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I'm on day 29 of my 30 day buyers remorse. Still love the phone but the GPS issues irk me. Also the fact that I paid $199 while others are getting it for free bugged me. So, I dialed 611 and spoke to an agent. They informed me that they are aware of the GPS issue and then transferred me to a acct negotiator rep ( or whatever term they are using).
I explained to them that my 30 days was nearly up and the GPS issue still hasn't been resolved. Also that I was irritated that I paid 199 while other stores were giving the phone away for free. (I then suggested that maybe AT&T gave the phones away because they knew about the GPS issue). I said I was thinking of taking it back and going with a different provider. They then came back and offered my a $199 credit and if I wanted to I could talk to a top level tech about adjusting my GPS. I took the credit but there obviously was no point in talking to the top tier tech rep.
so yea for me, a free Captivate + taxes. And I suppose the GPS fix will be out in a month or so. Really the GPS is the only issue that's bugging me now...
did they have to get into your phone in any way?
if thats the case it might be worth a shot.
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did they have to get into your phone in any way?
if thats the case it might be worth a shot.
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nope. they just said 'thanks for being a loyal customer'... i don't think they can just "get into my phone" anyway, can they? This was all over the phone, I didn't go into a store or anything.
Too bad in Ga the remorse period is only 20 days...didnt work for me
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I tried and didn't work for me. She just said that I will still have an 11 month warranty so if the phone still has problems 11 months from now I can exchange it for a brand new one... for free. I asked her to clarify that I wouldn't need to pay for anything and she said absolutely not. She said she would "note it" on my account that I can exchange the phone for the exact same one for up to the next 11 months.
Darn.. I wanted a free phone though.
Yeah I ended up taking mine back (I paid the full price so I can keep my month to month in case I want to jump at some point), but seeing that we can get them for free makes me think that once Samsung fixes this issue and (hopefully?) we get 2.2 I will go ahead and snag one of these again.
wow they just told me I could not extend the buyers remorse period and that if I don't like the performance of the phone I should return it. and that is that. I said but ATT doesn't have any android phones on par with the captivate... but verizon does and he says then maybe I should go with verizon. if that is what will make me happy because they want happy customers.
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This has really got me thinking hard about jumping ship now... My sister just got an HTC Incredible on Verizon and she loves it.... I know its not quite the galaxy S but hey with a fully functional aGPS and a Froyo update around the corner who is going to notice the difference. Maybe I can family plan it up with her.
There's a bunch of folks that have been doing the same thing, and most HAVE received some kind of credit back. I tried last night, and jumped through a number of hoops, making it almost not even worth all the hassle, but this afternoon I was credited $100 to my account. I've heard anywhere from 100-199. I guess it all depends on the manager you are speaking with at the time.
They technically do not have to give you a credit back, because essentially it is price matching, which they do not do. So hopefully those that are planning on trying, get a customer service rep and or manager that is in a GOOD mood.
What if we bought the phone through best buy? Can we still talk to att about the issue?
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I bought mine through amazon wireless... and yes they asked where I bought it. so it might matter to your success in getting a credit if you went direct through att... If I return I have to return to Amazon and then deal with ATT for the service plan restructure.
the warranty is a year I believe so you can probably do a 1:1 swap as was stated above.
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Just remember that warranty replacements are refurbished units, not new ones...
replacing a year old unit with a refurbished unit sounds good to me.
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What if we bought the phone through best buy? Can we still talk to att about the issue?
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I actually bought mine from best buy. They didn't ask me where I bought it.
I tired and the lady was like totally ignoring what I was saying. She was like well if you want you can take back to the store and get a refund. I was like whatever!
She looked up the GPS issue in the system and all it had was to enable use wireless networks. I was like that only enables cell tower location, doesn't help with GPS issues. System had nothing about a update or anything. So odd you find variations. This was the business premier services too. So tempted to change carriers but after 12 years .... You would think they would take care of you. Last time I called though they gave me 3000 roll over minutes so I guess I can't complain.
You must be like my friend and have an ability with dealing with companies... lol.
sorry to thread jack but where are people getting free captivates from? does anyone know if any of those places allow you to keep your unlimited data plan?
