 500 kb/s MINIMUM so at least I have a written copy should there ever be some sort of action against Verizon for fraudulent business practice. I will wait and see what the service techs say but it will be another one of those BS calls where they ask me if I have "turned the router off and back on?". Been there and done that. Nope I want my 4G or at least 500 kb/s when throttled.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2017

    Do not trust Verizon. Our family has been with Verizon for over ten years. We recently upgraded our plan to the unlimited plan. Note that the New typical monthly charges are quoted at $221.27. We received our bill and were surprised to see that we owed significantly more than indicated in our Verizon plan change confirmation. I spent over an hour in the local Verizon store with no resolution. DO NOT TRUST VERIZON CONTRACTS.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2017

    I couldn't prove it last time... 4 years ago... and now this year; Having paid all through my contract and paid in full a month, I switched accounts. I verified my account was paid in full and received multiple verification texts that the phone was deactivated as it should be. 60 days later an email comes through letting me know that my line has been cancelled for failure to pay and I have a month's payment due... Just like the last time I switched accounts with Verizon Wireless. I called and literally had to finally scream after thirty minutes of nonsense to speak to a supervisor. What they had chosen to do was reactivate my line, for no reason she could find, and though there was no usage or activity on the account (because it had been cancelled) she was happy to go ahead and get it corrected.

    I didn't catch them last time and didn't have the evidence to prove it. In the past what they did and what they will continue to do to other customers (we aren't all leaving Verizon but they treat us all as though we've left so they punish us) by waiting a month, activating your phone line again and making sure you have no access to it because you cancelled it. It's not your phone number anymore so they act like they can't find your account. You have to do A LOT OF WORK to PROVE to them that they are scamming you and that you are aware of it.

    If you don't catch it, like my last one, you end up being a part of their TAX WRITE OFF SCAM... they send you to collections with a charge off and they keep it in house so that you don't learn of it until you check your credit... and by then no matter who you call they tell you they can't help because THAT LINE IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. When you finally get to someone they tell you verbally that it has been corrected... but they don't fix it. They SELL YOUR FICTIONAL DEBT to collection companies.

    BUYER BEWARE!!! If you cancel your line with Verizon Wireless you have to log in with your Username every month until you find they've billed you sometime AFTER you have cancelled your line. Two times they've done it to me. I caught them red handed this time and have a recording of her admitting that they "reactivated the line"... not "we mistakenly didn't cancel it". They reactivated the line AFTER it had been verified as cancelled. Who handles that? The FCC vs. Verizon Wireless?

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    Reviewed May 16, 2017

    I bought a Verizon prepaid flip phone for my mom who was visiting for a few months outside of the US. The whole process of activation was a pain. I had the phone activated and set up for auto pay. After my mom left I no longer needed the phone, so I tried calling Verizon to simply deactivate the number and cancel auto pay. I was not able to get hold of anyone like there is literally no customer support and all you do is listen to the machine. I wasted over an hour on that. Next day I went to my closest Verizon store to deactivate the phone again. And again they said they can't do anything because the store is privately owned and I have to go to a different Verizon location (10 miles away) where they will be able to help me with that. Finally, I was able to drive to that location and they deactivated the phone.

    When I checked my bank statement the next day I saw that Verizon still billed me -$33 even though my phone was deactivated the day before. I tried calling the local number of the store and again no one answered but the machine. And again I went back to the store explained what happened. They called customer service. CS rep said that she is not seeing the phone being active and asked me if I had my phone with me *the flip phone*, so I can give her the barcode number... which I did not. She tried giving me the 800 number again and I said that "What's the point of the 800 number if I can't get hold of anyone?" So she said that she will call back, which they never did. WHAT A LAME COMPANY! I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME. I DO NOT RECOMMEND VERIZON TO ANYONE! It is not even about the $33 that I was charged... but wasted time and driving back and forth.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2017

    So many things go right in V Wireless stores, but what a mess the website it. Spent 6 hours trying to order a phone. VW website says you can search for 10, 25, 50 etc. miles around your desired store location. Forget it. VW just gives you the two nearest no matter what you enter. The larger geo buttons simply do not work; basically fake. Brick & mortar stores and the VW website do not coordinate stock--and are pretty nasty about each other on the phone. If you call a store directly and find out they have "many" of the item the websites says the store has "0" of, the stores can't do anything about what shows up online, and the website chat creatures will say it's the store's problem. Nice. Real team play.

    Once you order, you can pay $19.95 for two-day delivery. If the delivery address and the account address are different, the website automatically sends you a text so you can verify identity. When you verify, the website tells you it's all good and on the way. Only, none of that matters. Because when you call to find out why the order wasn't received, after waiting for a month or so online or via phone on hold, some sweet thing tells you the order didn't process because you didn't call into to verify that you really made the order. Naturally, there were no text or other messages from VW website to tell you you need to call in. Never mind there are about a million safeguards all the way through the online ordering process, including you have to use a credit card in your name, with usual CC safeguards.

