Customer service knolwedge is critical in order for me to consider giving you my money
Dear Verizon,
There's no substitution for a knowledgeable person. I have been experiencing sub standard internet service from my current provider, not Verizon. Being that I live in an area with very few choices for brand band service, one of them not being Verizon FIOS, I got a the wild idea that I might leverage your amazing 4g network for my home broadband connection. So i went to your web site and found that you actually do have such a solution and that there is a possibility that i might be able to buy it since I am a current customer and subscribe to your 4g data services with my mobile devices. I was so excited to think that I could finally get rid of my sub standard broadband service and get something that might actually make me happy...at least temporarily. Then I chatted in with wireless sales support and I slowly but surely started the decent from the altitude of potential winning against my current sub par broadband service. The online agent stated that they could not support me and wanted me to call an 800 number to speak to someone who could support me and my request to get more information about your wireless broadband products. So i called the number and the wireless agent answering the phone said that i needed to be transferred to another department to get support for said product. I was transferred and the kind agent who answered the phone also has informed me that I've been transferred to the wrong department. I though to myself and said this cannot be the case the agent before you transferred me here saying that this did not have to do with wireless and transferred me here. I was corrected and told that this would need to be handled by a wireless representative. At that point I had landed on the ground and gave up. I understand that you are a gigantic corporation with many employees with varying degrees of skills and talents. Please take the money that i give you each month and spend some extra time helping customer service learn not only how to be polite and respectful individuals but also to be able to identify a customers needs completely before transferring to another person only to have them ask the same questions and perform the same actions. i hope that you can take this as contrictuve critism and improve for the the future.
Even though the next two carriers might not have great coverage they do have all you can eat talk, text and data.
http://www.t-mobile.com
This company will charge you full price for the device, a $38 activation charge and $10 for the Sim card to use your phone.
http://www.sprint.com
They have unlimited talk, text and data plans and are cheapest of all cell carriers. They have contracts for subsidized devices, they have the pay full price spread out over 24 months payment plan like T-Mobile or pay full price and have no contract what so ever.
And a $36 activation fee.
However both companies have terrible widespread coverage outside of major cities. And Sprint really does not have 4G LTE mostly 3G so take that into consideration.
Both will pay your early termination fees if you have any at Verizon. And they do the device trade ins. But be careful.
Good Luck
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So I hate for my first post to be a negative one, but here goes.
I'm sorry if my actions sound rude or impatient, but I'm sure some of you understand the aggravation and worry that accompanies a computer that suddenly stops working when it is needed.
Warning... here's the abridged version, it will still be long. I have also attached a email I sent to Lenovo websales... it has not gotten a response. So far I have not received parts that were supposed to be shipped. I have been hung up on. I have been interrupted. I have been ignored. I have been told that if I want my product fixed I should upgrade my current existing warranty to an on-site service.
I bought a T400 roughly six months ago. I had minor issues with the sound cutting in and out after waking up from sleep since new. I figured it was probably a driver issue. Never bothered to try and fix it, it wasn't a big deal. Other than that, I loved my T400 and recommended that everybody check out Lenovo if they're in the market for a new laptop. Well... no more. I recently put my T400 to sleep. Left it on my desk and walked away. I came back about 20 minutes later, noticed that all the indicator lights were not lit. Strange... okay. I tried to start it. Nothing. I did a search on google, came up with the procedure to press the buttons to drain the system board. Nothing. Oh no. I immediately call Lenovo since I was going to be returning to classes soon. The phone conversations I had with Lenovo techs were less than stellar. One tech told me he could not ship out the box since the system was down... but he somehow managed to look up my serial number, input my information, and issue a case number. Well... turns out he also closed that case. Since he couldn't ship out a box, I brought it to a local authorized warranty service center. They told me it would be no problem. I dropped it off first thing in the morning, several hours later, a tech had called to tell me that the systemboard was dead (what I thought) and that he had already placed the order with Lenovo and that the part was in stock and should be in the next day. I wait two days and did not hear anything. I call the shop. They call Lenovo. Apparently the part is now backordered and there is no ETA on when it may be back in stock. They said I should pick up my laptop and send it in. So I pick up my laptop and call Lenovo to try and obtain a box. I spoke to one gentlman who seems to empathize with me. He wanted to speak to a supervisor to see if he could have the case elevated. I was put on hold... several minutes later, I was somehow transferred to another tech. This guy had no idea what was going on, he was less than helpful, and he did not seem to be interested in helping me at all. I finally convinced him to ship me a box. When I got off the phone, I realized I should try and obtain some sort of time frame. I called back. Some women picked up. I explained my situation once again. She told me the part was in stock (not what the store and 2 techs had just told me). So I asked if it could be shipped to the store? "Uh... Well..." *Click* She either hung up or we got disconnected. I waited several minutes for a call back. There was none. So I called again... This employee told me that the part does not have an ETA and he has no idea when it might be back in stock. This gentleman is a little pushy and interupts me a few times, but for the most part seems to want to try and help. I was told that Lenovo would keep my laptop for an indefinite period of time until the part is no longer backordered. That's not what I want to hear. I need my laptop for school and research projects. He tells me that if I want to get my laptop fixed in a timely manner, I should upgrade my warranty service to a better one. This raises flags. Is Lenovo just trying to pocket more of my money? Shouldn't the standard warranty cover this? So I decide to email Lenovo and see if they can shed any light on the situation and offer any alternatives. I have tried twice since last week and gotten no response.