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sorry to thread jack but where are people getting free captivates from? does anyone know if any of those places allow you to keep your unlimited data plan?
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Originally walmart.com (letstalk.com) had it for free and then went to $99. Most places I have seen for $99. tigerdirect.com mypoints.com, cellstore.com, are all $99. I think you can keep your dataplan, one of the sites had a wizard that would check your account, I think it was tigerdirect.
I called them and was able to get a $75 credit to my account. I was out of my 30 days as well. I told them that I used it to log when I go out running, and my routes were choppy and it was recording that I was running mcuh more than I actually was. I made the comment that if it was a $50 phone, like I see it advertised at some places, I wouldn't have as big an issue, but seeing as it was $199, I expect it to work how it's advertised.
I have no issues with my GPS...takes a few seconds to lock on but it's not a big deal to me
Ill give the short version... preordered on the 15th. told i'd get today. rep NEVER told me i needed to sign some email for verification. Email was sent to some god awful old address i dont even use. all that was offered was a $10 credit. Ive been w/ tmobile since like 02' and thats the best they can do??. call back and he can give a free month but only if i extend for 2 yrs....no thanks. So now i have to go to the store tomorrow and wait another day to get the phone. Oh ya btw i dropped my current phone in the toilet and it doesnt work so i have no phone @ the moment. im so livid I cant even see straight...... seriously considering another carrier just off of principle alone..
Call and talk to customer retention... They'll do much better.
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both offers WERE from retention...i thought they could do much better as well.
Wait, what email? I received no email. Did you get tracking info?
Retention's not doing deals like they used to. I got a G2 from them for $249 with 16 months left on my contract. For the G2X they (mutiple agents) told me if I wanted to go to VZW, maybe I should. My average bill per month for the past 12 months is $350ish because of international roaming. Once the AT&T deal closes I'm going to take their advice and move back to VZW. By then, VZW will have LTE well implemented and a dual-core Android worldphone. With high-value post paid customer gone, T-Mobile can focus all thier attention on $29 per month prepaid customers which, based on CSR attitude, is what they'd prefer.
They did the 249 for me on 2 g2x. I was at the sprint store.
I would of had a deposit on sprint. So it evened out.
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Wait, what email? I received no email. Did you get tracking info?
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it was an email with a "electronic signature" link that needed to be clicked to confirm the phone. i mean I confirmed my full social, secret code, billing AND shipping address. I dont see why this was even needed. I received no tracking info because it was never shipped.
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Retention's not doing deals like they used to....... cont'd
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it seems like your right. I mean lets be serious. they KNOW i want the phone. hell I already bought accesorries for it so ya I am going to get it. its just how they went about the whole thing was so wrong i could not believe i was speaking with tmobile. The last guy who offered the free month w/ 2yr extension @ one point said " what do you want us to do?" and not in a helpful way. Like a "we dont care if you cancel;good riddance" kind of way. im still in shock over the whole thing. But its like im trapped. either shake this off and get the phone or go with another carrier, get charged an ETF for breaking contract then getting a higher bill with AT&T, sprint ,etc.
I had a $400 flexpay available which I took... There was on ONLINE form which required me to type in my name.
The only email I got was that my payment went through and it shipped.
Mine said it was supposed to be here Monday so I sold my N1 online. I called last night because it hadn't arrived nor had UPS showed it was even shipped. The lady on the phone told me that online orders were "pre-orders" and the phone wasn't even supposed to ship until Wednesday. I had her and her manager go to the website and tell me where, anywhere, did it say a preorder. I also said people were getting them already and they "assured" me that no one was getting them yet.
I actually had the supervisor cancel the order because I said I'd rather pick it up Wednesday rather then have it ship Wednesday. 20 minutes after I got off the phone, UPS showed it was picked up and scheduled for next day delivery. So I don't even know if they cancelled it or just got it shipped.
Just cancel it and pick one up at the store tomorrow. At this point it isn't even worth fighting with them to get it shipped. I ordered mine Friday with standard shipping and I just got mine a few minutes ago.