    And that "two day delivery?" It's actually three days. Whatever day you order doesn't count. Hello??? Maybe VW should subcontract to Amazon. And, of course, the person you talk to says they are unable to process refunds for the $19.95 you paid for two day delivery. Naturally. What BS. In this day and age, VW should be embarrassed. You could order a car online with easier access, better results, and delivery when promised. What a pathetic website and web customer service.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2017

    I ordered 2 Verizon 7 iPhones using the Verizon Wireless After Thanksgiving promotion in 2016. I called in to verify my account was eligible for the promotion and was assured that I was and that if I paid the tax on the devices and would pay the first 90 days that my account would be credited going forward. After the 90 day period, the credit did not come, so in January I called to check as to why it had not come off. The rep informed me it would be 90 days from the return of my previous device before credit would be given. So when in 90 days from the time of the return of previous devices the credit still had not been completed, I again called Verizon support back and was informed the paperwork had been filled out incorrectly and was given a $30.00 credit for my inconvenience and was assured this would be rectified by my next billing statement.

    As you can imagine that did not happen and I again called the support in April. During this conversation, this rep informed me that when the phones were returned they had been credited incorrectly and that it appeared I was no longer eligible for the promotion, but she would fill out paperwork and could see that I had been calling for numerous months w/ no solution and felt that credit would be given and I would finally receive the promotion promised now 5 months ago. Fast forward to today when I again received a statement w/ you guessed it... no credits and bill as high as ever. I called in today, explained my whole situation for an millionth time, I have spent hours on hold over the last months with no less than a 45 min waiting period only to find out that they will not honor the promotional After Thanksgiving promotion.

    Now with a different excuse, now they are saying that I was never eligible in the first place and that the initial representative should have informed me of that. They offered me a $150.00 credit for my trouble today, but when I informed them that I wasn't happy and this bordered false advertisement, she place me on hold and came back with a $300.00 credit for my inconvenience with the agreement that I would understand the promotion was invalid for me. This promotion was for a free iPhone 7, I ordered 2 which I would not have done without the promotion. Now, without the promotion we are left paying over $1500.00 in monthly charges over 2 years. There is obviously a breakdown in advertisement rules and in the looks of the numerous complaints false advertisement with the promotions this isn't the first time. Where is the line drawn and who enforces these?

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    Reviewed May 15, 2017

    I have been a Verizon Wireless customer for over 10 years. Most recently within the past month and a half I have been receiving more dropped calls, more fuzzy broken up calls than I have ever had in the past 10 years. I called Verizon to notify them of the problem about a month-and-a-half ago and was told that the area I lived in was a spotty coverage area. Upon explaining to them that I had no issues with their service out in this area in the past 10 years they told me that the problem was that their towers were over congested due to high usage within the area. I've since called back around a month later and was basically told off since I had already put in a ticket about these issues getting worse.

    Verizon was unable to explain to me what the service issue was in the first place they kept writing me off as a customer since I live in a rural community. They were very rude and refuse to get to the actual problem even though I explained to them that the problems with the spotty service and fuzzy dropped calls began after a strong wind storm. I am not a happy customer and will be searching for my cell service options elsewhere. Verizon has no accountability when their product fails and they do not care about loyalty to their customers. Their service reps are rude and unwilling to try to help you resolve issues. I am confused as to why they can't figure out what the problem is causing them to have spotty service out in this area all the sudden when their service has been great the past 10 years!

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    Reviewed May 14, 2017

    I called Verizon customer service to inquire about putting international calling on my daughters phone. 'Vaan' asked for my 'PIN' - formerly called my billing password. I told her I only knew online passwords but by the 4th attempt came back to the billing password - which she said was correct - but I only had 3 times to get it right. I told her that I used all other passwords that were accurate with Verizon - and had keyed in my billing password in order to get to her. She wouldn't pass me to a supervisor and only could text my daughter's phone (who is not here) to unlock the account. Moreover - she just didn't care. Too big and no interest in account services.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2017

    Verizon does pulls every trick they can to increase your monthly Verizon bill. I was offered and encouraged to accept a "FREE" Verizon ellipsis 8 tablet as part of my order for Verizon service. After being told the tablet is free Verizon starts charging a monthly line charge for the tablet. Disclosure of the line charge is hidden in Verizon fine print in a not consumer friendly 5-page document.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2017

    We changed from 10 Gb to 20 Gb to 30Gb/mth because of the monthly overages to Verizon's unlimited data plan a month ago. In 10 days, we had used 10 Gb of data, so learned that our plan now slowed our speed to 3G. It is as if we have returned to dial-up. No videos. Minutes, not seconds to download web pages. And I work online. For this "privilege," we get to pay $238/month. This is outrageous. Verizon overprices their inferior products. If we could change carriers, we would. As soon as we can, we will. We do NOT recommend this company.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2017