Here's the email I sent.
To whom it may concern:
My name is William Xiao. I purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad t400 roughly 6 months ago. The deciding factors in this purchase were all the things I had heard about Thinkpad's excellent reliability, durability, and the outstanding customer service. Unfortunately, none of these have been true in my experience thus far. I had recently put the laptop to sleep. When I came back twenty minutes later, none of the indicator lights were illuminated. The system would not power up. I performed all of the procedures offered by the technical support to completely drain/power down the system board. This did not rectify the situation. When I did call technical support, I do not feel that I was treated with respect. One time I called, the employee was very unenthusiastic to help. The technician was very rude. He frequently interrupted me and did not listen to what I had to say. I asked him to ship a box out. He told me he could not (or would not) do that. He told me to call back the next day with the case number to get somebody else to ship out a box. Or to take it to a repair center. I decided to take it to a local repair center first thing the next morning (Jan 5, 2010). The center assured me that the repair would take no longer than 3 or 4 days. Several days later (Jan 7, 2010), I called to check on the status of the repair. Apparently the system board that was needed was in stock when they ordered it, but became backordered with no ETA on when it might become available again. Unfortunately, I am leaving town to return to college on January 11. The shop suggested that I pick up my laptop and have it shipped to Lenovo. I called Lenovo the evening of January 7th. The first person I spoke to seemed knowledgeable and empathetic to my situation. He looked up the part and said it was out of stock at their depot. I explained to him that I would be returning to school soon and needed my laptop for classes and my research projects. 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Your very unsatisfied consumer,
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Thanks for reading that mess. I appreciate any input that this forum may have to offer.As I said (in my overly long post), I had already brought it to a reputable local warranty service center (still about a half hour to forty minute drive each way) after an employee refused to ship out a box (supposedly the system was down, but he looked up my information and was able to both open and close a case without telling me that he was closing it, he told me to call back about it later) because the turnaround time SHOULD have been faster. I was quoted a 3 day turnaround time, 4 days MAX. I dropped it off first thing the morning after I spoke to somebody at Lenovo. Tech took a look at it later that day, before noon, put the order in, called me to let me know that he ordered the part and that it was in stock. He tells me that generally they receive the part the next day. I hadn't heard from the shop in 2 days. So I call. They call Lenovo, part is now on backorder. That's why they told me to ship it. Now I'm dealing with this headache.
I should not have to spend this much time trying to obtain a warranty. The staff has been rude, unhelpful, and uninspiring.
If something is not done to rectify this situation... at least some sort of apology or attempt to make amends, this will certainly be my last Lenovo product. I will not be purchasing a Lenovo for my girlfriend or family members. I cannot in good conscience recommend that others purchase a Lenovo. My faith in the product and in the company has been corrupted. I would hate to have the new motherboard fail unexpectedly and without reason in another 6 months (which would be just after my warranty runs out), but the service provided thus far cannot justify me spending 140 dollars on a on-site service. If things don't take a turn for the better, it would seem that the best option for me may be to sell my once loved T400 when I get it back and buy a new laptop from a company that actually stands behind their product.