Customer retention did me right on today. To make a long story short I have had problems with my Vibrant since day one back in July. From the GPS to the freezing and reboots. T-Mobile has sent me 5 Vibrants since August and when I called on today I asked to speak with a manager. I told them I would like to cancel my account because I spent $500 on a phone and they have done nothing to fix it for me. I told them I tried every GPS fix known to man but none of them worked to my standards. I play golf and use Skydroid so I need the GPS to be pretty damn accurate. It worked fine on my N1 and MyTouch 3g. She then said "I can give you a $200 credit if you upgrade your device." I told her if she looked at my account I haven't been under contract with them for 3 years and have purchased my last 4 devices off contract so what makes you think I want to sign a 2 year contract now with this AT&T merger looming around. She asked me how they could keep me as a customer and I asked her what the value of my used Vibrant was. She told me $354. I then said, "the only way I will remain a T-Mobile customer is if they buy my Vibrant back for $354 and I purchase a G2x off contact for the difference". She put me on hold for 5 minutes and came back and said they would be willing to do that and would ship my G2x tomorrow and after I receive it I have 7 days to return my Vibrant. She even asked me if I would like to pay for the G2x right now or just add the cost to my bill. I chose to pay it now and should have a G2x in my hand by Friday for less than what people are paying to upgrade. Big deal, my Vibrant is gone but I got two cores of goodness for a little over $150 off contract.
Ask for a rep to come bring you a phone immediately. That's how you only paid $100 for the phone with no contract right?
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Customer retention did me right on today. To make a long story short I have had problems with my Vibrant since day one back in July. From the GPS to the freezing and reboots. T-Mobile has sent me 5 Vibrants since August and when I called on today I asked to speak with a manager. I told them I would like to cancel my account because I spent $500 on a phone and they have done nothing to fix it for me. I told them I tried every GPS fix known to man but none of them worked to my standards. I play golf and use Skydroid so I need the GPS to be pretty damn accurate. It worked fine on my MyTouch 3g. She then said "I can give you a $200 credit if you upgrade your device." I told her if she looked at my account I haven't been under contract with them for 3 years and have purchased my last 4 devices off contract so what makes you think I want to sign a 2 year contract now with this AT&T merger looming around. She asked me how they could keep me as a customer and I asked her what the value of my used Vibrant was. She told me $354. I then said, "the only way I will remain a T-Mobile customer is if they buy my Vibrant back for $354 and I purchase a G2x off contact for the difference". She put me on hold for 5 minutes and came back and said they would be willing to do that and would ship my G2x tomorrow and after I receive it I have 7 days to return my Vibrant. She even asked me if I would like to pay for the G2x right now or just add the cost to my bill. I chose to pay it now and should have a G2x in my hand by Friday for less than what people are paying to upgrade. Big deal, my Vibrant is gone but I got two cores of goodness for a little over $150 off contract.
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Awesome. This is what retention is meant for. You had a real serious legitimate issue and were considering cancelling. The people that are saying retention isn't doing what they used to are likely people that threaten to cancel whenever they want to get something. T-Mobile sees your history and how often you talk to retention or get deals from them. Eventually they will just call your bluff.
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it was an email with a "electronic signature" link that needed to be clicked to confirm the phone. i mean I confirmed my full social, secret code, billing AND shipping address. I dont see why this was even needed. I received no tracking info because it was never shipped.
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Blame your state. That's why this is in place. What other carrier lets you split your phone up in payments? I'll go with.... none. It was their fault for not checking the email addy but come on it is only one more day.
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Retention's not doing deals like they used to. I got a G2 from them for $249 with 16 months left on my contract. For the G2X they (mutiple agents) told me if I wanted to go to VZW, maybe I should. My average bill per month for the past 12 months is $350ish because of international roaming. Once the AT&T deal closes I'm going to take their advice and move back to VZW. By then, VZW will have LTE well implemented and a dual-core Android worldphone. With high-value post paid customer gone, T-Mobile can focus all thier attention on $29 per month prepaid customers which, based on CSR attitude, is what they'd prefer.
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That's the full discounted price of the phone, so sounds like a good deal they gave you, but they should never had told u to go back to VZW, they should have went thru the bill and lowered it and also gave you an unlock code for your current phone so when you roam internationally you can just grab a pre-paid sim from where ever you are for way cheaper prices.