    The charging port of a 14 month old droid turbo cellphone failed not due to operator error. Because the warranty has expired at 12 months, there is no option for replacement other than paying off remaining balance and purchasing a new phone to the tune of another $500. I was told I should have purchased insurance (which is not much less than the purchase of a phone). So I need insurance because Verizon sells a crappy product??? Why would I purchase a $500 device that lasts just until warranty expires? Will never purchase another Verizon device again. Customer service offered no other options.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2017

    Verizon has got to be right up there with Bank of America. I cancelled my phone service 2 or 3 months back and paid what was supposed to be a final bill. I received a past due notice today. They are now claiming the service was cancelled on the 9th and their billing cycle is on the 6th requiring me to pay a month of service for which I had no phone service. When I cancelled, my whole phone service was cancelled including an iPad phone number. Verizon is now saying the iPad no. was not cancelled and I owe an additional 2 months of service. What a bunch of crooks. Don't do business with Verizon if there is any other service available.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2017

    If I could rate minus stars I would. My wife (who was on Verizon) received what turned out to be a very deceptive promotion offering two "free" iPhones if I switched from AT&T. We went into a Verizon store to find out more information. Bottom line, the store clerk lied to us. He said we would also get two tablets for free. We didn't want them but he said, "Why not, they're free?" We took them figuring we'd give them away as a gift. The next month we were billed an $80 setup fee, $20/mo each and sales tax for the tablets. We were told we couldn't return the tablets because we were outside the 14 day return period (shorter than the 30 day billing period which is when we found out about the charges). A courteous regional manager, Steven **, eventually arranged for the return and credit.

    I set up paperless billing in June, and received the first email invoice in July, which I paid (I pay promptly when an invoice is received). I received only one additional email (or mail) invoice, December 22 (while I was out of the USA) showing a $764 past due amount. I attempted to go into my account on the Verizon website to find out what it was for. I wasn't able to access my account information. We were in Spain (where we were from November through mid April). I had arranged for my mail to be scanned and sent to me in Spain. I didn't receive any Verizon invoices there and as a result I didn't pay on the account. That's my accountability in the process. However, when I saw the $764 charge I attempted to communicate with Verizon (9 times zones away) via phone call and online chat. No success, and Verizon didn't answer my queries and messages. I eventually gave up figuring I'd straighten it out in person when I returned to the US.

    I got another email saying there was a past due $2200. Again I attempted to find out what this could be for. I had turned off the data service while out of the country. Maybe they charged us for the "Free phones." They had told us we would receive cards with the amount of the phones credited. We could use to pay for any Verizon charges, including the phones. We never received the cards, but the regional manager had already credited the account and we have the "purchase" invoice showing zero balance due.

    Then Verizon disconnected our phone service. I again attempted to communicate with them via online chat, and by calling from Spain via Skype. Again no satisfaction. All I'm wanting to do is find out what they are charging such high amounts for, what the proper amount is so we can pay and reestablish service. When I couldn't access my account information and Verizon again didn't respond to my questions I again gave up and again figured I'd straighten it out in person when I was back in the US.

    When we got home we found in our mail a collection notice from a collection agency. Our account had been turned over for collection. I again contacted the regional manager figuring it was better to talk with a human with some decision making authority. He said he wouldn't be able to access my account information since it was now in collection. He gave me a customer service number.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2017

    Without a doubt the worst customer service support I have encountered period. From the very beginning my wife and I had trouble with this repulsive company. They give us faulty devices. Blatantly lied about resolving our billing issue. Screwed up our account. Extremely rude to us over the phone. Wouldn't respond to us. The list goes on and on. Not to mention they're extravagantly overpriced. I wouldn't use this phone company ever again!

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    Reviewed May 11, 2017

    When they upgraded my phone on my anniversary, they didn't in anyway shape or form tell me I would have a device payment and user fee, actually they screwed me so bad I ended up owing over 3k. NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM VERIZON, DON'T BE A FOOL.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2017

    I am a senior citizen. I live on social security. I've had Verizon accounts for 15 years and spent LOTS of money for their products. And yet now that I'm old and infirm and really need a reliable phone, suddenly I have NO network coverage. ANYWHERE! I've been waiting for an important call from my doctor as well as one from my caregiver, but then I realized today that I will never get those calls because I have no network connection! No connection here at my home in Gold Beach, OR and no connection in Crescent City, CA.

    My bill is paid by auto-debit, so that's not the problem. And when I tried "phoning" Verizon through my laptop I was told that I'd have to physically come into a Verizon store with a photo ID in order to be helped by customer service. WTF? That's not a trivial thing. I live many miles from a real Verizon store! There should be some protection for old people like me in rural areas (for whom phone coverage is crucial) against this treatment. Why the hell couldn't they help me by phone (via my laptop & wifi)? Why must I drive more than 100 miles to a real Verizon store in order to sort out a problem at THEIR END? Who can I contact with this complaint that can investigate Verizon business practices and customer treatment? I'm pretty sure they wouldn't help me because I refused to buy a new phone -- because I can't afford a new phone!

