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Where Is There Decent Customer Service
I have been a loyal customer of AT&T for nearly 10 years. In January 2017, I decided to bundle my cellular data with DirecTV and U-verse. Since that time I have made 16 phone calls, spoken with 12 different customer service representatives, spent 439 minutes, which equals 7.31 hours of unpaid work time, disputing incorrect claims on my bill. It took four months for me to finally get an answer today (maybe). The problem with the system is that when a customer calls the AT&T 611 phone number, the customer service representative cannot see notes that U-verse or DirecTV have made. I was quoted $150 from a DirecTV representative on January 14th 2017. I looked at my bill one week ago and it was almost $800. So, after nearly eight hours of holding or talking to customer service reps in multiple departments, and having my phone, internet, and cable shut off 3 times due to non-payment of a bill that was incorrect, I MAY have finally gotten a resolution. Who is going to compensate me for the nearly full day of work that I have missed trying to get my AT&T issues resolved? Is there a dispute Department that will compensate me for time lost and anger that I have ensued because of threatening phone calls from AT&T, U-verse, and DirecTV threatening to turn off my service? After all is said and done, my bill is still higher than what I was promised to begin with. I am a single mother of three children and this is unacceptable. Absolutely, unequivocally, unacceptable! If I could, I would speak directly with the CEO of AT&T and ask he or she how it would feel to be unable to reach your children because your phone was disconnected due to incorrect billing. I am one very unsatisfied customer. I have never seen this kind of service from any company ever in my life.
formerlyknownas
ACE - Sage
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117.2K Messages
7 years ago
I'm going to tag advanced mobility support. They need to know this happens. 🙁
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Loyaltofedup
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12 Messages
7 years ago
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formerlyknownas
ACE - Sage
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117.2K Messages
7 years ago
@Loyaltofedup
You deserve to get the bill fixed so you are paying the appropriate prices. Here comes the "but"
But if you are insisting on unlimited cell data is free, that's why you're being ignored. No one promised you that. It does not exist, no way, no how. Cell data is not free. If you really thought it was, I have cheap beach property in Palm Springs to sell you too.
If you bundle TV and internet, you are eligible for free unlimited home internet, which is a $30 up charge. (Not free home internet, just a free upgrade to unlimited home internet).
To save money, reduce your TV plan to the minimum, buy a Roku and sign up for PS Vue or Sling.
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Loyaltofedup
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12 Messages
7 years ago
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formerlyknownas
ACE - Sage
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117.2K Messages
7 years ago
@Loyaltofedup
To put it very bluntly.... No matter what your notes say, no matter what you were told, or think you were told, you will get what is published on the website for prices. There are no back room deals or special prices on service. Whether you misunderstood, or were lied to, it makes no difference.
The cell phone plans and prices are published for the public, and those prices are the only agreement that will be honored.
It is your insistence otherwise that is getting you ignored, hung up on and messages not returned.
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wvmstr
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198 Messages
7 years ago
This whole forum is littered with stories just like you. Some AT&T representative made promises that AT&T won't keep. AT&T knows about this because there many people like you who want redress.
Many left the store with an agreement that says something else than what they were promised.
It doesn't matter if you took notes, recorded the call, kept the chat transcripts[Per Guidelines: Keep it Relevant and Appropriate].
The customer service you remember no longer exists. You will not find any accountability.
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MicCheck
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14.2K Messages
7 years ago
Nor will rudeness, anger, or anything emotion you muster.
It is possible, if you are polite, that someone could make some sort of concession as a customer service matter; e.g. issue a one-time bill credit to offset activation fees. Demanding something impossible will never work, but asking nicely might.
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Loyaltofedup
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7 years ago
I was very calm and collected. He asked for my story so I started to explain, also letting him know that all of this is not his fault. I've been around long enough to know that anger or a raised voice gets you nowhere. Not even including the unlimited data debacle, which is not and had not been my main concern, my issue is with the lack of communication between the three corporations. (All AT&T?) Time wasted and money flushed is my issue. It is unethical practice to promise a service at a quoted price then not follow through. Hence, the over 3,000 complaints in consumer affairs alone. Maybe I really should have been rude. I haven't tried getting mad in any of my 18 phone calls. This behavior from them is unacceptable, no matter what the contract states. I wasn't even offered a copy of terms and conditions when I was lured in by false promises on the day of bundling. Ignorance on my part, theft on their part.
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