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Awesome. This is what retention is meant for. You had a real serious legitimate issue and were considering cancelling. The people that are saying retention isn't doing what they used to are likely people that threaten to cancel whenever they want to get something. T-Mobile sees your history and how often you talk to retention or get deals from them. Eventually they will just call your bluff.
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i completely agree however im not one of those people who call and complain for every little issue. truth is ive NEVER had an issue with tmobile until this happened. 1st time ever threatening to cancel and 1st time speaking w/ retention.
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but come on it is only one more day.
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the only reason its an issue is because i have no phone @ the moment. (see 1st post) so in the rare case that there was an emergency and I needed a phone id be screwed.If i did still have a phone i'd be annoyed but would have just took it for what it is. A retarded mixup on their part. Which is what im doing
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i completely agree however im not one of those people who call and complain for every little issue. truth is ive NEVER had an issue with tmobile until this happened. 1st time ever threatening to cancel and 1st time speaking w/ retention.
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I definitely wasn't calling you out specifically, more just a general statement, or if anyone specifically it was Barry that said they aren't doing what they used to.
Regarding your situation, if they offered you a free month, that is usually the most retention will give as far as financial credits, and it will always require a 2 year contract from my experience (in customer care, not as a customer threatening to cancel).
You really want to go to some crap company over a couple days, when you are the one who ruined your other phone?? And if you are buying this, I am sure you can afford to spend $20 for a prepaid at walmart to give you the basic functionality that is essential. Geesh
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it was an email with a "electronic signature" link that needed to be clicked to confirm the phone. i mean I confirmed my full social, secret code, billing AND shipping address. I dont see why this was even needed. I received no tracking info because it was never shipped.
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I was still in contract with 10 months to go for a full upgrade. When I called, I asked about the upgrade. When the CSR told me I didn't qualify for the upgrade I immediately asked how much it would be just to cancel the service. She said "$200" and my reply to her was "Thats it? I may as well just do that then." She right away offered me a full upgrade.
I too had to go along with the electronic signature but my CSR was nice enough to ask me what email to send it to and let me know when it was coming. I feel for you, man. It's a shame that most companies are straying away from quality customer service, especially with consumers that have been long term with the company. I guarantee if you were a new customer, they would have bent over backwards for you.
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the only reason its an issue is because i have no phone @ the moment. (see 1st post) so in the rare case that there was an emergency and I needed a phone id be screwed.If i did still have a phone i'd be annoyed but would have just took it for what it is. A retarded mixup on their part. Which is what im doing
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How have you been with tmo that long and don't have a phone laying around? I have at least 3 that I could dig up and throw a sim in.
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Three months after signing up with T-Mobile, I was already considering dropping their service and going back to Sprint or switching to Virgin Mobile. Why? Here goes...
I signed up for service online, paid the $100 deposit, got the 500 Minute Value Talk plan w/the 2GB Data Plan. I then chose my free G2x and successfully submitted my order. Waited several days to check the status of my order online and saw that my order had been shipped. In order to verify the status, I then called Customer Care and then...the headaches began.
According to everyone I spoke with the phone had not been sent, but they were making sure the phone would be delivered. I must have spoken to several agents until one of them, eventually said the plan was not eligible for a Free Phone. "But I successfully completed the order!"
I eventually bought an HTC MyTouch 4G from another T-Mobile customer who had the phone for a little over a month and had bought a different model. I rooted my phone and never had any extreme problems, other than download speed up until recently, when the Camera and Camcorder crapped out on me. Restored back to stock and tried other ROMS. I also followed suggestions posted in many threads addressing the issue with the cameras, flashing different "Camera" apps, and nothing.
Having gone through many hours of trying to fix my phone, I called HTC to gather as much info on my particular device. They stated the year warranty would expire in April of this year and they would gladly fix the phone for me for free, but I would incur a charge if they found I had voided the warranty. They emailed me an RA form, but I decided to speak to someone at T-Mobile, and based on the info I provided them, they promised a replacement device, but requested my phone's software version. I told them I would call back from another device the following day since I had some "errands" and stuff to do.