    WHO ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE ELDERLY WHEN IT COMES TO PHONE SERVICE?? Verizon should be REQUIRED to make an attempt to help me when I contact them by phone. They just said that because I couldn't remember my 'PIN' I'd have to drive to a store and show a photo ID in order to find out why I have not phone coverage despite always paying my bill! I am spitting mad about this and really want to know what to do about this outrage!

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    Reviewed May 10, 2017

    Unlimited wireless data this is NOT! I just signed up for the Verizon Wireless Unlimited plan, which is advertised all over their site. I signed up at the store, and asked repeatedly - and was told repeatedly - that my data on both my phone and hotspot would be unlimited. One day later I've gotten an overage notice - what no one at the store told me is that after only 10 gigs your speed slows down to 3G - noticeably slower. What a ripoff!

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    Reviewed May 10, 2017

    As I wanted to get a new cellphone they offered a very attractive and good protection plan, but few month later for repair my Iphone Glasses insurance charge me $199 as deductible, but Apple store fix it without insurance $129. My recommendation is never purchase protection plan from Verizon.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2017

    I signed up for a new plan in February and was told that I would be receiving my Samsung phone for free, which was taking advantage of a promotion because we transferred a line in from another carrier. I spent hours on the phone with Erik ** who okayed all actions through his Supervisor Isiah ** (sp?). He advised me that all I had to do was trade in the phone online and email him the receipt and the discount would be applied directly by his Supervisor Isiah. So we tried to trade in the phone online, but since it was so old it had a $0 trade in value (which was known to Erik ** and okayed by Isiah - which is significant because there was an extra step in the process, so I am sure of this confirmation), so we cannot get the receipt to email to Erik because according to the website there is no trade in value.

    You: So I have been contacting both Erik and Isiah by phone and email with this concern and the only time I actually got a response back after several weeks Isiah advised he was going to look into it and call me back, NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN!!! So now I am paying $28 extra dollars per month, which is not what I agreed to and it is the only reason I stayed with Verizon 'cause I was being offered a better deal elsewhere. I made this clear, so now I feel like they hooked me with no intention of giving me the discount and now I am on the hook for so much more. I have been a Verizon customer for a very long time and I do not think I should be treated at all in this manner.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2017

    RUN, don't walk away from Verizon as your service provider. I purchased a phone and a waterproof Mophie case and the phone was placed in the case on day of purchase. My battery fried (which I have been told often occurs with an older Verizon phone after installing updates) and I took it to the store where they removed it from the case and confirmed that I needed a new battery. They told me that the phone was under warranty and that I would receive a new phone and then need to return the old phone. At that time they noted in the account information that there was no physical or liquid damage to the phone. The phone was placed back in the Mophie case at the store.

    Once I received the new phone I was unable to get my contacts and pictures to transfer so I took both phones (the old one still in the case) to the Apple Store where they took the old phone out of the case and accomplished my task for me. They placed the replacement phone in the Mophie case for me. The old phone was not in the case for the all back to my car, the ride back to my home where I placed the phone in the return box and drove to the UPS store to send it off. My next bill had a $300.00 fee for a "liquid damage by customer" charge on it.

    No matter what I said... The phone being in the case that I purchased from day 1 or that I was positive there had been no liquid contact with the phone they would not relent. They said they had no way of knowing when the phone had been out of the case, which is true, but I have no way of proving that they were not scamming me about the liquid as the phone had never been wet, out in the rain, a steam filled room, anywhere else it could have gotten liquid damage especially since it had been in a waterproof case the entire time I owned it! Also that the Verizon store employee had noted in my account information that there "was no physical or liquid damage to phone". They said they have 'special' equipment to scan the phones when they are returned and they determined it had liquid damage. At Verizon, THE CUSTOMER IS NEVER RIGHT!!!!

    After reading many reviews on this company I don't understand why anyone would use them as their carrier. I had Straight Talk (way cheaper) and rarely had a problem with dropped calls or 'no signal' and also had Sprint where I experienced no problems with customer service. I, of course, will pay what I believe is their unsubstantiated fee so they will not sic some collection agency on me or interfere with my credit report. I will terminate my service with this company and hope that Karma is real and eventually they will go down the proverbial drain.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2017

    I have been a Sprint customer for the last 5 years. I pay $35 a month, have unlimited internet and a problem free phone and service for $35 a month!!! Now I had to get a business phone and with all the advertising out there that Verizon is the best service I decided to go with Verizon although they costed 3x the price and were only giving me 4gb of data. Ever since I got this phone I have been having nothing but trouble. My calls have been dropping worse than my Sprint phone. I use this as a business phone and it just isn't reliable. I can almost count on the fact that if I'm on the phone for more than 5 minutes it will drop. I have spent hours on the phone troubleshooting to no avail. Finally after weeks and weeks and hours upon hours of spending time on the phone with these people they say they will send me a new phone but if it has any kind of damage even minor they will charge me $500!!!! What in the world kind of scam business is this!!???