I NEED a laptop for school. The turnaround time I was quoted should have my laptop back to me right before school started again. I have been back to school for a week, and after all this time, they cannot even tell me when I might be able to have my laptop back. The staff flat out refused to offer any sort of temporary laptop for me to use while they held mine for an unknown period of time. I have read of people being offered loaners. They also refused to pull the system board from another T400 because "it will not work." That's just incorrect.
I want to love my Lenovo. I really do.
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Will Cyan be rolled out for the Icon, or should we expect to wait until Denim is supposed to be rolled out around October
<< Moderation discussion removed to comply with Verizon Wireless Terms of Service >> This is a very specific question and Verizon Customer Service can't answer it if they don't have a chance to read the question.
I spoke with Microsoft Customer service, and the agent specifically said MS already pushed Cyan to Verizon, and he, as a WP owner on Verizon, was also frustrated that the updates haven't been rolled out by VZW.
So bottom line question: Skipping Cyan? If so, what is the Denim date?
Message was edited by: Verizon ModeratorUnfortunately the answer is unknown. The majority of the Windows phone threads here are about this exact subject, and that says a lot about Verizon and their ability to communicate on a basic level. You might get your update, you may not. Verizon is in control and doesn't really care.
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POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE . . PROMISES FAILED ongoing for OVER 7 mos.
I come from a customer service background and VZN having "multiple opportunities" to provide, at the very least decent, quality service for my disconnect request has left me in dismay.
I typically do not write these kind of reviews as I like to give everyone the benefit of providing decent service . Though OVERALL promises and non-committal follow up leaves VZN customer service in regards to billing something to be desired .
I closed my acct. back in April 2013, I returned all boxes etc. that was necessary, I did the necessary follow up call timely and even gave my current address for the refund check to be mailed.
REFUND - INDICATION I AM AN UPSTANDING CONSUMER - PAYING ON TIME AND OVER!
$66, $66! That is all that is needed for a refund . TO DATE DEC 2013 . NO CHECK!!
LITERALLY 12 CALLS LATER . . STILL NO CHECK!!! Check your back ground records on this acct. #{edited for privacy}
RIDICULOUS~~ literally crazy to have to constantly call and call and get what I believe to be the run around for a measly $66.
The TRUE FACT is if I OWED VERIZON this I would be change surcharges, and interest and late charges and anything else they could think of!! I keep telling whomever I speak to everytime that I SHOULD BE CHARGING FOR MY TIME AND EFFORTS in collecting what is due to me . .
@17% I would (should) be credited or at the very least PAID out interest of $78.54!
I have never had this kind of CONSISTENT POOR QUALITY of service from anyone or company.
The sad part is that I would not want to promote an organization with such poor quality . . AND I LIKED VZN, even have a wireless acct!! (which they said they could not credit due to being a separate entity -CRAZY)Hi sinasue,
Your issue has been escalated to a Verizon agent. Before the agent can begin assisting you, they will need to collect further information from you. Please go to your profile page for the forum and look at the top of the middle column where you will find an area titled "My Support Cases". You can reach your profile page by clicking on your name beside your post, or at the top left of this page underneath the title of the board.
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Lenovo Partner here, your customer service stinks. Alternative options for resellers?
We're a Lenovo partner in Southern Ontario Canada, with the certificate and all that, and we've been selling many Ideapad branded products for some time now due to the price point and the seemingly durable build quality compared to products from other manufacturer's.
Unfortunately your post-sales tech support stinks compared to what we receive with our competatively priced alternatives like HP ProBook or Acer Travelmate. Your support representatives care less about what anyone feels about the Lenovo brand and more about... well, I'm not sure what they care about but it's not the customer and it's not Lenovo.
Are there any alternative contacts for resellers that don't lead to these overseas people? Even an escalation to supervisors leads to a person that doesn't care about the misinformation previously provided.The fact that we haven't received a response to this post within a 2 week period shows how much Lenovo actually cares for the channel and the people that purchase their products, which is the same experience customers receive when they call into Lenovo.
I'm ashamed to refer to our company as a Lenovo partner and it's unlikely we'll sell another Lenovo product again. -
HP tech support/ customer service phone number to call HP for help
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Fed up with the terrible customer service.