I then restored my phone to stock, restored S-On, ran the updates on my device and then called T-Mobile, but then they rejected my request after the replacement was promised by a Supervisor in Tech Support. All they needed to do was verify the IMEI and presto, but I was not able to get my way, so I just left it alone. A week later, I had some voice issues in which I wasn't able to make or receive calls even after removing the battery from the phone, until I was able to get a Customer Care agent who seemed to be outside the Continental U.S. This nice fellow interrupted me while I was explaining my situation to him and said he was going to transfer me to an Account Specialist based on the information he'd seen in the notes. After I asked why, he stated they valued me as a new T-Mobile customer. I was like, "Whatever".
Upon doing a warm-transfer, a young lady by the name of Ashley, indicated she was going to talk to a supervisor and I asked if there was something wrong with my account, but she refused to give me any info. After coming back on the line, she stated her sup had authorized a replacement ticket which was being emailed to me while we spoke, in which they would replace my MyTouch 4G at no cost to me. Imagine that! She apologized on behalf of the company for the misinformation I was given at time and the poor customer service. Three months of crappy overall service and I got a new phone! My download speeds on the bad device were less than 2000kbps. Now, they're at a high 6000kbps.
That girl and the small group of dedicated T-Mobile employees who go beyond their call of duty, deserve an applause. My contract and plan stayed the same. There are good folks at T-Mobile...you just have to keep trying.
Man. What a pain. If you had raised a fuss initially, you could have gotten your G2X. A contract is a contract and you signed up for a free G2X, which their system sold you. I'm pretty sure they were legally bound to give you one. Did you have a receipt?
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Man. What a pain. If you had raised a fuss initially, you could have gotten your G2X. A contract is a contract and you signed up for a free G2X, which their system sold you. I'm pretty sure they were legally bound to give you one. Did you have a receipt?
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Not only did I have a printed one, but snapshots and HTML code from the actual page. Believe me, I wanted to raise hell at first, but I thought it would be a waste of time. While with Sprint, I like others, had access to the Sprint Executive Customer Service Hotline number thanks to The Consumerist, but with T-Mobile I just felt I was out in the cold from Day 1.
The phone replacement doesn't change my perception of their overall Customer Care and Retention Department. One of the last persons I spoke to before talking to the gentleman and Ashley, was a rep from their Spanish-speaking Retention Department. I asked for at least one minimal incentive for me to stay with T-Mobile and her answer was this: "I cannot provide you with even the slightest discount because you are a new customer." Yeah...but one who's paying for a service.
I wish I had stayed with Sprint. I worked for them through ACS in their Tech Support Department. When the store reps wouldn't deliver, we'd jump in and prevent even an escalation to retention. I guess that's what keeps me ticked off at them. I hate not getting the service I strive to always provide my customers with.
I'll stay with them til after my contract is over
I have never experienced bad customer service through my 3 years with T-Mobile, but then again, I never really needed it throughout the time. I got a replacement phone on Monday, and the lady I talked to for it was very kind and polite.
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I have never experienced bad customer service through my 3 years with T-Mobile, but then again, I never really needed it throughout the time. I got a replacement phone on Monday, and the lady I talked to for it was very kind and polite.
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Wow...I guess because you've been with them for a while. Glad they were able to help you and be nice about it to.
My wife and I couldn't pass up TMos 2 for $99 /mo plan but it took 7 different reps to get that sorted out cuz no one had heard of it ... even though it was all over the radio and on their homepage! - Gotta say they were quite ready to help even if they didn't seem to know what they were doing.
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My wife and I couldn't pass up TMos 2 for $99 /mo plan but it took 7 different reps to get that sorted out cuz no one had heard of it ... even though it was all over the radio and on their homepage! - Gotta say they were quite ready to help even if they didn't seem to know what they were doing.