    You send me a defective phone and then have me wait weeks till I could get a replacement phone then you tell me if it has damage we will charge you for a defective device. What kind of scam company are you guys running. If you give me something that is defective, have me spend hours of my time troubleshooting it with your techs, the least you can do is replace the piece of garbage you sold me at no cost. I'm not asking for reimbursement for all the trouble. I'm not asking for a deduction on my monthly bill for the terrible service I have had till now. All I want is a working device like I'm paying for and even that you want to charge me for!!??? Take my advice people. Do not change over to Verizon. You'll get ripped off and you will have a terrible experience.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 9, 2017

    First of all, for the most part, the poor Verizon customer service folks are very nice and helpful. They can't help that they work for an awful, greedy, horrible company. I have had Verizon cell service for decades. I am guessing that for each year I have had Verizon I am going to lose at least 2 years off of my life with the stress of dealing with them and their lying, gouging, customer-unfriendly practices. We have had everything from a trip to overseas that we purchased international coverage for and were promised that "all service would be covered" ahead of time. And then were charge an additional over $300 of overages for texts to paying for years for insurance we had long since shut off to now being charged for activation fees in the store and AGAIN on our bill (needing to send it PROOF that we paid the fee in the store... why can't they access that...makes no sense).

    I predict that Verizon will be out of business within a few years because NO ONE will be left who will be able to afford this unless they live in their parents' basement and have no other bills. Shame on you Verizon for gouging your customers to the point where we have to jump ship and can no longer afford you... the greed is unbelievable. Do you not think there is a point where there will be no one left to afford you? Well, wise up. Because I am speaking with many people who are in the same boat as I am and are sick of this. $432.00. That was my last bill for cellphone. That is crazy! Goodbye Verizon and to others who are foolishly considering Verizon. They say they have the "best service". Guess what? At my last house the phone did not work in the house. So I had to drive down the street to make a call. Great service. My toenail. NOPE.

    DO NOT SIGN UP FOR VERIZON and the rest of us, let's vote with our dollars and give them to someone. Anyone else. Otherwise, Verizon, clearly, has no qualms about increasing our cell bills until they are higher than housing or food (mine is already about the same as food... #nuts!). Let's stop this insanity. Thumbs down on Verizon!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed May 8, 2017

    I voted on Verizon with my feet. I have had too many poor customer service encounters with the local Verizon stores in my area of Prescott, Az. One at the mall where employees were so busy socializing that they totally ignored my mother-in-law (age 93) for over 20 minutes until I finally entered the store and asked if anyone was working or if they were all on their break. The manager (male) gave me a snarky look and sub-standard service; only slightly above hostilely contemptuous because it was obvious we were interrupting their social hour. He shoved the phone we bought in a bag so fast that I could feel his virtual foot on our rears as he kicked us out the door. One of the women working made a comment and the whole store erupted into laughter when we left. Nice. Such good ambassadors for the brand.

    Still, I had just renewed my 2-year contract and was locked in until late April 2017. Two weeks before my contract ended I went to the large Verizon store in Prescott Valley with a phone with a screen so broken it had black lines preventing anything from being read on the screen. When the contract date ended in two weeks I would be in China and didn't want to go there with a broken phone. When I asked if I could renew and get an IPhone early I was told I could either: 1. Pay full retail price for a new phone, 2. File an insurance claim with a $100 deductible and receive the same phone with such fragile glass that I was desperate to get rid of and only keep it for two weeks. (That is so financially irresponsible for both Verizon and myself that I should have asked to speak to someone with a half a brain, but I was over it.)

    I said, "So those are my only options?" The woman said yes. I said, "You forgot 3; I can go to a different vendor, get a new phone from them, forward this number until the contract expires in two weeks and never set foot in a Verizon store again." She replied, "Yes, you can do that." So I did. My new iPhone from T-Mobile worked great in China. The rates are lower and they gave me superior customer service. My Verizon relationship was twelve years long and, working as an HR Director of a regional hospital, I was responsible for many people switching to Verizon in order to take advantage of the employee discount they offered, but customer service has declined so much that I just couldn't take their uncaring, arrogant attitude another minute longer.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 8, 2017

    Have had multiple issues with this company. Have contacted relentlessly trying to get billing issues and promised credits resolved. Signed up for service on Black Friday November 2016. I originally called in and spoke with a customer service rep. about getting a quote about changing three lines from T-Mobile to Verizon and how much more a month it would cost me, this rep. told me $178. Perfect, the price worked for me and I signed up because it was such an awesome deal (too good to be true, I guess I was stupid enough to believe him). $200 per line rebate was heavily advertised for Black Friday 2016, we signed up on this day.