I'm so fed up with Verizon's terrible customer service. My DVR started going out last week. I figured that now would be a good time to get the new 500gb DVR that all of the new customers get to have. After several long calls with "customer service" they said that I could pick one up from the local store (which is a 30 minute drive). So after calling in the morning to make sure that the boxes were in stock, I went down there. They refused to give me the newer 500gb DVR, instead giving me a 120gb DVR.
When I got home, I called customer service again three more times. The third time, the customer service agent put in an order for a new DVR, promising me that I would receive the 500gb box. Guess which DVR they sent me? The 120gb DVR!
Again, I called customer service, got hung up on, called back again and was unable to speak to a supervisor. They also claim that they have no control over which DVR they can send. That's so ridiculous.
I've had it. I pay waaaaaay to much and have been a loyal customer for over 4 years. I don't even get the 25/25 internet speed that I'm paying for. As soon as my contract is up I'm switching to Time Warner or AT&T. I know their customer service is much better, and at least I'll be able to use a faster wireless router.
Good Bye Verizon. You're way too expensive for how you treat your customers.
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Go to Solution.October 2011
Wanted to add another set top box for a 3rd TV. So I called customer service and had them send me one instead of going to the FiOS store which in my area, which uses 2 gallons of gas round trip. I asked for the newer black colored box which is lighter and uses less energy. 2 days later, the package shows up at my door and low and behold, they sent the old large box instead. Surprised? So I called the local FiOS store in Spring Valley, NY since I couldn't get through to customer service on the phone that morning (perhaps because it was the day before hurricane Irene struck the NY area) and was told to just bring it up there. I wound up spending FOUR HOURS in the store as I was told they couldn't switch it out because it wasn't plugged in and activated! They made calls to different departments in an effort to straighten this out, but to no avail. I wanted to take the box and smash it on the floor in front of them! Unless I miss my guest, ALL cable boxes are tracked by their serial #, so why was there a problem? Because of a colossal design FLAW in the Verizon FiOS computer system that requires you to plug in & activate a box BEFORE you exchange or return it. Have you ever heard of anything so stupid in your life? So I took the old box home, took apart that part of the wall unit, replaced the existing HD setop box with the wrong one they sent, activated it, put the wall unit back together, took the box I've had for 4 years back, got the new design one, bought it home, installed it, and low and behold, THERE'S NO CLOCK DISPLAY! The excuse customer service is giving out for this one is that alleviation of the clock display makes the box use less energy. Just who does this company think they're BSing? I was in the digital clock biz back when digital displays first came out in the 1970's. These vacuum florescent types use barely any power at all to speak of compared to what the box consumes overall. They know the average consumer doesn't have the technical background I have to know better. Just another excuse so Verizon could save a buck or 2 on each box they buy from Motorola, As Porky Pig would say, "BADEE BADA BEDED THAT'S ALL FOLKS!" -
Iphoto book order cancelled - Totally dissatisfying customer service
This message to alert you that Apple might cancel your iPhoto book order for no reason !
This is what just happened to me, leaving me in a totally dissatisfying and frustrating situation, as I did everything to have this book in time for Christmas, had to go through over an hour on the helpline with Customer Services, whose agents are badly informed on the solutions that they can offer you when such mistakes happen ---
I ordered an iphoto book on December 14, in order to have it in time for Christmas.
Nothing was reported wrong or erroneous when I placed the order and uploaded the book. Two days later, Apple cancelled my order without any notification sent to me. I have only learned about it on December 21, worried that my book had not arrived yet. I checked online about my order status, which then said "order cancelled". No explanation why. I waited for Monday December 23 in order to be able to talk from someone at Customer Services. I was then told that my order had been cancelled because one picture and text was overlapping, but they could not tell me exactly which one. It was then suggested to me that I should replace the same order and call back so that they could accelerate the process.
I placed the order and sent the exact same book to Apple again and then called back. Another assistant from Customer Services advised me that there was nothing they could do in order to accelerate the printing and delivery process. All they COULD HAVE offered me was 15% discount, which the first assistant did not mention and which now was too late for me to benefit from since I had already placed the order. Also, I was told that my exact same order did not produce any issue for printing, so that the first cancellation was in fact made without any reason.