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Had same prob till I found someone who told me I had to pay $200 per line migration fee. Been with tmo for 6 years but if I pay$200 a line its going to be to cancel... when I started they were great even gave me free month when messed up bill but recently when renewed had to call 10 times to get texting cuz every bill was 800 and they said they fixed but still have to call every month
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Had issues with the upgrade process. They were saying I owed for both the note 4 and 5 lease payments. Last time I had an issue it got so bad I tweeted the CEO John Legere and he he told me go through T-force for customers service. You tweet them at @Tmobilehelp
Within the day they took care of everything... Full credit and I didnt have to stay on hold for an hour and call the sometimes not so helpful people at customer service. Amazing experience
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Had issues with the upgrade process. They were saying I owed for both the note 4 and 5 lease payments. Last time I had an issue it got so bad I tweeted the CEO John Legere and he he told me go through T-force for customers service. You tweet them at @Tmobilehelp
Within the day they took care of everything... Full credit and I didnt have to stay on hold for an hour and call the sometimes not so helpful people at customer service. Amazing experience
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While I like how they have made social networking an integral part of the customer experience, it shouldn't even come to that. I just think about those baby boomers who wouldn't even consider that route because it is outside of the normal way of doing business.
I had an issue where my IMEI was reported as stolen and the note on my account was "Locked for insurance" but there was no type of order number, no phone ordered and not to mention the damn phone wasnt stolen or broken. It was in its original box because I eventually purchased a Nexus 4. So when I got around to looking at selling my phone I popped my sim in and much to my surprise I could not connect to the network.
I went into a store that was near me because I used to enjoy face to face tech help over someone on the phone treating me like a dimwit and reciting "pull battery, airplane mode, restart" from a script through two levels of tech support.
You know what T-Mobile offered me? They offered to sell me an iPhone 5 when I was trying to figure out why the phone I opened my account which was not working. The one I still happened to be paying an EIP on.
So I went home and called tech support and the woman on the phone asked me if I could prove where I bought the phone. Well there have only been two phones on the account and the one in question was the one I opened the account with. Like are serious you can't pull that type of information up in the system.
Finally it took 4 days of flopping between tech support, all levels of management between asurion and t-mobile and an angry tweet finally got someones attention.
Long story short, I love that help is a tweet away but please for the love of god don't slack on telephonic and in-store support.
All this work for a damn HTC One S
i hear ya..it should be easier.
When I went to the t-mobile store to buy the note 5, they put me on Jump on demand without even asking. I didn't want that plan. So, I went the next day to change to a normal EIP, and long story short, I had to return the phone and buy a new one. Which meant paying a 50 restocking fee.
Now here's the thing. Before going to the store, I called customer service and they told me I wouldn't have to pay the restocking fee because it was their mistake. So, I emailed John Legere and he forwarded it to the right department. Long story short, got refund for restocking fee and customer service is pretty good if you reach the right department like T Force.
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When I went to the t-mobile store to buy the note 5, they put me on Jump on demand without even asking. I didn't want that plan. So, I went the next day to change to a normal EIP, and long story short, I had to return the phone and buy a new one. Which meant paying a 50 restocking fee.
Now here's the thing. Before going to the store, I called customer service and they told me I wouldn't have to pay the restocking fee because it was their mistake. So, I emailed John Legend and he forwarded it to the right department. Long story short, got refund for restocking fee and customer service is pretty good if you reach the right department like T Force.
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The disconnect is insane. I had a similar situation and the phone support said I should not be paying for an over charge and the store needs to refund me. No questions. And I damn near had to cut someone's head off to get them to call Tmobile to verify. I make a point now that if I call in I get everything noted on the account. They way they can dispute the word of the fellow Tmo employee and not me.
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While I like how they have made social networking an integral part of the customer experience, it shouldn't even come to that. I just think about those baby boomers who wouldn't even consider that route because it is outside of the normal way of doing business.
I had an issue where my IMEI was reported as stolen and the note on my account was "Locked for insurance" but there was no type of order number, no phone ordered and not to mention the damn phone wasnt stolen or broken. It was in its original box because I eventually purchased a Nexus 4. So when I got around to looking at selling my phone I popped my sim in and much to my surprise I could not connect to the network.
I went into a store that was near me because I used to enjoy face to face tech help over someone on the phone treating me like a dimwit and reciting "pull battery, airplane mode, restart" from a script through two levels of tech support.
You know what T-Mobile offered me? They offered to sell me an iPhone 5 when I was trying to figure out why the phone I opened my account which was not working. The one I still happened to be paying an EIP on.
So I went home and called tech support and the woman on the phone asked me if I could prove where I bought the phone. Well there have only been two phones on the account and the one in question was the one I opened the account with. Like are serious you can't pull that type of information up in the system.