    We were never given further instructions on how to redeem this, multiple phone calls later and a customer service rep. finally walked me through the process. After this was done, weeks later I get an email saying it was denied, only one line was approved, how is this possible when we switched all three of our cellular lines? The only response I get from the company is, "There is nothing we can do." Since I signed up I have made multiple phone calls weekly trying to get my bill to what was originally promised, I finally filed an FCC complaint in February and a rep. called and thankfully got my promotional credits that were due to be credited to my account and reassured me that my monthly bill would not be over $183. Fine, a little bit more than what I signed up for but whatever!

    Now in April, that all those promotional credits are used and I get what should be my "regular" bill, my bill is $213. So yet again I call a VZW rep. who then tells me "Oh no, it's just not applying your phone discounts, when the bill is issued those will be credited. I will make sure I have in the notes EXACTLY what your bill should be, $183, and you will not have any more issues, I PROMISE!" Guess what! My bill comes and it's $213. I call in, again, asking why my bill is too high and now they are telling me that $213 is what it was the DAY I SIGNED UP! I have been lied to time and time again from this company that I am now stuck with. My monthly bill will be constantly $38 higher than what I signed up for. $456 a year that I did not budget for, thanks Verizon. I have contacted this company too many times to count trying to get the same issues resolved, five months later, I'm still getting lied to.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 8, 2017

    Do not switch to Verizon. May 2nd they took my order. May 3rd asked I verify with fraud, that evening was approved after more documentation was provide. May 4th no phones call. May 5th had to do same process over again. May 8th confirm ordering coming missing work 2nd day to wait. They accidentally canceled after taking $437.90 from our account, which was not pending posted May 3rd after first approval. Said re order, will have to go through same process, and re pay, but our other money will not be sent back for 7-10 business days... That is a red flag, asking to pay twice and no guarantee they won't put us through the entire misleading ordeal again.

    In first place order was incorrect, but promised they would correct as soon as we got the wrong phones? That should of been the first red flag. DO NOT SIGN UP WITH VERIZON. They not only charge you, for canceled orders, but they have 5 different departments, that do not collaborate. Frustrating, and we don't have the $437.90 returned, or the 4 $1.00 they hit to verify?

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 7, 2017

    A few months ago I had to increase my fixed data plan to 30gb because I went over. I contacted them the next month to change it back to 24gb. The sales rep convinced me to switch to the new Unlimited plan. Only thing is he forgot to mention (even after I asked the pitfalls) that my 10gb up and down speeds were only on the first 10gb... After that I now only have.6gb up and down... a dial-up is faster.

    I've tried to get it switched back to a 24gb plan - which by the way will cost me more, i.e. more profit for Verizon, but after 5 days, have still had no luck in getting this fixed. In the meantime, I can barely use the Internet, too slow to connect to most sites, open emails, etc. DO NOT PURCHASE THE UNLIMITED PLAN... Verizon MUST do better!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 7, 2017

    My first experience with the store rep was a disaster, but Corporate found a solution to me being over charged for my plan and refunded my money. Some of the store specialist only want to hit their quota not caring about the needs of the customers. Verizon is a great company and their cell phone service is top of the line in my opinion and others, so you are going to pay for it.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 7, 2017

    I'm so frustrated with Verizon. I was a loyal customer for years. I have a phone that worked fine. But saw an ad for a free phone. What a free phone. Well then I will get a new phone. It came with a bill so I called and asked if it was really free did I really qualify for it? I was put on hold so she could to talk to her supervisor. She came back said "Yes it's free it just takes 2 to 3 months to come off your bill." She would note my account on my call. "Because I can return it." "No it's free." So I took it to the store to activate it. And double check it was free. Yes it is free. So I had him set it up. A few days later the charger died! So I called spoke to a young man. I asked him is this a good phone or is it free because it's crap. "No it's a great phone and we offered these free phones to keep our customers happy." So I asked it is the free phone. He said yes it will come off my bill in a few months.

    Then I Sat on hold for 30 min. To get a hold of Moto Z about the cord. He said he noted my account about everything. Well my first bill came so I called again. They again assured me it is a free phone. They will take care of it. It will be off next billing cycle. Well that bill came and it wasn't off so I called again. Again very apologetic employee who could see I had a free phone and couldn't figure out why it's not off yet... Again same... Next call same he this time was going to escalate the issue. But I would see a credit very soon. Well I called again last week got a very nice employee who saw all my calls and said "Sorry you don't qualify for it." What??? Am I hearing this right. After employee after employee and supervisor telling it was free. Now it's not. Well I'm pissed. She said she would get some answers and would text me her email. She would get back in touch with me in 72 hours.