This leaves me with the following situation: Although I have placed my first order in time for it to arrive before Christmas, I end up with no Christmas present, over an hour lost on the phone with customer services, no discount, no accelerated printing or delivery process or any other gesture in order for my infuriating situation to be less so, and a photo book that will arrive in early January when I will have already left my family to work abroad again.
I am entirely dissatisfied with the quality of the Apple iphoto book service and Apple customer services. I have not obtained any help or remedy from your customer services although several mistakes had been made on their side.
You are well advised to consider alternatives before spending hours on creating an iphoto book...Anne, that is really outragious. And I cannot understand why the support did nothing to rectify their mistake and help you to get your book printed in time.The support teams at the Print Products Stores probably will not read these these Forums, these are user-to-user discussions. So, to make Apple listen to your justified complaint, use the feedback form.
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Customer Service - A Lost Art for Managers?
I just got off the phone with another customer service rep. I feel sorry for them. They are the foot soldiers who are charged with appeasing the customers' complains and they are supposed to represent the company's interest as well. I have yet to talk to a customer service rep who was rude or unprofessional. They have always been courteous, polite, and empathize with you to a point that as a customer, I have to be conscientious and not get personal.
The managers however, they seem to have lost the very meaning of Customer Service. Once they got promoted, the seem to forget the very trait that got them to the level where they are now.
And why should they? They are no longer in the front lines. They no longer have to put up with the incensed, irate, often-times belligerent customers on the other line. They don't need to put in the extra effort to appease the customer. No more sense of urgency - or common sense for that matter.
I called Customer Service yesterday to complain about the exorbitant bill I received as a text message from Verizon.
First a little background:
I have been a longtime customer (more than a decade) of Verizon taking advantage of my company's preferred customer status. This means that my company promotes Verizon wireless as the provider of choice for our cell phones in exchange for a 19% Employee discount on my Monthly Access Plan. I started with their 450 minute Nationwide Individual Plan with no frills. I just wanted a basic phone and that's it. No Texting and no Data plans were available then.
About a week before Christmas 2011, I went into a brick-and-mortar VerizonWireless store because I was due for a new phone-every-2-years and wanted to also get my oldest daughter a cell phone for Christmas as her mom and I feel that she is ready for one. This would be her Christmas gift.
I transferred my Individual Plan to a Family plan to save money. I know my daughter will be texting more so I wanted the unlimited texting plan that the Family Plan provided.
I was told by the clerk that I can order the phones online and will be consolidated on the family plan once the lines are activated.
I was surprised that that didn't happen. My bill came to $400+ because my daughters phone was in a plan all by herself! This is contrary to what they said!
This is why I think managers lost sight of their customers.
I have complained on this matter since yesterday and is now going on day-2.
Still unresolved. Still a frustrated customer.
They should have taken care of this the first time. Stop the buck at the first sign of escalation. Take responsibility as if you own the company. You wouldn't want to loose a customer to a competitor because you failed to take responsibility when you had the chance. Treat the customers right.
Thanks,
GI agree pastorcharlie, I just got off the phone with them just now and the customer service guy kept insisting that I (the customer) made the mistake, eventhough I was following their instructions to set up my daughter's phone. It seems like their motto is not "The customer is always right", it's more like "The customer is most likely wrong and it's your job in customer service to prove him/her wrong".
The arrogance of this company is just unbelievable!
The longer this problem stays unresolved the more irritated I become and I know that I will do whatever I can to get out of this contract as soon as I can. I will scout around for other providers and see if perhaps they might be interested in helping me break my contract with verizon in exchange for my loyalty. Heck, if the other provider will even pay for the early termination fee and make a Super Bowl commercial to show how verizon treated this customer, it would be worth it. What competitor would not want to expose verizon's arrogance!