Finally it took 4 days of flopping between tech support, all levels of management between asurion and t-mobile and an angry tweet finally got someones attention.
Long story short, I love that help is a tweet away but please for the love of god don't slack on telephonic and in-store support.
All this work for a damn HTC One S
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This is a huge problem with Tmobile. Not only that, they act like retail stores and customer service are 2 completely separate companies. If you purchase a phone online or over the phone, the store will not help you and vice versa.
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All carriers do that from my understanding. When I was with Verizon they'd do basic troubleshooting at best and even at t-mobile they do the same.
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Tidbits said:
All carriers do that from my understanding. When I was with Verizon they'd do basic troubleshooting at best and even at t-mobile they do the same.
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My t-mobile literally does no trouble shooting. When I screwed up my Droid Bionic Verizon at least took it in the back and hooked it up to a diagnostic machine to try and determine what was wrong. Sprint could evaluate a device in store to process for replacement. The t-mobile I am near has on two occasions instructed me to call the hotline. I guess that's all you can expect when you work on commission. Taking care of the customers you already have doesn't make money.
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When I took my One M9 to T-Mobile they did the basic troubleshooting and then help me get a replacement. When I had my Note 2 the lady that helped me out she just looked and said "yup, that requires a exchange" and called up CS for me to get my exchange.
It might be specific to your area, and that could be store dependent. You will find that it varies between sales people and locations on how they view their jobs.
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My local tmobile store has great service.
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When I went to the t-mobile store to buy the note 5, they put me on Jump on demand without even asking. I didn't want that plan. So, I went the next day to change to a normal EIP, and long story short, I had to return the phone and buy a new one. Which meant paying a 50 restocking fee.
Now here's the thing. Before going to the store, I called customer service and they told me I wouldn't have to pay the restocking fee because it was their mistake. So, I emailed John Legend and he forwarded it to the right department. Long story short, got refund for restocking fee and customer service is pretty good if you reach the right department like T Force.
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Lol @ "John Legend "
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While I like how they have made social networking an integral part of the customer experience, it shouldn't even come to that. I just think about those baby boomers who wouldn't even consider that route because it is outside of the normal way of doing business.
I had an issue where my IMEI was reported as stolen and the note on my account was "Locked for insurance" but there was no type of order number, no phone ordered and not to mention the damn phone wasnt stolen or broken. It was in its original box because I eventually purchased a Nexus 4. So when I got around to looking at selling my phone I popped my sim in and much to my surprise I could not connect to the network.
I went into a store that was near me because I used to enjoy face to face tech help over someone on the phone treating me like a dimwit and reciting "pull battery, airplane mode, restart" from a script through two levels of tech support.
You know what T-Mobile offered me? They offered to sell me an iPhone 5 when I was trying to figure out why the phone I opened my account which was not working. The one I still happened to be paying an EIP on.
So I went home and called tech support and the woman on the phone asked me if I could prove where I bought the phone. Well there have only been two phones on the account and the one in question was the one I opened the account with. Like are serious you can't pull that type of information up in the system.
Finally it took 4 days of flopping between tech support, all levels of management between asurion and t-mobile and an angry tweet finally got someones attention.
Long story short, I love that help is a tweet away but please for the love of god don't slack on telephonic and in-store support.
All this work for a damn HTC One S
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Yes, I totally agree plus I think that just looks worse on T-mobile's part because not only do you have a pissed off customer but now you have one and everyone else can see it. When I left Sprint for T-mobile I went on their Facebook page to post comments on why I was was leaving and their whole page was just full of rant after rant. That's mainly what people do on social media to big companies, they want to voice their anger where everyone can see it. It's like every 50 negative posts you'll find one positive. Lol
Trust me.. Next time you have any issue just use T-force. Don't waste your time on hold for 45 minutes or dealing with some bozo in the store. They are way easier to deal with.