    Well shocker she never called. So I sent in a message and a phone call later. Same thing she saw all my phone calls and that I called right after I got it. But it's not free. So I demanded to talk to a supervisor. He then said he could find where I called at first??? What someone had to delete it after everyone else could see it. But he would give it to me at half off. What??? Are you kidding me. A free phone for $208. Why would a company do this? Then he had the nerve to say it was my fault for agreeing to the full price. I never agreed. I asked and asked. Why would a company spit in a great customer's face like this? He then said his manager would call me in 24 hours. Well it's been 27.

    So when my kids need cell phones we will go elsewhere. When my contract is up I'm done. All over a $416.00 phone. Let's do the math. A customer who pays bills on time. And has 3 kids who will need phones soon. Let's piss them off so they leave. And tell anyone that is getting a new phone don't use Verizon they are frauds! Oh that is worth $416. Well bravo!!! My friend just was going to Verizon and I told her my story so she went to Sprint instead. Wow great job! I'm so hurt and disappointed. So the Attorney General's office got a call from me today. You just lost a great customer!

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 7, 2017

    I'm going to sue Verizon. I sign up two years contract with Verizon from 2/8/2014-2/8/2016. My contract got extended without my consent. When I notice, I quickly call them to take me out of the contract before I sue them which took them about 48 hours before they undo my contract. I was up to date with my payment throughout my contract duration without missing single payment. As soon they took me out of the contract, I switched to simple mobile. I can not believe that Verizon sends me a bill even when my contract has ended and had the audacity to send the account for collection. For this reasons, Verizon will have to explain to me the behind be the Judge. I will not recommend the service for anyone base on my horrible experience with them.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed May 6, 2017

    Have been a Verizon customer for approximately 10 years. Their service has been good up until now. A year ago we upgraded to a Galaxy S7 at a local Verizon store. Just over a week or so ago I had an update pushed to my phone. After this update my phone started freezing and rebooting. The problem slowly got worse until it got to the point that the reboot problem would occur even during shutdown of the device. After 2 hours I finally managed to power down said device. After the store attempted to do an unsuccessful factory reset the sales staff contacted a Verizon rep. The representative they spoke to apparently refused to help and informed them to inform me that my warranty had expired. I now am using an older phone that I happened to have while the phone that I am still paying for is now an expensive paperweight.

    After some internet searching, I discovered that Verizon themselves pushed an update to the S7/ S7 edge on 4/27/2017. Coincidentally about the time I had phone trouble. Interesting sales tactic to sell new phones. Brick your customers old one and refuse to take responsibility for it. Good for business... Bad for the customer. My only recourse appears to be to attempt to learn how to upload new firmware into this device since it appears to be worthless to anyone in this state. Wish me luck. Caveat Emptor - Buyer Beware.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed May 5, 2017

    I was Verizon customer with a 2 year contract (March of 2015-March 2017). Paid the contract in full, called customer service to verify that my phones and contract were satisfied, they told me yes. I went shopping for a new phone company, In April I get a bill for 880.00. Called Verizon and wanted to know what this was, was told that I made international calls, and I said yes I did because my wife is from Peru and yes she would call there every week, but that is why I was paying an extra 20$ extra every month for( international call the world). She looked it up and verified that I did have international calling, she connected me with a manager and she also verified this and was going to remove this charge. This was in April. Now in May I am getting harassing collection calls from their billing dept. I have paper documents with all the proof and month to month payments I have made to them.

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    Verified purchase

    Reviewed May 5, 2017

    Incomplete, under-explained use of the device(s) sold and how the charges would be made - especially leaving my device(s) on full-charge of the data downloading via their cellular use. Not explaining that using the wi-fi connection when available instead of cellular would run up the usage costs made the first month's charges "monstrous"!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageStaff

    Reviewed May 5, 2017

    On April 2nd, against my better judgement, I walked into a Verizon Wireless store in Monroe, NJ 08831 to upgrade my phone. I've had my phone for 10 years, the phone was owned by my previous employer, and previous to that, I had Verizon service for close to 20 years. When I entered the store a young woman assisted me, but now I realize she had very little knowledge as she constantly called her supervisor on the phone. She told me the following: "You get a free tablet," "You get a free jetpack" (she indicated this was necessary to use the tablet), new phone (K model) upgrade is a few dollars/month (this is why I entered the store in the first place), all total monthly cost (I currently pay $79.50).

    She tallied my new monthly total to be approx $85-$88. Obviously this was so off what I am being charged. After signing the contract she told me that I would now incur activation fees but not to worry. I should call Verizon and they would remove the fees. Verizon office said she should not have communicated this to me. The store rep told me I had 30 days to return. Now I’m being told this was not true. The policy is 14 days??? I called Verizon within days after receiving an email (which was April 3 and I went to the store on April 2) indicating my bill will be in excess of $200!! I called Verizon immediately and I was told they could not assist me until I received my actual bill but he would call me in a week to resolve which I now found out was after 14 days of their 'return policy'. Of course, the Verizon rep, never called me.