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What is the number for Verizon Wireless Corporate Customer Service Complaint for CA
My Complaint: I have been a Verizon Wireless customer for approx 20 years. I called customer service to seek an early upgrade for my daughter's phone. She is away in college and her phone is malfunctioning. She is eligible for an upgrade in approx 6 weeks so I did not want to spend the money on a replacement phone when since we were planning on updating to something newer. The customer service rep to me they could not do the early upgrade an to call back in a few weeks. After explaining this was unacceptable (I do not like the idea of a young female being out of state and away from home with no reliable means of communication), she places me on hold to later return with the only offer of I must purchase a new device through her ( over the phone) which will be shipped to me, the phone was priced $100.00 more than the online price (they will not price match), plus i must pay $30.00 upgrade fee, $35.00 activation fee and taxes on the retail price of the phone. I am upset and disappointed with the quality of service provided by Verizon being a 20 year customer. If not for the seriousness and urgency of this matter, i would not have asked for an early upgrade. It is times such as these that you get to see how much of a "valued customer" you really are. I guess you are valued as long as you pay your bill and continually purchase their products. I would like to speak with someone from Verizon's corporate or customer relations department. As of now I am really considering changing my service to a different provider. I have multiple accounts with Verizon and i will canx each after the current contract committment expire (starting with my daughter's phone which expires in 6 weeks) In the meantime I will go purchase her a new phone with someone else and take comfort knowing she will have reliable communication.
I started with them in 1985. It has been wonderful service but very expensive. They seem to operate on day of deposit day of withdrawal. That means that I have no benefits nothing beyond the normal customer if I don't pay my bill they shut me off. That's why I have switch to another provider and I have better service lower cost and better phones. you can't beat other providers I mean it. Please don't expect more from verizon other than a "pay me more money and I'll do what you want" because it's all about money. Read the transcripts from current Verizon employees all over the internet. The company is going down and they're taking customers with them.
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Disappointed, can no longer trust Verizon for customer service
Looks like I'm not the only one disappointed in Verizon's customer service, I've already seen a number of complaints on forums and this website itself.
I'm writing this "discussion" in efforts to get something done about Verizon's customer service. Yes, I know there are good customer service representatives but also there are bad representatives that can definitely bring it down for customers like myself.
I was charged $299.99 for returning a damaged device after getting a warranty exchange for a different model. I was on my third model of the pantech breakout and started seeing the same issues I had with previous phones on my current phone, I called customer service and was told by an extremely rude representative to "buy a lotto ticket, because the chances of multiple phones having the same issue is the same as you winning the lotto." Her tone was sarcastic and rude which offended me and closed any chance of me willing to work with technical support or other representatives to fix this issue. My previous pantech breakouts and the one I was using had issues of my SD formatting, SD ejecting without me doing anything, contacts disappearing, phone memory deleting to make room for updates that I had turned off, and basically I was losing data on my phone from pictures, contacts, to personal emails and content without me even doing anything. I went through 3 models and worked with technical support to change my phone, SD card and back memory up but still had a number of issues. This is when I called and was told to buy a lotto ticket. I was extremely upset with the representative and told them to not send a warranty exchange phone because of her rudeness and attitude. I visited a local verizon wireless store and told them my situation and was given a deal - buy the battery of a samsung s3 and get it for free - note that i did have a small crack on my screen which the sales representative saw and DID NOT mention anything about there being a damage fee. I understand that on the box you use to return the device it does say that there will be a fee for damaged devices, BUT my issue is - why did the sales representative not notify me? Verizon was expecting back a pantech, not the samsung they sent out ... either way I had to send back my pantech, why not reconfirm there will be a fee?
I called verizon's customer service and told them my current situation, the lady told me to get in contact with my local store in which I did the exchange. Here are my call records:
Friday - verizon wireless center --> local verizon store (was told they will call me back monday after figuring out the problem)
Monday - NO call
Tuesday - I call my local store, the manager was not working and they told me to call on Wednesday which was when the manager will be in
Wednesday - NO manager, and the local store told me they will call me on Thursday
Thursday - I waited till 4pm (California time) and did not receive a call so I called them, they tell me that the fee is valid because "none of their representatives will EVER sell a phone without notifying their customers of any damage fees"
First of all, it took 5 days to even get a solid answer of my bill, and let alone ... the manager can't simply push the "verizon customer satisfaction guarantee, no one will sell a device without notifying customers of fees" slogan around and tell me I'm lying and that fees are valid. I turned to verizon's customer service for help and was told I can return my device and lose the fee, I asked if I would be given my old device back - NO I wont, so then what device do I use? NO device was to be given to me which sucks because I then would lose $150+ initial payment for getting a pantech breakout then the $40 for the samsung battery and was left with no phone.