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Lol @ "John Legend "
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T-Mobile has constantly lied to me about my BOGO reimbursement. I called them over 30 times over the past few months. The first person told me they would call me the following Wednesday and did not. I called them back the Thursday after and they representative told me that the records show that they called me back and explained to me why I couldn't get my reimbursement already which was a complete lie. So that person told me they would call back in a few days. They didn't. I called back and they told me the same ****. I called back and demanded a supervisor, then that person got on the phone and I demanded to talk to their supervisor. Then I told him I was recording the call, he acknowledged that and said OK. I then explained everything and he researched and apologized for the trouble and that he can see that there was an error on T-Mobile's part. He then put me on hold and came back and apologized again and told me that he will make sure I am reimbursed for the full amount of the phone. A week later still nothing on my account and then they turn my lines off (I'm not giving them any more money when they owe me 800 bucks). I call them back and tell them again and they tell me the call is recorded and I tell them the same. They tell me to stop recording or they will hang up. So I have to demand to talk to a supervisor and argue with him about recording the call and he finally looks into the situation. So they credited my account the 100 bucks left on the EIP and thought that was enough.
T-Mobile is the most shady company I have ever dealt with. Lucky I have a family member who is a lawyer I guess.
I've been with them for 13 years with 6 to 8 lines and haven't had any issues. Sorry to hear your troubles
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Sorry man I been with them for some years as well and anytime I've had an issue they fixed it. I did not receive my prepaid card and called t-mobile so they paid it off while I was on the phone. But man your situation sucks.
I would try twitter. I reached out to them after my claim was denied and they ended up sending me double what I was supposed to get. That's some first rate service right there.
Try twitter. They respond within minutes.
try emailing john legere
Could you explain what you did wrong to not get reimbursed? If you follow the guidelines set forth on the BOGO offer I'm sure you would have gotten reimbursed by now.
I took advantage of the offer and even though the reimbursement card took a long time to be mailed, I did get it.
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T-Mobile is really good about listening to their customers. I got the BOGO, VR Headset too. The Oculus credit didn't show right away so they credited my acct $100 for the trouble. Then the J7 promo came out and my plan was too good to be eligible. Nope. I called and they gave me a credit for the price of the phone and sent it to me anyways. Best mobile phone company period.
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T-Mobile is really good about listening to their customers. I got the BOGO, VR Headset too. The Oculus credit didn't show right away so they credited my acct $100 for the trouble. Then the J7 promo came out and my plan was too good to be eligible. Nope. I called and they gave me a credit for the price of the phone and sent it to me anyways. Best mobile phone company period.
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It all depends on the rep you get on the phone. Just remember they are people too, chat them up, ask them how they are doing today. Talk about the weather, tell them how much you love t-mobile. You almost need to let them know that they can make or break your day. Let them hear disappointment in your voice but remain non-hostile. People will go above and beyond to help others when they feel like their actions will make a difference.
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Do a chargeback fuk tmobile
I did nothing wrong. I've had multiple supervisors tell me they found where T-Mobile screwed up. I ordered 2 phones, a black one for me and a silver one for my gf. The silver one was on backorder. The first T-Mobile rep that actually researched this told me the mistake was that the phones needed to be ordered at the same time and the system put them as being ordered on different days because of the backorder.
I have had many T-Mobile reps straight lie to me. Lied about calling me 3 times, made up fake notes of what was said in the conversation and the reps who have told me this refused to confirm the call by looking up my call record saying "I don't know what good that will do, I will help you from here". It will do a lot of damn good. Find out they lied and fire them. Am I wrong for thinking that behavior is unacceptable?
Send an email to [email protected].
I had the run around about getting reimbursed for an iPhone 6S that I returned back because the store rep ordered the wrong phone for me. I wanted an iPhone 6S Plus but the store clerk put in an order for an iPhone 6S instead. I returned the 6S and re-ordered the 6S Plus but ever got reimbursed for the 6S because they couldn't find it in their warehouse even though the tracking number said it was delivered to them. I emailed them at [email protected] and the rep contacted me and just refunded me on the spot.
Just go on Twitter to John legere and spam him.
I was declined the bogo, as soon as I found out, I went on Twitter. They gave me the full 700+ as credit on my account. Turns out I was the first to actually get something for the bogo as the cards hadn't gone out yet.
So after my lawyer finally got in contact with them they finally gave me my money. They tried to tell my lawyer that the phone conversation we recorded with them promising us money was illegal which since they tell you the call is being recorded that means all parties are aware and concern to recording.
I love T-Mobiles service but this was ridiculous.
Thanks for the advice.