    I went back to the store and they would not address the 30 days indicating I had only 14 days. The girl once again, unsure of herself about the return policy called her manager. She said, “My manager said no. Our policy is 14 days per the contract you signed.” The store rep said that her manager said I should call Verizon. I went outside the store and called Verizon. Verizon said they cant help so I escalated the matter to a manager at Verizon who indicated I should go back to the store. Instead, as I sat in my car, the Verizon manager called the store but the girl was busy so he could not speak with anyone. The Verizon Manager recommended I speak to the store Manager as their policies sometime differ. On Monday, I called the store and spoke to the Manager. She said she’d look into it and call me back. She never called me back. I called on the 3rd day, twice and she said, “You need to speak with my local Verizon Rep.”

    As the return policy clock continues to move forward - no resolution of course. I have the equipment, the data charges, the equipment charges and no one from Verizon or this store in Monroe NJ will assist to resolve. This is a vicious cycle and no one will take responsibility for all my fees. I never went over my data usage before and now I have gone over because the rep in the store said 2G was plenty. My tablet and jetpack are useless because I have no data available after 5-7 days of little usage or extremely slow data. This same store rep told me that I can view NETFLIX with my 2G jetpack. This is so not the case. All this information she provided is incorrect!

    I was also informed that I am stuck in a 2year plan with the tablet and jetpack when I was never told this either. The store rep said that devices are free and that my monthly fee would increase by $5-$8 for all 3 devices. Now the store and Verizon is saying all contracts are unbreakable and no one will listen to the facts. I want the store to take back the tablet and jetpack based on misinformation they provided. Verizon, how do you allow a store to sell products with no knowledge?? All they know is sign on the dotted line. They will not even listen. They keep repeating 'you signed the contract, you signed the contract'. I have been cycled from person to person with no resolution in sight. AND, I sent an email to Verizons Corporate headquarters, but the email bounced back.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed May 4, 2017

    After being a customer of Verizon's for over 16 years, they have finally rolled out an "unlimited data" package again, which they forced us to let go of several years ago. SO we resigned up, and found out ex post facto, that the plan is NOT UNlimited, but limited rather. They hit your personal hotspot with fees if you go over a certain amount of data. What a scam. We are sorely disappointed in the company not being forthright about the details and calling it something IT IS NOT. Don't fall for it, check the fine print!!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 4, 2017

    I cancelled my account with Verizon Wireless and asked to pay off everything in full. The lady did so and I asked to make sure that I would not receive another bill from the company. She assured me that I would not. However, they decided to keep billing me for that account. I accrued over 300 dollars in charges. When I called to clear this up they told me that this girl that cancelled my bill was new and did not know what she was doing. They said I still had to pay for services that I did not even use! I asked for the recording and they said it is for their use only. I refuse to give this terrible company another dime and I recommend that anyone looking for a phone company, look elsewhere... Absolutely horrible!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 3, 2017

    I needed a fast internet connection and I went to Verizon for more information. I met a guy by the name NICK, he was welcoming and told me the Jetpack MiFi would take care of the type of work I wanted to do online. I got unlimited data for $91. The first month which was March the service was great. I paid the first bill and within a few days I barely managed to do any work online. I called Nick, and he asked me to take the Jetpack in. I did that. He explained to me there must be something wrong with it and he took the battery out and back in and explained it was working. I went home and it worked for a few hours.

    I called again the next day. I was told to take the Jetpack in which I did. This time I was told the service was down and I would resume my service after three days. Three days passed and no service. I called again. I took the Jetpack in the store again. This time Nick wouldn't even look at me. All they would tell me was talk to customer service and they gave me an 800 #. I called the 800# and the lady told me I had exhausted my "Unlimited" data within two days and if I wanted to upgrade. I said nope. I wasn't told of the upgrade or running out of data. I have to pay early cancellation.

    I did not sign for a 2-year contract, I have a phone service with AT&T and only came to you for a Jetpack. Do you expect me to pay for early cancellation? Nick why didn't you explain this to me? It's all making commission at the expense of hard working customers. Please stop it, earn decent money, stop corruption Verizon. I canceled the service which I'm hoping it's canceled by now. How can employees be so deceiving so that they can make a sale and not even talk to a customer when they go in with a question? It's a well Verizon coordinated theft.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 2, 2017

    Trying to resolve a problem was the most frustrating experience, spoke to five different people over the course of one week. Our problem was never resolved, they never called back as they said they would, one individual was just down right rude. I eventually ended up canceling our account out of pure frustration and went with Comcast, Comcast had great customer service, efficiently corrected my problem and had everything up and running in one day. Phew! Verizon is just plain exhausting not to mention all the time you spend on the phone with them. Good riddance!

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