After talking with supervisiors and managers, I was given the last deal - 25% off the $299.99 fee
My issue with verizon is that I do not understand WHY customers (myself) have to pay such fines when the issue lays within their customer service and sales representatives. I understand the issue with returning a damaged device BUT i do NOT understand why I am the only one having to pay consequences for this whole issue? Verizon is a big company, so are the under the impression losing one customer is nothing? I will now be returning my samsung s3 and doing an early termination because I am fed up with customer service, I believe it is wrong for anyone to be treated this way and then have to pay. I would rather pay the early termination, then be stuck with people telling me to buy lotto tickets and me to stop lying.
Verizon needs to do a check up on their customer service representatives and work on getting the window of communication open and seriously attend to the needs of customers because they just lost one customer who has been with them since 2008I was charged $299.99 for returning a damaged device after getting a warranty exchange for a different model. I was on my third model of the pantech breakout and started seeing the same issues I had with previous phones on my current phone, I called customer service and was told by an extremely rude representative to "buy a lotto ticket, because the chances of multiple phones having the same issue is the same as you winning the lotto." Her tone was sarcastic and rude which offended me and closed any chance of me willing to work with technical support or other representatives to fix this issue. My previous pantech breakouts and the one I was using had issues of my SD formatting, SD ejecting without me doing anything, contacts disappearing, phone memory deleting to make room for updates that I had turned off, and basically I was losing data on my phone from pictures, contacts, to personal emails and content without me even doing anything. I went through 3 models and worked with technical support to change my phone, SD card and back memory up but still had a number of issues. This is when I called and was told to buy a lotto ticket. I was extremely upset with the representative and told them to not send a warranty exchange phone because of her rudeness and attitude. I visited a local verizon wireless store and told them my situation and was given a deal - buy the battery of a samsung s3 and get it for free - note that i did have a small crack on my screen which the sales representative saw and DID NOT mention anything about there being a damage fee. I understand that on the box you use to return the device it does say that there will be a fee for damaged devices, BUT my issue is - why did the sales representative not notify me? Verizon was expecting back a pantech, not the samsung they sent out ... either way I had to send back my pantech, why not reconfirm there will be a fee?
Crack voided the warranty, hence the 299.99
The rep made a mistake by judging this as a phone that could be exchanged by warranty, when it wasn't. Plus he / she should have informed you about the fees that do occur when / if the phone seems to be physically damaged.
How did you know the phone had a crack?
I called verizon's customer service and told them my current situation, the lady told me to get in contact with my local store in which I did the exchange. Here are my call records:
Friday - verizon wireless center --> local verizon store (was told they will call me back monday after figuring out the problem)
Monday - NO call
Tuesday - I call my local store, the manager was not working and they told me to call on Wednesday which was when the manager will be in
Wednesday - NO manager, and the local store told me they will call me on Thursday
Thursday - I waited till 4pm (California time) and did not receive a call so I called them, they tell me that the fee is valid because "none of their representatives will EVER sell a phone without notifying their customers of any damage fees"
First of all, it took 5 days to even get a solid answer of my bill, and let alone ... the manager can't simply push the "verizon customer satisfaction guarantee, no one will sell a device without notifying customers of fees" slogan around and tell me I'm lying and that fees are valid. I turned to verizon's customer service for help and was told I can return my device and lose the fee, I asked if I would be given my old device back - NO I wont, so then what device do I use? NO device was to be given to me which ***** because I then would lose $150+ initial payment for getting a pantech breakout then the $40 for the samsung battery and was left with no phone.
In this case you could return the phone and use the $300 or even less to purchase another phone of contract (third party sites).
After talking with supervisiors and managers, I was given the last deal - 25% off the $299.99 fee
This would be the best option in my opinion as you'll get a great phone for discounted price
My issue with verizon is that I do not understand WHY customers (myself) have to pay such fines when the issue lays within their customer service and sales representatives. I understand the issue with returning a damaged device BUT i do NOT understand why I am the only one having to pay consequences for this whole issue? Verizon is a big company, so are the under the impression losing one customer is nothing? I will now be returning my samsung s3 and doing an early termination because I am fed up with customer service, I believe it is wrong for anyone to be treated this way and then have to pay. I would rather pay the early termination, then be stuck with people telling me to buy lotto tickets and me to stop lying.
That problem is solely based on the store, and who manages it. Same goes for every other business out there.
Same goes for the Customer Service line.
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